Here Comes India...

Following the recent appearance of a handful of the Professional Darts Corporation’s (PDC) top players at the first China Open, and despite the unsurprising fact that the British professionals stomped the best the Chinese had to offer pretty much back to the Ming Dynasty, it should .....More>>

Darts In India – Update – February 2005

Having read my previous reports about darts in India, you will know that one of the rising stars is Ashfaque Sayed. Here is Ashfaque’s personal report of his latest success.
‘No marks for guessing what has happened Patrick!!.....More>>

India – The New Hotbed Of Darts?

When I launched my darts history website in the year 2000 I was unsure how many dart players out there in the ether were genuinely interested in the history of our great sport. Over 34,000 visitors later, I like to think that I have helped...Imagine then the pleasure I felt when I received an e-mail from Ashfaque Sayed, a dart player from Pune (formerly Poona) in India.....More>>

Ashfaque Sayed Triumphs In National Singles

Readers of Darts Player 2004 might well recall an article I wrote about the growth of darts in India during 2002 and 2003 and how two top stars were emerging namely Ashfaque Sayed and Vinod Sawlani......More>>

Exciting Two Months For Indian Darters

…and a steep learning curve
Darts as a sport is growing fast in India and during September and October individuals and teams from that country were involved in no less than four major events writes Patrick Chaplin......More>>