#darts Column 424 - Who’s the Real Darts World Champion? Dartoid's World

For years Dartoid’s World has made the case that the center of the darts universe has been shifting. Now it has.

I have written that the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) should wake up and smell the noodles, that it should take its act to Asia. It hasn’t.

It’s difficult to figure. There’s good business to be had. Barry Hearn is a great businessman (and he has really nice hair).

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American #Darts Organization - Las Vegas Open Updates

Darin Young who defeated Patrick Kithi by a score of 4-2 and Shea Reynolds who defeated Paula Murphy 4-1 for winning the 2012 ADO National Cricket Championships. All round robin results and finals brackets are listed at:

American Darts Organization

Blind draw #dart #tournament

Kern Darts

• Saturday, February 11, 2012
• Time

  4:00pm until 7:00pm

Where

Taft moose lodge

205 North 10th Street, Taft, CA 93268
Blind draw dart tournament

1st Annual Utah State #Dart Championship Tournament: Fire in the Hole at Club DJ's

The dart playing capitol of Utah, Club DJ's invites you to participate in the 1st Annual Utah State Dart Championship Tournament from Jan. 27-Jan. 29. Club DJ's is well known throughout the dart-playing community for its weekly league play and numerous tournaments, and Fire in the Hole is expected to break all tournament attendance and participation records currently held by the club.

1st Annual Utah State Dart Championship Tournament: Fire in the Hole at Club DJ's

Major League Darts: MLD Local: Twin Cities Challenge, $1,350

Limited Field: Limited to first 30 paid players
Sat Mar 10, 2012 Entry Deadline Feb 24, 2012
Location/Venue: Moose on Monroe, 356 Monroe St NE, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Start Time: 10:30am Mandatory Player's Meeting/Check-in Deadline: 10:00am
Entry fee: $50,PRE-register online** at MLDdarts.com/register
Moose will have drink and food specials all day!!
Format:
- 1-day dart tournament (steel tip), open to men and women, no membership required
- 501 open in, double out
- Modified Round Robin - Field divided into round robin groups, format will be 3, 5, or 7 legs depending on group size, all legs played (i.e. not ‘best of’)
- Modified Round Robin top 2 advance to Main Event
- Remaining players advance to Consolation Event
- Main Event is ‘best of 11’ legs, single elimination knockout bracket. Best of 15 Finals.
- Consolation is ‘best of 5’ legs, single elimination knockout bracket
- Round Robin groups are seeded based on player rankings: www.mlddarts.com/rankings
Dress Code: Slacks, collared shirt, closed toe shoes. No shorts, tank tops, hats, etc.
Rules: Major League Darts is under the jurisdiction of the Darts Regulation Authority (DRA), and their rules shall preside. There will also be an MLD Addendum made available.
Payout: 90% guaranteed, payouts based on 30 players, actual payouts will be determined the day of the event.
1st: $340
2nd: $200
Semis: $135
Last 8: $90
Last 10: $60
Consolation: $60
Tournament Director: Steve Millman, steve.millman@gmail.com, 612-803-8240
**If needed checks/money orders can be sent to: (include tournament name, and player name)
Major League Darts, 809 Laurel St #34, San Carlos, CA 94070 *needs to be received 1 week prior to the deadline*
This MLD Local is in MLD Region 3. All players will earn points which will be used in the Regional Qualification System for the MLD 2012 North American Championships, 30 Nov – 2 Dec 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Players in Wisconsin, Ontario, and Manitoba can also earn points towards their personal regional at this event. Players from ANY State or Province will also earn points towards the 'wildcard' spots available.

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#DARTS: Johnny looking to make the grade in the PDC after graduating Q school (From Swindon Advertiser)

SWINDON’s Johnny Haines is looking forward to taking on some of the biggest names in darts after winning a PDC ProTour card at Qualifying School.

DARTS: Johnny looking to make the grade in the PDC after graduating Q school (From Swindon Advertiser)

#Darts Around the World podcast will headline a PDC North America Tour round table

 podcast on Wed. Jan. 25th which will be posted on itunes on Thursday Jan. 26th. This is your chance to here what plans are in the works for PDC in North America. Will there be a question and answer section of the podcast on the proposed tour? Can't say just yet, but one might want to head on over to http://www.dartsunderground.com/ and join in the discussion soon to make sure you have an idea about what's being said by your darting peers.

http://www.dartsaroundtheworld.com/

Submitted by Brian Jackson on Wed, 01/25/2012 - 12:45

MLD would like to announce that the winner of each MLD Local* will receive an entry into one PDC North American Tour Event in 2012 (2013 event if MLD event is after the last PDC event in 2012).
*MLD Local must have a minimum of 32 players to qualify for the free entry spot

source: http://mlddarts.com/node/112

#darts April 15th, MLD Local: Kentuckiana Classic, $1,080

Limited Field: maximum of 24 players
Date: Sunday April 15 2012 Entry Deadline: Thursday April 5, 2012
Location/Venue: Loyal Order of Moose Family Center, 1040 S Indiana Avenue, Sellersburg, Indiana, (812) 246-3256
Entry fee: $50, pre-register** online at MLDdarts.com
Start Time: 11:00am Mandatory Players Meeting/Check-in: 10:30am

Format:
- Modified Round Robin.
- Top 2 advance to Main Event. Best of 11. Best of 15 Finals
- Remaining advance to Consolation Event. Best of 5
- Round Robin groups are seeded based on MLD player rankings: MLDdarts.com/rankings

Rules: Major League Darts is under the jurisdiction of the Darts Regulation Authority (DRA), and their rules shall preside. There will also be an MLD Addendum made available.

Dress Code: Slacks, collared shirt, closed toe shoes. No shorts, tank tops, hats, etc.

Payout: based on 24 players, 90% payout, actual payout determined on day of event

1st: $300
2nd: $175
Semis: $115
Last 8: $75
Consolation: $75

Tournament Director: Jeffrey “Alf” Kochersperger, alfkokie@yahoo.com, (502) 797-9766

**If needed checks/money orders can be sent to: (include tournament name, and player name) *send in 2 weeks prior*
Major League Darts, 809 Laurel St #34, San Carlos, CA 94070

This MLD Local is in MLD Region 7. All players will earn points which will be used in the Regional Qualification System for the MLD 2012 North American Championships, 30 Nov – 2 Dec 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Players from ANY State or Province will also earn points towards the 'wildcard' spots available.

http://mlddarts.com/tournaments/2012/ketuckiana_classic

#darts Justin Irwin, the Bachelor of Darts

After a short women's darts special episode last week, The Wrong Bed returns this week with a bumper review of Lakeside 2012, with help from everybody's favourite losing finalist Tony O'Shea, and TV's Scott Mitchell. In addition, we are delighted to be joined by Sir Bob Russell MP, who talks about his plans for darts during the London 2012 Olympics, and reveals exactly how darts became a sport in the UK.

The next episode of The Wrong Bed will be in two weeks time, and will be the last of this series.

Happy listening

Bachelor of Darts and Tricky D

Justin Irwin, the Bachelor of Darts

Did you miss Little Richard on #Darts Around The World

... not THE Little Richard, but the Darts Little Richard... if you missed the live podcast you can still catch it at:

Episode 59-”Little” Richard Ashdown’s Lakeside Coverage

There may have been no round table in sight this week but Richard Ashdown could cover every seat at the table. Previously, during our world cup coverage, we got to know Richard a little bit …

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Darts Around The World

SOPA/PIPA: Down but not out (yet) - Computerworld Blogs

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) have both taken some pretty serious body blows over the last few days, but it would be premature to write them off just yet.

...

The sponsors of the bills have made it clear that they are intent on passing some sort of legislation to deal with what they claim is the unfettered theft of U.S. IP and copyright by rogue foreign sites. The developments of the last few days are likely to slow the momentum of the bills somewhat.
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#Darts match betting probe - Local - Peterlee Mail

DARTS chiefs have launched an investigation into suspicious betting on a world championships match lost by a local player.

The probe was launched after large bets were reportedly placed on the correct result of the World Darts Championships match featuring Davey “The Badger” Prins, from Peterlee, which he went on to lose.

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Darts match betting probe - Local - Peterlee Mail

#Darts: Ladies and veterans step up the oche - Other sport - Bognor Regis Observer

THE Bognor Friday Night League resumed with the ladies and over-60s’ knockouts. Many players were eligible for both knockouts and there were some surprise wins.

Some 17 ladies made up their knockout contest. The first semi-final saw Richmond A’s Debbie Clements take on Richmond Rebels’ Doreen Hayler, with Clements showing her scoring power to make her way into the final.

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Darts: Ladies and veterans step up the oche - Bognor Regis Observer

#darts BDO STATEMENT - further investigation

DAVE PRINS v WILLY VAN DE WIEL

The BDO has been advised that there are betting patterns relating to the above match that may warrant further investigation. It has not yet been provided with the detail but is expecting full cooperation from the bookmakers affected.

The BDO takes its responsibility to protect the integrity of the great sport of darts very seriously.
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BDO STATEMENT

#darts Anastasia mad with BDO The Sun |Home Scotland|Scottish Sport|Darts

OCHE queen Anastasia Dobromyslova could be set to leave the BDO after officials tried to ban her FLIGHTS.

The Russian beauty won her second world title on Friday night, coming from a set down to beat Deta Hedman 2-1.

It came after tournament bosses told her just 30 minutes before her semi-final that she couldn't use her flights.

Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/sportdarts/4067910/Anastasia-mad-with-BDO.html#ixzz1jvA9GbKg

Anastasia mad with BDO | The Sun |Home Scotland|Scottish Sport|Darts