BRITISH DARTS ORGANISATION STATEMENT

This statement was posted on the BDO darts forum. I'm not sure if the content of the statement is valid, but it's worth a look....

BRITISH DARTS ORGANISATION STATEMENT

In order to clarify any misinterpretations of a PDC press release issued on Wednesday, February 21st announcing a tournament involving players from the BDO and PDC, I can confirm that it was released without the prior agreement or permission of the British Darts Organisation or the potential broadcaster.

It is important to point out that as a direct result of the constant striving of the BDO to secure more televised tournaments, we have been having preliminary confidential talks with a major broadcaster to create a one-off invitation event, which would involve both BDO and PDC players.

We have given an undertaking to support such an event if it clearly benefits the BDO, its players, its officials and the sport of darts.

With this in mind, it is vitally important to the success and viewer appeal of such an event that both codes are fairly represented in terms of players, officials, staging and presentation.

In order to achieve this, the talks need to be ongoing so that we can create a major televised event that will be mutually beneficial to all parties.

It has always been a British Darts Organisation policy to announce events to our members only when they become reality.

At the moment no agreement has been reached in regard to this proposed event.

OLLY CROFT, OBE
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