The British Darts Organization, or the BDO for short, is a darts organization. It was founded on 7 January 1973 by Olly Croft, OBE in the front room of his home in Muswell Hill. The BDO is a founder member of the World Darts Federation which was formed in 1976.
The BDO comprises 64 member counties in Britain and organizes tournaments for grass roots players right the way up to professional level.
The BDO set the rules which govern the game of darts, including the size of the throwing oche (2.37m / 7ft 9 ¼ inches) and the height and dimensions of the board. The BDO organized the first World Professional Darts Championship in 1978, known for many years as The Embassy - due to its sponsorship by Imperial Tobacco. It is now known as the Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship - or Lakeside for short.
The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is a professional darts organization, established in the United Kingdom during 1992, when a group of leading professional players split from the officially-recognized British Darts Organization. Barry Hearn, a long-time established sports promoter, is its current chairman.
The PDC developed and holds several championship competitions including its own annual World Professional Darts Championship. It also runs its own world rankings based on players' performances. The PDC has various ranking competitions that are held in the annual calendar such as the UK Open, Las Vegas Desert Classic, World Match play and the World Championship held at the Alexandra Palace, London.
Besides these two Of the two professional organizations, there are various darts leagues in every city where darts are played, which offers current standings, tournament listings and local dart information.
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