https://www.scmp.com/rss/507566/feed The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is the world's preeminent professional darts organisation and is headquartered in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1992 when a group of leading players split from the British Darts Organisation to form what was initially called the World Darts Council (WDC). Sports promoter Barry Hearn is the PDC chairman. The PDC holds several championship competitions, including the annual PDC World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace in London. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Luke Humphries said he had mixed feelings about his emphatic 3-0 win against Singapore’s Paul Lim in the second round of the PDC World Darts Championship. The world No 3 was in ruthless form as he won the first eight legs of the match before Lim, at 71 the ­oldest player in the draw, found double top to avoid a complete shutout. Humphries, the 2024 world champion, said he had great respect for Lim, who beat the Englishman in the World Championship in 2020 and was roared on by the capacity crowd... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3337420/singapores-lim-has-fairy-tale-run-world-darts-championship-ended-ruthless-humphries?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3337420/singapores-lim-has-fairy-tale-run-world-darts-championship-ended-ruthless-humphries?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Dec 2025 03:28:34 +0000 Reuters Reuters A year after Luke Littler became the youngest winner of the PDC World Darts Championship, 71-year-old Paul Lim became the oldest winner of a match in the tournament’s history. Roared on by the usual raucous Alexandra Palace crowd on Saturday, the Singapore veteran stunned Dutch-born Swede Jeffrey de Graaf, winning 3-1. Lim, who famously thew the first world championship nine-darter way back in 1990, eclipsed the mark set by Northern Irishman John MaGowan who beat Chris Mason in December 2008,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3336362/age-just-number-singapore-slinger-lim-71-year-old-sets-world-darts-record?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3336362/age-just-number-singapore-slinger-lim-71-year-old-sets-world-darts-record?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Dec 2025 01:42:54 +0000 Matthew Lee Lok-yin said walking out onto the stage at Alexandra Palace in the first round of the Paddy Power World Darts Championship was something he had dreamed about for 14 years. And the Hongkonger, who was making his debut at the sport’s biggest event, will get to do it at least once more, after he beat Dutchman Chris Landman 3-1 on Thursday to reach the second round. Lee bounced back from going 1-0 down to win nine straight legs to knock out the 2023 WDF World Darts Championship... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3291672/world-darts-championship-hong-kongs-dragon-boy-lee-makes-dream-debut-alexandra-palace?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3291672/world-darts-championship-hong-kongs-dragon-boy-lee-makes-dream-debut-alexandra-palace?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Dec 2024 05:41:55 +0000 Luke Littler was virtually unknown a year ago. Now he is making millions, transcending his sport and is searched for more often on Google than King Charles and the British Prime Minister. That Littler is a 17-year-old darts player who still lives at home with his parents in northwest England makes his rise to fame and increasing fortune all the more remarkable. It was around this time 12 months ago, with Christmas approaching, when Littler grabbed the attention of Britain and beyond by making an... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3290805/world-darts-championship-teen-sensation-luke-littler-returns-where-it-all-began?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3290805/world-darts-championship-teen-sensation-luke-littler-returns-where-it-all-began?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Dec 2024 10:00:15 +0000 Hugo Leung Man-lok’s World Darts Championship adventure has been ended in round two by crowd favourite and last year’s semi-finalist Gabriel Clemens. The Hongkonger stunned Dutchman Gian van Veen in the opening round, but Clemens proved a challenge too far, despite a spirited effort from the 24-year-old tournament debutant. Clemens claimed the opening two sets, before Leung reeled off three straight legs, featuring four maximum 180s, to bag set three and raise the possibility of a repeat of his... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3246019/world-darts-championship-hong-kongs-leung-has-adventure-ended-clemens-teen-star-littler-continues?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3246019/world-darts-championship-hong-kongs-leung-has-adventure-ended-clemens-teen-star-littler-continues?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Dec 2023 07:45:30 +0000 Hugo Leung Man-lok has caused a huge upset at the World Darts Championship, coming from two sets down on his debut to beat the highly fancied Gian Van Veen at a rocking Alexandra Palace. The Hongkonger produced a sensational display with one of the best performances by an international qualifier at the storied tournament in London, averaging 96.26 and crashing in an incredible 11 180s to deny a shell-shocked van Veen. The Dutchman edged a high-quality opening set, before doubling his lead in a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3245570/world-darts-championships-hong-kongs-leung-causes-major-upset-debut-downs-van-veen-stunning-comeback?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3245570/world-darts-championships-hong-kongs-leung-causes-major-upset-debut-downs-van-veen-stunning-comeback?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Dec 2023 04:56:24 +0000 International darts returns to the city this weekend after a three-year hiatus, with defending champions Hong Kong vowing to top the podium one again, despite the threat from an experienced United Kingdom team. A highlight of the Hong Kong International Darts Festival Championship, which runs from Friday to Sunday at AsiaWorld-Expo, is the International Invitational team event, featuring teams from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the UK as well as host Hong Kong. The... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3202430/hong-kong-vows-reclaim-international-invitational-title-when-darts-return-city-weekend?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3202430/hong-kong-vows-reclaim-international-invitational-title-when-darts-return-city-weekend?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Dec 2022 00:30:14 +0000 Kevin Leung Kai-fan’s headaches and sleepless nights started last weekend. He thought he might have caught something from his daughter, who had a mild cough. To be safe, he took a home Covid-19 test on the Monday, dismissing any possibility of a positive return because he received his second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in May. It was positive. Leung was shocked. He thought the lateral test he bought from a Liverpool pharmacy may be faulty, but then on Tuesday he lost his sense of smell.... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3139761/covid-19-hong-kong-darts-player-kevin-leung-blames-himself?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3139761/covid-19-hong-kong-darts-player-kevin-leung-blames-himself?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 04 Jul 2021 06:50:16 +0000 Hong Kong darts player Kevin Leung Kai-fan said he had tested positive for Covid-19 despite being fully vaccinated, though he hopes to recover in time to play in this month’s European Tour qualifiers. The 37-year-old nicknamed “Fat Beauty”, Hong Kong’s first darts professional, said on social media that he started displaying flu symptoms last weekend and returned a positive test on Monday. “After feeling unwell over last weekend I took a Covid-19 test on Monday, which returned a positive... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3139705/covid-19-positive-test-fully-vaccinated-uk-based-hong-kong-darts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3139705/covid-19-positive-test-fully-vaccinated-uk-based-hong-kong-darts?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Jul 2021 07:48:34 +0000 Hong Kong’s Kevin Leung Kai-fan is taking heart from an encouraging last-16 performance at the Players Championship (PC) second series as he looks to establish himself on the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) world tour. “Fat Beauty” Leung scored a stunning 6-5 upset over Michael Smith – ranked eighth on the PDC order of merit – in the opening round as he won three matches in the fourth and final event of the second series in Milton Keynes. It was the third last-16 performance in his career,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3126281/hong-kongs-kevin-leung-beats-eighth-ranked-michael-smith-darts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3126281/hong-kongs-kevin-leung-beats-eighth-ranked-michael-smith-darts?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Mar 2021 09:35:24 +0000 Kevin Leung Kai-fan had quit his brokering job at the end of 2019 to pursue a career in professional darts. The Covid-19 pandemic played havoc with his debut season but the 37-year-old is refusing to give up and is determined to make amends in 2021. The Hong Kong number one has been in the UK since June, unable to return home because of pandemic restrictions, so he is bringing his family to his base in Liverpool as he tries to revive his career. “It was a terrible second half of the year in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3121704/pdc-tour-hong-kongs-kevin-fat-beauty-leung-refuses-give-after?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3121704/pdc-tour-hong-kongs-kevin-fat-beauty-leung-refuses-give-after?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Feb 2021 12:00:17 +0000 “One for the old guys!” was how veteran darts player Paul Lim described his dramatic comeback win over Luke Humphries at the PDC World Championship in London on Friday night. “At the end, it was a battle,” the 66-year-old said after sealing the win with a double 20 finish. “I kept telling myself to put pressure on him. I had to dig deep.” The “Singapore Slinger” came back from 2-0 down against the 25-year-old Humphries, who was not born until 1995 – by when Lim had already played 12 world... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3114621/paul-lim-makes-darts-history-pdc-comeback-over-luke-humphries?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3114621/paul-lim-makes-darts-history-pdc-comeback-over-luke-humphries?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 19 Dec 2020 05:29:43 +0000 Wales lifted the PDC World Cup of Darts on Sunday, beating rivals and top seeds England in the final at the Salzburgarena in Austria, to conclude a tournament that was beset with disappointment for Asian nations. Hong Kong lost to Latvia on Friday, but the Europeans were only called up as late replacements for China who pulled out because of Covid-19 complications in their travel to Austria. The Hong Kong pair of Kevin Leung Kai-fan and Royden Lam Ting-chi lost their best of nine legs doubles... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3109037/pdc-world-cup-darts-wales-win-asian-teams-count-covid-19-cost?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3109037/pdc-world-cup-darts-wales-win-asian-teams-count-covid-19-cost?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Nov 2020 05:04:29 +0000 Chinese darts player Liu Chengan booked his place to compete at the fabled Alexandra Palace in London later this year with a 6-4 win over compatriot Zhan Qingyu at the Chinese PDC World Championship Qualifier event. The 38-year-old Liu will return after 14 years to make his second appearance at the World Darts Championship, the sport’s premier event, after last competing there in 2006. On that occasion he was defeated 3-0 in the first round by three-time world champion John Part from Canada. Liu... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3106213/chinas-liu-chengan-compete-darts-world-championship-alexandra-palace?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3106213/chinas-liu-chengan-compete-darts-world-championship-alexandra-palace?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Oct 2020 03:56:41 +0000