Darts star Ricky Evans goes viral after producing 'the most impressive thing ever seen on a dartboard'

Darts star Ricky Evans has gone viral on social media for producing an incredible feat on his home dartboard.

The 33-year-old, who is currently ranked as the PDC world number 41, is nicknamed 'Rapid' as a nod towards his quickfire throwing style.

He holds what is believed to be the world record for the fastest competitive 180, hitting perfection in under three seconds during a 2017 match against Michael Smith.

You can check out the record below (and no you aren't watching it at double speed, before you check).

Evans has slowed down his throw in recent years, and he reached the semi-final of the UK Open last month with an impressive 10-7 victory over 2018 world champion Rob Cross, before losing 10-2 to reigning world champion Luke Humphries.

Now, he has gone viral for another 180 achievement - but not the type that you'd be used to seeing at competitive tournaments.

Instead, Evans filmed himself standing a matter of feet away from the dartboard, before firing in an inch-perfect maximum.

Given the angles involved in the shot compared to a usual maximum hit - as well as the tendency for dart bounce outs at such a short range - Evans' feat seems to get more impressive the more you watch it.

And the man himself replied: "I've had more nine darters from that distance than I've had hot dinners... and man I've had a lot of hot dinners."

In the comments, one fan wrote: "Doesn't look hard until you try it."

Another said: "People who haven't played darts before won't understand, but to not have a bounce out from that range is impressive, let alone a 180."

A third admitted: "If I tried that it would immediately hit the wire and take my eye out."

And a fourth added: "Actually way harder than hitting a normal one."