Stephen Bunting has heart-warmingly revealed that his son Tobias could be the player to force him into retirement one day.The world No.9 has done head-to-head challenges on his YouTube channel with his 14-year-old, who is looking to follow in his footsteps.Stephen Bunting has watched with pride as his teenage son follows in his footstepsGettyBunting’s son, who was a fixture in the crowd at Alexandra Palace in December, currently plays on the Junior Darts Corporation circuit.The Bullet would love for his lad to make it to the professional ranks one day – but admitted he would find it a strange experience to face off against him on the oche.Bunting admits son could be the man to retire himHe told Oche180: “I think it would be very difficult. “It’s always difficult to play one of your best mates on stage, so to play your son in any tournament would be difficult.“It would be a dream if he makes it to that level. I would have taught him something right.“But he could be the person who retires me, to be honest! We will have to wait and see.“He is still only 14. We are a few years off that yet. He loves his darts. I think it would be a dream if he could get on a ProTour.“I won’t push him in any way. I want him to do what he wants to do. He loves playing golf as well.“Wherever he wants to go with that, I will support him as much as I can.”Bunting, who boasts a career-best rank of fourth in the world, remains a hugely popular figure on the PDC Tour. View this post on Instagram His best results at major tournaments include two World Championship semi-final appearances, as well as reaching the last four of the World Grand Prix, UK Open and Grand Slam of Darts.Bunting also memorably ended a ten-year wait to win a Premier League match in 2025, before going on to record his first nightly win.The Liverpudlian told talkSPORT at the start of the summer that working with a hypnotist ‘changed his career’ for the better.Bunting said to talkSPORT’s White and Jordan: “When you’re up there, there’s only you that can control everything that goes on. You can’t control how your opponent’s going to play.“I’ve been seeing hypnotists and sports psychologists to try and get the best out of my game and get that extra per cent to be able to compete with these guys.”