Darts godfather Barry Hearn is planning to lead sport's escape from lockdown – with an expanded tournament from the players' own homes.
Less than a week after being released from hospital after heart surgery, Professional Darts Corporation chairman Hearn is expected to announce the launch of the PDC Home Tour in the next 24 hours.
With all scheduled competitions on the PDC circuit postponed in April and May, all 128 PDC Tour card holders will be invited to take part.
Hearn is close to finalising prize money and streaming rights and he said: “We'll announce a major move on 'in your own house' development. “It will lack the atmosphere of a crowd, of course, but it will give us a regular supply of darts to watch. “This (lockdown) is going to
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