BDO World final

[duffer]

Ted Hankey is beating Tony O'Shea. 4 legs to 3 (first to 7).

Suprised not to see a thead on this. It's not like any other sporting events took place today.

 

[el eric]

watching it.

its good stuff. Hankey throwing for the match

 

[101]

This is fecking tense.

 

[el eric]

the counts a bottler

should have won that leg easily

 

[Leg-End]

Hankey has bottled it, O'Shea has the momentum

 

[Red442]

Always knew O'Shea was versatile. He'll be playing snooker next.

 

[Leg-End]

Scratch that they are both bottlers.

 

[el eric]

The count throwing for the match again

 

[101]

Fecked it.

 

[Leg-End]

Hankey wins

 

[101]

Done it now.

 

[kishankhagram]

BDO really is shite compared to PDC

 

[el eric]

BDO really is shite compared to PDC

Bar Taylor and Barney i dont think there is too big of a difference. Taylor is just too good at the moment

 

[kishankhagram]

Bar Taylor and Barney i dont think there is too big of a difference. Taylor is just too good at the moment

Hmm maybe, but its everything, not only the players. The crowd is boring as feck on BDO, and clearly PDC is MUCH more popular. I used to be a huge BDO fan, but now its trash compared to PDC IMO

 

[Red Pavan]

wtf is this BDO?

I thought the World Championships have finished or is this the fake championships?

 

[kishankhagram]

wtf is this BDO?

I thought the World Championships have finished or is this the fake championships?

BDO = BBC (Anderson, Hankey, Adams etc)
PDC = Sky Sports (Phil Taylor, Barneveld, Wade etc)

basically.

 

[duffer]

wtf is this BDO?

I thought the World Championships have finished or is this the fake championships?

The BDO is the older competition which is on the BBC.

In the early 90's most of the top players were pissed off with the way the BDO was running the sport (little coverage and even less money) so the set up the WDC (now known as the PDC).

 

[Gio]

Hmm maybe, but its everything, not only the players. The crowd is boring as feck on BDO, and clearly PDC is MUCH more popular. I used to be a huge BDO fan, but now its trash compared to PDC IMO

Yeah that's right. There is a difference in the standard (not huge) but it's the way it's presented that's the BDO's downfall. They could really do with juicing it up a bit. Get a bit more music, colour and get the crowd involved more.

 

[Leg-End]

I agree, the crowd is the main problem when watching the BDO, the ref doesnt let them get even a single bit rowdy so the place is like a morgue. Hankey is a moanig feck as well, every little bit of crowd noise and he goes off on one so he better hope he never goes to the PDC.

But the PDC is of a better overall standard, has the atmosphere and decent prize money tournaments.

 

[Rood]

PDC shits all over BDO - better players, better atmosphere, better coverage

When Barney left it was the nail in the BDO coffin - they need to adapt or die.

Or better still, unify the different organisations for the good of darts - but that is unlikely to happen.

 

[kishankhagram]

Or better still, unify the different organisations for the good of darts - but that is unlikely to happen.

Well they do have a yearly Grand Slam thing do they not? Where players from both organizations are in one tourney? Better than nothing I guess..