Charis’ Column

Tuesday, June 28, 2016
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Darts in June – Upsets, Highlights and Another Milestone Birthday 

June’s darting highlight certainly was the PDC World Cup. It’s a darts tournament I like – different format, different faces and even sometimes a few upsets! And this year it even included a premature birthday present…

This year’s …

Wednesday, May 25, 2016
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“Wolfie” celebrates his 60th birthday! 

Martin “Wolfie” Adams will celebrate his 60th birthday on June 4th. I can imagine he’ll celebrate it in style while taking part in a tournament… and to be sure the wolves will be howling!

Adams’ 36-year long (more or less) darting career started by …

Tuesday, May 24, 2016
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Charis interviews Martin “Wolfie” Adams 

Martin – of course, people wonder why after years of refusal you took part in the Grand Slam last year?

Well, that’s nothing mysterious. The BDO talked to me and advised me to take part.

How did you like it?

I really enjoyed …

Monday, April 11, 2016
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The fat’s in the fire…  

When I recently watched the Michael van Gerwen /Phil Taylor match during Premier League, which ended in a draw, I couldn’t help feeling something like Jetzt haben wir den Salat, which means in English “The fat’s in the fire”…

Whatever you might …

Monday, March 14, 2016
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The UK Open – is this really a column?

Although I am still not quite sure what a column really is I agreed to write one and my new boss, Dartoid, made me visit the UK Open as the tournament offered a chance for a journalistic attempt. And …

Friday, February 19, 2016
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An interview with Larry Butler

Born in 1957, Larry Butler is 58 years of age – three years older than Phil Taylor. But he is still one of the most successful American dart players, possibly the most successful.

Beside countless North American tournament wins, both steel-tip and soft-tip, he …