PDC World Championships 2009 Thread

Kingp35

So we are less than 2 weeks away from the start of the biggest Darts tournament in the world and I am starting to get very excited

The draw for the Preliminary round has already been made. It includes our very own Shane O' Connor and Anastasia Dobromyslova. The draw is as follows:

Hannes Schnier (Austria) v Shi Yongsheng (China)
David Fatum (USA) v Shane O'Connor (Ireland)
Warren French (New Zealand) v Akihiro Nagakawa (Japan)
Marko Kantele (Finland) v Lourence Ilagan (Philippines)
Charles Losper (South Africa) v Sudesh Fitzgerald (Guyana)
Remco van Eijden (Holland) v Anastasia Dobromyslova (Russia)

Lets hope that Shane can beat the American guy and make the first round proper.

The draw for the first round matches is live today at 2:30pm on Sky Sports News Should be interesting to see who the big boys get and if there are any chances of shocks.

Carrickman

Well done to Brendan and John on quallifying for the Championships.

Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship PDPA Qualifiers
FORMER semi-finalist Dennis Smith was among the eight players to qualify for the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship at the PDPA Qualifiers on Saturday.

Smith, who reached the last four in the 2000 World Championship, earned his place at Alexandra Palace later in December with a 5-3 victory over Dave Smith in their decisive game of the knockout qualifiers.

Smith had earlier defeated Michael Smith, Stuart Stubbs and Paul Knighton to ensure his 13th World Championship appearance and his first since the 2006 event.

John MaGowan, a 67-year-old from Northern Ireland, ensured his second World Championship appearance with a 5-0 whitewash of Gary Blades in his decisive match, having also defeated former qualifiers Alan Caves and Paul Williams in the event.

Those two were the only players from the eight qualifiers who have previously played in the World Championship, with a host of new faces winning through at the Telford International Centre.

Brendan Dolan, who has previous experience of the big stage from the UK Open and World Grand Prix, joined fellow countryman MaGowan in the World Championship after a narrow victory over Lancashire's Louis Blundell in his decider.

Newcastle's Mark Stephenson, Somerset's Steve Grubb, Stourbridge's Nick Fullwell and Sussex's Tony Ayres will make their World Championship debuts after coming through the qualifier.

Grubb, a publican from Radstock, came from 4-2 down against American Isen Veljic to win his place in the tournament, while Fulwell was another final-leg winner, against Ken Dobson.

Essex postman Michael Barnard, who has been on the PDC circuit since 2004, defeated experienced professional Dave Askew to earn his first World Championship appearance, having also defeated America's John Kuczynski and number 13 seed Steve Brown on the day.

Top seed Mick McGowan suffered disappointment with a third round defeat to Billingshurst-based Ayres, while America's UK Open runner-up Gary Mawson was a first round casualty against Mark Jodrill.

Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship PDPA Qualifiers
Preliminary Round
Tony Blundell 5-1 Jon Archer
Tony Ayres 5-2 Aaron Turner
Jim Young 5-3 James Keogh
Simon Burt 5-0 Jim Leighton
Stephen Hardy 5-4 Ian Critchett
Scott Kirchner 5-3 Colin McGarry
Gary Noonan 5-2 Jimmy Dunlop
Arron Monk 5-1 Mick Savvery
Patrick Moylan 5-1 Tom Martin
Stuart Dutton 5-1 Lee Palfreyman
John Quantock 5-3 Paul Cooper
Shane Cox 5-1 Lee White
Bob Crawley 5-2 Kevin Harris
Joe Cullen 5-0 Steve Watts
David Platt 5-0 Shayne Burgess
Joey Palfreyman 5-0 Nigel Peden
Richard McLaughlin 5-1 Adrian Linfield
Alan Green 5-4 Frazer Hill
Dave Honey 5-3 Carl Minter
Jann Hoffman 5-3 Alan Priestley
Sean Dowling 5-3 Erwin Extercatte
John Kuczynski 5-3 Steve Cupitt
Jimmy Mann 5-1 Ian Jopling
Steve Grubb 5-1 Mickey Booth
Chris Cooper 5-0 Paul Dillon
Isen Veljic 5-0 Gary Storey
Russell Mason 5-3 Peter Edmonds
Chris White 5-1 Paul Anthony
Nick Fullwell 5-4 Sean Palfrey
Rocco Maes 5-2 Steve Musson
Robert Watson-Lang 5-2 Andrew Davies
Masahiko Sano 5-3 Steve Randall
Ken Dobson 5-3 Simon Craven
Dave Smith 5-3 Steve Evans
Danny King 5-3 Jason Crawley
Peter Walford 5-3 Chris Hook
Danny Pinhorne 5-3 Gary Barnett
Michael Smith 5-3 Dylan Duo
Gary Blades 5-3 Chris Beeston
Kevin Dowling 5-4 Eddie Lovely
Simon Whatley 5-1 Andy Pearson
Matt Gallet 5-0 Andy Mason
Kelvin Painter 5-3 Peter Aleman
Alan Caves 5-3 Brian Jones

First Round
Mick McGowan 5-1 Martyn Turner
Matt Jackson 5-1 Tony Littleton
Martin Burchell 5-4 Scott Marsh
Tony Ayres 5-0 Tony Blundell
Dickie Foster 5-1 Lionel Sams
Jim Withers 5-4 Ian Lever
Andy Callaby 5-0 Jim Young
Stephen Hardy 5-0 Simon Burt
Jason Clark 5-3 Darren Whittingham
Mark Stephenson 5-1 Sean White
Gary Welding 5-4 Scott Kirchner
Arron Monk 5-2 Gary Noonan
Ray Farrell 5-3 Darren Webster
James Barton 5-2 Harry Anderson
Patrick Moylan 5-4 Colin Ritchie
Stuart Dutton 5-2 John Quantock
Louis Blundell 5-2 Jacko Barry
Ian Branks 5-4 Darren Green
Mark Carter 5-3 Ian Eames
Bob Crawley 5-3 Shane Cox
Brendan Dolan 5-3 Ben Burton
Matt Chapman 5-2 Kevin Hill
Mark Jones 5-3 Joe Cullen
Joey Palfreyman 5-2 David Platt
Dave Askew 5-0 Richie Plowman
Peter Wright 5-0 Garry Spedding
Richard McLaughlin 5-0 Andy Fulton
Dave Honey 5-3 Alan Green
Steve Brown 5-2 Mark Tiller
Michael Barnard 5-2 Steve Lane
Andy Howarth 5-2 Jann Hoffman
John Kuczynski 5-0 Sean Dowling
Mark Jodrill 5-0 Gary Mawson
Martin Whatmough 5-4 Norman Fletcher
John Jenkinson 5-4 Steve Cusick
Steve Grubb 5-4 Jimmy Mann
Chris Thompson 5-2 Mark Frost
Sam Rooney 5-0 Andy Relf
Graeme Stoddart 5-4 Chris Cooper
Isen Veljic 5-2 Russell Mason
Steve Hine 5-3 Darren Sutton
Richie Burnett 5-3 Dave Ladley
Chris White 5-2 Geoff Whitworth
Nick Fullwell 5-4 Rocco Maes
Justin Pipe 5-3 Wayne Atwood
Darren Johnson 5-2 Jimmy O'Regan
Geoff Wylie 5-4 Robert Watson-Lang
Ken Dobson 5-0 Masahiko Sano
Colin Monk 5-1 Chris Daglish
Chris Allen 5-4 Ricky Williams
Karl Loiseau 5-2 Dave Ansell
Dave Smith 5-3 Danny King
Dennis Smith 5-4 Paul Knighton
Stuart Stubbs 5-1 Kevin Reade
Peter Walford 5-1 Dennis McCarthy
Michael Smith 5-3 Danny Pinhorne
Mark Lawrence 5-1 Alan Warriner-Little
Andrew Coulter 5-3 Jonathan Overton
Gary Blades 5-4 Miloslav Navratil
Kevin Dowling 5-2 Simon Whatley
John MaGowan 5-1 Darren Latham
Paul Williams 5-4 Yves Cottenge
Ian Perkins 5-3 Matt Gallet
Alan Caves 5-1 Kelvin Painter

Second Round
Mick McGowan 5-4 Matt Jackson
Tony Ayres 5-0 Martin Burchell
Jim Withers 5-1 Dickie Foster
Stephen Hardy 5-3 Andy Callaby
Mark Stephenson 5-4 Jason Clark
Gary Welding 5-2 Arron Monk
Ray Farrell 5-3 James Barton
Stuart Dutton 5-3 Patrick Moylan
Louis Blundell 5-1 Ian Branks
Bob Crawley 5-0 Mark Carter
Brendan Dolan 5-1 Matt Chapman
Joey Palfreyman 5-4 Mark Jones
Dave Askew 5-3 Peter Wright
Richard McLaughlin 5-4 Dave Honey
Michael Barnard 5-1 Steve Brown
John Kuczynski 5-1 Andy Howarth
Martin Whatmough 5-3 Mark Jodrill
Steve Grubb 5-0 John Jenkinson
Chris Thompson 5-4 Sam Rooney
Isen Veljic 5-2 Graeme Stoddart
Richie Burnett 5-4 Steve Hine
Nick Fullwell 5-1 Chris White
Darren Johnson 5-2 Justin Pipe
Ken Dobson 5-1 Geoff Wylie
Colin Monk 5-1 Chris Allen
Dave Smith 5-1 Karl Loiseau
Dennis Smith 5-0 Stuart Stubbs
Michael Smith 5-4 Peter Walford
Andrew Coulter 5-4 Mark Lawrence
Gary Blades 5-4 Kevin Dowling
John MaGowan 5-3 Paul Williams
Alan Caves 5-3 Ian Perkins

Third Round
Tony Ayres 5-4 Mick McGowan
Jim Withers 5-3 Stephen Hardy
Mark Stephenson 5-4 Gary Welding
Ray Farrell 5-3 Stuart Dutton
Louis Blundell 5-4 Bob Crawley
Brendan Dolan 5-3 Joey Palfreyman
Dave Askew 5-4 Richard McLaughlin
Michael Barnard 5-3 John Kuczynski
Steve Grubb 5-2 Martin Whatmough
Isen Veljic 5-2 Chris Thompson
Nick Fullwell 5-3 Richie Burnett
Ken Dobson 5-1 Darren Johnson
Dave Smith 5-3 Colin Monk
Dennis Smith 5-2 Michael Smith
Gary Blades 5-3 Andrew Coulter
John MaGowan 5-2 Alan Caves
Losers: £500

Fourth Round
Tony Ayres 5-2 Jim Withers
Mark Stephenson 5-3 Ray Farrell
Brendan Dolan 5-4 Louis Blundell
Michael Barnard 5-4 Dave Askew
Steve Grubb 5-4 Isen Veljic
Nick Fullwell 5-4 Ken Dobson
Dennis Smith 5-3 Dave Smith
John MaGowan 5-0 Gary Blades
Winners: Place in Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship First Round
Losers: £1,000

dionsiseire

Alongside the news that dobdromyslova is now a full time PDC player, hopefully she can mix it with the big boys on a regular basis

Its a shame jacko barry isnt on the list of qualifiers, nor mick mcgowan, but Shane Carries the flag with Brendan Dolan and John Magowan

Kingp35

dionsiseire wrote: »

Its a shame jacko barry isnt on the list of qualifiers, nor mick mcgowan, but Shane Carries the flag with Brendan Dolan and John Magowan

Yeah very disappointed neither of these made it, Mick was top seed in the qualifiers as well but lost in the third round. He really has been going through a bad patch on TV, hopefully he can find the form next year that we all know he can show.

At least we have three players to get behind!

dionsiseire

Kingp35 wrote: »

Yeah very disappointed neither of these made it, Mick was top seed in the qualifiers as well but lost in the third round. He really has been going through a bad patch on TV, hopefully he can find the form next year that we all know he can show.

At least we have three players to get behind!

True, it would be a horrible WC if we didnt have 1 irishman to support. Sure in years to come you can all shout for me :pac:

dionsiseire

Final Qualifiers all done and this is the list of participants in this years world championships

PDC TOP 32 (seeding in brackets)
Phil TAYLOR (1) England
Raymond van BARNEVELD (2) Netherlands
James WADE (3) England
John PART (4) Canada
Terry JENKINS (5) England
Adrian LEWIS (6) England
Andy HAMILTON (7) England
Wayne MARDLE (8) England
Alan TABERN (9) England
Colin LLOYD (10) England
Dennis PRIESTLEY (11) England
Mervyn KING (12) England
Peter MANLEY (13) England
Colin OSBORNE (14) England
Ronnie BAXTER (15) England
Roland SCHOLTEN (16) Netherlands
Kevin PAINTER (17) England
Denis OVENS (18) England
Vincent van der VOORT (19) Netherlands
Mark DUDBRIDGE (20) England
Mark WALSH (21) England
Chris MASON (22) England
Kirk SHEPHERD (23) England
Andy JENKINS (24) England
Wayne JONES (25) England
Andy SMITH (26) England
Adrian GRAY (27) England
Alex ROY (28) England
Barrie BATES (29) Wales
Tony ECCLES (30) England
Wes NEWTON (31) England
Michael van GERWEN (32) Netherlands
PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP ORDER OF MERIT QUALIFIERS
Robert THORNTON Scotland
Jamie CAVEN England
Steve MAISH England
Felix McBREARTY N.Ireland
Steve BEATON England
Matt CLARK England
Kevin McDINE England
Carlos RODRIGUEZ Spain
PDPA QUALIFIERS
Tony AYRES England
Mark STEPHENSON England
Brendan DOLAN N.Ireland
Michael BARNARD England
Steve GRUBB England
Nick FULLWELL England
Dennis SMITH England
John MAGOWAN N.Ireland
NORTH AMERICAN ORDER OF MERIT QUALIFIERS
Darin YOUNG America
Bill DAVIS America
CONTINENTAL EUROPE ORDER OF MERIT QUALIFIERS
Co STOMPE Netherlands
Jelle KLAASEN Netherlands
Mensur SULJOVIC Austria
Jan van der RASSEL Netherlands
INTERNATIONAL QUALIFIERS
Paul NICHOLSON Australia
Russell STEWART Australia
Per LAURSEN Denmark
Nandor BEZZEG Hungary
Plus 6 Preliminary Round Winners
PRELIMINARY ROUND
Warren FRENCH New Zealand
Shi YONGSHENG China
Akihiro NAGAKAWA Japan
Lourence ILAGAN Philippines
Marko KANTELE Finland
Sudesh FITZGERALD Guyana
Shane O'CONNOR Ireland
David FATUM America
Remco van EIJDEN Netherlands
Charles LOSPER South Africa
Hannes SCHNIER Austria
Anastasia DOBROMYSLOVA Russia

Kingp35

The draw has been made

First Round Draw
Colin Osborne v Losper/Fitzgerald
Roland Scholten v Carlos Rodriguez
Wayne Jones v Robert Thornton
Kevin Painter v Matt Clark
Chris Mason v John MaGowan
Denis Ovens v Steve Maish
Terry Jenkins v Dennis Smith
James Wade v Brendan Dolan
Peter Manley v Mensur Suljovic
Michael van Gerwen v Darin Young
Tony Eccles v van Eijden/Dobromyslova
Andy Smith v Tony Ayres
Colin Lloyd v Jelle Klaasen
Ronnie Baxter v Kantele/Ilagan
Kirk Shepherd v Jan van der Rassel
Wayne Mardle v Fatum/O'Connor
Adrian Lewis v Russell Stewart
John Part v Bill Davis
Barrie Bates v Felix McBrearty
Wes Newton v Per Laursen
Phil Taylor v Steve Grubb
Alex Roy v Kevin McDine
Andy Hamilton v Michael Barnard
Raymond van Barneveld v Mark Stephenson
Dennis Priestley v French/Nagakawa
Andy Jenkins v Co Stompe
Alan Tabern v Steve Beaton
Adrian Gray v Paul Nicholson
Mark Dudbridge v Nick Fullwell
Mark Walsh v Jamie Caven
Vincent van der Voort v Nandor Bezzeg
Mervyn King v Schnier/Yongsheng

Some interesting ones, I think Lloyd V Klaasen will be very close!

dionsiseire

Caven Walsh strikes me as a good one

Pity Taylor got an unknown, its always the early stages he's most vulnerable

Dolan getting wade, i hope dolan does well

McDine .vs. Roy could be a roaster too

Wouldnt mind seeing Eccles/Dobromoslova
could be epic

jwshooter

any on tv

Kingp35

jwshooter wrote: »

any on tv

What do mean?

All matches will be shown live on Sky Sports starting December 19th and finishing January 4th.

jwshooter

Kingp35 wrote: »

What do mean?

All matches will be shown live on Sky Sports starting December 19th and finishing January 4th.

any of the qualifiers kingp 35 ,i have not missed a game this few years even faked the flu to be left watch it last year .was there some on this week

Declan30

Should be a Great Tournament this year.And i am Hoping that someone else wins rather than Taylor.
I am a Barney Fan and up at the world Grand Prix he looked like he was back to his Best.Think he could go all the way.

Any Betting on this yet.

Kingp35

jwshooter wrote: »

any of the qualifiers kingp 35 ,i have not missed a game this few years even faked the flu to be left watch it last year .was there some on this week

Well the Qualifiers have already been on. if you mean the Preliminary round then yes that will be shown live on Sky Sports. I think the preliminary Round is on the 19th and the First Round proper starts the next day.

ratinakeg

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid958992159/bctid4243347001
above is a video link to the draw.Anastasia is looking great:)

Carrickman

Declan30 wrote: »

Any Betting on this yet.

Odds from boylesports.com

Taylor, Phil 1/2
Barneveld, Raymond Van 7/1
Wade, James 8/1
Lewis, Adrian 20/1
Jenkins, Terry 33/1
Thornton, Robert 40/1
King, Mervyn 40/1
Part, John 50/1
Hamilton, Andy 50/1
Mcdine, Kevin 60/1
Painter, Kevin 66/1
Tabern, Alan 66/1
Mardle, Wayne 80/1
Osborne, Colin 80/1
Van Gerwen, Michael 100/1
Lloyd, Colin 100/1
Manley, Peter 100/1
Priestley, Dennis 100/1
Klassen, Jelle 100/1
Van Der Voort, Vincent 100/1
Walsh, Mark 100/1
Stompe, Co 100/1
Scholten, Roland 125/1
Baxter, Ronnie 125/1
Dudbridge, Mark 150/1
Mason, Chris 150/1
Eccles, Tony 150/1
Ovens, Denis 150/1
Jones, Wayne 200/1
Rodriguez, Carlos 200/1
Clark, Matt 200/1
Bates, Barrie 250/1
Roy, Alex 250/1
Smith, Andy 250/1
Newton, Wes 250/1
Jenkins, Andy 250/1
Nicholson, Paul 250/1
Young, Darin 250/1
Shepherd, Kirk 300/1
Mawson, Gary 300/1
Beaton, Steve 300/1
Felix, Mcbrearty 300/1
Maish, Steve 300/1
Dolan, Brendan 300/1
Rassel, Jan Van Der 300/1
Eijden, Remco Van 300/1
Gray, Adrian 400/1
Suljovic, Mensur 400/1
Mcbrearty, Felix 400/1
Magowan, John 500/1
Smith, Dennis 500/1
Kantele, Marko 500/1
Laursen, Per 500/1
Fatum, David 500/1
Ayres, Tony 500/1
Davis, Bill 500/1
O'Connor, Shane 500/1
Losper, Charles 500/1
Bezzeg, Nandor 750/1
Stewart, Russell 750/1
Barnard, Michael 750/1
French, Warren 750/1
Schnier, Hannes 750/1
Stephenson, Mark 1000/1
Fitzgerald, Sudesh 1000/1
Dobromyslova, Anastasia 1000/1
Yongsheng, Shi 1000/1
Nakagawa, Akihiro 1000/1
Grubb, Steve 1000/1
Ilagen, Lourence 1000/

dionsiseire

Carrickman wrote: »

Odds from boylesports.com

Think i'll stick a euro on shane o connor

a 5er on jenks

and a 10er on wade

should keep me interested for most of the tournament

Kingp35

The Schedule of play has been announced today. Really looking forward to the start of this tournament now!

2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship
Schedule of Play
First Round (Preliminary Round games denoted by (P))
Friday December 19
7.10pm - Roland Scholten v Carlos Rodriguez
8.15pm - Warren French v Akihiro Nagakawa (P)
9.00pm - Wayne Jones v Robert Thornton
10.00pm - John Part v Bill Davis
11.00pm - Andy Jenkins v Co Stompe

Saturday December 20
12.40pm - Terry Jenkins v Dennis Smith
1.45pm - Hannes Schnier v Shi Yongsheng (P)
2.30pm - Kevin Painter v Matt Clark
3.30pm - Dennis Priestley v French/Nagakawa
4.30pm - Barrie Bates v Felix McBrearty

7.10pm - Alan Tabern v Steve Beaton
8.15pm - David Fatum v Shane O'Connor (P)
9.00pm - Michael van Gerwen v Darin Young
10.00pm - Phil Taylor v Steve Grubb
11.00pm - Alex Roy v Kevin McDine

Sunday December 21
1.10pm - Mark Walsh v Jamie Caven
2.15pm - Charles Losper v Sudesh Fitzgerald (P)
3.00pm - Mark Dudbridge v Nick Fullwell
4.00pm - Wes Newton v Per Laursen
5.00pm - Denis Ovens v Steve Maish

7.10pm - Andy Hamilton v Michael Barnard
8.15pm - Remco van Eijden v Anastasia Dobromyslova (P)
9.00pm - Wayne Mardle v Fatum/O'Connor
10.00pm - Raymond van Barneveld v Mark Stephenson
11.00pm - Peter Manley v Mensur Suljovic

Monday December 22
7.10pm - Chris Mason v John MaGowan
8.15pm - Marko Kantele v Lourence Ilagan (P)
9.00pm - Adrian Lewis v Russell Stewart
10.00pm - Colin Lloyd v Jelle Klaasen
11.00pm - Mervyn King v Schnier/Yongsheng

Tuesday December 23
12.40pm - Andy Smith v Tony Ayres
1.45pm - Adrian Gray v Paul Nicholson
2.45pm - Kirk Shepherd v Jan van der Rassel
3.45pm - Tony Eccles v van Eijden/Dobromyslova

7.10pm - Ronnie Baxter v Kantele/Ilagan
8.15pm - Colin Osborne v Losper/Fitzgerald
9.15pm - James Wade v Brendan Dolan
10.15pm - Vincent van der Voort v Nandor Bezzeg

Second Round
Saturday December 27
1.40pm - T Jenkins/D Smith v Roy/McDine
3.00pm - Tabern/Beaton v A Jenkins/Stompe
4.20pm - Scholten/Rodriguez v Painter/Clark

7.10pm - Manley/Suljovic v Dudbridge/Fullwell
8.30pm - Taylor/Grubb v van Gerwen/Young
9.50pm - Mardle/Fatum/O'Connor v Jones/Thornton

Sunday December 28
1.10pm - King/Schnier/Yongsheng v Walsh/Caven
2.30pm - Baxter/Kantele/Ilagan v Ovens/Maish
3.50pm - Hamilton/Barnard v A Smith/Ayres

7.10pm - Lloyd/Klaasen v Shepherd/van der Rassel
8.30pm - van Barneveld/Stephenson v Newton/Laursen
9.50pm - Part/Davis v Bates/McBrearty

Monday December 29
1.10pm - Lewis/Stewart v Gray/Nicholson
2.30pm - Priestley/French/Nagakawa v Mason/MaGowan
3.50pm - Osborne/Losper/Fitzgerald v van der Voort/Bezzeg

7.10pm - Wade/Dolan v Eccles/van Eijden/Dobromyslova
Third Round
8.30pm - Taylor/Grubb/van Gerwen/Young v Scholten/Rodriguez/Painter/Clark
9.50pm - Part/Davis/Bates/McBrearty v Manley/Suljovic/Dudbridge/Fullwell

Tuesday December 30
1.10pm - Lewis/Stewart/Gray/Nicholson v Priestley/French/Nagakawa/Mason/MaGowan
2.40pm - T Jenkins/D Smith/Roy/McDine v King/Schnier/Yongsheng/Walsh/Caven
4.10pm - Mardle/Fatum/O'Connor/Jones/Thornton v Tabern/Beaton/A Jenkins/Stompe

7.10pm - Hamilton/Barnard/A Smith/Ayres v Lloyd/Klaasen/Shepherd/van der Rassel
8.40pm - van Barneveld/Stephenson/Newton/Laursen v Baxter/Kantele/Ilagan/Ovens/Maish
10.10pm - Wade/Dolan/Eccles/van Eijden/Dobromyslova v Osborne/Losper/Fitzgerald/van der Voort/Bezzeg

Quarter-Finals
Thursday January 1 2009
7.15pm - T Jenkins/D Smith/Roy/McDine/King/Schnier/Yongsheng/Walsh/Caven v Part/Davis/Bates/McBrearty/Manley/Suljovic/Dudbridge/Fullwell
9.15pm - Taylor/Grubb/van Gerwen/Young/Scholten/Rodriguez/Painter/Clark v Mardle/Fatum/O'Connor/Jones/Thornton/Tabern/Beaton/A Jenkins/Stompe

Friday January 2
7.15pm - Lewis/Stewart/Gray/Nicholson/Priestley/French/Nagakawa/Mason/MaGowan v Wade/Dolan/Eccles/van Eijden/Dobromyslova/Osborne/Losper/Fitzgerald/van der Voort/Bezzeg
9.15pm - van Barneveld/Stephenson/Newton/Laursen/Baxter/Kantele/Ilagan/Ovens/Maish v Hamilton/Barnard/A Smith/Ayres/Lloyd/Klaasen/Shepherd/van der Rassel

Semi-Finals
Saturday January 3
7.15pm
9.15pm

Final
Sunday January 4
7.15pm

nhughes100

I hope it's better then last years. It's hard to see anyone bar Taylor romping home in this one. Barney is not throwing 105+ consistantly to beat Taylor. I don't think Wade has shown the form to go all the way this year.

Some of the early games last year suffered from a distinct lack of atmosphere - Problem with a big venue that's not full, when big venues go quiet they tend to go very quiet.

Have to say I think the BDO competition will be more competitive, there's at least 4 people with a very realistic chance of winning it, unfortunately I can't say the same for PDC.

Kingp35

nhughes100 wrote: »

I hope it's better then last years. It's hard to see anyone bar Taylor romping home in this one. Barney is not throwing 105+ consistantly to beat Taylor. I don't think Wade has shown the form to go all the way this year.

Some of the early games last year suffered from a distinct lack of atmosphere - Problem with a big venue that's not full, when big venues go quiet they tend to go very quiet.

Have to say I think the BDO competition will be more competitive, there's at least 4 people with a very realistic chance of winning it, unfortunately I can't say the same for PDC.

I agree with all this. I go over to London for the World Championships every year and I loved the Circus tavern as a venue. It was such an intimate venue, no matter where you sat you were right on top of the stage and the atmosphere is fantastic. The Ally Pally is not even half as good, the atmosphere is very flat and I don't think it's a good darts venue at all. The PDC moved it because the Ally Pally could fit in more fans but I think last years Championship suffered because of it.

I can't see past Taylor either. He has won almost everything this year and his form has gotten better and better. Wade hasn't been quite at his best and Barney hasn't been for a while now. Personally I would love to see someone win it that has never won a major before, would be great for the sport.

The BDO championship is wide open and there are some excellent players in there, but again I think the Lakeside crowd don't produce a great atmosphere and it can be a bit stale. Also there are better players in general in the PDC tournament. That said I'm looking forward to both!

nhughes100

Yeah the lakeside really sounds and looks like a pub that happens to have a darts match going on, the PDC worlds won't get going till after Christmas, expect a few upsets.

What's amazing about the Ally Pally is that if you look at any footage of the News of the World competitions the atmosphere was mental.

Jpers

Hey all,

going to Ally Pally this year for 3 days after xmas, just wondering from those of you who have been last year, what's the venue like for food and drinks facilities etc

Declan30

Taylor was on Sky sports during the week and he was all smug and saying if he does not win it he will be shocked.
I really hope he gets beaten as if he wins i think people will start going away from the Pdc an back to the Bdo. As it will have become boring.
Come on Barney and get back to winning.:)

Kingp35

Jpers wrote: »

Hey all,

going to Ally Pally this year for 3 days after xmas, just wondering from those of you who have been last year, what's the venue like for food and drinks facilities etc

Food is grand, usual thing of burgers and chips etc. Nice and isn't too expensive. Beer is pretty reasonable too but the queues can be pretty long, especially if you go out at the end of a set. Make sure to buy 3 beers at a go and you will be grand

Jpers

Thanks,

we are heading to both sessions Sun, Mon & Tue after christmas, looking forward to it, first time to the worlds....

Kingp35

Jpers wrote: »

Thanks,

we are heading to both sessions Sun, Mon & Tue after christmas, looking forward to it, first time to the worlds....

I'll be heading over myself after New years. You will love it, can't beat a night of darts.

Enjoy!

mirwillbeback

For me Wade or Lewis are the two who can do it this year if Taylor doesn't.

For all Adrian Lewis' faults, I have felt for a long time that he has a World title in him - if he can just focus on himself and not get rattled, he has the game to beat anyone on his day.

Wade is a class act, ( and by all accounts is getting VERY friendly with Helen Chamberlain who is no longer wearing her engagement ring from the gutairist from Level 42 - is this a gossip forum ? ), so if he can hit the bullseye there, why can't he do it at the Ally Pally

nhughes100

No way will Lewis come close to winning the worlds, he hasn't come close in any other major and imo hasn't the bottle, lets too much external factors interfere with his game.

Don't fancy Wade either. Phil is 1/2 to win already, that says it all. I really hope that the worlds is going to be better then what I think it's going to be but it all looks pretty inevitable - Let's hope for some good matches along the way.

Kingp35

nhughes100 wrote: »

No way will Lewis come close to winning the worlds, he hasn't come close in any other major and imo hasn't the bottle, lets too much external factors interfere with his game.

Agree with this. Lewis has amazing natural ability, he is the kind of person that just picked up a set of darts and could hit everything. Problem he has is upstairs, he is way too cocky for his own good and lets things get to him. He is easy to wind up and until he gets the mental strength to block those things out he won't ever win anything. I think he is improving, the Premier League has really helped him. I don't think he is ready yet though and a Quarter-Final place would be a good tournament for him.

Declan30

How about Terry Jenkins.Seemed to be back to some sort of form in the grand slam of Darts.
He has been the Bridesmaid in so many Tv Finals.He is sure to get lucky sometime.
If Barney cannot do it. I hope Terry can.

Shan75

I'd like to see Wade win it.I think he's good enough but the worry is his form hasn't been fantastic this year.I might chance a small wager on him.Currently 10/1 on Betfair.

Declan30 wrote How about Terry Jenkins

No chance.Not good enough.Even when he was at his best he choked miserably.Currently 43/1 on Betfair and with good reason.

From an entertainment, in a kind of sick way, point of view Peter Manley would be an appealing winner.Can you imagine the amount of head wrecking he would get through.Won't happen though.

nhughes100

Any predictions for possible upsets, I think there's a few on in the first round.

Rodriguez to beat Scholten, first match, Roland has not had a good year.

Co Stompe to beat Andy Jenkins, Stompe hot off hitting some great darts at a German open against Taylor.

Matt Clark to beat Kevin Painter - Painter always suspect.

Felix McBrearty to beat Barrie Bates. Good win for the Irish

Per Laurson to beat Wes Newton - Wes has gone off the boil completely

John McGowan to beat Chris Mason, again Mason always suspect.

Van Der Rassell to beat Shephard - Kirk used up all his luck last year

Aidric

Kingp35 wrote: »

Agree with this. Lewis has amazing natural ability, he is the kind of person that just picked up a set of darts and could hit everything. Problem he has is upstairs, he is way too cocky for his own good and lets things get to him. He is easy to wind up and until he gets the mental strength to block those things out he won't ever win anything. I think he is improving, the Premier League has really helped him. I don't think he is ready yet though and a Quarter-Final place would be a good tournament for him.

Spot on analysis. I love watching him though, when he's in full flow he's a joy to watch.

Declan30

Shan Dont think wade will do it.He seems to have lost interest in playing darts.Had a Poor Grand slam of darts even though he did get a 9 dart finish.

Peter Manley as winner Sky would Love that think of the crowd against him and all the fun they would have playing him up.:)

Shan75 wrote: »

I'd like to see Wade win it.I think he's good enough but the worry is his form hasn't been fantastic this year.I might chance a small wager on him.Currently 10/1 on Betfair.



No chance.Not good enough.Even when he was at his best he choked miserably.Currently 43/1 on Betfair and with good reason.

From an entertainment, in a kind of sick way, point of view Peter Manley would be an appealing winner.Can you imagine the amount of head wrecking he would get through.Won't happen though.

Rented Mule

Declan30 wrote: »

Peter Manley as winner Sky would Love that think of the crowd against him and all the fun they would have playing him up.:)

Manley definitely plays the 'bad guy' role quite well, but he will always be an 'also run' when it comes to the World Championships.

Before the PDC changed the scoring/rating system for tournaments around the world, Manley would shootin in more tournamnets just to get his points total up. We used to see him in the Spring/Summer in the States shooting steel/plastic tipped tournaments.

During this time he had accumulated enough points to be ranked #1 in the World a few years running, but would only crack the Top Five when it came to the PDC WC every year.

Jaysoose

nhughes100 wrote: »

Any predictions for possible upsets, I think there's a few on in the first round.

Rodriguez to beat Scholten, first match, Roland has not had a good year.

Co Stompe to beat Andy Jenkins, Stompe hot off hitting some great darts at a German open against Taylor.

Matt Clark to beat Kevin Painter - Painter always suspect.

Felix McBrearty to beat Barrie Bates. Good win for the Irish

Per Laurson to beat Wes Newton - Wes has gone off the boil completely

John McGowan to beat Chris Mason, again Mason always suspect.

Van Der Rassell to beat Shephard - Kirk used up all his luck last year

Mostly spot on, but i gotta disagree about Mcbrearty beating Bates unfortunately. To much class about the little welshman.

Kingp35

Only one day to go lads, getting excited now. I have all my beer in and I'm ready for a couple of week of darts action! Let's hope for some great matches and some shocks along the way.

Declan30

Yes Indeed Christmas Will Offically Start Tomorrow at 7pm.:D
Lets hope for a Great Tournamnet

pad180

there is a look ahead of the forthcoming 2009 pdc world championship,
on sky sports 1 tonight at seven ,
just to wet the lips guys and gals

Carrickman

Won't belong now, was watching the preview at 7pm (well the Phil Taylor story) when this starts then Christmas starts!!

Kingp35

Carrickman wrote: »

Won't belong now, was watching the preview at 7pm (well the Phil Taylor story) when this starts then Christmas starts!!

Yeah was a little disappointed in the show, it was basically a biography of Phil Taylor! I thought they were going to do a little run through of the players and their form etc. Still was nice to see some of the classic matches again and the show just reinforced my opinion that it should be held in the Circus Tavern and not the Ally Pally!

And I agree, Christmas starts when the darts starts! You can't have a Happy Christmas without some tungsten flinging!

nhughes100

Yeah, dissapointing but he has been the stalwart of finals and classic matches over the years. The programme could have been two hours long and could have included some of the classic semis too instead of clips from the matchplay. Yes it was an amazing finish but it wasn't in the worlds!!

Kingp35

Finally it's here, day one of the World Championships 2009!!!

Tonight's schedule of play:

First Round (Preliminary Round games denoted by (P))
Friday December 19
7.10pm - Roland Scholten v Carlos Rodriguez
8.15pm - Warren French v Akihiro Nagakawa (P)
9.00pm - Wayne Jones v Robert Thornton
10.00pm - John Part v Bill Davis
11.00pm - Andy Jenkins v Co Stompe

A couple of interesting looking matches tonight. Carlos Rodriguez has been playing very well on the circuit, he actually won one of the Players Championships recently. Scholten has been very poor this season so I think Rodriguez will go through in this one. I don't know anything about French or Nagakawa but I'm going to go for French to get through :pac:

Wayne Jones against Robert Thornton has the potential to be a very good match. Jones hasn't been in great for recently but he is capable of playing some top class darts and could push Thornton. Thornton is a very good player though and I think he can go far in this tournament and he should end up beating Wayne.

Part against Davis is another interesting one. The American is a good player but he isn't used to the longer format which could be a problem for him. Part is unbeaten at the Ally Pally and I can't see that changing tonight.

Andy Jenkins against Stompe is the match of the nigh for me. A very hard one to call this, when Jenkins is on form he can be very very good and can average over 100, likewise Stompe who was one of the better players on the BDO circuit. This one will be very close but I'm going to go for Jenkins to edge it.

Bring on the Darts :cool:

shiibata

Just rang sky to get upgraded to sports and movies for Xmas so bring on the darts.. When does the russian woman play or has she been beaten already

Kingp35

shiibata wrote: »

Just rang sky to get upgraded to sports and movies for Xmas so bring on the darts.. When does the russian woman play or has she been beaten already

She plays at 8:15pm on Sunday.

eagle eye

Kingp35 wrote: »

Finally it's here, day one of the World Championships 2009!!!

Tonight's schedule of play:


A couple of interesting looking matches tonight. Carlos Rodriguez has been playing very well on the circuit, he actually won one of the Players Championships recently. Scholten has been very poor this season so I think Rodriguez will go through in this one.

Bring on the Darts :cool:

I was shocked to see the price of Scholten for this match, he is currently 2/1. I don't know anything about Rodriguez but I do know that Roland has been on a bad run. However playing on tv and all the stuff that goes with it might lift Roland and Rodriguez might get it tough up there tonight. I'd fancy Roland could pull this one off and at a nice price too.

I'm not saying its a certainty by any means, but from what I've heard the experience of the big stage in televised darts is a hugely advantageous.

Jaysoose

Have just bunged €2 on all the outsiders tonight....could lift €1300 all being well:D

Kingp35

eagle eye wrote: »

I was shocked to see the price of Scholten for this match, he is currently 2/1. I don't know anything about Rodriguez but I do know that Roland has been on a bad run. However playing on tv and all the stuff that goes with it might lift Roland and Rodriguez might get it tough up there tonight. I'd fancy Roland could pull this one off and at a nice price too.

I'm not saying its a certainty by any means, but from what I've heard the experience of the big stage in televised darts is a hugely advantageous.

Roland Scholten on top form would beat Rodriguez, sadly though Scholten has been awful all year, he averaged 65 in one of his games this season. I hate to say it but he could be suffering froma small form of the dread D disease. Your right that experience on TV does count a lot but I have no idea what type of man Rodriguez is. If he can keep his head he will win. I suppose at the price Scholten is at he might be worth a punt but I won't be puting anything on him :pac:

ratinakeg

Kingp35 wrote: »

Roland Scholten on top form would beat Rodriguez, sadly though Scholten has been awful all year, he averaged 65 in one of his games this season. I hate to say it but he could be suffering froma small form of the dread D disease. Your right that experience on TV does count a lot but I have no idea what type of man Rodriguez is. If he can keep his head he will win. I suppose at the price Scholten is at he might be worth a punt but I won't be puting anything on him :pac:

I think he had a neck or shoulder operation in Nov, His year has been seriously hampered by injury, your right though I would not put a cent on him.

Just saw him on SSN and he has not had the operation but it will be soon, he did say that he is on pain killers though

eagle eye

Well I have a free bet now, backed Scholten at 2/1 and just backed Rodriguez and evens with one set to go, so if Roland wins I make money and if Carlos wins, I end up with no loss. Nice:)

ratinakeg

Warren French 5 v 3 Akihiro Nagakawa

What an awful game, worst match I have ever seen on stage. Felt sorry for both players. I'd love to see the averages. Sky even went for a break during the match.

Aquos76

Well the defending World Champion John Part has just been knocked out 3-0 by Davis.