Darts ASSOCIATION

A Brief History Of Darts Association

It was birthed in England and it stayed there for quite a while, more precisely, until the Victorian Era. By then, it started to spread throughout the world. Around 1900, Darts started to resemble the game we played nowadays as more rules were put in place. This is the period when the Dartboard started to have a numbering system and the rules for scoring began to be implemented.

It all started when bored solders would sit in the trenches and compile by throwing spearheads and other sharp objects at the bottoms of upturned wine casks. As a matter of fact, officials encouraged solders to partake since it was an effective way to practice their aim and throwing skills.

Throughout the 20^th century, Darts continued to be played mainly in pubs, as a friendly game. However, things changed after World War 1 when the first brewery leagues started to appear.

In 1923, Ted Leggett started developing the Dartboard by creating one from Nodor Modeling Clay. A year later, he started producing Elm Dartboards that had additional brass elements in their structure.

In 1923, Ted Leggett started developing the Dartboard by creating one from Lancashire came up the system that up to the present date, divides the scoreboard in multiple sections in order to test players accuracy.

By 1927, the first Darts Association was founded and it organized the first official Dart competition. In 1935, the first Nodor Bristle Dartboard was built, a material that remains today the predilection choice for the traditional Darts game. This was also the time when the clock format became a standard in designing Dartboards.

In 1954, the National Dart Association of Great Britain (NDAGB) was founded. In 1960, the first Darts competitions stated to be broadcasted on television.

In 1986, Brain Gamlin a carpenter from Lancaster came up with the system that up to the present date, divides the score board in multiple sections in order to test players’ accuracy.