gian van veen is third favourite for the world darts championships, and also a fascinating guy: brilliant and brittle, open about his struggles, a thinking man in a fiercely anti-intellectual sport. we talked about doubt, and dartitis, and aviation engineering
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
‘It can be brutal’: Gian van Veen, the anti-Luke Littler, on overcoming teenage dartitis
Dutch rising star has gone from not knowing ‘how to grip the dart’ to a dark horse for the PDC world championship
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
gian van veen is third favourite for the world darts championships, and also a fascinating guy: brilliant and brittle, open about his struggles, a thinking man in a fiercely anti-intellectual sport. we talked about doubt, and dartitis, and aviation engineering
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
Dartitis: The condition where you try to throw a dart - but can't
Dartitis: The condition where you try to throw a dart - but can't
The psychological condition stops players from releasing a dart.
www.bbc.com
December 15, 2024 at 5:15 AM
Dartitis: The condition where you try to throw a dart - but can't
‘It can be brutal’: Gian van Veen learns to fly with the stars after dartitis
‘It can be brutal’: Gian van Veen learns to fly with the stars after dartitis
Dutch rising star has gone from not knowing ‘how to grip the dart’ to a dark horse for the PDC world championship
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
‘It can be brutal’: Gian van Veen learns to fly with the stars after dartitis
Had a brewer phone in sick with dartitis?
February 10, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Had a brewer phone in sick with dartitis?
Ich habe heute wieder viel erlebt ( Pat mit akutem Herzinfarkt) und Neues gelernt:
Dartitis 🎯
Elektroschweißen sieht im Ekg sehr gefährlich aus.🧐
#Hausarztpraxis
Dartitis 🎯
Elektroschweißen sieht im Ekg sehr gefährlich aus.🧐
#Hausarztpraxis
September 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Ich habe heute wieder viel erlebt ( Pat mit akutem Herzinfarkt) und Neues gelernt:
Dartitis 🎯
Elektroschweißen sieht im Ekg sehr gefährlich aus.🧐
#Hausarztpraxis
Dartitis 🎯
Elektroschweißen sieht im Ekg sehr gefährlich aus.🧐
#Hausarztpraxis
Luke Littler v Gian van Veen: PDC World Championship darts final – live
Luke Littler v Gian van Veen: PDC World Championship darts final – live
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I was just afraid of losing. Afraid of what people might think of me. What if I lose this game? What are my parents going to think of me? And that’s when it started. Dartitis, with me, was just being afraid to fail. And that was because I wasn’t confident in myself, not in darts, not in my personal life.
This piece, on Gian van Veen’s struggle with dartitis among other things, is well worth a read. As somebody who has had a form of writer’s block for almost a decade, I have immense admiration for Van Veen’s ability to overcome something even more debilitating. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Luke Littler v Gian van Veen: PDC World Championship darts final – live
Scott Williams verrät nach seinem Auftaktsieg bei der Darts-WM, wie er seine Probleme mit Dartitis überwunden hat.
Williams spricht offen über Dartitis
Scott Williams verrät nach seinem Auftaktsieg bei der Darts-WM, wie er seine Probleme mit Dartitis überwunden hat.
dlvr.it
December 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Scott Williams verrät nach seinem Auftaktsieg bei der Darts-WM, wie er seine Probleme mit Dartitis überwunden hat.
Gotta give credit to Aspinall. After the years he has had, wrist/elbow surgery, and then dartitis, reaching the last 8 in the worlds is no mean feat. #Darts #WorldDartsChampionship
January 1, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Gotta give credit to Aspinall. After the years he has had, wrist/elbow surgery, and then dartitis, reaching the last 8 in the worlds is no mean feat. #Darts #WorldDartsChampionship
Aspinall hat "Dartitis" überwunden. Also psychisch, nicht physisch. Finde das macht ihn (noch) sympathisch(er).
Ein Kommentator hatte das mal erwähnt und fällt mir natürlich immer wieder ein.
Ein Kommentator hatte das mal erwähnt und fällt mir natürlich immer wieder ein.
December 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Aspinall hat "Dartitis" überwunden. Also psychisch, nicht physisch. Finde das macht ihn (noch) sympathisch(er).
Ein Kommentator hatte das mal erwähnt und fällt mir natürlich immer wieder ein.
Ein Kommentator hatte das mal erwähnt und fällt mir natürlich immer wieder ein.
Such a weird phenomenon. Mum used to vice-captain her local team (Nan was captain), until dartitis forced her to stop.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Dartitis: The condition where you try to throw a dart - but can't
The psychological condition stops players from releasing a dart.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 15, 2024 at 9:52 AM
Such a weird phenomenon. Mum used to vice-captain her local team (Nan was captain), until dartitis forced her to stop.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'dartist', 'dartitis': the language of dartism www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
‘It can be brutal’: Gian van Veen learns to fly with the stars after dartitis
Dutch rising star has gone from not knowing ‘how to grip the dart’ to a dark horse for the PDC world championship
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
'dartist', 'dartitis': the language of dartism www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
Cold take: Gian's breakthrough this year (Former dartitis, humble, engineering nerd), alongside Luke Humphries (Lovely, trans ally, SUPER nice), are the real babyface ambassadors that Darts have wanted, but didn't have the story Littler did. But hey, heels are more fun when they lose anyway.
April 3, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Cold take: Gian's breakthrough this year (Former dartitis, humble, engineering nerd), alongside Luke Humphries (Lovely, trans ally, SUPER nice), are the real babyface ambassadors that Darts have wanted, but didn't have the story Littler did. But hey, heels are more fun when they lose anyway.
Glaube er muß seine Dartitis auch ganz schön überspielen. So oft, wie er neu ansetzen mußte war das psychisch kein einfacher Auftritt.
January 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Glaube er muß seine Dartitis auch ganz schön überspielen. So oft, wie er neu ansetzen mußte war das psychisch kein einfacher Auftritt.
calling in sick with dartitis
January 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
calling in sick with dartitis
dartitis ist ein ding? krass
January 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
dartitis ist ein ding? krass
Today I learned of a condition called Dartitis where darts players get the yips and are afraid to release their dart throw.
Yesterday I learned – thankfully not through personal experience – that some tumours have teeth and hair. (Believe me: don't do an image search at bedtime, like I did.)
Yesterday I learned – thankfully not through personal experience – that some tumours have teeth and hair. (Believe me: don't do an image search at bedtime, like I did.)
August 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Today I learned of a condition called Dartitis where darts players get the yips and are afraid to release their dart throw.
Yesterday I learned – thankfully not through personal experience – that some tumours have teeth and hair. (Believe me: don't do an image search at bedtime, like I did.)
Yesterday I learned – thankfully not through personal experience – that some tumours have teeth and hair. (Believe me: don't do an image search at bedtime, like I did.)
Dartitis is hard to watch, he's struggling do much
January 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Dartitis is hard to watch, he's struggling do much
Dartitis stellte eine echte Herausforderung für jeden Profispieler dar. Bei der Players Championship 33 erwischt es einen Engländer.
Dartitis sucht Star heim
Dartitis stellte eine echte Herausforderung für jeden Profispieler dar. Bei der Players Championship 33 erwischt es einen Engländer.
dlvr.it
October 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Dartitis stellte eine echte Herausforderung für jeden Profispieler dar. Bei der Players Championship 33 erwischt es einen Engländer.
🗣️ "It got so bad, I cried on a ProTour."
🎤 Scott Williams reveals just how close he came to walking away from darts after his battle with dartitis reached its lowest point.
The World Championship semi-finalist also pays tribute to Nathan Aspinall 🎥👇🏻
youtu.be/hzVofEPInkY?...
#Darts #ScottWilliams
🎤 Scott Williams reveals just how close he came to walking away from darts after his battle with dartitis reached its lowest point.
The World Championship semi-finalist also pays tribute to Nathan Aspinall 🎥👇🏻
youtu.be/hzVofEPInkY?...
#Darts #ScottWilliams
"It got so bad, I cried on a ProTour" Scott Williams OPENS up to his BATTLES
YouTube video by Online Darts
youtu.be
July 9, 2026 at 2:11 PM
🗣️ "It got so bad, I cried on a ProTour."
🎤 Scott Williams reveals just how close he came to walking away from darts after his battle with dartitis reached its lowest point.
The World Championship semi-finalist also pays tribute to Nathan Aspinall 🎥👇🏻
youtu.be/hzVofEPInkY?...
#Darts #ScottWilliams
🎤 Scott Williams reveals just how close he came to walking away from darts after his battle with dartitis reached its lowest point.
The World Championship semi-finalist also pays tribute to Nathan Aspinall 🎥👇🏻
youtu.be/hzVofEPInkY?...
#Darts #ScottWilliams
🗣️ “Darts is horrific when it comes to clickbait and clickbaity titles.”
🎤 Matt Edgar shares his honest thoughts 👀
🎯 The WDF Masters Vegas move
🎯 Luke Littler’s dominance
🎯 The cost of darts
🎯 Dartitis issues
🎯 His future in the sport
…and more
Full interview 🎥👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDfO...
🎤 Matt Edgar shares his honest thoughts 👀
🎯 The WDF Masters Vegas move
🎯 Luke Littler’s dominance
🎯 The cost of darts
🎯 Dartitis issues
🎯 His future in the sport
…and more
Full interview 🎥👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDfO...
🔥 Matt Edgar (EXTENDED): The Truth About "Clickbaity" Darts Titles & Social Media Drama
YouTube video by Online Darts
www.youtube.com
March 29, 2026 at 5:51 PM
🗣️ “Darts is horrific when it comes to clickbait and clickbaity titles.”
🎤 Matt Edgar shares his honest thoughts 👀
🎯 The WDF Masters Vegas move
🎯 Luke Littler’s dominance
🎯 The cost of darts
🎯 Dartitis issues
🎯 His future in the sport
…and more
Full interview 🎥👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDfO...
🎤 Matt Edgar shares his honest thoughts 👀
🎯 The WDF Masters Vegas move
🎯 Luke Littler’s dominance
🎯 The cost of darts
🎯 Dartitis issues
🎯 His future in the sport
…and more
Full interview 🎥👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDfO...
🎯 Nathan Aspinall Opens Up About His Battle with Dartitis 🎯
Nathan Aspinall shares his emotional journey of overcoming the "dreaded D-word" and how he found his way back to winning on the biggest stage. 💪
📌 Read the full story 👇
#Darts #PDC #DARTITIS #NathanAspinall #ASP
Nathan Aspinall shares his emotional journey of overcoming the "dreaded D-word" and how he found his way back to winning on the biggest stage. 💪
📌 Read the full story 👇
#Darts #PDC #DARTITIS #NathanAspinall #ASP
Nathan Aspinall Opens Up About Dartitis Battle: “It’s the Dreaded D-Word” - PDC Europe Fans
Nathan Aspinall, one of the biggest names in darts, has revealed his struggles with dartitis, a condition that many players dread. Over the past few years,
pdc-europe.net
November 27, 2024 at 7:34 PM
🎯 Nathan Aspinall Opens Up About His Battle with Dartitis 🎯
Nathan Aspinall shares his emotional journey of overcoming the "dreaded D-word" and how he found his way back to winning on the biggest stage. 💪
📌 Read the full story 👇
#Darts #PDC #DARTITIS #NathanAspinall #ASP
Nathan Aspinall shares his emotional journey of overcoming the "dreaded D-word" and how he found his way back to winning on the biggest stage. 💪
📌 Read the full story 👇
#Darts #PDC #DARTITIS #NathanAspinall #ASP
Thisnis real!! - BBC News - Dartitis: The condition where you try to throw a dart - but can't
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Dartitis: The condition where you try to throw a dart - but can't
The psychological condition stops players from releasing a dart.
www.bbc.com
December 15, 2024 at 11:19 AM
Thisnis real!! - BBC News - Dartitis: The condition where you try to throw a dart - but can't
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Psyching myself up for my fortnightly jab. I get Dartitis. On the plus side it's saving me a fortune, trollied on 4 pints 😂
February 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Psyching myself up for my fortnightly jab. I get Dartitis. On the plus side it's saving me a fortune, trollied on 4 pints 😂