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Darting Question of Sport this week too - MVG, Adrian Lewis, Tim Vine and Martin Offiah are the guests
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For the first time the Players Championship Tue-Thu will be streamed on PDCTV and selected betting sites.
Two boards will stream selected games to run alongside the normal ones. Will be just like watching the internet comp they used to do. |
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MVG won all 3 PC's including 2 nine dart finishes to take his unbeaten run to 35 games.
Watched bits and pieces.Coverage was quite good and a chance to see players you don't normally see. |
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I wonder how much Hearn is paying the BBC to stage this weekends tournament on free to air prime time bbc1?
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Does anyone know who the pundits are going to be and the commentators?
Nvm I have seen Darren's post a page back. |
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MVG won all 3 PC's including 2 nine dart finishes to take his unbeaten run to 35 games.
Watched bits and pieces.Coverage was quite good and a chance to see players you don't normally see. |
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Will set a comp up once the draw is made
October 2nd-8th 2016 Unibet World Grand Prix PDC Order of Merit Top 16 (Top Eight Players Seeded) 1 Michael van Gerwen 2 Gary Anderson 3 Adrian Lewis 4 Phil Taylor 5 Peter Wright 6 James Wade 7 Robert Thornton 8 Michael Smith Dave Chisnall, Jelle Klaasen, Ian White, Kim Huybrechts, Raymond van Barneveld, Mensur Suljovic, Stephen Bunting, Terry Jenkins ProTour Order of Merit Qualifiers: Benito van de Pas, Gerwyn Price, Alan Norris, Joe Cullen, Simon Whitlock, Daryl Gurney, Steve Beaton, James Wilson, Mervyn King, Kyle Anderson, Jamie Caven, Steve West, Cristo Reyes, Robbie Green Top Two Non-Qualified Players From Ireland/Northern Ireland From ProTour Order of Merit: Brendan Dolan, Mick McGowan |
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This weekends action
Group A - MVG, Taylor, Thornton and Wright Group B - Gando, Lewis, Wade and Smith Unibet Champions League of Darts Saturday September 24 Afternoon Session First Group Matches Gary Anderson v Michael Smith (B) Adrian Lewis v James Wade (B) Phil Taylor v Peter Wright (A) Michael van Gerwen v Robert Thornton (A) Live on BBC1 from 1.15pm (BBC2 from 4.30pm) Evening Session Second Group Matches Afternoon session's Winners play each other, and Losers play each other. Live on BBC2 from 6.30pm Sunday September 25 Afternoon Session Final Group Matches Live on BBC2 from 1pm Evening Session Semi-Finals Final Live on BBC2 from 6.30pm Format Group Matches - Best of 19 legs Semi-Finals & Final - Best of 21 legs |
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Group A - MVG, Taylor, Thornton and Wright Group B - Gando, Lewis, Wade and Smith Unibet Champions League of Darts Saturday September 24 Afternoon Session First Group Matches Gary Anderson v Michael Smith (B) Adrian Lewis v James Wade (B) Phil Taylor v Peter Wright (A) Michael van Gerwen v Robert Thornton (A) Live on BBC1 from 1.15pm (BBC2 from 4.30pm) Evening Session Second Group Matches Afternoon session's Winners play each other, and Losers play each other. Live on BBC2 from 6.30pm Sunday September 25 Afternoon Session Final Group Matches Live on BBC2 from 1pm Evening Session Semi-Finals Final Live on BBC2 from 6.30pm Format Group Matches - Best of 19 legs Semi-Finals & Final - Best of 21 legs |
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Wonder what the BBC's "Chase The Sun" will be?
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Curious to see how they play out the legs.
Apart from Premier League games there is usually ad breaks during most matches. Guess they might have a short break after 8 or 9 legs in the best of 19. |
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Have to say I was amazed when I checked the schedule and saw that this tournament had been given four hours of prime-time viewing on both Saturday and Sunday night on BBC2, which is a testament to just how much Barry Hearn was able to convince the BBC that PDC darts was worth investing so much high-profile airtime in.
There have been various things promoting the tournament popping up on the BBC this week but the one I found most curious was a video on the BBC website about this 12 year old girl who's supposedly a darting prodigy and has beaten Trina Gulliver and some of the men and all the rest of it. The reason I found it curious is because the PDC doesn't pay any regard to the women's game and women in the game, for the most part, so I wondered whether they're involved in trying to promote this girl and build her up in the same way they did with Anastasia when she came across? Anyway, that's a minor issue; what does matter is that we're about to see is the first glimpse of PDC darts on BBC Television. And they've even made a special darts ident on BBC2! |
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Have to say I was amazed when I checked the schedule and saw that this tournament had been given four hours of prime-time viewing on both Saturday and Sunday night on BBC2, which is a testament to just how much Barry Hearn was able to convince the BBC that PDC darts was worth investing so much high-profile airtime in.
There have been various things promoting the tournament popping up on the BBC this week but the one I found most curious was a video on the BBC website about this 12 year old girl who's supposedly a darting prodigy and has beaten Trina Gulliver and some of the men and all the rest of it. The reason I found it curious is because the PDC doesn't pay any regard to the women's game and women in the game, for the most part, so I wondered whether they're involved in trying to promote this girl and build her up in the same way they did with Anastasia when she came across? Anyway, that's a minor issue; what does matter is that we're about to see is the first glimpse of PDC darts on BBC Television. And they've even made a special darts ident on BBC2! |
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I don't believe the BBC have invested anything in this other than airtime, Hearn will most likely have paid the BBC for this event.
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Jesus this is dumbed down, don't know if I can stand this all weekend.
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Jesus this is dumbed down, don't know if I can stand this all weekend.
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Shocking camera work and the on screen scoreboard has now packed up, great start BBC.
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Now its showing Smith leading 2-1, when its the other way round!
Sky must be pissing themselves laughing 😆 |
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Shocking camera work and the on screen scoreboard has now packed up, great start BBC.
![]() Its PDC darts on the BBC for the first time, enjoy it for what it is - a step in the right direction |
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Its PDC darts on the BBC for the first time, enjoy it for what it is - a step in the right direction
The PDC doesn't need the BBC, and the BBC aren't doing the PDC any favours with this amateurish production. |
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Wonder what the BBC's "Chase The Sun" will be?
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Hey baby 👶
A few sets of BDO teeth must be gnashing at the way the BBC are acting like this is the first time they've ever screened darts. |
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The BBC don't deserve it though. ITV has been the bellwether for free to air darts of late.
The PDC doesn't need the BBC, and the BBC aren't doing the PDC any favours with this amateurish production. |
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Superb 161 finish from Wade there.
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The king Phillip back on the BBC after 24 years bet he would have never thought that
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