Saw on twitter Luke littler hit a 9 in Bahrain masters
he is into the final just beat G Pryce 7-3 in semi.
Well I think it’s very safe to say the Nuke was no fluke.
Some win for him
Now will the PDC add him to the masters if someone drops out ?
No it goes to the next ranked player. It's not an invitational tournament like the world masters series or the premier league
answered below, I could see them trying to put him in anyway to be honest.
9-darter, 170 checkout, the lesser-spotted D17, and the Nuke winning at his first attempt.
What the **** did I miss today?
What station was it on
Couldn't find it
ITV4
He also said he hadn't practised since world's champ final.
He is the real deal, he has them surges where it looks like he's playing 'bad' and then kicks into gear.
Most impressed with his finishing though especially when he needs it. Even this tourny he hit a few big checkouts and they were needed(not all)
Although can be complacent when way ahead and miss a bunch together.
Makes Humphries performance in the worlds final against him even more impressive
MvG takes the Dutch world series event, despite averaging 6 points less than Littler.
What station is the Senior darts on ?
Shows the level of intrest in it that nobody is even talking about it
BBC digital platforms only, I believe. Definitely the BBC Sport website and iPlayer. Possibly a red button?
Phil Taylor's career ends at the hands of Manfred Bilderl
seniors tour a load of balloney
cannot see a long future at all in the seniors tour.
Wonder if Huybrechts will get drawn against De Decker or Van Den Bergh during the UK Open
Are we getting closer to 'Stadium darts' ?
Be quiet the experience
looking at making it over for one of the first week sessions for the 24/25 PDC World Championships and by my calculations it will start on Sunday 15th Dec with the last 2nd Round sessions been Mon 23rd Dec (7x days with 2 sessions & 2x days with 1 sessions)
booked a few free cancellation hotels from Mon 16th-Thurs 19th Dec with the ideal day been the Monday night as flights will be at an ok price. London pre christmas has its own issues
Anyone have experience of travelling over for the Darts ? More than likely be only the evening session and not doing both the one day
Unlikely it will start on a Sunday. I would guess Thur 12th or Fri 13th
Intresting
Would they do 3rd round games pre Christmas ?
Unlikely but they may have less afternoon sessions on WC 16th for example. Can never recall it starting on a Sunday in recent times.
Christmas Day is a Wednesday this year. Last time this happened was 2019 (i.e., the 2020 World Championship)
2020 PDC World Darts Championship - Wikipedia
Started on a Friday. Had the 'normal' number of 2 day sessions pre-Christmas so that 12/16 third round games took place before the break. Therefore less games remaining when they returned compared to recent years. Final on New Years Day.
I guess it comes down to what they like - whether pre or post Xmas sessions sell better to customers and what the needs/wishes of Sky Sports are (which may be something as banal as whether there is a full set of premier league matches on NYD).
Commentator Tony Green died today. Most associated with Lakeside for the BBC, and ITV darts/quiz show Bullseye.
Tony Green - Wikipedia
Bullseye star Tony Green dies aged 85 | Metro News
Legend of the sport. RIP
Along with John Gwynne he was my favorite commentator in the game up until around the early 00s.
Himself and John Part as a double act has not really been bettered.
As great as the game undoubtedly is now the commentary has become a bit too loud and relentless at times. Green's quiet 'less is more' approach has been lost along the way.
Of course by the late 00s/early 10s he was on the wrong side of history with the split and his commentary had became a bit laughable but he was one of the best in his prime.
And thats without the iconic Bullseye.
In 5 - a state of the art Goodmans Video Recorder!
RIP
From seeing bits from around Ireland, the County league standard looks high
Gone are the 'pub players' to an extent
The county teams are made up of pub players.
Each county holds a series of rankings throughout the year which pub players attend. The best pub players make the county team and represent their county.
A pint tastes nicer at the All Irelands in a county shirt.
There's a few docs on BBC4 this evening - doubtless all repeats but nice to have them lined up one after t'other.
8pm Timeshift about the first rise of darts in the late 70s, 9pm the life of Jocky Wilson, and 10pm a programme following Eric on the road to the clubs and pubs.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/schedules/p00fzl6b
