Wednesday, March 11, 2026
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The 2026 UK Open – Final Day
After the sixth round, only eight participants remained: three Englishmen, two Welshmen, one Northern Irishman, one Dutchman, and one Pole – Luke Littler, Rob Cross, James Wade, Jonny Clayton, Gerwyn Price, Josh Rock, Danny Noppert, and Krzysztof Ratajski.
This reflects the participating …
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Sunday, March 8, 2026
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Day Two of the 2026 UK Open
Day two of the UK Open started a little later. Only two rounds were played – one in each of the two sessions. In the fifth round, only four boards were in use, and in the sixth, only the main and secondary …
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Saturday, March 7, 2026
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The first day of the 2026 UK Open
While there are numerous debutants on the UK Open stages every year, the field of participants also includes one player who has competed since the inaugural edition in 2003 and another who has been there every year since the second UK …
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Wednesday, March 4, 2026
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Women at the 2026 UK Open
The PDC UK Open has been held since 2003, and in fact two women competed in the very first edition of the tournament. Deta Hedman, who was playing in the PDC at the time, was one of them. The other – and this …
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Charis' ColumnSunday, January 4, 2026
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PlayersRuminitions on the PDC World Championship – it’s history…
… and today the PDC Qualifying School kicks off a new darts year.
At 20 days, the PDC World Championship was a full four days longer than last year’s. It also had more participants and we saw even more matches …
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Saturday, January 3, 2026
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Players from Africa at the PDC World Championship)
This year saw the first African participant at the PDC World Championship who wasn’t from South Africa – Kenyan David Munyua, who advanced to the second round before losing to Kevin Doets. For Munyua, a veterinarian by profession, who was celebrated …
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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
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More Wasps (or… Days 3 and 4 of the PDC World Championship)
A debutant opened the third day – Welshman David Davies faced Mario Vandenbogaerde, who, however, couldn’t live up to his nickname “Super Mario.”
Though Davies was a World Championship debutant, he has experience as a member of …
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Sunday, December 14, 2025
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The Wasps Are Back Too!
In addition to the players the wasps were back for the first two days of the World Championship!
The first day of the PDC World Championship, featuring only one evening session, began with the first German participant, Arno Merk, one of eight German players …
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Friday, December 12, 2025
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They are Back!
Yes, indeed, last year they failed to qualify for the World Championship because they had dropped low in the rankings and lost their Tour Card at the end of 2024.
Neither of them could regain it in Qualifying School 2025.
This year, Mervyn King qualified via …
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Thursday, December 11, 2025
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World Championships – Part 2
Even before this year’s PDC World Championship begins, a few things are already clear. It will be the last PDC World Championship held in the relatively small venue (starting next year, it will take place in the Great Hall at Alexandra Palace) and with …
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