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Dr Patrick Chaplin - 'Darts in England 1900-1939'

Darts in England 1900 - 1939  by Dr Patrick Chaplin

12 Years in the making, Dr Patrick Chaplin reveals the social history of Darts in England 1900 -1939.

Self funded, Patrick Chaplin researched the true social history of the sport of darts from its early origins through to the inter war years. The book is a slight revision of Patrick’s academic work used to gain his PhD in 2006. Patrick was later awarded the title of ‘Research Fellow in History’ at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), Cambridge.

I have waited a long time to read this book as it truly enlightens how some of the perceived and embellished ‘truths’ came to light.

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Dr Darts new book ‘Darts in England 1900 – 1939’ is now available to purchase.

Old Stoneface my Autobiography John Lowe

Old Stoneface my Autobiography John LoweJohn Lowe is one Britain's greatest ever darts champions. Unruffled on the oche, even in the face of the greatest challenges, 'Old Stoneface', as John is known, became an indomitable force in the darts world. With every major darts accolade under his belt, his name has gone down in the history of the game. In this fascinating book, John speaks candidly of his two marriages, the glamour and the strain brought about by jetting around the world to play tournaments, as well as tales from all the major matches and what he really thinks about his big-name opponents. A must-read for any sports fan.

The new paperback version brings John's darting career up to date with additional text that did not feature in the earlier hard backed version. To read more and how to purchase click here.

JOHN LOWE REVEALS ‘THE ART OF DARTS’

The Art of Darts by John LoweJohn Lowe’s eagerly awaited darts tuition book The Art of Darts is to be published by Hodder & Stoughton at the end of May.

John said “It is almost four years since I first realised that the sport of darts was badly in need of a comprehensive manual that would help the beginner and the professional alike and so I have written The Art of Darts.” He added, “I believe The Art this book once bought would never be loaned - always owned - and an on-going source of self help to all darts players.”

This important instructional work is written in a way to make it easy reading and simple to understand. It is relevant to all levels of play and not only shows the beginner the correct stance, grip and release but shows all players how to build the self-confidence needed to be more than just proficient at this most popular of sports.

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And Welcome to Darts501.com...

David King Web DesignerThe game of darts is played and enjoyed by millions of people in UK pubs and clubs and by millions more across the World. The game has come from the humble roots of the tap and public rooms of the traditional English pub to the international stage and is regularly televised to millions across the World.

In 1978 the first World Darts Championship was organised by the British Darts Organisation and sponsored by Embassy tobacco. The winner Leighton Rees from Wales received a trophy and a cheque for the some of £3,000.

Since then the game has grown into one of the best loved and viewed sports on television. It has made many darters into house hold names here are just a few:

John Lowe 3 times World Champion, Eric Bristow 5 times World Champion, Raymond van Barneveld 5 times World Champion  & Phil Taylor 14 times World.

The game has recently been recognised by Sport England as a sporting activity which could pave the way to the sport featuring in future Olympic Games.

Darts is one of the fasted growing sports in Holland, China and Asia. Over a third of the Dutch population watched Raymond Van Barneveld become the first Dutch player to take the World Darts title in 1998; he has since then won the title a further four times 1999, 2003, 2005 and in the Ladbrookes.com PDC 2007 World Darts Championship beating the reigning champion Phil Taylor 7 sets to 6 and a sudden death leg in the final set. Raymond now equals Eric Bristow's achievement but still trails Phil Taylor's staggering 13 World Title victories.  

The prize fund for the 2009 Ladbrookes.com World Darts Champions has also increased with a staggering £125,000 going to the winner of the Ladbrookes.com World Championship Winner a far cry from the first World Championships of £3,000.

The Ladbrookes.com PDC World Darts Championship moved to the Alexandra Palace in December 2007.  The Alexandra Palace is affectionately know as the 'Ally Pally' was the stage setting for the world renowned 'News of the World Darts tournaments' many years ago.

In 2000 the BDO and WDF introduced a ladies World Darts Championship which was won by England’s Trina Gulliver. Trina has won this event for seven consecutive years and made the final yet again in 2008 and 2009 but only to lose to a new up and coming star Anastasia Dobromyslava from Russia in 2008 and Francis Hoenselaar from Holland in 2009.

Anastasia moved to the PDC late 2008 and played in a preliminary qualifying round for the Ladbrookes.com PDC World Darts Championship 2009. She lost Dutchman Remco van Eijden 5 legs to 3.

On this site you will find a brief history of this intriguing sport along with all the information you will need to set up the dart board and organise darting events. You can also learn how boards are made using sisal (a material used in rope making) and how dart weights, lengths, shafts and flights can alter the flight of the dart.

The site also features traditional games played on today’s standard boards and UK city boards; Yorkshire, Manchester etc. You can download rules and many games from here as well as those all important checkouts. Calculate your dart average using the tables and above all learn how to improve your game. You will also find practise routines to improve your accuracy and scoring consistency as well as information about maintaining your dart board and darts.

Also you will find many dart related links to professional dart organisations, manufacturers, suppliers, professional dart players and other UK local dart leagues. My thanks go to them for their help and support in building this site.

Please browse and enjoy the site, for the latest news and events look at the News & Reviews News & Reviews
update page, I try to maintain this section the best I can, time permitting.

Alternatively for all other Sports featured by the BBC use the link and Sport News update to the right.

David King

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