PDC stars Rob Cross and Ryan Joyce gave Leicester schoolchildren a boost as part of a Bullseye Maths double-header in the city on Thursday.
The annual visit of the World Grand Prix to Leicester gave 100 local youngsters the chance to experience Bullseye Maths - the numeracy scheme introduced by the PDC in 2022.
Groups from the Leicester City in the Community's Project 15 homework club and Young Carers programme both got the opportunity to sample a special Bullseye Maths session at King Power Stadium.
They were joined by PDC star Rob Cross and Leicester City Women's players Missy Goodwin and Sari Kees - who took part in a series of number-based challenges aimed at encouraging numeracy.
"Bullseye Maths is a fantastic scheme and I enjoy it," said Cross. "It's nice to see the kids' faces and if you can get them involved with maths it's great.
"I started playing darts quite late in life and the maths is second nature to me now - I'm probably a bit like a human calculator - but for the kids in these sessions they're learning maths while enjoying themselves.
"Darts is really growing now and the interest in the sport has gone up and up this year, and one day it could be these kids who are following in the footsteps of players like Luke Littler."
Leicester City in the Community work with individuals, families and wider groups in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. For more information, click here.
Project 15 is funded by The Premier League and the Professional Footballers Association, and delivered in the areas of highest need across Leicester with the support of Team Hub and Women 4 Change.
A spokesperson for Leicester City in the Community said: "Our Project 15 and young carers sessions are really important to the participants - it is a chance for families seeking asylum, or even facing homelessness, and young carers facing adult responsibilities to have some respite and have a bit of fun.
"The Bullseye Maths session was really engaging and a great way to bring something different to our participants."
Earlier on Thursday, Ryan Joyce joined a class from Martinshaw Primary School in a Bullseye Maths session at the Mattioli Arena.
The visit for the Martinshaw Primary School pupils featured a range of numeracy-based games and also saw them step onto the World Grand Prix stage.
Martinshaw Primary School's Caitlin Pinnick-Martin said: "The PDC organised a fantastic Bullseye Maths session for our Year Three pupils.
"During the session the children were able to use the game of maths to practice their times-tables, looking at trebling numbers and doubling.
"The children thoroughly enjoyed the session, especially the atmosphere of having a famous darts player Ryan showing them how it's done. Some of the children said they loved the games of darts, hitting the bullseye and having the competition at the end."
Joyce and Cross will meet at the venue on Friday night in the quarter-finals of the World Grand Prix, as the pair bid to claim the prestigious title.
To learn more about Bullseye Maths, to play the interactive Mathlete game or to download worksheets, please visit pdc.tv/maths.