One hundred and eighty PINTS! Darts fans dress up as Batman and Robin, goblins and Mario Brothers to enjoy the sport’s annual party at Ally Pally (and one player even dresses up as the Grinch).
It’s day 2 of the PDC World Darts Championship at Ally Pally, North London.
Fans braved rail strikes and freezing temperatures to make their pilgrimage.
Many attended the event in costume, including Batman and Robin.
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Hundreds of sports fans dressed up in their costumes for their annual pilgrimage to London’s Alexandra Palace for the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship.
As many revelers headed to their holiday parties, groups of friends braved the sub-zero temperatures, donning spandex and other synthetic fibers to watch the sporting titans battle into the night.
The best players in the world will go head to head over the next two weeks, but for many in attendance, the sports contest is a secondary consideration compared to the camaraderie of appearing in public as a superhero.
Fans made their way up the hill to the venue, having arrived in north London despite rail strikes and weather delays plaguing the nation.
Anyone looking for a late ticket to the event will likely be disappointed as the tournament was sold out for weeks.
Darts fans dressed up early in costume to watch the PDC World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace in north London, including Batman and Robin, pictured alongside a grinning penguin.
Here, more than a dozen revelers dressed in elf garb, in front of a group of friends dressed as traffic cones, a favorite of Ally Pally.
Splashing onto a seat at the table to have a solid surface to put down their beer mugs, these fans were dressed as the Super Mario brothers. This must be proof that being a cartoon plumber is a lucrative profession.
Defending champion Peter Wright took to the night dressed as The Grinch in his first round match last night, where he beat Northern Ireland’s Mickey Mansell.
This fan dressed up in a festive Santa hat and a purple and yellow outfit.
While there’s a crisis in the NHS, this man dressed up as a nurse to watch the darts
Attending Ally Pally and looking for outfit inspiration can be hard, so these three fans decided to show up as a dartboard.
When asked, Where’s Wally? This dart fan gave a more than satisfactory answer
While some of the action is expected to be ‘out of this world’, these aliens have come to see for themselves.
Hopefully for kids around the world, Santa has given these elves the day off and they haven’t decided to ruin Christmas with a strike.