Dai Posted September 10 Author Posted September 10 (edited) Just actually got round to finishing it. I actually find it a bit dull when its all the usual suspects toward the end, so my attention was drifting off alot from the quarters onwards. Its a shame none of the second tier stepped up in this one, when theres all the majors coming up. Feels like it will be an iteration of the Premier League guys in all semis and finals, as it seems like one of the lower rung guys have the bottle or nerve to step up when it matters. I would have picked Doets and Nijman to do something at the majors coming up, but considering their form then im not of that opinion any more. Ross Smith, Woodhouse, and Asp are probably the outsiders with the most form, so can see them doing something decent sonewhere along the line, but unfortunately I can see it being another load of fairly forgettable thumpings by Litter at the back end of the tourneys. Edited September 10 by Dai Quote
Dai Posted September 12 Author Posted September 12 Some cracking stuff on day 1 of the latest Euro Tour. Bialecki/Huybrechts must be one the best R1 games of all time, considering the stakes, and those final few legs. Unbelievable drama. Unbelievable couple of checkouts from Kim to keep himself in the match. Unbelievable final leg with all those missed darts. You dont get many Friday games which were more tense than that. Have to really commend the crowd there at the end too, as they were silent for Bialecki throwing his darts. Quote
Paid Members TheBurningRed Posted September 28 Paid Members Posted September 28 Luke Littler out in the first round of the Grand Prix. First round in a first to two sets in a double in tournament is always tricky. Just a shame it was to that covid and weather machine conspiracy theorist Luke Woodhouse. Opens the tournament up though. Quote
Paid Members hallicks Posted September 29 Paid Members Posted September 29 12 hours ago, TheBurningRed said: covid and weather machine conspiracy theorist Haha no way! Dreadfully boring to watch and stupid. What a combo. Littler looks burnt out at the mo. I think the crowd at the WSOD finals has got to him. They were proper bellends though, I didn’t bother with the final session. Also please let’s never have Barney on commentary again. Nice to see Nijman through, even if it was an absolute grind. Pretty sure he would have lost to anyone else and I can’t see him getting past Clayton playing like that. Speaking of conspiracy theories, note how MVG isn’t on the poster/advert for Premier League 2027… Quote
CoF Posted September 29 Posted September 29 Good. MvG has been shite for the last couple of years. Format needs a shakeup as well as the lineup. Quote
Dai Posted September 30 Author Posted September 30 (edited) Ive only watched the first day and it was a cracker. Great little format. Gelt bad for Menzies and Doets though. Doets is starting to get the vibe from me that he may not have the major stage bottle. In the last set I had no confidence that he was going to win. Great to see the tournement open up too. Littler cant blame the crowd on this one. Good shout on him looking burnt out. MVG still should be fine for the Premier League shouldn't he, even if hes outside the top 16? He's still a massive name that people want to see. If Bunting still got in last year, then MVG should be in next year's too. Not much competition for him really is there. Its a vietually guaranteed top 5 and then chuck in Ross Smith. Throw in Beau and MVG and you aren't leaving someone major out, unless Nijman gets to the World Final or something Edited September 30 by Dai Quote
Paid Members TheBurningRed Posted September 30 Paid Members Posted September 30 That’s if MVG wants it. I know the money is good for the premier league, but he’s not that big of a draw now, he doesn’t like the format or the travel. I think taking a break from it would be good. Quote
HandsomeButchIII Posted October 1 Posted October 1 8 hours ago, Dai said: Ive only watched the first day and it was a cracker. Great little format. Gelt bad for Menzies and Doets though. Doets is starting to get the vibe from me that he may not have the major stage bottle. In the last set I had no confidence that he was going to win. Great to see the tournement open up too. Littler cant blame the crowd on this one. Good shout on him looking burnt out. MVG still should be fine for the Premier League shouldn't he, even if hes outside the top 16? He's still a massive name that people want to see. If Bunting still got in last year, then MVG should be in next year's too. Not much competition for him really is there. Its a vietually guaranteed top 5 and then chuck in Ross Smith. Throw in Beau and MVG and you aren't leaving someone major out, unless Nijman gets to the World Final or something If it was up to me I'd have Leonard Gates in as a wildcard into the PL. Every year. He won't win much, but I love Leonard Gates and it was piss funny when he made Menzies cry. Mind you, he won't need the sky wildcard, as he'll win the Worlds this year. Quote
Paid Members hallicks Posted October 1 Paid Members Posted October 1 Gates is tough to watch as he always takes about 4 hours from 201 due to his lack of counting. But, great dancing. So it’s swings and roundabouts. I’ve heard Dan Dawson mention a few times this year that they might change up the format for the next PL. I hope they bin off the nightly tournaments. Quote
Dai Posted October 1 Author Posted October 1 A shame that alot of the elite 'Euro Tour/Pro Tour' guys got smashed last night by the big boys. You'd have expected at least one of Smith, Woodhouse and Nijman to get through. Nijman seems to have timed his average spell at completely the wrong time. He looked completely flat against Clayton, and certainly someone who isnt troubling the later stages of any tourney the rest of the year if he keeps up this form. A shame that it seems alot of these fringe players just dont have that extra character/bottle when it comes to the majors. Quote
Paid Members hallicks Posted October 2 Paid Members Posted October 2 20 hours ago, Dai said: A shame that alot of the elite 'Euro Tour/Pro Tour' guys got smashed last night by the big boys. You'd have expected at least one of Smith, Woodhouse and Nijman to get through. Nijman seems to have timed his average spell at completely the wrong time. He looked completely flat against Clayton, and certainly someone who isnt troubling the later stages of any tourney the rest of the year if he keeps up this form. A shame that it seems alot of these fringe players just dont have that extra character/bottle when it comes to the majors. I was disappointed with Wessel, he got in pretty well overall and looked good getting it back to 1-1. But then he just fell off in the next two sets. He has timed his form all wrong, as you say. “Bobbin’” Niels Zonneveld through, though. He was brilliant against Rock, but Humphries looks in very good nick so I can’t see him making the SF. Great to see Anusol sponsorship on the hoardings. Hopefully they can sponsor a whole tournament and we can have an Anusol Champion. Becci knows. Quote
Paid Members hallicks Posted Monday at 04:54 PM Paid Members Posted Monday at 04:54 PM "Cleaned up" betting on Schindler to beat Nijman in round 1. I've never been so gutted to win a few quid. (Stake was £3, a huge amount for me since I only usually bet pennies on outcomes I'm not in favour of). So sad about my boy, he's obviously hugely talented but he's got to figure out that big TV problem. Although in fairness to him, he wasn't the only one that got overawed by Schindler's home crowd. Looked like Smith might run out of steam in the final but he dug in and was a deserving winner. Also, whilst I don't want to be one of those "I was going to bet on that" people, I did say to my wife on Sunday morning that I didn't fancy Littler against Ratajski, so missed out on a few bob there. Ian "shit banter" Danter is fucking dreadful. You think you're in the clear with Ned Boulting out of the picture and they bring in this shitarse. Smith on 145, hits 60, 45, and he goes "will he go for it?" - No Ian, he's on double top so he's going to... lay up for a different double? I can forgive the odd mistake but he was getting shit wrong all over the place, and calling Ratajski "Ratty". FUCK OFF. I think there's this assumption you can just parachute in a PBP commentator from another sport and they'll have an aptitude for it, but it didn't work here. He obviously rote learned a few stats but I'd be amazed if he'd watched anything other than the odd match at the worlds. Quote
Paid Members TheBurningRed Posted Monday at 04:59 PM Paid Members Posted Monday at 04:59 PM 3 minutes ago, hallicks said: calling Ratajski "Ratty" He’s not the only commentator to do that tbf. But ITV don’t have a good recent history of commentary on the darts. MVG out of the top 10. Now 13th in the rankings. Everyone gets better around him and he’s had his time of dominance. Could easily fall out the top 32 within the next couple of years. Quote
Paid Members hallicks Posted Monday at 05:42 PM Paid Members Posted Monday at 05:42 PM 36 minutes ago, TheBurningRed said: He’s not the only commentator to do that tbf. I tend not to be that engaged when he's playing so maybe I hadn't noticed, but it stuck out as I was already raging. 38 minutes ago, TheBurningRed said: MVG out of the top 10. Now 13th in the rankings. Everyone gets better around him and he’s had his time of dominance. Could easily fall out the top 32 within the next couple of years. He doesn't look like his heart's in it anymore. I can't see him being one of these lads that sticks around forever for the love of the game (or want of anything better to do). Quote
Paid Members TheBurningRed Posted Monday at 06:29 PM Paid Members Posted Monday at 06:29 PM 46 minutes ago, hallicks said: He doesn't look like his heart's in it anymore. I can't see him being one of these lads that sticks around forever for the love of the game (or want of anything better to do). He was on a decline before his break up and divorce and he’s got even worse since. His heart really isn’t in it. He’s made his money. He can live of exhibitions. Quote
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