Charis’ Column

Wednesday, July 30, 2025
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World Matchplay 2025 – Quarters, Semis, Final

From the quarterfinals on I was in Blackpool…

Quarterfinals

Until arriving in Blackpool, I followed the tournament on TV.  James Wade had looked really strong – but during the walk-on for the quarterfinals it seemed he was uncomfortable…

Gian van Veen won …

Sunday, July 27, 2025
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World Matchplay 2025 – Debutants

Readers awaiting this column probably expected it would be about the World Matchplay quarterfinals.  Of course, there will be a column about the rest of the tournament, but I thought some variation would be welcome and decided to first write this little piece about …

Thursday, July 24, 2025
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World Matchplay 2025 – Second Round

At the start of the second round, seven unseeded and nine seeded players were still in the tournament – and on the first of the two nights there were three matches between a seeded and an unseeded player and one match between two …

Thursday, July 24, 2025
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World Matchplay 2025 – First Round

The first round of a major tournament often brings some upsets and surprise wins and it was no different in this year’s World Matchplay.

It started on the first night when not only reigning champion Luke Humphries but the 2023 champion, Nathan Apspinall, …

Monday, March 10, 2025
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The UK Open 2025 – will a Luke be the winner?

The weather on the final day of the UK Open was as fine as on the days before. The wind was a little bit stronger and on the Bristol channel there was a lot of ship traffic. The …

Sunday, March 9, 2025
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The UK Open 2025 – Day Two

On the second day of the UK Open, the sun shone in a bright blue sky with only a few small clouds. It was a little bit like summer holidays at the seaside und the Butlin’s masses all walked along the promenade. …

Monday, March 3, 2025
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The UK Open 2025 – Greaves shines in Minehead

On the first day of the UK Open in Minehead, Beau Greaves once again wrote history. Never before had a woman managed to reach the fourth round in the UK Open – and she showed strong performances, which many of …

Friday, January 10, 2025
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Steve Beaton

Birthday: April 5, 1964

Lives in: North Walsham, England

Born in: Coventry, England

Nickname: The Bronzed Adonis

Darts: 22-gram Winmau Steve Beaton

Walk-on Music: Stayin’ Alive (The Bee Gees)

Steve Beaton is another of the players who missed this PDC World Championship – a World Championship in …

Thursday, January 2, 2025
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Simon Whitlock

Birthday: March 3, 1969
Lives in: Cessnock, Australia
Born in: Hornsby, Australia
Nickname: The Wizard
Darts: 22-gram Red Dragon Eagles
Walk-on Music: Down Under (Men At Work)

The popular Australian Simon Whitlock entered the spotlight in 2002 when he won the Australian Masters and the Oceanic Masters …

Sunday, December 29, 2024
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Mervyn King

Birthday: March 15, 1966

Lives in: Bradwell, England

Born in: Ipswich, England

Nickname: The King

Darts: 22-gram Mervyn King

Walk-on Music: King of Kings (Motörhead)

Mervyn King started to play darts when he was 12 years old after his father bestowed him an old paper board with …