The three-dart average in
darts
Darts or dart-throwing is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small projectile point, sharp-pointed projectile, missiles known as dart (missile), darts at a round shooting target, target known as a #Dartboard, dar ...
is the average score achieved with three
darts
Darts or dart-throwing is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small projectile point, sharp-pointed projectile, missiles known as dart (missile), darts at a round shooting target, target known as a #Dartboard, dar ...
thrown.
Averages are the most cited statistics in matches as they give a rough estimate of a player's form. The longer a match lasts, the harder it is to maintain a high average as low scoring legs or missed darts at a double bring the average down.
While there have been match averages of over 130 in floor tournaments, the world record only lists televised matches, which are easy to verify.
History
Michael van Gerwen
Michael van Gerwen (; born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player. He is currently ranked number 3 in the world, having been number 1 from 2014 to 2021. He is also a three-time PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2014, 2 ...
is the current world record holder for a televised match with an average of 123.40 thrown in the
2016 Premier League against
Michael Smith.
holds the record for highest
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 ...
live streamed match average (123.53), at Players Championship 29 in 2019.
Bobby George
Robert Francis George (born 16 December 1945) is an English television presenter and former professional darts player. He is widely recognised as one of the game's biggest personalities, known for his flamboyant entrances in which the "King ...
was the first player to throw an average of over 100 on television during the 1979
News of the World Darts Championship
The News of the World Championship was one of the first major organised darts competitions, which began in 1927. It became England's first national darts competition from 1947, as the years went by it gradually became international essentially ...
final against
Alan Glazier
Alan James Glazier (21 January 1939 – 12 November 2020) was an English professional darts player. He used the nickname "The Ton Machine" and was noted for his all-black outfits.
Career
Glazier was one of the first darts players who turned pr ...
.
Televised high averages
Men
Televised averages of 114 points or more.
Women
Televised high averages world record progression
Men
The world record progression before 1997 is subject to further research.
Women
Televised pairs high averages
Televised combined high averages
Highest televised averages by length of match in legs
This table shows the highest average for all matches containing at least as many legs as the number in the leftmost column. Set-play matches show the total number of legs won and lost across all sets.
Highest tournament winning averages
Note: These tournament averages were calculated by adding up the match averages and then dividing by the number of matches. The "true" tournament averages - which would be calculated by adding up the points scored divided by total darts thrown and multiplying by 3 - may differ, but cannot be accurately calculated for most tournaments due to this data being unavailable.
References
External links
High Averages on PDPA Professional Darts Player AssociationHighest Averages on TV on The Darts ForumDarts Averages on OnAverageDarts Averages on Darts1TV Averages +105 on The Stars Of Darts Forum
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