Sunday, April 4, 2021
Column CM98
Premier League – who will win?
For the second year in a row, we will not see a “normal” Premier League. Due to the continuing pandemic the Premier League will again be played without a crowd this year – and to be sure this was one of the reasons …
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Charis' Column
Saturday, January 2, 2021
Column CM97
The Final of the 2003 PDC World Championship
The final of the 2003 PDC World Championship counts – along with the inaugural world championship final and the 2008 women’s final – among the best darts matches in the history of the sport and, as in the Women’s final it …
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Charis' Column
Monday, December 21, 2020
Column CM96
The Inaugural BDO World Championship Final
The final is not always the best match of a tournament – but there have been some World Championship finals which must rank among the best matches in the history of darts. Among them, the inaugural BDO World Championship (which took place in …
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Charis' Column
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Column CM95
Back to the 2021 PDC World Championship
As a follow-up to the article about the 2008 BDO Women’s World Championship showdown between Trina Gulliver and Anastasia Dobromyslova final, here is a close look at the two female players in this year’s PDC World Championship – Lisa Ashton and Deta …
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Charis' Column
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Column CM94
One of the best Women’s World Championship Finals: Trina Gulliver vs. Anastasia Dobromyslova
The final is not always the best match of a tournament but there were some World Championship finals which surely rate among the best matches in the history of darts.
I picked three and checked them …
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Column CM93
The European Championship
I will not predict anything this time – not after all those wrong predictions last time! But I have looked at the line up for the European Championship which really can take place despite all the problems the Corona crisis presents. There will even be a …
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Charis' Column
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Column CM92
World Grand Prix Debutants
This year, in the World Grand Prix – which due to the Corona pandemic will not be played as usual in the City West hotel in Dublin but rather behind closed doors in the Ricoh Arena in Coventry – six debutants will take part who …
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Charis' Column
Saturday, July 25, 2020
Column CM90
Superbly Amplified (or World Matchplay – Round #2)
Am I the only one who is curious why the arena in Milton Keynes is called “Marshall Arena”?
Surely others have wondered too but no doubt most don’t care and are just happy that live darts is finally back. Still, perhaps …
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Charis' ColumnFriday, July 24, 2020
Column CM89
Gary Anderson is to blame!
My idea was to abstain from accompanying this year’s World Matchplay with columns since I couldn’t watch it live on the spot. And I’ve never ever been in Milton Keynes either….
But then Gary Anderson came along and was asked in two different interviews …
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Charis' ColumnWednesday, July 18, 2020
Column CM88
After the Summer Series and before (almost) World Matchplay…
Thanks to the PDC Summer Series we were finally able to watch live darts again! But for the players and their managers and the few officials the situation during the five days was far from normal…
All had to arrive …
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