Dartex Live will be a premium darts event at the NEC. The sport's loyal fan
base will enjoy a two day extravaganza of competition, attractions, retail
opportunities and a fantastic social environment. The sport's top stars and
personalities will attend and we would love to see you there. Make a date in
your diary 29th & 30th May 2011.
Dartex Live 2011
National Pub Team Competition
Win a 5 day
trip to the new Tropicana World Series Darts Festival in Las Vegas book your
place by entering your team. For more information visit the
Dartex live website
Due to unforeseen circumstances Trina Gulliver's
appearance on BBC One’s ‘A Question of Sport’ has been re-scheduled
to Friday 13th August 2010 at 7.30pm.
Trina will feature on Matt Dawson’s team along
with Dean Ashton (Footballer). Other guests include Barry McGuigan
(Boxer) a Tomás O'Leary (Rugby). Will Trina record another victory along with Matt and Dean? You will
just have to wait and see!
Did you know Trina has been in the World final a record breaking 10 times, since the
event started in 2001. Visit her new site
www.trina-gulliver.com
Dr Darts New
Newsletter is a big hit!
Dr
Patrick Chaplin's new look site has seen a massive increase in site visitors not just
to view some 280 pages plus of darts information but also a new addition to
his site. The history of pubs, pub games and pub signs.
Many people will know Patrick from writing several dart books and his regular
columns in 'We love Darts' 'Darts World' and several pieces that have featured
in 'Bulls Eye News'. Now his new venture is a regular newsletter which is sent
free to subscribers. Issue three is due to be released at the beginning of this
month and having just read it I can honestly say it is a great read so sign up and get yourself a
copy. Back issues have also been made available as a free
download but if you want to be one of the first to read his latest newsletter
then you will have to sign up and Patrick will send latest issue will be sent to you.
Patrick's latest book 'The Official Bar Guide to Darts' is also goes on sale in
the United States this month and in the UK in June of this year. A review will appear
here shortly. To read more about his latest book visit Patrick's site.
Eight time ladies world dart champion Trina Gulliver has now teamed up
with former men’s world dart champion and league of legends champion’s
winner Bob Anderson on the exhibition circuit. If you would
like to book these two fantastic players please
Click Here.
And Welcome to Darts501.com...
The 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 15
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 fastest 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 Ladbrokes.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 15World Title victories.
The prize fund for the 2010 Ladbrokes.com World Darts
Champions has also increased with a staggering £1,000,000, £200,000 going to
the winner. A far cry from the first World Championships of £3,000.
The Ladbrokes.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. In 2010 Trina
again regained the title beating Rhian Edwards from Wales 2-0 making her the
most successful ladies darts player in the World, a record breaking 8 World
Titles.
Anastasia moved to the PDC late 2008 and played in a
preliminary qualifying round for the Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts
Championship 2009. She lost Dutchman Remco van Eijden 5 legs to 3. She also
tried to qualify for the 2010 championship but failed.
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 page, I try to maintain this section the
best I can, time permitting.
If you like this site then you might like to know that I
maintain three other dart sites.
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