Published 12:02 3 Jan 2025 GMT

Darts fans are only just realising why matches start at 501 instead of 500 and it makes total sense

There is a valid reason.

Jack Kenmare

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Topics: Darts, World Darts Championship, Luke Littler

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare is the Senior Journalist for SPORTbible, one of the world’s biggest social publishers. He specialises in long-form feature writing and has an encyclopedic knowledge of Football Manager wonderkids from 2005 to the present day. He has a BA (Hons) in Journalism and News Practice.

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Darts fans are only just realising why matches start at 501 instead of 500 and it makes total sense

There is a valid reason.

Darts fans are only just realising why matches start at 501 instead of 500 and it makes total sense

There is a valid reason.

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