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The key to darts success at any level: Holding your own

Darts’ first superstar Eric Bristow used to emphasise the importance of the simple things in the game. Perhaps his strongest advice was to focus on holding your own throw and then put pressure on your opponent.

In the world of professional darts, some truths are so ingrained they may as well be stitched onto every oche carpet. Chief among them: breaking an opponent’s throw is about as easy as threading a needle during an earthquake.

Statistically, that maxim is far from the truth as legs thrown second are roughly 60% more difficult to win. Unless, of course, it’s the World Grand Prix – where the ‘double-in’ rule gleefully shuffles the odds and everyone’s grand plan along with it.

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