The Barry Hearn promoted tournament pitched 8 fighters in a knock out style competition over one evening with the winner walking away with prize money of £32,000.
In October 2009, PDC chairman Barry Hearn announced his intention to buy the British Darts Organisation and inject £2 million into amateur darts, but the BDO decided not to accept the offer.
Forbes has worked with all the major British promoters of the last 60 years, including Jack Solomons, Barry Hearn and Frank Warren.
The game and the ITV/LWT TV series Tenball focused on a tournament of it were created in 1995 by a team consisting of managers Russ Lindsay and Peter Powell, entrepreneur Barry Hearn, and snooker and pool player Steve Davis.
Upon hearing the news of Tommy's death in September 2008 O's chairman Barry Hearn immediately decided that Orient's south stand should be renamed The Tommy Johnston Stand to honour Tommy's memory.
Barry Manilow | Barry Goldwater | Barry Bonds | Barry Gibb | Barry | Barry Levinson | Lafcadio Hearn | Barry Humphries | Lynda Barry | Barry Lyndon | Barry McGee | Barry Greenstein | Barry County, Missouri | Dave Barry | Barry White | Barry Morse | Barry Mann | Barry Gifford | Barry County | Barry Commoner | Barry Sheene | Barry Lopez | Barry Diller | Barry Davies | Barry Bostwick | Kevin Hearn | Barry Windsor-Smith | Barry Williams | Barry, Vale of Glamorgan | Barry Pepper |
The event was introduced in 2008 by Barry Hearn to provide additional competition and a qualifier to the Premier League Snooker.