Leaving the shrine

This weekend sees the start of this year's BDO World Darts Championship. It is the first in 35 years not to be held at the Lakeside Country Club in Firmley Green Purfleet it is being held at the O2 on London. The BDO event has a rather torrid time in recent years, first it has seen it's TV coverage go from the high profile of the BBC to the lesser watched Eurosport. It also had to contend with the rival PDC version which at it's last version of the World Championship saw Female player Falloon Sherrock beat an number of male players. Weather the BDO can survive the next few years is anyone guess.