― mark s, Monday, 14 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Edna Welthorpe, Mrs, Monday, 14 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Dr. C, Friday, 18 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Good article on the darts by Bob Stanley in the back of time out this week, only thing is, it's as if he's read the darts threads on this here thing and precied (sp?) them to make the article.
― chris, Friday, 18 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Marcello Carlin, Friday, 18 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Edna Welthorpe, Mrs, Friday, 18 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Graham, Friday, 18 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― dwh (dwh), Sunday, 5 January 2003 11:30 (twenty-one years ago) link
Still, more Tony David heartwarmingness - in the interview yesterday he said he'd finally been able to buy his own house, so everytime he drove down the street he could see what winning the world title had done for him. Bless.
And as regards PDC - the coverage yesterday started by claiming that the Embassy had been won by all the greats of the game. Phil Taylor not mentioned once.
― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 5 January 2003 11:53 (twenty-one years ago) link
― cozen¡ (Cozen), Monday, 5 January 2004 00:58 (twenty years ago) link
He swirled up to the ockie/ockey/ochre/ochy (the noo) in a HUGE CAPE with darts shirt underneath.
His opponent looked like his girlfriend had forced him into a shiny shirt and he was UNIMPRESSED.
Then the real actual darts started and I think I went to eat potato waffles. Ah well.
― Sarah (starry), Monday, 5 January 2004 09:30 (twenty years ago) link
Bob Taylor (Sco) 0-3 Paul Hogan (Eng)Raymond van Barneveld (Ned, 1) 3-0 Peter Hunt (NZ)Robert Wagner (Nor) 3-2 Co Stompe (Ned)John Walton (Eng, 8) 3-2 Tony Eccles (Eng)Brian Derbyshire (Eng) 0-3 Andy Fordham (Eng)Tony West (Eng, 5) 3-1 Mick Reed (Eng)James Wade (Eng) 3-0 Shaun Greatbatch (Eng)Tony David (Aus, 4) 2-3 Darryl Fitton (Eng)Vincent van der Voort (Ned) 2-3 Stephen Bunting (Eng)Ted Hankey (Eng, 2) 3-2 Colin Monk (Eng)Gary Robson (Eng) 3-2 Steve Coote (Eng)Gary Anderson (Sco, 7) 0-3 Tony O'Shea (Eng)
Today:
Albertino Essers (Ned) v Steve Duke (Aus)Martin Adams (Eng, 6) v Ritchie Davies (Wal)Paul Hanvidge (Sco) v Jarkko Komula (Fin)Mervyn King (Eng, 3) v Rick Hofstra (Ned)
― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 5 January 2004 09:39 (twenty years ago) link
― Vicky (Vicky), Monday, 5 January 2004 10:05 (twenty years ago) link
haha but his name is "Mr Hankey"! he must be crap.
― ken c (ken c), Monday, 5 January 2004 10:38 (twenty years ago) link
― Sarah (starry), Monday, 5 January 2004 10:38 (twenty years ago) link
I didn't see Bob Taylor lose (again) but I assume he has a heart of gold, maybe next year, well liked on the circuit, lives in Finland, lovely fella etc
― Dave B (daveb), Monday, 5 January 2004 10:41 (twenty years ago) link
John Part is very good though.
― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 5 January 2004 15:20 (twenty years ago) link
i watched about 5 hours of darts yesterday...
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 5 January 2004 16:30 (twenty years ago) link
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 5 January 2004 16:38 (twenty years ago) link
― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 5 January 2004 19:44 (twenty years ago) link
is it some osrt of "it's not a sport, it's a parlour game" thing?
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 5 January 2004 20:57 (twenty years ago) link
http://www.bdodarts.com/
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 5 January 2004 21:00 (twenty years ago) link
The BDO version does seem flaky in any case. It's odd how most of the players that leave for the PDC seem to be good ones but not the champions. Kevin Painter, for instance, never seemed to do that well at the Lakeside. Is it cos Barney, Walton, David etc. seem to know they're onto a good thing? Do the Dutch audiences have something to do with it (only Dutch player I can think of that 'crossed over' is Scholten)?
You don't want Tony Green commentating on your life either. "A fridge, there. Keeping things cool, calm and collected."
― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 5 January 2004 21:45 (twenty years ago) link
Those who cannot see it on the telly - BBC is streaming the matches they show live on telly (i.e. the semis and the final) on the internet.
― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 5 January 2004 22:05 (twenty years ago) link
― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 5 January 2004 22:06 (twenty years ago) link
― dav¡d (Cozen), Monday, 5 January 2004 22:10 (twenty years ago) link
― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 5 January 2004 22:14 (twenty years ago) link
― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 5 January 2004 22:16 (twenty years ago) link
― dav¡d (Cozen), Monday, 5 January 2004 22:31 (twenty years ago) link
― dav¡d (Cozen), Tuesday, 6 January 2004 00:53 (twenty years ago) link
let go of the dart!
it's like the yips.
― dav¡d (Cozen), Tuesday, 6 January 2004 00:58 (twenty years ago) link
The whole Essers-Duke match was a right chore to watch, but I sat through it, which knackered me too much to stay awake during Komula-Hanvidge.
― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Tuesday, 6 January 2004 07:51 (twenty years ago) link
I wondered if he was going to announce his retirement on stage after he won on sunday, but he was talking about going to the gym to get fit for next year. he obviously had a change of heart.
It will be interesting to watch the battle now, and see if there's anyone to take his mantle.
― Vicky (Vicky), Tuesday, 6 January 2004 09:15 (twenty years ago) link
Taylors odd, in darts terms I think he's an absolute genius (not a patch on how he was five or so years ago though, but as a person I ain't so sure, on Soccer AM he comes over as a bit of a tit.
― chris (chris), Tuesday, 6 January 2004 09:34 (twenty years ago) link
back to the BDO, i've said it before and i'll say it again, bobby george is the funniest man in sport, "mervyn king was BANG AAAHT of order" for having the oche checked apparently. also he appears to be sporting a motorcycle chain around his neck this year...
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 6 January 2004 09:49 (twenty years ago) link
― chris (chris), Tuesday, 6 January 2004 09:55 (twenty years ago) link
Magnificent. Truly magnificent. The man has a greater sense of the absurdly comic than any number of half-arsed wise asses.
Last night - Steve Duke got my vote cos he looked nice and avuncular. Though Esses was hilarious; dartitis with the look of a slightly camp bouncer.
Mervyn King - the Gods of Dutch darts will make you pay for your gamesmanship against Rick Hofstra. Last year I said I was bored with Bobby George but he was on good form last night; good analysis of the problems with the laws of darts, nice punditry then classic about Ted hankiey, who according to the dazzler is 'a proper darts player'. Magic.
Taylor - didn't he get found guilty of some sexual assault a year or so back?
― Dave B (daveb), Tuesday, 6 January 2004 10:00 (twenty years ago) link
Paul Hogan (Eng) v Raymond van Barneveld (Ned, 1)Robert Wagner (Nor) v John Walton (Eng, 8)Andy Fordham (Eng) v Tony West (Eng, 5)James Wade (Eng) v Darryl Fitton (Eng)Stephen Bunting (Eng) v Ted Hankey (Eng, 2)Gary Robson (Eng) v Tony O'Shea (Eng)Steve Duke (Aus) v Ritchie Davies (Wal)Jarkko Komula (Fin) v Mervyn King (Eng, 3)
Second half of the draw significantly easier to pick than the top half too - based on what I saw last night, King and Davies have no problems, and O'Shea and Hankey ought to get through too.
The top half is much more intriguing, Walton and Barney look probable, but as for the other two it's anyone's guess...
― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Tuesday, 6 January 2004 10:15 (twenty years ago) link
I scored 107 on Saturday.
― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 6 January 2004 10:23 (twenty years ago) link
― chris (chris), Tuesday, 6 January 2004 10:29 (twenty years ago) link
phil taylor is upset when he scores 107, you see the difference :)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 6 January 2004 10:29 (twenty years ago) link
― Vicky (Vicky), Tuesday, 6 January 2004 10:35 (twenty years ago) link
― chris (chris), Tuesday, 6 January 2004 10:35 (twenty years ago) link
― Vicky (Vicky), Tuesday, 6 January 2004 10:38 (twenty years ago) link
― Dave B (daveb), Tuesday, 6 January 2004 10:43 (twenty years ago) link
― Vicky (Vicky), Tuesday, 6 January 2004 10:52 (twenty years ago) link
my hand listens not until it's far far too late.
Maybe I have alien hand syndrome.
― chris (chris), Tuesday, 6 January 2004 11:01 (twenty years ago) link
I suspect some suspiciously quiet turd party, situated close to the oche was involved in this incident, and they might not be feeling like talking about it. I thought that was a pretty erm.. solid testimony from Anderson!
― calzino, Saturday, 17 November 2018 19:33 (five years ago) link
did espn do much coverage?
https://nypost.com/2018/11/17/dart-championship-descends-into-madness-as-players-accuse-each-other-of-farting/
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 19:18 (five years ago) link