PDC World Cup of Darts

Dartgod

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KevIRL

Dartgod wrote: »

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Wow suprised to see ROI in as one of the 8 seeded teams, some very tough teams in groups B and C

How about this for a tasty group

Netherlands (Michael van Gerwen & Raymond van Barneveld)
Canada (John Part & Jeff Smith)
South Africa (Charl Pietersen & Shawn Hogan)

Top 2 to qualify out of each group though really lessens the chances of any of the big names exiting in the group stage anyway

Spiderpig92

Loving Ireland in the top 8, but how are we ahead of some of the others??? There are others even in the 3rd seeds that i reckon should be in the top seeds, but hey he wont complain, gives us a chance to qualify!!!

Kingp35

No offence to Mick McGowan but I am delighted that he has lost out this year to Connie Finnan who is by far the better player at the moment. Willie was practically playing on his own last year. Hopefully the lads can get through a few rounds.

Treble20

I must say I do like this tournament but the format this year really suits the big nations,with 2 out of 3 to qualify from every group the chances of a big name country exiting the tournament early are slim.

The England pair of Lewis and Taylor will be the favorites followed closely by the Dutch pairing of Barney and Van Gerwen and a meeting between these 2 nations will be watched closely by darts fans considering the recent shenanigans between Taylor and Barney at the World Championship.

Other teams that could do well will be last year's runners up Australia with Whitlock and Nicholson forming the team and the Scottish pairing of Anderson and Thornton mind you Scotland haven't done well in this tournament since it's beginning.

Delighted to see 2 Limerick lads Connie Finnan and Willie O'Connor representing Ireland but I must admit I'm surprised that their seeded so high.

seanm92

Just out of interest how are the teams selected for the WC? I would have thought Darryl Gurney would be in there ahead of Mansell in the NI team

buster180

seanm92 wrote: »

Just out of interest how are the teams selected for the WC? I would have thought Darryl Gurney would be in there ahead of Mansell in the NI team

Order of merit in The PDC. Gurney is in the BDO, but is trying to get a tour card for the PDC over the coming days.

Spiderpig92

buster180 wrote: »

Order of merit in The PDC. Gurney is in the BDO, but is trying to get a tour card for the PDC over the coming days.

Gurney played in the PDC world championships there though, he may not b high enough in the rankings but he is in the PDC

Spiderpig92

Spiderpig92 wrote: »

Gurney played in the PDC world championships there though, he may not b high enough in the rankings but he is in the PDC

Afaik he is a BDO player, in the process of switching, or more accurately trying to get through PDC qualifying. I presume if he fails at Q School he just has to sit out his 180 day suspension and then can play BDO again.

KevIRL

BETFAIR WORLD CUP OF DARTS
GROUP STAGE DRAW
GROUP A
England (1)
Austria
Japan

GROUP B
Republic of Ireland (8)
Denmark
South Africa

GROUP C
Scotland (4)
Canada
Sweden

GROUP D
Wales (5)
Spain
Philippines

GROUP E
Netherlands (2)
Gibraltar
Poland

GROUP F
Germany (7)
Finland
USA

GROUP G
Australia (3)
Croatia
New Zealand

GROUP H
Northern Ireland (6)
Belgium
Hungary

KevIRL

Tough enough group for ROI there, SA are surely the toughest of the 3rd seeds anyway

seanm92

KevIRL wrote: »

Tough enough group for ROI there, SA are surely the toughest of the 3rd seeds anyway

Definitely gonna be tough, having seen Laursen and Charl Pieterson play in WC in recent years theyll be no pushover, admittedly dont know much about both teams other players though. Whats the story with Devon Petersen actually???

However I would still expect ROI to come through either first or second

AndyP

seanm92 wrote: »

Definitely gonna be tough, having seen Laursen and Charl Pieterson play in WC in recent years theyll be no pushover, admittedly dont know much about both teams other players though. Whats the story with Devon Petersen actually???

However I would still expect ROI to come through either first or second

Petersen is/was injured and he has resigned his tour card.

Treble20

The Philippines have withdrawn from the World Cup due to travel problems and will be replaced in Group D by Italy.

KevIRL

Kicks off tomorrow, Sky covering it from 13.30 I think, although the afternoon matches arent likely to have a high scoring average as the top seeds in each group dont play until the evening session tomorrow

Dicie

Kingp35 wrote: »

No offence to Mick McGowan but I am delighted that he has lost out this year to Connie Finnan who is by far the better player at the moment. Willie was practically playing on his own last year. Hopefully the lads can get through a few rounds.

Well that remark was proven to be complete sh it at the weekend as Connie was lucky to win a leg Vs Mick.

The man has had a rough few yrs, but is, and always was a class act on and off the oche.

Put money e/w on Scotland. Good line up, even if they both bowed out of the worlds very tamely.

Dicie

Iv backed the Bleg pairing. 33/1.... Happy enough with that price.

KevIRL

Dicie wrote: »

Iv backed the Bleg pairing. 33/1.... Happy enough with that price.

Nice start. 5-0 win over Hungary.

Seems to be about 50 people at the session

KevIRL

Denmark 5 South Africa 4 in our group. Denmark led 4-1 and had a chance of winning 5-1 but messed it up. Would have been better for us if they did as leg scoring difference can come into it.

KevIRL

Decent game that, the Italians werent half bad. Spain 5 Italy 3

KevIRL

Croatia 5 NZ 3

John Part up next with Canada

Kingp35

Really poor turn out in the venue. It's so empty you can hear the crowd taking the piss if someone throws bad darts.

KevIRL

Kingp35 wrote: »

Really poor turn out in the venue. It's so empty you can hear the crowd taking the piss if someone throws bad darts.

Least appealing session of them all by some distance though with all the minnows playing, also in the middle of the working day. Hopefully better from this evenings session onwards

KevIRL

really enjoyable game that. Canada manage to nick it 5-4

KevIRL

Japan ruin my treble in another game that went to a deciding leg, beating Austria 5-4

Gringo180

That Japanese lad Muramatsu really impressed me there he is a player that could make some inroads in the PDC if he based himself in the UK.

KevIRL

Handy enough win for Poland there 5-2 v Gibralter

Kingp35

A nice close game to round the afternoon off with Finland beating USA 5-4. It's good to see some close games in the opening sessions play.

KevIRL

Kingp35 wrote: »

A nice close game to round the afternoon off with Finland beating USA 5-4. It's good to see some close games in the opening sessions play.

Aye, was an enjoyable session, hopefully similar enough tonight.

KevIRL

Nice win for NIron v Belgium there, surprisingly Mansell the main man for them. Belgium won a couple of legs though and are safely through

KevIRL

Impressive stuff from our lads there to close out a 5-0 win over Denmark

KevIRL

Wales beat Spain 5-2 in a scrappy match

KevIRL

Australia 5-1 v Croatia, pretty uninspiring stuff this evening after a good afternoon session

Kingp35

I think that 5-0 win guarantees that we are through to the last 16 already. Great stuff from the lads.

Max Power

Great quality game this!

KevIRL

Awesome stuff from Scotland here

KevIRL

Kingp35 wrote: »

I think that 5-0 win guarantees that we are through to the last 16 already. Great stuff from the lads.

Yep, safely through.

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

Put money e/w on Scotland. Good line up, even if they both bowed out of the worlds very tamely.

It might be my only time to gloat, so...

I think I timed that perfectly...just got in before they stuttered...

KevIRL

Scotland get there in the end, but the 3 legs should be enough for Canada

Treble20

An enjoyable game there between the Scots and Canada. Well done to the Limerick duo of Connie and Willie on their whitewash of Denmark earlier with a 90+ average.

Treble20

KevIRL wrote: »

Scotland get there in the end, but the 3 legs should be enough for Canada

If Sweden were to beat Scotland 5-4 or 5-3 both Scotland and Sweden will qualify however surely the Scots will be going all out for the victory so they can face 1 of the lower seeds in the last 16.

Will I Amnt

Decent crowd for the evening session, didn't see any of the early games, heard there was feck all at it.
I like this tournament, it has a sort of laid back feel to it bar the carry on of Taylor/Nicholson last year :pac:

Is it my imagination, maybe it's the way the shirt hangs, but Lewis seems...bigger!

KevIRL

cambo2008 wrote: »

Decent crowd for the evening session, didn't see any of the early games, heard there was feck all at it.
I like this tournament, it has a sort of laid back feel to it bar the carry on of Taylor/Nicholson last year :pac:

Between 50 and 100 there this afternoon I reckon

Treble20

Deleted User wrote: »

Is it my imagination, maybe it's the way the shirt hangs, but Lewis seems...bigger!

I thought he was very bloated looking during the World Championship and it seems he has done nothing to lose weight since then!

Max Power

It's funny hearing the Germans singing "there's only one Phil Taylor".

Max Power

In fairness anyone would look huge beside them teeny tiny Japanese men.

Treble20

KevIRL wrote: »

Between 50 and 100 there this afternoon I reckon

Didn't see the afternoon session but that's a very poor attendance. A good crowd in tonight for the main seeds in action.

FionnMcCool87

FionnMcCool87 wrote: »

In fairness anyone would look huge beside them teeny tiny Japanese men.

I hate to be cruel, but as its on in Germany...