Darts is surging in popularity right now and there is a lot of professional Irish darts players beginning to make their mark on the oche.

There’s no doubt about it, Sky Sports coverage of the PDC World Darts Championships is a huge contributing factor.

The standard is incredibly high right now too.

In this blog we’re going to go through some Irish darts players currently making their mark and those who might make their mark in the future.

You don’t want to miss this darts fans.

Irish Darts Players: Background to the PDC

Before we get into the players, it’s no harm to familiarise yourself with the background of what is now the biggest darts organisation in the world.

From humble beginnings, it’s now attracting a massive global audience.

The PDC was established in 1992 and it hosts what we all know as the PDC World Championships that takes place around Christmas each year.

The recent final of Michael Smith and Michael Van Gerwen, which had THAT nine-dart finish from Smith that went viral, is the Holy Grail of professional darts.

According to the PDC’s ranking system, players are given points based on how well they perform in different competitions throughout the year.