Riccione – a beautiful seaside town in the province of Rimini, famed for beaches, pasta, gladiatorial history and operas that last longer than most WDF tournaments.
Born in 1975, just months after the Winmau World Masters, it quickly became a kind of festive tradition. Back then the BBC thought it was worth televising...
The draw took place last Friday at Café Zaal ’t Zwaantje in Eindhoven – proof, if ever it were needed, that darts draws are far more fun than football ones...