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NDA National Dart Association International Soft-Tip Dart Tournament's 21st Anniversary Boasts Record-Setting Year

More than 16,500 event entrants competing for over $475,000 in prize money

Las Vegas, NV — Soft-tip dart players across the globe attended the AMOA National Dart Association’s Team Dart International Championships, held April 28-May 6 at the Riviera Hotel and Casino. From modest beginnings 21 years ago, the NDA set out to create a world-class dart event and association. That first tournament saw a handful of operators sending teams who competed for $25,000. This year, Team Dart participation was the largest in history with more than 16,500 event entrants competing for over $475,000 in prize money and 170 operators participating in the tournament.

The Association’s Charter Holders work very hard all year to provide opportunities for their sanctioned players to compete in leagues and become eligible for the annual Team Dart tournament. Team Dart entry qualifications include being an NDA-sanctioned player and playing at least 96 league games for the coin-op vending company who enters the player in the tournament. The NDA prides itself on providing a tournament for players of all skill levels with fair and equal competition.

Team Dart XXI kicked off Saturday and Sunday, April 29-30, with Singles and Doubles Cricket and 501, followed by the Mixed Triples event on Monday. The remainder of the competition included Team Cricket and 501 events as well as a Mixed Doubles Combo and a Second Chance Team Cricket event.

An international competition would not be complete without an International Challenge. Teams from Spain, Germany, Canada, France, New Zealand and the United States competed Thursday for national bragging rights until next year’s competition. The U.S. Men's team came back from the loser's bracket to defeat France and take the Men's title. The U.S. Women's team held on to their title for the third year in a row defeating Spain in the finals. The newest addition to Team Dart, Team New Zealand, gained much attention and respect after performing the traditional Maori dance, the Haka, during international team recognition at the Players' Appreciation Party.

Final results for the International Challenge are as follows:

Men’s International Challenge

Open Team Cricket

Ladies Team Cricket

Open Team 501

Ladies Team 501

TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE

ADMINISTRATIVE AND TOURNAMENT STAFF

TOURNAMENT REFEREES

Thanks to Menifee Valley Awards & Productions, Laramie Screen Printing and A-Z Darts for their continued support of the NDA and Team Dart. For information on these companies’ products and services visit the following Web sites: Menifee Valley Awards & Productions – www.mvpnationalawards.com; Laramie Screen Printing – www.laramiescreenprinting.com; A-Z Darts – www.a-zdarts.com.

Team Dart XXII will be held at the Riviera Hotel & Casino April 27-May 5, 2007. The 22nd anniversary event promises to be bigger and better than this record-breaking 2006 tournament.

For more information about the NDA and its programs, contact NDA Executive Director Leslie Murphy at 800.808.9884 or visit the NDA Web site at www.ndadarts.com.

This release and a complete winners list are also available on the NDA Web site at www.ndadarts.com.