Road cones, onesies and yellow satin - what they wore to the NZ Darts Masters

Kiwi darts fans hit the bullseye with their colourful costumes at Auckland's Spark Arena on Friday night.

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Four men dressed as roadcones.
Caption:Bailey, Logan, Keegan and Mercer drove up from Hawke’s Bay for their first-ever darts competition.Photo credit:Jamie Wall / RNZ

People travelled from all over the country to join the razzmatazz at this weekend's SkyCity New Zealand Darts Masters.

Sports journalist Jamie Wall captured some of the best looks.

Brendan and his son from Hawera: Despite wearing a Cold Chisel tribute shirt, Brendan is a huge darts fan, hoping for a Luke Littler win

A bearded man and a young man in a bright orange hat.

Brendan and his son.

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Super Mario Brothers: Alvie (21) and Fergus (19) are farmers from North Otago

Two young men dressed as the Super Mario Brothers.

Alvie and Fergus from North Otago.

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The Gentlemen: Feeling confident in plaid tracksuits inspired by the Guy Ritchie film, these four Aucklanders were looking forward to going out later

Four unnamed men from Auckland.

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Sesame Street: Oscar the Grouch (aka Jase) thinks the Darts is like the Sevens was before the Fun Police ruined it. Fozzie Bear just wants to bear and grin it.

Two people stand outside - one in a bear costume and one in an Oscar the Grouch costume.

Oscar the Grouch and Fozzie Bear.

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Invercargill lads in Temu shirts: Proud to be here and expecting to have some tubes

Four men in Darts shirts.

A group of Invercargill lads (led by Josh)

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The Dark Knights of the Darts: A group of friends from Wellington

Eight men in knights' costumes.

A group of friends from Wellington have dubbed themselves the Dark Knights of the Darts.

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Flower Power: Barry, Goody, Freddie and Huntly from Wellington in a nice, easy costume they can wear out afterwards

Four men in bright floral shirts.

Barry, Goody, Freddie and Huntly from Wellington.

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Average Joes: Hamish, Patches, Scarlett, Sam and The Big Man knocked off early from work and pre-loaded at the pub

A group of smiling men in shiny yellow two-piece outfits.

Hamish, Patches, Scarlett, Sam and The Big Man from Auckland.

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"Not real pilots": a costume change is planned for tomorrow, but it’s a secret

Three men and one woman dressed as pilots.

An unnamed group of darts fans.

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St Heliers darts devotees: the "old costumes" dug out include mouse suits and Marios

A large group of people in different costumes.

Darts fans from St Heliers.

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Logan and his mates from Christchurch: They'll drink more than they’ll watch, but that’s the Kiwi way

Six people in colouful costumes.

Logan and friends from Christchurch.

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"We’re just real Kiwi men"

Two young men in bucket hats and sleeveless Speight's t-shirts.

Two unnamed men.

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