News of the World Darts Championship also the first year that separate competitions were held for men and women. The lack of televised darts coverage left some players frustrated by the lack of opportunity to make a living from darts, and in January 1992 they formed their own organisation to start up their own tournaments "(see main article: Professional Darts Corporation, and Split in darts)". The News of the World Championship made a one-year reappearance in the 1996/97 season, when Sky Sports and the News of the World resurrected the competition. In his autobiography, Phil Taylor says that his mentor, Eric Bristow always mocked him for
Jamie Hughes (darts player) Hughes reached the semi-finals for the second year in a row before been beaten 6–1 by eventual winner Glen Durrant. In the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship Hughes lost to German debutant Michael Unterbuchner 3–2 in the first round. Hughes switched to the PDC following the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship, entering the 2018 PDC Q-School. Jamie Hughes (darts player) Jamie Hughes (born 27 February 1986) is an English darts player. He competes for the Professional Darts Corporation. Hughes broke out in 2014 by entering the world's top ten and reaching the final of the prestigious Winmau World Masters. He