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Post by Panda on Dec 18, 2014 11:27:08 GMT 1
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Post by -Big Dan- on Dec 18, 2014 13:01:50 GMT 1
I've cancelled Sky Sports so I won't be able to watch this this year (unless I find an online stream).
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Post by Panda on Dec 19, 2014 0:59:03 GMT 1
Two seeds out on the first night!
Part 2-3 Brown Klaasen 3-1 Kist van Gerwen 3-1 Cullen Newton 2-3 Reyes (sudden death leg)
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Post by Panda on Dec 31, 2014 15:22:44 GMT 1
Quarter-finals: van Gerwen v Thornton Wright v Anderson Taylor v van der Voort Bunting v van Barneveld
Adrian Lewis had a 9-darter in his last 16 match against Barney but went on to lose 4-3.
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Post by raliverpool on Dec 31, 2014 17:13:59 GMT 1
It has been a cracking tournament so far.
What has impressed me most has been the quality of the preliminary qualifiers such as Reyes; and Stein.
Disappointed to see the return to form in 2014 James Wade play arguably the poorest he has been all season in the 2nd Round to Bunting.
But last night's last 16 clashes saw arguably the three most entertaining games you could wish for in an evening session.
Although game of the tournament so far has to remain Gary Anderson winning the last three sets to beat Klaasen in the last 32 hitting 14 180 maximums.
Considering he started the year ranked #19, and went into the World Championships ranked #4 due to his PDC tournament successes this year, especially in all the weekends on the internet, non televised tournaments it would be very fitting if he wins his maiden title on Sunday at the Ally Pally.
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Post by Panda on Jan 2, 2015 14:45:16 GMT 1
The depth in PDC is scary. A few years ago it was Taylor + the rest. Now, there are almost a dozen players playing at an exceptionally high level and any of the top 32 could turn up at the Lakeside and win the BDO title. It helps that most of the top BDO players have switched over the years (Adrian Lewis remains the only PDC world champion that didn't start in the BDO) but you can't blame them, given the rate that the PDC has grown and helped darts' popularity skyrocket.
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Post by Panda on Jan 2, 2015 15:13:55 GMT 1
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Post by -Big Dan- on Jan 2, 2015 23:18:34 GMT 1
Great game going on between Bunting and Barneveld up to now, Bunting just snatched the fifth set against throw to take a 3-2 advantage. Both players are averaging a meagre 99.
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Post by -Big Dan- on Jan 3, 2015 0:09:32 GMT 1
PDC World Semi-Final Lineup:
van Gerwen v Anderson
Taylor v van Barneveld
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Post by raliverpool on Jan 3, 2015 18:52:31 GMT 1
Player Played Sets WonvLost Legs WonvLost 100+ 140+ 180s High Checkout Checkout Av.% Average Phil Taylor 4 16v6 53v36 126 65 15 96 44.92% 101.27 Michael van Gerwen 4 16v5 57v40 99 82 32 170 43.85% 100.43 Gary Anderson 4 16v6 54v39 104 75 36 126 37.24% 98.97 Raymond van Barneveld 4 16v10 57v49 128 62 28 170 42.86% 95.96
So far a 100+ average has been achieved 15 times in the tournament. 14 more than was achieved in the 2014 BDO tournament (the one was achieved by its winner Stephen Bunting who lost in the classic PDC Quarter Final last night.
Going on form one would expect the top two players in the world ranking (MVG v "The Power") to meet in tomorrow's final, but the way this tournament has gone I would not be surprised if it is an Anderson vs Barneveld final.
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Post by Sm1ffj on Jan 3, 2015 19:17:17 GMT 1
My big complaint about Darts now, is they always have healthy water on the place where the players keep their drinks, it always used to be they have had Beer there, Darts isn't the same watching without the player swigging beer, and the belly to match.
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Post by raliverpool on Jan 3, 2015 22:05:22 GMT 1
My big complaint about Darts now, is they always have healthy water on the place where the players keep their drinks, it always used to be they have had Beer there, Darts isn't the same watching without the player swigging beer, and the belly to match. Yes the good old days: In other news Gary Anderson has defeated defending champion Michael van Gerwen 6-3 in the first of the two Semi Finals. Both players averaged in excess of 100. To the tune of Chicory Tip's 1972 #1 hit Son Of My Father "Ohhhh Gary Gary, Gary Gary Gary Gary Andersonnn"
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Post by -Big Dan- on Jan 5, 2015 3:00:25 GMT 1
Very well done to Gary Anderson! Beating the then-reigning world champion and the 16-time world champion en route to the title shows just how well he played, and, despite a couple of very unlucky mishaps, he played as well as I have ever seen him.
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Post by -Big Dan- on Jan 5, 2015 3:02:34 GMT 1
Here's the 2015 Premier League lineup: Michael van Gerwen Phil Taylor Gary Anderson Adrian Lewis Peter Wright James Wade Dave Chisnall Raymond van Barneveld Kim Huybrechts Stephen Bunting
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Post by raliverpool on Jan 6, 2015 19:13:47 GMT 1
PDC Order of Merit After 2015 World Championships (Position in brackets this time in 2014)
1 (1) van Gerwen, Michael Netherlands 2 (2) Taylor, Phil England 3 (18) Anderson, Gary Scotland 4 (4) Lewis, Adrian England 5 (7) Wright, Peter Scotland 6 (6) Wade, James England 7 (3) Whitlock, Simon Australia 8 (9) Thornton, Robert Scotland 9 (5) Chisnall,Dave England 10 (10) van Barneveld, Raymond Netherlands 11 (14) King, Mervyn England 12 (15) Dolan, Brendan Northern Ireland 13 (19) White, Ian England 14 (11) Hamilton, Andy England 15 (17) Jenkins, Terry England 16 (8) Newton, Wesley England ----------------------------------------- 17 (13) Huybrechts,Kim Belgium 24 (-) Bunting,Stephen England
All things being equal if Stephen Bunting wins the same amount in PDC qualifying tournaments as he has achieved in his first 12 months then he would earn enough to be ranked 6th on their 2 year rolling system.
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Post by Panda on Jan 9, 2015 18:13:51 GMT 1
Got to say there's been a visible improvement in the standard at the Lakeside this year. The number of 90+ averages has already surpassed last year's total, with the standard in the last couple of days tremendous (especially Mitchell, Adams, Montgomery, Durrant and Lisa Ashton, who became only the second woman to throw a 90+ average at the Lakeside)
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Post by Panda on Jan 10, 2015 0:59:26 GMT 1
Men's semi-finals: Jeff Smith v Scott Mitchell Glen Durrant v Martin Adams
Women's final: Lisa Ashton v Fallon Sherrock
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Post by -Big Dan- on Jan 10, 2015 2:23:48 GMT 1
The women's final should actually be a great match if both players perform like they have been doing.
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Post by Panda on Jan 10, 2015 22:56:44 GMT 1
Didn't see the women's final unfortunately as I was at a match, but sounded like a great game. Would love to see Lisa Ashton compete against the guys. She'd certainly beat a few of them!
Men's semi-finals: Jeff Smith 0-6 Scott Mitchell Glen Durrant 5-6 Martin Adams
Durrant v Adams seemed like an absolute classic. Adams missed a double 12 for a 9-darter, Durrant narrowly missed a 170 checkout and missed three match darts. Both players were averaging over 100 after 8 sets and Durrant was still up there until the final set. There's life in the BDO yet...
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Post by Panda on Jan 13, 2015 14:28:09 GMT 1
Alan Norris, James Wilson, Robbie Green and Jan Dekker are among those who have entered the PDC Qualifying School, which starts tomorrow. A minimum of 16 places are up for grabs on the 2015 tour over the course of four days.
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