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5 Checkout

How to check out 5 in darts with a double out — the standard route, the backups, and what to aim at when a dart lands short.

Best 5 checkout
S1D2
2 darts · finish on D2

Dart by dart

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

  • Dart 1 S1 → 4 left, then D2
  • Dart 2 D2 → game shot
  • Miss lands S2 → 2 left, then D1

Other ways to finish 5

  • S3D1finishes on D1
  • T1D1finishes on D1
  • S2S1D1finishes on D1

Quick facts

  • Darts needed: 2 darts (a two-dart finish)
  • Finishing double: D2
  • One-dart finish? no
  • Straight out (no double needed): S5

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