Raymond van Barneveld is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed "Barney", although originally known as "The Man", he is one of the most successful darts players in history. Van Barneveld is a five-time World Darts Champion, a two-time UK Open Champion and a former winner of the Las Vegas Desert Classic, the Grand Slam of Darts and the Premier League. He is also a twice-winner of the World Masters and the World Darts Trophy, and a three-time winner of the International Darts League, the Dutch Open and the WDF World Cup Singles event.
Van Barneveld in 2006
Van Barneveld in 2007
van Barneveld walking on in 2007
Van Barneveld in 2016
Darts or dart-throwing is a hobby in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small sharp-pointed projectiles known as darts at a round target known as a dartboard.
Darts in a dartboard
'Doubles board' in a pub in North Yorkshire, England. Doubles boards are common in the North of England.
"Hope and Anchor dart club", Hope and Anchor, 20 Waterloo Street (now Macbeth Street), Hammersmith, London, UK. c. 1925. NB publican Charles Fletcher (seated front row centre) with elm board
Playing darts
