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At 7:00 PM on Tuesday, July 18, 2006, America will be treated to its very first glimpse of
ESPN’s landmark World Series of Darts made-for-prime-time television event. This premiere episode, the first of eight one-hour segments (all scheduled to air at 7:00 PM on consecutive Tuesday evenings), represents truly groundbreaking television here in the United States. For dart players and fans alike, this is simply a not-to-be-missed television event. Never before has a professional dart tournament been constructed —literally from the ground up— expressively for the American television viewing audience.
 Shot over a period of four months
at 14 individual events in 10 states across the country, ESPN’s cameras followed the complete US qualifying process from beginning to end,
concluding with the exciting main events at the posh Mohegan Sun Resort in Uncasville, Connecticut on May 20-21, 2006. There, 16 superb
American qualifiers faced off against the top 16 PDC ranked professional players —arguably the best darters in the world. And all... on stage and on
camera with a potential million-dollar prize on the line!
ESPN’s World Series of Darts program will not only take you inside
tournament halls and pubs across America, introducing along the way the players and fans at the heart of the global steel-tip darts explosion, it will also
reintroduce to you this age-old, “every-mans” sport being played at its very finest: A truly professional playing field occupied by fierce competitors, all
engaged in a head-to-head battles that are —more often than not— won or lost in measures of mere millimeters.
If you are already a member of the growing darts community in this country,
and have seen professional tournaments before, you already know how truly exciting this can be. If not, and if you think you know how darts is played
—think again. The American view of steel-tip darts and darts on television is about to change forever! Game on!
ESPN World Series of Darts Broadcast Schedule:
Episode 1 - Tuesday 18 July, 7:00 PM
Episode 2 - Tuesday 25 July, 7:00 PM
Episode 3 - Tuesday 01 August, 7:00 PM
Episode 4 - Tuesday 08 August, 7:00 PM
Episode 5 - Tuesday 15 August, 7:00 PM
Episode 6 - Tuesday 22 August, 7:00 PM
Episode 7 - Tuesday 29 August, 7:00 PM
Episode 8 - Tuesday 05 Sept, 7:00 PM
Confirmed Repeats
Thursday 20 July, 2:00 PM (Episode 1)
Friday 21 July, 9:00 PM (Episode 1)
Saturday 22 July, 7:00 PM (Episode 1)
Thursday 27 July, 1:00 PM (Episode 1)
Thursday 27 July, 2:00 PM (Episode 2)
Saturday 29 July, 3:00 PM (Episode 1)
Saturday 29 July, 4:00 PM (Episode 2)
Sunday 30 July, 4:00 PM (Episode 1)
Sunday 30 July, 5:00 PM (Episode 2)
Sunday 03 September, 2:00 PM (Episode 6)
Sunday 03 September, 3:00 PM (Episode 7)
Related News:
ESPN Reschedules WSOD Broadcast Times
A Call to Action: Tell ESPN You’re Watching
Official ESPN Program Schedule Information @ ESPNTV.com
World Series of Darts Expanded Coverage Web site
Spoiler Warning: Our “Special Coverage” Web site includes detailed news and event results. If
you’d prefer to hang on the edge of your seat throughout the ESPN broadcasts, DO NOT visit this site now!
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