SIX thousand fans enjoyed two days of televised darts at the Reebok stadium at the weekend.

The Premier Suite was home to the Budweiser UK Open Darts Tournament, which was screened live by Sky Sports.

It was the third time that the tournament has been held at the Reebok and organisers were delighted with a record-breaking turnout.

Over the two day event, 12,500 pints of Budweiser were consumed by sports fans, along with 150kg of chips and 3,750 hot-dogs and burgers.

Bolton Wanderers spokesman Danny Reuben said that attendance figures for the weekend had reached a new high.

"The crowd was 25 per cent up on previous years and the opening day saw a 50 per cent increase from last year. For the first time ever the event was complete sell-out."

Mr Reuben said that the success of the tournament was a testament to the Reebok's success as a multi-discipline sporting and lesiure venue which has attracted Sir Elton John and Lulu in recent weeks.

"We are obviously delighted to have been able to host such a prestigious sporting event and the fact that it was such a commercial success is a tribute to the organisation here at the stadium, " he said.

"As well as Premiership football and last months phenomenal Amir Khan fight, it shows that the Reebok is going from strength to strength as a multi-faceted sports venue, in addition to the huge success it already enjoys hosting corporate and entertainment events."

Phil Taylor from Stoke claimed the Budweiser UK Open title, known as the "darts FA Cup", with a 13-7 victory over Mark Walsh.