Sunday, December 25, 2016
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Darts… and Darts
It was foggy when I ascended the steps to Alexandra Palace on my first “long” day of darts. The venue again looked almost fully booked but the press room was quite empty. That had been different during my previous visits, especially on days when players like …
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Saturday, December 24, 2016
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Aeronautics and Darts
For all who think those topics are not related in any way – you should perhaps read from time to time the Uniboffin blogs on the Unicorn site. Air drag, trajectory and the improvement of flight characteristics are important when producing darts as well. And aeronautics …
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Friday, December 24, 2016
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At St. Martin in the Fields and Alexandra Palace
As the World Championship would not begin before the evening I took the bus and underground into the City of London. The city is always crowded and even more so such a short time before Christmas. So I concentrated on …
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Friday, December 2, 2016
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An interview with Linda Duffy
Linda Batten-Duffy, the #1 in woman’s darts from 1982-1987, started to play darts in her local pub when she was 15. At the time, women had few options to play darts in England – even county ladies darts didn’t exist before 1975. Nevertheless, Linda …
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Thursday, September 15, 2016
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The Silly Season?
Well, not exactly a “silly season”… not anymore.
Until some years ago, the period after the World Matchplay in Blackpool used to be the beginning of the “silly season” in darts. Players went on holiday, probably to the Continent to lie on the beaches, recover from …
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Tuesday, August 3, 2016
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“Brexit” Darts
This year, I began my trip to Blackpool feeling slightly uneasy. Only a few days before, the UK had voted to leave the EU and one could read everywhere about bursts of hatred against foreigners. Hatred is an attitude that perplexes me. I just can’t understand …
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Tuesday, June 28, 2016
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Darts in June – Upsets, Highlights and Another Milestone Birthday
June’s darting highlight certainly was the PDC World Cup. It’s a darts tournament I like – different format, different faces and even sometimes a few upsets! And this year it even included a premature birthday present…
This year’s …
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Wednesday, May 25, 2016
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“Wolfie” celebrates his 60th birthday!
Martin “Wolfie” Adams will celebrate his 60th birthday on June 4th. I can imagine he’ll celebrate it in style while taking part in a tournament… and to be sure the wolves will be howling!
Adams’ 36-year long (more or less) darting career started by …
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Tuesday, May 24, 2016
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Charis interviews Martin “Wolfie” Adams
Martin – of course, people wonder why after years of refusal you took part in the Grand Slam last year?
Well, that’s nothing mysterious. The BDO talked to me and advised me to take part.
How did you like it?
I really enjoyed …
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Monday, April 11, 2016
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The fat’s in the fire…
When I recently watched the Michael van Gerwen /Phil Taylor match during Premier League, which ended in a draw, I couldn’t help feeling something like Jetzt haben wir den Salat, which means in English “The fat’s in the fire”…
Whatever you might …
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