PDC World Darts Championship 2016

Captain · 2 Jan 2017 at 21:56

Best game I've watched in a long time!

GarethSouthpete · 2 Jan 2017 at 21:57

el_dazza said:
Oh it was. The standard was phenomenal. 41 180's.

Oh

el_dazza · 2 Jan 2017 at 21:59

Clov!s said:
Best game I've watched in a long time!

I still think the semi was better. That was gobsmackingly good.

At least we get more darts from the 7th with the laughable averages of 74 in the BDO.

robfosters · 2 Jan 2017 at 22:08

Next stop Lakeside for 10 days of comedy

Rids · 2 Jan 2017 at 22:13

MvG reminds me in some ways of Taylor in his prime. You can live with him in short bursts, but its just constant pressure and over a long game it'll break you.

He is out on his own at the moment, fantastic player.

robfosters · 7 Jan 2017 at 21:43

Amazing darts at the BDO today. Sometimes, and I stress sometimes, they even got all 3 darts in the 20. Incredible stuff.

el_dazza · 7 Jan 2017 at 23:16

I've seen 2 games where at least 20 darts at a double were missed in one leg. Williams vs O'Shea had 23 missed doubles in a single leg.

Durrant however played very well today.

el_dazza · 8 Jan 2017 at 14:17

This match between Adams and Joyce could go on forever if it wasnt capped at 6-5 in the last set. So many breaks of throw, Joyce leads 4-3 in the decider, will probably lose throw again though.

el_dazza · 8 Jan 2017 at 14:18

Yep, Adams breaks back and it's 4-4.

marc2003 · 8 Jan 2017 at 14:25

Not a bad time for a 164 checkout.

el_dazza · 8 Jan 2017 at 14:25

Sudden death, Joyce nicked the leg with a 164 to get there.

marc2003 · 8 Jan 2017 at 15:10

Best thing about this Channel4 coverage is looking forward to the adverts....

and no Colin Murray.

marc2003 · 11 Jan 2017 at 14:20

A new low has been reached... a score of 3 in a women's match.

McBain · 11 Jan 2017 at 15:01

marc2003 said:
A new low has been reached... a score of 3 in a women's match.

Yep I witnessed this

Hard to get up for watching the women dart players.

HangTime · 11 Jan 2017 at 15:59

robfosters said:
Amazing darts at the BDO today. Sometimes, and I stress sometimes, they even got all 3 darts in the 20. Incredible stuff.

I watched a first round match and literally, I am not kidding, one of the sets lasted nearly half an hour.

planty · 11 Jan 2017 at 16:00

Don't understand how the 'top' women are so poor, it's not as if men have a physical advantage in darts.

cheesyboy · 11 Jan 2017 at 16:10

planty said:
Don't understand how the 'top' women are so poor, it's not as if men have a physical advantage in darts.

I think the base of the pyramid is so much smaller - just so few women take the game up, so not much talent to rise to the top. And I suspect that men's physical advantage is a marginal gain.

Some of the 9-dart averages in the women's finals have been close to those of some of the weaker men's BDO finals, though

el_dazza · 11 Jan 2017 at 20:52

planty said:
Don't understand how the 'top' women are so poor, it's not as if men have a physical advantage in darts.

I wonder if it's a hand-eye thing, you don't see many good female pool/snooker players either. Reanne Evans is a 9(?) time womens snooker champion yet when she tried to play with the men got destroyed.

On the table that is.

Actually, I'm making it worse..

McBain · 12 Jan 2017 at 16:22

The standard in this Gulliver match isn't the best, missing the single beds.

el_dazza · 15 Jan 2017 at 17:35

Noppert leads the mens final 2-1, will probably go to the wire this one.