Darts in St. Louis

Welcome to Darts in St. Louis, your complete resource for the sport of darts (steel-tip and soft-tip) in the bi-state region (MO & IL). Here you will find information about local leagues and tournaments (including weekly blind draws etc), bars and other venues, and darts retailers. We will also post a variety of darts-related features pertaining to the Gateway City, including player profiles and historical items.

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Latest News

Tuesday, Mar 13

* This Thursday (March 15) there is a fundraising tournament at Blueberry Hill. It is in memory of University City Police Officer Sgt. Mike King, and Maplewood firefighter Ryan Hummert. Tournament registration is at 4.30 pm with a 5.00pm start.

Friday, Mar 2

* Due to event clashes, there will be no Saturday night steel-tip blind draws at Bommar's during the month of March. They will resume in April.

Tuesday, Feb 28

* There are a number of local playoffs scheduled for the forthcoming World Masters. Entry fee is $11, and all play is 501 round-robin. Winners qualify for participation in an ADO National Qualifier (our local ones are in Jefferson City, MO, on March 9th) and St. Charles, MO (April 21), and from there, advance to the National Finals in Dallas, TX, and ultimately, the World Masters in England. Local playoffs are open to all players in the St. Louis area, and registration begins at 1.00pm, with play starting at 2.00pm. There will be separate playoffs for men and women.

Dates and venues for these local playoffs are :

March 3 - South 94 Bistro
March 17 - Bommar's
March 25 - Hotshots (Fenton)
April 1 - Bommar's
April 7 - South 94 Bistro
April 14 - Bommar's

Tuesday, Feb 21

* Just letting you know that we have a new weekly soft-tip bring-your-own tournament in Litchfield, Ill. The venue is : Rivalries, 105 N. State St, and the tournament starts at 5.00pm on Sundays. The bar adds to the pot, and there is also a "Triples Shot Pot". There are six boards, and free food is provided for the players.

Thursday, January 12

* Due to the Play-Mor Championships in Columbia, there will be no soft-tip blind draw at the Double Bull on Friday,
January 13.

* The steel-tip blind draw at Bommar's on January 28 is now starting at 6.30pm, instead of the usual 8.00pm.

Saturday, January 7

* Due to the Play-Mor Championships in Columbia, there will be no soft-tip blind draw at Top Shooters on Friday, January 13. The event returns on Friday, January 20, when the shot pot will be worth $1495.

Friday, January 6

* Due to the Missouri State Championship being held this weekend in Jefferson City, there will be no soft-tip blind draw at the South 94 Bistro on Saturday, January 7.

* The calendar has been update to include two tournaments in February; the Toybox and Darts for Life.

* I have also added a page for tournament flyers, with flyers for the above two events posted.

* Bommar's will be holding a weekly steel-tip blind draw every Saturday (8 pm start) from January 21. For more information, contact Darryl Marler (314-443-6601) or Bob Carver (314-591-0503). A flyer has been posted.

There are several associations in the Metro Area
holding regular steel-tip leagues, most of which are
members of the American Darts Organization (ADO),
the sport's governing body in the United States. These
local associations are :

Mississippi Valley Darting Organization (MVDO)
The MVDO is the largest steel-tip league in Missouri,
and attracts teams from the entire St. Louis region.

Blueberry Hill Dart League (BHDL)
There are a number of in-house leagues held at Joe
Edwards' famed establishment in University City.

Southern Illinois Dart Association (SIDA)
The SIDA covers the Metro East area in Illinois.

St. Charles Dart League (SCDL)
The SCDL is centered on the city of St. Charles, MO,
just west of St. Louis.

These leagues have organized many ADO-sanctioned
tournaments over the years, with the Midwest Summer
Classic and Blueberry Hill Open still held annually. In
addition, there are many smaller-non-ranked events
staged during the course of the year.

There are numerous bars in the area that hold weekly
blind draws. Most are soft-tip events, but there are a
couple of steel-tip tournaments.

The best-known soft-tip bars are the :
South 94 Bistro (St. Charles, MO)
JB Rey's FryHouse (South St. Louis)
Larry J's (South St. Louis)
Our Place (Florissant, MO)
Top Shooters (Columbia, IL)
Riverbend Billiards (Alton, IL)
Double Bull (St. Clair, MO).

The South 94 Bistro also has a weekly steel-tip draw,
as does the Dutch Hollow Barn in Belleville, IL.

Details of these events appear on the calendar.

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The foremost retailer of darts equipment in the area
is the St. Louis Dart Shop on Gravois, just minutes from
the intersection of I-270 and I-44. A famous name in
American darts for many years, the St. Louis Dart Shop
is proud to sponsor full-time professional player, and
four-time US #1, St. Louis' own Steve Brown.