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2018 World Matchplay

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    #32
    Gotya
    Registered Users Posts: 837 ✭✭✭Gotya


    John Henderson is the biggest gentleman in darts!!!. Great game.


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    #33
    callaway92
    Registered Users Posts: 14,349 ✭✭✭✭callaway92


    Crowd kinda annoying


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    #34
    Liamalone
    Registered Users Posts: 4,955 ✭✭✭Liamalone


    Gurney getting a wile beating, 10-3 down, first to 11


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    #35
    peteeeed
    Registered Users Posts: 13,563 ✭✭✭✭peteeeed


    This game is a beauty , de zwaan is playing great , Lewis playing his part too


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    #36
    Deeper Blue
    Registered Users Posts: 7,553 ✭✭✭Deeper Blue


    I'm not familiar with De Zwaan lads, would he have been considered a top prospect or is his performance here out of the blue? He looks excellent!


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    #37
    peteeeed
    Registered Users Posts: 13,563 ✭✭✭✭peteeeed


    NDWC wrote: »
    I'm not familiar with De Zwaan lads, would he have been considered a top prospect or is his performance here out of the blue? He looks excellent!

    He was always a heavy scorer but not great on doubles , this looks like his breakout tournament, double 18 double top finish was class


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    #38
    Deeper Blue
    Registered Users Posts: 7,553 ✭✭✭Deeper Blue


    Thought I'd jinxed him for a second there, great D18 D20 finish on 94


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    #39
    Kingp35
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,251 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kingp35


    Serious bottle by De Zwaan there to hit the double double to win as Lewis was on fire and the crowd were on his back. Great game.


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    #40
    kentoccfc
    Registered Users Posts: 137 ✭✭kentoccfc


    Heavy scorer but seems to have finally fixed the doubling, a la Whitlock in 2009/10.

    Him against Chisnall and then potentially Cullen/Anderson will be magnificent


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    #41
    JenovaProject
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,299 ✭✭✭JenovaProject


    I haven't enjoyed a game of darts like this in a good while.

    Great stuff from both Ando and Barney.


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    #42
    kentoccfc
    Registered Users Posts: 137 ✭✭kentoccfc


    Could've watched those two all night!


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    #43
    sc86
    Registered Users Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭sc86


    ando in full flow is a joy to watch


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    #44
    mdwexford
    Registered Users Posts: 11,274 ✭✭✭✭mdwexford


    2 great games to finish the night. Badly needed after a poor start to the tournament.

    Lewis started off slow and it cost him. If he wants to get back up the rankings he needs to take advantage of chances like this.

    Ando was fantastic. Love to see him add this to his CV. For the talent he has he really has not won enough tournaments.


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    #45
    ThebitterLemon
    Registered Users Posts: 6,621 ✭✭✭ThebitterLemon


    https://dartsnews.com/wright-not-surprised-by-early-exit-van-gerwen-michael-is-not-a-great-player-he-is-a-good-player/


    Surprised to see Wright quoted as saying MVG was a good player and not a great player and going on to say Taylor was a great player.

    Think by any objective measurement MVG would be classed as a great player.

    TbL


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    #46
    boomdocker
    Registered Users Posts: 1,996 ✭✭✭boomdocker


    Thought de Zwaan was very good. Lewis threw everything at him,including a fair amount (too much?) of gamesmanship and apart from a wobble near the end took it in his stride, that finish was something else

    Agree with the above about Ando, plays some darts when he's on form, looks unbeatable


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    #47
    paulie21
    Registered Users Posts: 17,826 ✭✭✭✭paulie21


    Wright also giving Huybrechts no chance of beating him. Trying too hard to sound confident now that he be expected to win it out that MVG is gone altough I believe Anderson is the favourite


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    #48
    Pogue eile
    Registered Users Posts: 2,863 ✭✭✭Pogue eile


    ThebitterLemon wrote: »
    https://dartsnews.com/wright-not-surprised-by-early-exit-van-gerwen-michael-is-not-a-great-player-he-is-a-good-player/


    Surprised to see Wright quoted as saying MVG was a good player and not a great player and going on to say Taylor was a great player.

    Think by any objective measurement MVG would be classed as a great player.

    TbL

    Wright has been in 7 major finals and lost 5 of them to MVG and has been beaten by MVG in their 3 meetings in the World Championship - in comparison MVG has 28 major titles.

    So if we use Wright's rational that MVG is only a 'good player' then Snakebite is worse than ordinary, a journeyman.

    In short darts players talk a lot of rubbish!


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    #49
    kentoccfc
    Registered Users Posts: 137 ✭✭kentoccfc


    Whitlock through - comfortable enough against Wade.

    Still think it’s Cross’s to lose - although it’d be nice to see Ando complete the ‘Triple Crown’ of Worlds, PL, & Matchplay


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    #50
    kentoccfc
    Registered Users Posts: 137 ✭✭kentoccfc


    Usually a fan of Mardle, but when he’s paired with Studd the pair of them are insufferable


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    #51
    Kingp35
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,251 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kingp35


    Fair play to Webster, he took his chances well and punished an off form Cross. Tournament is wide open now but I think it's Anderson's to lose.


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    #52
    ThebitterLemon
    Registered Users Posts: 6,621 ✭✭✭ThebitterLemon


    Kingp35 wrote: »
    Fair play to Webster, he took his chances well and punished an off form Cross. Tournament is wide open now but I think it's Anderson's to lose.

    Yep, can't see past Anderson.

    Some of the others having got so far might might see that as surpassing their objective and psychologically "accept" a defeat against the "better" player.

    Love watching Anderson play but he become a bit moaney in recent years!

    TbL


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    #53
    boomdocker
    Registered Users Posts: 1,996 ✭✭✭boomdocker


    Where's Phil Taylor gone? Thought he was part of the commentary team but haven't heard him the last few nights?


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    #54
    munster87
    Registered Users Posts: 4,232 ✭✭✭munster87


    Backed Jeffrey for the World Champs at 100/1. Long way off yet but good chance he’ll outplay those odds.


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    #55
    A Shaved Duck?
    Registered Users Posts: 1,686 ✭✭✭A Shaved Duck?


    boomdocker wrote: »
    Where's Phil Taylor gone? Thought he was part of the commentary team but haven't heard him the last few nights?

    Hopefully sense prevailed..


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    #56
    marklazarcovic
    Registered Users Posts: 6,208 ✭✭✭marklazarcovic


    Well this is special,5-4 chizzy 110+ avgs both


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    #57
    peteeeed
    Registered Users Posts: 13,563 ✭✭✭✭peteeeed


    Sensational


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    #58
    Rock Lesnar
    Registered Users Posts: 11,880 ✭✭✭✭Rock Lesnar


    Incredible from de zwaan, whatever happens in this tournament, hope he stays away from all the hype that'll probably go his way afterwards


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    #59
    marklazarcovic
    Registered Users Posts: 6,208 ✭✭✭marklazarcovic


    Only one of them composed now,come on jdz


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    #60
    ThebitterLemon
    Registered Users Posts: 6,621 ✭✭✭ThebitterLemon


    Great to see some new/younger players coming through, great for the game and much more exciting than a few years ago where almost every tournament was a Taylor procession

    TbL


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    #61
    marklazarcovic
    Registered Users Posts: 6,208 ✭✭✭marklazarcovic


    Has the throw of a future world champion imo,smooth , compare to chizzys jerky throw which looks horrible


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