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Category: Darts History

Darts History

1930’S Pubs and Darts

22 May 201928 Jun 2019
THE LEGACY OF RUPERT CROFT-COOKE Red Lion, Frome, (Somerset) Darts Team 1929/30 Rupert Croft-Cooke was an author who could turn his hand – or more correctly his pen – to…
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The Pub Where ‘Game’ Was Never Called

22 May 201928 Jun 2019
Whilst on holiday back in September 2000 in the county of Devon, England, I visited the town of Buckfastleigh and there chanced upon a 'dead' public house known as The Valiant…
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The Inns Of Darts

22 May 201929 Oct 2025
It is a well-known fact that the game of darts evolved over a number of years within the smoky haze and raucous atmosphere of the inns and taverns of England…
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WALK ON GIRLS (AND MEN)

22 May 201921 Dec 2020
WILLIAM HILL WORLD DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 ALEXANDRA PALACE,LONDON PIC; (c) LAWRENCE LUSTIG PREM ROUND WALK ONS. Used with permission.) Glamorous walk-on girls became a popular feature and fixture of every…
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Winmau Masters

22 May 201928 Jun 2019
Your quick guide to the Worlds longest running Major Darts Event The Winmau World Masters The Men's World Masters has been played annually since 1974, and the 2008 Winmau World…
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WINMAU WORLD MASTERS – A BRIEF HISTORY

22 May 201910 May 2020
The history of the WINMAU World Masters is one of the biggest success stories in the sport of darts yet little has been written about the history of this prestigious…
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Darts On The Wireless

22 May 201920 Aug 2019
Darts fans all over the world marvel at today’s supreme digital technology which brings every throw of a dart and captures every expression on the faces of the 'gladiators' in…
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Darts Is A Sport!

21 May 201928 Jun 2019
On 25th March 2005 the news was received that, after much tubthumping from both the BDO and the PDC, Sport England, at last, recognised darts as a sport. It had…
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Darting Milestones

21 May 201921 Oct 2019
Every one has their favourite, most memorable darts match, be it a personal success in a local league or national competition or a particular game involving one of the darting…
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The History Of The Dart

21 May 201928 Jun 2019
Dart Evolution A Wooden Dart There are many theories on how the dart has evolved. Many believe that the first wooden darts were broken arrows, sharpened and then thrown at…

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