The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is a professional darts organisation, established in the United Kingdom during 1992, when a group of leading professional players split from the officially-recognised British Darts Organisation. Barry Hearn, a long-time established sports promoter, is its current chairman.
The PDC developed and holds several championship competitions including its own annual World Professional Darts Championship. It also r...
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The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is a professional darts organisation, established in the United Kingdom during 1992, when a group of leading professional players split from the officially-recognised British Darts Organisation. Barry Hearn, a long-time established sports promoter, is its current chairman.
The PDC developed and holds several championship competitions including its own annual World Professional Darts Championship. It also runs its own world rankings based on players' performances. The PDC has various ranking competitions that are held in the annual calendar such as the UK Open, Las Vegas Desert Classic, World Matchplay and the World Championship held at the Alexandra Palace, London.
In the 1980s professional darts in Britain haemorrhaged sponsors and lost most of its television coverage. From 1989 the only televised event was the annual Embassy World Championship. Some of the players felt that not enough was being done by the governing body, the British Darts...
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