Colchester's former world number one darts player Colin Lloyd has hinted he may consider a competitive return.

The 43-year-old, nicknamed Jaws, has not competed on the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) Tour since losing his card last year and his last ranking victory came at the Players Championship, in 2012.

Lloyd, who won over two dozen PDC ranking titles including the World Grand Prix in 2004 and World Matchplay the following year, has been regularly taking part in exhibition events on the darts circuit.

And after seeing off fellow legends to taste victory at both the Grand Masters of Darts and Norwich Charity Darts Masters events last weekend, the former PDC top dog admits the hunger is still there to step up to the oche – and has not ruled out taking part in the next qualifying school.

Lloyd told the Daily Gazette: “I feel like I’m playing really well at the moment but there’s no incentive for me to get back onto the circuit.

“I’m know that I’m playing well but there’s a big difference between doing that on the exhibition circuit and doing it in competitive matches.

“In the back of my head, part of me says have a go at Q School, in January.

“You can never say never and wouldn’t completely rule it out.

“Playing on the circuit whets your appetite for it again.

“I was recently in Scotland to play some exhibition matches and I played so well and it made me think ‘I can still do this’ and it’s given me a bit of hunger.

“I’m 43 now and Dennis Priestley won the World Championship when he was that age.”