Monday, March 18, 2019
Column CM57
UK Open – Day 1
The weather was not really an issue this year though in the evening of the day before the UK Open started we had quite a strong wind in Minehead and my window rattled loudly. But with this exception it is almost spring here, not …
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Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Column CM56
“Only a publicity stunt…”
…said Linda Duffy when she heard of the PDC’s plan to offer two places for women in the World Championship. Furthermore, she stated her belief that it is unfair when women must play against men. Of course, she has an explanation for this disconcerting opinion …
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Monday, December 24, 2018
Column CM55
Anastasia Dobromsylova – until now, the only woman to qualify by pub qualifier for the PDC World Championship
Yes, that happened once (it was not so long ago). The woman who managed this was Anastasia Dobromyslova and she was again one of the players who stood on the stage …
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Column CM54
WC day four, and the first (and so far, only) German women on the PDC circuit
Yes, really, it is true, there were German ladies who played a few PDC Europe Events. There were two: Sabrina Spörle and Stefanie Lück.
Sabrina Spörle was more a soft darts player and …
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Column CM54
PDC World Championships – day three and the (probably) only PDC Women’s World Champion
On the third day of the World Championship – during which the top favourite, Michael van Gerwen would appear for the first time on the Alexandra Palace stage – we begin by reflecting on another …
Monday, December 17, 2018
Column CM53
PDC World Championships – day two and the first woman ever on the PDC circuit
The second tournament day was more or less “womanless“ but before I share what happened on stage let me present to you a woman who, although she didn’t manage to qualify for this year’s …
Monday, December 16, 2018
Column CM52
The PDC and Ladies Darts
This year, the PDC expanded the World Championship field of participants to 96 and two of the First Round places were on offer in two ladies qualifiers – one for ladies from the UK and one for ladies from the rest of the world. Qualifying …
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Monday, December 9, 2018
Column CM51
An interview with Canada’s Jim Long
Jim – when did you start to play darts?
I started playing darts when I was 19 years old.
How did you get into contact with the sport?
I went to my local tavern one night to play pool and everyone was playing …
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Monday, November 26, 2018
Column CM50
The Grand Slam of Darts – a sad story with wide-ranging consequences
One of the mechanics, Louis Coatalen, worked with at Sunbeam was Tim Barrett. Barrett was born and grew up in Wolverhampton. During his apprentice training he worked among others from Guy Motors which produced motors for airplanes …
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Sunday, November 25, 2018
Column CM49
The Grand Slam of Darts – close contests
Not only was it on the third day of the Grand Slam that we saw close contests.
Those happen often enough in car racing as well. Years ago, there existed in Wolverhampton a manufacturer who produced racing cars – Sunbeam. Sunbeam …
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