Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 The winner of the World Championship will take home £350,000, or about $444,000. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/sports/michael-van-gerwen-darts-championship.html?emc=edit_th_20161214&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=30446431&_r=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Trapper Tom Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 That's awesome. I'm a big fan of darts. Used to play for money at a local dive when I was younger. Love the game and miss it. More than once lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mongo, SASS #61450 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 I use to throw in a league and money tournaments until my wife asked if I was ever going to leave the bar and come home. Now that we are "empty-nesters", I'm tempted to start throwing again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twelve mile REB Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Throwing sharp objects in a room packed with people. Legal in California? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 Throwing sharp objects in a room packed with people. Legal in California? Hell, I'm surprised that it's still legal in Britain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Darts is serious bidness in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Angus McPherson Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 I used to DVR darts when it was shown around midnight on one of the sports channels a couple years ago. Watching someone throw a perfect game is pretty impressive on the rare occasions it occurs. The first time I watched darts on tv I was a little dubious about it being a spectator sport. The commentators make all the difference. I don't recall seeing this Van Gerwen guy, but I do recall Phil Taylor and some other big heavyset English bloke that was the big darts hot-shot at the time. I played on a league many, many moons ago. I set up a dart board in my basement when we last moved. Haven't played in a bar since the move and haven't thrown a dart anywhere for close to 20 years. As a kid, playing darts consisted of standing on one side of a basement or garage and flinging darts at a board on the opposite wall. Lots of little holes in walls. Not so many in the dart board. The first time I threw regulation darts I thought "Wow. It's so close. This has got to be easy." Ha. I guess that's what folks think the first time they shoot CAS, too. If they show it on a channel I get I'll surely watch it. BTW, I never did figure out that song the crowd sings during breaks and at the end of the show. I'm not sure if it's a darts thing or just a European sports thing. Angus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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