Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Column CM18
The 2017 UK Open
When I left home to travel to the UK Open I was still reeling from the news of Stacy Bromberg’s death. I suppose I am what Dartoid calls a “collected” friend, although I didn’t see Stacy often.
I first learned about her at the SEWA …
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Thursday, February 2, 2017
Column CM17
Taking a break…
I needed a break after the PDC World Championship, a not uncommon need for all people who are in some way involved a rather exhausting affair. I also needed to pause and reflect on whether I thought it was a good event or not. Well, I …
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Monday, December 26, 2016
Column CM16
“A Morning Song”
During my visit to St. Martin’s in the Field the choir sang an Advent hymn by Eleanor Farjeon, an English writer who mainly wrote children’s books. Eleanor’s father had been an author and two of her brothers were writers as well while her older brother was …
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Monday, December 26, 2016
Column CM15
Christmas Pudding… and Darts
I doubt most readers will see any connection between Christmas Pudding and darts. But one really can find one – when you are desperate to do so. I’ll prove it!!!
At this time of the year, Christmas Pudding is offered everywhere in the UK, something …
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Monday, December 26, 2016
Column CM14
A birthday!
Drowned in all the darts of the last few days was the fact that Dutch darts player Vincent van der Voort celebrated his birthday on December 18th. Van der Voort is among the participants in the World Championship but he’ll not be on stage until the 23rd …
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Sunday, December 25, 2016
Column CM13
Darts and more Darts… or Platt and Platt
The fourth day of the World Championship was dull day. Muswell Hill was already very busy – it looked like the people, so close to Christmas, are as hectic as they are in Germany. The press room on the other hand …
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Charis' ColumnSunday, December 25, 2016
Column CM12
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
Column CM11
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
Column CM10
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
Column CM9
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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