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Though a number of similar games using various boards and rules exist, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules. Darts is both a professional throwing sport and a traditional pub game. Darts is commonly played in the British Isles, and recreationally enjoyed around the world.
Darts had experienced a boom in the 1980s. A number of tournaments were televised on BBC and ITV, which allowed the top players to make a full-time living from the sport and turn professional. However, darts steadily dropped from television schedules and by 1989 the only remaining televised event was the annual Embassy World Championship.
The PDC Women's Series is a series of female-only darts tournaments organized by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). [39] According to PDC Order of Merit Rule 6.2 , [ 32 ] women players ranked in the top 32 of the PDC Order of Merit or under 16 years of age on the cut-off date of a Women's Series event are not eligible to enter said event.
After the British Darts Organisation folded in 2020, the two main rankings are now maintained by the World Darts Federation and the Professional Darts Corporation. The ranking systems are used to arrange tournament seedings , which are so arranged, that the number one player in the world will not face the number two player until the final of a ...
The true three dart average is defined by three times the "total points scored" devided by the "number of darts used". The real 2017 tournament average for Michael van Gerwen was 107.06. Records
A nine-dart finish, also known as a nine-darter, is a perfect leg or single game in the sport of darts. The object of the game is to score a set number of points, most commonly 501; in order to win, a player must reach the target total exactly and hit a double scoring area with their last dart.
If the first dart does not land in one of the 20 scoring numbers (either misses the board completely, or hits the 100-point cork), the "number" is not yet established for that inning, and the shooter is still free to score in any of the 20 numbers on the second dart (likewise for the third dart, if both the first two darts do not land in any of ...
The match went all the way, being decided by a sudden death leg where all four players had darts at double before Adrian Lewis reigned in victory for England. [2] But in 2022, their 10-year agony came to an end when Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock beat Wales in the final to become the 5th different nation to win the trophy.