126 Checkout

How to check out 126 in darts with a double out — the standard route, the backups, and what to aim at when a dart lands short.

Dart by dart

Each dart and its most common miss (a treble or double landing in the single of the same number):

• Dart 1 T20 → 66 left, then T14D12
• Miss lands S20 → 106 left, no 2-dart finish — next visit T20S14D16
• Dart 2 T14 → 24 left, then D12
• Miss lands S14 → 52 left, no 1-dart finish — next visit S20D16
• Dart 3 D12 → game shot
• Miss lands S12 → 12 left — next visit D6

Other ways to finish 126

• T20T20D3finishes on D3
• T20T18D6finishes on D6
• T20S16Bullfinishes on the bull

Quick facts

• Darts needed: 3 darts (a three-dart finish)
• Finishing double: D12
• Two-dart finish? no, 126 always needs three darts with a double out
• Straight out (no double needed): T20, T20, S6

Nearby checkouts

See every finish from 170 down to 2 on the checkout chart & calculator.