Charis’ Column

Saturday, March 15, 2025
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Darts players are generous – but BEWARE OF GRIFTERS!

One constant about dart players is they are generous – they support each other and causes they care about.  Leagues all over the world regularly run events to raise funds for various charities or to help players and families in …

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 …

Monday, December 18, 2024
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Happy Birthday, Vincent van der Voort!

Birthday: December 18, 1975
Lives in: Pumerend, Netherlands
Born in: Pumerend, Netherlands
Nickname: The Dutch Destroyer
Darts: 23-gram Winmau Signature
Walk-on Music: Give it Up (K.C. & The Sunshine Band)

Dutchman Vincent van der Voort started to play darts when he was ten …

Monday, December 16, 2024
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Paul Lim

Birthday: January 25, 1954

Lives in: Singapore

Born in: Singapore

Nickname: Singapore Slinger

Darts: 21-gram Target

Walk-on-Music: Walk of Life (Dire Straits)

The now 70-year-old Paul Lim Leong Hwa has moved around the world all his life. He was born in Singapore, lived and worked for some …

Friday, December 12, 2024
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Changers…

This year some of the well-known players will miss the PDC World Championship.

Most have in common (and it’s not uncommon) that at some time in their career they switched from one darts organisation to the other – normally they started in the BDO and later switched to …