The NWTSA国际影视传媒檚 best darts players are preparing to head down south once again to take on the rest of the country.

And the hope for one of those players making the trip from Hay River is that theySA国际影视传媒檒l be able to keep pace.

The Adult National Darts Championships will kick off in St. Hyacinthe, Que., on Friday with the Canadian Open being first up. ThatSA国际影视传媒檚 scheduled to run until Sunday, which will lead into the national championships themselves on June 26. The championships will feature several events across four days of action, beginning with the Nodor Cup team competition for both the menSA国际影视传媒檚 and womenSA国际影视传媒檚 teams in the morning. ThatSA国际影视传媒檚 where all provinces and territories square off to see who wins the team event.

That will be followed by the qualifier for the World Darts Federation World Cup tournament, which will determine who represents Canada at the tournament in Denmark in September. The NWT representatives will be Paul Morey of Inuvik on the menSA国际影视传媒檚 side and Hay RiverSA国际影视传媒檚 Samantha Antoine in the womenSA国际影视传媒檚 tournament.

Dan Kipling, who will be one of the Hay River players heading to Quebec, said events like the qualifier have been kind to the NWT before.

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Moreau wore the maple leaf in 2008 at the Americas Cup, while Keith Way won his way into the World Cup in 2019 when he was still in the NWT.

The menSA国际影视传媒檚 and womenSA国际影视传媒檚 doubles will take place the following day and thatSA国际影视传媒檚 where the NWT has had past success. Elvis Beaudoin and Way captured the menSA国际影视传媒檚 doubles title in 2019, the first SA国际影视传媒� and still only SA国际影视传媒� time the NWT has ever won a championship at the national level.

The menSA国际影视传媒檚 and womenSA国际影视传媒檚 singles will happen on June 28 with the mixed doubles taking place the following day, which will bring an end to the tournament.

Kipling said itSA国际影视传媒檚 always a fun trip and heSA国际影视传媒檚 hoping the team will win its share of matches.

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A big reason for that? Kipling said Covid-19.

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