I must begin this series by setting to rest the rumor that for months has rumbled about the darts community – that the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is turning its back on the United States and this year’s Desert Classic will be the last. The rumor, Dartoid’s World readers – all six of you – is unequivocally and resoundingly FALSE! This is so despite the shameful fact that for the eighth year running foreign entries outnumber local entries by a ratio of nearly eight to one.