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On 15 November 2019, a milestone of 250 million darts was reached, impressively eclipsing the 2018 total of 185 million.
DartConnect’s “Live Dart Counter” has been tracking the number of darts recorded during all DartConnect matches since 2016. As the DC community continues to grow with new members, leagues, and tournaments worldwide, more darts are recorded every year.
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The World Dart Federation’s latest Q3 newsletter wraps up the phenomenal week-long World Cup event held in Romania this past October.
In addition to the latest news on WDF developments and activity, including efforts for Olympic recognition from the IOC, DartConnect’s impact on the tournament is also covered.
“The 2019 WDF World Cup in Romania was a tremendously successful event and a true milestone in the 43 year history of the World Darts Federation.”
– Mr. Bill Hatter, President of the WDF.
For more information visit the official WDF World Cup 2019 Website
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The World Darts Federation’s World Cup features a full week of events with exclusive LIVE coverage on DartConnect TV during 08-12 October:
See links below to DCTV for live matches, results, brackets and more…
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WDF General Meeting & Opening Ceremonies
No DCTV Coverage
Matches begin 1300 local time (1000 GMT)
Men’s Singles (KO through Semifinals)
Women’s Pairs (KO through Semifinals)
> Watch LIVE on DCTV – Click Here
Youth Mixed Pairs (Round Robin Group Play)
> Watch LIVE on DCTV – Click Here
Matches begin 1300 local time (1000 GMT)
Men’s Teams (Round Robin + Last 32)
> Watch LIVE on DCTV – Click Here
Women’s Singles (KO through Semifinals)
> Watch LIVE on DCTV – Click Here
Boys Pairs & Girls Singles (Round Robin + KO through Semis)
> Watch LIVE on DCTV – Click Here
Matches begin 1300 local time (1000 GMT)
Men’s Pairs (KO through Semifinals)
> Watch LIVE on DCTV – Click Here
Women’s Teams (Round Robin + Last 32)
> Watch LIVE on DCTV – Click Here
Boys Singles & Girls Pairs (Round Robin + KO through Semis)
> Watch LIVE on DCTV – Click Here
Matches begin 1300 local time (1000 GMT)
Men’s Teams (L16, Quarter- & Semifinals)
Women’s Teams (L16, Quarter- & Semifinals)
> Watch LIVE on DCTV – Click Here
Youth Mixed Pairs (KO through Finals)
Girls Pairs FINALS
Boys Pairs FINALS
> Watch LIVE on DCTV – Click Here
Women’s Pairs FINALS
Men’s Pairs FINALS
> Watch LIVE on DCTV – Click Here
Matches begin 1100 local time (0800 GMT)
Girls Singles FINALS
Boys Singles FINALS
> Watch LIVE on DCTV – Click Here
Women’s Singles FINALS
Men’s Singles FINALS
> Watch LIVE on DCTV – Click Here
Men’s Teams FINALS
Women’s Teams FINALS
> Watch LIVE on DCTV – Click Here
A live video stream of select matches is also available from Winmau TV
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For more information visit the official WDF World Cup 2019 Website
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Whether you’re traveling to the heart of Transylvania, Romania as a member of one of 54 international teams or just want to simulate playing for your country, jump right into a quick singles match using the actual world cup format.
You can also use this quick play mode to play against a friend instead of the computer or increase the computer’s skill level for a real challenge.
Try all of DartConnect’s Quick Play modes to set up your favorite match formats at the touch of a button!
Access to Quick Play requires a Premium DartConnect Membership – Join Today! CLICK HERE
Get the latest free app update to download WDF Quick Play
Tap “Check for Updates” at the bottom of the app’s welcome screen. You should have version 2.0.68 or higher.
The DartConnect Junior International Open is a part of JDC’s “Gibraltar 2019” week of events with exclusive LIVE coverage on DartConnect TV during 23-25 September:
JDC Junior World Cup
Tuesday 24 September
Watch LIVE on DCTV – Click Here
DartConnect JDC International Open
Wednesday 25 September
Watch LIVE on DCTV – Click Here
JDC Junior World Darts Championship
Thursday 26 September
Watch LIVE on DCTV – Click Here
For more information about the JDC’s “Gibraltar 2019” events – Click Here
For the first time in history, this year’s WDF World Cup will feature DartConnect scorekeeping on all 64 boards with exclusive LIVE coverage on DartConnect TV.
The World Dart Federation’s World Cup of Darts will be held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania 07-12 October 2019. The largest ever field of 54 men’s teams, 48 women’s teams and 20 youth teams brings together a total of 488 players from around the world.
Fans, friends and family from any country can follow their favorite players at every step of their competitive journey via DartConnect TV’s live scoreboards, results and stats.
For more information, visit the WDF website – Click Here
DartConnect has teamed up with 8 Flight, Target Darts and a-zdarts.com to provide an innovative contest for North American dart leagues powered by DartConnect’s league services platform.
Over 100 prizes will be awarded, including 90+ sets of 8 Flight’s revolutionary new flight and shaft system. Monthly giveaways will feature hand signed darts from Team Target legends Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barnevald, plus best selling Daytona Fire steel tip darts and the Corona lighting system. A Grand Prize bundle of Target products will conclude the contest.
To win a set of 8 Flight flights and shafts, each week five players will be randomly selected from all that hit that week’s checkout target number. Winners of the monthly giveaways and the grand prize package will be randomly drawn from ALL players that play league matches officially scored on the DartConnect app.
The weekly target # will be posted on the DartConnect website and announced weekly on social media channels.
See all the details on the official contest page – Click Here
DartConnect today was named the primary sponsor for the JDC Junior International Open to be held September 2019 in Gibraltar.
Steve Brown, JDC Chairman, commented:
“…this is great news for us and our relationship with DartConnect. We have had huge support from David Macher (founder of DartConnect) and his team in the US…The system they provide is current and easy to use. Our young players love it and our tournament staff benefit from its slick operating system during competition.”
DartConnect is proud to partner with the Junior Darts Corporation to help ensure a prime pathway for today’s young players to develop their skills on and off the oche.
We salute JDC’s Steve Brown and his team for their diligent efforts in the sport and their support of DartConnect as the platform to help them achieve their goals.
Read the official announcement on the JDC Website – Click Here
The JDC International Open is a part of a week of events held in Gibraltar this September, with LIVE coverage of every match exclusively on DartConnect TV:
(Finals to be played on the Ally Pally Stage in December during the PDC World Championships)For more information about the JDC’s “Gibraltar 2019” events – Click Here
Photo credit: Lucas Peltier/PDC
The PDC’s North American World Series of Darts broke new ground with a record-breaking 190+ players battling in Las Vegas to fill just 8 qualifying spots over 2 days of grueling competition. In the end, it was a newcomer who prevailed as the favorites fell.
Florida, USA’s Daniel Baggish defeated reigning champion, Canada’s Jeff Smith, to win the PDC North American Championship at the Mandalay Bay. On July 4th, the day of his country’s birth, Baggish’s career was also born, overcoming his first time on the stage by taking out the most experienced of the North American qualifiers.
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In addition to the $10,000 first place prize money, Baggish has fulfilled a lifelong dream by qualifying to compete on the Alexandria Palace stage for the PDC World Championship at the end of the year, representing USA. See the links below to retrace his path to glory.
With a record-breaking 190+ players, this year’s qualifiers were the most competitive yet. See which North Americans topped the charts and who rivaled this year’s 8 qualifiers. Links below will take you to each qualifier’s DCTV channel, with access to match reports and player performance leaderboards:
Tip: Click the # in any player’s leaderboard MP column to reveal their chart like the one pictured above.
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