The rise of darts in the UK over the past couple of years has been astonishing, with a host of new people taking it up. Of course, that means that you need to know how far away to stand and how ...

BBC Sport answers your top darts questions: what height is a dartboard? And what weight darts do professionals use?

For professional tournaments, the dartboard is fixed at 1.73m (5ft 8in) - measured from the floor to the centre of the bullseye. The 20 segment is always at the top of the dartboard. The oche (the ...