Darts For Kids

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From the bright lights of the biggest stages in darts to becoming one of England’s most exciting players, this is the story of Chris “Hollywood” Dobey. Discover his journey, his biggest moments, the setbacks he battled through and how a lad from the North East turned himself into a genuine darts star. 🎯⭐
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The dartboard is only a couple of metres away… so why on earth is darts SO difficult?! 🎯😵‍💫

In this episode of Darts For Kids, we discover the incredible science behind throwing a dart, why the doubles and trebles are MUCH smaller than they look on television, and how the tiniest change in your hand, arm or release can send a dart miles away from where you wanted it!

We’ll explore muscle memory, concentration, pressure and the astonishing skill professional players need to repeat almost exactly the same throw again and again.

Turns out, the board might be close… but hitting it exactly where you want is another story entirely! 🎯
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ROSS SMITH has one of the most incredible comeback stories in professional darts! 🎯🏆

In this special Darts For Kids episode, Darren tells the amazing story of Ross “Smudger” Smith, from working as a lorry and delivery driver and struggling to establish himself on the PDC Tour, to falling out of love with darts, fighting his way back through Q-School and eventually becoming a TWO-TIME televised PDC major champion.

We follow Ross Smith from his early days at the BDO World Championship and earning his PDC Tour Card, through the difficult years, losing his place on tour and wondering whether his professional darts dream was ever going to happen.

Then everything began to change.

Hear how Ross won his first PDC ranking title in 2021, defeated some of the biggest names in darts and produced an incredible run to become the 2022 European Darts Champion.

We also explore Ross Smith’s extraordinary scoring power, including his record-breaking 19 180s in a World Championship match, TWO nine-darters in the same Players Championship event and some unbelievable performances against the very best darts players in the world.

And then came an incredible 2026 season.

Players Championship titles.

European Tour victories.

The Hungarian Darts Trophy.

And finally, the huge one...

ROSS SMITH WINNING THE 2026 WORLD SERIES OF DARTS FINALS IN AMSTERDAM! 🏆

Ross defeated former world champion Gerwyn Price 11-5 in the final, smashed in 11 maximums and became a two-time televised PDC major champion.

From almost walking away from darts to becoming one of the leading players on the PDC circuit, this is a brilliant story about resilience, hard work, confidence, practice and NEVER giving up on something you love.

Perfect for young darts fans, families, junior darts players and anyone who loves the PDC, World Darts Championship, professional darts, nine-darters, 180s and inspirational sporting stories.

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This is the incredible story of Ross “Smudger” Smith.
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WHO WAS BETTER: THE DARTS LEGENDS OF THE PAST OR THE SUPERSTARS OF TODAY? 🎯

Fire up the Darts For Kids TIME MACHINE because we’re travelling through the history of darts for one enormous showdown!

Imagine Eric Bristow, Jocky Wilson, Dennis Priestley and Phil “The Power” Taylor standing on one side of the oche… and Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Gian van Veen and the incredible modern generation standing on the other.

WHO WINS?!

In this episode of Darts For Kids, Darren Rees investigates whether today’s players really are better than the legends who helped build the sport.

We compare HUGE averages, World Championships, nine-darters, dartboards, equipment, prize money, practice, junior academies, pressure and just how much professional darts has changed over the decades.

Could Eric Bristow have averaged even MORE using today’s boards?

Would Luke Littler have dominated the darts world of the 1980s?

How incredible was Phil Taylor’s SIXTEEN world titles?

And does throwing better darts actually make somebody a GREATER player?

From smoky venues and enormous characters to million-pound world champions and teenage superstars, we’re putting OLD DARTS against NEW DARTS and attempting to answer one of the biggest questions in the sport.

Today’s players might be driving the fastest cars darts has ever built…

But the legends helped build the road. 🎯

Welcome to DARTS FOR KIDS!
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What happens when the greatest darts players on Earth step up to the oche… and aren’t even allowed to start scoring until they hit a double?!

Welcome to the PDC World Grand Prix, one of the most unusual, dramatic and downright bonkers tournaments in professional darts!

In this special Darts For Kids episode, we explain exactly how the famous double-in, double-out format works, why players can become trapped on 501, and how one tiny missed double can completely change a match.

Discover the history of the World Grand Prix, its journey from Rochester to Dublin and Leicester, how players qualify, and some of the greatest moments the competition has ever produced. We’ll meet Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen, Stephen Bunting, James Wade, Robert Thornton and Brendan Dolan, uncover astonishing nine-dart finishes, incredible comebacks and one of the strangest record-breaking defeats in darts history.

With the 2026 World Grand Prix heading back to the Mattioli Arena in Leicester, this is everything young darts fans and families need to know before the action begins.

Doubles. Drama. 180s. Nine-darters. And absolute chaos.

Welcome to the World Grand Prix! 🎯🔥
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