What Does Each Way Mean in Darts Betting?

Betting on the darts is a great way to make the action more exhilarating, with every throw of a dart feeling more important when you have money riding on the outcome. Darts betting is becoming more and more popular with punters, but it can be quite daunting for newcomers to the sport and betting to start placing darts bets. To help veteran bookies and newbies alike, we’ve broken down what an each way bet is and how an each way darts bet works.

If you’ve bet on horse racing before, then chances are you’ve either heard of, or even placed, an each way bet before. The premise is the same with each way darts bets than it is with horse racing each way bets.

With an each way bet, you are essentially placing two bets in one. The first bet is for the player to win the tournament, and the 2^nd bet is for the player to place in a tournament (different bookies will offer different place amounts, so check this before placing an each way bet).

For example, if you placed a £5 each way bet on Gerwyn Price for the PDC World Championship at odds of 10/1, your bet would be broken into:

£5 on Gerwyn Price to win the PDC World Championship – 9/1

£5 on Gerwyn Price to come 1^st or 2^nd in the tournament – 1/2 of 10/1

In this example, if Gerwyn Price wins the tournament outright, both parts of the each way bet would win and you’d be paid out accordingly for both. For part one of the bet, you’d be paid out £50, and for part two of the bet, you’d be paid £27.50 – a total winnings of £77.50.

Continuing with the above example, if Gerwyn Price had got to the final and had lost instead, part one of the bet would have lost and not paid out, but part two of the bet would have still won and paid out £27.50 for him placing 2nd.

As you can see from the example, if the odds are high enough, an each way bet can still lead to profit if the player you backs places in the tournament.

To place an each way bet on the darts, first you’ll need to sign up for an account at a sportsbook site that offers dart betting. Check out our list of recommended darts betting sites and sign up for an account before you place your each way darts bet.

Once you’ve signed up for an account, placing an each way darts bet is simple:

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When your each way darts bet is placed, you’ll have to cheer your player all the way to the final to receive any potential winnings.

Calculating your winnings is super easy once you know how an each way bet works and what the each way place fraction is. Taking the above example of Gerwyn Price where the each way place fraction is 1/2, we can break down how the winnings are calculated as follows:

If Gerwyn Price wins the PDC World Championship

£5 x odds of 9/1 for Gerwyn Price to win tournament = £50 return

£5 x odds of ½ of 9/1 (4.5/1) for Gerwyn Price to place 1^st or 2^nd in tournament = £27.50 return

Total stake: £10

Total winnings: £77.50

Total profit: £67.50   

If Gerwyn Price comes 2^nd in the PDC World Championship

£5 stake is lost on first part of bet as Gerwyn Price hasn’t won the tournament outright

£5 x odds of ½ of 9/1 (4.5/1) for Gerwyn Price to place 1^st or 2^nd in tournament = £27.50 return

Total stake: £10

Total winnings: £27.50

Total profit: £17.50   

Don’t forget, your potential winnings will be different if you place an each way darts bet using a free bet as you won’t receive your free bet back as part of the winnings. If you stake your own money, you’ll receive the stake amount back as part of the winnings.