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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,045 ✭✭✭✭gramar


    Interesting Q&A on Van Gerwens Twitter last night. The man is brutally honest

    Where could I get a look at that?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,464 ✭✭✭Ultimate Seduction


    gramar wrote: »
    Where could I get a look at that?

    Not sure if you need an account to see his profile, try Google MvG Twitter..

    Highlight has to be calling kym hybreachts a parrot.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,045 ✭✭✭✭gramar


    Not sure if you need an account to see his profile, try Google MvG Twitter..

    Highlight has to be calling kym hybreachts a parrot.

    I'm not on twitter but you can read it anyway: https://twitter.com/mvg180?lang=en


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,464 ✭✭✭Ultimate Seduction


    The saturation continues tonight on ITV4, the German darts master's.. I thought I watched this very tournament about 3 weeks ago?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,045 ✭✭✭✭gramar


    The saturation continues tonight on ITV4, the German darts master's.. I thought I watched this very tournament about 3 weeks ago?

    I'm copying and pasting my own post from a few weeks ago...9 events held in Germany. The highest ranked German player is Max Hopp at 44.
    They Euro tour events are decent. Plenty of games in short format and a chance to see players you wouldn't see otherwise.

    The problem I see is that of 12 Euro tour events that bar Gibraltar the rest are in Germany (9) and Vienna (1) which is practically Germany anyway and Maastricht which you could say the same about as it's only across the border.

    It's not much of a tour when they're always on in the same country. I'm sure a few other countries could host a couple of these Ireland being one of them.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 13,285 ✭✭✭✭ArmaniJeanss


    Wright beat Taylor comfortably in the final.
    MVG withdrew after his first round game with an ankle injury. Second time this year after the UK Open when it was a back injury. Shocking lack of fitness for a 20something maybe catching up with him as he approaches 30?


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,285 ✭✭✭✭ArmaniJeanss


    Back to a proper ranking tournament next week with the European Championship from Belgium. 100K to the winner. No GAnderson, Lewis, Wade, Barney or Taylor though, mainly through not playing or failing in the 12 qualification events.

    On ITV4 from Thursday.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Championship_(darts)
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_European_Championship_(darts)

    Michael van Gerwen (1) v Jan Dekker
    Ian White v Darren Webster
    Simon Whitlock (8) v James Richardson
    Alan Norris v Mervyn King

    Jelle Klaasen (5) v Christian Kist
    John Henderson v Kyle Anderson
    Mensur Suljovic (4) v Kim Huybrechts
    Gerwyn Price v Ronny Huybrechts
    ************
    Peter Wright (2) v Krzysztof Ratajski
    Jonny Clayton v Dimitri Van den Bergh
    Joe Cullen (7) v Stephen Bunting
    Daryl Gurney v Steve Beaton

    Rob Cross (6) v Martin Schindler
    Dave Chisnall v Cristo Reyes
    Michael Smith (3) v Nathan Aspinall
    Benito van de Pas v Vincent van der Voort


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,563 ✭✭✭✭peteeeed


    MVG might not play with his injury


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,597 ✭✭✭crasy dash


    Watched Mvg on Friday night could barely walk on the stage .
    ITV said he went straight home to the Netherlands for 4days intensive treatment for the injury.
    Wouldn't be a huge surprise if he tried to play but has to withdraw.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,464 ✭✭✭Ultimate Seduction


    Just realised the darts are on every weekend between now and mid January.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 6,542 ✭✭✭bassy


    Just realised the darts are on every weekend between now and mid January.

    And the will be on every thursday evèning from february the premier league.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,464 ✭✭✭Ultimate Seduction


    bassy wrote: »
    And the will be on every thursday evèning from february the premier league.

    Usually stop watching after week 2 or 3.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,464 ✭✭✭Ultimate Seduction


    Bored and watching the semi final of the 2013 grand slam. Sitting on my own smiling away to myself like a mad man. Still the best game I've ever seen, probably ever will see (scoring wise) both averaging 116+ after 16 legs. 24 180s in the first 13 legs. Wish Lewis and Taylor could get this form back again.


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,285 ✭✭✭✭ArmaniJeanss


    MVG last night.
    "I'm looking forward to getting back playing and I hope I can win this title again.
    "I've had a good rest since the weekend and had some treatment for my ankle and it's feeling a lot better now. I've been practising again and I'm feeling good, so I'm focused on the European Championship now."


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,277 ✭✭✭danganabu


    MVG last night.
    "I'm looking forward to getting back playing and I hope I can win this title again.
    "I've had a good rest since the weekend and had some treatment for my ankle and it's feeling a lot better now. I've been practising again and I'm feeling good, so I'm focused on the European Championship now."

    I had backed Suljovic on the thinking that MVG would not show up, but even if he does and is not 100%, I think 18/1 is great e/w value and on the other side of the draw Rob Cross is also overpriced imo.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,941 ✭✭✭krustydoyle


    danganabu wrote: »
    I had backed Suljovic on the thinking that MVG would not show up, but even if he does and is not 100%, I think 18/1 is great e/w value and on the other side of the draw Rob Cross is also overpriced imo.

    He has looked brutal and very nervous on tele so far this year.. Nice price on Suljovic though


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,277 ✭✭✭danganabu


    He has looked brutal and very nervous on tele so far this year.. Nice price on Suljovic though

    Agreed but the form away from it has been very impressive, taking a punt that he is becoming more accustomed to the different pressure of televised events and his Q of the draw looks particularly winnable.


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,563 ✭✭✭✭peteeeed




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,464 ✭✭✭Ultimate Seduction


    Haven't time to look for video but look up gerwen prices weird dart. Clearly hit a single 20 but somehow comes out and in to the treble. Crazy stuff. Magnetic trebles??


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,045 ✭✭✭✭gramar


    Kyle Anderson in the semi's, keeping a good run of from going.
    Just spotted Bunting too - out in the 2nd round...he's someone who's disappeared off the radar very quickly.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 13,285 ✭✭✭✭ArmaniJeanss


    Gurney putting runs together consistently, beat Wright 10-5 to get into a semi where he'll play Rob Cross or Michael Smith.


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,285 ✭✭✭✭ArmaniJeanss


    KAnderson misses D10/D5 to beat MVG, MVG scrapes home 11-10.
    9 darter MVG in there as well apparently (I missed it channel hopping :o)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,045 ✭✭✭✭gramar


    KAnderson misses D10/D5 to beat MVG, MVG scrapes home 11-10.
    9 darter MVG in there as well apparently (I missed it channel hopping :o)

    The 9 darter was from Kyle Anderson though!


  • Registered Users Posts: 137 ✭✭kentoccfc


    First time in PDC history there hasn't been an Englishman in the top 4 of the world rankings


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,285 ✭✭✭✭ArmaniJeanss


    Final of the World Series nonsense. Glasgae tonight until Sunday. ITV4.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_World_Series_of_Darts_Finals


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,464 ✭✭✭Ultimate Seduction


    Can't figure out how this is a ranking event, yet all the previous world series throughout the year were non ranking exhibitions..


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,277 ✭✭✭danganabu


    Barney @ 18/1 looks the value to me based on the draw, his quarter of the draw looks considerably the weakest.


  • Registered Users Posts: 137 ✭✭kentoccfc


    danganabu wrote: »
    Barney @ 18/1 looks the value to me based on the draw, his quarter of the draw looks considerably the weakest.

    Went with Whitlock myself, he's in decent form.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,277 ✭✭✭danganabu


    kentoccfc wrote: »
    Went with Whitlock myself, he's in decent form.

    He has been in very good form alright but has a terrible draw, will most likely have to beat Gurney, Wright and MVG just to make e/w money.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 137 ✭✭kentoccfc


    Lewis is having an awful year, between his back problems and darts. Has to reach the Grand Slam via the last chance qualifiers on Monday aftenroon


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