BDO 2015 World Championship

Baldy Conscience

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

yes, the difference between "Mr. BDO" and "Mr. PDC"

Great to see such a level of sportsmanship and genuine friendship and banter between two excellent players.

Crowd just might be slightly better in BDO darts but due to the professionalism it goes without saying that the PDC is a higher standard. Although i watch both tbh and thoroughly enjoy both

alan partridge aha

Deleted User wrote: »

Great to see such a level of sportsmanship and genuine friendship and banter between two excellent players.

Crowd just might be slightly better in BDO darts but due to the professionalism it goes without saying that the PDC is a higher standard. Although i watch both tbh and thoroughly enjoy both

The only thing I would disagree on is the crowd in PDC are so noisy and annoying but hey thats what brings the dosh to SKY.

munster87

Better trophy too in BDO!

Heisenberg1

I grew up with lakeside the home of Darts just like the crucible is the home for snooker I would love to see the PDC players at lakeside again.

monkey9

Delighted that Adams lost, the fact though that Scott Mitchell is their World Champion says a lot about the standard of the BDO.

I really enjoyed the tournament though.

Heisenberg1

Heisenberg1 wrote: »

I grew up with lakeside the home of Darts just like the crucible is the home for snooker I would love to see the PDC players at lakeside again.

And I'd love to see the Power with is dogey tash again.

UsBus

Really enjoyed that.
Lakeside has that something special that sky will never have. Proper working mans darts.. i don't miss a crowd full of legless onesies roaring either..

marklazarcovic

Heisenberg1 wrote: »

Better than against Sunderland ??

em ?

sc86

delighted scott won it
but also a bit of a joke that he can call himself world champion along with the likes of bristow / taylor / barny / lowe etc

would love to see the pdc championship played there
something special about lake side even if the standard isnt what it used to be

alan partridge aha

alan partridge aha wrote: »

The only thing I would disagree on is the crowd in PDC are so noisy and annoying but hey thats what brings the dosh to SKY.

Crowd are animals in the PDC. Personally i dont watch it for twats in batman suits, but for the likes of Phil Taylor, MVG, Barney, etc who are genuinely classy throwers

sc86

sc86 wrote: »

delighted scott won it
but also a bit of a joke that he can call himself world champion along with the likes of bristow / taylor / barny / lowe etc

would love to see the pdc championship played there
something special about lake side even if the standard isnt what it used to be

Is it a case of 'amateur world champion v professional world champion at the end of the day though? Its a shame there is two boards to be honest as it leaves that bit of ambiguity.

sc86

Deleted User wrote: »

Is it a case of 'amateur world champion v professional world champion at the end of the day though? Its a shame there is two boards to be honest as it leaves that bit of ambiguity.

yes but its still called world proffesional darts championship

i saw barry hearn on twitter joking that

https://twitter.com/BarryHearn/status/551381662916153344

alan partridge aha

sc86 wrote: »

yes but its still called world proffesional darts championship

i saw barry hearn on twitter joking that

https://twitter.com/BarryHearn/status/551381662916153344

Hearn has undoubtedly made pdc darts what it is today, but to me he is arrogant obnoxious pr1ck.

gramar

alan partridge aha wrote: »

Hearn has undoubtedly made pdc darts what it is today, but to me he is arrogant obnoxious pr1ck.

He's the Louis Walsh of darts.

sid waddell

Lakeside is special. That was special. Delighted for Scotty. Wolfie a true gentleman in defeat. Everything that's good about the BDO and Lakeside was demonstrated in spades.

We've had some memorable shots this week, Ross Montgomery's bull finish, Jeff Smith's 160, Duzza's 124 last night, but Scotty's 158 was astonishing and the key moment in a match full of them. The drama was just unrelenting.

Magnificent stuff.

alan partridge aha

sid waddell wrote: »

Lakeside is special. That was special. Delighted for Scotty. Wolfie a true gentleman in defeat. Everything that's good about the BDO and Lakeside was demonstrated in spades.

We've had some memorable shots this week, Ross Montgomery's bull finish, Jeff Smith's 160, Duzza's 124 last night, but Scotty's 158 was astonishing and the key moment in a match full of them. The drama was just unrelenting.

Magnificent stuff.

MMMMMMMM

sid waddell

alan partridge aha wrote: »

MMMMMMMM

...arvellous.

As Richie Benaud would say.

sc86

sc86 wrote: »

yes but its still called world proffesional darts championship

i saw barry hearn on twitter joking that

https://twitter.com/BarryHearn/status/551381662916153344

Calling that a joke could also be a bit of a misrepresentation.

Lame line might be more accurate!

gramar

gramar wrote: »

He's the Louis Walsh of darts.

And Snooker, And Boxing, and Leyton Orient.....

donfers

The only players in the bdo who could realistically consistently get to the last 8 of pdc tournaments on a regular basis are adams and robbie green

Nordicgael

Deleted User wrote: »

And Snooker, And Boxing, and Leyton Orient.....

He sold leyton orient last year to an italian guy .... orient havent been the same since

tanko

Does anyone know how the averages of the four players in their finals compared this year?

alan partridge aha

tanko wrote: »

Does anyone know how the averages of the four players in their finals compared this year?

BDO
Scott Mitchell 92.61
Martin Adams 92.55

PDC
Gary Anderson 97.68
Phil Taylor 100.69

Devastator

alan partridge aha wrote: »

BDO
Scott Mitchell 92.61
Martin Adams 92.55

PDC
Gary Anderson 97.68
Phil Taylor 100.69

Kinda points an end to any discussion that

Great final though, enjoyed that.

robman60

sid waddell wrote: »

Lakeside is special. That was special. Delighted for Scotty. Wolfie a true gentleman in defeat. Everything that's good about the BDO and Lakeside was demonstrated in spades.

We've had some memorable shots this week, Ross Montgomery's bull finish, Jeff Smith's 160, Duzza's 124 last night, but Scotty's 158 was astonishing and the key moment in a match full of them. The drama was just unrelenting.

Magnificent stuff.

You might as well reveal who you really are now. My guess is Ollie Croft!

Seriously though, I thought it was a very enjoyable tournament. Not as good as the PDC but still watched anything I could and there was some top quality performances, particularly when most of these guys have day jobs too.

Devastator

Devastator wrote: »

Kinda points an end to any discussion that

Great final though, enjoyed that.

But who really wants a discussion with anyone who just bangs on about averages as if they were the beginning, middle and end of darts? It was tense and entertaining, and as you say a great final.

Pug160

alan partridge aha wrote: »

BDO
Scott Mitchell 92.61
Martin Adams 92.55

PDC
Gary Anderson 97.68
Phil Taylor 100.69

He must have really improved after the switch, because he wasn't anything special when he was in the BDO. I'm guessing he must have always had the talent but just needed more motivation.

alan partridge aha

Ya agreed it's either sh1t or bust in the PDC.
Take Ted Hankey who has ability but doesn't work on it enough, who made the switch 3 years ago. He has done nowt and has since gone back to BDO.
Now look at Stephen Bunting who like Hankey has ability but has worked hard. He now is with the elite in the Premier League and fair play to him.

N20

sid waddell wrote: »

Lakeside is special. That was special. Delighted for Scotty. Wolfie a true gentleman in defeat. Everything that's good about the BDO and Lakeside was demonstrated in spades.

We've had some memorable shots this week, Ross Montgomery's bull finish, Jeff Smith's 160, Duzza's 124 last night, but Scotty's 158 was astonishing and the key moment in a match full of them. The drama was just unrelenting.

Magnificent stuff.

Agree with you in terms of Wolfies grace in defeat - Phil Taylor could learn a thing or two from him.

Entertaining Final

Paul Guevara

Pug160 wrote: »

He must have really improved after the switch, because he wasn't anything special when he was in the BDO. I'm guessing he must have always had the talent but just needed more motivation.

Anderson was a very special player in the BDO but never did it at the Lakeside (or on tv, brilliant on the floor).He beat Taylor in 2007 World Darts Trophy as a BDO player in a cracking match. At that time he was the best player in the world. I think he was at his peak back then, in my opinion.