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Post by woz123 on Dec 20, 2023 1:36:17 GMT 1
Wednesday December 20 Afternoon Session (1230 GMT) 3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Radek Szaganski 3v2 Marko Kantele (R1) Steve Lennon 3v2 Owen Bates (R1) William O'Connor 3v0 Bhav Patel (R1) Ross Smith 3v1 Neils Zonneveld (R2)
Evening Session (1900 GMT) 3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Ryan Joyce 3v1 Alex Spellman (R1) Richard Veenstra 3v0 Ben Robb (R1) Christian Kist 0v3 Luke Littler (R1) Peter Wright 0v3 Jim Williams (R2)
Peter Wright (4) the second seeded player out.
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Post by raliverpool on Dec 20, 2023 21:03:19 GMT 1
I think
Radek Szaganski 3v2 Marko Kantele (R1)
has got the worst match of the tournament nailed on. Just 3 180s thrown in 21 legs of darting turgidness. Averages of 82.40 v 78.47. Fallon Sherrock would have easily beaten either.
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Post by raliverpool on Dec 20, 2023 22:33:36 GMT 1
A stratospheric performance by 16 year old Luke Littler. I suspect it will be the first of many, many, many wins at the PDC World Championship in the years to come - a 106.12 average.
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Post by woz123 on Dec 20, 2023 23:22:46 GMT 1
I've watched Luke Littler in the Modus Super Series where he won 2 weekly titles & 2 series titles (Series 3 & 4) so I knew he going to be good, tonight first match he got UK Open Champion Andrew Gilding.
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Post by Panda on Dec 21, 2023 2:47:42 GMT 1
A stratospheric performance by 16 year old Luke Littler. I suspect it will be the first of many, many, many wins at the PDC World Championship in the years to come - a 106.12 average. Haven't seen a young player make that kind of impact since van Gerwen won the BDO World Masters at the age of 17.
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Post by woz123 on Dec 21, 2023 14:24:56 GMT 1
Thursday December 21
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
2x First Round, 2x Second Round
Mickey Mansell 3v0 Xiaochen Zong (R1) Luke Woodhouse 2v3 Berry van Peer (R1) Madars Razma 3v1 Mike De Decker (R2) Rob Cross 3v0 Thibault Tricole (R2)
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
4x Second Round
Andrew Gilding 1v3 Luke Littler (R2) Danny Noppert 0v3 Scott Williams (R2) Gabriel Clemens 3v1 Man Lok Leung (R2) Damon Heta 3v1 Martin Lukeman (R2)
Danny Noppert (7) the third seeded player out.
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Post by woz123 on Dec 22, 2023 5:15:12 GMT 1
Friday December 22 Afternoon Session (1230 GMT) 4x Second Round
Brendan Dolan 3v2 Mickey Mansell (R2) Jose de Sousa 1v3 Jeffrey de Graaf (R2) Krzysztof Ratajski 3v1 Jamie Hughes (R2) Dirk van Duijvenbode 1v3 Boris Krcmar (R2)
Evening Session (1900 GMT) 4x Second Round
Dimitri Van den Bergh 2v3 Florian Hempel (R2) Martin Schindler 3v1 James Wattimena (R2) Raymond van Barneveld 3v1 Radek Szaganski (R2) Chris Dobey 3v2 William O’Connor (R2)
Jose de Sousa (25), Dirk van Duijvenbode (12) & Dimitri Van den Bergh (15) are latest seeded players out.
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Post by woz123 on Dec 23, 2023 2:54:57 GMT 1
Final day of darts before christmas
Saturday December 23 Afternoon Session (1230 GMT) 4x Second Round
Kim Huybrechts 0v3 Richard Veenstra (R2) Callan Rydz 2v3 Ricardo Pietreczko (R2) Jonny Clayton 3v1 Steve Lennon (R2) Daryl Gurney 3v1 Steve Beaton (R2)
Evening Session (1900 GMT) 4x Second Round
Ryan Searle 3v1 Tomoya Goto (R2) Josh Rock 1v3 Berry Van Peer (R2) Stephen Bunting 3v0 Ryan Joyce (R2) Nathan Aspinall 0v3 Ricky Evans (R2)
Kim Huybrechts (31), Callan Rydz (30), Josh Rock (23) & Nathan Aspinall (6) are the latest Top 32 seeded players out.
That's it until Wednesday, Happy Christmas everybody.
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Post by woz123 on Dec 24, 2023 2:59:32 GMT 1
Third Round is now first to 4 Sets (Best of 7 Sets)
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Post by raliverpool on Dec 24, 2023 11:31:42 GMT 1
Some amazing darts in the past couple of days with Bunting's 107 average & Ricky Evans demolition job on Nathan Aspinal hugely impressive last night..
With 11 out of the Top 32 seeds fallen (6 in Top 16, 3 in Top 8), surely there will be a few surprises in the quarter Finals:
1) Michael Smith v (32) Madars Razma (16) Ross Smith v (17) Chris Dobey (8) Rob Cross v Jeffrey de Graaf (9) Jonny Clayton v (24) Krzysztof Ratajski ——— Jim Williams v (29) Raymond van Barneveld Matt Campbell v Luke Littler (5) Gerwyn Price v (28) Brendan Dolan Boris Krcmar v (21) Gary Anderson ———- (2) Michael van Gerwen v Richard Veenstra Florian Hempel v (18) Stephen Bunting Scott Williams v (26) Martin Schindler (10) Damon Heta v Berry van Peer ———- (3) Luke Humphries v Ricardo Pietreczko (14) Joe Cullen v (19) Ryan Searle Ricky Evans v (27) Daryl Gurney (11) Dave Chisnall v (22) Gabriel Clemens
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Post by woz123 on Dec 27, 2023 15:13:06 GMT 1
Wednesday December 27 (Third Round)
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
Scott Williams 4v3 (26) Martin Schindler (11) Dave Chisnall 4v1 (22) Gabriel Clemens (8) Rob Cross 4v2 Jeffrey de Graaf
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Post by raliverpool on Dec 27, 2023 20:21:03 GMT 1
Wednesday December 27 (Third Round) Afternoon Session (1230 GMT) Scott Williams 4v3 (26) Martin Schindler (11) Dave Chisnall 4v1 (22) Gabriel Clemens (8) Rob Cross 4v2 Jeffrey de Graaf Evening Session (1900 GMT) Matt Campbell v Luke Littler (2) Michael van Gerwen v Richard Veenstra (1) Michael Smith v (32) Madars Razma I was working from home today in the kitchen, whilst the darts was on in my living room on the TV. It is fair to say I popped in a few times during the afternoon. The first match was a minor classic.
Such a shame Scott Williams must have gone to the James Wade School of Interview Techniques.
I'm watching "the arrows" right now.
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Post by woz123 on Dec 27, 2023 21:17:35 GMT 1
Wednesday December 27 (Third Round)
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Matt Campbell 1v4 Luke Littler (2) Michael van Gerwen 4v0 Richard Veenstra (1) Michael Smith 4v1 (32) Madars Razma
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Post by woz123 on Dec 28, 2023 1:34:50 GMT 1
Thursday December 28 (Third Round)
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
Florian Hempel 0v4 (18) Stephen Bunting (14) Joe Cullen 4v2 (19) Ryan Searle (16) Ross Smith 2v4 (17) Chris Dobey
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
(5) Gerwyn Price 2v4 (28) Brendan Dolan (3) Luke Humphries 4v3 Ricardo Pietreczko Ricky Evans 2v4 (27) Daryl Gurney
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Post by woz123 on Dec 29, 2023 1:54:21 GMT 1
Friday December 29 (Third Round)
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
(10) Damon Heta 4v3 Berry van Peer (9) Jonny Clayton 4v2 (24) Krzysztof Ratajski Jim Williams 1v4 (29) Raymond van Barneveld
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Post by woz123 on Dec 29, 2023 18:55:07 GMT 1
Friday December 29
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Third Round Boris Krcmar 1-4 (21) Gary Anderson
Fourth Round (2) Michael van Gerwen 4-0 (18) Stephen Bunting (1) Michael Smith 0-4 (17) Chris Dobey
Last years World Champion Michael Smith out.
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Post by woz123 on Dec 30, 2023 13:15:06 GMT 1
Current bettings to win championship
6/4 Michael van Gerwen 9/2 Luke Humphries 6/1 Chris Dobey 7/1 Gary Anderson 8/1 Luke Littler 12/1 Rob Cross 25/1 Dave Chisnall 40/1 Joe Cullen 40/1 Jonny Clayton 50/1 Raymond van Barneveld 66/1 Damon Heta 66/1 Daryl Gurney 80/1 Scott Williams 100/1 Brendan Dolan
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Post by raliverpool on Dec 30, 2023 13:34:14 GMT 1
Friday December 29 Evening Session (1900 GMT) Third Round Boris Krcmar 1-4 (21) Gary AndersonFourth Round (2) Michael van Gerwen 4-0 (18) Stephen Bunting (1) Michael Smith 0-4 (17) Chris DobeyLast years World Champion Michael Smith out. Probably, the most anti-climatic session of the whole tournament.
Stephen Bunting really seems to be turning into a flat track bully (i.e. great against opponents not as good as him, but falls apart when put under real pressure). The Smith v Dobey match went the way I expected but the scoreline is almost misleading when you consider Michael Smith had a higher average than Dobey, who seemed to take al the key opportunities in crucial legs in the match.
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Post by raliverpool on Dec 30, 2023 13:37:53 GMT 1
Here is another example why Gary Anderson is my favourite Darts player, he is no good at playing the PR game, but on so many occasions what he sees and says are spot on, and this is no exception:
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Post by woz123 on Dec 30, 2023 14:37:54 GMT 1
Saturday December 30 (Fourth Round)
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
Scott Williams 4-1 (10) Damon Heta (27) Daryl Gurney 2-4 (11) Dave Chisnall (8) Rob Cross 4-0 (9) Jonny Clayton
Evening Session (1930 GMT)
(28) Brendan Dolan 4-3 (21) Gary Anderson (29) Raymond van Barneveld 1-4 Luke Littler (3) Luke Humphries 4-3 (14) Joe Cullen
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