 Darts in a dartboard | |
| Highest governing body | PDC and World Darts Federation (de facto) |
|---|---|
| Nicknames | Arrows |
| First played | ~1860s England [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Team members | Team events exist, see World Cup and PDC World Cup of Darts |
| Type | Target sports, Individual sport |
| Equipment | Set of 3 darts, dartboard |
| Glossary | Glossary of darts |
Darts or dart-throwing is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small sharp-pointed projectiles known as darts at a round target known as a dartboard.[2]
Points can be scored by hitting specific marked areas of the board, though unlike in sports such as archery, these areas are distributed all across the board and do not follow a principle of points increasing toward the board's bullseye. Though a number of similar games using various boards and rules exist, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules.
Darts is both a professional throwing sport and a traditional pub game. Darts is commonly played in the British Isles, and recreationally enjoyed around the world.