Darts .... ..its getting exciting now.

[craigwend]

 

[Dave7]

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Luke seemed convinced that someone is bringing it/them in deliberately.
He said something to the effect that it cannot just happen.
I am inclined to agree with him.

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

What's with plenty of newspapers crying about how Nuke will lose almost half of his £1M World Champs winnings?

He's simply paying the same % of tax as anyone else would, receiving obscene amounts of money, boo hoo!

 

[Bonefish Blues]

What's with plenty of newspapers crying about how Nuke will lose almost half of his £1M World Champs winnings?

He's simply paying the same % of tax as anyone else would, receiving obscene amounts of money, boo hoo!

Hold on, Chuffy the Dartslinger is getting a million quids? I should have misspent my youth rather more freely

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

Hold on, Chuffy the Dartslinger is getting a million quids? I should have misspent my youth rather more freely

It was a big increase to £1M this time around, not that I can tell you what it was in previous years without googling.

Apparently it doubled from 2025 .

But it was bound to happen, given it's another sport thats gone to pay to view for many tournaments.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

It was a big increase to £1M this time around, not that I can tell you what it was in previous years without googling.

Apparently it doubled from 2025 .

But it was bound to happen, given it's another sport thats gone to pay to view for many tournaments.

Is Matchroom involved, perchance?

 

[craigwend]

Luke seemed convinced that someone is bringing it/them in deliberately.
He said something to the effect that it cannot just happen.
I am inclined to agree with him.

However...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/articles/cx2glyy4dxgo

 

[Dave7]

However...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/articles/cx2glyy4dxgo

Yes, I read that just after my previous post.

 

[Exlaser2]

Serious question ie not being picky etc.
Have you ever played serious darts as in at least being in a pub team ?
In my younger days I was a half decent pub player (never a very good one) and I was glued to the TV last night. Even when the forthcoming result was obvious I was mesmerised.
The old unanswerable question comes to my mind......... I wonder how he compares to eg Jocky Wilson or Bobby George etc.

I think his averages are better than Wilson or George or other players of the era.
But I don’t he isn’t doing anything more remarkable than NvG or Taylor have done in the more recent past . He is just in a rich vein of form where he just knows he turn it on and win .
He hasn’t yet had set back or a dip in form , how he reacts to that kind of thing will decide if he goes on to be an all time great like Taylor .

 

[Beebo]

Luke seemed convinced that someone is bringing it/them in deliberately.
He said something to the effect that it cannot just happen.
I am inclined to agree with him.

They are also quite a regular feature at the snooker masters too. Which suggests it is a venue problem.
It is a huge place so almost impossible to keep wasp free.

 

[craigwend]

 

[laurentian]

Littler just signed a £20 Million(!) deal over 10 years with Target Darts

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/a...Luke Littler,year agreement with Target Darts.

 

[Beebo]

You have to sell a lot of darts and boards for that.
I was chatting to a nephew at Christmas he spent £150 on a set of Luke littler darts. He didn’t try them beforehand, didn’t get on with them so sold them on eBay for £100.

 

[Dave7]

You have to sell a lot of darts and boards for that.
I was chatting to a nephew at Christmas he spent £150 on a set of Luke littler darts. He didn’t try them beforehand, didn’t get on with them so sold them on eBay for £100.

Brought back memories that.
I (and many others) used to buy our darts from a small sports shop in the market. There was a board set up so you could try various sets until you were happy.
Buying 'on line' didn't exist back then.