UK Darts Issue 11 - February 2014 | Page 13

phy least of which was the demonstration by BDO Events of their intention to improve the televised coverage that the BDO stars receive. From the BDO Events point of view the tournament was a great success, Saturday and Sunday were sold out, Friday was busy and even the Thursday when they were competing with the Premier League down the road in Liverpool had reasonable sales. Photo: Tip Top Pics Ltd/BDO Events Ltd Eurosport enjoyed some of their best ever viewing figures, and as a result they have just signed a deal to broadcast the Six Nations tournament over two days of live coverage, which is great news for darts fans! Of course there were some teething issues, but overall the event seems to have been a success and has received very positive feedback, not least of which came fro