NDA HISTORY

The NDA was formed in 1976 by John Smith, a wood-work teacher, and some friends.  For about three years it was just friendly competition with a few teams and a few venues - but what venues..........Gleneagles Hotel on Shirley Street, Green Shutters Restaurant downtown, Mz Magg's Club on West Bay (later King & Knights), and the Gallery on East Bay.

In 1979 the NDA really took off.  After John had single-handledly run it for years, everybody, it seemed wanted to play darts.  A real Executive Committee was formed, with John as Chairman, and to make sure everybody was represented, a Captain's Committee was also involved in decisions.  Fourteen teams registered for the 1979-1980 season.

In following years up to twenty eight teams got out on Wednesday night to play competitive darts.  That was the peak, but for the last eight years the NDA has fielded twenty four teams until the 2008-2009 season when 29 teams competed.

John Smith left his legacy on more than the NDA.  John, having seen darts played at the professional level in England, felt that the Bahamas could compete.  In this vein, in 1983, John helped to form the Commonwealth of the Bahamas Darts Association (now known as the Bahamas Darts Federation).

John left the Bahamas in 1986, but not before he saw his dream come true.  The Bahamas sent a team to the Caribbean Cup in 1984, and John himself accompanied a team to London in 1985 to compete in the Winmau World Masters Tournament.  Since then the Bahamas has shed it's light all over the world in darts, competing in the World Cup as well as proving itself dominant in the Carribbean.

WINNING NDA TEAMS

1979, 1980 Beck's Pirates

1981 Police Destroyers

1982 Phil's Over the Hill Gang

1983 Mondingo Pros

1984 Beck's Bandits

1985 Beck's Bandits

1986 Beck's Bandits

1987 Beck's Bandits

1988 Beck's Bandits

1989 New Hideout Outlaws

1990 Beck's Rebels

1991 Beck's Rebels

1992 Beck's Rebels

1993 Beck's Rebels

1994 Beck's Rebels

1995 Bud-Light Pros

1996 Scorpio's Bulls

1997 Pit Panthers

1998 Pit Panthers

1999 Rothman's Kings

2000 Rothman's Kings

2001 Rothman's Kings

2002 Billabong Shafters

2003 Rothman's Kings