A surround has one job: catch the darts that miss the board before they hit your wall, or your wall hits your points. The Winmau Blade 360 Surround is Winmau’s black foam ring designed to sit around its Blade 360 dartboard, with the same 360 branding printed subtly into the face.
It is a single piece, so there are no joins for darts to find, and it fits by sliding over the board’s edge rather than screwing to the wall.
Key Specifications
The surround is a one-piece polyurethane foam ring with a black spot UV finish.
- Material
- High-density polyurethane foam
- Construction
- One piece
- Outer diameter
- 67.5cm
- Inner diameter
- 43.6cm
- Board compatibility
- Standard-size bristle dartboards
- Fitting
- Slides over the board, no tools or fixings
- Price band
- High End
Who It Suits
| If you... | Fit | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Want to fit it without tools | Good | Slides over the board's edge with no fixings |
| Own an electronic board | Poor | Made for bristle dartboards |
| Are working to a tight budget | Poor | It sits in the High End price band |
It suits any standard bristle board, and pairs most obviously with the Blade 360, where the branding matches. For the rest of the setup (height, oche distance and lighting) see our guide on how to set up a dartboard.
What Owners Say
On a major retailer it holds 4.7 out of 5 from 71 ratings, and those reviews are for this black Blade 360 version rather than the older Blade 6 surrounds sold on the same listing. Winmau’s own site shows 4.4 out of 5 from 10 reviews, with 80% saying they would recommend it, though manufacturer-hosted reviews tend to skew positive.
Most feedback is short and happy: it fits tightly, it looks clean, and the graphics stay quiet. The two complaints that come up are the price, which one reviewer felt was high next to the cost of a board, and a softer, less rigid ring than some cheaper surrounds, which one owner noticed on a stand.
What owners consistently praise
- Fits snugly around Winmau boards, including the Blade 6 and Blade 360
- Subtle graphics that do not distract from the board
- Leaves room to fit a ring light around the board
Common criticisms
- Expensive for a foam ring, relative to the price of a board
- Less rigid than some cheaper surrounds, more noticeable on a stand
What’s in the Box
- Winmau Blade 360 Surround (black)
That is the lot. No dartboard is included, and none of the fixings a wall-mounted backboard would need, because the surround holds on the board itself.
The Consensus
Owners are pleased with it. It does the basic job of protecting the wall, goes on in seconds, and looks tidy around a Winmau board, which is what most buyers seem to want from it. The caveats are about money and stiffness rather than fit: you pay more than for a plain surround, and the foam is on the softer side.
How we compile this page
We don’t test every product ourselves. Instead we gather the manufacturer’s published specifications and weigh up the reception from owners and independent reviewers, then flag where they disagree so you can make up your own mind. Where a headline rating comes from manufacturer-hosted reviews, we say so, because those tend to skew positive.