BBC iPlayer

The World Seniors Darts Championship returns this week and you can watch the action live across BBC Sport.

Our coverage of the event at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet begins on Wednesday, 19 February and runs to the final on Saturday, 22 February.

There will be live coverage of two sessions a day on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website and app, with selected coverage also on the Red Button.

BBC Coverage

Saturday, 22 February

13:00-17:00 - iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app

19:00-23:00 - Red Button, iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app

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Darts has a reputation as being slightly less vigorous exercise then some of its cousins.

That may well be true, but in terms of meeting new people, finding a hobby and perfecting a difficult craft, it's as good a sport as any!

The traditional route into darts has long been through your local pub, but an era of increased professionalism has opened up paths into the sport outside of the pub.

Darts' increasing popularity as a spectator sport mean that few will be unfamiliar with the concept: two people take it in turns to throw darts at a board, scoring by landing them in sections awarding 1-20 points, with doubles and trebles available for each.

The British Darts Organisation, external and the Professional Darts Corporation, external are the two main governing bodies, and both offer their own routes into the sport.

Alternatively you can find local opportunities in Scotland, , externalWales,, external and Northern Ireland, external through their local governing bodies.