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Darts or dart-throwing is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small sharp-pointed missiles known as darts at a round target known as a dartboard.
Michael van Gerwen is a Dutch professional darts player. He is currently ranked number 3 in the world, having been number 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 best players of all time.
The split in darts refers to the acrimonious dispute between top professional darts players and the game's governing body, the British Darts Organisation (BDO). In 1993, 16 top players, disillusioned by the BDO's running of the sport and its inability to reverse the decline in television coverage and sponsorship, left the BDO and created a breakaway darts circuit under the banner of the World Darts Council (WDC).
Stephen "Steve" Hine is an English professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation events. He works as a baker and consequently he is nicknamed The Muffin Man. He is well known for bringing muffins and throwing them to the crowd during his walk-on.
The Players Championship Finals is a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament originally featured the top 32 players from the Players Championship Order of Merit, a separate ranking system that only takes into account the non-televised Players Championship events on the PDC Pro Tour. In 2016, the field increased to 64 players.
Matthew Padgett is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments.
Shaun Griffiths is an English professional darts player who currently plays in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
John Michael is a Cypriot-born Greek darts player playing in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Dragutin Horvat is a German professional darts player of Croatian origin. He currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Richard David North is an English professional darts player who currently plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. From 2017 to 2020 he was a holder of the PDC Tour Card. He is a Malta Open Champion.
Robert Owen is a Welsh professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was a British Classic Champion.
Mike De Decker is a professional Belgian darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Chris Quantock is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Ryan Searle is an English professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Ritchie Edhouse is a professional English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. He reached the last 32 of the 2015 BDO World Trophy, and won a PDC Challenge Tour event in 2016, before gaining a PDC Tour Card in 2017.
Luke Woodhouse is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Diogo Portela is a Brazilian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events.
Martin Lukeman is a professional English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. He enjoys clay pigeon shooting and is a skilled marksman.
Dawson Murschell is a Canadian former professional darts player who played in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events from 2017 to 2019.
William Borland is a Scottish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.
