Mid-October has always seen the beginning of real momentum as the darts season heads toward its peak, and this year is no exception. The Dutch Darts Championship follows swiftly on the heels of the Swiss equivalent, sees the 2026 Euro Tour come to a close, and will set us up for the European Championship the following week.
Fifteen Darts Years Ago
Special Brew, Mark Walsh, was collecting his second Gleneagles Irish Masters title to add to a raft of PDC and other significant floor titles he had garnered over the previous three years. Meanwhile Justin Pipe was beginning his title-winning spell and, in particular, his habit of winning them in Ireland.
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Larry Butler was picking up the Colorado title in the USA and MVG was collecting Development Tour crowns as his form began to return.
Twenty Darts Years Ago
The aforementioned MVG was picking up his first major title, at 17 years old! His victory over the three-time World Champion of the WDF system, Martin Adams, was astounding to many. Interestingly, three of the four semifinalists – Mark Webster, Steve Farmer and Michael himself – would be in the PDC and winning events within five years.
Thirty Darts Years Ago
Tony David was soon to give an early indication of what he was capable of by claiming the Australian Darts Masters for the first time. Bob Anderson and Phil Taylor collected the PDC World Pairs title in the second of its three stagings.
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The European ‘Bullshooter’ soft-tip championship was underway this week in 2006. Although you may not have heard of the eventual champion, Harold de Gruyter, it was always worth watching. For example, twice it had been won by Mensur Suljovic and a young Polish player was twice runner-up. Yep, that was Krzysztof Ratajski.
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