Ahead of the World Championship kicking off next week, Alexandra Palace is itching to see a ‘Big Fish’ – the highest checkout in darts. How exactly do you achieve this finish?
How Do You Checkout 170 In Darts?
The ‘checkout’ is the name for the total number of points scored by a player in their final visit to the oche where they win the leg, which is finished on a double or the bullseye.
The biggest possible checkout is a three-dart finish to score 170, which requires a player to hit 60 twice (treble 20) as well as the bullseye.
A 170 checkout is nicknamed the ‘Big Fish’ and is sure to send wherever the game is being played into complete ecstasy.
Three years ago, the PDC revealed that Michael van Gerwen has landed more than three times as many 170 checkouts as any other professional in the circuit.
At the time, ‘Mighty Mike’ had an 8% completion rate with more than 500 finishes. By those standards, he is as likely to check out from 170 as the average PDC professional is from 121.
18 PERFECT DARTS FROM MvG!
Who remembers when Michael van Gerwen did this at the 2016 @Coral UK Open? Two 170 checkouts with a nine-darter in-between. Silly darts!
…What ever happened to Rob Cross fella? pic.twitter.com/PjdAOa5k0r
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) February 26, 2018
Best 170 Checkouts In Darts History
Willie O’Connor opens in style with Big Fish checkout in first leg of World Championship game vs Glen Durrant
𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗙𝗜𝗦𝗛! 🎣
INCREDIBLE START TO THIS MATCH!
Willie O’Connor pins a perfect bull for a 170 checkout and he breaks throw in the opening leg!#WHDarts pic.twitter.com/mFcksHVrId
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) December 22, 2021
‘Rapid’ Ricky Evans hits one of the quickest 170s in history to beat Mark McGeeney at World Championship
WHAT A WAY TO WIN IT!
Ricky Evans reels in a 170 finish to defeat Mark McGeeney 3-1!
Scenes at Ally Pally! pic.twitter.com/HVohaMLC4Q
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) December 20, 2019
Nathan Aspinall checks out 170 to win the UK Open and land his first major title
ASPINALL IS THE 2019 @LADBROKES UK OPEN CHAMPION!!!!
A 170 checkout to win the title… ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE! pic.twitter.com/DHDo224BKq
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) March 3, 2019
Fallon Sherrock lands Big Fish vs Gabriel Clemens to become first female to reach Grand Slam knockout stage
Just Fallon Sherrock hitting a 170 checkout to beat another man on the big stage to make more darts history.
Absolutely sensational scenes.pic.twitter.com/QYHLxeH3mZ
— Chris Hammer (@ChrisHammer180) November 16, 2021
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