2020 PDC World Darts Championship
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Topic: 2020 PDC World Darts Championship
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Subject: 2020 PDC World Darts Championship
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2019 at 8:54am
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Back on tonight. It's the most wonderful time of the year.... ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
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Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2019 at 8:57am
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Opening nights fixtures Jelle Klaasen vs Kevin Burness Kim Huybrechts vs Geert Nentjes Luke Humphries vs Devon Petersen Michael van Gerwen vs Klaasen/Burness ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: Cabra Hoop
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2019 at 9:00am
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For the second year running Ireland will have its biggest representation at the William Hill World Darts Championship with no fewer than eight players from the island stepping up to the oche. Two of the contingent are making their debuts at the famous Alexandra Palace venue, which boasts a £500,000 cheque for the winner, with Meath's Keane Barry, at the age of just 17, set to become the third youngest competitor ever at the showpiece event and the youngest Irish player ever. Heard about this kid a few years ago playing in the local leagues and hammering county players ------------- " BFC always gives me a laugh........ " |
Posted By: Deane
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2019 at 9:20am
I agree. Love the darts over Christmas
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FrankosHereNow wrote:Posted By: Borussia
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2019 at 10:02am
| And great to see Dave Clarke back again this year. |
Posted By: fr larry duff
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2019 at 11:37am
| Burness from co down playing in the first game, great show case for him. Remember Keane Barry playing at a few of the local tournaments round newry when he was like 12, throwing up at the board but still peppering the treble 20's; great prospect! |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2019 at 11:35pm
Barney gone ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2019 at 11:52pm
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Posted By: deise316
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2019 at 6:02am
No great surprise there, but only checked results- Rob Cross gone as well  Poor oul Barney, Jaysus ya would be worried about him as a human being. These days, ya hear so much about depression and depression (generally) being a hidden disease, Barney makes very little attempt to hide it, or hide the impact that defeat has on him. Hopefully he'll find a bit of peace with himself, his game and his great achievements in the sport from the commentary booth in the very near future, the man is simply a legend of the sport. Even though it only happened once in the PDC WC, he took on Phil Taylor at the very height of Taylor's powers and beat him in a (one of the greatest) world final, there's not too many have that on their darting CV. If he decides to stay away from it all, I think most darts fans would wish the Dutch ex-postman 'Ray Barneveld' (as he was when he won his first BDO WC in 1998- no 'van', at least according to the BBC) all the best and thanks for the memories. ------------- Picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue..... |
Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2019 at 11:01am
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What happen Rob Cross - when he won he was unstoppable. You thought he would be at the very top for years. Very low odds on MVG. Anybody else in with a shout?
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Posted By: Trap junior
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2019 at 11:04am
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just saw Barney's interview. Should be on suicide watch. ------------- Pied Piper to: Baldrick, Brendan 88, 9Fingers, Borussia and more... 97.6% chance this post will be replied to by Baldrick (source: PWC) |
Posted By: thebronze14
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2019 at 3:44pm
Gerwyn Price the only other contender IMO... Great win for young Ciaran Teehan there
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Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2019 at 9:19pm
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does van barneveld suffer from depression? He seemed very down in that interview You couldn’t be that disappointed over losing a game of darts when you’re almost done anyway as a player
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Posted By: deise316
Date Posted: 17 Dec 2019 at 12:58am
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Not a great night for the Irish lads, Willie O'Connor won in a poor quality game (admitted he was terrible afterwards), Lennon unlucky from reports (didn't see it meself), and young Barry looks an unbelievable talent. Van Der Voort had too much for him on the night, but on the form Barry showed, he would have had a good chance against some of the other players lining up tonight, main example being Dolan, who was simply awful V Anderson. Michael Smith gone as well, dunno if this is setting the tournament up for a load of shocks, or if it is going to be one that MVG sails to the final & wins it without too much bother like last year. There will probably be an outsider in the last 4, but other than a shock for MVG, ya would the rest of the outside contenders to probably be someone who has been in form in the past & struggling recently to make up the other semi finalists, ie nobody who will actually win it or trouble MVG. Anderson, Lewis, Peter Wright or lads of that ilk. Not sure on Price, I know he's in good form, but he's never done a whole lot at this tournament. ------------- Picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue..... |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 19 Dec 2019 at 10:40pm
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First set was there for the taking for O’Connor. Price looks off the boil. Needs to take those chances. ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 19 Dec 2019 at 10:50pm
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1-1 now. O’Connor playing better than Price. Come on William! ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 19 Dec 2019 at 11:19pm
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Gone to tie break. Come on William. ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 19 Dec 2019 at 11:26pm
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Posted By: eireland
Date Posted: 20 Dec 2019 at 1:32am
Hopefully he gets back for redemption last year. Only commited to one year as a pro. That could have been his missed chance.
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Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 20 Dec 2019 at 5:43am
FFS just read about that now. What a f**k up on the biggest stage. By all accounts he should have won. ------------- |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 20 Dec 2019 at 7:33am
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Was the better player last night, no doubt. Still can't beleive what happened. ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 20 Dec 2019 at 12:21pm
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Sounds farcical |
Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 20 Dec 2019 at 11:58pm
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That was some match Peter Wright v Malicdem Both players seemed to be about to win it before throwing it away
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Posted By: GB 1HughJarse
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2019 at 10:24pm
Fallon Sherrock 🎯 
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Posted By: deise316
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2019 at 4:10am
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Fallon Sherrock, what a woman. Probably the 2nd most delighted person to have won that match, if Barry (not a man known for missing an opportunity) had any doubts about putting her in the Premier League, they're surely gone now. Edit; Congrats to another Barry, young Keane- on winning the World junior championship as well. Up there with MVG, VDV and Wattimena for the sheer ridiculousness of the pace he throws at. Great talent, a little bit more improvement and we could see our first Irish world champion in a few years. ------------- Picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue..... |
Posted By: cildaratown
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2019 at 4:59pm
| nice win for the Asp |
Posted By: cildaratown
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2019 at 5:08pm
| Didn’t realize Smith and Cross were already out |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2019 at 8:14pm
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The most beautiful man in darts knocks out Wade. Steve Beaton ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: Trap junior
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2019 at 8:25pm
That's the fella that looks like a 1970's German porn star  ------------- Pied Piper to: Baldrick, Brendan 88, 9Fingers, Borussia and more... 97.6% chance this post will be replied to by Baldrick (source: PWC) |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2019 at 3:47pm
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Great game there between Lewis and Webster. ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: doherty
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2019 at 3:54pm
| Webster should have taken that game. He will be disappointed. Lewis didnt play well but somehow managed to get over the line. Couple of misses on big doubles for Webster when he had chances. |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2019 at 4:02pm
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Posted By: cildaratown
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2019 at 8:21pm
| best match of the tournament there |
Posted By: cildaratown
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2019 at 9:32pm
| Searle really choked |
Posted By: colmoc
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2019 at 9:57pm
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Anderson got out of jail. Have him backed at 25/1 to win it out. I think he could give it a good rattle
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Posted By: deise316
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2019 at 4:59am
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Think only his own arrogance or complacency will beat MVG at this stage. Anderson gone, and we're probably looking at Price (very good tonight) or at a push, Lewis or Peter Wright upsetting the odds, its hard to see past the likes of those lads getting to the final. Maybe Aspinall, Van De Bergh or Van De Zwann can put together a run to SF's but hard to see any of them winning it against MVG. Sherrock is a genuinely brilliant finisher, might even be one of the very best if her form in this tournament is anything to go by, but just doesn't score enough. Still, tis easier improve that part of the game than the finishing, so hopefully she'll improve on that aspect and become a genuine threat to the top buckos in the near future. ------------- Picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue..... |
Posted By: sid waddell
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2019 at 1:12pm
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Hard to see past the world champion - Duzza had a fine 4-2 win over Daryl Gurney yesterday Has a 100% record against van Gerwen ------------- Edited by Trigboy 10 at 10:03pm |
Posted By: Denis Irwin
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2019 at 1:14pm
Didn't think you'd be watching this Sid. Thought you'd be waiting for the Real Darts World Championship next month ------------- Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one". Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2019 at 9:40pm
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Delighted to see Price knocked out. Good game here between MVG and Aspinall. ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: coyne
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2019 at 10:59pm
If it actually manages to still exist by then... They've only sold 15% of their entire ticket allocation  Dying a slow death.
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Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2019 at 11:18pm
| January’s depressing enough without having to watch that sh*te in that old lakeside hall |
Posted By: Denis Irwin
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2019 at 11:27pm
Not in Lakeside anymore. In the Indigo in the 02 ------------- Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one". Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn |
Posted By: ringerbell
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2019 at 12:21am
If the below article from the BBC anything to go by would imagine the BDO won't be around for much longer. Prize fund to be slashed by up to 60% women's winning getting 8000 instead of the 20000 initially promised ... Put that into perspective Fallon sherrock got 25000 for her run to the 3rd round of the pdc tournament so even if she goes all the way to winning the women's tournament she will win under a third of her winnings from the pdc event https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/sport/amp/darts/50952382 ------------- the closest i will ever come to playing for ireland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0_7w4JyvI4 |
Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2019 at 10:38am
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The standard has gone down this year IMO MVG nowhere near his best last night and still got to the final comfortably. Not too many thrilling matches. |
Posted By: fr larry duff
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2019 at 11:19am
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I think taylor not being about has seen the standard slip, he used to drive MVG and the rest on, as they were all desperate to beat him. Used to get some cracking games at the world championship, hardly any this year that I can think of. MVG will need to up his game in the final, though I would have doubts if Wright would have the bottle to beat him if he did underperform, given the amount of finals he has lost to MVG.
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2019 at 11:39am
Best month of the year. ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: Shedite
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2019 at 1:40pm
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Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2019 at 1:53pm
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Agree. Last two years haven’t been great. The last great match I can remember is Cross v MVG Semi final in 2018. ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: eireland
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2019 at 7:51pm
| You miss the days of barney and Phil in their pomp. |
Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2019 at 8:09pm
For sure but it's a lot more than that too, it's not about the darts anymore with 99% of the "fans" who go. I'd love to see the Darts World Championship require people to ditch the costumes, less sh*tty over used chants/music etc being played throughout and save it for the intervals. Let the Darts Premier League be about the party atmosphere and loading up on booze in stupid costumes, but the World's need to become far more professional imo. ------------- "He drives two Ferraris; I think he's a very lucky lad to have 50 caps for Ireland," Eamonn Dunphy on Glenn Whelan |
Posted By: coyne
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2019 at 8:26pm
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I miss the Yaya Kolo Toure chants at the darts. You barely heard it
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Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2019 at 8:33pm
Telly went to mute every time that c u n t of a chant came on. It's like when Vicki Sparks is on MOTD, absolutely brutal and tough on the ears. ------------- "He drives two Ferraris; I think he's a very lucky lad to have 50 caps for Ireland," Eamonn Dunphy on Glenn Whelan |
Posted By: Denis Irwin
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2019 at 8:45pm
Sherrock's pulled out of the BDO Worlds. ------------- Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one". Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn |
Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2019 at 9:32pm
What all do you like about it?
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Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2019 at 9:37pm
Due to everyone else hating January  ------------- "He drives two Ferraris; I think he's a very lucky lad to have 50 caps for Ireland," Eamonn Dunphy on Glenn Whelan |
Posted By: coyne
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2019 at 10:12pm
All the knobheads from December usually disappear for a while. |
Posted By: cildaratown
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2020 at 7:46pm
| Wright up 2-0 |
Posted By: Trigboy 10
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2020 at 7:48pm
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2020 at 7:51pm
Where do you suggest they put the ads then? ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: cildaratown
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2020 at 9:14pm
| wright wins |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2020 at 9:14pm
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Peter Wright Didn’t think he had that in him. Unbelievable performance from him. ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2020 at 10:23pm
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Worst I’ve ever seen MVG play Long way to go until he’s mentioned in the same breath as Phil Taylor
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Posted By: Denis Irwin
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2020 at 1:53pm
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BDO packed to the rafters I see ------------- Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one". Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn |
Posted By: doherty
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2020 at 2:24pm
| Just had a look there. The camera work is awful, so annoying to watch. I see they have moved out of that awful 1970s hotel they had it in every year. Still feels like your watching a re-run of an old episode of bullseye on sky. I might dip in and out. |
Posted By: coyne
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2020 at 2:39pm
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The set looks f**king atrocious. Looks like a pub lock in where half the punters have decided to do Dry January
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Posted By: doherty
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2020 at 2:42pm
| Too dark all round. |
Posted By: TRV
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2020 at 4:05pm
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Proper order for the Darts though
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Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2020 at 4:20pm
| what channels it on |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2020 at 4:24pm
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Eurosport. ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2020 at 4:29pm
Where sporting events go to die, unfortunately. ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: doherty
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2020 at 6:16pm
| I like John Gwynn commentating. Hes got a great voice for it and doesn't talk too much sh1te. He still ofyen covers games for sky sports on a sat also. |
Posted By: doherty
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2020 at 10:30pm
| Keane Barry is already some player. Took the junior BDO title today and already has the PDC title also. Id expect him to be a regular PDC player in the next few years and probably a successful one. Savage player for his age. |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2020 at 10:35pm
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He is only seventeen! He looks about fifty!
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Posted By: doherty
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2020 at 10:47pm
| Hopefully he gets his PDC card now and see where it takes him. Hes going to be big i think. |
Posted By: doherty
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2020 at 10:58pm
| Suzuki won the womens title again. Shes a good player, she could potentially be good enough to earn a PDC card. Be good to see her on tv some more. |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2020 at 11:14pm
Most darts players are. ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: Jackal
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2020 at 11:21pm
| I knew I recognised that commentator's voice from somewhere, he does league 1 games on Soccer Saturday. |
Posted By: doherty
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2020 at 11:30pm
Hes got a great voice as a commentator. Hes defo added to this years championship for me having him do the games.
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Posted By: t_rAndy
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2020 at 1:04am
Was watching on eurosport. Surprised at how good they actually were. Watched many mens major games where they weren't as accurate
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Posted By: doherty
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2020 at 1:31am
| Suzuki is a fine player. Was in the PDC worlds. She was well behind in the game and came back and had chances to win but didnt take them. I forget the guys name who it was she played. She could have had the headlines that Fallon Sherrock got a few nights after. |
Posted By: deise316
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2020 at 3:43am
She lost to Big John Henderson in the PDC championship, and should have won. Scores a bit more than Sherrock does, but (generally) not the same finishing ability. Laughing at PM's comment on Keane Barry, he does look like a minature oul fella, but fcukin hell he can play. Not quite sure on this, but seeing as he holds both (junior) versions (PDC & BDO) of the World Championship at the moment, does that make him the first undisputed World Champion since Phil Taylor in 1992 (when there was only one tournament and one world champion ?) ------------- Picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue..... |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2020 at 11:11am
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He has had the distinct advantage of being able to play pub darts since he was about 8! ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: TRV
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2020 at 11:55am
| Suzuki was beaten unluckily by John Richardson. Keane has some future in the game, great ability, attitude and tempermant, young lad he beat needs to calm down a bit. |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2020 at 12:10pm
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He is 14! He won it last year too! ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: TRV
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2020 at 12:37pm
| Current PDC youth champion is 23, which is a bit silly |
Posted By: Denis Irwin
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2020 at 1:12pm
17 18 in June
------------- Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one". Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn |
Posted By: doherty
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2020 at 1:34pm
He meant his opponent yesterday Leighton Bennett. Hes just 14.
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2020 at 1:38pm
------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: Denis Irwin
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2020 at 1:57pm
Apologies ------------- Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one". Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn |
Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2020 at 7:17pm
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They should do it by weight Anyone under 20 stone can compete in the junior tournament
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Posted By: TRV
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2020 at 12:56am
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well done Wayne Warren, a lifetime achievement, emulating his heroes of old, something about them valleys, darts , snooker, rugby, boxing.
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Posted By: deise316
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2020 at 11:07pm
My mistake TRV, always get Henderson & Richardson confused ------------- Picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue..... |
Posted By: TRV
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2020 at 1:03am
actually James Richardson doh
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2020 at 8:07am
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I was just reading that Wayne Warren still doesn’t know his prize for winning the BDO. I can’t see them having a tournament next year.
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Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2020 at 8:43am
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Posted By: Cabra Hoop
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2020 at 9:01am
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As befitting the tournament his prizes are a Faux Silver Salver, a £500 voucher for Autoglass and a 10 holiday in Benidorm where he will play in some exhibition matches against Sticky Vicky. ------------- " BFC always gives me a laugh........ " |