10 Fun Facts About Darts Players
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Take the 10-question quizA 2014 Sky Sports documentary on Michael van Gerwen took its title from his nickname. What was it?
He has won three PDC World Championships (2014, 2017 and 2019) and 48 PDC major singles titles, second on the all-time list.
Which darts player holds the record for the most PDC World Championship titles?
He won it 14 times from 25 appearances, and his two BDO titles take his total to 16 world championships across both organisations.
Which two-time PDC World Champion is known for multicoloured Mohicans and designs painted on his head by his wife?
He is nicknamed 'Snakebite' because he likes snakes, he says, not after the drink; his hair takes two hours to do and changes between rounds.
Who was the first woman to compete in the PDC World Darts Championship?
King, from Newfoundland and Labrador, was invited to the 2001 tournament after a planned women's play-off qualifier was cancelled.
From which European country does five-time World Champion Raymond van Barneveld hail?
'Barney' won four BDO world titles and one PDC title, and has lifted the PDC World Cup of Darts four times for his country.
Which former professional rugby player turned darts star is known as 'The Iceman'?
Price played hooker for Neath and Cross Keys, turned out for Glasgow Warriors, and played rugby league for South Wales Scorpions before switching sports.
Who achieved the first televised nine-dart finish in the sport of darts?
Lowe checked out 141 with treble 17, treble 18, double 18 after two 180s at the 1984 MFI World Matchplay.
Which five-time World Champion was widely known by the nickname 'The Crafty Cockney'?
The name came from a shirt he was given by an English pub in Santa Monica, California called the Crafty Cockney.
Which two-time PDC World Champion from Scotland is nicknamed 'The Flying Scotsman'?
His two titles came back to back, in 2015 and 2016.
Which two-time PDC World Champion is nicknamed 'Jackpot' after a Vegas casino win he was too young to collect?
He won the world title in 2011 and 2012, hitting a nine-darter in the 2011 final, and was 20 when he hit the jackpot, a year under the legal age.
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