Like many players of her generation, Gemma Hayter started throwing darts long before she understood quite where the sport could take her. Growing up in a family of pub landlords and county players, darts was simply part of the wallpaper. A battered board on the shed wall of her parents’ pub became her first practice […]
Ryan Vessey’s darting journey began in his bedroom, like so many before him – having recently made his Super League debut, the Farnham thrower has his eyes set on playing for the county. “I must have been about 14 or 15,” he told Fen Regis Trophies. “I used to have a dartboard in my room. […]
Sunderland teenager Jack Howarth has been making waves on the darts circuit and is rubbing shoulders with some of the sport’s greats. Luke Humphries, Martin Adams, and Raymond van Barneveld are just some of the world champions Jack has shared the oche. Growing up in Washington, Tyne and Wear, Jack was a relative latecomer to […]
Jarred Cole has been throwing arrows since the age of three and the ‘King of the Castle’ is enjoying competing across a wide range of tournaments. Born into a darts-playing family, it should come as no surprise that Jarred spent much of his formative years within close vicinity of a dartboard. From being gifted a […]
Jack Langston is a self-professed darts enthusiast who was a marker on the PDC Tour for six years and now boasts a social following of more than 100,000. A tree surgeon by day, Jack is more widely known by his online moniker ‘The Darts Referee’, under which he creates and publishes videos on his YouTube […]
David Evans missed out on recapturing a PDC tour card at Q School in January, but the Preston thrower is aiming to earn a place on tour via the Challenge Tour. David had previously held a PDC tour card via the Order of Merit for the PDC’s secondary series, the Challenge Tour, in 2020. He […]
It is a question that has been debated between snooker and darts fans for many years, what is the most difficult to achieve, a 147 break or a nine-darter? Both sporting accomplishments require precision, talent, and bottle to achieve. A 147 break in snooker demands the player at the table to pot 36 balls consecutively, […]
Scottish mum Nicky Goodbrand has been enjoying success playing online darts and has hopes of rubbing shoulders with the likes of Lisa Ashton and Fallon Sherrock. Nicky is the captain of her local pub team in Fraserburgh, Scotland, and is the mother to four sons who have followed in her darting footsteps. It is a […]
Former World Masters champion and Lakeside finalist Lorraine Winstanley still has her sights on winning tournaments, but now has more than one eye on developing darts’ future. Winstanley has enjoyed a hugely successful career and is still going strong, very much targeting a maiden World Championship win after reaching the final in 2019, where she […]
Though not directly involved in active competition, the role of the MC (Master of Ceremonies) should not be understated – the importance of which is not lost on Paul Booth. If you are a fan of sports such as boxing and darts (as well as many others), there is a good chance that you will […]
