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I noticed whitlock is now 18 in the order of merit. Thats a big fall from grace for somebody who was one of the top players not to long ago.
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Barry was right when he said the top 10 are the PL top 10. Don't think that has happened before 1 - MVG 2 - Gando - £152,000 behind 3 - Lewis 4 - Taylor 5 - Wright 6 - Wade 7 - Thornton 8 - Smith 9 - Barney 10 - Chizzy 11 - Jenkins 12 - White 13 - Klaasen 14 - Huybrechts 15 - VVdV 16 - Bunting Merv, Whitlock and Dolan drop out the top 16 Hamilton, Painter and Newton just hang on to top 32 status whilst Norris moves up to 37th Been a long time since Phil Taylor was England's number 2. I am guessing around 2007 when Colin Lloyd was World Number 1 |
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Been a long time since Phil Taylor was England's number 2. I am guessing around 2007 when Colin Lloyd was World Number 1
Now that would be a story... |
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I've said before that they should change the World Cup of Darts into a darts version of the Ryder Cup. Great Britain vs the Rest of the World. The top 12 ranked players from each in singles and doubles over the course of a weekend. Throw in a couple of legends of the past as non-playing captains even.
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Great idea
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You're right there about it needing to be England v ROW really.
It would make a better spectacle than the current World Cup. The way the OOM lies at the moment is perfect If they had 4 a side, there are 4 English and 4 others in the top 8 If 5 a side, there are 5 English and 5 others in the top 10 If 8 a side, it is 8 and 8 in the top 16 and if they go 12 a side, like the Ryder Cup, then there are 12 Englishmen and 12 from the Rest of the World in the top 24. It could not be better How about this then ? England - Capt Dennis Priestley A Lewis P Taylor J Wade M Smith D Chisnall T Jenkins I White S Bunting M King J Pipe J Caven S Baton ROW - Capt John Part MVG G Anderson P Wright R Thornton RVB J Klaasen K Huybrechts VVdV S Whitlock B Dolan M Suljovic B van de Pas Very good idea. |
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Phil must be gutted. According to the OoM he didn't even rake in half a mil. Saying that, it may be a good thing with a divorce on the way.
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The more I think about this the better an idea it becomes
The way the OOM lies at the moment is perfect If they had 4 a side, there are 4 English and 4 others in the top 8 If 5 a side, there are 5 English and 5 others in the top 10 If 8 a side, it is 8 and 8 in the top 16 and if they go 12 a side, like the Ryder Cup, then there are 12 Englishmen and 12 from the Rest of the World in the top 24. It could not be better How about this then ? England - Capt Dennis Priestley A Lewis P Taylor J Wade M Smith D Chisnall T Jenkins I White S Bunting M King J Pipe J Caven S Baton ROW - Capt John Part MVG G Anderson P Wright R Thornton RVB J Klaasen K Huybrechts VVdV S Whitlock B Dolan M Suljovic B van de Pas Very good idea. Say afternoon and evening doubles on the Friday and Saturday, then singles on the Sunday as the big finish. Non-playing captains responsible for putting the various pairs together for doubles and how to load the line-up for the singles. It would make for a really interesting international team event. |
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I had assumed one of the main reasons for the world cup was to give "lesser" nations in the Darts world a chance to play on the big stage
To play devil's advocate wouldn't this proposed event be essentially a England vs Holland/Scotland event most years? I'd imagine a lot of the appeal of the Ryder Cup comes from the novelty of Matchplay in a big golf tournament, the only real unique thing about this is the Doubles aspect, but that isn't really that big a draw to pull in punters. It'd be interesting to see how it'd fare though. I do like the idea in theory |
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How about you do the double to start format?
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I had assumed one of the main reasons for the world cup was to give "lesser" nations in the Darts world a chance to play on the big stage
To play devil's advocate wouldn't this proposed event be essentially a England vs Holland/Scotland event most years? I'd imagine a lot of the appeal of the Ryder Cup comes from the novelty of Matchplay in a big golf tournament, the only real unique thing about this is the Doubles aspect, but that isn't really that big a draw to pull in punters. It'd be interesting to see how it'd fare though. I do like the idea in theory |
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' Oosterhuis is transferring to the PDC.
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Anderson and Van Gerwen shaking in their boots at the news that Mark' Harry Potter
' Oosterhuis is transferring to the PDC.Is it still the same that the semi finalists at Lakeside automatically get offered tour cards ? If that's the case I wonder if Jamie Hughes may switch |
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No he's not because you cannot transfer from BDO to PDC. He's entering Q School. If he plays like he did at the GSOD he'll be still in the BDO by this time next week. Can only see De Graaf troubling the tour card issuers to be honest.
Is it still the same that the semi finalists at Lakeside automatically get offered tour cards ? If that's the case I wonder if Jamie Hughes may switch |
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I had assumed one of the main reasons for the world cup was to give "lesser" nations in the Darts world a chance to play on the big stage
To play devil's advocate wouldn't this proposed event be essentially a England vs Holland/Scotland event most years? I'd imagine a lot of the appeal of the Ryder Cup comes from the novelty of Matchplay in a big golf tournament, the only real unique thing about this is the Doubles aspect, but that isn't really that big a draw to pull in punters. It'd be interesting to see how it'd fare though. I do like the idea in theory |
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The current format for the World Cup of Darts would maybe suit the BDO better than the PDC, given the PDC bills itself as the top end of the sport. That being the case then the PDC event should have as many of its top players as possible involved.
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Next darts on telly
2016 Unibet Masters First Round Draw & Tournament Bracket Michael van Gerwen (1) v Stephen Bunting (16) Michael Smith (8) v Raymond van Barneveld (9) Phil Taylor (4) v Jelle Klaasen (13) Peter Wright (5) v Ian White (12) Gary Anderson (2) v Vincent van der Voort (15) Robert Thornton (7) v Dave Chisnall (10) Adrian Lewis (3) v Kim Huybrechts (14) James Wade (6) v Terry Jenkins (11) Schedule of Play Saturday January 30 Afternoon Session (12.45pm-5pm) First Round x4 Robert Thornton v Dave Chisnall James Wade v Terry Jenkins Peter Wright v Ian White Michael Smith v Raymond van Barneveld Evening Session (7pm-11pm) First Round x4 Adrian Lewis v Kim Huybrechts Phil Taylor v Jelle Klaasen Gary Anderson v Vincent van der Voort Michael van Gerwen v Stephen Bunting Sunday January 31 Afternoon Session (12.45pm-5pm) Quarter-Finals Lewis/Huybrechts v Wade/Jenkins Anderson/van der Voort v Thornton/Chisnall Taylor/Klaasen v Wright/White van Gerwen/Bunting v Smith/van Barneveld Evening Session (7pm-11pm) Semi-Finals Final |
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The BDO do hold a World Cup, it features team events, singles, pairs, males and females
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Next darts on telly
2016 Unibet Masters First Round Draw & Tournament Bracket Michael van Gerwen (1) v Stephen Bunting (16) Michael Smith (8) v Raymond van Barneveld (9) Phil Taylor (4) v Jelle Klaasen (13) Peter Wright (5) v Ian White (12) Gary Anderson (2) v Vincent van der Voort (15) Robert Thornton (7) v Dave Chisnall (10) Adrian Lewis (3) v Kim Huybrechts (14) James Wade (6) v Terry Jenkins (11) Schedule of Play Saturday January 30 Afternoon Session (12.45pm-5pm) First Round x4 Robert Thornton v Dave Chisnall James Wade v Terry Jenkins Peter Wright v Ian White Michael Smith v Raymond van Barneveld Evening Session (7pm-11pm) First Round x4 Adrian Lewis v Kim Huybrechts Phil Taylor v Jelle Klaasen Gary Anderson v Vincent van der Voort Michael van Gerwen v Stephen Bunting Sunday January 31 Afternoon Session (12.45pm-5pm) Quarter-Finals Lewis/Huybrechts v Wade/Jenkins Anderson/van der Voort v Thornton/Chisnall Taylor/Klaasen v Wright/White van Gerwen/Bunting v Smith/van Barneveld Evening Session (7pm-11pm) Semi-Finals Final |
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Does Q School start tomorrow ?
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Does Q School start tomorrow ?
http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/qblj5...school-entries |
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Two former world finalists in the field - Manley and Dudbridge. Plus the most recent player to drop from top 16 to qualifiers, Colin Osborne
As you mention, former UK Open finalist Colin Osborne is there too, along with a couple of other former UK Open finalists in Barrie Bates and Mark Walsh. Throw in a World Matchplay winner in Peter Evison for good measure, along with a fair few other familiar names and it looks set to be a bit of a bun-fight for those tour cards! |
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Colin Lloyd has retired from professional darts
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First round defeats for Barrie Bates, Peter Manley and Colin Osborne. In fact Oz lost 5-0
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What on earth happened to Osbourne? he was a steady top 20 player, capable of beating the best on his day. not relatively old either, he's still surely in his 30's?
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