Darts World Championship

I just hate Wade... he comes across a right dickhead..
 
Whats the score

My wife wont let me watch it:mad:. it was 2-2 and great stuff the last i seen

fecking Family fortunes
 
roodboy said:
When Barney left, it was the official nail in the coffin for them
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How tacky is the set and the backstage area, and how crap is the bbc's coverage. How the hell people still argue which is better baffles me!

I thought Wade was on for a win tonight until he hit that 13 going for double 4:lol:

As for Taylor it was just a case of when he would win! Final will sure be something with the averages that Barney and Phil have hit.
 
cj_sparky said:
How tacky is the set and the backstage area, and how crap is the bbc's coverage. How the hell people still argue which is better baffles me!
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Does anyone still argue about which is better?
I tried to watch some of the BBC coverage yesterday but it just didnt compare - there was no atmosphere, was more like snooker than darts.

I've never actually understood how it is decided which players play in BDO and which in PDC?
 
I think its down to interest from the player and the BDO or PDC. I think the players are contracted to play for either for any certain length of time.
 
From wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_in_darts

All seems a bit of a mess to be honest ...

Player eligibility
Despite the Tomlin Order, eligibility for tournaments is somewhat complicated and possibly controversial. Initially some BDO players took the opportunity to play in the PDC World Matchplay between 1998 and 2001 - but entry was later restricted to members of the Professional Dart Players Association, which looks after PDC players. Most PDC tournaments are now usually restricted to members of the PDPA.

To play in a BDO / WDF tournament, a player must agree to comply with the rules of the 1997 Tomlin Order and remain eligible for the BDO World Masters and World Championship, which effectively means not become a member of the PDPA. Players therefore usually have to choose whether to be affiliated to the PDC or the BDO and stay within the jurisdiction of that organisation.

However, there are notable exceptions. PDPA Players Championships and Open events often allow residents of the host country to participate regardless of being a PDPA member or not. This leads to anomalies such as Michael van Gerwen winning the PDC Open Holland in 2006 whilst being a BDO player at the time.

Another exception is made for major Dutch televised tournaments. They were previously staged under BDO / WDF qualification rules, but when the most famous Dutch player Raymond van Barneveld switched to the PDC, the tournament organisers insisted on inviting PDC players. An agreement was made with the BDO to allow a number of PDC wildcards for each event. Three more top Dutch players joined the PDC in January 2007 which adds more confusion to player eligibilty rules for these events. (see International Darts League and World Darts Trophy)

The Grand Slam of Darts (organised by the PDC) is the first major tournament staged in the United Kingdom to feature players from both sides of the darting divide. Inaugurated in 2007 it also featured a return to darts broadcasting for ITV and in 2008 was broadcast exclusively live on ITV4. Players who reached the latter stages of all the major PDC & BDO tournaments over a two year period were invited, and all but one (the then BDO World Champion Martin Adams) accepted the invite - Phil Taylor won the competition in both 2007 and 2008.
 
1-0 first blood Taylor. Atmosphere is amazing for a darts match, this could be a classic.
 
4-1 Taylor after being 2-0 in legs. Barney is playing well but Taylor is on fire!
 
I'm surprised Bahama doesnt comment more on this, he is an extremely good dart player
 
6-1 Taylor, averaging 109.5, ffs that almost robot like.
 
What can you say about Taylor, he's a fecking machine, heading for the highest ever average in a final. To put it in context Part won this championship with an average of 95, Barneys losing it with 102.
 
Decotron said:
What can you say about Taylor, he's a fecking machine, heading for the highest ever average in a final. To put it in context Part won this championship with an average of 95, Barneys losing it with 102.
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you could say he's a cnut
 
7-1, world record average, fecking immense Phil Taylor.
 
Decotron said:
Well I wont be calling him a cnut, although he probably is!!!

Hes the champion of the world ( just like us!) for the 14th time, that deserves massive respect IMO.

Congrats
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You cant doubt his abiliy fair enough. but i've met him a few times and he's a cnut.
 
el eric said:
You cant doubt his abiliy fair enough. but i've met him a few times and he's a cnut.
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what did he do that you think he is a cnut?

bit of an anticlimax on the final - i suppose it was expecting a bit much to get a rerun of the final 2 years ago
 
From interviews he comes across as an arrogant cnut, but i guess he can boast all he likes with 14 championships!

Unlucky Barney :(
 
It's so funny how anytime there's somebody so good at what they do, he/she's a cnut.

Phil Taylor seems like a grand fella, seen him on Ricky Hattons show on Nuts TV a few times and he comes across as a down to earth type of guy.

I wanted Barney to win, natural to cheer for the underdog, but feck me taylor was on a different planet.
 
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