2021 Premier League

Degag · 03-01-2021 3:01pm #1

Participants to be announced this evening apparently... probably after the final like other years.

My guesses:

Durrant
Anderson
Price
Wright
Van Gerwen
De Sousa
Van den Bergh
Smith
Gurney
Chisnall

The first seven are probably locked in really IMO. They'll probably want to keep "Bullyboy" i think. Gurney had a good Worlds and they'll probably want Chisnall cause he had a good championship but also the MVG whitewash factor.

Bunting or Aspinall could easily replace Gurney and Dirk/Clemens/Ratajski may also have a snifter of a chance.... probably in that order.

US2 · 03-01-2021 3:45pm

Be suprised if this goes ahead without fans, I think it'll be put off untill may or June.

US2 · 03-01-2021 3:45pm

Degag wrote: »

Participants to be announced this evening apparently... probably after the final like other years.

My guesses:

Durrant
Anderson
Price
Wright
Van Gerwen
De Sousa
Van den Bergh
Smith
Gurney
Chisnall

The first seven are probably locked in really IMO. They'll probably want to keep "Bullyboy" i think. Gurney had a good Worlds and they'll probably want Chisnall cause he had a good championship but also the MVG whitewash factor.

Bunting or Aspinall could easily replace Gurney and Dirk/Clemens/Ratajski may also have a snifter of a chance.... probably in that order.

Cross gets an automatic spot based on his ranking ?

Dillonb3 · 03-01-2021 4:30pm

US2 wrote: »

Cross gets an automatic spot based on his ranking ?

Cross drops out of the top 4 if Ando wins tonight.

Barry Hearn has confirmed there wont be weekly night contenders

https://twitter.com/BarryHearn/status/1345132291199270915

Degag · 03-01-2021 4:47pm

US2 wrote: »

Cross gets an automatic spot based on his ranking ?

Oh really? Had discounted him being honest due to his form. So if Price wins there are 8 "lock ins" really so.

PTH2009 · 03-01-2021 6:44pm

Obviously still up in the air about dates and venues

Dublin was scheduled for February I think. 2018 was the last time I went up to one and by god I'd kill to get back there this year

boomdocker · 03-01-2021 6:45pm

I'd have Aspinall in over any of the bottom 3 on your list.

paulie21 · 03-01-2021 11:02pm

Price
MVG
Wright
Ando
Cross
Durrant
Asp
De Sousa
VDB

Last spot TBC

boomdocker · 03-01-2021 11:04pm

boomdocker wrote: »

I'd have Aspinall in over any of the bottom 3 on your list.

I got my wish ðŸ˜œ

Degag · 03-01-2021 11:45pm

Will they find some way to give the last spot to Sherrock i wonder.

Coneygree · 04-01-2021 12:12am

Has to be Chizzy surely? Unless Smith can stop sulking and start putting his talent on the dartboard again.

US2 · 04-01-2021 12:24am

They are waiting to see if Barney wins a tourcard.

PTH2009 · 04-01-2021 12:25am

Reckon it will be whoever gets the furthest in the Masters will get the slot

Would not surprise me if they backtrack on the challenger and that will be player 10

Cant see it been in full Arenas by April either

US2 · 04-01-2021 12:31am

PTH2009 wrote: »

Reckon it will be whoever gets the furthest in the Masters will get the slot

Would not surprise me if they backtrack on the challenger and that will be player 10

Cant see it been in full Arenas by April either

Not just the Masters, the UK open is on in march too.

Barney knows something we don't ?

https://twitter.com/Raybar180/status/1345860247680901121?s=19

siblers · 04-01-2021 12:56am

Could see Wade or Chisnal get a spot if they put in good runs in the next two months

boomdocker · 04-01-2021 1:09am

US2 wrote: »

They are waiting to see if Barney wins a tourcard.

Good call, would still be a huge draw
Wouldn't be at all surprised if This is the case

bassy · 04-01-2021 1:10am

boomdocker wrote: »

Good call, would still be a huge draw
Wouldn't be at all surprised if This is the case

no way will barney be in premier lge tour card or not,cause if he is then thats a pisssssssssss take......................................

PTH2009 · 04-01-2021 1:10am

US2 wrote: »

Not just the Masters, the UK open is on in march too.

Barney knows something we don't ?

https://twitter.com/Raybar180/status/1345860247680901121?s=19

Ismt RVD going back to Qualifying school ?

Imagine if they did something like 'a legends challenger' each week. Phil Taylor, RVB,Mardle,Deller, Part etc

bassy · 04-01-2021 1:12am

PTH2009 wrote: »

Ismt RVD going back to Qualifying school ?

Imagine if they did something like 'a legends challenger' each week. Phil Taylor, RVB,Mardle,Deller, Part etc

borefest

Degag · 04-01-2021 1:24am

US2 wrote: »

They are waiting to see if Barney wins a tourcard.

Wouldn’t surprise me

Degag · 04-01-2021 1:25am

PTH2009 wrote: »

Ismt RVD going back to Qualifying school ?

Imagine if they did something like 'a legends challenger' each week. Phil Taylor, RVB,Mardle,Deller, Part etc

Everyone barring Taylor from that list would be destroyed i reckon

bassy · 04-01-2021 1:28am

how does barney have a pl spot even with tour card its a joke,bunting deserves a go way more than barney etc

Deeper Blue · 04-01-2021 1:29am

Whatever about the participants I still think they need to change up the format. It's been stale for nearly a decade at this point.

We watch legs of 501 every single tournament, I really don't think we need to see it in this apart from the finals night.

They should change up the format every week. Have a yorkshire board one week, quadro board the next week, double start the next week, games of 301 the next week, etc

I know it'd be gimmicky but it'd make me a lot more likely to tune in. Plus it's an exhibition and the crowds will flock to it regardless.

bassy · 04-01-2021 1:31am

El Sueño wrote: »

Whatever about the participants I still think they need to change up the format. It's been stale for nearly a decade at this point.

We watch legs of 501 every single tournament, I really don't think we need to see it in this apart from the finals night.

They should change up the format every week. Have a yorkshire board one week, quadro board the next week, double start the next week, games of 301 the next week, etc

I know it'd be gimmicky but it'd make me a lot more likely to tune in. Plus it's an exhibition and the crowds will flock to it regardless.

and a spinning board

Degag · 04-01-2021 1:33am

El Sueño wrote: »

Whatever about the participants I still think they need to change up the format. It's been stale for nearly a decade at this point.

We watch legs of 501 every single tournament, I really don't think we need to see it in this apart from the finals night.

They should change up the format every week. Have a yorkshire board one week, quadro board the next week, double start the next week, games of 301 the next week, etc

I know it'd be gimmicky but it'd make me a lot more likely to tune in. Plus it's an exhibition and the crowds will flock to it regardless.

Totally agree. Rarely watch the league stage of it, just goes on far too long. Needs a shake up but i guess once it continues to be a cash cow for the PDC, they won’t care.

Deeper Blue · 04-01-2021 1:33am

bassy wrote: »

and a spinning board

Keep that for finals night

PTH2009 · 04-01-2021 1:33am

A double start like the GP ?

Deeper Blue · 31-01-2021 11:37pm

Clayton takes the final spot

Fair play to him

In saying that, it doesn't increase my interest in it whatsoever

Fran has a bone · 01-02-2021 12:02am

Any indication when this is and story about crowds? At least Clayton is a new face for interest but I agree that the format is a tad stale. The Premier League really needs the crowds more so than other events

SketchyPrince · 01-02-2021 11:56pm

Fran has a bone wrote: »

Any indication when this is and story about crowds? At least Clayton is a new face for interest but I agree that the format is a tad stale. The Premier League really needs the crowds more so than other events

I'd say they'll ride it out until they can get some crowds in. Prize money for the PL is mad big, would imagine the big crowds that come out to see it are the reason they can offer that much.

SketchyPrince · 02-02-2021 1:48pm

Lot of debate around the selections of the PL, understandably. The issue I have with it is they're unsure themselves if they want to have it as a serious, elite competition or a travelling exhibition.

I think they should either have either no wildcards (with just the world's top 10 or so), have just one or two wildcards to accommodate major winners not in the top ranks or just go mad with it and have whoever they want like Barney or Fallon.

I'm in favour of the former of the two, but any bit of consistency would be nice.

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