The World Darts Championship

Still my first game of the year is next Thursday, so I'll soon be on the oche myself. "Dr. C you require 7"

You surviving the work-trip Dr.C?

I’d like Monk (the fish) to win but if King can keep his current form my money would be on him.

I hate that Wolfie guy, I've always fuckin hated him.

David reaching the final is a colossal sporting achievement by any standard. The man is registered disabled with a rare blood-clot disorder. He spent a large chunk of his childhood in hospital where he was not expected to live, walks with a limp, and is unable to straighten his throwing arm. Not withstanding he's come from nowhere to be the first Australian to ever reach the final.

All a bit lost on the self-styled 'Wolfman' who reckoned "he'll find out what it's like to lose tomorrow because Mervyn will do him". I hope, hope, hope he's wrong.

Even after fluffing game-shots on his beloved double-tops David, not once, looked like he thought he was going to loose. He kept his concentration, kept his nerve, and didn’t dwell on lost opportunities.

Unfortunately for him Australia is wise enough to ban all sports on TV sponsored by tobacco and thus his heroics will probably go largely unnoticed in his homeland. Yes, Darts has an image problem, often looking tacky and cheap, and damaged by a split it cannot afford, but forget the gallons of lager, crap jewellery, DJ Ötzi et al, this was gripping stuff and as heart-warming a victory as I’ve seen in any game.

A highly personable Australian haemophiliac, limping to the oché, fulfilled his dream of becoming world champion, won 20 years worth of his disability pension.

Boomeran g back to win final battle

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.

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.

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.

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)

haha but his name is "Mr Hankey"! he must be crap.

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

John Part is very good though.

i watched about 5 hours of darts yesterday...

is it some osrt of "it's not a sport, it's a parlour game" thing?

http://www.bdodarts.com/

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."

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.

let go of the dart!

it's like the yips.

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.

Only match I've seen has been Barney v MVG. Which wasn't a bad one to start with.

Bump. Cheerio then Taylor, you oafish classless dick. Coldplay fan an' all.

Lol didn't know that and yes, good riddance.

Never saw a more subdued darts crowd as when Cross won last night

Sounds great, I'll have to watch the highlights.

Cross destroyed him!

So Taylor was being a bit of a clown in his final defeat? Tried to get a stream but they all sucked. Shame, would have loved to see this nobhead lose one last time

really dislike Taylor. always came across as an unpleasant dick, and delighted to hear this even though i haven’t followed the darts properly for a few years.

he was always so petty and churlish in defeat as well.

And, y'know, a convicted sex offender.

jesus lol I always forget about that

Gary Anderson denying farting on stage is probs the best post-match interview you’ll ever see. pic.twitter.com/4cufh2rGK1

— Nozza_ (@Nozza_) November 17, 2018

lol

like how it's framed -ARTS there.

generally i abide by the widely accepted standard that whoever smelt it, dealt it. but in this case, given that he was so forthcoming about how he shits his pants if he farts on stage, i believe him when he says it was the other guy.

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!

did espn do much coverage?

https://nypost.com/2018/11/17/dart-championship-descends-into-madness-as-players-accuse-each-other-of-farting/