The sport of dart-throwing is sweeping the Icelandic nation following the World Darts Championships, as originally reported by RÚV. 

The PDC World Darts Championships took place between December 15 2024 to January 3 2025. 17-year old darts prodigy, Luke “the Nuke” Littler, came away with the win.

In the wake of the competition, sales of darts, dartboards and darts equipment have increased across the country. While darts has always been popular in Iceland, this time of year sees interest in the game at an all time high. 

There are specific venues where players can enjoy darts and drinks in Iceland, namely Bullseye and Skor in Reykjavík. Bullseye owner, Jón Gunnar Bergs, reported that while their sales remain steady throughout the year, there is typically a significant ramp up in bookings come competition time.

“It’s actually been very popular for groups of friends to come to us since we opened four years ago. Whether it’s old school friends, groups of friends or mixed groups. It’s all going well.”

Luke “the Nuke” Littler. Photo: AP pic. CC.

While it somewhat defies belief, Bullseye is the world’s largest darts facility. This is on account that Bullseye remains open throughout the year, as opposed to the normal trend of setting up temporary darts halls. 

Many other bars and restaurants have dartboards, and some locations such as 2 Guys Burgers provide electronic dart games, taking the entertainment level further.

Sigurður Valur Sverrisson, owner of a sporting goods store, reported that his stock of darts and dartsboards were completely sold out—though more will be available next week. Sigurður told the news agency; “Sales are really good. […] There is enormous interest.”

Online retailers stocked up, having learned from last year’s PDC World Darts Championship that interest would be sky-high. 

Ingibjörg Magnúsdóttir, owner of Kastid.is, told RÚV: “The two days after the final, everything explodes! These are all age groups, from seven-year-olds up to older couples in their seventies, and there is a big increase in women now.”

Indeed, darts remains more popular amongst men than women, though interest among the latter has increased dramatically over recent years. This is put down to the fact that dart-throwing is a highly accessible sport and makes for a fun and engaging social activity for groups.