From the sublime to the ridiculous
Darts
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You're a cynical man. They're mates.
Asp needs to stop fecking around and concentrate.
That was a weird time to have a laugh I agree.
Littler would stomp over anyone to win this.
And I don't blame him he's a born winner.
It's nothing compared to what Taylor and Eric used to do granted.
Aspinalls action, does he suffer from Dartitis? He seems to stutter a lot
He has done this year apparently
Huge leg/set
What a time to roll out an 11 dart leg
lack of focus cost Asp a set there
Ah ok
Think he's necked a few pre match here
Aspinall really needed that, but Littler just turns it on again.
Yeah and he's also had elbow treatment for months on his tendons.
He's done really well to come back at this level so quickly.
Shame he didn't take his chance last set.
Does Littler ever hit the D20? 
Oh yeah there be does it when required.
when required.Fair play to the guy. I'd like him to win it but just feel he's a bit too nice. You need a bit of shithousery
Some 180s getting smashed in here
Bit like my own dartboard
MvG Littler final will be worth watching.
WTF is that twat on about saying Joyce barley laid a glove on Littler he pushed him to the last set.
Seriously so silly. Also hate when commentators ignore what's happening in the leg in front of them and start talking like the match is over
It must suck to be really good at something, dedicate your life to it, and then this kid comes along.
Good thing I'm not good at anything.
Good thing I'm not good at anything.
Littler never in trouble, not his best darts , ropey in parts, have to feel for Asp , he is clearly struggling but fair play to him coming back from his injuries and prolems.
Thought that was a pretty good standard game, worthy of a QF. Littler to good.
He wasn't even that bad. 96 average but Littler is just insane.
Yeah, it never felt like Asp had a hope or believed he’d have a chance tonight.
Great darts from Littler, the obvious final might crop up (although I’ve had a feeling about Bunting for a while), which will be epic!
Littler too good for Asp.
Think we’ll see a surprise in one of the semis.
I'm no expert but I thought he was clearly suffering so badly with what looked like dartitis that he kept trying to distract from it by engaging with the crowd, double checking the score and being laughy and jokey. It was a very uncomfortable watch I thought.
Ya he was diagnosed with it, sky did a documentary on him and he opened up about it. He came across as a genuine guy on the show and it was evident tonight giving Littler fist bumps throughout the game.
He's a really nice guy. Was too nice tonight.
One is a prime athlete competing at the top echelon of his sport and the other is a washed up has been.
One also has a better chance of being World Champion than the other
One is a prime athlete competing at the top echelon of his sport and the other is a washed up has been.
.And they both train so hard at their sport!
I have to say I still don’t fully grasp the concept of dartisis. Is it purely psychological or also physical?
One also has a better chance of being World Champion than the other
One has been a World Champion for a decade.
A bit of both I think.In my experience I played darts for years then I suffered from a stiff shoulder (work related) I noticed my throwing action was different(or at least i thought it was) and I started to try and throw how I thought I used to which at this point it's now psychological. The overthinking caused a bit of a pause before I started to throw, the odd dart going nowhere near where I wanted it too, I'd try and correct it and it becomes worse.Cue anxiety when playing in league games just hoping I could throw ok.My arm would be sore the day after cos i was throwing the darts much harder just to release them.In the end I stopped playing.
Watching Aspinall last night, the constant stopping at the start of his throw and appearing to check the scores I could relate to, your almost hoping to distract people from watching you in your struggles if that makes sense.
I was never a great player, decent played in leagues for 20 years+, and absolutely loved playing darts, in the end it was horrible.Its amazing really how a tiny seed was planted in my mind and It became a huge problem.
I play occasionally now, it's not too bad but I don't think I'd play for a team again too stressful!.
I know people laugh, Dartitis what a load of crap but it does happen.
Total mental issue, it's basically a mind block, you go to release but feel that you aren't going to hit where you are aiming for and so you can't release the dart. That's why Aspinall re-grips often. His is more a grip issue, he manages to release the dart once the grip feels right. Some players literally seize up in their release and can't let go of the dart.