Planet Darts: Booze and Bull's-eyes - Life on the Professional Darts Circuit

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Niall Edworthy's year-long account of the darts world focuses on up-and-coming star Colin Lloyd, one of the sport's more intriguing characters. Through him, he shows how top darts players live their lives, how they train and what they do away from the board. He also finds out just who goes to watch darts and what sort of groupies the sport attracts. A lost sport, darts is also the most popular participatory activity in the country, played by some of the most colourful personalities you could hope to meet. This is a comic, fly-on-the-wall account of a strange slice of British life.

Reviews

A hilarious account of a close-knit group of men united ... by a small, sharp projectile - Matthew Dunn, Sunday Express

A helpful guide to this arcane world ... faithfully records a world of aggressive maleness and booze-soaked camaraderie - Lloyd Evans, Daily Mail

Vivid set pieces - Andrew Shields, Time Out

Edworthy's entertaining chronicle ... of a sport that these days almost inhabits the "where-are-they-now" slot - Chris Maume, Independent

A great read; by turns humorous, poignant and gripping - S.B.Kelly, Scotland on Sunday

A fascinating look behind the scenes at the players, the rows, the quest for the perfect win - Sarah Hughes, Manchester Evening News

Author Bio

Niall Edworthy is a sports reporter who has worked for various newspapers, including the DAILY TELEGRAPH and INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY. He is the author of several books, and lives in London W6.