A continental board has been developed recently which has a mesh surface and the scores are registered automatically. But this has not found favour with the English players.

Winners were the Garfield Hotel team from Stepps, who beat the girls from the Sou Wester Bar, Gorbals, Glasgow. This big sudden slump in televised darts coverage meant that it came as no surprise that the News of the World Championship also ended after the 1990 event, with the last two events having been untelevised. As it happened, 1990 was also the first year that separate competitions were held for men and women. They carry them about in hand- fashioned special cases, presentation darts, ordinary darts, sets with Jim Pike barrels, fat barrels, thin barrels, long barrels. In plastic, in metal, in wood. Says Frank Quinn, president of the newly formed Scottish Darts Association. "There must be 1000 different kinds of darts. The variety is quite fantastic." For Harry Heenan of the Sou' Wester Bar, Bridge Street, Glasgow, there has been such a journey, to the top, to the spotlights, and the title champion of Scotland. But whether he is winning or losing, Harry enjoys his darts; they all in fact enjoy their darts. The News of the World Championship made a one-year reappearance in the 1996/97 season, when Sky Sports and the News of the World resurrected the competition.The News of the World was the first nationally televised darts event as ITV broadcast the latter stages of the championship from 1972 to 1985, and again in 1987 and 1988. The 1986 event was not broadcast due to a technicians' strike. By the end of world war two the game was firmly established with a large proportion of pubs having teams throughout the country. Competitions with substantial prizes started to be run with the News Of The World competition in 1927 being the first really big one. This was only open to London residents at first but rapidly opened up to the whole country drawing large numbers of competitors. Each set includes three premium brass darts, meticulously designed for optimal balance and accuracy. With a weight of 30 grams & 16 grams, these darts offer a solid and substantial feel, perfect for professional players and enthusiasts alike.

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