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 Asked our friend Erhard what the darts action was like on his island home Koh Tao. He said he didn't know of any but promised that he'd send us some Koh Tao darts photos & Erhard always makes good on a promise. I've known Erhard since I first moved to Thailand then living on Koh Samui. Missing city life I moved to Bangkok whereas Samui got too busy for Erhard and he moved to the tropical island paradise of Koh Tao.  Erhard contacted Peter Bไr (Bepi) & Werner Haller (Isi) who operate
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Reef Rider Divecenter.
Reef Rider claim "We make the impossible possible for you" - and
these photos are proof that they do honor that statement. Reef Rider
operates with Laem Klong Resort - a friendly relaxed atmosphere
offering inexpensive simple bungalows to moderate bungalows to their
new VIP complex with air conditioning. They offer a discount to
divers and we're checking into the possibility of a darters discount
as well. To visit the Reef Rider Divecenter website
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It is an honour to
be asked by Johnny to introduce myself to you. I have had a fond
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with Thailand and Asia. For more than twenty five years I have
traveled to an assortment of Asian destinations to further the
development of the sport of darts with Team Unicorn players and to
further Unicorn's business with our network of more than one hundred
worldwide distributors.The welcome by dart players in Asia and the generosity of their hospitality has always been very humbling, very much appreciated and second to none. The talent of Asian dart players is unquestioned with skill levels that can test the "A" game of many a PDC top ranked player. I recall being with Phil Taylor in Manila during 2000 where he had one of his closest matches ever, a real nail biter. Phil often recalls that match and the skill of the players he met.  Unicorn
has been at the forefront of the development of darts technology for
more than 75 years. Our first dart in 1931 had an aluminium locking
shaft, durable replaceable flights, precision engineered barrels etc
etc, but underwater darts that I read about in this newsletter is a
first for us. Can you use Unicorn darts underwater, yes you can,
have we got a range under development in our research and technology
centre sorry no we haven't, but darters watch them Sharks, please!I will ask the uniBoffin at the uniLab (click on link to the left) what would happen to the darts in flight under these condition. We will need a new section in Dart Optimisation as presently our altitude setting is for above sea level only!  The
darts scene is busy and as usual Unicorn is Winning. Phil Taylor
rules Europe with a decisive win over fellow Team Unicorn player
Adrian Lewis in the European Championship on November 2nd and along
the way averaged over 113 to reach the final, Wow!. The next few
weeks sees the Grand Slam followed by the World Championship. Thanks
to the PDC it's all on TV, available around the world for millions
to enjoy and all played on the Unicorn Eclipse Pro board.Darts with Unicorn and the PDC has never been better and never more exciting. We see more Asian players in the PDC and I for one are very pleased to see that. The PDC has brought a new level of interest to darts. More than 70,000 people watched the Premier league live and TV tournaments are sold out months in advance. The atmosphere in the auditoriums is amazing. I will be out in Asia twice between now and Christmas and look forward to meeting players who read this newsletter. Good darts to you all and Johnny keep up the good work with this newsletter. Please drop me an email if I can answer any of your questions |
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friendly laidback nature it's no wonder why he's one of the most
popular darters in Bangkok. Although he may not have the years
of experience that many here do - his game is on the rise as we
notice him going into the finals in recent knockouts. Of all of our
file photos - we don't have a single one of Matt in a serious dart
stance. Always smiling except for a pre-match hype photo as seen
below. It's our pleasure this month to bring you our interview with
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 DT)
How and at what age did you get started playing darts?
Matt) I remembered that I was in Phuket in 1998-99 and was living
with my cousin who had a dart board at her place. Never touched a
dart or threw a dart before then. It was me all alone and I would
just grab them and throw some. Just aiming for the bull & actually
then when I hit one then I felt good. When my cousin came home with
some friends I asked them how to play then they taught me - Mickey
Mouse! Whoever lost had to drink this local rice alcohol (lao kao).
I lost a lot and I was the first one to get drunk and fall asleep.
So the next days and following weeks I just practiced hitting the
numbers expecting not to lose anymore - I meant to improve my game
of darts. I got quite addicted to it. Then stopped playing for five
years. I started working at D'Pelican Inn - trying to find some
marketing for the place I'm still managing. I heard about a
Darts League in the lower Sukhumvit area. So I formed a team and we
joined the league. From that day onwards I became increasingly
interested in the game especially playing in tournaments - plus I
found it fun and most enjoyable having a beer in your hand!. So I
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DT) Who has influenced you the most in your dart game? Matt) Honestly I wasn't really influenced by anyone. I decided to join the Tuesday and Thursday leagues and knew that I must learn how to play darts. It's more... ummm I'd say "encouragement" to play some fine dart players around Bangkok and at the same time my interest in the game continued growing. And oh yeah, Filipino friends playing in Abu Dhabi. When they visited Bangkok they gave me good tips and pointers on how to improve my game and it's actually worked for me. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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DT) What has been your most memorable win? Matt) Well, can't remember much but I guess maybe winning some games against those I know are really good players, better than me and more experienced players in the Bangkok League.  DT)
You have been playing darts in Bangkok for a few years. What changes
have you seen in the game in that time? Matt) 2005 is
where I started and our team was only playing in the Thursday league
which was really tough one for me as a beginner but after some
months we created a team for the Tuesday league. I found it very
enjoyable and more relaxing especially when they formed an upper
division and a fun division. So for me, it was a great change.
Winning is a great feeling but enjoying or playing darts with a
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DT) Is there anything you see as unique about
darts in Thailand? Matt) From what I hear from players
who have been playing in a lot of countries - I'd say that it's
unique in a way that players enjoy playing here more. Maybe also
because we do have a lot of beautiful ladies that can actually throw
some decent darts in the league. These statements I see as true! A
lot of expats also find Thailand as "home" and most of the players
know each other pretty well. And based off people who have traveled
to so many countries and played in many darts leagues - they find
Thailand as the most sociable.  DT)
What changes do you see that would improve the popularity and
quality of darts in Thailand? Matt) In my own point of
view I guess the league here is going in the right track. Some
players in the league come and go. People gossip, so when they enjoy
playing darts here in Thailand it becomes more popular. All things
change so let's have a unity to change for better, in a way like to
be serious but not too serious. Arguments regarding darts sometimes
occur, so players and captains should communicate in a nice way. And
I also think players with an attitude should be removed or banned in
the league for this might ruin the popularity and quality. Some
people don't know how to behave with a minimum level of common
sportsmanship - not happy when they lose and just can't accept
defeat. And yeah more ads! Like having reports published in Bangkok
Post again! yeah! That will help!DT) Anything specific you'd like to say to dart players in Thailand and readers of DT? Matt) O well, not much. Just "Have Fun"! Don't "drink and drive" but "Drink and Throw"! Secondly, Create friendship within us! |
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Sawatdee Khrab!
As always seems to happen, time is moving slowly as I count down the
days to another visit to the Land of Smiles. I don't know why the
clock seems to crawl each time such a trip draws near. Perhaps it
has to do with some mysterious quirk of the space-time continuium.
More likely, kind of like the night before Christmas, is has more to
do with good old fashioned anticipation - of the sights and smells,
cold Singha, great darts and the even greater looking, short skirted
chalkers. I
land on November 15 and depart just a few days before Californians
Rob "Dragon" Heckman and Scotty Burnett arrive to compete in the
Medalist soft-tip tournament. Although I'll miss seeing them I'm
intentionally cutting out early because I really don't want to get
thrown in a Thai jail. Why they play soft-tip I'll never understand
but of this I am certain: Medalist may as well cancel the tournament
and give these guys the money now. Mark my words: one of them will
win it.The real anticipation is of seeing old friends. That's what I love most about our sport. There's Johnny "the Big" Witkowski who (his fiance confides) is not so big. There's Jayke - but it's really not him, rather the lovely Pookie who is always close by, who I am most anxious to see. I look forward to observing whether KaptainX has grown some hair (and whether Johnny has lost any more) and am hoping that CW will teach me the tricks that earned him his nickname, Mr. Gigolo. Of course, now that Ben has run away to England (probably because he's afraid to play me), I am looking forward to seeing Gary Dale and seeking my revenge - as it was he who ended my run before it ever started at the knockout the last time I stopped by Flaming Moe's and the Moonshine. There are so many others, many whose names I forget. I believe it is Matt who does the dance, Gayle who posts the rumors for the monthly newsletter (but damn it, none that I have submitted) and Dono who does nothing but drink. And then there are those who I have not met, but can't wait to, like the vivacious Miss Belle, Miss Ka, Miss Muoi and the new girl at Aloha who wears the red devil ears.  But
most of all this trip I hope to have the chance to take on the dart
throwing elephant who works the show in Pattaya. I have been
practicing against my dog so I'm feeling confident that I can give
the packaderm a pretty good go. If he wins, I imagine I'll be rorng
hai nam dtah bpen pao dtah - but I'm sure a few extra Singhas
afterwards will help ease my pain. So you all soon! - - Dartoid |
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Burnett and Rob Heckman will be here in Bangkok for the Medalist
Tournament. They will be arriving a few days early to do some
sightseeing and check out our local darts scene. Keep Dec 2nd & 3rd
(Tuesday & Wednesday) open for some darts with them in the Soi 22 &
Washington Square Darts bars. Contact me with what days you might be
free and we'll set up a schedule around your home bars. Neither
Scotty or Rob are strangers to Asian darts tournaments but this will
be Scotty's first trip to Thailand. Although Rob was born in Bangkok
and lived in Thailand for some years - it's been a "few" years since
he's been back. Both are ranked players in not only soft tip but
steel as well. To learn more about Scotty and Rob check out their
websites by clicking on the links below or on their photos. Really
looking forward to tipping a few pints and some darts with them and
hope to see as many that are able to get out on the 2nd & 3rd of
December. Fair warning Scotty & Rob - - - Paul (Dartoid) will be
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Asian Dart Tournament will be held December 5 - 7 at The Royal River
Hotel in Bangkok. For all the details and to view the full poster of
the image left -
CLICK HERE - or on
the image. All information as well as online registration for this
event can be found on Medalist's Singapore Website
CLICK HERE. To
participate in this tournament you need a Medalist Ranking. To have
a Medalist Ranking explained
CLICK HERE. Okay -
all well and good for those already established with Medalist but
what good does that do me at this late a date? I don't have a
Medalist Rating or soft tip darts. Not a problem - we got the
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experience after Sunday the 16th. I hope to see all of you at
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THE LSDL PREMIER LEAGUE
The LSDL Premier League played their last fixture of season XVI at
the end of September. The results as well as all the stats can be
found on the Premier League Stats Site
CLICK HERE. THE LSDL FUN LEAGUE With only two weeks to go, The Lazy Pelicans have number one spot after a close win over Larry’s Rebels, Pel-I-Can in 2nd followed by Fur ball Job, only one point clear of 4th place – The New Cowboy Bar. Aloha Bar are three points ahead of 5th place - White-Lightening who are in close competition with Silver Dollar with only one point between them. The Rebels are in 9th, with The Sports Corner on their tails and The Moon Platoon who recently managed to pull a game draw, secure their eleventh place spot on the tables. Meanwhile The Sports Drink Bar battle on despite their position in the standings and have what might be a tuff match coming up against Fur ball Job. - - KaptainX |
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10 marked the half way point in the Hua Hin season, with most teams
having played 8 matches plus there has been one elimination round of
the Cup; week 11 sees the first round proper of that competition.
The front runners in both divisions are CAT bar, who have been very
impressive as both are undefeated. Hot on their heels in Division 1
are JW Black and Paradise, while in Division 2 Butterfly Rock and
Jaew have emerged as the closest contenders. Pink Flamingo have
surprisingly struggled this season but even though they are bottom
they are only 4 points away from fifth spot currently held by Dick's
Office B in their first season in the top division. Love Bar are
getting cut adrift at the bottom of Division 2 being winless and
pointless, so hopefully they can rectify that in the second half of
the season. Still everything to play for for all teams in both
divisions as a couple of wins will make all the difference.The individuals are being dominated, as usual by Stuart from Paradise Bar having transferred there from his previous home Jungle Juice, but our spies tell us that he has left or will leave Thailand soon for an unknown period. This will give the large chasing pack plenty of incentive! One of them is the much improved Bon from Dick's Office B who sits just behind the ever present Tao from JW Black. Not surprisingly the players from the two CAT teams are well represented in the lists, as are the other JW Black players. All in al an exciting and fun few weeks ahead for all in the HHDL - watch this space! Cheers - - Steve . NOTE For the most up to date HHDL stats from Barry - check our forum under the HHDL category. |
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League In one of the tightest finishes on record, league leaders
Piccadilly shared the spoils 5-5 with second-place Queen Mary in the
final week of action. The draw was enough to seal the league title
for Piccadilly by just three points, and to bring the curtain down
on an undefeated season. Hilltop won the beer leg, ending the season
on 67 points, leaving Simply Red stranded on 66 points and saddled
with the dubious honour of becoming the proud new owners of three
toilet seats! The new season starts on November 4th and runs to April 14th, 2009 with a two week  break for Christmas and New Year.
Amigos left the league, but Boozers Bar on Pisitkoranee Road (across
from Monte's) has joined the league keeping the number of
participating teams at 11. The Sick Buffalo has now morphed into the
Skinny Dog and will be playing out of a doghouse located at 47 Nanai
Road. The league party was held at Piccadilly on October 28. This text courtesy of
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Music, People...It's all good! Larry's Dive is an American and Mexican restaurant, sports bar and barbecued burgers grill with a beach and sun theme. We serve Mexican food, gourmet burgers & cheeseburgers, steaks and all day breakfast. The best barbecue pork ribs in Asia, and BK Magazine gave Larry's Dive The Best Burger in Bangkok Award for 2008! For special food orders or parties ask for Khun Jack. |
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 We also provide free wifi and Happy Hours from 5-8pm daily. Larry’s Dive opens its doors 8 am to 1 am daily. Come up to the Loft for blues and jazz, darts, pool and great company. Our darts team always welcomes new players. If the people cannot come to the beach... ...then the beach must come to the people. |
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 Greeting
Dart's people- back from the miserable cold of the UK and Jayke's
Take is back for your reading pleasure. Can't say I was too keen on
being there for 5 weeks although it does have one or two plus sides-
this month we're going to look at some cultural delights which have
yet to hit the sunny shores of Asia that make being back in the
freezing hell hole that is Nantwich a bit more bearable.Despite finding on my return that my brothers had 'borrowed' my lovely big TV in my flat and replaced it with something the size of a mobile phone that had shrunk in the wash the fantastic TV show that is 'Shameless' was great to see again. Managed to  get
seasons 1-5 in Bangkok from Food by Phone (yep they do DVDs as well)
and is well worth shelling a few hundred baht on next time your
ordering. Set in Manchester it follows a family on a Manchester
housing estate- funny as they come and even Pookie a huge fan of
this, ask her to do her impersonation of lead character Frank
Gallagher . Sadly not a chance of this ever being seen on Thai TV as
each episode would be cut to about a minute long due to every
imaginable vice you could think of. Pretty accurate depiction of
Manchester if you ask me. Check it out. Bit
of an In joke at home is Lucozade and Jaffa Cakes- corner stone of
any nutritious meal as far as I'm concerned . Some good folk do
fetch them over for me from time to time and to be fair live on them
when back home. Lucozade was actually originally an energy drink for
when you were ill- (never quite worked for
 me
in that sense) but in recent years become quite trendy and in
different flavours and you can even get it in pubs now. Not sure why
we've never seen it in Supermarkets here, really is a great drink
and first stop when I landed in Manchester was to buy a few bottles
and a couple of packets of Jaffa Cakes. If you've never had Jaffa
Cakes you haven't lived- a very kind soul sent me a food parcel of
them last year which were demolished by the good staff in the Silver
Dollar one afternoon. They do sometimes have them in Villa market
near Soi 33 although have to be honest usually in short supply of
late. Those of you who have been fortunate enough to have been to Southern Ireland may well have seen Mikado biscuits - now Mikado aren't the most butch looking of things to eat - pink fluffy coconut with jam but they are so cool. Used to live on them as as kid and a can of Jolt Cola. Sadly Jolt has recently been taken off the market as was making kids loopy- I drank it for years, never did me any harm!!! Oddly neither ever surfaced in the UK but a good excuse for a trip to Dublin. Nearest major town to me is Crewe. Now Crewe is the bleakest town on the planet and I've been to backwaters of South America and Africa, the only place that ever came near to Crewe was Memphis- Crewe makes it look like Vegas trust me. There is only one reason to go to Crewe and that is that most trains tend to stop there apart from the delight that is the Wimpy 'restaurant' that is. You'll find yoursely mingling with  Burberry
clad individuals with an IQ of single figures ( they're the brighter
ones in Crewe trust me) in amongst charity shops and cars that were
cool when CW was in shorts but the Wimpy is the greatest food ever.
You'll never get a better burger or milkshake than in the Wimpy- the
staff may all be toothless females who look like they're on day
release from an asylum but worth the trip to Cheshire's answer to a
bad day in Sarajevo. Strangely there's a 'Waterstones' book shop
next door that I don't think I've ever seen anyone in- I kind of
doubt anyone in Crewe can read to be fair . There's a fella who sits
in the same seat ever day nursing a cup of coffee, me and my brother
nicknamed him Jarvis a few years back as he bears a remarkable
likeness to PULP singer Jarvis Cocker- couldn't believe when I went
in for the first time in 18 months
 and
there he was- still on the same cup of coffee from last time I was
there by the looks of him.Finally there's 'Viz'. Greatest magazine ever- it's crude but hilarious. Do sometimes find it in 'Foodland' in Bangkok but usually a few months old. Can read samples on their excellent website- the exploits of such greats as 'The fat Slags' , 'Billy the Fish' and 'Fru T Bunn' always have me in stitches, great reading but not for the easily offended. Check it out There you go- a look back at the delights of home. Is good to be back to the 3 feet of rain in Pattaya and a decent drop of beer. You never know I might even play darts one of these night- Ned decided I was too drunk on my return and wouldn't pick me. Don't know he was going on about the senile old duffer- think we won, can't remember was bladdered. Until next month you crazy darters- be excellent to each other. - - JAYKE |
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  The Bangkok darts bar formally known as "The Sport Drink Bar" is now officially named "ON'S PLACE." As many local enquiring minds were asking during our rare sober moments - Why did the lovely Miss On ever name it that in the first place when all anyone ever called it was On's Place? When you need the facts and only the facts we call on our special investigative reporter CW (C Dub to his close associates) to set things straight. |
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 On's
Place is located on the lower end of Sukhumvit Soi 22 nearer Rama IV
- a stone's throw from those swanky joints The Davis and President
Park. As CW reports - "Don't let Miss
 On's
warm captivating smile put you off in competition. On's as
competitive a darts player as you will ever expect to meet anywhere.
Some say that her pool game is even better."Thanks CW |
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 Thanks to KaptainX we now got us a proper forum. Although you do have to register to make any posts and some may find this new one a bit more complicated - this change was inevitable. Apologies to all who's posts on the old forum are lost. On our old forum posts were being dropped as they hit the bottom of the page and advertisements were becoming increasingly intrusive. Our new forum will save all posts. You can now send a PM (private message) to other registered members as well as send an email. There is also a chat room link that can be found on the second light blue bar from the top. There are currently six categories - General Discussion (darts related) - Non Darts Related - Used Darts 4 Sale - and three different League Categories. If your league is not listed and you have someone willing to make some regular league report updates - we'll be happy to add your league. As well any suggestions for useful additional categories are welcome. Hope to see you on the new forum. |
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 FAQ
- Where can I buy boards, darts and dart supplies? We have a page
listing all known suppliers and some on-line darts suppliers. We
only list on-line companies that our players actually use. If we've
missed you and you sell darts supplies - contact us and we will add
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Sukhumvit Eye is a
hardcopy magazine that first hit the stands last January. They write
darts reports from our articles and use some of our photos. Click on
their logo for their website where you can find locations where
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EDITOR'S NOTE Not as late as last month but not as early as we'd like to have this monthly published. Did have some late developments to wait on - some late arriving articles and one as you see that never made it. Certainly hope that you'll be able to find time in your schedules to come out and meet our visiting darters. Looking at a busy finish to the year as we already have two possible knockouts right before the Christmas break. If you're a darter traveling to Thailand by all means pack your darts. New to Thailand? Contact us and we'll point you in the direction of the nearest darts bar. Traveling in a group and want an impromptu darts match - no problem - - Johnny "The Big Witkowski" soi22johnny@yahoo.com |
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