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RAJESH RAVINDRAN
HYDERABAD


Two years ago, if you had asked anyone about the popularity of darts in Andhra Pradesh, the picture would not be rosy. Not anymore. The game has suddenly leapt on the popularity charts with many shooting those tiny arrows on to the board.
A look at the participants' list at the 5th State Darts Championship being held at the Nizam Club is evidence that the sport is growing in popularity. About 45 players from different age groups are vying for top honours. The veterans are not too far behind in the race for the cup.
State women's champion Sushmitha Verma is amazed by the growing popularity of darts. "Two years ago there were not many takers even for the State championship, but look at the list now," she says.
With the increased numbers, "the level of competition too has considerably gone up," she says.
That the sport does not require one to run for hours or expend too much energy is one of the reasons why Sushmitha thinks darts are catching up. Also, "there are no restrictions on how you deliver the dart. One can learn darts easily and can enjoy it from the very first attempt," says Sushmitha, who is also a National level archer.
The increasing number of entries for the State
championship points to the fact that darts have caught up with the Hyderabadis. The popularity is bound to rise with national and international events planned this year


The rules are pretty simple too. "You are allotted 301 points in singles. In doubles, it is 501points. All you have to do is cut the maximum points by hitting specific targets on the board," Sushmitha explains.
Eleven-year-old Sohima came to the club along with her father for a swim, got attracted by the publicity banners at the venue and promptly registered herself. And, guess what, she is already into the final of the juniors category.
"I was curious to try my hand at darts and discovered that each time I threw, they landed in better positions. It's great to make the final on your debut... I guess I have all the luck," she said.
Sohima lost to Divya Rani in the title round but still went home a happy girl.
Having made a base in the State, Andhra Pradesh is now planning to give stiff competition to Maharashtra in the ensuing Nationals to be held in the city on June 9. AP Darts Association (APDA) secretary E. Venkat Ram Reddy is confident that AP will come out flying at the national meet. "We have been training.really hard. We also expect to see a good fight for the men's national champion title
when Hyderabad's Nitin will try to dethrone Maharashtra's Ashfaque Sayed. Nitin was runner-up to Ashfaque in the last Nationals but he blanked the champion 3-0 in a best of five series," he says.
Now, "we have heard that Ashfaque is practicing 12 hours a day to retain his title," he says.
Unlike other sports, most of the organisers of this State event are participants too. Mr Reddy himself had gone to Nizam Club for lunch and plunged into the sport two years ago. From that day he has been working to popularise the sport besides practicing it daily.
The sport is addictive as well. "Yes there is, but I would say it's a healthy one," Mr Reddy says.
"You improve your concentration and you are more relaxed when you play the game. It improves your mathematical skills and improves your analytical ability when you plan to reduce your allotted points the most easiest way possible after each attempt. That means you are focussed all the time," said Mr Reddy.
Now, to provide more exposure, the APDA is conducting an international event, the Hyderabad Open, in September as a tune-up to the World Championships to be held in October in Amsterdam.
Players from Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Australia have confirmed their participation in the Hyderabad Open, Mr Reddy says.

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