2018 BDO World Championship

paulie21

6th-14th January

Seen video of draw can only remember a few

Mark McGeeney v Martin Adams
Glen Durrant v Gary Robson or Penigran Mohamed
Ross Montgomery v Scott Waites

Ultimate Seduction

paulie21 wrote: »

6th-14th January

Seen video of draw can only remember a few

Mark McGeeney v Martin Adams
Glen Durrant v Gary Robson or Penigran Mohamed
Ross Montgomery v Scott Waites

Ross v Waites only game that looks interesting. Crazy how Danny Noppert, last years runner up had to do a preliminary round. He's my bet to win it out anyway along with Menzies

sc86

draw was some farce

only the bdo could do that
even the players didnt know

advertised draw was at 7
was at 5pm i think

joke

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sc86 wrote: »

draw was some farce

only the bdo could do that
even the players didnt know

advertised draw was at 7
was at 5pm i think

joke

The BDO didn't even know about it. They were still saying it was on at 7pm after it had been on the channel 4 website. It's like they do this stuff on purpose. Pure comedy.

ArmaniJeanss

wiki link with draw and bookmakers odds.

Also @paulie (and I don't mean this in a having-a-pop way) I think as you create a lot of the event threads you should make it a template to always put in a link to the draw in the OP. wiki draw is handy as it'll be getting continuously updated as matches take place. Good to have as much info in the OP as possible.

buster180

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Ross v Waites only game that looks interesting. Crazy how Danny Noppert, last years runner up had to do a preliminary round. He's my bet to win it out anyway along with Menzies

They must have changed the rules this year. I always thought the four semi-final players were guaranteed automatic qualification for the next two years .

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buster180 wrote: »

They must have changed the rules this year. I always thought the four semi-final players were guaranteed automatic qualification for the next two years .

Happened to Jeff Smith after getting to the 2015 final too. Scandalous really.

raiders11

paulie21 wrote: »

6th-14th January

Seen video of draw can only remember a few

Mark McGeeney v Martin Adams
Glen Durrant v Gary Robson or Penigran Mohamed
Ross Montgomery v Scott Waites

Can only remember a few?? Fair play to ye for remembering Penigran Mohamed:D

Inquitus

Surely this has to be nearing the end of its useful life? The prize pool has remained static since 2010, ergo it has diminished in real terms, the quality of the promotion, materials, press team is at an all time low, count the typos in the below tweeted promotional material:

They are using pics of Barney to sell tickets:

Surely it just needs to be put out of its misery now?

Ultimate Seduction

Inquitus wrote: »

Surely this has to be nearing the end of its useful life? The prize pool has remained static since 2010, ergo it has diminished in real terms, the quality of the promotion, materials, press team is at an all time low, count the typos in the below tweeted promotional material:

They are using pics of Barney to sell tickets:

Surely it just needs to be put out of its misery now?

I see it as a County players tournament. Its a good experience for County players being on stage and tv. I like it and think it should stay just drop the World Championship out of it.

Inquitus

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

I see it as a County players tournament. Its a good experience for County players being on stage and tv. I like it and think it should stay just drop the World Championship out of it.

That's a reasonable angle to take, instead they insist on advertising it thus:

Ultimate Seduction

What tv channel is it going to be on btw?

OldMrBrennan83

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Inquitus

Patww79 wrote: »

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Last shown on the BBC in 2016, Channel 4 last year, 2017, and ongoing. BT Sports showing some as well, not sure if that's just the final, some of it is only available on BDO youtube channel as well apparently.

millhouse

Channel 4 will show live coverage of the afternoon games and BT sports will cover the evening games up to the final . It's always now seen as the poormans darts even though it was the original world championship and it is very much the breeding ground for all the future PDC stars. We will be spoiled by all the 180's and big check outs on sky and then these plumbers and brickies come along and throw 26 and 41 to beat the band. It does improve in the latter stages but for constant continual quality Sky is your only man.

OldMrBrennan83

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Ultimate Seduction

Patww79 wrote: »

BT rules me out of watching as I've got Virgin. Used to love it back in the day on the BBC but it was definitely more level pegging with the PDC even only 10 years ago.

All went downhill after Barney switched really.

millhouse

Glen Durrant is a quality player in the BDO. Could hold is own in the PDC. Jamie Hughes and Danny Noppert also very capable on their day but after that it's the same regular pub players .

liam7831

I really miss bobby George from the commentary

Sultan of Bling

millhouse wrote:

Glen Durrant is a quality player in the BDO. Could hold is own in the PDC. Jamie Hughes and Danny Noppert also very capable on their day but after that it's the same regular pub players .

Cameron Menzies a decent player too.

Inquitus

Inquitus wrote: »

Surely this has to be nearing the end of its useful life? The prize pool has remained static since 2010, ergo it has diminished in real terms, the quality of the promotion, materials, press team is at an all time low, count the typos in the below tweeted promotional material:

Christ that's amateur. It's like they've given up.

Deeper Blue

That poster isn't real surely? It's hilariously bad

ebbsy

Inquitus wrote: »

Surely this has to be nearing the end of its useful life? The prize pool has remained static since 2010, ergo it has diminished in real terms, the quality of the promotion, materials, press team is at an all time low, count the typos in the below tweeted promotional material:

They are using pics of Barney to sell tickets:

Surely it just needs to be put out of its misery now?

sc86

full list of fcuk ups here

https://justincredibledarts.blogspot.ie/

DEFTLEFTHAND

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

I see it as a County players tournament. Its a good experience for County players being on stage and tv. I like it and think it should stay just drop the World Championship out of it.

BDO run it on behalf of the World Darts Federation, the official world governing body of darts.

It's not just a bunch of county players, it incorporates players from all the WDF regions.

I know it's silly but the PDC World title is not recognised by the WDF.

Ultimate Seduction

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

BDO run it on behalf of the World Darts Federation, the official world governing body of darts.

It's not just a bunch of county players, it incorporates players from all the WDF regions.

I know it's silly but the PDC World title is not recognised by the WDF.

The majority of players playing at Lakeside play county darts in the UK. Standard wise it's on a par with good county darts in the UK.

I didn't mean to say it's actually a county darts tournament. Although WDF it is not a world championship it's an amature championship, they all still have regular day jobs

Atlantic Dawn

Why does the BDO hold zero tournaments in Republic Of Ireland? They seem to have them pretty much everywhere else France, Romania, Spain, Gilbraltar, Czech Republic, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, Finland, Denmark, Slovakia etc.

s3rtvdbwfj81ch

Irish players too good for them

Ultimate Seduction

No Irishman or woman at this tournament either very disappointing there's plenty players good enough.

appoireland

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

No Irishman or woman at this tournament either very disappointing there's plenty players good enough.

Killian Heffernan is playing in the Youth Final on the 11th.

sc86

bad when ross is turning on the bdo

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/darts-bdo-must-market-sport-11785130

Mick Head

sc86 wrote: »

bad when ross is turning on the bdo

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/darts-bdo-must-market-sport-11785130

He's completely wrong.

The BDO need to give up any pretence of being a professional competition ( the PDC have won that war ) and concentrate on being an amateur grassroots organisation.

sc86

but sure they cant even do that properly with the muppets they have in charge

ebbsy

sc86 wrote: »

bad when ross is turning on the bdo

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/darts-bdo-must-market-sport-11785130

He is right.

Any sign of the Count ?

DEFTLEFTHAND

ebbsy wrote: »

He is right.

Any sign of the Count ?

Didn't qualify.

Might see him on BT doing the analysis.

Ultimate Seduction

This is Channel 4 & BT final year of contract too. If it's not renewed I think that's the end of the BDO as we know it.

sc86

cant believe they are leaving lakeside

circus tavern be a great choice but no doubt itl be step backwords

DEFTLEFTHAND

sc86 wrote: »

cant believe they are leaving lakeside

circus tavern be a great choice but no doubt itl be step backwords

They're leaving Lakeside? Where did you hear that?

ArmaniJeanss

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

They're leaving Lakeside? Where did you hear that?

Ross Montgomery talks about (the possibility of) it in the newspaper link in post #31.

sc86

stories about it going around social media a few weeks now

think everything ross says is bang on

Schwanz

You'd see better darts of a Stephens Day in my gaph.

millhouse

So the excitement is nearly over. The BDO darts is finally upon us again (sarcasm, tongue in cheek) .......glen durrant looks the obvious favourite and has the proven class and ability but I think Noppert and Hughes might give him a run this year. Any thoughts ?

Ultimate Seduction

Had a bit on Scott Mitchell @ 12/1

liam7831

Is The Count playing ?

OldMrBrennan83

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millhouse

Dont think the count qualified . Prob do some analysis with his shirt wide open and chest hair hanging out

ThebitterLemon

millhouse wrote: »

Dont think the count qualified . Prob do some analysis with his shirt wide open and chest hair hanging out

Neither did Andy Fordham and he's put on about 10 stone again.

The Count v The Viking, that game would need to be scheduled near a hospital

TbL

klose

The noise when the dart hits the board at lakeside is almost deffening, do they use a different board in the pdc?

OldMrBrennan83

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statto25

klose wrote: »

The noise when the dart hits the board at lakeside is almost deffening, do they use a different board in the pdc?

Yes it's a Winmau board rather than a Unicorn. Its the mic on the board rather than the board itself.

peteeeed

Averages of 82 each, 1 180 , no.2 seed against a 3 time winner should be better than this