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Thankfully for Dobey, the second interval worked wonders. The doubles returned, the shoulders dropped, and order was restored.

Three ton-plus checkouts. Three from three on the outer ring to close it out. Job done. Nervy at times, yes — but when the big moments arrived, Clayton owned them...

The charismatic and enigmatic, Peter Wright arrived at Ally Pally for the seventeenth time dressed exactly as you’d expect a man like Peter Wright...

A packed darts crowd emits a complex aerosol of carbon dioxide, ethanol vapour, skin lipids, deodorants, food aromatics, and sugary drink headspace compounds. Ethanol and simple carbohydrate volatiles can be especially salient because adult wasps rely heavily on carbohydrates for flight energy...

Bialecki didn’t so much get invited back into the match as kick the door off its hinges. The Pole seized the momentum...

Warm congratulations to Simon Whitlock. I had kept an eye on his return to Australia and fantastic efforts in winning the new ANZ Premier League. Getting his place back at Ally Pally is such a fabulous effort from a player in my age bracket. Gives us all a fine example and no little hope ...

Nitin Kumar — the pride of India — who delivered one of the most efficient finishing displays you’ll see all tournament. Outscored heavily by Richard Veenstra? Yes. Outplayed? Absolutely not

NO, not a mis recollection of The Cure's classic hit, instead a commonly asked question about what players do with themselves between Ally Pally...

Belgium, darling Belgium… land of waffles, fine beer, and once-promising tungsten dreams. But at this year’s Paddy Power World Championship? The Belgians haven’t so...