138: Game, Shot and the Match Deller Keith
138: Game, Shot and the Match Deller Keith In 1983, an unknown 23-year-old from Suffolk called Keith Deller took the darts world by storm, defying the odds and sporting conventions to become a most…
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138: Game, Shot and the Match Deller Keith
In 1983, an unknown 23-year-old from Suffolk called Keith Deller took the darts world by storm, defying the odds and sporting conventions to become a most unlikely world champion. He was slim, well-spoken, athletic and didn't smoke or drink. Deller was the diametric opposite of the beer-swigging, chain-smoking, paunch-bellied darts player fans were used to.
A TV audience of 10 million watched transfixed as this angelic newcomer beat world number-one Eric Bristow in the final. And he looked like a boy next to his flabby, middle-aged opponents. Almost overnight, Keith had breathed new life into a game whose traditions had been hewn in the nation's smoky pubs and clubs.
Deller was a new breed of darts player whose appeal transcended this gritty working-class sport, piquing the interest of intellectuals such as Martin Amis and Stephen Fry. In 138, Keith takes the reader on an intimate
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