When it comes to Darts origins, this is a very grey area. It is thought that the game possibly evolved from either archery, crossbow or javelin. What is not in doubt is the fact that more and more people started playing darts in pubs following the first world war. In 1927 the first News Of The World Darts Championship was held and by the swinging sixties Darts was on television.
The seventies saw the emergence of the British Darts Organisation (1973) and The first Embassy World Darts Championships was played at Heart of The Midlands Nightclub in Nottingham with Leighton Rees defeating John Lowe 11-7. John Lowe went on to become a darting legend, winning the world crown in three different decades. The eighties belonged to the Crafty Cockney, Eric Bristow. He dominated the game and went on to win five world titles. Little did he know that a player he had discovered and backed with his own money to play darts professionally would not only topple him, but go on to be the greatest darts player of all time! Phil Taylor was a factory worker from Stoke On Trent earning £74 a week. Eric discovered him playing in a local pub and turned him into a champion and the rest as they say his history. Phil The Power Taylor currently holds fourteen world titles and has taken the game of darts to a whole new level, setting match averages that the other professional players can only dream of.
Darts enjoyed a golden era in the eighties with the likes of Eric Bristow, John Lowe and Jockey Wilson playing in tournaments televised live on the BBC and ITV, but by the nineties it was beginning to unravel. In 1993 a group of leading players (including Phil Taylor) who had become disillusioned with the governing body and the direction the game, broke away from the BDO and formed their own circuit and organisation which later became known as the Professional Darts Corporation. This is still the case today with two world championships being held each year.
The is little doubt that darts has been revitalised under the PDC which is run by sports business supremo Barry Hearn. Backed up with exclusive contracts with Sky Sports and ITV the tour will offer a record breaking six million pounds in prize money in 2009. The Premier League screened on Sky consecutively for 16 weeks has taken darts to huge arenas across Britain with record crowds in attendance. Professional players (all with nicknames) walking on to loud music with glamour models by their side is all part of the show at a televised PDC event. It's a far cry from the working class pub game that was once played with wooden darts and a board made of plasticine.
For how long two governing bodies and two world championships can co-exist in one sport remains to be seen, but for now darts is riding the crest of a wave and Phil's getting richer.
Chris Waddington is the publisher of the Dart Masters Coaching Course Ebook. This course is not just about how to play darts, it contains serious methods of learning designed to improve your game beyond your optimum level in around six weeks. For more details on the course and the opportunity to receive free snippets from the course visit playgreatdarts.co.uk
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Chris_Waddington
Showing posts with label darts history. Show all posts
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Saturday, 6 March 2010
History of the Lakeside World Darts Championship in England
World dart championship games are held in England every year and are commonly referred to as the Lakeside Tournament or the Embassy World Tournament. The Lakeside Tournament sponsors both men and women's tournaments each year. The 2008 World Professional champions are Anastasia Dobromyslova (age 23, from Russia) and Mark Webster (age 24, from North Wales).
The Lakeside World Darts Championship was first held in 1978 in England at the Heart of the Midlands nightclub in Nottingham, England. In 1979 the event was moved to Jollees Cabaret Club in Stoke, England and there it remained until 1985. Finally, in 1985 the tournament permanently moved to the Lakeside Country Club in Surrey, England, which is considered the spiritual home of darts.
The Lakeside Tournament has been organized by the BDO (British Darts Organization, founded in 1973 with 69 affiliate countries) for the last 35 years. It used to be referred to as the Embassy World Championship when it was sponsored by Imperial Tobacco. These days it is known simply as the Lakeside Tournament.
In 1978 the first winner of the Lakeside Tournament was a Welshman by the name of Leighton Rees. He was followed in 1979 by an English dart player named John Lowe who went on to win the world champion title for 30 years. Two other Welshman have followed in Rees' footsteps - Ritchie Burnett in 1995 and most recently, Mark Webster in 2008.
Phil Taylor is also a successful world champion from England, winning his 13th title in 2006. Eric Bristow has won five world titles, and Raymond van Barneveld is the only other player to rival that record.
In 1983 an unseeded Keith Deller became the youngest ever world champion and caused one of the great dart upsets by beating the seemingly invincible Eric Bristow. It wasn't until 2006, when Jelle Klaasen shocked van Barneveld, that somebody so young would win it again.
When Leighton Rees won the first world championship dart player title in 1978 he won only U.S. $5,700. In 1988 Bob Anderson won U.S. $30,600 and in 1998 van Barneveld's winner's check was for U.S. $76,500. Thirty years later, Mark Webster won a whopping U.S. $162,500 by beating finalist Simon Whitlock, who earned himself a U.S. $57,400 payout.
In 1990 American player Paul Lim hit the tournament's only perfect 9-dart finish in the second round against Irishman Jack McKenna to win a bonus of U.S. $95,500 -- which was more than the eventual champion won that year.
Many league dart players pay homage to the world champion dart players by playing with the same darts that the champions used during tournament play, which are thought to be lucky and can be purchased at specialized dart stores.
Bjorn Nelisse is the owner of an online sports equipment store and an avid dart and soccer player.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Bjorn_Nelisse
The Lakeside World Darts Championship was first held in 1978 in England at the Heart of the Midlands nightclub in Nottingham, England. In 1979 the event was moved to Jollees Cabaret Club in Stoke, England and there it remained until 1985. Finally, in 1985 the tournament permanently moved to the Lakeside Country Club in Surrey, England, which is considered the spiritual home of darts.
The Lakeside Tournament has been organized by the BDO (British Darts Organization, founded in 1973 with 69 affiliate countries) for the last 35 years. It used to be referred to as the Embassy World Championship when it was sponsored by Imperial Tobacco. These days it is known simply as the Lakeside Tournament.
In 1978 the first winner of the Lakeside Tournament was a Welshman by the name of Leighton Rees. He was followed in 1979 by an English dart player named John Lowe who went on to win the world champion title for 30 years. Two other Welshman have followed in Rees' footsteps - Ritchie Burnett in 1995 and most recently, Mark Webster in 2008.
Phil Taylor is also a successful world champion from England, winning his 13th title in 2006. Eric Bristow has won five world titles, and Raymond van Barneveld is the only other player to rival that record.
In 1983 an unseeded Keith Deller became the youngest ever world champion and caused one of the great dart upsets by beating the seemingly invincible Eric Bristow. It wasn't until 2006, when Jelle Klaasen shocked van Barneveld, that somebody so young would win it again.
When Leighton Rees won the first world championship dart player title in 1978 he won only U.S. $5,700. In 1988 Bob Anderson won U.S. $30,600 and in 1998 van Barneveld's winner's check was for U.S. $76,500. Thirty years later, Mark Webster won a whopping U.S. $162,500 by beating finalist Simon Whitlock, who earned himself a U.S. $57,400 payout.
In 1990 American player Paul Lim hit the tournament's only perfect 9-dart finish in the second round against Irishman Jack McKenna to win a bonus of U.S. $95,500 -- which was more than the eventual champion won that year.
Many league dart players pay homage to the world champion dart players by playing with the same darts that the champions used during tournament play, which are thought to be lucky and can be purchased at specialized dart stores.
Bjorn Nelisse is the owner of an online sports equipment store and an avid dart and soccer player.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Bjorn_Nelisse
Monday, 22 February 2010
Darts History
When it comes to Darts origins, this is a very grey area. It is thought that the game possibly evolved from either archery, crossbow or javelin. What is not in doubt is the fact that more and more people started playing darts in pubs following the first world war. In 1927 the first News Of The World Darts Championship was held and by the swinging sixties Darts was on television.
The seventies saw the emergence of the British Darts Organisation (1973) and The first Embassy World Darts Championships was played at Heart of The Midlands Nightclub in Nottingham with Leighton Rees defeating John Lowe 11-7. John Lowe went on to become a darting legend, winning the world crown in three different decades. The eighties belonged to the Crafty Cockney, Eric Bristow. He dominated the game and went on to win five world titles. Little did he know that a player he had discovered and backed with his own money to play darts professionally would not only topple him, but go on to be the greatest darts player of all time! Phil Taylor was a factory worker from Stoke On Trent earning £74 a week. Eric discovered him playing in a local pub and turned him into a champion and the rest as they say his history. Phil The Power Taylor currently holds fourteen world titles and has taken the game of darts to a whole new level, setting match averages that the other professional players can only dream of.
Darts enjoyed a golden era in the eighties with the likes of Eric Bristow, John Lowe and Jockey Wilson playing in tournaments televised live on the BBC and ITV, but by the nineties it was beginning to unravel. In 1993 a group of leading players (including Phil Taylor) who had become disillusioned with the governing body and the direction the game, broke away from the BDO and formed their own circuit and organisation which later became known as the Professional Darts Corporation. This is still the case today with two world championships being held each year.
The is little doubt that darts has been revitalised under the PDC which is run by sports business supremo Barry Hearn. Backed up with exclusive contracts with Sky Sports and ITV the tour will offer a record breaking six million pounds in prize money in 2009. The Premier League screened on Sky consecutively for 16 weeks has taken darts to huge arenas across Britain with record crowds in attendance. Professional players (all with nicknames) walking on to loud music with glamour models by their side is all part of the show at a televised PDC event. It's a far cry from the working class pub game that was once played with wooden darts and a board made of plasticine.
For how long two governing bodies and two world championships can co-exist in one sport remains to be seen, but for now darts is riding the crest of a wave and Phil's getting richer.
Chris Waddington is the publisher of the Dart Masters Coaching Course Ebook. This course is not just about how to play darts, it contains serious methods of learning designed to improve your game beyond your optimum level in around six weeks. For more details on the course and the opportunity to receive free snippets from the course visit playgreatdarts.co.uk
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Chris_Waddington
The seventies saw the emergence of the British Darts Organisation (1973) and The first Embassy World Darts Championships was played at Heart of The Midlands Nightclub in Nottingham with Leighton Rees defeating John Lowe 11-7. John Lowe went on to become a darting legend, winning the world crown in three different decades. The eighties belonged to the Crafty Cockney, Eric Bristow. He dominated the game and went on to win five world titles. Little did he know that a player he had discovered and backed with his own money to play darts professionally would not only topple him, but go on to be the greatest darts player of all time! Phil Taylor was a factory worker from Stoke On Trent earning £74 a week. Eric discovered him playing in a local pub and turned him into a champion and the rest as they say his history. Phil The Power Taylor currently holds fourteen world titles and has taken the game of darts to a whole new level, setting match averages that the other professional players can only dream of.
Darts enjoyed a golden era in the eighties with the likes of Eric Bristow, John Lowe and Jockey Wilson playing in tournaments televised live on the BBC and ITV, but by the nineties it was beginning to unravel. In 1993 a group of leading players (including Phil Taylor) who had become disillusioned with the governing body and the direction the game, broke away from the BDO and formed their own circuit and organisation which later became known as the Professional Darts Corporation. This is still the case today with two world championships being held each year.
The is little doubt that darts has been revitalised under the PDC which is run by sports business supremo Barry Hearn. Backed up with exclusive contracts with Sky Sports and ITV the tour will offer a record breaking six million pounds in prize money in 2009. The Premier League screened on Sky consecutively for 16 weeks has taken darts to huge arenas across Britain with record crowds in attendance. Professional players (all with nicknames) walking on to loud music with glamour models by their side is all part of the show at a televised PDC event. It's a far cry from the working class pub game that was once played with wooden darts and a board made of plasticine.
For how long two governing bodies and two world championships can co-exist in one sport remains to be seen, but for now darts is riding the crest of a wave and Phil's getting richer.
Chris Waddington is the publisher of the Dart Masters Coaching Course Ebook. This course is not just about how to play darts, it contains serious methods of learning designed to improve your game beyond your optimum level in around six weeks. For more details on the course and the opportunity to receive free snippets from the course visit playgreatdarts.co.uk
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Chris_Waddington
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