BT Sport approaches the oche with BDO championship rights

BT Sport has signed a deal to broadcast the BDO World Professional Darts Championship live from the Lakeside Country Club in January 2015.

BT Sport will be at the Surrey venue to broadcast coverage of the British Darts Organisation (BDO) World Championships between Saturday January 3 and Sunday January 11.  The deal sees BT Sport share live coverage of the Championship with the BBC.

There will be live broadcasts each night throughout the tournament, bringing the best coverage from each evening until the tournament culminates in the final.

Coverage will be presented by Ray Stubbs, with Helen Skelton reporting on all the action throughout the nine days of the tournament.

Simon Green, head of BT Sport, said: “We are delighted to be showing the BDO World Darts Championships, adding to the fantastic live sport and shows we have on our channels. We pride ourselves on offering a wide range of sport including top-flight football, first class Rugby, Motorsport, American Sport and much more.”