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Luke Littler (darts Player)
Luke Littler (born 21 January 2007) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is the current Premier League Darts and World Series of Darts Finals champion, the current Junior and World Youth Champion, the current Bahrain and Poland Darts Masters champion, and the current Belgian and Austrian Darts Open champion. Littler is also the youngest player to have won a match in the WDF World Darts Championship and PDC World Darts Championship. Additionally, he is the youngest player to reach the PDC World Darts Championship final, aged 16 years, and both the youngest ever player to hit a televised nine-dart finish and the youngest to hit 2 televised nine darters; the first one he achieved, at the 2024 Bahrain Darts Masters aged 16, and the second, he achieved in the 2024 Premier League Darts final aged 17. Littler is also the youngest ever player to hit a broadcast nine-darter. He achieved the feat at the age of 14 in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runcorn
Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port in the Borough of Halton in Cheshire, England. Its population in 2011 was 61,789. The town is in the southeast of the Liverpool City Region, with Liverpool to the northwest across the River Mersey. Runcorn is on the southern bank of the River Mersey, where the estuary narrows to form the Runcorn Gap. Runcorn was founded by Ethelfleda in 915 AD as a fortification to guard against Viking invasion at a narrowing of the River Mersey. Under Norman rule, Runcorn fell under the Barony of Halton and an Augustinian abbey was established here in 1115. It remained a small, isolated settlement until the Industrial Revolution when the extension of the Bridgewater Canal to Runcorn in 1776 established it as a port which would link Liverpool with inland Manchester and Staffordshire. and The docks enabled the growth of industry, initially shipwrights and sandstone quarries. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, it was a spa and health resort b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanian Classic (darts)
The Romanian Classic is a darts tournament. List of winners Men's Women's Tournament records * Most wins Jamie Hughes:2, 2015 and 2016 * Most Finals Jamie Hughes:2, 2015 and 2016 * Most Semi Finals Jamie Hughes, James Hurrell:2 * Most Quarter Finals Willem Mandigers: 3 * Most Appearances Willem Mandigers: 4 * Most Prize Money won €1,500: . * Best winning average (.) : , . * Youngest Winner age 15: Luke Littler * Oldest Winner age 43: Scott Mitchell See also * List of BDO ranked tournaments *List of WDF tournaments The World Darts Federation recognise many darts tournaments each year including major titles such as the Lakeside World Professional Championship and the Winmau World Masters. Through 2007, the WDF had held four majors which constituted the Grand S ... References 2014 establishments in Romania Darts tournaments {{darts-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Dart Players Association
The Professional Dart Players Association (PDPA) is an organisation for professional dart players within the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Its intention is to look after the interests of all professional players through an annually elected Board of six current professionals. They work in partnership with the PDC (Promoter) and its governing body (DRA) Formation The PDPA was initially formed in the early 1980s with the main protagonists being John Lowe, Cliff Lazarenko, Dave Whitcombe and Tony Brown. As darts was beginning to decline, players from the PDPA eventually set up the World Darts Council (which is now the Professional Darts Corporation) to run their own tournaments. The PDPA remained effectively a players union. Current board and fees The six board members are Peter Manley (chairman), Alan Warriner-Little (ceo), Andrew Scott and Jacques Nieuwlaat. With administrative and secretarial support from Zoe Banks. Membership of the PDPA is open to all players of the ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England Open (darts)
The England Open is a darts tournament that has been held annually since 1995. List of tournaments Men's Women's Youth's Girls Tournament records * Most wins 3: Ted Hankey, Wesley Harms. * Most Finals 5: Ted Hankey. * Most Semi Finals 5: Ted Hankey. * Most Quarter Finals 8: Ted Hankey. * Most Appearances 10: Ted Hankey. * Youngest Winner age 24: Brian Raman. * Oldest Winner age 45: Mike Veitch Michael Veitch (born 15 August 1960) is a Scottish former professional darts player. Career He made his televised debut at the 1990 Embassy World Championship losing in the first round to Brian Cairns, but it would be another 12 years before .... References 1995 establishments in England Darts tournaments British Darts Organisation tournaments {{darts-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Masters (darts)
The World Masters is one of the longest-running and most prestigious of the BDO/WDF tournaments, which began in 1974. The tournament is sponsored by darts board manufacturer, Winmau. The World Masters was unusual in darts in that its sets are the best of 3 legs (first to 2) rather than the standard best of 5 legs (first to 3). It was previously the final leg of the BDO's Grand Slam title of televised majors, along with the BDO World Darts Championship, International Darts League and World Darts Trophy, until the latter two tournaments were axed in 2008. The champion is referred to as the World Master. After the collapse of the British Darts Organisation in September 2020, the World Darts Federation announced plans to launch the WDF World Masters. In December 2020, it was announced that the 2021 tournament will be held at De Bonte Wever in Assen, Netherlands. This was then pushed back to 2022 due to ongoing coronavirus restrictions. The new WDF version of the event changed the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JDC World Darts Championship
The JDC World Darts Championship is a darts youth's tournament that has been held since 2017 in various locations, while the final match is played during the PDC World Darts Championship in Alexandra Palace Alexandra Palace is a Grade II listed entertainment and sports venue in London, situated between Wood Green and Muswell Hill in the London Borough of Haringey. It is built on the site of Tottenham Wood and the later Tottenham Wood Farm. Origi ..., London. Competitors participating in the JDC World Darts Championship must be under 18 years of age on the day of the final. Rusty-Jake Rodriguez became the first JDC World Champion. Final results and statistics References JDC World Darts Championship Darts tournaments Recurring sporting events established in 2017 {{england-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 PDC Pro Tour
The 2023 PDC Pro Tour is the current series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Players Championships and European Tour events are the events that make up the Pro Tour. There will be thirty Players Championship events and thirteen PDC European Tour events, as well as 24 events for the Challenge and Development Tours, and the Women's Series. Prize money On 21 November 2022, it was announced that the prize money for the Women's Series will be doubled in 2023. The following day, it was announced that the prize money for Challenge/Development Tour events would also increase, with the prize fund going up from £10,000 to £15,000 per event. On 15 February 2023, it was announced that the prize money for the PDC European Tour events was to increase by 25% with prize funds increasing from £140,000 to £175,000 per event. This is how the prize money is divided: PDC Tour Card 128 players are granted Tour Cards, which enables them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Poland Darts Masters
The 2024 Superbet Poland Darts Masters was the second edition of the Professional Darts Corporation tournament, and the fifth entry in the 2024 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight top-ranking players and eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the PreZero Arena in Gliwice, Poland on 14–15 June 2024. Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Dimitri Van den Bergh 8–3 in the 2023 final. Van Gerwen lost 7–2 to Rob Cross in the semi-finals. Luke Littler won his second World Series title, defeating Cross 8–3. Prize money Qualifiers Professional Darts Corporation announced 8 players who would be their elite representatives at the event, which included World Champion Luke Humphries, World Champion finalist Luke Littler and reigning champion Michael van Gerwen. They will be joined by Nathan Aspinall, Rob Cross, Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith and Peter Wright. Dimitri Van den Bergh, finalist of the first edition of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Bahrain Darts Masters
The 2024 Bahrain Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the first event in the season's World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (8 PDC representatives and 8 Asian representatives), and was held at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, from 18–19 January 2024. 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. The previous record of 17 years and 298 days had been set by van Gerwen at the 2007 Masters of Darts The 2007 Keukenconcurrent Masters of Darts was the second staging of a Dutch darts tournament featuring five top Dutch and five top English players. The even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wigan
Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas, Lancashire, River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the north-east and Warrington to the south. It is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre. The town has a population of 107,732 and the wider borough of 330,713. Wigan was formerly within the Historic counties of England, historic county of Lancashire. Wigan was in the territory of the Brigantes, an ancient Celtic tribe that ruled much of what is now northern England. The Brigantes were subjugated in the Roman conquest of Britain and the Roman settlement of ''Coccium'' was established where Wigan lies. Wigan was incorporated as a Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in 1246, following the issue of a charter by Henry III of England, King Henry III of England. At the end of the Middle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 PDC Pro Tour
The 2024 PDC Pro Tour is the current series of non-televised darts tournaments and European Tour events organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Players Championships and European Tour events are the events that make up the Pro Tour. There will be thirty Players Championship events and thirteen PDC European Tour events, as well as 24 events for the Challenge and Development Tours, and the Women's Series. PDC ProTour Order of Merit as of 2 Sep 2024:Prize money in the tables is in units of £1,000. Prize money This is how the prize money is divided: PDC Tour Card 128 players are granted Tour Cards, which enables them to participate in all Players Championships events, the UK Open and qualifiers for all European Tour and select televised events. Tour cards The 2023 Tour Cards were awarded to: * (64) The top 64 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship, 2024 World Championship. * (25) 25 qualifiers from 2023 PDC Pro Tour#Q-S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes ( ) is a city and the largest settlement in Buckinghamshire, England, about north-west of London. At the 2021 Census, the population of its urban area was over . The River Great Ouse forms its northern boundary; a tributary, the River Ouzel, meanders through its linear parks and balancing lakes. Approximately 25% of the urban area is parkland or woodland and includes two Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). In the 1960s, the UK government decided that a further generation of new towns in the South East of England was needed to relieve housing congestion in London. This new town (in planning documents, 'new city'), Milton Keynes, was to be the biggest yet, with a target population of 250,000 and a 'designated area' of about . At designation, its area incorporated the existing towns of Bletchley, Fenny Stratford, Wolverton and Stony Stratford, along with another fifteen villages and farmland in between. These settlements had an extensive historical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
