Simon Byrne

Simon is a darts enthusiast and writer who has been involved in sports publishing for 8 years. He is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Decent Darts and Rank With Text and primarily focuses on news and opinion pieces for the site. He's an amateur league darts player (Manchester log-end board) and throws 20g Red Dragon Razor Edge darts.

5 Best BDO Darts Players That DIDN’T Move to the PDC

The BDO is an iconic darts federation that laid the foundation for the global (and growing) game that we know and love today.  Unfortunately, once the breakaway division happened in the mid-90’s, the PDC went from strength to strength while the BDO faded in terms of relevance/organisation before eventually folding as a division.  Today, we […]

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“This Matchplay Will Hurt” – Ricky Evans Considering Using a Sports Psychologist to Help Raise His Game

Ricky Evans will consider using a sports psychologist to help improve the mental side of his game. Evans feels he has the ability to be a top player but that something is missing or holding him back.  Ricky Evans is a fan favourite in darts and has been a competitive player for a decade now

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10 WORST Darts Throws of All Time (Don’t Copy These Techniques!!)

Here are Decent Darts we’re always trying to look at darts in a good light and find the most entertaining, positive perspectives we can.  Sometimes though we have to go in the other direction… Previously we’ve looked at the smoothest darts throws of all time, today we’re doing the opposite.  Below we take a look

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11 SMOOTHEST Darts Throws (Players With Technique You WISH You Had!)

The grip and throw in darts is one of the things every beginner and even seasoned players can obsess about.  Much like holding a pen, everyone does it differently. There are some general guidelines to follow when it comes to throwing technique but it’s rare to see any two players throw darts the same way. 

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“It Put Me in a Dark Place” – Steve West Gives Insight on His PDC Experience

Darts has grown unbelievably over the last few decades. The talent pool, sponsorships, prize money, viewership, fan base… Basically everything has skyrocketed and is showing no signs of slowing down.  For the players at the top of the game, this has been a blessing.  Darts has now made dozens of players multi-millionaires, something that would

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