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12 checkouts every darts player should learn

The darts checkouts that come up most often, from 32 to 170, with the standard routes and why each one is worth learning first.

There are over 160 checkouts, but a dozen of them come up again and again. Learn these first.

  1. 32: Double 16. The classic finishing double because it halves four times.
  2. 40: Double 20, or tops. Very common because players score on the 20 all leg.
  3. 36: Double 18. A useful alternative when you are throwing near the top of the board.
  4. 16: Double 8. Where a missed D16 often leaves you.
  5. 50: Bull, or single 10 then double 20.
  6. 60: Single 20, double 20. Two darts, no trebles needed.
  7. 81: Treble 19, double 12. A good example of using treble 19.
  8. 100: Treble 20, double 20. The ton finish.
  9. 121: The starting point of the famous 121 drill.
  10. 141: Treble 20, treble 19, double 12.
  11. 160: Treble 20, treble 20, double 20.
  12. 170: Treble 20, treble 20, bull. The big fish.

Practise any of them with the checkout trainer, or look up any score in the full checkout chart.

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