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More than anyone, Dartoid has found a way to capture the spirit of the ever-evolving sport of darts – from its roots amidst the smoke and camaraderie of the pub to the spotlight of the professional stage where darts is a business and the very best can earn hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. 2008 – The Year in Darts is a good read, a solid history, and certain to bring many smiles along the way. Howie Reed
Darts fans, you require... this book! With help from the sport's biggest names, Matt Bozeat tells the inside story of darts' 50 greatest games. The book includes exclusive interviews with 16 world champions - including Michael van Gerwen and Phil 'The Power' Taylor - who relive the back-and-forth drama of their greatest ever moments on the oche. Here are classic matches such as those between Taylor and Ray van Barneveld and, further back, darting duels involving legends like Eric Bristow, Jocky Wilson, John Lowe, Leighton Rees and many more. The secrets behind Taylor's darts domination are revealed, Andy 'The Viking' Fordham tries to remember the night he won the world championship, and other revelations include why being brainy won't make you a good darts player! Darts Greatest Games follows the sport's story from its 'thud, sweat and beer' beginnings on television in the 1970s up to the present, including the rise of van Gerwen.
The Second Edition of PDC Darts covers the same details as the original book with current details of tournament winners and runners up on the PDC (Professional Darts Corporation) Tour. Besides the tournament results, analysis of the tournament history is provided. Provides details of players that have thrown the perfect leg, the highest average achieved during the history of the tournament, how many times a player has appeared in the final, and how many times a player has won the tournament. Majority of tournaments were cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic in 2020. To keep the tour viable, there were three Home Tour Championships staged until players could attend events in person. The b...
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Includes an unpaged appendix, "royal warrant holders," and 19 a "war honours supplement."