The British Darts Organisation (BDO) was a darts organisation founded on 7 January 1973 by Olly Croft. Made up of 66 member counties, it oversaw professional, semi-professional and amateur darts competitions in Britain. The BDO was a founder member of the World Darts Federation in 1974. It also staged a World Professional Darts Championship from 1978 to 2020.
Michael van Gerwen is a Dutch professional darts player. He is currently ranked No. 2 in the world, having been No. 1 from 2014 to 2021. He is also a three-time PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2014, 2017 and 2019. Van Gerwen is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
Dietmar Burger is an Austrian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Mark Frost is an English former professional darts player from Stoke-on-Trent. He played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events and used the nickname Frosty The Throw Man for his matches.
The German Darts Championship is a Professional Darts Corporation event that takes place in Germany as part of the PDC European Tour. Since 2013, it has been held at Halle 39 in Hildesheim, after previously being held in Berlin and Halle.
Christian "Ian" Perez is a Filipino professional darts player.
The Unipart British Professional Championship was a darts tournament organised by the British Darts Organisation and televised by the BBC between 1981 and 1988. After the 1988 championships, the BBC withdrew their coverage of the event and it left UK terrestrial television with only one televised tournament – the World Championships. The game was at an all-time low and players eventually went on to set up the World Darts Council in an attempt to bring back sponsors and television.
Lorraine Winstanley is an English darts player who plays in both World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Dennis Nilsson is a Swedish professional darts player who currently plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. In the past, he competed as a strongman, hence his nickname "Strongman". He represented his country many times during the PDC World Cup of Darts, WDF World Cup and WDF Europe Cup. In total, he won five bronze medals in the team competition. He took part in the PDC World Darts Championship and WDF World Darts Championship.
Christian Kist is a Dutch professional darts player. In 2012, he won the BDO World Darts Championship, defeating Tony O'Shea in the final. Since 2014, he has competed in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).
Richard George is an English former professional darts player. He was born in Essex and is the son of former world championship finalist Bobby George. They became the first father-and-son duo to play in the BDO version of the World Championship, when Richie played in the 2013 event.
Geert De Vos is a Belgian darts player. His nickname is "Foxy".
Tony Newell is a professional English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.
Paul Rowley is a professional English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.
Martin Lukeman is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Christian Bunse is a German professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Christian Gödl is an Austrian professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. In the past, he played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments, representing Austria twice on the PDC European Tour.
Niels Zonneveld is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Christian Jentschke is a professional German darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.
Kallinger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
