Ladies Darts SANDRA GREATBATCH – A TOP WALES LADY DARTER 12 Oct 202212 Oct 2022 Readers of my global Dr. Darts’ Newsletter/Darts History were made aware of the passing of Shaun ‘Nine-Dart’ Greatbatch when I published a tribute to him in the June 2022, issue…
Darts History… FALLON SHERROCK AND ‘THE GLASS CEILING’ 21 Dec 201923 Mar 2020 I thought I would delay writing anything about Fallon Sherrock’s magnificent achievement at the PDC William Hill World Darts Championships on Tuesday 17th December at the Alexandra Palace until now;…
Ladies Darts LILIAN BROADBENT (BARNETT) 21 Nov 201921 Nov 2019 New Zealander, Lilian Broadbent (formerly Barnett) made darts history in 1985 when she became the first non-British winner of the WINMAU Women’s World Masters at the Rainbow Suite, Kensington, London…
General… THE HALEX DARTS DOLLIES 15 Sep 201915 Sep 2019 In the late 1970s, as darts was emerging as a serious spectator sport and before the politically correct brigade came along and spoiled things for everyone, there were the Halex…
Ladies Darts… STACY BROMBERG (1956-2017) 29 Aug 201930 Aug 2019 STACY BROMBERG (1956-2017) The world of darts was saddened to hear of the death of top US ladies’ darts player Stacy Bromberg on 12th February 2017. She was 60. DAILY…
Ladies Darts… LOVEDAY KING – THE FIRST SUPERSTAR OF LADIES’ DARTS 22 Aug 201921 Jan 2021 Loveday King in later life with just a few of her darts trophies When The Indoor League, a television programme based around pub games, was launched in Britain on Yorkshire…
Darts History… BEATING THE MEN AT THEIR OWN GAME – THE EILEEN TURNAGE STORY 21 Aug 201930 Aug 2019 Back in 1927 the popular Sunday newspaper, the News of the World, introduced an individual darts tournament. They called it a ‘test’; its purpose to find the best darts player…
Ladies Darts… TRINA HONOURED WITH ‘TRINA TRAIL’ 22 May 201918 Jul 2019 Trina Gulliver has been uniquely honoured in her home town of Southam, Warwickshire, with seven specially made benches to celebrate her seven consecutive BDO Lakeside Women’s World titles from 2001…
Ladies Darts… Francis HOENSELAAR 22 May 201918 Jul 2019 Francis Hoenselarr at the Lakeside World Darts Championship 2009 - Photo by Hans Willink. Introductory Note: Charis Mutschler of the top German website www.darts1.de interviewed the 2009 Lakeside Women’s World Professional Darts…
Ladies Darts… Gayl King 22 May 201921 Aug 2019 GAYL KING: PLAYING THE MEN AT THEIR OWN GAME Early in the year 2000, Tommy Cox of the Professional Darts Corporation announced in Darts World that the PDC was to include a…
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