I begin the darts thread.
With this:
From BBC Sport Website:
yay darts thread....many years ago, here at a local pub in the US, I was just messing about throwing some darts for the fun of it, and was approached by someone who asked me if I'd be interested in having a go at 501 double in/out....I said sure, why not....came to find out after having my arse handed me the third time, this guy who asked me if I fancied a go was a former Canadian darts champion....don't recall his name, sadly, as it was 25/26 years ago now...
Don't really get much on telly here in the US about any darts tourneys....
Unibet European Championship
Second Round
Afternoon Session (12.45pm-5pm UK time)
John Henderson v Rowby-John Rodriguez
Stephen Bunting v Dave Chisnall
Adrian Lewis v Justin Pipe
Gary Anderson v Simon Whitlock
Evening Session (7pm-11pm UK time)
Peter Wright v Kim Huybrechts
Phil Taylor v Michael Smith
Michael van Gerwen v Cristo Reyes
James Wade v Jelle Klaasen
Anyone gonna be watching the European Darts Championship this weekend on ITV4?
This weekend we have The Masters live on ITV4. For the Top16 players. Anyone going to be watching this?
Adrian Lewis losing to Kim Huybrechts 10-4. Quite a shock there.
A real complete choke there today in the match between Thornton and Chishall with Thornton being 8-0 up and losing 10-9.
Cracking stuff here between Taylor and Wright in the quarter-finals. Currently 9-8 to Wright.
EDIT- Taylor wins 10-9 at the end with back to back 180s in the last leg.
Gary Anderson has pulled out of his Premier League match with Adrian Lewis due to illness.
Does anyone watch the Premier League darts by the way?
I keep half an eye on it but I don't follow it proper. Just the knockout tournos for me.
BBC will be showing the new Champions League of Darts which will be held on 24th and 25th September in Cardiff. Surprising news really considering BBC have always had a long association with BDO. This will that the BDO version will not be on the BBC anymore from next year after 38 years.
2 out of 2 for Peter "Snakebite" Wright in the Premier League match with a 7-5 win over Van Barneveld. Only a 88 average from Wright though.
Was at the inaugural Cheltenham Masters Event last night and it was amazing. Even got to meet MVG and get a signed picture!
Anyone watching this weeks UK Open darts with a random cup draw on ITV4?
RIP former darts master of ceremonies Martin Fitzmaurice passed away aged 75 best known for his catchphrase:
Anyone been watching the World Matchplay this week?
Of course! MVG looking extremely impressive so far including that 10-0 whitewash of Caven in Round 1 but equally Gary Anderson looking strong looks like it'll be them 2 in the final but never rule out the Power!
Taylor & Anderson both getting through close encounters to make it a Semi-final billing of the top 4 seeds.
Still very much MVG vs Anderson final for moi.
Good to see Mervyn King and Steve Beaton give Phil Taylor and Gary Anderson a scare. Nice to see Beaton back in a quarter-final. I'm expecting a MvG v Anderson final as well.
Did you see this Dobbo?
I did yes, very needless the whole situation but proved for a hilarious few couple of legs! Lewis loves running his mouth but Price wasn't backing down either with ended up in a bit of a stinker of a game really.
Absolute masterclass from The Power tonight brushing aside Gary Anderson with consummate ease. Quite the showdown with MVG in the final it should be a cracker!
That game with Lewis & Price was pretty crap.
Can never write off Phil Taylor can you?
Really looking forward to MVG v The Power tomorrow.
Sadly I'll have to switch off this tonight (because Robot Wars most certainly takes priority) but will record & watch rest straight afterwards.
My prediction is a tight game which will end with MVG winning 18-15.
Dominant display from MVG winning 18-10 to make it back to back matchplays!
Phil Taylor has been acting like a complete bellend tonight. Embarrassing to watch.
Well there was a bit of gamesmanship throughout the later stages with Taylor staring MVG out & dancing with the crowd during legs but I've seen a lot worse and it didn't detract from the match. MVG just got on with it & the better player won on the night!
Is this the slowest darts player you've ever seen:
Saw that video makes Justin Pipe look like Rapid Ricky Evans!
Looking forward soon to PDC darts on the BBC with the Champions League in a couple of weeks time.
As am I! Will be going to the final & cannot wait.
Cool. I hope you have a good time. Never thought I would see the day where BBC would showing PDC darts as they've for me always been pro-BDO.
Here's a look at the groups:
Group A:
Michael van Gerwen
Phil Taylor
Peter Wright
Robert Thornton
Group B:
Gary Anderson
Adrian Lewis
James Wade
Michael Smith
I wonder if BBC would look to broadcast more PDC tournaments if this is successful.
Great format. Never thought I would see a PDC tournament on the BBC.
Anyone watching the Champions League of Darts on BBC2 currently?
A good win for The Power. Not sure about his interview after his semifinal win over Wade over comments about BBC, ITV and Sky.
Anyone been watching the World Grand Prix of Darts at all?
Quite a shock there in Phil Taylor being knocked out of the first round by Steve West.
Bit of a disappointing figure with 850,000 watching the Champions League of Darts final between Phil Taylor and Michael Van Gerwen on the BBC.
Another World Grand Prix title for Van Gerwen. What a player he is.
2016 Unibet European Championship Draw
Michael van Gerwen (1) v Simon Whitlock
Daryl Gurney v Gerwyn Price
Jelle Klaasen (8) v Steve West
Michael Smith v Stephen Bunting
Kim Huybrechts (5) v James Wilson
Mervyn King v Devon Petersen
James Wade (4) v Gary Anderson
Max Hopp v Benito van de Pas
Mensur Suljovic (2) v Jermaine Wattimena
Ian White v Terry Jenkins
Alan Norris (7) v Phil Taylor
Chris Dobey v Joe Cullen
Dave Chisnall (6) v Kyle Anderson
Jamie Caven v James Richardson
Peter Wright (3) v Justin Pipe
Cristo Reyes v Robert Thornton
Great first round match between Anderson and Wade.
Anyone gonna be watching the European Championship tomorrow?
MvG in terrific form tonight in the final of the European Championship. He averaged over 100 in each of his matches throughout the tournament.
Currently watching the semi-final and final of the World Series of Darts
MvG v Chisnall
Wright v Taylor
Phil Taylor has announced that he will be quitting the Pro Tour after the world championship next year
Massive news that & I think for this time he's definitely serious about it
Be seeing him at the Cheltenham Masters next month but I'm now more determined to get tickets to the big events than ever.
Another title for MvG as he beats Gary Anderson 11-7. He continues his winning streak.
Has a point here MvG as he says that Taylor should be retired in 2015:
http://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/10759514/michael-van-gerwen-says-the-time-has-come-for-phil-taylor-to-retire
No-one can stop MVG when he's on full mode.
People should realise that MvG isn't going to shake hands with Klaasen after events.
For the first time since the Player's Championship in 2014.
They'll be a winner apart from Michael Van Gerwen on a ITV4 darts tournament. As he has pulled out of the UK Open due to a back injury.
It gives someone else a chance. I hope Snakebite wins the UK Open.
Kim Huybrechts to miss tonight's match in Cardiff against Peter Wright due to taking care of his terminally-ill mother.
Would be great to see if Peter Wright and MvG both played at the top of their game. That would be some match.
Peter Wright missing 6 match darts on double 8 to beat MvG in the Premier League Final. He lost 11-10. He was 7-2 up at one point.
Really? Wow! I meant to record this as was out but ended up forgetting, I'll search for some highlights, that sounds quite the bottlejob that does.
He completely bottled up may have missed the best chance to beat MvG. Mardle said he won't get bottleitis just before he had the darts to win and then he crumbled.
ITV4 will again be showing delayed coverage of the World Series of Darts tomorrow in Dubai.
It should be Lewis and Chizzy for the World Cup for England not Taylor & Lewis but most likely will be.
Good to see Steve Beaton win his first PDC tour win for 4 years at Wigan.
2017 BetVictor World Matchplay Line-Up
PDC Order of Merit Qualifiers
1 Michael van Gerwen
2 Gary Anderson
3 Peter Wright
4 Adrian Lewis
5 Dave Chisnall
6 James Wade
7 Mensur Suljovic
8 Phil Taylor
9 Raymond van Barneveld
10 Jelle Klaasen
11 Michael Smith
12 Kim Huybrechts
13 Ian White
14 Robert Thornton
15 Benito van de Pas
16 Simon Whitlock
ProTour Order of Merit Qualifiers
Daryl Gurney
Alan Norris
Rob Cross
Joe Cullen
Mervyn King
Gerwyn Price
Cristo Reyes
Stephen Bunting
Darren Webster
James Wilson
Steve West
Steve Beaton
Kyle Anderson
John Henderson
Christian Kist
Justin Pipe
A guide for this weekend's Champions League of Darts:
Group A
Michael van Gerwen
Phil Taylor
Adrian Lewis
Raymond van Barneveld
Group B
Gary Anderson
Peter Wright
Dave Chisnall
Mensur Suljovic
Schedule of Play
Saturday September 16
Afternoon Session (1.15pm)
First Group Matches
Peter Wright v Dave Chisnall (B)
Gary Anderson v Mensur Suljovic (B)
Phil Taylor v Adrian Lewis (A)
Michael van Gerwen v Raymond van Barneveld (A)
Evening Session (6.45pm)
Second Group Matches
The afternoon session's winners face each other, and the losing players face each other.
Sunday September 17
Afternoon Session (1pm)
Final Group Matches
Evening Session (6.30pm)
Semi-Finals
Final
Great win for Mensur Suljovic who beat Gary Anderson 11-9 in the final. I saw this. He was absolutely delighted to win it.
He beat Anderson twice, Peter Wright, Barney and Chisnall in a thriller where he took out 160 to win it.
More antics from Phil Taylor against MvG in their group match there. Didn't look for him against Gary Anderson.
Anyone going to be watching the World Grand Prix on Sky Sports which kicks off on Sunday?
Me
Quite a few shocks so far in this! But there's always that chance in such a quickfire format. Draw is wide open, possibly time for Snakebite to win a big event & I think Gurney is definitely one to watch too.
World Grand Prix quarter final draw
John Henderson v Raymond van Barneveld
Robert Thornton v Daryl Gurney
Simon Whitlock v Benito van de Pas
Mensur Suljovic v Peter Wright
I think it is the first ever PDC televised ranking tournament that there hasn't been a player from England in it.
You would have got pretty incredible odds had you called that Semi Final line-up! I'm thinking it's gonna be a Gurney vs. Suljovic final myself, 2 players that have steadily been on the up for a good while now.
Congrats to Daryl Gurney, first major title. Was a great final too, deservedly going all the way into the final set.
What was that bump incident about at the end of the fourth set with Gurney bumping into Whitlock.
Love the darts, although haven't watched it in a long time sadly. ONE HUNDRED AND EIIIIIIIIGHTY!
Massive congratulations to Peter Wright on winning the German Darts Masters, 11-4 against The Power.
Just too long for Phil.
2017 Unibet European Championship Draw
Michael van Gerwen (1) v Jan Dekker
Ian White v Darren Webster
Simon Whitlock (8) v James Richardson
Alan Norris v Mervyn King
Jelle Klaasen (5) v Christian Kist
John Henderson v Kyle Anderson
Mensur Suljovic (4) v Kim Huybrechts
Gerwyn Price v Ronny Huybrechts
Peter Wright (2) v Krzysztof Ratajski
Jonny Clayton v Dimitri Van den Bergh
Joe Cullen (7) v Stephen Bunting
Daryl Gurney v Steve Beaton
Rob Cross (6) v Martin Schindler
Dave Chisnall v Cristo Reyes
Michael Smith (3) v Nathan Aspinall
Benito van de Pas v Vincent van der Voort
Live coverage on ITV4 from Thursday evening until Sunday.
Fantastic nine darter from Kyle Anderson. First time I've ever seen a nine-dart finish live.
Ladbrokes World Series of Darts Finals
Tournament Draw Bracket
Gary Anderson (1) v Chris Dobey/Mensur Suljovic
Gerwyn Price (8) v Corey Cadby/Jelle Klaasen
James Wade (5) v Simon Stevenson/Jan Dekker
Raymond van Barneveld (4) v Michael Smith/Dimitri Van den Bergh
Michael van Gerwen (2) v Max Hopp/Adrian Lewis
Kyle Anderson (7) v Jonny Clayton/Rob Cross
Daryl Gurney (6) v Mark Webster/Simon Whitlock
Peter Wright (3) v Justin Pipe/Dave Chisnall
First Round Draw
Chris Dobey v Mensur Suljovic
Corey Cadby v Jelle Klaasen
Simon Stevenson v Jan Dekker
Michael Smith v Dimitri Van den Bergh
Max Hopp v Adrian Lewis
Jonny Clayton v Rob Cross
Mark Webster v Simon Whitlock
Justin Pipe v Dave Chisnall
Coverage on ITV4 this weekend.
Well done to mvg on yet another title he takes out the big finishes at crucial times.
2017 bwin Grand Slam of Darts Draw
Group A
(1) Michael van Gerwen
Rob Cross
Joe Murnan
Ross Montgomery
Group B
(8) Raymond van Barneveld
Gerwyn Price
Steve Lennon
Jamie Hughes
Group C
(5) Phil Taylor
James Wade
Robbie Green
Peter Machin
Group D
(4) Daryl Gurney
Darren Webster
Mark Webster
Danny Noppert
Group E
(2) Peter Wright
Alan Norris
Corey Cadby
Glen Durrant
Group F
(7) Dave Chisnall
Stephen Bunting
Jeffrey de Zwaan
Scott Mitchell
Group G
(6) Mensur Suljovic
Michael Smith
James Wilson
Mark McGeeney
Group H
(3) Gary Anderson
Simon Whitlock
Berry van Peer
Cameron Menzies
QF (best of 31 legs)
Michael van Gerwen v Rob Cross
Phil Taylor v Daryl Gurney
Glen Durrant v Peter Wright
Mensur Suljovic v Gary Anderson
Rankings after Grand Slam of Darts
1 - MVG
2 - Wright
3 - Gando
4 - Gurney
5 - Suljovic
6 - Lewis
7 - Taylor
8 - Chizzy
9 - Whitlock
10 - Barney
11 - Wade
12 - Klaasen
13 - Smith
14 - van de Pas
15 - Norris
16 - Price
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