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2024 In Darts
This topic lists the darts events for the 2024 year. Professional Darts Corporation ;Major events * December 15, 2023 – January 3: 2024 PDC World Darts Championship in London ** Winner: Luke Humphries * February 2–4: 2024 Masters (darts), 2024 Masters in Milton Keynes ** Winner: Stephen Bunting * February 1 – May 23: 2024 Premier League Darts ** Winner: Luke Littler * March 1–3: 2024 UK Open in Minehead ** Winner: Dimitri Van den Bergh * June 27–30: 2024 PDC World Cup of Darts in Frankfurt ** Winner: * July 13–21: 2024 World Matchplay in Blackpool ** Winner: Luke Humphries * October 7–13: 2024 World Grand Prix (darts), 2024 World Grand Prix in Leicester **Winner: Mike De Decker * October 24–27: 2024 European Championship (darts), 2024 European Championship in Dortmund **Winner: Ritchie Edhouse * November 9–17: 2024 Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton **Winner: Luke Littler * November 22–24: 2024 Players Championship Finals in Minehead **Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is a professional darts organisation in the United Kingdom, established in 1992 when a group of leading players split from the British Darts Organisation (BDO) to form what was initially called the World Darts Council (WDC). Sports promoter Eddie Hearn is the PDC chairman. The PDC developed and holds several competitions, including the annual PDC World Darts Championship, the World Matchplay (darts), World Matchplay, World Grand Prix (darts), World Grand Prix, UK Open, Premier League Darts, Premier League, and Grand Slam of Darts, Grand Slam. It also runs its own Darts world rankings, world rankings based on players' performances. History Darts had experienced a boom in the 1980s. A number of tournaments were televised on BBC and ITV (TV network), ITV, which allowed the top players to make a full-time living from the sport and turn professional. However, darts steadily dropped from television schedules and by 1989 the only remaining t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leicester
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a population of in . The greater Leicester urban area had a population of 559,017 in 2021, making it the 11th most populous in England, and the List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, 13th most populous in the United Kingdom. A 2023 report ranked Leicester 16th out of the 50 largest UK cities on a range of economic measures, and the first of seven East Midlands cities. The city lies on the River Soar and is approximately north-northwest of London, east-northeast of Birmingham and northeast of Coventry. Nottingham and Derby lie around to the north and northwest respectively, whilst Peterborough is located to the east. Leicester is close to the eastern end of the National Forest, England, National Forest. Leicester has a long history exten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 US Darts Masters
The 2024 bet365 US Darts Masters was a professional darts tournament that was held at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States from 31 May–1 June 2024. It was the sixth staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation and the third event in the 2024 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players and eight North American representatives). Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Jeff Smith 8–0 in the 2023 final. However, he was beaten by Rob Cross 6–4 in the quarter-finals. Rob Cross won his first US Darts Masters and his fourth World Series title in all, beating Gerwyn Price 8–7 in the final. Prize money The total prize fund was £60,000. Qualifiers The PDC announced the eight players who would be their elite representatives at the event on 13 March. The seedings were based on the 2024 World Series rankings after 2 events: # ''(quarter-finals)'' # ''(semi-finals)'' # ''( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Van Gerwen
Michael van Gerwen (; born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player, who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where is currently ranked PDC Order of Merit, world number three; he was ranked world number one from 2014 to 2021. He is also a three-time PDC World Darts Championship, PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2014 PDC World Darts Championship, 2014, 2017 PDC World Darts Championship, 2017 and 2019 PDC World Darts Championship, 2019. Van Gerwen has won 47 PDC majors, Professional Darts Corporation#Roll of Honour, second in the all-time list behind Phil Taylor (darts player), Phil Taylor. This includes a record seven Premier League Darts, Premier League titles, three titles in the World Matchplay (darts), World Matchplay, Grand Slam of Darts, Grand Slam and UK Open respectively, six World Grand Prix (darts), World Grand Prix titles, the Players Championship Finals on a record seven occasions, a joint-record four European Championship (dart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
's-Hertogenbosch
s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 160,783. It is the capital of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Brabant and its fourth largest city by population. The city is south of the Meuse, Maas river and near the Waal (river), Waal. History The city's official name is a contraction of the (archaic) Dutch language, Dutch — . The duke in question was Henry I, Duke of Brabant, whose family had owned a large estate at nearby Orthen for at least four centuries. He founded a new town located on some forested dunes in the middle of a marsh. At age 26, he granted 's-Hertogenbosch City rights in the Netherlands, city rights and the corresponding trade privileges in 1185. This is the traditional date given by later chroniclers; the first mention in contemporaneous sources is 1196. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Dutch Darts Masters
The 2024 TOTO Dutch Darts Masters was a professional darts tournament that was held at the Maaspoort Den Bosch in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands from 26–27 January 2024. It was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation after the inaugural 2022 event, returning after a one-year absence. It was the second event in the 2024 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight top-ranking players and eight Benelux representatives). Dimitri Van den Bergh was the defending champion, having defeated Dirk van Duijvenbode 8–2 in the 2022 final. However, he was eliminated in the first round, losing 3–6 to Gerwyn Price. Michael van Gerwen won the title after defeating Luke Littler 8–6 in the final. Prize money The total prize fund was £60,000. The winner received the Toon Greebe Trophy and £20,000. Qualifiers The 16-player field was announced on 8 January 2024. Luke Littler was seeded number one after his win at the Bahrain Dar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakhir
Sakhir () is a desert area located in the Southern Governorate of Bahrain, near Zallaq. It contains the Al-Sakhir Palace, built in 1870. Camping in Sakhir during the winter months is a popular activity in the country. Notable sites In the early 2000s, the area saw many changes such as the creation of the University of Bahrain main campus and Bahrain International Circuit, the home of Formula One's Bahrain Grand Prix. During the 2020 Formula One season, the track hosted a second race, the Sakhir Grand Prix, using an alternate track layout. Sakhir is also the location of the biannual Bahrain International Airshow as well as the Al Areen Wildlife Park, the only nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geologic ... and zoo located on land in Bahrain. Bell Sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Bahrain Darts Masters
The 2024 Bahrain Darts Masters was a professional darts tournament that was held at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain from 18–19 January 2024. It was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation and was the first event in the 2024 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (8 PDC representatives and 8 Asian representatives). Michael Smith was the defending champion, having defeated 8–6 in the 2023 final. However, he lost 7–6 to Michael van Gerwen in the semi-finals. On 19 January, two days before his 17th birthday, Luke Littler became the youngest player to hit a televised nine-dart finish, achieving the feat in the first leg of his 6–3 quarter-final win over Nathan Aspinall Nathan Aspinall (born 15 July 1991) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked PDC Order of Merit, world number six; he reached a peak ranking of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Players Championship Finals
The 2024 Players Championship Finals (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2024 Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals) was the sixteenth staging of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) darts tournament, which saw the top 64 players from the 2024 PDC Players Championship series taking part. The tournament took place from 22 to 24 November 2024 at the Butlin's Resort, Minehead. Luke Humphries was the defending champion after defeating Michael van Gerwen 11–9 in the 2023 final and successfully defended his title to win the tournament for a second time, with an 11–7 victory over Luke Littler in the final. Prize money The 2024 Players Championship Finals had a prize fund of £600,000. The following was the breakdown of the fund: Qualification The top 64 players from the Players Championships Order of Merit qualified, which was solely based on prize money won in the 30 Players Championship events during the season. On 22 November 2024, the opening day of the tourname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands of England. Located around 12 miles (20 km) north of Birmingham, it forms the northwestern part of the West Midlands conurbation, with the towns of Walsall to the east and Dudley to the south. The population in 2021 was 263,700, making it the third largest city in the West Midlands after Birmingham and Coventry. Historic counties of England, Historically in Staffordshire, Wolverhampton grew as a market town specialising in the wool trade. During the Industrial Revolution, it became a major centre for coal mining, steel production, lock making, and automotive manufacturing; the economy of the city is still based on engineering, including a large aerospace industry, as well as the Tertiary sector of the economy, service sector. The city is also home to the University of Wolverhampton. A town for most of its history, it gained city status in the United Kingdom, city status in 2000. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Grand Slam Of Darts
The 2024 Grand Slam of Darts (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2024 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts) was a professional darts tournament that was held at Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton, England from 9–17 November 2024. It was the eighteenth staging of the Grand Slam of Darts organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. Luke Humphries was the defending champion, having defeated Rob Cross 16–8 in the 2023 final. He was eliminated in the group stage, after losing his first two matches. Michael van Gerwen was eliminated in the group stage for the first time since 2010, while 2022 champion Michael Smith was also unable to qualify from his group, meaning all former champions present at the tournament were eliminated before the knockout stage. Luke Littler won the tournament, defeating Martin Lukeman 16–3 in the final for his first ranking major title. Prize money The prize fund for the Grand Slam remained the same as last year at £650,000. Qualification Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritchie Edhouse
Ritchie Edhouse (born 19 April 1983) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number twenty-seven. He won his first major title at the 2024 European Championship, defeating Jermaine Wattimena 11–3 in the final. He has also made the semi-finals in five ranking events on the PDC Pro Tour, being a one-time semi-finalist on the PDC European Tour, at the 2018 Dutch Darts Championship, and a four-time semi-finalist in Players Championship events. Edhouse also won three titles on the PDC Challenge Tour. Career 2016–2023 Edhouse won his first PDC Challenge Tour title in 2016, whitewashing Mark Dudbridge 5–0 in the final of Event Three. Edhouse first won his PDC Tour Card at 2017 Q-School after defeating Mickey Mansell 5–3 on Day Two. He reached the semi-finals of the 2018 Dutch Darts Championship, where he lost to Ricky Evans 7–5. Edhouse hit the maximum check-out of 170, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
