Numbers

By 2023 the 12 week qualifying format ,with a Champions Week finale in Week 13, was firmly established and the total players pot was excess of £1,000,000.

Beau isn’t just favourite — she’s a force of nature. Yet, only Fallon has been past their opening tie in the championship previously so perhaps the true value is not with the obvious here....

Eric Bristow won the most men's titles, collecting the title of World Master 5 times...

You will not be shocked to notice that an event born in 2008 was dominated in its infancy by one Phil The Power Taylor. The Stoke legend won the first four hostings

Littler’s victory in Leicester has trimmed his odds to go back-to-back at Alexandra Palace to almost even-money...

is darts about to be turbo-charged with a pile of cash and a concept that will either revolutionise the game or make purists cry into their chalkboards?

The event has been steadily grown from its beginnings, in 2013, as ad hoc invitational showcase/exhibition events.

Littler’s company filings show a cool £1,074,971 cash in the coffers. Not bad for a teenager...

The maths is simple: the top 32 on the Euro Tour rankings qualify for the European Championship...Some big names are safe, some are hanging by a thread, and a few might want to rethink their calendars for late October...