SUDBURY – This weekend in Sudbury, there was a strong turnout at a fundraising dart tournament to help kids with cancer.

Men and women took part in several matches with players participating from all over Ontario.

Amber Charbonneau and he mixed doubles partner Danny Sutherland traveled over three hours to take part in the tournament.

"I am from Timmins, outside of Timmins Connaught, and we just love supporting kids with cancer… it's a great cause, and we have a lot of fun with it. Meet up with old friends, every tournament you meet the same sort of gang and some new people right, so it's just a great sport," said Sutherland.

"I have met a lot of really great people within the dart community… a lot of people from Sault Ste. Marie, Thundery Bay, pretty well everywhere in northern Ontario," added Charbonneau.

This year's tournament marks its 10th anniversary and saw its largest turnout ever with over 250 players.

The tournament was organized by Chris Arsenault who says "the dart community is a close-knit family. We are friends from all over northern Ontario, we meet up, we have a good time, we will meet afterwards, go for supper together, and so it's another family aside to your normal family."

"The Northern Ontario Darts Association is covered from I believe the cut-off is Parry Sound, and then it goes all the up to Thunder Bay. It's kind of like how they divide southern and northern Ontario for curling," explained Justin Fawcett, Semi-professional dart player.

The goal of every player is a bullseye, but the priority of the event is kids with cancer and their families.

Elisabeth Nevitt, a dart player from Sault Ste. Marie comments that the fundraiser is to help cover "the hospital care, the cancer care and all of that. It's the cost and the travelling. They need it for the gas and all of the about… even the food, the transportation."

"Or just babysitting care for the other children while they [parents] are dealing with the child that needs the help," added Cathie Noonan, Sudbury dart player.

This year, the tournament raised just over $4,500 and has raised nearly $25,000 since it began.