English-Indian darts player Prakash Jiwa has been banned from the sport for eight years after being found guilty of match-fixing and betting on darts in the UK.
Issued by the Darts Regulation Authority (DRA), the ban will run through 6 November 2031. The ban, announced by the Gambling Commission on 14 March, means Jiwa will not be able to participate in any DRA events for six and a half years.
The DRA issued the eight-year ban, which has been partially backdated. It set out details of the offences during a Disciplinary Committee hearing in January. Four matches of interest were flagged for match fixing, all of which featured Jiwa.
Jiwa lost 4-0 to both Owen Bates on 16 February 2023 and Adam Hunt a day later. He also lost 4-1 to Peter Hudson and to Willie Borland, in matches that took place on 1 June 2023.
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Detailing the case, the DRA said it was made aware of the issue by an International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) alert the day ..