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Great bodies, not a gram of fat, fit, perfectly organized on Instagram. These are the sports heroes of today. But there is another way. A few extra kilos, a few hairs less. And yet millions of people cheer on the darts pro. Or just for that? Because a lot of people are more of this type. Why are so many enthusiastic about the duel between two men that so little corresponds to the ideal of an elite athlete? And in front of an empty room with well-rehearsed cheers?
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“It’s the fascination that such a simple game is brought to the world stage,” says Elmar Paulke. The 50-year-old was the darts voice of Sport 1 for years and is streaming the World Cup on DAZN for the second time. But it is also the types that fascinate. Some are classic antiheroes. A millionaire with pub sports, that’s a great story. Scotsman Gary Anderson went to the pub after work and only became a darts pro in 2006 at the age of 35. Or the new world champion Gerwyn Price, who played rugby in Wales in the semi-professional league, and in 2014, at the age of 29, opted for the most lucrative darts. The Welshman won the final against Gary Anderson 7-3 on Sunday. He led in a big way, but then he showed courage and ultimately only won the title with the twelfth dart of the match.
Darts is one of the few sports that can be seen on television between Christmas and New Years. Darts is also a show. When players walk in, they are introduced as Klitschko or Tyson in their prime. Barry Hearn is responsible for this. The 72-year-old English sports promoter made darts more telegenic and, above all, wider by vastly increasing the prize money. After this World Cup, three players will exceed £ 1 million in the world ranking, which is based on the prize money of the last two years. World champion Gerwyn got £ 500,000.
