Which organisation is better

unknown13

Which organisation is better PDC or BDO or which do you prefer

ratinakeg

I was just thinking of starting this.
Anyway PDC way better

dionsiseire

BDO is nothing more than a production farm for dart players, eventually anyone with ambition needs to be in the PDC

shiibata

Take taylor and barney out of it and I think it would be interesting if they were all thrown in together, I know the bookies would favour the PDC players(rightly so) but good few BDO players would hold their own

Ronan|Raven

The BDO do a great job in running darts at the local, county and tournament levels. They do the ground work the PDC does not do.

ratinakeg

I saw a BDO event on Setanta during last year, I could not believe my eyes. It was in a place what could only described as a derelict cinema building in some run down town, it was a disgrace. About 50 people there all over the age of 60. Prize fund about £2,000.:eek:

gipo2

ratinakeg wrote: »

I saw a BDO event on Setanta during last year, I could not believe my eyes. It was in a place what could only described as a derelict cinema building in some run down town, it was a disgrace. About 50 people there all over the age of 60. Prize fund about £2,000.:eek:

That was the legends of darts, did you not recognise the players ya

Gob****e

ratinakeg

gipo2 wrote: »

That was the legends of darts, did you not recognise the players ya

Gob****e

No it wasn't, I think Bunting won it and last time I checked he was not a Legend

Also I'll not respond to your childish behavior , who are you anyway? do me a favour and clear off will yea.

RuggieBear

gipo2 banned.
personal abuse will not be tolerated

callaway92

own up the feckin eejit that said BDO

syngindub

i'll take the BDO

honkytonk52

it has to be the PDC, over the past few years we have all come more familiar with the players in it due to the brilliant coverage Sky Sports has, also the premier league is brilliant, they palyers are class in it

redout

Is this a serious question ? The better players are certainly in the PDC. Just watch the BDO at Lakeside and observe the difference in the scoring. Its very obvious.

Aidric

It's the PDC for me.

syngindub

of course the PDC is better. for old time sake i voted for BDO

Rebel021

The ony reason the PDC is better is the money.....
I enjoy the BDO events but they can't compete at the moment with Sky's coverage
and prize money

monkey9

I think if everyone is honest, the PDC would be the best. But i wouldn't really take sides to be honest. I appreciate both codes and see no reason to choose. I think the PDC has better players overall, but the nostalgia of the BDO is great, plus you really do get some great matches when watching the darts on BBC. It's like a downmarket version, but still great to watch all the same.
As far as i'm concerned, it's an extra week of darts in the New Year after the PDC finishes.

Double Top

monkey9 wrote: »

I think if everyone is honest, the PDC would be the best. But i wouldn't really take sides to be honest. I appreciate both codes and see no reason to choose. I think the PDC has better players overall, but the nostalgia of the BDO is great, plus you really do get some great matches when watching the darts on BBC. It's like a downmarket version, but still great to watch all the same.
As far as i'm concerned, it's an extra week of darts in the New Year after the PDC finishes.

Your spot on there monkey9, i do perfer to watch the PDC but without the BDO there would be no PDC. Taylor,Barney,Priestly made there names in the BDO and have always respected that. I know it will never happen but it would be good to see a joint venture between them (World grand slam I know) PDC/BDO Championship Anyone?

monkey9

I'd love to see a Grand Slam of Darts. Just pile the whole lot in and go for it!

Double Top

monkey9 wrote: »

I'd love to see a Grand Slam of Darts. Just pile the whole lot in and go for it!

Grand Slam of Darts already exists. it was on utv there a little while ago
Phil Taylor bet Terry jenkins in the final had both PDC + BDO in it. done like the UFEA Champions league, thay started off in 8 groups of four top two in each go through and so on. best match in it was gary anderson against terry jenkins in the semi's
(James Wade got a 9 darter and still lost). All the big names were in it
but would really love to see a real championship but no like PDC Vs BDO
just player against player, top 32 from each:D

cooker3

Rebel021 wrote: »

The ony reason the PDC is better is the money.....

and the fact they have the best players in the world. The world final was tonight, nobody touches Taylor and Barneveld.

I also noticed BBC are trying to cheat the stats to make the player seem better. They use a "first 9 dart average" so they don't have to bother including doubles and the other 15 darts in the case of some of the first round matches that have happened. Then they are like zomg his first 9 dart average is 110. Incredible!!!!

nhughes100

The BDO does do great work at local and county level, it's a bit like comparing the GAA club scene to the All Ireland series, I think once the BDO gets rid of Olly Croft they could go places. They'll continue in the amatuer ranks as long as their tv coverage is sub-par.

Although I can't say I agree with everything that goes on in the PDC it is the professional organisation in pretty much every aspect.

From what I've seen of Lakeside this year the standerd between the two is immense.

rvd156

Duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh!!

OI! OI! OI! :D

syngindub

i would of thought it was more like..

di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di
OI! OI! OI!

cuculainn

syngindub wrote: »

of course the PDC is better. for old time sake i voted for BDO

I voted for BDO also, even though I know PDC is better. But I dont have sky and I love when the darts are on telly (BBC)

hawkwing

It's really in the last 3yrs the PDC has gotten better than the BDO.How many of the last 8 in the PDC were BDO 3 yrs ago?

AndyP

hawkwing wrote: »

It's really in the last 3yrs the PDC has gotten better than the BDO.How many of the last 8 in the PDC were BDO 3 yrs ago?

4 of them. Barney, Klaasen, Stompe and King.

cooker3

In my opinion the easiest way of telling which is better is by looking at the players. Since the split there is only 1 "big" player that I can think off who has moved from PDC to BDO and that was Chris Mason, he moved back 3 years later.
If you look at who has moved from BDO - PDC. They include 5 "world champions" who won at the lakeside 8 out of the 15 years. That being Barney, Steve Beaton, Richie Burnett, Part and Klaasen. Other names include Painter, Mardle, Baxter, Scholten, Stompe, King and there are probably others I have forgotten.

The BDO is just a place where they groom people until the vast majority move on to the PDC where the best players play imo

Edit: Just noted Peter Evison moved to BDO last year, suppose he should be mentioned although he has done nothing in the last 8 years or so

Bluezar

PDC all the way!

golfman

The BDO will always hold a place in my heart as its what I grew up with. Lets face it lads, the Lakeside is the home of darts and without that competition we would never have gotten into darts. I went to the Lakeside last year for the 1st round weekend, all 4 sessions and loved it that much I bought tickets for the semis the week afterwards. The atmosphere in there is great and all the players are walking around having a chat with you having a laugh - no egos at all.

It does pain me to admit though that the standard of the PDC is miles better than in the BDO for all the reasons that have been stated above. The final the other day was unbelievable!

To be honest, I couldn't care less if its the BDO or the PDC I would just like to see all the best players playing at the Lakeside but I guess the place just isn't big enough to create the revenue they need to pay out the big prizes. The Ally Pally just doesn't do it for me.

cuculainn

cooker3 wrote: »

I also noticed BBC are trying to cheat the stats to make the player seem better. They use a "first 9 dart average" so they don't have to bother including doubles and the other 15 darts in the case of some of the first round matches that have happened. Then they are like zomg his first 9 dart average is 110. Incredible!!!!

In fairness to the BBC the also show the full average right beside the first 9 dart. When i was watching last night the commentators always referred to the full average