GUIDE TO ONLINE DARTS VIDEO CLIPS

 

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1974
Action from the News Of The World tournament, quarter-finals Peter Chapman v Eddie Brown here

1983
Quite possibly the single match that caused the biggest upsurge in interest in World Darts in the 1980s was the Embassy final between Keith Deller and Eric Bristow. (BBC) View the closing moments here.

1984
The MFI World Matchplay will be remembered for one reason only. The first ever televised 9 dart game by John Lowe. View it here.

1990
1990's Embassy World finals captured the first and only 9 dart game during a World Championship (a record that still stands). Here's the action Paul Lim against the legendary Irishman Jack McKenna. (BBC)

1998
The closing stages of the Embassy final - Richie Burnett against Raymond Van Barneveld - view here (BBC).

1999
The last leg of the Embassy final can be viewed here - Raymond Van Barneveld and Ronnie Baxter (BBC).

2000
The final leg and post match interviews of the Embassy final Ted Hankey vs Ronnie Baxter here. (BBC)

2001
The BBC have online extensive footage from the 2001 Embassy World Championships. You can view the entire highlights programme from the first three days (first round matches) - day one, day two, day three. Two days of second round matches (whole highlights programmes) - day four, day five. The first two quarter finals can be viewed here, second two quater finals here. Unfortunately no footage of the semi-finals but you can view the whole of the world final between John Walton and Ted Hankey here. (all BBC)

An unusual clip of Paul Lim playing in the Rae Chesney Singles 2001 (PhillyDarts.com).

2002
Once again the BBC have extensive footage from the 2002 Embassy World Championships online. First round matches - Mardle/Richardson and Clarys/Welge here. First round - Hankey/Komula and Eccles/Jones here. Second Round - Richie Davies vs Tony David here, Colin Monk vs John Walton here, Wayne Jones vs Ted Hankey here. First two quarter finals - Barneveld vs King and Mardle vs Monk here. Second two quarter finals - Adams vs Jones, Taylor vs David here. Semi Finals can be viewed here. The whole of the final Mervyn King vs Tony David can be viewed here. (All BBC)

At the Dutch Open, Shaun Greatbatch made history hitting the first ever live televised 9 dart game. View it here.

Shortly afterwards Phil Taylor hit the first ever 9 dart game to be hit during a PDC televised tournament (World Matchplay) and it was also the first one to be broadcast live on British television. View it here.

 

2003
Embassy Second round action - last leg of the match featuring Tony O'Shea and Colin Monk. (Tony O'Shea website)

The last leg of the last Embassy World Final - Raymond Van Barneveld vs Richie Davies here. (BBC)

2005
Phil Taylor's 9 dart game against Roland Scholten at the UK Open
here.

2006
A leg from the 2006 PDC World Final - Phil Taylor vs Peter Manley
here

2006 Lakeside World Championships action. 1st Round - Andy Fordham v Simon Whitlock here. Ted Hankey vs Albertino Essers here. 2nd Round - Martin Adams v Martin Atkins here. Mervyn King v Jelle Klaasen here.   Quarter-final between Jelle Klaasen and Paul Hogan here. Raymond van Barneveld vs Tony O'Shea here. The final here - Jelle Klaasen vs Raymond van Barneveld. (all BBC)

Premier League Darts - Raymond van Barneveld hits a 9 dart game against Peter Manley here

65 year old John Magowan beating Adrian Lewis at the UK Open here. Photos from the UK Open 2006 set to music here.

Barneveld v Taylor clip Las Vegas Desert Classic 2006

World Darts Trophy 2006 - Many of the matches in full here.

World Masters 2006 - Highlights of Martin Adams v Michael van Gerwen in the final here

Mervyn King v Mike Veitch - BDO Pro Champions Challenge 2006 Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
 

2007

2007 PDC World Championship action
Clip from Dennis Priestley v Per Laursen
 Barneveld wins the 2007 PDC World Title

2007 Lakeside action (all BBC)
Co Stompe v Jelle Klaasen
Michael van Gerwen v Gary Robson
Martin Adams v Mervyn King
Highlights of the 2007 BDO World Final – Martin Adams v Phil Nixon

2007 Masters of Darts
Michael van Gerwen 9 dart game
Vincent Van Der Voort - Colin Lloyd
Peter Manley - Roland Scholten
Jelle Klaasen - Colin Lloyd

 

Other darts video clips:

Footage of Darts first 'superstar' Joe Hitchcock
Clip from Darts Tarts - about Snooker's ascendancy and Darts removal from mainstream tv
Another clip from Darts Tarts about BDO founder Olly Croft
Clip from Darts Tarts about Bobby George and Eric Bristow
Eric Bristow spoof interview with British comedian David Walliams (1995)
Andy Fordham and a dancing Santa Claus in his old pub 'The Rose'
Michael Van Gerwen playing at the Open Alkmaar 2006
Advert for Dutch sponsored Darts Team KeukenConcurrent
Amateur footage of Phil Taylor and Jelle Klaasen warming up at a UK Open Regional Final venue

If you are aware of any other online darts video clips or broken links please let me know at andyfair1@yahoo.com

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