First time there's been the same finalists two years running.
2016 PDC Darts Thread
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I have a feeling Wright will win this. I know MVG's on top form, but I think Wright's just playing so well at the minute.
I hope I'm wrong, but I'm going for Wright here.
I hope I'm wrong, but I'm going for Wright here.
Originally Posted by ForerroRocher:
“I have a feeling Wright will win this. I know MVG's on top form, but I think Wright's just playing so well at the minute.
I hope I'm wrong, but I'm going for Wright here.”
“I have a feeling Wright will win this. I know MVG's on top form, but I think Wright's just playing so well at the minute.
I hope I'm wrong, but I'm going for Wright here.”
He's got to win one eventually. He's been there or thereabouts so often in the last couple of years.
Unless he's the new Terry Jenkins of course.
Originally Posted by tonypennys:
“Richard Ashdown working for itv as a spotter”
“Richard Ashdown working for itv as a spotter”
He has done since it started I think. Their stats man as well as spotter. Him and Keith Deller. He used to do the spotting for BBC before he became MC.
Snakebite misses the double 12 for a 9 darter, 30 seconds later he's lost the match!
Straightforward 11-4 victory.
Straightforward 11-4 victory.
Shame that Wright didn't get the 9 darter. Would have been nice to walk away with something (other than the prize money) than being spanked by MVG again.
Originally Posted by Terrence Chant:
“When was the last time MVG didn't win a TV leg format major? Must be going back a bit now.”
“When was the last time MVG didn't win a TV leg format major? Must be going back a bit now.”
Last years Premier League ? Or if that isn't a major ( depending if you are James Wade or not ) 2014 Players Champs ?
Listening to his victory interview makes me realise how good an ambassador for the PDC and darts in general Michael van Gerwen is.
And Peter Wright, for that matter.
And Peter Wright, for that matter.
Originally Posted by Darren Lethem:
“Last years Premier League ? Or if that isn't a major ( depending if you are James Wade or not ) 2014 Players Champs ?”
“Last years Premier League ? Or if that isn't a major ( depending if you are James Wade or not ) 2014 Players Champs ?”
Yeah I wasn't thinking of the PL so much, so the Jenks defeat in Nov '14 as you say. Pretty astonishing.
Another win for Van Gerwen then. One thing we've learnt since last year I guess is that Van Gerwen has got even better! (only losing 4 legs in the final, instead of 5 
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MVG being so good might mean that a lot of very good players are going to greatly underachieve and possibly not win a PDC major. Likes of Wright, Chisnall, M. Smith, Cullen, Klassen & others will do well to win one with MVG around!
)MVG being so good might mean that a lot of very good players are going to greatly underachieve and possibly not win a PDC major. Likes of Wright, Chisnall, M. Smith, Cullen, Klassen & others will do well to win one with MVG around!
Oh I do like being wrong. 
Crazy how successful MVG is. Wright must really dislike him. You have to feel sorry for Wright and all thw ohers like him. They can play so well, and clearly have the ability, but MVG is just unstoppable. Must be incredibly frustrating for them.
Crazy how successful MVG is. Wright must really dislike him.
You have to feel sorry for Wright and all thw ohers like him. They can play so well, and clearly have the ability, but MVG is just unstoppable. Must be incredibly frustrating for them.
While MvG is around many of them will be just final players, with no major.
Keep going Snakebite, and well done MvG he is unstoppable now.
Keep going Snakebite, and well done MvG he is unstoppable now.
MVG must be confused as to why he's not the current world champ.
Just his luck to have an off day during the most important tournament.
Just his luck to have an off day during the most important tournament.
Originally Posted by degsyhufc:
“MVG must be confused as to why he's not the current world champ.”
“MVG must be confused as to why he's not the current world champ.”
That defeat at the worlds really crushed him, despite dominating and wining the TV majors the one title he wants is to be world champion again. I watched the interview after that defeat and you have to say fair play for him for being interviewed, He looked a broken man after being beaten by RVB.
Originally Posted by Corky Duke:
“That defeat at the worlds really crushed him, despite dominating and wining the TV majors the one title he wants is to be world champion again. I watched the interview after that defeat and you have to say fair play for him for being interviewed, He looked a broken man after being beaten by RVB.”
“That defeat at the worlds really crushed him, despite dominating and wining the TV majors the one title he wants is to be world champion again. I watched the interview after that defeat and you have to say fair play for him for being interviewed, He looked a broken man after being beaten by RVB.”
Yes I remember, he was really down after the WC defeat, but compare and contrast with Phil Taylor. Got beaten by MvG last night, both played well - but could Taylor be ar@ed to give an interview afterwards? Could he heck! Instead ITV did a filler piece with Stewart Pyke, Wozzer and Ned.
The more I watch PDC darts on ITV, the more I find myself preferring their presentation style to Sky Sports - there's less of the hype and Taylor adulation and it is generally more watchable - Mason and Warriner are as good, if not better analysers that Harrington and Bristow and Jacqui Oatley is a tad better looking than deckchair Dave!
Originally Posted by ATNotts:
“Yes I remember, he was really down after the WC defeat, but compare and contrast with Phil Taylor. Got beaten by MvG last night, both played well - but could Taylor be ar@ed to give an interview afterwards? Could he heck! Instead ITV did a filler piece with Stewart Pyke, Wozzer and Ned.
The more I watch PDC darts on ITV, the more I find myself preferring their presentation style to Sky Sports - there's less of the hype and Taylor adulation and it is generally more watchable - Mason and Warriner are as good, if not better analysers that Harrington and Bristow and Jacqui Oatley is a tad better looking than deckchair Dave!”
“Yes I remember, he was really down after the WC defeat, but compare and contrast with Phil Taylor. Got beaten by MvG last night, both played well - but could Taylor be ar@ed to give an interview afterwards? Could he heck! Instead ITV did a filler piece with Stewart Pyke, Wozzer and Ned.
The more I watch PDC darts on ITV, the more I find myself preferring their presentation style to Sky Sports - there's less of the hype and Taylor adulation and it is generally more watchable - Mason and Warriner are as good, if not better analysers that Harrington and Bristow and Jacqui Oatley is a tad better looking than deckchair Dave!”
That's unfair. Taylor is not the only player who doesn't always give an interview after losing. You don't have to and if a player chooses not to I don't think its so bad.
More important is giving congratulations to the winner and Taylor did that.
Originally Posted by misawa97:
“That's unfair. Taylor is not the only player who doesn't always give an interview after losing. You don't have to and if a player chooses not to I don't think its so bad.
More important is giving congratulations to the winner and Taylor did that.”
“That's unfair. Taylor is not the only player who doesn't always give an interview after losing. You don't have to and if a player chooses not to I don't think its so bad.
More important is giving congratulations to the winner and Taylor did that.”
I can't remember the last time Taylor did an interview after losing. Fact is he had taken a great deal from the game, in fact he probably made the game what it is today, therefore he of all people ought really be prepared to give an after match interview - win or lose.
Perennial losers who have reached those dizzy heights probably less so.
Originally Posted by ATNotts:
“Yes I remember, he was really down after the WC defeat, but compare and contrast with Phil Taylor. Got beaten by MvG last night, both played well - but could Taylor be ar@ed to give an interview afterwards? Could he heck! Instead ITV did a filler piece with Stewart Pyke, Wozzer and Ned.
The more I watch PDC darts on ITV, the more I find myself preferring their presentation style to Sky Sports - there's less of the hype and Taylor adulation and it is generally more watchable - Mason and Warriner are as good, if not better analysers that Harrington and Bristow and Jacqui Oatley is a tad better looking than deckchair Dave!”
“Yes I remember, he was really down after the WC defeat, but compare and contrast with Phil Taylor. Got beaten by MvG last night, both played well - but could Taylor be ar@ed to give an interview afterwards? Could he heck! Instead ITV did a filler piece with Stewart Pyke, Wozzer and Ned.
The more I watch PDC darts on ITV, the more I find myself preferring their presentation style to Sky Sports - there's less of the hype and Taylor adulation and it is generally more watchable - Mason and Warriner are as good, if not better analysers that Harrington and Bristow and Jacqui Oatley is a tad better looking than deckchair Dave!”
ITV Coverage is very good yes. I do like John Rawling as commentator, Jacqui is excellent ( and yes pleasing on the eye ), Mace is superb too. Couple of weak links though still for me. Alan Warriner Little still annoys me with his puns and his total refusal to acknowledge the BDO. Example when Jeffrey de Graaf was playing "His first time on a TV stage." No it isn't, he played at Lakeside. And Ned Boulting needs to do more research. On more than one occasion he got a players name wrong. But on the whole, yes I prefer it to Sky too.
Originally Posted by ATNotts:
“I can't remember the last time Taylor did an interview after losing. Fact is he had taken a great deal from the game, in fact he probably made the game what it is today, therefore he of all people ought really be prepared to give an after match interview - win or lose.
Perennial losers who have reached those dizzy heights probably less so.”
“I can't remember the last time Taylor did an interview after losing. Fact is he had taken a great deal from the game, in fact he probably made the game what it is today, therefore he of all people ought really be prepared to give an after match interview - win or lose.
Perennial losers who have reached those dizzy heights probably less so.”
I can - after he lost to Klaasen at the Worlds.
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