Bouncer, Oche, Caller. Darts, like any other sport, has its own vocabulary. SPORT1 explains the most important terms of the game.
SPORT1 explains the most important terms.
170: The highest finish in darts, consisting of Triple-20, Triple-20, Bullseye. Because 60 + 60 + 50 points = 170. Also called Big Fish.
180: Highest possible score with three darts.
9-Darter or Perfect Game: A leg that is finished with 9 darts in the 501 Double Out mode.
Intake or Throw: The three darts thrown in a row.
Average: The average score for a leg. This can be used, at least in part, to determine a player’s strength.
Bogey Numbers: Seven remaining scores that are less than 170 and still cannot be checked out: 169, 168, 166, 165, 163, 162, 159.
Bouncer: If a dart bounces off the dartboard, it is called a bouncer. The dart does not score any points.
Bullseye: The center of the board. Hitting the bullseye scores 50 points. In terms of value, it is NOT the highest field on the dartboard, but only the highest double field. A player scores more points with hits in the Triple-20 (60 points), Triple-19 (57 points), Triple-18 (54 points) and Triple-17 (51 points).
Caller: This is the name for the referee in darts. The caller calls out the score achieved. If a player is in the finish range, he also states the remaining score.
Checkout: The intake with which a leg is won is a checkout. With 20 points remaining, the target is the double-10. If the throw sits, it is called a 10 checkout. It is often also referred to as auschecken (checking out) or checken (checking) .
Six numbers for which there is only one checkout path: 2, 3, 153, 156, 167, 170
Doppel or Double (Double): The outer ring of the board and the bullseye. The score is doubled when hit.
Double Out: The World Championship is played with the Double Out rule. You can only win a leg if you finally hit one of the narrow double fields. For example, with 20 points remaining it has to be the double-10. With 30 points, the double-15. The bullseye also counts as a double field.
The five most popular double fields: D20, D18, D16, D10, D8
Finish: As soon as the score has been reduced to 170, the player has a finish. So there is the possibility to end a leg. Seven so-called bogey numbers are the exception.
Game on: The usual request from the referee to start a game.
Against the Darts: A player plays “against the darts” because his opponent starts the leg or the set. This one plays “with the darts”. If you win a leg against the darts, you get a break.
Goldilocks: When a player hits the wrong double field when trying to check out.
High Finish : Finishes from 100 points are called like that.
Leg: A game 501. Whoever brings 501 points to zero first has won a leg. Each field on the dartboard has a certain value. The score thrown is subtracted from the existing one. For example, if I score 30 points with three darts at 501 points, 471 points remain.
Madhouse: The field of the double-1. Nobody wants to end up there.
Oche: The name of the throwing line. It used to be called hockey. The spelling only changed in the 1970s. Probably to avoid confusion with the sport of hockey.
PDC: The Professional Darts Corporation. It organizes the World Championship every year and is the most important darts organization.
Runner Up: The defeated finalist of a tournament.
Shanghai Finish: A finish within a number segment in which each field is hit once. It is most often played with 120 points remaining: T20, 20, D20 OR: 108 points remaining: T18, 18, D18.
Set or Set (Set): The World Championship is played in a set mode: Whoever wins three legs wins a set. The world champion is the one who has won seven sets in the final.
Tops: The name for the double-20 field. From the location on the dartboard it is the highest field. In English one speaks of the “Top of the Board”.
Overthrowing : If a player throws more points than necessary when checking.
Washing Machine: If a player scores 26 points by scattering around the 20 (1x 5, 1x 20, 1x 1). Also called Bed and Breakfast, Murphy, (Fish and) Chips or Kappe Joe, among others.
White Wash: This is the name for a zero-to-zero victory in which the opponent does not win a single leg or a single set.