15 February 2026
𝐹𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑛𝑒, 𝑅𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝐷𝑒𝑅𝑜𝑠𝑎 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑎 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑡. 𝑊𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒, 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠, ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑖𝑚𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑝 𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑠. 𝑁𝑜𝑤, 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑠, ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑡 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠. 𝑊𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑅𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑘 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑗𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑦, 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑠𝑒𝑡, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑎ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑.
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭?
I started playing darts when I was about 13 years old. Most of my family played the sport, so I grew up around it and got into it naturally.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐮𝐬𝐞 (𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐩), 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦?
I use the Target Redux 01 darts in 24 grams, paired with a short K-Flex. I chose them because of the grip and the shape of the barrel, which suits my throw perfectly.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐲?
I’ve got a few favourites, but I especially like finishes where you hit a single first and it leaves a double-double finish, such as 100 or 90. Those combinations feel really comfortable for me.
𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭?
At the moment I’m focusing on improving my doubles. I’m happy with the rest of my game, but I feel my finishing still needs some work.
𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐃𝐋 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐲?
Hullash is definitely the toughest opponent for me. We’ve played each other quite a few times and it’s always a battle. I have to be at the top of my game to beat him, and it’s always a great contest.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐃𝐋 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫?
Probably a match against The Nightmare. He averaged something like 76, and I managed an 85 average and won 3–0. On another night, I would’ve lost 3–0. It was probably the best game of darts I’ve ever played.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐃𝐋 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧?
I’d like to average 70+ this season. I’m currently averaging around 68, so pushing that up to 70 or more would be really nice.
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐃𝐋?
The admin team is fantastic and everyone in the league is really friendly. There are a lot of high-quality dart players, so you’re always playing great matches. It’s an all-round brilliant setup, and my game has improved massively since joining.
𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞?
Yes, I’d like to play floor events. I’ve recently moved to a new area, so I need to join a team and start playing regularly again.
𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰?
Danny “Deadeye” Jones
