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Smith Denies Schindler to Claim Second European Crown
Ross Smith silences a passionate Dortmund crowd to beat Martin Schindler 11-8 and win his second European Championship title.
Lakeside World Darts: BDO Era History, Champions & Betting
Littler Faces 24 Challengers for £501,000 Netflix Prize
This Friday, Luke Littler will face 24 players in single-leg shootouts for a £501,000 prize in a live Netflix special broadcast from Manchester.
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Littler Hits 114 Average to Reach Dortmund Quarter-Finals
Luke Littler produces a masterful display to beat Nathan Aspinall, as defending champion Gian van Veen is eliminated from the European Championship.
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Van Gerwen Crashes Out of European Championship in Dortmund
Michael van Gerwen is eliminated in the first round by Kevin Doets, as world champion Luke Littler and a relieved Martin Schindler advance in Germany.
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Woodhouse Nine-Darter Lights Up Dortmund Opening Night
Luke Woodhouse hit a perfect leg on a dramatic opening night that also saw Luke Humphries withdraw and his replacement Kim Huybrechts win in style.
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European Championship 2026 Preview
The top 32 players from the European Tour battle in Dortmund, with Gian van Veen defending his title against a field including Luke Humphries and Luke Litt
AIAnastasia Dobromyslova: Three World Titles and a PDC Detour
The first Russian at Lakeside ended Trina Gulliver's run in 2008, spent two years in the PDC and came back to win the title twice more.
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Darts on British TV: How the BBC Made It Big — And Lost It
The BBC didn't just broadcast darts in the 1980s: it made the sport what it was. Then it walked away. Here's what that cost darts, and who picked up the pieces.
AIThe Lakeside Atmosphere: Why 1,170 Seats Felt Like 10,000
The Lakeside Country Club held 1,170 people for darts. It sounded like a football ground. Here's why the smallest venue in world sport produced the loudest crowds.
AIDarts in British Culture: From Pub Game to World Championship
Darts didn't become a major British sport by accident. It grew out of the pubs and working men's clubs of northern England and the Midlands, hit peak television in the early 1980s, and then fractured into two competing visions of what the game should be. This is how that happened.