Porter on reasoning for moving Auckland Darts Masters to Hamilton: ‘We wanted to freshen the event up’

Matthew Porter, Chief Executive of the PDC spoke to NewsHub recently about the World Series and in particular moving the Auckland Darts Masters to Hamilton for 2019.

He gave the reasoning as being that he wanted to freshen the event up and that longer sessions will appeal to fans. "We wanted to freshen the event up," he explained to NewsHub. "We had some great years in Auckland, the crowds have been fantastic, but there are other cities in New Zealand. "We want to make sure the sports and darts public from around the country have the chance to come and enjoy the event, without having to travel as far. "Feedback from the fans we had was that Sunday was a less appealing night to them. "Darts is a big social night, so Friday and Saturday people are not working the following day, but on Sunday, they might have to work on Monday. "We thought, by having two longer sessions, we'd give better value to the fans and give them the opportunity to see more players on one night."

Photo: Photosport NZ/PDC

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