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Houston-Area Darts Tournaments & Regular Events

By Editor March 8, 2026Current EventsNo Comments

Steel-Point & Soft-Tip Guide Revised March 7, 2026 Houston-Area darts players still have a solid mix of steel-point and soft-tip tournament action, although the two scenes are organized differently. -> ALWAYS CALL or otherwise CONFIRM before…

HAD-HADA-HDA-HCDA-SCDA – History

By Editor March 7, 2026HistoryNo Comments

The Houston area steel point darts league has been through a variety of name changes since the first league started up in 1974. 1974- HAD. Originally the Houston Area Darters, an unofficial name that was never…

Houston Darts- The Beginning

By Editor March 7, 2026HistoryNo Comments

People often ask me about starting and promoting a darts league. How did we do it in the beginning, in Houston? Well, it was a group effort, involving a lot of dedicated people. Quite a few…

Houston Darts: The Early Days

By Editor February 18, 2026HistoryNo Comments

In 1974, a small group of Houstonians started playing darts at three local bars that put up British style bristle dartboards. (Soft-tip hadn’t been invented yet.) The original impetus came from a small group of British…

1980 Houston Open Program

By Editor February 14, 2026HistoryNo Comments

Several of my friends here have been officers of the HDA or other leagues, and can surely appreciate Randy's letter in the 1st Houston Open program. That was a huge effort by a lot of people,…

HDA Novice Leagues – 1981

By Editor February 1, 2026HistoryNo Comments

In 1981, the Houston Darts Association was booming, with around 1,000 members playing league on Tuesday & Wednesday nights At Rick's Darts & Games, we were busy teaching -lots- of new darters. Many did not want…

League Promos

By Editor January 12, 2026HistoryNo Comments

Over the decades, the HDA made quite a few items to promote the darts organization. Patches, coozies, mugs, calendars, various types of trophies. Also imprinted folios to hold league scoresheets & rules. The most iconic item…

1st Houston Open Darts Tournament 1980

By Editor January 9, 2026HistoryNo Comments

In 1980 the group decided to put on a major darts tournament, the first Houston Open. Concern over legal liability and need to look more official for corporate sponsors led the group to incorporate & regularize…

Space City Darts Association

By Editor January 5, 2026OrganizationsNo Comments

The SCDA is the latest incarnation of the older Houston Darts Association. (Which also had a variety of name changes over the years.The current website for this Houston area steel-point darts league is: https://spacecitydarts.org/Please visit their…

1985 Houston Open Darts Tournament

By Editor December 3, 2025HistoryNo Comments

The 1985 Houston Open was moved to the Houston Brookhollow Marriott Hotel, on Hwy 290 just off the 610 North Loop West. This venue was used for many years, although Friday evening traffic was terrible at…