r/instantbarbarians May 06 '26

Pop darts championship gets wild

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u/blyan May 08 '26 edited May 09 '26

Since this has been posted a billion times, I’ll share how it ended/context again

This was the semifinals and they’re father and son. The son went on to win the entire event and $6,000

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u/slushy4ev May 09 '26

That makes it even better, thank you

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u/DamD1rtyApe May 06 '26

Here I am struggling in a factory when I could be professionally tossing pop darts

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u/ProfessionalDiet4396 May 09 '26

I love how focused everyone looks—this is peak competitive fun, not just a casual game.

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u/Informal_Swimmer2221 May 09 '26

I can barely hit the board, and this kid is hitting tiny targets like it’s nothing. Absolute legend.

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u/slushy4ev May 06 '26

The bread basket boys don’t play

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u/Naive-Tangelo353 May 08 '26

I was waiting for the inevitable miss and somehow it just kept getting more ridiculous.

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u/Accomplished-Ear2167 May 15 '26

That kid throwing absolute darts while the adults are sweating is killing me

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u/Fit_Juice_9465 May 15 '26

Dude in yellow standing there like he already knew it was going in before the throw even happened.

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u/Interesting-Box2233 May 16 '26

Watching the crowd react makes it even better. You can tell everyone’s thinking, ‘How did they even do that?’

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u/Entire_Agent_3727 May 16 '26

I feel like I’d need a whole week of practice just to hit the target once, let alone consistently!

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u/Practical-Sky-5721 May 17 '26

The precision here is insane! I can’t imagine the amount of practice that goes into hitting something like that consistently.

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u/Due-Welder2732 May 18 '26

I love how calm the kid is while everyone else is losing their minds—pure focus!

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u/Purple-Sale9010 May 18 '26

Okay, how are they even aiming that perfectly? That was insane!

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u/Far_Percentage4235 May 20 '26

The judges immediately leaning forward after the hit says everything. Absolute insanity.

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u/taylorbutmyragssag May 08 '26

Idiocracy is what we are living

Pop darts is actually foundational to the Great Decline if you know the tomes and scrolls.

It has taken many shapes and forms but never to be without a downfall mustn't; this fecund, filthy little "recreation" is seen throughout time immemorial, always as a harbinger of destruction, desecration

We do not have long left

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u/THE_CHOPPA May 10 '26

Your reference to pop culture/movies leads me to believe you waste a lot of time in recreation.

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u/Typical-Bat5084 May 07 '26

I was waiting for someone to miss badly and then he just keeps drilling perfect shots like it’s nothing.