Players Championship Finals

Devastator · 24-11-2014 5:07pm #1

Schedule of Play
Friday November 28
Afternoon Session (12.45pm-5pm)
First Round
Ian White v Jamie Caven
Justin Pipe v Wes Newton
Brendan Dolan v Kevin Painter
Robert Thornton v Darren Webster
Kim Huybrechts v Terry Jenkins
Michael Smith v Andy Smith
Simon Whitlock v Dean Winstanley
Mervyn King v Andrew Gilding

Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
First Round
Stephen Bunting v Steve Beaton
Vincent van der Voort v Andy Hamilton
James Wade v Jelle Klaasen
Adrian Lewis v Dave Chisnall
Phil Taylor v Ronnie Baxter
Gary Anderson v Christian Kist
Michael van Gerwen v Raymond van Barneveld
Peter Wright v Benito van de Pas

Saturday November 29
Afternoon Session (12.45pm-5pm)
Second Round
Thornton/Webster v White/Caven
Dolan/Painter v Pipe/Newton
M Smith/A Smith v Lewis/Chisnall
Wade/Klaasen v Whitlock/Winstanley

Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Second Round
Wright/van de Pas v van der Voort/Hamilton
van Gerwen/van Barneveld v Huybrechts/Jenkins
King/Gilding v Taylor/Baxter
Anderson/Kist v Bunting/Beaton

Sunday November 30
Afternoon Session (12.45pm-5pm)
Quarter-Finals
Thornton/Webster/White/Caven v M Smith/A Smith/Lewis/Chisnall
van Gerwen/van Barneveld/Huybrechts/Jenkins v Dolan/Painter/Pipe/Newton
Wade/Klaasen/Whitlock/Winstanley v Wright/van de Pas/van der Voort/Hamilton
Anderson/Kist/Bunting/Beaton v King/Gilding/Taylor/Baxter

Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Semi-Finals
Final

Format
First Round - Best of 11 legs
Second Round - Best of 19 legs
Quarter-Finals - Best of 19 legs
Semi-Finals - Best of 21 legs
Final - Best of 21 legs

Prize Fund
Winner £65,000
Runner-Up £35,000
Semi-Finalists £17,000
Quarter-Finalists £11,500
Second Round Losers £7,000
First Round Losers £4,000

I seen something the other day saying Taylor wasn't taking part but he's incloded in the draw so must be.

Devastator · 24-11-2014 5:07pm

Coverage is on itv4

Justin Credible Darts · 24-11-2014 10:16pm

bar the obvious of pipe and newton game, that is a cracking line up

ArmaniJeanss · 25-11-2014 12:18pm

For those who in UPC land (who geoblock ITV4 sports programmes) its also live on SetantaIRL with the exception of the Saturday evening session.

One of my favourite competitions, seems to attract a traditional fan base who travel en masse to Butlins Minehead to make a long weekend of it.
Also can be some fun early pairings with the different seeding system, though annoyingly the top 4 in the world have still managed to get into 4 different quarters this time.

Finally always interesting to see who has missed out as its often a sign of long term career slippage. Former winner Paul Nicholson is a name that leaps out.

Devastator · 25-11-2014 4:35pm

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

For those who in UPC land (who geoblock ITV4 sports programmes) its also live on SetantaIRL with the exception of the Saturday evening session.

One of my favourite competitions, seems to attract a traditional fan base who travel en masse to Butlins Minehead to make a long weekend of it.
Also can be some fun early pairings with the different seeding system, though annoyingly the top 4 in the world have still managed to get into 4 different quarters this time.

Finally always interesting to see who has missed out as its often a sign of long term career slippage. Former winner Paul Nicholson is a name that leaps out.

I was looking at the rankings before the weekend and Barney was just in the draw by couple hundred quid!

wilddarts · 26-11-2014 3:51pm

I see theres a (strong) possibility of Anderson v Bunting in the second round. Match ups like that actually bring a smile to my face.

Edit: Just saw the winner will meet Taylor most likely :-(

Justin Credible Darts · 26-11-2014 4:53pm

the seeding draw opens up possibilities not usually seen as the oom ranking on the protour shakes things up

Kingp35 · 27-11-2014 9:15am

I see that Mark Webster has failed to qualify for this. He is really struggling and flying down the rankings. It's amazing really considering he is a BDO World Champ and has made the semi-finals of the PDC Worlds twice by beating Taylor in one of them. It's going to be hard for him to get his career back on track. Did that year in the Premier League cause him to lose all confidence in himself?

gramar · 27-11-2014 1:23pm

Kingp35 wrote: »

I see that Mark Webster has failed to qualify for this. He is really struggling and flying down the rankings. It's amazing really considering he is a BDO World Champ and has made the semi-finals of the PDC Worlds twice by beating Taylor in one of them. It's going to be hard for him to get his career back on track. Did that year in the Premier League cause him to lose all confidence in himself?

I like Webster but it might just be that he isn't good enough. The standard in the PDC is getting higher and higher and he just can't keep pace with it.

Devastator · 27-11-2014 2:22pm

Kingp35 wrote: »

I see that Mark Webster has failed to qualify for this. He is really struggling and flying down the rankings. It's amazing really considering he is a BDO World Champ and has made the semi-finals of the PDC Worlds twice by beating Taylor in one of them. It's going to be hard for him to get his career back on track. Did that year in the Premier League cause him to lose all confidence in himself?

I thought the PL effected his confidence, as it has with others but he has never seemed to regain that confidence. Did he ever leave his job(welder or something)?

wilddarts · 27-11-2014 3:00pm

Devastator wrote: »

I thought the PL effected his confidence, as it has with others but he has never seemed to regain that confidence. Did he ever leave his job(welder or something)?

Plumber. And I think he did yeah. That year in the PL really was disastrous for him. Pity, he always seemed sound in interviews and that. Imagine the toughts of trying to make ur way back up the rankings given how high the standard is now. What Bunting has achieved in under a year is unreal.

Justin Credible Darts · 27-11-2014 3:53pm

load of rubbish spewed out by mardle.

Webster was not affected by the pl, if that was the case how come he picked up huge victories after the pl in comps, including wins over taylor and others on tv ?

Just because he won the pisspoor lake****e dont mean he is top quality, any jobber can do well in the bdo.

KevIRL · 28-11-2014 3:56pm

Dolan wins his match in a deciding leg. Feel it was vital for him to get past the first round here considering he was seeded 7th. Wes newton up next for him in round 2

wilddarts · 28-11-2014 5:18pm

Andy Smith just bt Michael Smith 6-4.

KevIRL · 28-11-2014 6:05pm

Wow the fukkin pie man wins a game on tv

wilddarts · 28-11-2014 7:03pm

KevIRL wrote: »

Wow the fukkin pie man wins a game on tv

Ha yeah. M Smith really wasnt at the races at all tho early in the match. Pieman was up 5-1.

wilddarts · 28-11-2014 7:03pm

KevIRL wrote: »

Wow the fukkin pie man wins a game on tv

Ha yeah. M Smith really wasnt at the races at all tho early in the match. Pieman was up 5-1.

KevIRL · 28-11-2014 9:31pm

Klassen wins 4 legs in a row to beat wade. Surprised at that result

sc86 · 29-11-2014 1:09am

wow from anderson, some game

ArmaniJeanss · 29-11-2014 1:59pm

About to oche off, best of 19 legs today.

Afternoon.
Thornton v Caven (best prices 4/7, 13/8).
Dolan v Newton (Evens, 11/10)
Pieman v Lewis (9/2, 1/5).
Klassen v Winstansley (10/11, 11/10).

Evening.
Wright v VDDV (8/15, 7/4).
MVG v Jenks (1/6, 5/1).
King v Taylor (5/1, 1/6).
Anderson v Bunting (4/5, 6/5).

KevIRL · 29-11-2014 2:45pm

Some blow up this by Jabba

KevIRL · 29-11-2014 2:51pm

KevIRL wrote: »

Some blow up this by Jabba

haha, 9-4 ahead and somehow ends up in a final leg decider, but snatches it with a bull finish

wilddarts · 29-11-2014 3:54pm

Newton bts Dolan.

Devastator · 29-11-2014 7:23pm

wilddarts wrote: »

Plumber. And I think he did yeah. That year in the PL really was disastrous for him. Pity, he always seemed sound in interviews and that. Imagine the toughts of trying to make ur way back up the rankings given how high the standard is now. What Bunting has achieved in under a year is unreal.

Oh he did? I never heard & always thought it showed a lack in his own ability if he felt he needed to keep working as a backup plan.
Bunt has had a great year but I wonder if its just the first year excitment. Few others have came across and been class in their first year but then fall away a bit after a year or 2. I hope not, he seems like a good lad and he's a good player too.

Justin Credible Darts wrote: »

load of rubbish spewed out by mardle.

Webster was not affected by the pl, if that was the case how come he picked up huge victories after the pl in comps, including wins over taylor and others on tv ?

Just because he won the pisspoor lake****e dont mean he is top quality, any jobber can do well in the bdo.

Webster's win over Taylor in the worlds was prior to the premier league....that one result might have got him his PL place that year. He has never beaten Taylor since in tournaments, not sure about floor events.

I can't stand Mardle but I do remember hearing Webster say the PL affected him in the year he was in it because he felt a lot more pressure

Jamie Caven 10-9 Robert Thornton
Wes Newton 10-5 Brendan Dolan
Adrian Lewis 10-3 Andy Smith
Dean Winstanley 10-5 Jelle Klaasen

I didnt get to see too much today as the football was on and probably not get to see much of tonight either due to the boxing lol. Feew good games on paper tonight, Anderson/Bunting & MVG/jenkins could be really good games

Devastator · 29-11-2014 8:54pm

the VDV surge! 5-3 down and won 10-5!

Devastator · 29-11-2014 9:50pm

Jenks 10-7 MVG!

Great matchup, MVG's missed doubles lost him the match. Terry played great too, based on his most recent form he would be a cracking shout to get a place back in the premier league. He's a fans favorite and he's back playing some of the best darts of his career.

Wouldn't it be great(I didnt wanna say ironic because of that song lol) if Terry got into the PL and won it....but still would be labelled as never winning a major lol

Will I Amnt · 29-11-2014 11:29pm

Anderson catching fire here, keep it up.

Devastator · 29-11-2014 11:29pm

Taylor 10-7 comfortable win for Taylor. Not a great match, crowd went a bit flat at times as I think they were just waiting for a Taylor win.

Missed D12 for a 9 darter from Taylor in it

Anderson 7-3 up....its a good night for this boxing to go on late

Devastator · 30-11-2014 2:36am

Sunday November 30
Afternoon Session (12.45pm-5pm)
Quarter-Finals
Jamie Caven v Adrian Lewis
Terry Jenkins v Wes Newton
Dean Winstanley v Vincent van der Voort
Gary Anderson v Phil Taylor

Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Semi-Finals
Jenkins/Newton v Caven/Lewis
Anderson/Taylor v Winstanley/van der Voort

Final

Predictions

Caven 5-10 Lewis
Jenkins 10-7 Newton
Winstanley 10-8 VDV
Anderson 8-10 Taylor

Jenkins 8-11 Lewis
Winstanley 5-11 Taylor

Lewis 11-8 Taylor :eek:

sc86 · 30-11-2014 12:32pm

winner of anderson taylor wins it out

wilddarts · 30-11-2014 2:58pm

Devastator wrote: »

but I do remember hearing Webster say the PL affected him in the year he was in it because he felt a lot more pressure

Exactly this. I remember him saying it himself.

qwabercd · 30-11-2014 3:23pm

Some finish to the lewis caven game. Caven gave a great account of himself and nearly took out the 167 to win it 10-8. Lewis over the past few years spends to.much time sucking up to the crowd and making facial expressions. Needs to focus on his darts.

Newton Jenkins now, hard to get excited about this one.

wilddarts · 30-11-2014 3:23pm

Jenkins v Newton match is now available from your gp as a cure for insomnia.

monkey9 · 30-11-2014 4:42pm

The semi final is pretty much a bye for Anderson or Taylor.

Will I Amnt · 30-11-2014 5:32pm

Get in there Anderson!!!

qwabercd · 30-11-2014 5:54pm

What are the chances Anderson has about 50 missed doubles against VDV and somehow contrives to lose?

Would love to see him push on and win a few big ones.

sc86 · 30-11-2014 6:17pm

its his to loose now but he is very good at that lol

Will I Amnt · 30-11-2014 10:44pm

Good final this, hope Gary can hold out, he looked rattled when Lewis hit a purple patch there.

gramar · 30-11-2014 10:47pm

Cracking final so far. Anderson smiles and jokes but behind that he looks very determined. Hope he wins but wouldn't begrudge Lewis either.

monkey9 · 30-11-2014 11:05pm

Absolutely delighted for Anderson. Smashing player.

gramar · 30-11-2014 11:07pm

Oh Gary Gary, Gary Gary Gary Gary Anderson!

mdwexford · 01-12-2014 4:24am

About time Anderson put it together and got back in the winners circle.
Was exceptional all tournament and fully deserved it doing it the hard way with that draw.
Delighted for him.

Good to see Lewis playing well again also.

Worlds is going to be savage.

leoch · 01-12-2014 10:22am

i missed the Taylor anderson game how did taylor take getting beat ,great final great to see gary win and lewis back to a bit of form ,,it was a brilliant tournament to watch cavin vdv jenkins to name but a few playing very well roll on the worlds and i say it again the itv4 coverage is brilliant with mason and warrinor etc and not the usual sky and mardle repetitive sh1t

gramar · 01-12-2014 10:35am

leoch wrote: »

i missed the Taylor anderson game how did taylor take getting beat ,great final great to see gary win and lewis back to a bit of form ,,it was a brilliant tournament to watch cavin vdv jenkins to name but a few playing very well roll on the worlds and i say it again the itv4 coverage is brilliant with mason and warrinor etc and not the usual sky and mardle repetitive sh1t

Taylor was gracious in defeat. Applauded Anderson and if I remember correctly, raised his arm aloft to the crowd. It was a high quality match and Taylor was beaten by a better player on the day which he acknowledged.

siasy · 01-12-2014 1:33pm

delighted for Anderson - great player.

lining up to be some World Championships - with Anderson and Lewis hitting form at the right time -
and recent top performances by Wade, Taylor, Van Gerwan, Chizzy, Mervyn King, Kim Hybrechts, Terry Jenkins, Bunting - and others coming into form include VDV, Wes Newton, and glimpses by Whitlock, Dolan, Barney winning the PL - would need to re-find that form somewhere, and Peter Wright has done little on the big stage wince the PL, but you never know... 17 days to the World Championships.

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