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Studying the Limits of Human Perfection, Through Darts

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Graphic titled 'Precision of a Champion' is zoomed in to the triple-20 region. Subtitle is 'In a world championship final this year, Michael Smith hit the triple-20 region 46 percent of the time he aimed at it. Dozens of throws are shown, and those in the triple-20 region are red, while others are gray. The following notes are listed at bottom of graphic. The data shown is from the 2023 F.D.C. World Championship. Only darts targeted at the triple-20 region shown. Data manually plotted from a television broadcast. By The New York Times.