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Spot the Luigi is a great game to play whilst watching the darts with your 6 year old son.
Sometimes he's easy to spot, and other times he can take over an hour to find but without fail Luigi's always in the crowd somewhere.
Sometimes he's easy to spot, and other times he can take over an hour to find but without fail Luigi's always in the crowd somewhere.
December 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Spot the Luigi is a great game to play whilst watching the darts with your 6 year old son.
Sometimes he's easy to spot, and other times he can take over an hour to find but without fail Luigi's always in the crowd somewhere.
Sometimes he's easy to spot, and other times he can take over an hour to find but without fail Luigi's always in the crowd somewhere.
I want one of these.
THE DARTS starts on Thursday. I guess it's time to start working on my bracket....
December 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I want one of these.
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gian van veen is third favourite for the world darts championships, and also a fascinating guy: brilliant and brittle, open about his struggles, a thinking man in a fiercely anti-intellectual sport. we talked about doubt, and dartitis, and aviation engineering
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
‘It can be brutal’: Gian van Veen, the anti-Luke Littler, on overcoming teenage dartitis
Dutch rising star has gone from not knowing ‘how to grip the dart’ to a dark horse for the PDC world championship
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
gian van veen is third favourite for the world darts championships, and also a fascinating guy: brilliant and brittle, open about his struggles, a thinking man in a fiercely anti-intellectual sport. we talked about doubt, and dartitis, and aviation engineering
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
Happy Dartmas!!
December 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Happy Dartmas!!
They have been so dominant this year, that it seems unthinkable a Luke doesn’t make the final. The question is, it seems, one Luke or two? #darts
capitalarrows.com/one-luke-or-...
capitalarrows.com/one-luke-or-...
One Luke or two? | Capital Arrows
capitalarrows.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
They have been so dominant this year, that it seems unthinkable a Luke doesn’t make the final. The question is, it seems, one Luke or two? #darts
capitalarrows.com/one-luke-or-...
capitalarrows.com/one-luke-or-...
Visiting London for @officialpdc.bsky.social darts at Ally Pally? Here are some places to chuck arrows in central London capitalarrows.com/playing-dart...
Darts in central London when visiting Ally Pally | Capital Arrows
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December 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Visiting London for @officialpdc.bsky.social darts at Ally Pally? Here are some places to chuck arrows in central London capitalarrows.com/playing-dart...
MBEs for Luke's Littler and Humphtries, and Deta Hedman. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl... Oh my.
King's Birthday Honours List 2025: Littler, Humphries, Wade & Beckham among sport names
Darts duo Luke Littler and Luke Humphries are awarded MBEs in the King's Birthday Honours, while Virginia Wade earns a CBE.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
MBEs for Luke's Littler and Humphtries, and Deta Hedman. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl... Oh my.
My AmericaNO (pronounced Americarno) campaign is progressing well; fundamental issue, however - how to tell people about it without using an American-owned platform?
February 23, 2025 at 9:58 AM
My AmericaNO (pronounced Americarno) campaign is progressing well; fundamental issue, however - how to tell people about it without using an American-owned platform?
Other things about darts in London are here - capitalarrows.com, including pubs with dart boards in the centre of the capital
Capital Arrows | Find a darts pub in London.
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January 6, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Other things about darts in London are here - capitalarrows.com, including pubs with dart boards in the centre of the capital
13. But the gripes are minor; the tournament belonged to Littler, probably now the most famous dart player ever. Once the hyperbole has settled, 2025 in darts should be fun.
January 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
13. But the gripes are minor; the tournament belonged to Littler, probably now the most famous dart player ever. Once the hyperbole has settled, 2025 in darts should be fun.
12. The Championship continues its struggle to live up to World billing. Littler beat 5 Englishmen before he owned Dutchman MVG. It was an all-European last 16; MVG was the only non-Brit in the last 8. Four Filipinos in the draw was new, but in the 7th year since expanding to 96, little has changed.
January 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
12. The Championship continues its struggle to live up to World billing. Littler beat 5 Englishmen before he owned Dutchman MVG. It was an all-European last 16; MVG was the only non-Brit in the last 8. Four Filipinos in the draw was new, but in the 7th year since expanding to 96, little has changed.
11. This tournament illustrated what a great job the spotters have done for years – with key shots missed entirely a disaster for TV and live audiences alike. (The obsession with darts Premier League is also extremely dull – this is the World Championship, not a qualifying event)
January 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
11. This tournament illustrated what a great job the spotters have done for years – with key shots missed entirely a disaster for TV and live audiences alike. (The obsession with darts Premier League is also extremely dull – this is the World Championship, not a qualifying event)
10. Wayne Mardle was sorely missed, the coverage flatter and more monochrome in his absence; the sadness at his wife’s sudden death amongst the PDC and Sky teams will have been deep – they are a substitute family at this time of year. The tribute to Donna to end the final transmission was welcome.
January 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
10. Wayne Mardle was sorely missed, the coverage flatter and more monochrome in his absence; the sadness at his wife’s sudden death amongst the PDC and Sky teams will have been deep – they are a substitute family at this time of year. The tribute to Donna to end the final transmission was welcome.
9. Thoughts should be spared too for Damon Heta and Christian Kist, both losers with a £60k 9-darter bonus. And Joe Cullen may have learnt that deciding not to talk to the media only works if the media subsequently want to hear from you: toys, pram, etc.
January 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
9. Thoughts should be spared too for Damon Heta and Christian Kist, both losers with a £60k 9-darter bonus. And Joe Cullen may have learnt that deciding not to talk to the media only works if the media subsequently want to hear from you: toys, pram, etc.
8. As seems to regularly happen, the exciting games dried up towards the end. The last six losing semi-finalists have won just six sets between them, and this year no games from quarter final onwards reached a final set, a result, to some extent, of the record number of seeds dropping in round 2.
January 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
8. As seems to regularly happen, the exciting games dried up towards the end. The last six losing semi-finalists have won just six sets between them, and this year no games from quarter final onwards reached a final set, a result, to some extent, of the record number of seeds dropping in round 2.
7. Others for whom 2025 was a good vintage included the two losing semi-finalists, Stephen Bunting and Chris Dobey, the third Luke (Woodhouse, with excellent victories over de Decker and Heta), Ryan Joyce, and, until a shocking fourth round display, Ricardo Pietreczko.
January 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
7. Others for whom 2025 was a good vintage included the two losing semi-finalists, Stephen Bunting and Chris Dobey, the third Luke (Woodhouse, with excellent victories over de Decker and Heta), Ryan Joyce, and, until a shocking fourth round display, Ricardo Pietreczko.
6. In all, it was a good tournament for MVG, who played in the finest match that really mattered – his defeat of Callan Rydz in the quarter final. Rydz ended with three of the top four averages; watching whether he can sustain this form will be an intrigue for 2025.
January 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
6. In all, it was a good tournament for MVG, who played in the finest match that really mattered – his defeat of Callan Rydz in the quarter final. Rydz ended with three of the top four averages; watching whether he can sustain this form will be an intrigue for 2025.
6. In all, it was a good tournament for MVG, who played in the finest match that really mattered – his defeat of Callan Rydz in the quarter final. Rydz ended with three of the top four averages; watching whether he can sustain this form will be an intrigue for 2025.
January 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
6. In all, it was a good tournament for MVG, who played in the finest match that really mattered – his defeat of Callan Rydz in the quarter final. Rydz ended with three of the top four averages; watching whether he can sustain this form will be an intrigue for 2025.
5. If he needs a role model then he should look no further than former champions Humphries and Van Gerwen, both once again showing sportspeople how to lose properly. MVG may not win this tournament again, but Humphries surely be there or thereabouts for several years.
January 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
5. If he needs a role model then he should look no further than former champions Humphries and Van Gerwen, both once again showing sportspeople how to lose properly. MVG may not win this tournament again, but Humphries surely be there or thereabouts for several years.
4. Talk has subsequently shifted to how many titles Littler can win, and whether Phil Taylor’s record is in danger. It’s not. The main question should be whether young Luke can cope with his future, when grubby elements of the British press turn on him, and fans get bored of him winning
January 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
4. Talk has subsequently shifted to how many titles Littler can win, and whether Phil Taylor’s record is in danger. It’s not. The main question should be whether young Luke can cope with his future, when grubby elements of the British press turn on him, and fans get bored of him winning
3. The Nuke had a favourable draw, helped by avoiding Edhouse and Searle in the early rounds, or facing a Mohican-shaped banana skin that his namesake Humphries discovered in round 4. But the draw made little difference. His ability to pressurise opponents when seemingly out of legs was uncanny.
January 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
3. The Nuke had a favourable draw, helped by avoiding Edhouse and Searle in the early rounds, or facing a Mohican-shaped banana skin that his namesake Humphries discovered in round 4. But the draw made little difference. His ability to pressurise opponents when seemingly out of legs was uncanny.
2. Littler’s skill will be matched by other 17-year olds, but his action is flawless, and the way he owns the stage is truly remarkable.
January 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
2. Littler’s skill will be matched by other 17-year olds, but his action is flawless, and the way he owns the stage is truly remarkable.
1. Littler was a much-deserved champion. He was consistently the best player, averaging over 100 in 5 of his 6 matches, and dealt with what ought to have been intolerable pressure with aplomb.
January 6, 2025 at 12:26 PM
1. Littler was a much-deserved champion. He was consistently the best player, averaging over 100 in 5 of his 6 matches, and dealt with what ought to have been intolerable pressure with aplomb.
Thoughts on the 2025 PDC World Championship, which finished on Friday night with 17-year old Luke Littler taking a step further than last year, and becoming the latest dog-tired dartist required to hold that heaviest of trophies aloft for longer than it took him to reel off the first four sets.
January 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Thoughts on the 2025 PDC World Championship, which finished on Friday night with 17-year old Luke Littler taking a step further than last year, and becoming the latest dog-tired dartist required to hold that heaviest of trophies aloft for longer than it took him to reel off the first four sets.