Charis’ Column

Monday, December 24, 2018
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Anastasia Dobromsylova – until now, the only woman to qualify by pub qualifier for the PDC World Championship

Yes, that happened once (it was not so long ago). The woman who managed this was Anastasia Dobromyslova and she was again one of the players who stood on the stage …

Wednesday, December 19, 2018
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WC day four, and the first (and so far, only) German women on the PDC circuit

Yes, really, it is true, there were German ladies who played a few PDC Europe Events. There were two: Sabrina Spörle and Stefanie Lück.

Sabrina Spörle was more a soft darts player and …

Tuesday, December 18, 2018
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PDC World Championships – day three and the (probably) only PDC Women’s World Champion

On the third day of the World Championship – during which the top favourite, Michael van Gerwen would appear for the first time on the Alexandra Palace stage – we begin by reflecting on another …

Monday, December 16, 2018
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The PDC and Ladies Darts

This year, the PDC expanded the World Championship field of participants to 96 and two of the First Round places were on offer in two ladies qualifiers – one for ladies from the UK and one for ladies from the rest of the world. Qualifying …

Monday, December 9, 2018
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An interview with Canada’s Jim Long

Jim – when did you start to play darts?

I started playing darts when I was 19 years old.

How did you get into contact with the sport?

I went to my local tavern one night to play pool and everyone was playing …

Monday, November 26, 2018
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The Grand Slam of Darts – a sad story with wide-ranging consequences

One of the mechanics, Louis Coatalen, worked with at Sunbeam was Tim Barrett. Barrett was born and grew up in Wolverhampton. During his apprentice training he worked among others from Guy Motors which produced motors for airplanes …

Sunday, November 25, 2018
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The Grand Slam of Darts – close contests

Not only was it on the third day of the Grand Slam that we saw close contests.

Those happen often enough in car racing as well. Years ago, there existed in Wolverhampton a manufacturer who produced racing cars – Sunbeam. Sunbeam …

Saturday, November 24, 2018
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The Grand Slam of Darts – a lot more darts…

On the second day of the tournament I again used the shuttle to the venue. The pick-up stop had changed due to Remembrance Day. The shuttle needs around twenty minutes to get from Wolverhampton to Aldersley which is a …

Friday, November 23, 2018
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The Grand Slam of Darts – a new venue

This year the Grand Slam was again played in Wolverhampton but not, as in former years, in the Civic Hall (which is being renovated) but in Aldersleigh Leisure Village. This “village” is not a small town but a big sporting …