(Newswire.net — April 30, 2020) — Darts has always been a bar game that you usually play with your friends, along with a couple of rounds of beers. But then amid coronavirus lockdown, all the bars are closed down. So how can you still play your favorite game with your buddies? Well, this is where online darts come in.
The beauty of the game of darts is that each player plays independent rounds, so you can very much play the game online. All you need is a webcam to stream your game and you are set. Or you can buy a tailor-made electronic dartboard which comes with a built-in webcam to stream live games, and bluetooth connectivity to pair the board with your smartphone or iPad. The e-dartboard connects to your mobile device and allows you to stream the game online while playing with your friends or random players.
Take, for example, one of the most popular electronic dartboards – Gran Board 3. The board allows you to play randomly with any other player using Gran boards and participate in live tournaments and socialize with other players. Over 10,000 players worldwide, play online darts on Gran platform, and the numbers are seeing huge uptick amid corona lockdown.
Electronic Dart Boards Sees Record-Breaking Sales
Gran and Dartslive are the only two companies that make electronic dartboards with online play options. Both of these companies are seeing a massive increase in sales after the Corona lockdown and surge in a number of players online.
While we don’t have the official stats, both of these brands showed up in the Amazon best-seller list in the month of March and April.
Kevin James, who runs a sports gear review website, is also seeing the same trend with over 250% increase in sales of electronic dart boards on his website.
This is what he had to say: “The demand for electronic dartboards has skyrocketed in the last couple of months. But it’s just not only due to Corona. With the launch of the PDC home tour, more and more people are getting aware of the concept of online darts, and this is also one of the reasons for the surge in demand.”
PDC home tour stream link: https://www.pdc.tv/darts-pdc-home-tour-launch-live-sport
Online Darts – The Next Offline to Online Game Revolution?
Do you know: The mobile game 8-ball has over 70 million players, and at any time, one million players are playing it online. The premise of the game is simple – compete with random players online. But imagine doing the same for an offline game and competing randomly with someone online?
Well, this is what online darts offer, and if we go by the industry forecast, it would be a $250 million industry with over two million active players by 2025. Like the PDC home tour, many of the mainstream tournaments would go online, and many would specifically be hosted online.
Online Darts Is Poised to Grow
Can you play any of the mainstream sports online? The answer is NO, and the only popular game which can be turned into online play is Darts. For these reasons and many, in the coming years, Darts might become hugely popular.
Moreover, the impact of Corona has far-reaching consequences, and quite a lot of people would be working from home even after the lockdown ends. And online darts might be a great avenue for darters worldwide to indulge in their favorite sports from the comfort of their home.
Benefits of Electronic Darts Are Plenty
Traditional bristle board darts do have a natural feel, but the steel-tipped Darts that it uses may pose a safety hazard, especially if you have kids at home. Electronic dartboards, on the other hand, use soft-tip Darts, which are a lot safer.
A typical game of darts can last as short as 15 minutes and long as a couple of hours – it totally depends on you. The game is a perfect way to rejuvenate yourself and get into your competing spirit. Moreover, the game helps build your hand-eye coordination, your focus, and concentration skills.
Wrapping it up
The fight against Corona may seem to come to an end, but people have already started figuring what the post-corona world may look like. Online darts may not just be a fad and may turn out to be a real thing in the long run.