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Scottish Sun
2 days ago
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- Scottish Sun
PDC World Championship schedule released as fans hail ‘mind-melting amount of darts this Christmas'
Tickets will not be easy to come by if last year was anything to go by On the bull PDC World Championship schedule released as fans hail 'mind-melting amount of darts this Christmas' Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) SPORTS fans are in for a very merry footballdartsmas this year after the schedule for the Darts World Championship was released. The PDC have expanded the tournament to 128 players for the 2025/26 edition of the Alexandra Palace showpiece. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 The PDC have revealed the schedule for the 2025/26 Darts World Championship Credit: PA 2 The competition has been expanded with more players, more money and more fans Credit: Alamy This comes with a record-breaking prize pot of £5million on the line, with this year's winner set to pocket an eye-watering £1m. And the schedule for the expanded competition has now been revealed by organisers. It will be a 20-day darts bonanza held across 36 sessions which is expected to welcome more than 100,000 fans. The likes of Luke Littler and Luke Humphries will have to wait to discover their fate in the draw, but they know the round one action will get underway from Thursday, December 11. READ MORE IN DARTS LUKE OUT Darts legend Bobby George sends stark message to Luke Littler Round one will last over a week through to Friday, December 19, with every day except for the opening day and Wednesday, December 17 featuring an afternoon and evening session. Those who progress will then commence with the second round from Saturday, December 20, which will be played through to Tuesday, December 23 when the competition then takes a break for Christmas. The darts then return with round three action on Saturday, December 27. That will last through to Monday, December 29, when three round three clashes play out at the same time as two round four games. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK The remainder of round four will be played out across two sessions on Tuesday, December 30. Similarly, the quarter-finals will take place across an afternoon and evening session on New Year's Day. Darts legend Bobby George sends stark message to Luke Littler as he warns sensation he can 'go from hero to zero quick' Friday, January 2 will see the semi-finals played out, before the darts festival then concludes on Saturday, January 3. Fans have called the tournament a "a mind-melting amount of darts". However, fans could be hard-pressed to get tickets as the popularity of darts continues to soar. A record 40,000 were bought by annual members in the first 30 minutes of pre-sale for the event last year. The PDC website struggled to cope with the traffic and some fans fumed as they got stuck on a "black screen". Other fans were left furious after touts got their hands on tickets before reselling them on some sites for a colossal £800.
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Darts legend Bobby George sends stark message to Luke Littler as he warns sensation he can ‘go from hero to zero quick'
LUKE LITTLER has been warned he could go from "hero to zero" by darts legend Bobby George. The darts sensation is world champion and ranks No2 in the world. Advertisement 2 Luke Littler has been warned he could go from hero to zero Credit: Getty 2 Bobby George sent the warning to Littler but also praised the youngster Credit: The Sun He is also one of the favourites to win the World Matchplay this weekend, which would be his fifth major in just his second year on the Pro Tour. George has been impressed by the youngster's displays, particularly his finishing ability. But he warned there is a danger in darts of going from hero to zero very quickly. He told SunSport: "Littler could go on and on because he's got youth on his side. Advertisement READ MORE ON LITTLER "But in darts, there's one thing in darts. You can be hero to zero quick. "You've got to keep on that dartboard. You've got to practice. They say well he doesn't practice. Well he's an idiot if he doesn't. "Personally. He's got to keep that muscle memory going. That's all it is. Because when you don't use it you lose it." George, 79, was full or praise for Advertisement Most read in Darts CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS He continued: "The boy's a fantastic player obviously. His finishing. "He's unbelievable at double 10. You know he's just missed tops he's playing double 10. He's finishing really good. Darts icon Bobby George shows off amputated TOE he keeps in vodka after it was chopped off by 'big pair of nail cutters' "He can count good as well which is a good thing because a lot of youngsters don't count. He can learn to count." Advertisement
Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Darts legend Bobby George sends stark message to Luke Littler as he warns sensation he can ‘go from hero to zero quick'
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) LUKE LITTLER has been warned he could go from "hero to zero" by darts legend Bobby George. The darts sensation is world champion and ranks No2 in the world. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Luke Littler has been warned he could go from hero to zero Credit: Getty 2 Bobby George sent the warning to Littler but also praised the youngster Credit: The Sun He is also one of the favourites to win the World Matchplay this weekend, which would be his fifth major in just his second year on the Pro Tour. George has been impressed by the youngster's displays, particularly his finishing ability. But he warned there is a danger in darts of going from hero to zero very quickly. He told SunSport: "Littler could go on and on because he's got youth on his side. READ MORE ON LITTLER LUKE LEARNER Littler fails driving theory for FOURTH TIME as star shares pic of results "But in darts, there's one thing in darts. You can be hero to zero quick. "You've got to keep on that dartboard. You've got to practice. They say well he doesn't practice. Well he's an idiot if he doesn't. "Personally. He's got to keep that muscle memory going. That's all it is. Because when you don't use it you lose it." George, 79, was full or praise for Littler too, highlighting a key area some players often overlook - counting. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS He continued: "The boy's a fantastic player obviously. His finishing. "He's unbelievable at double 10. You know he's just missed tops he's playing double 10. He's finishing really good. Darts icon Bobby George shows off amputated TOE he keeps in vodka after it was chopped off by 'big pair of nail cutters' "He can count good as well which is a good thing because a lot of youngsters don't count. He can learn to count."
The Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Darts legend Bobby George sends stark message to Luke Littler as he warns sensation he can ‘go from hero to zero quick'
LUKE LITTLER has been warned he could go from "hero to zero" by darts legend Bobby George. The darts sensation is world champion and ranks No2 in the world. 2 2 He is also one of the favourites to win the World Matchplay this weekend, which would be his fifth major in just his second year on the Pro Tour. George has been impressed by the youngster's displays, particularly his finishing ability. But he warned there is a danger in darts of going from hero to zero very quickly. He told SunSport: "Littler could go on and on because he's got youth on his side. "But in darts, there's one thing in darts. You can be hero to zero quick. "You've got to keep on that dartboard. You've got to practice. They say well he doesn't practice. Well he's an idiot if he doesn't. "Personally. He's got to keep that muscle memory going. That's all it is. Because when you don't use it you lose it." George, 79, was full or praise for Littler too, highlighting a key area some players often overlook - counting. He continued: "The boy's a fantastic player obviously. His finishing. "He's unbelievable at double 10. You know he's just missed tops he's playing double 10. He's finishing really good. "He can count good as well which is a good thing because a lot of youngsters don't count. He can learn to count."
The Irish Sun
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Darts icon Bobby George shows off amputated TOE he keeps in vodka after it was chopped off by ‘big pair of nail cutters'
DARTS icon Bobby George watched as a surgeon cut off his toe - now he keeps it at home in a jar filled with vodka. George, 79, had four operations to remove four toes, two on each foot, due to a painful genetic deformity. 7 Darts icon Bobby George showed off his amputated toe that he keeps in a jar filled with vodka Credit: The Sun 7 George keeps the toe behind the bar in his Essex mansion Credit: The Sun 7 He showed off the 26-year-old toe Credit: The Sun 7 George was always one of darts' most eccentric characters Credit: Getty The eccentric darts legend, who earned the nickname 'King of Bling' during his playing days, George suffers from a genetic condition that has caused his toes to come out of their sockets and cross over. Explaining the unusual situation, he told SunSport: "Well, I've got… I don't want to say disease or whatever, but people get it in their hands. "Their fingers cross over. I got it in my feet. And they started [crossing over] that was like that, and this one was over there [gesturing at crossed over toes]. READ MORE DARTS NEWS "I couldn't get my shoes on. And my balance was right dodgy and all. You know, I said, just cut it off, mate." He explained: "It don't take long to cut your toe off. I watched them do it. "What they do, they get your toe and they cut round here [the base], right the way round with a scalpel. Most read in Darts 7 George talked SunSport through the gruelling operation Credit: The Sun 7 The star twice finished as runner-up at the World Championship Credit: Shutterstock Editorial CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS "They put a tourniquet on so there's no blood. Then they cut it down and peel the skin back. "Then they get, I'll never forget, they get like a big pair of nail cutters. Nathan Aspinall throws dart at terrified influencer with apple in his mouth "And they went, boing, ding, it comes off. That's how quick it, boing, off. And then they sew the skin up." After the surgery was complete George wanted to make sure he was leaving with a memento of his procedure, asking the doctor if he could take his toe back with him. Reluctantly, the doctor did let him take the toe back home and some 26 years later George still has it in a small jar that he keeps on his bar. He said: "He wouldn't give me the stuff to preserve it. It's deadly poison, so I can't do that. I put it in vodka. Been in vodka 26 years. "It's curled up a little bit, I think it's p****d by now." George keeps the toe next to his booze on his bar, joking with friends that come over that it's a "cocktoe". The retired thrower had surgeries on his toes, knees and hips over the years - leaving him reaching for "16 tablets a day for pain relief". 7 George was known as the 'King of Bling' during his playing days Credit: Getty
