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6 unusual facts about Darts


2011 Championship League Darts

The format of the tournament was similar to the Premier League Darts tournament, also organized by the PDC, except it was contested by a larger pool of players who were split up into a number of groups.

The 2011 Championship League Darts was the fourth edition of a darts competition — the Championship League Darts.

2012 Championship League Darts

The format of the tournament is similar to the Premier League Darts tournament, also organized by the PDC, except it is contested by a larger pool of players who were split up into a number of groups.

The 2012 Championship League Darts was the fifth edition of a darts competition — the Championship League Darts.

Liberty Games

Their products include arcade games, pool tables, snooker tables, table tennis tables, jukeboxes, pinball machines, retro gaming, air hockey, dartboards, casino tables, outdoor products, driving simulators, slot machines, football tables, and various novelty game products, including multi-game tables, football coffee tables, LED pool tables.

The Rays

They also recorded the original version of "Daddy Cool", which was used as part of a medley with Little Richard's "The Girl Can't Help It" for U.K. band Darts which made the U.K charts (#6) in 1977.


2009 Zuiderduin Masters

The 2009 Zuiderduin Masters was a British Darts Organisation darts tournament that took place on December 11–13, in Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands.

2012 Grand Slam of Darts

The 2012 Grand Slam of Darts, also known as the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts for sponsorship purposes, was the sixth staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation.

2012 Premier League Darts

The 2012 Premier League Darts players teamed up with the singer Chas Hodges and his band to record a charity single written by Chas called "Got My Tickets For The Darts".

Allison Fisher

Fisher was nicknamed "the Duchess of Doom" and gained a reputation similar to that of the fifteen-time darts world champion Phil Taylor and snooker players Joe Davis, Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry in the 1930s and 80s–90s, respectively.

Anne Kirk

She then reached the semi final of the 2002 Women's World Darts Trophy, beating Trina Gulliver in the quarter finals before losing to Crissy Manley.

Brighton Hill

It is rumoured that Eric Bristow has used a former snooker centre in Brighton Hill to practise his darts skills.

Capewell

Les Capewell, retired English professional darts player who competed in the 1980s

Championship League Darts

The choice to broadcast the tournament over the Internet has been partly inspired by the Championship League snooker event and is also a successor to the live streaming of certain matches from the Blue Square UK Open regional finals from the PDC Pro Tour.

Chas Hodges

In 2012, Hodges recorded a charity single with Chas & His Band alongside the 2012 Premier League Darts players called 'Got My Tickets for the Darts' which was written by Chas.

Dartitis

The most famous case of dartitis was in 1986, when five-times World Champion, Eric Bristow, revealed he was having problems with the release of his darts.

Dave Chisnall

Since his switch to the PDC Chisnall is probably best known for defeating Phil Taylor in the 2012 World Championship and for reaching the final of the 2013 World Grand Prix where he was beaten 6–0 by Taylor.

Egmond aan Zee

From 1995, Egmond aan Zee has hosted the Zuiderduin Masters, a yearly major darts tournament that features players for the British Darts Organisation circuit, and formally sanctioned by the World Darts Federation.

From Russia with Love

Anastasia Dobromyslova (born 1984), Russian female darts player nicknamed From Russia with Love

Heroes of the East

Japanese Shuriken, darts vs Chinese needles, sleeve arrows (throwing weapons)

Jimmy Hendriks

His parents are friends of professional players Tony O'Shea, Gary Robson and Darryl Fitton, who used to stay with them when playing in tournaments in Holland; his father is also a darts player, it was during these stays that they saw the promise in the young Jimmy and have mentored him during his success in breaking into the professional ranks in the WDF and BDO.

Jocky Wilson's Darts Challenge

Jocky Wilson's Darts Challenge, is a computer game of darts, created after famous darts champion Jocky Wilson.

John Thomas Wilson

:for the Scottish darts champion see Jocky Wilson

Leung Chen Nam

He caused an upset by defeating experienced German darts player Andree Welge 4–1 in the preliminary round, before being beaten 0–3 in sets in the first round by England's Kevin Painter.

London Buses route 248

Bodywork has been split between two of the smaller body builders though, with Caetano taking the Darts and East Lancs Tridents so far.

Lynemouth

Sid Waddell the former sports commentator and television personality, who was known as "the voice of Darts", was born and raised in the village.

Magnet Records

Artists on the label included Alvin Stardust, Stevenson's Rocket, Matchbox, Adrian Baker, Silver Convention, Guys 'n' Dolls, Darts, Kissing the Pink, Bad Manners, David D'Or, Blue Zoo and Chris Rea, who all achieved success during the 1970s and 1980s.

Mark Bristow

Bristow's is a computer administrator, and is related to the darts player, Eric Bristow.

Marko Kantele

He also played in the 2005 World Darts Trophy, but lost in the first round to Vincent van der Voort.

Niels de Ruiter

On the darts circuit his nickname is The Excellent Dude, which is a reference from the film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.

Onomarchus

Onomarchus and many of the fugitives plunged into the sea in hopes of swimming to the Athenian ships under Chares which were lying off the shore, but perished in the waves, or, according to Pausanias, by the darts of his own soldiers.

PDC World Cup of Darts

In October 2009, PDC chairman Barry Hearn announced his intention to buy the British Darts Organisation and inject £2 million into amateur darts, but the BDO decided not to accept the offer.

Pont-henri

Some of the village's famous residents include former Welsh international darts captain Eric Burden and Wales goalkeeper Ron Howells.

Richard Ashdown

At the age of 14, Ashdown got involved in darts by playing youth county darts for Cambridgeshire county, where he discovered his love for the game.

Richard van Zijtveld

His first event was the Thialf Darts Trophy 2007, where he lost 3-0 in sets (0-2, 1-2 and 0-2) to Ronnie Baxter.

Rocky Sharpe

An earlier incarnation of the group, Rocky Sharpe and the Razors, included Den Hegarty and Rita Ray who later formed Darts.

Ross Montgomery

He followed this with a narrow 3-2 first round win at the 2014 World Championship over qualifier Michael Meaney, after Meaney missed seven darts to take a 2-0 lead in the deciding set.

Rudi Hedman

His sister Deta Hedman is a professional darts player with several titles to her name.

Stacy Bromberg

In 2002, she qualified for the BDO Women's World Darts Championship but lost two sets to nil to Francis Hoenselaar of the Netherlands.

The Ad Libs

"The Boy from New York City" charted again in the UK for Darts in 1978 and in the US for The Manhattan Transfer in 1981.

Three Leaning Men

Rhys Bevan was replaced by Alan Gregg during the recording of the album Fun In The Key Of E. Alan Gregg has gone on to feature in a number of other New Zealand bands including The Dribbling Darts Of Love, The Mutton Birds and Marshmallow.

Trina Gulliver

2008 saw the publication of her autobiography, Golden Girl: The Autobiography of the Greatest Ever Ladies' Darts Player, which chronicles her ongoing rivalry with ladies darts superstar and former Olympian Crissy Manley, wife of PDC player Peter Manley.

Warwickshire College

Trina Gulliver the nine-times World Professional Darts champion, taught carpentry and joinery at the college until 2005.

World Darts Federation

One of the member organisations is the British Darts Organisation (BDO), which is the official darts body for Britain, the leading darts country.


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