The origin of darts

2024-10-22

From the basic form of darts, it appeared in the form of sports games in public places in the UK - bars several centuries ago.
In the early 20th century, darts quickly became popular in the UK and became a very popular leisure and entertainment sport in bars.

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The origin of darts

The origin of darts

 

From the perspective of the basic form of darts, it appeared in public places in the UK in the form of a sports game a few centuries ago—bars. The initial shape of the dart was similar to a short arrow held in the hand, and the earliest dartboard was replaced by the top of a tree stump or a wine barrel. Later, it was discovered that the annual rings on the tree stump formed circles of different sizes, which were naturally divided into different parts, which can indicate different score areas. So the tree stump became the prototype of today’s modern dartboard, the cork on the top of the wine barrel. Become an authentic bull’s-eye.
 
 

Popularization and development

 

At the beginning of the 20th century, darts quickly became popular in the UK and became a very popular sport for recreation and entertainment in bars. As early as 1908, darts was officially recognized as a skill sport.

 

Since then, the skill sport of darts has attracted many enthusiastic participants in the UK. More and more bars are hung up on dartboards, and local dart organizations and alliances have naturally developed. Among the many national organizations in the UK, the National Darts Association was the first to be established. In 1924, it hosted a dart tournament. In 1927, an international newspaper in the United Kingdom began sponsoring a local dart competition in London. This competition has gradually become an important regional and national event—the International News Championship. By 1939, this sport had become very popular and even developed into the tense and cruel field of warfare.


With the continuous improvement of the level of dart players and the increasing appreciation of darts, the sport of darts has attracted a lot of commercial sponsorship, which has brought considerable benefits, and related organizations that organize national events have also been born. The British Darts Organization was established in 1973, the American Darts Organization was established in 1975, the Australian Darts Federation was established in 1976, and the Canadian National Darts Federation was established in 1977. Many countries in Europe, South Africa, Japan, Brazil, and other countries have also established national dart organizations. In 1976, the International Darts Association (IDA) was born. It is recognized as the official group of many international competitions. The dart sports associations of various countries have joined the International Darts Association and become members of the international dart sports family.


Currently, there are two major international dart organizations in the world: one is the International Darts Association (IDA) for professional players, and the other is the International Darts Federation (IDF) for amateur players.
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