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2022 - 2024
Round 5 of the PDC European Darts Tour. The European Tour continues in Austria, the Austrian Darts Open. Will one of the big four take round four of the European Tour, or will one of the home-grown players edge through? The European Tour continues April 26-28, Steiermarkhalle, Graz. Watch Via online stream.
The European Darts Tour can be watched via PDCTV, DAZN and Viaplay.
The MODUS Super Series continues its exciting new weekly darts competition featuring some of the biggest names in darts. Top international players compete, including Fallon Sherrock, Martin Adams, Robert Thornton, and many more.
Each week's mini-event concludes with a £5K first prize, and the winner then moves on to the Series finals with a chance of winning £20K.
Hosted at a top-spec, purpose-built location in Portsmouth, the MODUS Super Series will see more than 30 hours of matches broadcast LIVE Monday to Saturday every week, currently available on YouTube MODUS SUPER SERIES CHANNEL, with players competing for a share of over £1m on offer per year.
The New season of Premier League Darts sponsored by BETMGM will take place at arenas across Europe from February to May as the sport's biggest names battle it out for the coveted title.
The roadshow of events will see the World's elite dart stars competing across 16 league phase nights, with the top four progressing to the playoffs finals on May 23. The first-night round begins in Cardiff at the Utilita Arena - on Thursday, February 1.
Players: Luke Humphries | Michael van Gerwen | Michael Smith | Nathan Aspinall | Gerwyn Price | Rob Cross | Peter Wright | Luke Littler
The tournament will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK, through the PDC's worldwide broadcast partners, including DAZN and Viaplay, and on PDCTV (excluding subscribers based in the UK, Germany, Austria & Switzerland).
Table Updated: 25/04/2024
The PDC Premier League returns with the top four players by order of merit, Luke Humphries, Micheal van Gerwen, Michael Smith, and Nathan Aspinal taking prime billing. They are joined by a further four picked by the PDC selectors based on their performance over the past twelve months.
Joining the top four by order of merit is Gerwyn Price, Rob Cross, Peter Wright and the 2024 World Champion Runner-up Luke Littler
The Bet MGM PDC Premier League Darts prize pot for 2024 is to remain at £1,000,000. The Winner of each night will also earn a £10,000 bonus in addition to their final ranking.
Winner: | £275,000 |
Second: | £125,000 |
Semi-Finalists: | £85,000 |
Fifth: | £75,000 |
Sixth: | £70,000 |
Seventh: | £65,000 |
Eighth: | £60,000 |
Weekly Winner Bonus: | £10,000 |
Total Rize Fund: | £1,000,000 |
Luke Humphries | Gerwym Price |
Michael van Gerwen | Rob Cross |
Michael Smith | Peter Wright |
Nathan Aspinal | Luke Lttler |
The Premiership line is made up of the four highest ranked PDC players and four further players selected by the PDC
The tournament will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK, on PDCTV for Rest of the World Subscribers and through the PDC’s worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and Viaplay
For more information please visit the PDC Website.
Night 13 - Premier League Darts Results Table 2024 |
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Pos |
Player |
Nights Won |
Matches Won |
Leg Diff |
Legs Won |
Legs WAT |
Pts |
Move |
1 |
Luke Littler |
3 |
18 |
+21 |
147 |
50 |
31 |
|
2 |
Luke Humphries |
3 |
15 |
+27 |
131 |
52 |
26 |
|
3 |
Nathan Aspinall |
2 |
15 |
+11 |
132 |
45 |
25 |
|
4 |
Michael van Gerwen |
4 |
14 |
+3 |
113 |
41 |
24 |
|
5 |
Michael Smith |
1 |
12 |
-4 |
116 |
34 |
20 |
|
6 |
Rob Cross |
0 |
8 |
-8 |
94 |
25 |
14 |
|
7 |
Gerwyn Price |
0 |
7 |
-16 |
88 |
26 |
12 |
|
8 |
Peter Wright |
0 |
2 |
-34 |
52 |
16 |
4 |
After week 16 the Premier League moves to the play-off finals at the O2 Area in London.
Year |
Winner |
Score |
|
Score |
Runner-up |
2023 | Michael van Gerwen | 11 |
- |
5 |
Gerwen Price |
2022 | Michael van Gerwen | 11 |
- |
10 |
Joe Cullen |
2021 | Jonny Clayton | 11 |
- |
5 |
Jose de Sousa |
2020 | Glen Durrant | 11 |
- |
8 |
Nathan Aspinall |
2019 | Michael van Gerwen | 11 |
- |
5 |
Rob Cross |
2018 | Michael van Gerwen | 11 |
- |
4 |
Michael Smith |
2017 | Michael van Gerwen | 11 |
- |
10 |
Peter Wright |
2016 | Michael van Gerwen | 11 |
- |
3 |
Phil Taylor |
2015 | Gary Anderson | 11 |
- |
7 |
Michael van Gerwen |
2014 | Raymond van Barneveld | 10 |
- |
6 |
Michael van Gerwen |
2013 | Michael van Gerwen | 10 |
- |
8 |
Phil Taylor |
2012 | Phil Taylor | 10 |
- |
7 |
Simon Whitlock |
2011 | Gary Anderson | 10 |
- |
4 |
Adrian Lewis |
2010 | Phil Taylor | 10 |
- |
8 |
James Wade |
2009 | James Wade | 13 |
- |
8 |
Mervyn King |
2008 | Phil Taylor | 16 |
- |
8 |
James Wade |
2007 | Phil Taylor | 16 |
- |
6 |
Terry Jenkins |
2006 | Phil Taylor | 16 |
- |
6 |
Roland Scholten |
2005 | Phil Taylor | 16 |
- |
4 |
Colin Lloyd |
The tournament will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK, on PDCTV-HD for Rest of the World Subscribers and through the PDC’s worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and Viaplay.
For more information please visit the PDC Website.
Night One - Thursday February 1 | ||||
Ulilita Arena - Cardiff | ||||
Peter Wright | 3 | - | 6 | Rob Cross |
Gerwyn Price | 6 | - | 4 | Nathan Aspinall |
Michael van Gerwen | 5 | - | 6 | Michael Smith |
Luke Littler | 6 | - | 4 | Luke Humphries |
Semi-Final | ||||
Gerwyn Price | 6 | - | 2 | Rob Cross |
Michael Smith | 6 | - | 5 | Luke Littler |
Final | ||||
Michael Smith | 6 | - | 2 | Gerwyn Price |
Night Two - Thursday February 8 | ||||
Mercedes-Benz Arena - Berlin | ||||
Nathan Aspinall | 4 | - | 6 | Michael van Gerwen |
Michael Smith | 6 | - | 5 | Gerwyn Price |
Luke Littler | 6 | - | 5 | Rob Cross |
Luke Humphries | 6 | - | 4 | Peter Wright |
Semi-Final | ||||
Michael van Gerwen | 6 | - | 5 | Michael Smith |
Luke Littler | 6 | - | 5 | Luke Humpries |
Final | ||||
Michael van Gerwen | 6 | - | 5 | Luke Littler |
Night Three - Thursday February 15 | ||||
OVO Hydro - Glasgow | ||||
Rob Cross | 6 | - | 4 | Michael Smith |
Michael van Gerwen | 6 | - | 2 | Peter Wright |
Nathan Aspinall | 3 | - | 6 | Luke Humphries |
Gerwyn Price | 6 | - | 5 | Luke Littler |
Semi-Final | ||||
Michael van Gerwen | 6 | - | 4 | Rob Cross |
Luke Humphries | 6 | - | 3 | Gerwyn Price |
Final | ||||
Michael van Gerwen | 6 | - | 5 | Luke Humphries |
Night Four - Thursday February 22 | ||||
Utilita Arena - Newcastle | ||||
Michael Smith | 5 | - | 6 | Nathan Aspinall |
Rob Cross | 6 | - | 5 | Luke Humphries |
Peter Wright | 5 | - | 6 | Luke Littler |
Gerwyn Price | 4 | - | 6 | Michael van Gerwen |
Semi-Final | ||||
Nathan Aspinall | 6 | - | 4 | Rob Cross |
Michael van Gerwen | 6 | - | 5 | Luke Littler |
Final | ||||
Michael van Gerwen | 6 | - | 4 | Nathan Aspinall |
Night Five - Thursday February 29 | ||||
Westpoint Arena - Exeter | ||||
Luke Humphries | 6 | - | 3 | Michael van Gerwen |
Nathan Aspinall | 6 | - | 4 | Peter Wright |
Gerwyn Price | 1 | - | 6 | Rob Cross |
Luke Littler | 6 | - | 2 | Michael Smith |
Semi-Final | ||||
Nathan Aspinall | 6 | - | 5 | Luke Humphries |
Rob Cross | 6 | - | 3 | Luke Littler |
Final | ||||
Nathan Aspinall | 6 | - | 2 | Rob Cross |
Night Six - Thursday March 7 | ||||
Brighton Centre - Brighton | ||||
Luke Humphries | 6 | - | 2 | Gerwyn Price |
Rob Cross | 6 | - | 2 | Michael van Gerwen |
Nathan Aspinall | 3 | - | 6 | Luke Littler |
Michael Smith | 6 | - | 5 | Peter Wright |
Semi-Final | ||||
Luke Humphries | 6 | - | 3 | Rob Cross |
Michael Smith | 6 | - | 3 | Luke Littler |
Final | ||||
Luke Humphries | 6 | - | 3 | Michael Smith |
Night Seven - Thursday March 14 | ||||
Motorpoint Arena - Nottingham | ||||
Peter Wright | 6 | - | 5 | Gerwyn Price |
Luke Humphries | 6 | - | 4 | Michael Smith |
Michael van Gerwen | 2 | - | 6 | Luke Littler |
Rob Cross | 5 | - | 6 | Nathan Aspinall |
Semi-Final | ||||
Luke Humphries | 6 | - | 1 | Peter Wright |
Nathan Aspinall | 6 | - | 3 | Luke Littler |
Final | ||||
Luke Humphries | 6 | - | 3 | Nathan Aspinall |
Night Eight - Thursday March 21 | ||||
3Arena - Dublin | ||||
Luke Humphries | 6 | - | 1 | Peter Wright |
Nathan Aspinall | 6 | - | 5 | Rob Cross |
Gerwyn Price | 6 | - | 5 | Michal van Gerwen |
Michael Smith | 6 | - | 4 | Luke Littler |
Semi-Final | ||||
Luke Humphries | 6 | - | 4 | Nathan Aspinall |
Michael Smith | 6 | - | 5 | Gerwyn Price |
Final | ||||
Luke Humphries | 6 | - | 2 | Michael Smith |
Night Nine - Thursday March 28 | ||||
SSE Arena - Belfast | ||||
Luke Humphries | 5 | - | 6 | Luke Littler |
Michael Smith | 4 | - | 6 | Michael van Gerwen |
Nathan Aspinall | 6 | - | 5 | Gerwyn Price |
Rob Cross | 3 | - | 6 | Peter Wright |
Semi-Final | ||||
Luke Littler | 6 | - | 3 | Michael van Gerwen |
Nathan Aspinal | 6 | - | 2 | Peter Wright |
Final | ||||
Luke Littler | 6 | - | 4 | Nathan Aspinall |
Night Ten - Thursday April 4 | ||||
AO Arena - Manchester | ||||
Nathan Aspinall | 6 | - | 3 | Rob Cross |
Luke Littler | 6 | - | 3 | Michael van Gerwen |
Michael Smith | 6 | - | 3 | Luke Humphries |
Gerwyn Price | 6 | - | 4 | Peter Wright |
Semi-Final | ||||
Luke Littler | 6 | - | 4 | Nathan Aspinal |
Gerwyn Price | 6 | - | 4 | Michael Smith |
Final | ||||
Luke Littler | 6 | - | 3 | Gerwyn Price |
Night 11 - Thursday April 11 | ||||
Utilita Arena - Birmingham | ||||
Peter Wright | 4 | - | 6 | Luke Humphries |
Rob Cross | 5 | - | 6 | Luke Littler |
Gerwyn Price | 3 | - | 6 | Michael Smith |
Michael van Gerwen | 6 | - | 4 | Nathan Aspinall |
Semi-Final | ||||
Luke Littler | 6 | - | 5 | Luke Humphries |
Michael van Gerwen | 6 | - | 4 | Michael Smith |
Final | ||||
Michael van Gerwen | 6 | - | 3 | Luke Litter |
Night 12 - Thursday April 18 | ||||
Rotterdam Ahoy - Rotterdam | ||||
Michael Smith | 6 | - | 3 | Luke Littler |
Rob Cross | 3 | - | 6 | Gerwyn Price |
Peter Wright | 2 | - | 6 | Nathan Aspinall |
Michael van Gerwen | 4 | - | 6 | Luke Humphries |
Semi-Final | ||||
Michael Smith | 6 | - | 5 | Gerwyn Price |
Nathan Aspinall | 6 | - | 4 | Luke Humphries |
Final | ||||
Nathan Aspinall | 6 | - | 4 | Michael Smith |
Night 13 - Thursday April 25 | ||||
M&S Bank Arena - Liverpool | ||||
Luke Littler | 6 | - | 3 | Gerwyn Price |
Luke Humphries | 2 | - | 6 | Nathan Aspinall |
Peter Wright | 3 | - | 6 | Michael van Gerwen |
Michael Smith | 4 | - | 6 | Rob Cross |
Semi-Final | ||||
Luke Littler | 6 | - | 5 | Nathan Aspinall |
Rob Cross | 6 | - | 2 | Michael van Gerwen |
Final | ||||
Luke Littler | 6 | - | 2 | Rob Cross |
Night 14 - Thursday May 2 | ||||
P&J Live - Aberdeen | ||||
Peter Wright | 0 | - | 0 | Michael Smith |
Luke Littler | 0 | - | 0 | Nathan Aspinall |
Michael van Gerwen | 0 | - | 0 | Rob Cross |
Gerwyn Price | 0 | - | 0 | Luke Humphries |
Semi-Final | ||||
TBC | 0 | - | 0 | TBC |
TBC | 0 | - | 0 | TBC |
Final | ||||
TBC | 0 | - | 0 | TBC |
Night 15 - Thursday May 9 | ||||
First Direct Arena - Leeds | ||||
Luke Humphries | 0 | - | 0 | Gerwyn Price |
Luke Littler | 0 | - | 0 | Peter Wright |
Luke Humphries | 0 | - | 0 | Rob Cross |
Nathan Aspinall | 0 | - | 0 | Michael Smith |
Semi-Final | ||||
TBC | 0 | - | 0 | TBC |
TBC | 0 | - | 0 | TBC |
Final | ||||
TBC | 0 | - | 0 | TBC |
Night 16 - Thursday May 16 | ||||
Utilita Arena - Sheffield | ||||
Fixtures based on league table following Night 15 | 0 | - | 0 | TBC |
TBC | 0 | - | 0 | TBC |
TBC | 0 | - | 0 | TBC |
TBC | 0 | - | 0 | TBC |
Semi-Final | ||||
TBC | 0 | - | 0 | TBC |
TBC | 0 | - | 0 | TBC |
Final | ||||
TBC | 0 | - | 0 | TBC |
Play-Offs- Thursday May 23 | ||||
The O2 - London | ||||
Semi-Finals & Final | ||||
TBC | 0 | - | 0 | TBC |
TBC | 0 | - | 0 | TBC |
Final | ||||
TBC | 0 | - | 0 | TBC |
The tournament will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK, on PDCTV for Rest of the World Subscribers and through the PDC’s worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and Viaplay.
For more information please visit the PDC Website
Premier League |
Date |
Venue |
Night One | February 1 | Utilita Arena - Cardiff |
Night Two | February 8 | Mercedes-Benz Arena - Berlin |
Night Three | February 15 | OVO Hydro - Glasgow |
Night Four | February 22 | Utilita Arena - Newcastle |
Night Five | February 29 | Westpoint Arena - Exeter |
Night Six | March 7 | Brighton Centre - Brighton |
Night Seven | March 14 | Motorpoint Arena - Nottingham |
Night Eight | March 21 | 3Arena - Dublin |
Night Nine | March 28 | SSE Arena - Belfast |
Night Ten | April 4 | AO Arena - Manachester |
Night 11 | April 11 | Utilita Arena - Birmingham |
Night 12 | April 18 | Rotterdam Ahoy - Rotterdam |
Night 13 | April 25 | M&S Bank Arena - Liverpool |
Night 14 | May 2 | P&J Live - Aberdeen |
Night 15 | May 9 | First Direct Arena - Leeds |
Night 16 | May 16 | Utilita Arena - Sheffield |
Play-Offs | May 23 | The O2 Arena - London |
The tournament will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK, on PDCTV for Rest of the World Subscribers and through the PDC’s worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and Viaplay.
For more information please visit the PDC Website
Printable PDC, WDF, WSDT and UKDA Dart Events calendars are available on this website. Please select the calendar from the calendar tab above. Due to the frequency of change, please check the last updated date at the top of each calendar and the governing body or organisers websites for further changes. PDC | WDF | WDST | UKDA
Many viewers will know I have written several successful dart websites over the past twenty years, each with their own spin on the sport. I have also written a few professional player's websites you may have encountered. My love of the game has never diminished, and with over forty years of playing the game, I would like to share as much about darts the game, the sport, the history and the development of the game.
This website is new and fresh, and I have learned from my experience as a player, developer and designer to hopefully bring you a little more to the sport millions love and play every week.
This website contains information regarding the '01 game played by all, plus the many UK regional dartboard differences of both past and present. Player's nicknames, music, dart checkout charts and basic tournament charts are available to download and print for personal use. There will be something on this website for everyone, even if it is a quick look at the facts and myths surrounding the sport.
As a player, I would rate myself as a good pub league player. I never ventured into major competition except for the first year of the PDC UK Open. I won locally but was unable to attend regional knockouts. Today, I tend to watch as a keen supporter of the sport and love to see people enjoying it, even if it is only over a friendly pint or two.
My thanks go to the major dart organisations, dart manufacturers, suppliers, the darts historian Dr Patrick Chaplin, darts legend Trina Gulliver MBE, Mark McGeeney and the many others that have helped me over the years to develop this website and many other dart websites. More details can be found on my acknowledgement page. See footer.
Darts501.com – UK Darts Knowledge at it’s best.
An increased number of visitors have contacted me about players walk-on music and nicknames. Some of you have kindly supplied me with more information; therefore, I have updated both the players' nicknames and walk-on pages on this site. I hope to add a few more in the near future, but in the meantime if you know anymore or if any player has since changed either their Nickname or walk-on, please let me know via my contact page.
The revised nickname and walk-on music pages now include several WDDA players.
I do realise there several missing of missing nicknames and walk-on. However, I add more to the lists all the time.
In 2001, the former British Darts Organisation (BDO) introduced a Ladies World Darts Championship, which England's Trina Gulliver MBE won. Trina has won this event for seven consecutive years and made the final again in 2008 and 2009, but only to lose to a new up-and-coming star, Anastasia Dobromyslova from Russia in 2008 and Francis Hoenselaar from Holland in 2009. In 2010, Trina again regained the title, beating Rhian Edwards from Wales 2-0. She repeated this feat in 2011, again beating Rhain Edwards by the same margin of 2-0. In 2016, Trina won the World Darts title, making her the most successful lady darts player in the World, with a record-breaking Ten World Titles. Trina has been awarded the MBE for services to darts and charitable fundraising.
In 2008, Lady's dart player Anastasia Dobromyslova moved away from the BDO to the PDC. Anastasia played in a preliminary qualifying round for the PDC World Darts Championship 2009 but lost to Dutchman Remco van Eijden 5 legs to 3. She also tried to qualify for the 2010 championship but failed. Anastasia moved back to the BDO in late 2010 / early 2011, and in 2012, she won the BDO / WDF Ladies Worlds Darts Championship for the second time and then again in January 2013.
In 2007, the PDC introduced the first Youth World Championship. Arron Monk won this event, who beat Michael van Gerwen 6 - 4 in the final. However, in 2015, the BDO followed suit and introduced its own Youth World Championship. Sixteen-year-old Colin Roelofs from the Netherlands became the first victor, beating seventeen-year-old Harry Ward from England 3 - 0. Harry, unfortunately, didn't win a single leg in the final. However, I am sure we will see a lot more from these youth players in the future.
Lisa Ashton from Lancashire has since been dominant in the ladies' game, winning in 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018. However, in 2019, Lisa was sensationally knocked out in the first round by the Japanese soft-tip star Mikuru Suzuki. Mikuru went on to win the 2019 Lakeside title, beating England's Lorraine Winstanley. Mikuru followed this up by winning the Dutch Open the following month. Mikura retained her title in 2020, beating the tournament favourite, Lisa Ashton. Since then, Beau Greave has dominated the ladies' darts scene and won the ultimate World Championship title in 2022
During the 2019 Lakeside World Championships, calls for a significant review of the ladies' prize fund and short match format were called into question. The winning prize for women was just £12,000 compared to the men's £100,000. The chairman of the BDO at the time said this would be reviewed.
2019 also witnessed a number of the top BDO players move to the more lucrative PDC. With £14M annual prize fund at the time and the BDO contract restrictions taken off, players flocked to win a PDC tour card. The PDC prize fund has steadily increased each year since.
Glen Durrant, who had just won his third consecutive BDO World title, and former BDO No.1 Mark McGeeney, were among the thirty successful players to win a two-year PDC tour card. They were joined by a few others that featured the BDO World Championship event, thus depleting the BDO's leading contenders. With the main BDO stars moving to the PDC, the BDO was left with the old guard to re-establish the once firm grip the BDO held in World Darts.
In 2020, with a new chairman on board, Des Jacklin, the BDO moved their world darts championship away from the Lakeside venue to the O2 Arena. The move was not met with overall approval from the loyal BDO darts fans, who decided not to attend in their thousands. The BDO world championship will go down in history for all the wrong reasons. The change of venue and the recent loss of professional darts referees all added to the BDO's misery. The promised prize money was slashed, and the conversation turned away from the players and directed to the chairman. The poor management left the BDO in debt, and the organisation's future in 2020 looked in doubt. Des Jacklin later resigned as chairman but was reinstated following a narrow county representative vote victory. However, Jacklin could not convince all, and there was a challenge to the BDO dominance in the UK.
The BDO had lost its status as it didn't represent a Country within the World Darts Federation (WDF) and lost its vote. The respective organisation had finally lost its support, and in 2020 several challenges were made to take over the running of the Inter-County Championships. The UK Counties voted for a new organisation, the UK Darts Association, to take over the running of the England and Welsh County Leagues. The 2021 British Inter-County Championships will now be known as the UK National League, Premier League, League One, Two, Three etc. The WDF introduced a World Darts Championship and World Masters, the first World Championships again being staged at the Lakeside Country Club in January 2022. The PDC now firmly run the professional side of darts, with more players competing to join each year.
In 2019, John Lowe, the former three-time World Darts Champion, was awarded an MBE in the UK in the late Queens New Year's Honours list. John became the second male dart player to be awarded the MBE. The late Eric Bristow was the first recipient in 1989. Until 2023, the only female player to receive such an award at this time was Trina Gulliver, the Women's ten-time World Darts Champion. In 2023, Fallon Sherrock was named in King Charles III's birthday honours and also received the MBE honour. In December of the same year, Keith Deller, former BDO World Darts Champion, was also awarded an MBE for raising money for various charitable services in the King's New Year honours.
Dart fans may question the above because Phil Taylor was to receive an MBE in 2001. However, he didn't receive it. The award medal was effectively annulled because he was found guilty of an indecent assault. Taylor denied the charges but had to pay £2,000 due to his conviction.
UK Awards given by the Crown are subject to conditions. One condition is a recipient's criminal record. Awards issued to others, not necessarily sports stars, that later have been found guilty of a crime also face losing awards and titles issued
In 2010, Russ Strobel submitted to Darts Australia a new recommended dartboard height for Wheelchair users. The height Russ has come up with is 137cm to the centre Bull. The height is based on the perceived origins of the standard clock dartboard's standard hanging height. It said the average height of a man in England, UK was 5'8" around the 1920s, the height of the centre bullseye of a standard board. Modern adjustments make that 173cm. Russ took this analogy and worked out the height of a man of 5'8" (173cm) be sitting in a wheelchair. His exact figure came out to be 136.5cm. However, as Russ explained, adding 0.5cm would make the recommended wheelchair dartboard height easy to remember, 137cm (wheelchair) - 173cm (Standard). Darts Australia accepted the concept of the new height for Wheelchair users, and in 2012, it was also accepted by the World Darts Federation. Read more about Disability Darts, which is featured on this website.
On this site, you will find a brief history of this intriguing sport and all the information you need to set up the dartboard and organise darting events. You can also learn how boards are constructed using sisal (a material used in rope making) and how dart weights, lengths, shafts and flights can alter the dart's flight.
The site also features traditional games played on today's standard dartboards, including some I have written and shared. There are also details on UK Regional dartboards, the Yorkshire and the Manchester log-end, to name just two. You can download rules, many games from here, and those all-important checkouts.
You will also find Practice routines to improve your accuracy scoring consistency, and information about maintaining your dartboard and darts. Many dart-related links are also linked to professional dart organisations, manufacturers, suppliers, and players. Thanks to them for their help and support in building this site.
I hope you enjoy the website. Your feedback is always welcome, and if you like the site, please inform others.
Darts501 was established in 2004, and from its humble beginnings and a few makeovers, the website has had well over 25 million viewers, and the increasing trend continues. On average, the website now attracts 1.6 - 2 million pa. However, this figure is vastly undervalued, with more people opting not to have their visit to this website recorded. Modern browsers and VPNs allow visitors to block information. Thanks to all that visit, and keep calling back to see regular updates.
Darts501 has received many good references from professional players, commentators and other writers of the sport. It has become a resource that professionals recommend to others.
Further research into the sport continues, including dartboards used across the UK over the past 100 years., plus the use of darts in war, including the Secret Service in MI9.
Enjoy reading.