mikey Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Scary stuff from Taylor. He was so good, he didn't even need to be that flashy. No really huge checkouts or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cum Doctor Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 This is the first round draw for the Players' Championship at the Circus Tavern which will be starting on ITV4 on Friday. In bold are my predictions.  First Round Afternoon Session 1.00pm - Vincent van der Voort v Chris Mason 1.35pm - Colin Lloyd v Jamie Caven 2.10pm - Ronnie Baxter v Tony Eccles 2.45pm - Terry Jenkins v Wayne Jones 3.20pm - Mervyn King v Felix McBrearty 3.55pm - Colin Osborne v Andy Smith 4.30pm - Dennis Priestley v Steve Maish  Evening Session 6.15pm - Kevin Painter v Alex Roy 6.50pm - Alan Tabern v Adrian Lewis 7.25pm - Andy Hamilton v Peter Manley 8.00pm - James Wade v Steve Beaton 8.35pm - Robert Thornton v Mark Dudbridge 9.10pm - Phil Taylor v Michael van Gerwen 9.45pm - Raymond van Barneveld v Andy Jenkins 10.20pm - Denis Ovens v John Part 10.55pm - Mark Walsh v Wayne Mardle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted January 29, 2009 Moderators Share Posted January 29, 2009 What's the playing format? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Format First Round - Best of 11 legs Second Round - Best of 11 legs Quarter-Finals - Best of 17 legs Semi-Finals - Best of 25 legs Final - Best of 31 legs  Also the premier league fixtures have been announced  2009 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts Fixtures Week One February 5 - Echo Arena, Liverpool James Wade v John Part Jelle Klaasen v Terry Jenkins Mervyn King v Wayne Mardle Raymond van Barneveld v Phil Taylor Tickets: 0844 8000 400  Week Two February 12 - Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh John Part v Raymond van Barneveld Wayne Mardle v Terry Jenkins Phil Taylor v Jelle Klaasen James Wade v Mervyn King Tickets: 0870 231 0831  Week Three February 19 - Ricoh Arena, Coventry Terry Jenkins v Phil Taylor Raymond van Barneveld v James Wade Mervyn King v John Part Jelle Klaasen v Wayne Mardle Tickets: 08444 121 747  Week Four February 26 - Odyssey Arena, Belfast John Part v Wayne Mardle Mervyn King v Jelle Klaasen James Wade v Phil Taylor Terry Jenkins v Raymond van Barneveld Tickets: 02890 739 074  Week Five March 5 - Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle Jelle Klaasen v James Wade Phil Taylor v Mervyn King Wayne Mardle v Raymond van Barneveld John Part v Terry Jenkins Tickets: 0844 493 6666  Week Six March 12 - M.E.N. Arena, Manchester Raymond van Barneveld v Mervyn King Jelle Klaasen v John Part Terry Jenkins v James Wade Phil Taylor v Wayne Mardle Tickets: 0844 847 8000  Week Seven March 19 - Brighton Centre Mervyn King v Terry Jenkins Wayne Mardle v James Wade Raymond van Barneveld v Jelle Klaasen Phil Taylor v John Part Tickets: 0844 847 1515  Week Eight March 26 - N.I.A., Birmingham Wayne Mardle v Mervyn King Terry Jenkins v Jelle Klaasen John Part v James Wade Phil Taylor v Raymond van Barneveld Please Note 6.30pm start for this event Tickets: 0871 945 6000  Week Nine April 2 - S.E.C.C., Glasgow Raymond van Barneveld v John Part Terry Jenkins v Wayne Mardle Jelle Klaasen v Phil Taylor Mervyn King v James Wade Tickets: 0870 040 4000  Week Ten April 9 - Westpoint Arena, Exeter Phil Taylor v Terry Jenkins James Wade v Raymond van Barneveld John Part v Mervyn King Wayne Mardle v Jelle Klaasen Tickets: 08705 321 321  Week 11 April 16 - Trent FM Arena, Nottingham John Part v Jelle Klaasen Mervyn King v Raymond van Barneveld James Wade v Terry Jenkins Wayne Mardle v Phil Taylor Tickets: 08444 124 624  Week 12 April 23 - A.E.C.C., Aberdeen Terry Jenkins v Mervyn King James Wade v Wayne Mardle Jelle Klaasen v Raymond van Barneveld John Part v Phil Taylor Tickets: 08444 779 000  Week 13 April 30 - Sheffield Arena James Wade v Jelle Klaasen Mervyn King v Phil Taylor Raymond van Barneveld v Wayne Mardle Terry Jenkins v John Part Tickets: 0114 256 5656  Week 14 May 7 - C.I.A., Cardiff Wayne Mardle v John Part Jelle Klaasen v Mervyn King Phil Taylor v James Wade Raymond van Barneveld v Terry Jenkins Tickets: 02920 22 44 88  Play-Offs May 25 - Wembley Arena Tickets: 0870 060 0870 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undercover elephant Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 This is the first round draw for the Players' Championship at the Circus Tavern which will be starting on ITV4 on Friday. In bold are my predictions. First Round Afternoon Session 1.00pm - Vincent van der Voort v Chris Mason 1.35pm - Colin Lloyd v Jamie Caven 2.10pm - Ronnie Baxter v Tony Eccles 2.45pm - Terry Jenkins v Wayne Jones 3.20pm - Mervyn King v Felix McBrearty 3.55pm - Colin Osborne v Andy Smith 4.30pm - Dennis Priestley v Steve Maish  Evening Session 6.15pm - Kevin Painter v Alex Roy 6.50pm - Alan Tabern v Adrian Lewis 7.25pm - Andy Hamilton v Peter Manley 8.00pm - James Wade v Steve Beaton 8.35pm - Robert Thornton v Mark Dudbridge 9.10pm - Phil Taylor v Michael van Gerwen 9.45pm - Raymond van Barneveld v Andy Jenkins 10.20pm - Denis Ovens v John Part 10.55pm - Mark Walsh v Wayne Mardle  I'd go along with that predicition except Mark Walsh. With a short format, and especially how he played at Ally Pally and in Gibralter recently, i'd say that Mardle could be the first big casualty from the Players.  Barney must up his gear ten fold to have a crack at the Power again. He didn't do much wrong in the World Final, but get beaten by a computer! My outside bet will be Robert Thornton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cum Doctor Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Wayne Mardle can turn things up a notch from time to time though. His performance against Thornton was absolutely terrific. I don't think Walsh is capable of his Ally Pally form nearly enough, which is why he isn't higher in the rankings. Â Robert Thornton still isn't good enough to beat the big guns, but give him a few months and he'll be right up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 So the Players' Championship is done and dusted, and tonight was the first night of the Premier League, too. Â Â Thornton did well again. The Lloyd/Taylor match was embarassing for Lloyd. He was abysmal. Taylor whitewashed him averaging only 93. You could hear Lloyd swearing loads of times when collecting his darts. Wade/Barney had a very good match. Semi's and final werent much to write home about. Â Â Â Decent night of darts tonight, too. Wade/Part had a good game. Wade doesnt seem the same player as last year. He just isnt firing as well as he did last year. King was superb in destorying Mardle. Klassen was his usual hit and miss self, and Taylor/Barney was another forgetable match. The real highlight was the blond "walk on" woman wearing tight short shorts when walking down with Barney. The video packages are top drawer, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bry2j Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I enjoyed the darts tonight, thought that King looked very impressive against Mardle - but will he be able to stay consistent. I may be stomping over old ground (maybe not) but is Wayne Mardle the darts equivalent of Gazza (excluding the drink problem/crazyness). He just seems to prefer being the class clown/getting the crowd buzzing which I know is part of his act than really concentrating, buckling down and showing what he really can do. As mentioned previously Klaasen was inconsistent and wayward which he can sometimes be, he just seemd to keep winning legs and then his first throw back would hit under 70 and then Jenkins would go on to hit a much higher score leaving him trailing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stylin_and_Profilin Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Barneveld looked totally shot last night. Couple of flashes of brilliance but overall he didn't look interested. Wonder if he's lost a little bit of motivation? He normally has his game face stare on when he's waiting in the entrance walkway but last night he looked very distant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Posted February 6, 2009 Author Share Posted February 6, 2009 Mardle was hilarious before the match. Jumping all over the place, jacking the crowd up. Then when it came to actually playing darts, he was shit. King is also easily good enough to be 4th in this league. Will be between him and Jenks. Thats even presuming Wade and Barney are untouchable to get top 4, which they may not be this year. Â Â As for Barney, I think its just because hes realised hes no longer in Taylor's league. Even before the World final, he basically conceded that he didnt have much of a chance. Hes probably realised he cant hang with Taylor, so wont get to bothered if he starts falling way behind (like he did yesterday). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cum Doctor Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 James Wade, if he doesn't buck up his ideas, won't even make the playoffs. I'd say King is a much safer bet for a spot than Wade is. His match with John Part wasn't very good at all, and probably one of the worst draws I've seen in the DPL. Thankfully, Jenkins and Klaasen went on to play a blinder after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnybgoode82 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 I see that two former BDO Champions in Mark Webster and Andy Fordham have crossed over to the PDC. How much longer can the BDO realistically carry on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cum Doctor Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 So long as they continue to keep producing decent players ( did you see Gurney and Chisnall at the Lakeside ? ) then they'll continue to be around. I can't name a top player who didn't come through the BDO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbk4life Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 (edited) I really enjoyed the Jenkins v Klassen match, I'll support Klassen throughout the tournament but some of his shots can be so far off its unreal. King looked good but Mardle was never there. Barney really didn't seem interested, I think he really has lost the belief that he can beat Taylor and caves in pretty easily. Â I can see the top 4 being Taylor, Barney, King and Klassen. Jenkins will be consistent but will draw too many or lose by the odd couple of legs, it will be tight for 4th and I'm probably being biased to Klassen to be honest. I don't see Mardle or Part coming close. As for Wade, he just isn't the same player he was not long ago and for some reason I just can't see him having a big burst back to form like Taylor, I think it might take him a few months to get back to top form....too late to get in the top 4 here. Edited February 6, 2009 by hbk4life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJames Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Looks like Gary Anderson is also crossing over to the PDC, although this time its not the constant rumour mill grinding we always hear shortly after the World championships. Darryl Fitton and Gary Robson may join him too since they have the MIB exhibition team going. Good start to the Premier League last night, Taylor again looking head and shoulders above the rest, the 125 outshot being the icing on the cake and also Mervyn King looking very good against a very uninterested Wayne Mardle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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