Dartoid

May 17, 2006
Column 251
Thank you, Stan James!

It seems like only yesterday that word popped out in the New York Times that the Professional Darts Corporation’s (PDC) Barry Hearn, Michael Davies (the bloke who brought us Who Wants to be a Millionaire and Wife Swap) and ESPN had struck a deal. It was …

May 1, 2006
Column 250
Johnny Kuczynski

It’s going to be tough… the top sixteen in the world are great players. But there are a lot of great players here in the U.S. (too). I’m looking forward to it. I’ll have a lot of support there from family and friends.

— John Kuczynski
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April 28, 2006
Column 249
Tom Curtin

If I win the million dollars I’ll put the money away for my daughters’ educations and weddings. I’d try to enjoy my moment in front of the television cameras and say something to my girls; they’d love that!

— Tom Curtin
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Nickname: Top Cat (I got the …

April 27, 2006
Column 248
Ray Carver

When I was in that bar in 1995, the person showing me what to do said to just hit the triple twenty. I said, “Where’s that?” The guy walked to the board and pointed to it. In my third turn, with my third handful of darts, I threw …

April 24, 2006
Column 247
Bazooka Joe Efter

If I win the World Series of Darts (WSOD) I will proudly stand before the cameras and thank everyone who believed that I had what it took to someday be a great player.

— Joe Efter
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Nickname: Bazooka Joe
Date of Birth: April 25, 1967
Place …

April 22, 2006
Column 246
“Top Cat” Curtin Closes Curtain in Final Qualifier

He finished in the top eight in Windsor Locks on March 18 and in the top four in Marlborough on April 1 but today in Somerville he took no prisoners. Yes, as you have probably already heard, Townsend, Massachusetts’ Tom Curtin – …

April 21, 2006
Column 245
Dear Leslie…

Dear Leslie:

As you know, the essence of what follows has been e-mailed to you privately and you have not responded. You have cast dispersion on my integrity. I must respond. In doing so, I mean no disrespect to the AMOA, NDA or darts in general.

There is …

April 19, 2006
Column 244
A Brief History of Darts

(The idea for this story was inspired by a little post that darts star Dave Whitcombe made at the popular Superstars of Darts website at http://superdarts.resourcez.com. So I made a similar post to another website, the home of SEWA darts at http://www.sewa-darts.com. After …

April 18, 2006
Column 243
A Review of Hawaii 501 – Life as a Darts Pro

I’m gobsmacked! That’s a British term meaning handsome.

It turns out that I have something in common with a World Class darts player. His name’s Wayne Mardle and he published a book which I have just finished en route …

April 5, 2006
Column 242
Johnny Kuczynski WSOD Profile — Part One

The little story I am about to tell you is true. It happened exactly as I am about to describe it. Honest. I swear it.

I’ve just returned to my office from a couple of weeks of business in Thailand. There are piles …