Charis’ Column

Saturday, January 2, 2021
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The Final of the 2003 PDC World Championship

The final of the 2003 PDC World Championship counts – along with the inaugural world championship final and the 2008 women’s final – among the best darts matches in the history of the sport and, as in the Women’s final it …

Monday, December 21, 2020
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The Inaugural BDO World Championship Final

The final is not always the best match of a tournament – but there have been some World Championship finals which must rank among the best matches in the history of darts. Among them, the inaugural BDO World Championship (which took place in …

Wednesday, December 16, 2020
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Back to the 2021 PDC World Championship 

As a follow-up to the article about the 2008 BDO Women’s World Championship showdown between Trina Gulliver and Anastasia Dobromyslova final, here is a close look at the two female players in this year’s PDC World Championship – Lisa Ashton and Deta …

Wednesday, December 16, 2020
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One of the best Women’s World Championship Finals: Trina Gulliver vs. Anastasia Dobromyslova

The final is not always the best match of a tournament but there were some World Championship finals which surely rate among the best matches in the history of darts.

I picked three and checked them …

Wednesday, October 28, 2020
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The European Championship

I will not predict anything this time – not after all those wrong predictions last time! But I have looked at the line up for the European Championship which really can take place despite all the problems the Corona crisis presents. There will even be a …

Tuesday, October 6, 2020
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World Grand Prix Debutants

This year, in the World Grand Prix – which due to the Corona pandemic will not be played as usual in the City West hotel in Dublin but rather behind closed doors in the Ricoh Arena in Coventry – six debutants will take part who …

Tuesday, July 28, 2020
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Top Secret (or World Matchplay – Quarterfinals to Final)

Do you know those spy thrillers? Or spy movies?

You know, where inconspicuous middle-aged men with brown briefcases (I don’t know why, but they are always brown) travel by train to some really remote village where they are picked up …

Saturday, July 25, 2020
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Superbly Amplified (or World Matchplay – Round #2)

Am I the only one who is curious why the arena in Milton Keynes is called “Marshall Arena”?

Surely others have wondered too but no doubt most don’t care and are just happy that live darts is finally back.  Still, perhaps …

Friday, July 24, 2020
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Gary Anderson is to blame!

My idea was to abstain from accompanying this year’s World Matchplay with columns since I couldn’t watch it live on the spot.  And I’ve never ever been in Milton Keynes either….

But then Gary Anderson came along and was asked in two different interviews …

Wednesday, July 18, 2020
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After the Summer Series and before (almost) World Matchplay…

Thanks to the PDC Summer Series we were finally able to watch live darts again! But for the players and their managers and the few officials the situation during the five days was far from normal…

All had to arrive …