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.
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 1976. 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.3 in the world, having been World 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 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, leading to the formation of the World Darts Council (WDC). Between 1994 and 2020, each organisation held its own version of the World Professional Darts Championship.
Teuvo Johannes Moilanen, also known as Tepi Moilanen, is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He has represented Ilves, FF Jaro and FC KooTeePee in the Finnish top division Veikkausliiga. His later clubs include Preston North End and Heart of Midlothian F.C. and brief loan spells in Scarborough F.C. and Darlington F.C. Teuvo was selected as the Preston North End Player of the Year Award Winner after season 1997–98. In 2006, he was playing for Tampere United and had a loan spell at FC Hämeenlinna.
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.
The 2010 Whyte & Mackay Premier League was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the sixth such running of the tournament.
The PDC World Youth Championship is a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), for darts players aged between 16 and 23. The tournament was introduced in 2010 as the PDC Under-21 World Championship and is sponsored by darts manufacturer Unicorn.
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.
Joni Haverinen is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for HPK of the SM-liiga.
Lorraine Winstanley is an English darts player who plays in events of the World Darts Federation (WDF).
Teuvo is a masculine given name predominantly found in Finland. Individuals bearing the name include:
Martin Schindler is a German professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Richard David North is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.
Robert Owen is a professional Welsh darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. He goes by the nickname "Stack Attack".
Chris Quantock is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
"Ritchie" Edhouse is a professional English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.
Luke Woodhouse is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Luke Humphries is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won the 2019 PDC World Youth Championship.
Haverinen is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
