The Grand Slam of Darts Thread

ratinakeg

Just noticed there isn't much BDO players in this event that starts the 14th of this month, the pools have been made;

http://www.pdc.tv/page/GrandSlamDetail/0,,10180~1845638,00.html

Looking forward to this, hope Hankey loses all his games!:D

501darts

good to see you hankey bashing again rat :D

ratinakeg

501darts wrote: »

good to see you hankey bashing again rat :D

He deserves it, never liked the fecker!:D

dionsiseire

6 BDO, sounds about right to me, i wouldnt put much weight in their champions

Fitton, O' Shea, Hankey, Woods and Waites, probably the most consistant in the BDO right now, only Adams is more prolific than them and his consistant decline is just foolish, every other player is doing it.

Hope Francis Hoenselar and Anastasia go well

ratinakeg

dionsiseire wrote: »

6 BDO, sounds about right to me, i wouldnt put much weight in their champions

Fitton, O' Shea, Hankey, Woods and Waites, probably the most consistant in the BDO right now, only Adams is more prolific than them and his consistant decline is just foolish, every other player is doing it.

Hope Francis Hoenselar and Anastasia go well

Two players who could have done ok in this are Dave Chisnall and Robbie "Kong" Greene but they are not there, maybe one of them will enter the qualifying and get through! Both playing well recently.

dionsiseire

i wouldnt consider them a threat to any current PDC talent

O Shea however and waites i think if they turn up and dont get startled by the ITV camera's and big viewership and crowds, could be dangerous

ratinakeg

dionsiseire wrote: »

i wouldnt consider them a threat to any current PDC talent

O Shea however and waites i think if they turn up and dont get startled by the ITV camera's and big viewership and crowds, could be dangerous

They could well do, if any of them does I'd say it will be O'Shea.

Any Double !

Fair play to Hankey though for entering and setting himself up for an obvious fall. I don't think much of the man or his attitude but still admire him for not taking the Adams route.

Any Double !

Also my neighbour's cat has as much right to be there as the 2 ladies.....come to think of it he probably has as much chance of winning a round too.
Just there for the novelty value and window dressing I suppose.
Anna a bit easier on the eye than Ted though !!

ratinakeg

Any Double ! wrote: »

Fair play to Hankey though for entering and setting himself up for an obvious fall. I don't think much of the man or his attitude but still admire him for not taking the Adams route.

Actually forgot to mention that, yes fair play to him but it still won't change my opinion of him! Would of liked to see Adams there, Ollie Croft would not be happy with that!

ratinakeg

Any Double ! wrote: »

Also my neighbour's cat has as much right to be there as the 2 ladies.....come to think of it he probably has as much chance of winning a round too.
Just there for the novelty value and window dressing I suppose.
Anna a bit easier on the eye than Ted though !!

LMAO!!!!:D:D:D

Does not look like the are having the pro am this year on the Friday! Thought that was good last year!

Gringo180

ratinakeg wrote: »

Two players who could have done ok in this are Dave Chisnall and Robbie "Kong" Greene but they are not there, maybe one of them will enter the qualifying and get through! Both playing well recently.

I reckon kong wont be too pleased about not getting an invite as scott waites qualified being runner up in the masters last year, as kong was runner up this year

Carrickman

Sat 14 Nov 19:00 Day 1 Grand Slam of Darts ITV4 (19:00-00:00)
Sun 15 Nov 12:00 Day 2 Grand Slam of Darts ITV4 (12:00-17:00, 18:00-23:00)
Mon 16 Nov 18:00 Day 3 Grand Slam of Darts ITV4 (18:00-23:00)
Tue 17 Nov 18:00 Day 4 Grand Slam of Darts ITV4 (18:00-23:00)
Wed 18 Nov 18:00 Day 5 Grand Slam of Darts ITV4 (18:00-23:00)
Thu 19 Nov 18:00 2nd Round Grand Slam of Darts ITV4 (18:00-23:00)
Fri 20 Nov 18:00 2nd Round Grand Slam of Darts ITV4 (18:00-23:00)
Sat 21 Nov 13:00 Quarter-finals Grand Slam of Darts ITV4 (13:00-17:00, 19:00-23:00 Times TBC)
Sun 22 Nov 13:00 Semi-finals Grand Slam of Darts ITV4 (13:00-17:00 Times TBC)
Mon 23 Nov 19:00 Final Grand Slam of Darts ITV4 (19:00-22:00 Times TBC)

Kingp35

Gringo180 wrote: »

I reckon kong wont be too pleased about not getting an invite as scott waites qualified being runner up in the masters last year, as kong was runner up this year

Good point, he can feel a bit hard done by.

Also Mark Webster and Gary Anderson both qualified through the BDO that's why it looks as if there is less BDO players.

It can do no harm having the two women in the competition, hoping they do well.

The only think that annoys me about this tournament is that most of the matches are on ITV4

sc86

Carrickman wrote: »

Sat 14 Nov 19:00 Day 1 Grand Slam of Darts ITV4 (19:00-00:00)
Sun 15 Nov 12:00 Day 2 Grand Slam of Darts ITV4 (12:00-17:00, 18:00-23:00)
Mon 16 Nov 18:00 Day 3 Grand Slam of Darts ITV4 (18:00-23:00)
Tue 17 Nov 18:00 Day 4 Grand Slam of Darts ITV4 (18:00-23:00)
Wed 18 Nov 18:00 Day 5 Grand Slam of Darts ITV4 (18:00-23:00)
Thu 19 Nov 18:00 2nd Round Grand Slam of Darts ITV4 (18:00-23:00)
Fri 20 Nov 18:00 2nd Round Grand Slam of Darts ITV4 (18:00-23:00)
Sat 21 Nov 13:00 Quarter-finals Grand Slam of Darts ITV4 (13:00-17:00, 19:00-23:00 Times TBC)
Sun 22 Nov 13:00 Semi-finals Grand Slam of Darts ITV4 (13:00-17:00 Times TBC)
Mon 23 Nov 19:00 Final Grand Slam of Darts ITV4 (19:00-22:00 Times TBC)

what channel on sky is itv 4??

great line up

krustydoyle

you can easily tune itv 4 into your sky box.. just type it into goggle and it'll give the frequencies and all..;)

Kingp35

What about us chumps that have NTL?

Gringo180

Kingp35 wrote: »

Good point, he can feel a bit hard done by.

Also Mark Webster and Gary Anderson both qualified through the BDO that's why it looks as if there is less BDO players.

It can do no harm having the two women in the competition, hoping they do well.

The only think that annoys me about this tournament is that most of the matches are on ITV4

Exactly its poxy the way ntl dont do itv4 only sky do:mad:

Gringo180

krustydoyle wrote: »

you can easily tune itv 4 into your sky box.. just type it into goggle and it'll give the frequencies and all..;)

A lot of people dnt have sky only ntl

padr81

Gringo180 wrote: »

I reckon kong wont be too pleased about not getting an invite as scott waites qualified being runner up in the masters last year, as kong was runner up this year

Kong will never get a pdc event invite regardless, wasn't he kicked out of the pdc for ......

Carrickman

sc86 wrote: »

what channel on sky is itv 4??

great line up

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055520627

dartbhoy

If Tony O'Shea is on the opposite half of the draw to Taylor he'll have a great chance of making the final. He's quoted at 50/1 on some betting websites,well worth an each way bet if the draw is kind to him. Not a great fan of Hankey but at least he was man enough to enter unlike Adams!

dartbhoy

Just see the pools for the groups and O'Shea seeded 8 and in group B,Taylor in group A,so much for my bet!

sc86

whos your money on lads, hard look past taylor, be interesting to see how the bdo lads fair out

who did taylor bear last year?

ratinakeg

sc86 wrote: »

whos your money on lads, hard look past taylor, be interesting to see how the bdo lads fair out

who did taylor bear last year?

He beat Terry Jenkins 18-9.

dionsiseire

ITV stream their ITV channel offerings via their website. So you can actually watch all this on your PC

Chonaic

dartbhoy wrote: »

Just see the pools for the groups and O'Shea seeded 8 and in group B,Taylor in group A,so much for my bet!

The draw for groups hasnt taken place yet, you could be alright.

Going to be 8 groups of 4, top 2 qualify into a Last 16 Bracket.

sc86

ratinakeg wrote: »

He beat Terry Jenkins 18-9.

im surprised jenkins isnt in it this year, hes a very consistant player

Gringo180

Chonaic wrote: »

The draw for groups hasnt taken place yet, you could be alright.

Going to be 8 groups of 4, top 2 qualify into a Last 16 Bracket.

Yeah but if taylor and o shea get through there groups they will either meet in the last 16 or quarters

ratinakeg

http://www.brmb.co.uk/Article.asp?id=8772

tune into this at 6pm for the draw.

Kingp35

dionsiseire wrote: »

ITV stream their ITV channel offerings via their website. So you can actually watch all this on your PC

Is this retsricted to UK residents?

ratinakeg

sc86 wrote: »

im surprised jenkins isnt in it this year, hes a very consistant player

He is in it, he is seeded no.6 and will be in group G.

ratinakeg

ITV Wildcard event is on Friday. Notable players in it include:

Adrian Gray
Alan Tabern
Alex Roy
Andy Jenkins
Andy Smith
Barrie Bates
Dennis Priestley
Jacko Barry
Jamie Caven
Jelle Klaasen
Mark Dudbridge
Mark Walsh
Michael Van Gerwen
Paul Nicholson
Peter Manley
Peter Wright
Roland Scholten
Ronnie Baxter
Tony Eccles
Wayne Jones
Wes Newton

Andy Jenkins should not be allowed play!:mad:

ratinakeg

ratinakeg wrote: »

http://www.brmb.co.uk/Article.asp?id=8772

tune into this at 6pm for the draw.

Sh!te can't listen to it over here, only in the UK!:mad::mad:

wayne76

ratinakeg wrote: »

ITV Wildcard event is on Friday. Notable players in it include:

Adrian Gray
Alan Tabern
Alex Roy
Andy Jenkins
Andy Smith
Barrie Bates
Dennis Priestley
Jacko Barry
Jamie Caven
Jelle Klaasen
Mark Dudbridge
Mark Walsh
Michael Van Gerwen
Paul Nicholson
Peter Manley
Peter Wright
Roland Scholten
Ronnie Baxter
Tony Eccles
Wayne Jones
Wes Newton

Andy Jenkins should not be allowed play!:mad:

nah i hope he gets through and play's terry in the first game gets dogs abuse from the crowd and terry hop's off him:eek:dart's wise now:D

ratinakeg

wayne76 wrote: »

nah i hope he gets through and play's terry in the first game gets dogs abuse from the crowd and terry hop's off him:eek:dart's wise now:D

Now that's a better idea!:D

Any Double !

ratinakeg wrote: »

Sh!te can't listen to it over here, only in the UK!:mad::mad:

No prob Rat. Just log on and use a Birmingham UK Postcode and it will accept you every time.
I used one near where I lived there years ago.
B277HA should do it.

Any Double !

I'd say Andy Jenkins is finished anyway but I think that maybe the way the Darts Regularity Authority work is they have meetings at regular intervals to discuss any cases that have come up and Jenkins prob won't come before them for a while yet, some say maybe after the World's
I hope I'm wrong but either way his days should be numbered !

Any Double !

I think this may have be the draw with 8 groups in it and top 8 seeds spred out between the groups.
....................................................................................................

Phil Taylor (1)
Mark Webster
V Van der Voort
Anastasia

Tony O'Shea (8)
C Osborne
C Lloyd
B Woods

Raymond van Barneveld (4)
John Part
K Painter
Frances ......

Mervyn King (5)
D Fitton
ITV Wildcard qualifer
Kirk Shepherd

Ted Hankey (2)
S Whitlock
W Mardle
S Waites

Gary Anderson (7)
S Beaton
C Stompe
K McDine

James Wade (3)
R Thornton
A Hamilton
G Mawson

Terry Jenkins (6)
A Lewis
Darin Young
D Ovens

ratinakeg

Any Double ! wrote: »

I'd say Andy Jenkins is finished anyway but I think that maybe the way the Darts Regularity Authority work is they have meetings at regular intervals to discuss any cases that have come up and Jenkins prob won't come before them for a while yet, some say maybe after the World's
I hope I'm wrong but either way his days should be numbered !

Sooner the better!

Draw has been made, some interesting groups;

http://www.pdc.tv/page/GrandSlamDetail/0,,10180~1867657,00.html

You beat me to it Any Double!arrrgggghhhhh

Any Double !

ratinakeg wrote: »

Sooner the better!

Draw has been made, some interesting groups;

http://www.pdc.tv/page/GrandSlamDetail/0,,10180~1867657,00.html

You beat me to it Any Double!arrrgggghhhhh

And thats not easy Ra .... Ha Ha

ratinakeg

Any Double ! wrote: »

And thats not easy Ra .... Ha Ha

I'll get you back!;):D

Why do you have Francis.....?:D:D

Any Double !

With 2 to qualify from Group stages its thrown up some interesting early battles. Lotta players included in this are gone off form for quite a while since they would have originally qualified for this .... like Barney and Part to name just 2 !

Any Double !

Kingp35 wrote: »

Is this retsricted to UK residents?

Usually is King but you could try googling it to see if anybody is streaming it live or use a Proxy server to fool their system into thinking you are in the UK. Again Google it for hints on how-to.
I've used http://www.ustream.tv/discovery/live/sports for live boxing once or twice and it was OK but don't know if they will be showing the darts. Trouble is a lot of these are unreliable. I've Multichannel too but kept an old Sky dish connected to an equally old Sky Digi box that has long lost its card. However I still have all the free to air channels on it thats great for events just like this.
I've seen them at carboot sales regularly for about E30/40.

ratinakeg

Any Double ! wrote: »

With 2 to qualify from Group stages its thrown up some interesting early battles. Lotta players included in this are gone off form for quite a while since they would have originally qualified for this .... like Barney and Part to name just 2 !

I think Barney and Painter will qualify from that group! Also think Hankey got an easy enough group, I see him qualifying for the second round!:mad:

Any Double !

ratinakeg wrote: »

I'll get you back!;):D

Why do you have Francis.....?:D:D

The lovely Frances Hoenselaar.....

ratinakeg

Any Double ! wrote: »

Usually is King but you could try googling it to see if anybody is streaming it live or use a Proxy server to fool their system into thinking you are in the UK. Again Google it for hints on how-to.
I've used http://www.ustream.tv/discovery/live/sports for live boxing once or twice and it was OK but don't know if they will be showing the darts. Trouble is a lot of these are unreliable. I've Multichannel too but kept an old Sky dish connected to an equally old Sky Digi box that has long lost its card. However I still have all the free to air channels on it thats great for events just like this.
I've seen them at carboot sales regularly for about E30/40.

You could also try http://www.fromsport.com/ Kingp. I used it for the championship league darts, good quality!

Any Double !

ratinakeg wrote: »

You could also try http://www.fromsport.com/ Kingp. I used it for the championship league darts, good quality!

Good link

ratinakeg

Was just talking to Darin Young on Facebook, says he has a tough group but he's confident of getting through! It is a though group with Terry Jenkins, Adrian Lewis and Dennis Ovens!

Any Double !

ratinakeg wrote: »

Was just talking to Darin Young on Facebook, says he has a tough group but he's confident of getting through! It is a though group with Terry Jenkins, Adrian Lewis and Dennis Ovens!

Fecking Name Dropper ... you got me this time ....

ratinakeg

Any Double ! wrote: »

Fecking Name Dropper ... you got me this time ....

Haha!;):P