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Charis Mutschler

Charis Mutschler is from Marbach, near Stuttgart, Germany. Her husband introduced her to the sport by bringing a dartboard into their marriage (or was it to their wedding?), turning her from a librarian by day into a darts fanatic by night. Charis has been writing about the sport for years and is a regular at most PDC majors, from which she provides reports and conducts player interviews. She is bilingual and cultured, with a love for literature, dance, music, cats, and the conservation movement. Charis’ writings about darts and its players often transcend the typical, showcasing her class and distinction, unlike Dartoid and the Old Dart Coach.

Column #CM19 Interview with Brazil’s Diogo Portela

Wednesday, May 3, 2017
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Interview with Brazil’s Diogo Portela  

Congratulations on being invited to the PDC World Cup to represent your country! Have you ever take part in this kind of tournament?

Thank you very much! I’ve played the WDF World Cup, America’s Cup and Caribbean Cup representing my country but nothing like …

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Column #CM16 PDC World Championship 2017 – Report #7

Monday, December 26, 2016
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“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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Column #CM15 PDC World Championship 2017 – Report #6

Monday, December 26, 2016
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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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Column #CM14 PDC World Championship 2017 – Report #5

Monday, December 26, 2016
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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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Column #CM12 PDC World Championship 2017 – Report #3

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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Column #CM11 PDC World Championship 2017 – Report #2

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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Column #CM10 PDC World Championship 2017 – Report #1

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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