THE Professional Darts Corporation are pleased to announce SportStat as their Official Data Partner in a deal which will also see live scoring from PDC event distributed worldwide to media and industry outlets.
The agreement will see live scoring data from televised PDC tournaments as well as PDC ProTour events distributed to a range of partners, and the development of a results and data archive from past events.
This will include distribution through RunningBall of data to betting companies for the provision of in-play gaming.
"We're pleased to be working alongside SportStat and RunningBall in this venture," said PDC Chairman Barry Hearn.
"They have a proven track record in this field through their work with World Snooker and this is an exciting development for darts."
Andrew Palmer, SportStat's Business Development Manager, said: "We are very excited to be the Official Data Partner to the PDC at a time when the popularity of the sport is exploding.
"We are committed to delivering official, fast and reliable data on behalf of sport's leading governing bodies."
RunningBall Group CEO Giancarlo Tottoli added: "We are delighted to have been appointed as the Professional Darts Corporation's exclusive and official data distributor to the betting industry - a double in, double out for RunningBall.
"When it comes to data quality and state-of-the-art, real-time transmission, our company will make sure to stand at the oche and hit the bullseye at every event and moment."
Nina Löffler, RunningBall's Head of Communications and PR, emphasised: "In co-operation with SportStat, we will be providing betting companies and punters around the globe with official scores and stats right when the darts hit the board at all of the PDC's thrilling championship competitions."
Pictured above - left to right - are: Giancarlo Tottoli, Barry Hearn, Nina Janke Lӧffler & Andrew Palmer