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PDC World Matchplay - July 20-28 Winter Gardens Blackpool

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    #182
    diusmr8a504cvk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,959 ✭✭✭diusmr8a504cvk


    Easy to see which player has previously won a Major final and which one hasn't.


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    #183
    wally1990
    Registered Users Posts: 1,222 ✭✭✭wally1990


    Who is doing the commentary?


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    #184
    Kingp35
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,246 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kingp35


    Does anyone else think Mardle is being a bit of a dick to Peterson in the coms box?


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    #185
    ThebitterLemon
    Registered Users Posts: 6,621 ✭✭✭ThebitterLemon


    Kingp35 wrote: »
    Does anyone else think Mardle is being a bit of a dick to Peterson in the coms box?

    Yep noticed that but Devon isn’t helping himself with some of the nonsense he’s coming out with.

    TbL


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    #186
    Kingp35
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,246 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kingp35


    Game on now. Another brilliant comeback. Smith has really upped it. In fairness Cross hasn't played well all game.


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    #187
    Johner
    Registered Users Posts: 21,625 ✭✭✭✭Johner


    14-11. Cross lost it a bit in that leg before the break. Chucking darts away.

    Come on Smith!


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    #188
    krustydoyle
    Registered Users Posts: 4,941 ✭✭✭krustydoyle


    The crowd needs to shut up


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    #189
    Kingp35
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,246 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kingp35


    Good fight back from Smith but he gave himself far too much to do. He really has a problem starting finals, all in the head.


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    #190
    PTH2009
    Registered Users Posts: 37,763 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Smith messed up when he was on the verge of the comeback

    Something about Cross annoys me. Some amount of parts in darts these days. Congrats to him is he on his back to the top ? December's not too long away


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    #191
    Blinkers_off
    Closed Accounts Posts: 86 ✭✭Blinkers_off


    Absolute clown going for the 170 when your opponents on no finish


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    #192
    diusmr8a504cvk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,959 ✭✭✭diusmr8a504cvk


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    Smith messed up when he was on the verge of the comeback

    Something about Cross annoys me. Some amount of parts in darts these days. Congrats to him is he on his back to the top ? December's not too long away
    He's definitely the second best player in the world, and that's not an insult.

    He might have won, but I still think that winning 9 of the first 10 and then winning only 9 of the last 21 is a major slip up.


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    #193
    ThebitterLemon
    Registered Users Posts: 6,621 ✭✭✭ThebitterLemon


    Didn’t like Cross when he broke into the scene, but since winning the WC I think he’s handled himself very well, not a moaner or argumentative and shows respect and fair play during and after his games.

    I like him.

    TbL


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    #194
    Ally Dick
    Registered Users Posts: 12,665 ✭✭✭✭Ally Dick


    The crowd were unfair to Cross tonight, constant noise when he was on a double


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    #195
    diusmr8a504cvk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,959 ✭✭✭diusmr8a504cvk


    Ally Dick wrote: »
    The crowd were unfair to Cross tonight, constant noise when he was on a double
    He brings it on himself, if you create hype around a single dart then the crowd will follow suit.


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    #196
    mdwexford
    Registered Users Posts: 11,274 ✭✭✭✭mdwexford


    Best tournament there’s been in a long time I think.

    Good for Cross to show he wasn’t a one trick pony by following up his Worlds win. Crowd were too loud at times tonight I felt and the referee should have asked for some order.

    Smith getting to the World and Matchplay finals back to back is a great achievement but to push on he needs to get his mentality right and be a bit more consistent. At his very best he’s bang up there with anyone.


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    #197
    diusmr8a504cvk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,959 ✭✭✭diusmr8a504cvk


    Rob Cross' 95.16 this evening is the lowest final average by the tournament winner since Phil Taylor's 94.38 in 2003.


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    #198
    nannerby
    Registered Users Posts: 362 ✭✭nannerby


    Best player won on the night a pretty average final to be fair but overall really enjoyed the weeks darts.


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    #199
    Kingp35
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,246 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kingp35


    mdwexford wrote: »
    Smith getting to the World and Matchplay finals back to back is a great achievement but to push on he needs to get his mentality right and be a bit more consistent. At his very best he’s bang up there with anyone.

    The problem is that he is awful in the finals, complete bottle job.

    He went 9-0 down in the Premier League final, he went 4-0 in sets down in the World Championships final and he went 9-0 down in the Matchplay final.

    You could see by his body language he was not comfortable at all last night, especially during the early stages. As was already said, Cross did not play well at all. Smith will never have an easier chance to win a major final, he blew it.


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    #200
    ThebitterLemon
    Registered Users Posts: 6,621 ✭✭✭ThebitterLemon


    Kingp35 wrote: »
    The problem is that he is awful in the finals, complete bottle job.

    He went 9-0 down in the Premier League final, he went 4-0 in sets down in the World Championships final and he went 9-0 down in the Matchplay final.

    You could see by his body language he was not comfortable at all last night, especially during the early stages. As was already said, Cross did not play well at all. Smith will never have an easier chance to win a major final, he blew it.

    Hopefully he’ll learn from it, three capitulations in 3 finals is seriously concerning for him but he’s got the raw talent, now needs to get the head right

    TbL


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    #201
    boomdocker
    Registered Users Posts: 1,994 ✭✭✭boomdocker


    I like Cross, but what's with the carry on when he wins games
    Always seems to turn around to his opponent and sort of apologise for winning
    Sometimes I wish he'd just give an ole 'arms in the air, I fookin' won' sort of celebration instead of that carry on

    As for Smith, I know the old addage is you have to lose one before you win one, but that's two of the biggest lost this year, and he was shocking in the first half of the match, as said above, a complete bottle job, especially when you consider that Cross wasn't playing that great


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    #202
    fqollere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40 ✭fqollere


    Ultimate Seduction wrote: »
    He's an insufferable knob. Not just on telly.

    Always been a lot of knobends in the darts

    A lot of the greats were masters of the mind games and gamesmanship

    Did Bristow have the best line ever since Ali " I'll go through them like a knife through hot butter"


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    #203
    Ultimate Seduction
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,464 ✭✭✭Ultimate Seduction


    fqollere wrote: »
    Always been a lot of knobends in the darts

    A lot of the greats were masters of the mind games and gamesmanship

    Did Bristow have the best line ever since Ali " I'll go through them like a knife through hot butter"

    It's nothing to do with mind games he's just an arrogant, ignorant man in general.


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    #204
    fqollere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40 ✭fqollere


    Ultimate Seduction wrote: »
    It's nothing to do with mind games he's just an arrogant, ignorant man in general.

    Not gurney I didn't mean him


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