world grand prix 2018

peteeeed

Draw


Top Half
Michael van Gerwen (1) v Steve Lennon
Darren Webster v Stephen Bunting
Dave Chisnall (8) v Max Hopp
Ricky Evans v Raymond van Barneveld
Daryl Gurney (5) v John Henderson
Ron Meulenkamp v Joe Cullen
Gary Anderson (4) v Jonny Clayton
Jeffrey de Zwaan v Kim Huybrechts
Bottom Half
Peter Wright (2) v Steve West
Jermaine Wattimena v Mervyn King
Simon Whitlock (7) v James Wilson
Michael Smith v Adrian Lewis
Mensur Suljovic (6) v James Wade
Josh Payne v Ian White
Rob Cross (3) v Steve Beaton
Danny Noppert v Gerwyn Price

ThebitterLemon

Smith v Lewis in first round, bit early for two decent players to be meeting

TbL

Kingp35

Suljovic v Wade is another big first round tie. Always loads of shocks at this tournament with the double start. Unfortunately the atmosphere has totally dropped off in recent years with so many empty seats each night.

ThebitterLemon

Kingp35 wrote: »

Suljovic v Wade is another big first round tie. Always loads of shocks at this tournament with the double start. Unfortunately the atmosphere has totally dropped off in recent years with so many empty seats each night.

Not a fan at all of the double start, can really distort the shape and outcome of matches.

TbL

Ultimate Seduction

Lennon gets a dirty draw but he is playing great latley an van Gerwen not so much. He's in Ibiza the last 3 weeks really think he's losing interest

PTH2009

enjoy everyone going this coming week great night out. 2 nights in a row in 2015 killed me (well drank so much the first night, went sober for the 2nd)

hopefully they get big crowds as if crowds keeping getting lower each year than they could move to another city

mdwexford

Good to have a big tournament back on.

Jeffrey played savage that first game.
99 average double start is top notch.

Sami23

I have 6 Table tickets available for this Friday night 5th if anyone looking for any. Unfortunately can't go ourselves. Gutted to be missing it as always the best night of the week imo.

Thanks

PTH2009

Pretty small crowd there tonight

peteeeed

Wow Rob cross out again

Sami23

peteeeed wrote: »

Wow Rob cross out again

Big shock alrit

PTH2009

Sami23 wrote: »

Big shock alrit

Yeah with Wade and Whitlock joining him

Kingp35

Smith and Lewis was a very good game. That's a huge win for Lewis and will definitely get his confidence going.

The Citywest hall is so vast that the it looks like a small crowd but it was decent for a Monday night. Citywest is very awkward to get home from for a lot of people which is why the Friday night is always the most popular. They moved the final to the Saturday night because it used to be half empty when held on a Sunday because of how difficult it is to get home from the venue.

RebelButtMunch

Sami23 wrote: »

Big shock alrit

Cross looked like he had a case of dartitis. He showed a lot of hesitance getting to the oche

Ultimate Seduction

Saying this every year but I'd be surprised if this event is in City West or even Ireland next year. Low crowds and the players absolutely hate the venue

PTH2009

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Saying this every year but I'd be surprised if this event is in City West or even Ireland next year. Low crowds and the players absolutely hate the venue

Jesus pretty small and quite crowd there tonight

Its on the PDC 2019 calender as Citywest again so it won't be changed I'd say

Diabhal Beag

Anybody know how strict security are on sneaking up to balcony from tables? Have two tickets for tables near the back on Saturday but a few of mine got balconies early this week and would prefer to be balcony.

Worst case scenario I can swap with somebody beforehand obvs.

PTH2009

On paper tonights card is weak and the crowd could be even smaller than last night

ThebitterLemon

Seems like a very subdued crowd tonight!

TbL

Sami23

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

Seems like a very subdued crowd tonight!

TbL

Yeah it's just hard to get the crowds and atmosphere on week nights. 
Any venue would struggle I'd imagine

ThebitterLemon

Jesus Lewis is a shocking shell of the player he once was!

TbL

Purpletoes

Anyone else hate the way price shrieks when he plays ok?

mdwexford

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

Jesus Lewis is a shocking shell of the player he once was!

TbL

Just came on to say the same thing.

From back to back worlds and ton plus averages almost every match to his current level is baffling.

Is it all just confidence.
He was always so natural and came so easy, would have never foreseen this drop off.

Ultimate Seduction

Sami23 wrote: »

Yeah it's just hard to get the crowds and atmosphere on week nights. 
Any venue would struggle I'd imagine

All the other major tournaments have electric atmosphere on week nights. The premier league sells out everywhere every Thursday. It's the venue. City West isnt working.

Sami23

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Sami23 wrote: »

Yeah it's just hard to get the crowds and atmosphere on week nights. 
Any venue would struggle I'd imagine

All the other major tournaments have electric atmosphere on week nights. The premier league sells out everywhere every Thursday. It's the venue. City West isnt working.

I know the Premier League sells out every Thursday and has unbelievable atmosphere but you have to remember it has the 10 arguably of the best players in the world playing every week where as in Citywest until q-final stage and even then you have some average players. Personally I would have no interest going to see the likes of Wattimena, White, Beaton, Webster, Meulenkamp, de Swann, etc. iykwim.
Predictiond for tonight:
Suljovic
Wright
Gurney just about but could go either way
Mighty Mike

Ultimate Seduction

Sami23 wrote: »

I know the Premier League sells out every Thursday and has unbelievable atmosphere but you have to remember it has the 10 arguably of the best players in the world playing every week where as in Citywest until q-final stage and even then you have some average players. Personally I would have no interest going to see the likes of Wattimena, White, Beaton, Webster, Meulenkamp, de Swann, etc. iykwim.
Predictiond for tonight:
Suljovic
Wright
Gurney just about but could go either way
Mighty Mike

The matchplay and the Grandslam have no problems selling tickets an atmosphere for those type of games of weekdays is my point.

Kingp35

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

The matchplay and the Grandslam have no problems selling tickets an atmosphere for those type of games of weekdays is my point.

In fairness the Citywest is a much bigger venue. The winter Gardens holds 2,813. The Wolves Civil Hall holds approx. 3,000 but the Citywest holds 4,100. The venue is too big for the week nights and as I said previously it is not in a very good location either.

I agree that the atmosphere feels flat because of the empty seats. The PDC seem to have no intention of moving it though.

KevIRL

A change of format required. Maybe make it legs rather than sets and run off fri-sun maybe even Thursday to Sunday. Keep the double in as that's what makes the tournament different.

Kingp35

I think the Thursday to Sunday suggestion is the way to go. Have afternoon sessions on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday which should help to get a bigger crowd to go. I like sets though, find them way more entertaining than matchplay.

KevIRL

Kingp35 wrote: »

I think the Thursday to Sunday suggestion is the way to go. Have afternoon sessions on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday which should help to get a bigger crowd to go. I like sets though, find them way more entertaining than matchplay.

I agree about sets. Actually would probably still fit in the sets format in the way you suggested.

Sami23

Kingp35 wrote: »

I think the Thursday to Sunday suggestion is the way to go. Have afternoon sessions on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday which should help to get a bigger crowd to go. I like sets though, find them way more entertaining than matchplay.

Fully agree with you suggestion but might still struggle to get the crowd on a Sunday night

Deeper Blue

Happy to see Mensur through and Price out, crowd weren't big fans of Price

ThebitterLemon

NDWC wrote: »

Happy to see Mensur through and Price out, crowd weren't big fans of Price

The only big fan of Price is Price

TbL

marklazarcovic

Heading up Saturday , hopefully mvg v snakebite final

Sami23

NDWC wrote: »

Happy to see Mensur through and Price out, crowd weren't big fans of Price

Yeah delighted too. Heading up myself tomorrow so happy Mensur got thru.

Looks like a big enough crowd there tonight but are still quiet enough

ThebitterLemon

Gurney throwing super darts against Anderson

TbL

paulie21

Bit of afters between Ando and Gurney whatever that’s about

ThebitterLemon

Christ, I love watching Anderson but he’s a moaney miserable fcuker when things aren’t going his way!

He could learn to be a bit more gracious he was completely outplayed

TbL

Kingp35

Quality from Gurney. He was never losing that. Not sure what the afters was about.

ThebitterLemon

Kingp35 wrote: »

Quality from Gurney. He was never losing that. Not sure what the afters was about.

You could see Anderson was pissed with Gurneys walk back, he almost threw a dart at Gurney in his haste to get to the oche.

Edit: looks like Anderson was accusing him of mumbling behind him

TbL

ThebitterLemon

Feel a bit sorry for Gurney, if he was mumbling behind Anderson, I’m pretty sure Anderson would have mentioned it during the game and not waited till he was beaten.

TbL

blackcard

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

Feel a bit sorry for Gurney, if he was mumbling behind Anderson, I’m pretty sure Anderson would have mentioned it during the game and not waited till he was beaten.

TbL

Thought it was very unfair of the crowd to boo Gurney during his throw.

raiders11

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

You could see Anderson was pissed with Gurneys walk back, he almost threw a dart at Gurney in his haste to get to the oche.

Edit: looks like Anderson was accusing him of mumbling behind him

TbL

One would have to mumble pretty loud to be heard over the crowd.

Ultimate Seduction

Gurney has form, didn't he try rugby tackle Whitlock on the same stage last year

PTH2009

Laura woods good Lord

That English rugby player she's married too is a lucky guy

Liamalone

Anderson was a really sore loser tonight, never got going and Gurney wiped the floor with him. Mumbling put him off lmao.

Deeper Blue

Used the crowds boo Dolan too? I didn't think they did. Gurney doesn't come across too well on stage but since he's from this island I wouldn't have thought he'd get booed out of the building every time he shows up.

mdwexford

Bizarre performance from Anderson.
He was complete muck, no idea how he was that bad.

He is definitely getting more sour the older he gets.
Has a big attitude problem now. Still love him though.

Gurney is just hugely unpopular everywhere, he brought a lot of it on himself.

MVG was sick tonight, over a ton average double start is tough going.
Chizzy played right stuff and still couldn't beat him.

bassy

Have to laugh anderson through the years and even recently always says losing a game of darts does not bother me i can sleep at nite,and recently he said i couldnt careless if i never won a game of darts after winning 2 world titles and recently the world matchplay and yet he just proves tonite what a sore sore loser he is...................................................

hes known for it several times,against barney a few years ago in premier league and also lewis,where he looks over hes right shoulder as the player just normally passes,and he did that early doors tonite v gurney in the 1st set.when he,s pushed aka challenged at the game he don,t like it.

and he was the biggest licker of taylors brown ring..................................................

bassy

and by the way i don,t think anderson shook the hands of the ref or the score men,that for me is a first ive never seen that before i might be corrected.but that is totally out of order and disrespect.

marklazarcovic

Had to laugh at sky's calling him a home favourite a few days ago..