George Willoughby

Data journalist

Data journalist at The Times and Sunday Times. Birmingham City University and Cardiff University alum. Keen darts player and Lincoln City fan

Darts progress dashboard

Regular updates tracking my performance in each match including average, first-nine average and big score trackers

Welcome to my darts dashboard which is regularly updated each time I log a game. I took up playing darts seriously during the start of the Covid-19 pandemic because well, there wasn't much else to do.

I began watching some videos (thank you Wayne Mardle) and quickly found out I needed a lot of practice. As a former cricketer, I know full well how important rhythm is. I hoped this would bode well for me as I tried to step up my game. I set the difficulty level relatively high and started throwing for hours each day.

Work has made it hard for me to play as regularly as I did but I've maintained my motivation and dedicated time to getting better. Below is a series of charts that show my progress.

Most of the matches are first to six legs with the computer averaging between 60-70. The more recent games have been first to 10 with a few matches involving set play.

Average

Match average per game with a rolling five-game average.

First nine-dart average

Average per game with the first three visits to measure scoring and a five-game average.

180 tracker

Number of career maximums I have hit in recorded games.

140+ tracker

Number of career visits of 140 or more in recorded games.

Most recent game