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The Sun
19-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
‘It's getting BORING now' – Darts icon slams Premier League format as he says something has to ‘change' to protect sport
DARTS hero Steve Beaton has had his say on the state of modern darts. Beaton, 61, has competed on the professional darts circuit since 1991 - competing against the likes of Dennis Priestley and Bob Anderson - before calling it quits last year. 2 The Bronzed Adonis is playing at the World Seniors Darts Championship nowadays but believes the current elite level of darts is in a tedious position that underwhelms clashes such as Luke Humphries and Luke Littler. 'I think the Premier League could be changed a bit. It's getting a bit boring now," Beaton, who retired from his professional PDC career at the end of 2024, told Online Darts. 'I know they sell it out all the time. It was nice to see Luke and Luke play each other, but almost every week they're playing each other. There's too much of [the same] players playing each other. If that's how they want to do it, that's how they want to do it.' In 2022, the Premier League shifted their format with aims of the introduced nightly bracket from round-robin phase would entice viewers throughout over the duration of 16 weeks. As seen this year, the restricting does juice up some crunching clashes but Beaton argues it hinders the unpredictability that the sport is built on. Humphries and Littler — the two most recent world champions — have naturally featured in the final more than any other pairing. 'You've seen them play that many times all year…" Beaton continued. "[Before] they (the top players) met now and again, now they're playing all the time. I don't think it's such a big thing when they do play each other.' The 1996 World Champion hopes that the structure is reviewed after its conclusion in O2 at the end of the month. Top two, Humphries and Littler, are joined by Gerwyn Price for the Final Four in the capital - with one more place up for grabs.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Watch: World Seniors Darts Championship - Gulliver & King in action
Use play icon to watch live coverage First round (best of 5 sets) LIVE: Richard-Eirig Rowlands v Graham Usher Afternoon session: Ross Montgomery v Trina Gulliver (14:00), Derek Coulson v Mervyn King (15:00) Evening session from 19:00 GMT: Martin Adams v Darryl Fitton, followed by Colin McGarry v Steve Beaton (20:00), Kevin Painter v Richie Burnett (21:00), Mark Dudbridge v Chris Mason (22:00) Neil Duff receives bye after Vincent van der Voort withdraws with injury Taking place at the Circus Tavern, Purfleet Watch: World Seniors Darts Championship - Gulliver & King in action
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Watch: World Seniors Darts Championship - Whitlock & Ashton in action
Use play icon to watch live coverage First round (best of 5 sets) John Part beats Jim McEwan 3-2 20:00 GMT Kevin Edwards v Mike Huntley, Paul Hogan v Simon Whitlock (21:00), Tony O'Shea v Lisa Ashton (22:00) Defending champion John Henderson has a bye into second round Taking place at the Circus Tavern, Purfleet Watch: World Seniors Darts Championship - Whitlock & Ashton in action
BBC News
17-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Watch World Seniors Darts Championship on the BBC
The World Seniors Darts Championship returns this week and you can watch the action live across BBC coverage of the event at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet begins on Wednesday, 19 February and runs to the final on Saturday, 22 will be live coverage of two sessions a day on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website and app, with selected coverage also on the Red Button. Who are the players to look out for? Defending champion John Henderson has a first-round bye but faces a tough opening match when he take on the winner of the encounter between Mark Dudbridge and Chris 'The Wizard' Whitlock makes his seniors debut against Paul Hogan, while former BDO darts legends Martin Adams and Darryl Fitton rekindle their rivalry on the seniors circuit. When and where can I watch? All times GMT and subject to 19 February19:00-23:00 - iPlayer, BBC Sport website & appThursday, 20 February13:00-17:00 - Red Button, iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app19:00-23:00 - Red Button, iPlayer, BBC Sport website & appFriday, 21 February13:00-17:00 - Red Button, iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app19:00-23:00 - Red Button, iPlayer, BBC Sport website & appSaturday, 22 February13:00-17:00 - iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app19:00-23:00 - Red Button, iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app World Seniors Darts Championship draw First roundMark Dudbridge v Chris MasonDerek Coulson v Mervyn KingTony O'Shea v Lisa AshtonKevin Edwards v Winner of Qualifier 3Richard Rowlands v Winner of Qualifier 1Neil Duff v Vincent van der VoortKevin Painter v Winner of Qualifier 2Colin McGarry v Steve BeatonPaul Hogan v Simon WhitlockMartin Adams v Darryl FittonJim McEwan v John PartRoss Montgomery v Trina GulliverSecond RoundJohn Henderson v Dudbridge/MasonCoulson/King v O'Shea/AshtonLeonard Gates v Edwards/Winner of Qualifier 3Rowlands/Winner of Qualifier 1 v Duff/Van der VoortRichie Howson v Painter/Winner of Qualifier 2McGarry/Beaton v Hogan/WhitlockRobert Thornton v Adams/FittonMcEwan/Part v Montgomery/Gulliver What is the prize money? The fourth staging of the championship features 28 players battling for a record £50,000 top prize.
