An Evening with The Crafty Cockney
Posted on December 5th, 2011
Eric Bristow Exhibition – Hyde FC Social Club, December 2nd 2011
With Hyde setting the pace at the top of the Blue Square Bet North league there was a chance to take a breather from the rigours of non league football and an enthusiastic crowd turned up for a fun evening of arrers with a bona fide legend of the game.
Thirty years on from his heyday Eric Bristow still requires no introduction, even those who don’t follow the darts know all about The Crafty Cockney.
His powers on the oche may have waned with age and the effects of the dreaded darttitis but the cheeky arrogance is still in attendance and his rapport with the crowd began even before proceedings started.
If you have never been to one of these nights then I suggest you give it a try some time. You will get to meet, mingle and chat with a true darting legend and if you are brave enough to buy a raffle ticket or ten you have every chance of being drawn out to take to the stage (with your very own walk on music) and tackle the man himself at a leg of 501.
This is precisely what happened to sixteen lucky punters on Friday night and Eric saw off all but three of them. More of that shortly but let’s just say your intrepid reporter has something to dine out on for a long while.
Tags: Eric Bristow, Hyde FC, MC Paul Booth
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Mike Gregory – Back on The Exhibition Circuit
Posted on November 9th, 2011
Mike Gregory is back on the exhibition circuit! A great darter who’s career was possibly cut short by ‘the split’?There may be a few young darts fans who won’t appreciate how good he was in his heyday, just ask Phil Taylor or check his impressive record here.
Heres some more information taken from the Paulton Darts League website:
Mike Gregory
Paulton is home to one of the true legends of the modern game, Mike Gregory. Whilst playing in this and other local leagues, Mike became a household name with countless TV appearances and many major wins throughout a 15 + year career as a professional darts player.
Mike has been a loyal member of the Somerset County darts team for many years and still plays Superleague for Radstock, itself mainly made up from players from the Paulton League.
In recent years Mike has also been playing for the Dolphin Inn here in the Paulton League.
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Tags: Mike Gregory Exhibition, Mike Gregory Paulton Darts League
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Titan Clash Darts Exhibition 2012
Posted on October 17th, 2011
See below for details of a charity darts exhibition being held in March 2012 at Aintree Racecourse. The event in association with the PDPA features some great players and has a range of ticket options, and is raising funds for The Suranna Stepping Stone Charity.
Titan Clash Darts 2012 is set to become the biggest private darts event of the year. 500 people will be set to see a behind closed doors exhibition of some of the biggest darts players past and present. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Adrian Lewis, Aintree, Alan Warriner-Little, Darts Exhibition, Paul Nicholson, Surannas Stepping Stone, Titan Clash Darts, Wes Newton
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Phil Does Colchester
Posted on September 15th, 2011
15-Times world champion The Power beaten……by Rileys Mickey Mac!
Tuesday night (13th September) saw the second leg of the Phil Taylor roadshow at Rileys Colchester, and one Rileys regular will be dining out on tales of the evening for a long time to come.
Phil, the darts ambassador for Rileys, challenged 10 people to play a leg against him and, as expected, the 15-times world champion came out triumphant in each leg. That was until Rileys regular Mickey Mac took to the Oche.
Mickey, who plays for Colchester Rileys superleague, managed to beat The Power in the one-leg competition. Phil had 8 left with 2 darts but he missed. Mickey had 74 required; first dart he hit 14, followed by a double top and with his final dart he hit double 10 to a resounding roar from the watching crowd. Phil took it all in great humour, congratulating Mickey before going on to beat the rest of the challengers.
The event was part of the Phil Taylor Roadshow currently taking part at a number of Rileys clubs across the UK. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Colchester, Darts Exhibition, Phil Taylor, Rileys
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An Evening With Phil Taylor in Stockport
Posted on August 27th, 2011
DartsCorner.co.uk, The Stockport College Darts Academy and The Wycliffe Hotel are pleased to be able to offer a unique and very special evening with the Darts Master himself…. Mr Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor.
The evening at the Wycliffe Hotel includes a 4 course meal, chat and tales from the oche from the 15 time World Champion, and a chance to shoot some tungsten against the big man.
This event is a rare chance to get up close and personal with undoubtably the best dart player the world has ever seen. Please contact the venue directly to book your places.
Evening with Phil Taylor, 14 October 2011 – Booking Information
Wycliffe Hotel, Stockport, Tel 0161 477 4395 or email
Tags: 14 October 2011, An Evening With Phil Taylor, College Darts Academy, Phil Taylor exhibition, Stockport, Wycliffe Hotel
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Charity 24 Hour Darts Marathon & Darts Exhibition
Posted on August 22nd, 2011
Please find details of a 24 hour Darts Marathon organised by BDO player Rohit ‘Rock it’ Rabadia, also featuring an exhibition with Stephen Bunting and Dean Winstanley. It sounds like a great couple of days of darts! Rohit is looking for raffle/auction prizes and of course sponsorship. Find out more about Rohit here.
“Rock It” Fundraising Event
24 HOURS CHARITY DARTS MARATHON
We are proud to be working with not 1 but 2 charities,
www.macmillan.org.uk and www.cancer.org.uk (cancer research UK)
ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE EVENT WILL BE SPLIT BETWEEN BOTH CHARITIES
Starting Friday 23rd September 2011 at 6:30pm to Saturday 24th September 2011 8:00pm
Program for the 24 hour darts marathon:
Tags: 24 Darts Marathon, Cancer, Charity Darts, Fundraising, London, Rohit Rabadia
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Eric Bristow Exhibition Dec 2011
Posted on August 12th, 2011
DartsMad.com and DartsExhibitions.co.uk presents…
An evening with The Crafty Cockney, hosted by MC Paul Booth.
5-time World Champion and darting legend, Eric Bristow, comes to Hyde Football Club for an evening of darts and fun!
Eric will be taking on members of the audience so bring your darts if you fancy your chances of beating an 80′s icon.
Doors open at 7pm on the night and tickets are available in advance for £10. Use the form below to order up to 8 tickets for you and your friends.
Find out more about what an Eric Bristow exhibition entails here and make sure you book early to secure your ticket for this not-to-be-missed event.
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Adrian Lewis v Martin Adams in Wolverhampton
Posted on August 6th, 2011
The biggest match in darts today is coming to Wolverhampton as Adrian Lewis prepares to take on Martin Adams in a special exhibition.
It’s world champion versus world champion as reigning PDC title holder ‘Jackpot’ Lewis takes on BDO counterpart Martin Adams at the Cleveland Arms pub, Stowheath Lane, on Wednesday September 14.
The two global kings will display their trophies and play each other in a best of 19, first to 10 leg contest, to decide the ‘undisputed’ world champion.
They operate on completely different sides of the fence, as Adams is a staunch BDO supporter and has vowed never to cross over to the PDC.
‘Wolfie’ has even turned down flat an invitation to Wolverhampton’s Grand Slam, a PDC event where BDO players are invited, every year since its inception in 2007.
Lewis and Adams will also play six punters each on the night with 11 drawn at random by their ticket numbers and the other spot to be auctioned on the night.
There will also be the opportunity for fans to have their pictures taken with the world champions and their trophies.
Tickets for the night are £15 each or four for £50 and can be purchased by calling 01902 451 021.
Source – Express & Star Website
Tags: Adrian Lewis, Cleveland Arms, Exhibition, Martin Adams, Wolverhampton
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Face Off 2011 Derby Exhibition Details and Ticket Giveaway
Posted on July 23rd, 2011
Face Off 2011
MDA and Mitchell Promotions are proud to present Face Off an event which is set to be the largest independent darts event in derby to be held at the Heritage hotel, Macklin Street, Derby, DE11 1LF on Friday September 2nd 2011.
The event is unique in the fact it features top players from world darts going up against amateur players form all over the midlands. The top players include Colin Osborne (who lives in Derby), 5 Times world champion Raymond Van Barneveld , Gary Anderson and 2 times champion of the world Ted “The Count” Hankey.
They will be joined by 4 local players who are Andrew Hibbert – Leicestershire/Coalville, Drew Smith – Burton Upon Trent, Lyndon Hextall – Leics and Ricky Sudale – Woodville. All the amateur players have great pedigree and have all played county level.
Tickets are available NOW and are priced in three tiers:-
Gold VIP £65 or 5 for £300 – Includes early entry, meet and greet before the event, Reserved VIP seat front of stage and a free official event programme as well as free signed photo with one of the four pros of your choice.
Silver VIP – £30 each includes reserved seat for the event and free event programme
Bronze – £15 of 4 for £50 includes entry to the event and the last of the unreserved seating.
Tickets are available to buy online on the website www.mdapromotions.co.uk and for more information please call 07851428018.
Advertising opportunities and packages are available at the venue and in the official events programme and on the website.
For More Information Please Visit www.mdapromotions.co.uk or call 07851-428018.
All of the amateur players are available for interviews please call 07851428018 to arrange times.
Thanks to Matt at MDA, DartsMad.com has a pair of bronze tickets to give away to one lucky reader, simply email the answer to the following question.
MDA currently manage PDC Pro Justin Pipe, Pipe beat darting royalty in the first round of this years World Matchplay in Blackpool, who was it? and by what scoreline?
This competition is now closed, the winner is Michael Griffiths, Lancashire
Tags: Derby, Exhibition, Face Off 2011, Heritage Hotel, MDA Promotions, Raymond van Barneveld, Ted Hankey
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The Iceman Speaketh – Alan Warriner-Little Interview
Posted on July 15th, 2011
We caught up with the Iceman, former world No. 1, ITV4 pundit and current CEO of the PDPA Alan Warriner-Little. With the CV above he should know his arrers!
DM: So you are currently back on the road again doing the exhibition circuit?
AWL: Yes had a couple of years off, but the thinking behind the exhibitions is to get playing and practising again, then review it in 6 months time see how I have progressed and see if I feel in my own mind I have the game to play some of the circuit events.
DM: What can punters expect from an evening with the Iceman? And are there any dates yet that we should put in our diaries?
AWL: I leave it till when I get there, when I know what kind of players they are and what they are expecting. They all know you can play darts so often they are looking for something different, so I might throw off a stool, hit a double covered with paper, on my knees off a tray into the bull etc. Which may only come off 2 out of every 5 times but when it does people are like ‘bloody hell did you see that’. Then when they go to work in the morning they have something to talk about. At the end of the day it’s an exhibition not an event. It’s all about fun and mingling with people. People want to meet players and stand at the bar and share a drink and a joke etc. I’m happy when people walk out the door at the end of the night with a smile on their face, although some people do just want to play against the pro and try to win! Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Alan Warriner-Little, Exhibition, Interview, PDC Darts, PDPA, The Iceman
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