Darts competitions
Professional competitions
The major tournament within both the PDC and BDO organisations are the World Championships which take place at the start of each year. The BDO tournament has been running since 1978, the PDC tournament since 1994 and in 2006 the first prize offered and total prize fund of the PDC World Championship was double that offered by the BDO tournament. (£100,000 to the PDC Champion, £50,000 to the BDO Champion).
The other main professional tournaments are ; Darts Premier League, UK Open, Las Vegas Desert Classic, World Matchplay, World Grand Prix (PDC – all televised live and in their entirety)
International Darts League, World Darts Trophy, World Masters (BDO/WDF – with the former two only broadcast on Dutch tv (SBS6), and the latter broadcast on SBS6 and by the BBC in the UK)
The WDF World Cup (for national teams) has been played bi-annually since 1977.
The Professional Darts Corporation has lauch the World Series of Darts for the first time in the United States. The World Series of Darts, and its $1 million prize will showcase Pro Darts in the United States. The event will be held at the Moheagen Sun casino in Connecticut May 19-21, 2006 and will be subsequently televised on ESPN this summer.
Amateur competition
- The American Darters Association offers league organization for casual singles players throughout the United States (http://www.adadarters.com/)
- The American Darts Organization is the world’s largest national dart league, facilitating the organization of members’ regional divisions, and promoting the sport via pub-based teams and individuals across the country (http://www.adodarts.com/)
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