04 January 2023

Stand up if you love the Darts…

By Ally Pally

We are still standing up!

What a tournament. What a sporting spectacle. How do you even begin to sum it up?

Across 16 days and nights, 29 sessions, 75,000 fans journeyed to the Palace from the four corners of the World to join the fun. Meanwhile millions more tuned in on television and radio.

The action was exhilarating, unforgettable. The world’s very best doing what they do best on the biggest stage of them all, mixing it up alongside a cast of fan favourites, legends and future stars. There were massive highs, crushing lows, tension, then the release, the songs and, of course, the fancy dress. All that and Lewis Capaldi and Niall Horan too.

It built and built, all the way up to a simply brilliant finale. That leg, that nine-darter!!! And a thoroughly worthy champion “Na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na-na-na Michael Smith, Michael, Michael Smith”, as the crowd sang.

Thank you to all the players, staff, everyone at the Professional Darts Corporation and SKY tv, plus many, many more, and most of all, the fans – legends one and all.

Here are some reflections from the World Darts Championship 2022/23…

“Forget the World Cup: The Darts Are the Ultimate Sporting Event” – Vice

“Christmas just wouldn’t feel like Christmas without the darts” – The Guardian

“It’s the most fun I’ve had this year…” – Lewis Capaldi

Getting underway

Alexandra Palace
️ January 3
⏰ 1945 GMT

Glory awaits pic.twitter.com/jVYvB35Uob

— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) January 3, 2023

The Fans

during Day 13 of the 2023 Cazoo World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace, London on Friday 30th December 2022.

And a reminder of how events like the Darts interact with schools and the Palace’s charitable projects.

Thanks to @apexlhub @DaubeneyHackney & @OneMrLogan1 for hosting our latest Bullseye Maths session yesterday with World Championship star Leonard Gates.

Find out more about Bullseye Maths at https://t.co/IYuDaeo9ph https://t.co/rPj2nQ6nR5

— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) December 21, 2022

Always expect the unexpected

Lewis Capaldi and Niall Horan are IN THE BUILDING pic.twitter.com/MDcGfWk0TJ

— Sky Sports Darts (@SkySportsDarts) December 16, 2022

A member of our team getting in the groove:

@pdcdartsdancers Let’s go Patrick our Ally Pally event manager #allypally #pdcdarts #alexandrapalace #pdcdancers ♬ SexyBack (feat. Timbaland) – Justin Timberlake

The final

The calm before the storm…

96 came, just two remain.

Ally Pally like you’ve never seen it before pic.twitter.com/7i1g6o83ZR

— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) January 3, 2023

during Day 16 of the 2023 Cazoo World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace, London on Tuesday 3rd January 2023.

during Day 16 of the 2023 Cazoo World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace, London on Tuesday 3rd January 2023.

And of course… that leg

THE BEST LEG OF ALL TIME!

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN MISSES D12 FOR A NINE-DARTER, AND THEN SMITH PINS A PERFECT LEG HIMSELF!

ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS YOU’LL EVER SEE IN SPORT. pic.twitter.com/WyKWFcxq5V

— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) January 3, 2023

A view from the tables

Relive the moment as the Ally Pally crowd ERUPT after watching the greatest leg of all time! pic.twitter.com/IFtUl1XWeO

— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) January 3, 2023

“I CAN’T SPEAK! I CAN’T SPEAK!”

THAT reaction for the COMMENTARY BOX!! pic.twitter.com/OSderR7axb

— Sky Sports Darts (@SkySportsDarts) January 3, 2023

WHAT A REACTION FROM ALLY PALLY!! ⭐️ #9darter #LoveTheDarts pic.twitter.com/uXAxzXuvos

— Sky Sports Darts (@SkySportsDarts) January 3, 2023

Breaking:

This is now a darts feed. Can’t get enough. Love the darts. I can’t speak! I can’t speak! pic.twitter.com/80cs1abjeF

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 5, 2023