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Matthew Porter

Matthew Porter

CEO of the Professional Darts Corporation

Aug 15, 2026

1:26
Uh, are you now at the point where you're well and truly beyond being completely dependent on just three or four players?
1:33
Yeah, I think that's a good point, and, and a, you know, a lot of sports go through that, that evolution and that transition.
1:38
Obviously, you want to bring, you know, your strongest lineup, but realistically, for the players to be on the road fifty-two weeks a year, which is what our calendar pretty much dictates, is very difficult for them, and I, and I don't blame players for taking a break.
1:51
Both the Lukes have been down here before, both enjoyed it, and both have said they'll be back again i, i- in the future.
1:57
So, I, I think it's reasonable of them to, to, you know, to, to manage their diaries in such a way.
2:03
And the players we've brought instead are not duds.
2:05
You know, I mean, there was a couple of, as you say, a couple of surprise results last night.
2:26
Uh, how do you make sure that you capitalize on the phenomenon that is Luke Littler without becoming overly dependent on one young guy, or as you've just alluded to, burning him out?
JakeHOST
27:28
What has your experiences at home gym con been like as like a smaller manufacturer? I
27:34
mean, it's, it was been, it was incredible.
27:36
I've been there.
27:37
I didn't, I missed year one, but I was there year two.
27:40
And so I got the Fringe Lake experience, not the very first experience, but I got the second experience.
27:46
And that one was a little unique because I was there, but Bells of Steel sort of brought me and I could kind of float around.
27:54
I wasn't really with their booth, but I had some prototypes there showing them off, unrelated to that.

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JakeHOST
36:54
What would you say to them to like just give them some additional info about what it could do for them?

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