Originally Posted by misawa97:
“Yet they never invited a non pdc player before. You could argue Hankey was ripe for a wildcard spot at one time or even waites but it seems ridiculous to start inviting bdo players to the premier league.
Invitational or not it's a great earner and the players start every year hoping that a decent year on the circuit will see them in with a shout. If the pdc invite non pdc players then well you might as well forget about the rankings, major winners and just make every player an invite as that would be a total piss take to the players in the pdc.”
Disgaree. If Ian White and Dave Chisnall don't make the PL this year it isn't the fault of any BDO player, it is down to themselves for not getting their ranking high enough or by winning a major.
The rules have changed from when you mention Hankey and Waites. Back then it was top 6 of the PDC who were in and only 2 wildcard spots, now it is top 4 in and 6 wildcard spots so you cannot compare them in reality.
Only one thing guarantees you a PL spot and that is a PDC ranking of 1, 2, 3 and 4. Winning a major is a huge advantage and should see you get a place most of the time. The rest, well it goes on what you have done that year PLUS ( and this is the major part ) whether you are a crowd puller or pleaser. Why do you think it was changed from 2 wildcards to 6 ?
PS - Further to your opening line, that strictly isn't true. Had Barney actually played any PDC events before he was picked for the PL ?