Charis’ Column

Thursday, July 11, 2023
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World Matchplay 2024 – The Debutants

Ricardo Pietreczko

Born: 20. October 1994
Lives in: Nürnberg/Erlangen, Germany
Darts: 23g DataDarts
Nickname: Pikachu
Walk-on-Music: Pokemon Theme (Jason Paige)

German Ricardo Pietreczko is the first of this year’s five debutants who will come on the stage of the Winter Gardens in Blackpool …

Monday, December 16, 2023
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An inteview with Alex Spellman

Along with Stowe Buntz, American Alex Spellman dominated this year’s Championship Darts Circuit (CDC) and qualified by the rankings for the PDC World Championship 2023/24.  Spellman has competed for about ten years but only first appeared internationally when in 2022 he won his first …

Monday, December 11, 2023
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An inteview with South Africa’s Simon Adams

This year, Simon Adams was the South African participant in the PDC World Championship (2023/24). Internationally he not well known even though he has played darts for more than 40 years and has been quite successful in South Africa. Adams sees himself …

Wednesday, November 29, 2023
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The Grand Slam’s about to begin!

Jim, you are some kind of old hand in the US sport of darts – what has kept you interested in the sport for such a long time?

Yes, been playing a long time. What keeps me playing is the competition, camraderie and …

Thursday, November 9, 2023
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The Grand Slam’s about to begin!

It is November.  The leaves have started to fall, and the weather is strange.  Rain, wind, sunshine – and temperatures that don’t seem to be able to decide between summer and winter.

Dart players and fans from all over the world will head …

Sunday, July 22, 2023
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Thirty Years of World Matchplay – the Players from Great Britain

When one looks at the World Matchplay winner’s list the name Phil Taylor immediately catches the eye – it appears so often. Taylor won the event sixteen times, as often as he won the World Championship. It is …

Wednesday, July 19, 2023
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Thirty Years of World Matchplay – the Continental Europeans

Following the first part of the World Matchplay history which dealt with the participants from North America, today’s installment looks at the Continental European players and, well, the players from Australia.

Even before Roland Scholten a Dutch player appeared among …

Friday, July 14, 2023
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Thirty Years of World Matchplay – the North Americans

Second only to the PDC World Championship, the PDC World Matchplay is the PDC tournament with the longest history.  This year, it will take place for the 30th time.  But the World Matchplay differs from other PDC events, not only …

Wednesday, March 16, 2023
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UK Open – Third Day

After the quarterfinals all remaining participants were known and much of the suspense had somehow dissipated on finals day.  It seemed it would only be a question of against whom Michael van Gerwen would play in the final, which he would win anyhow.  But …

Wednesday, March 16, 2023
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UK Open – Second Day

Has it happened to you?  Have you ever been unable, at first, to recognize a well-known darts player when you saw them in their street wear or in jump suit?  That is what happened to me when in my accommodation on the morning of …