PDC World Championships - Official Thread

Juwwi

monkey9 wrote: »

I like Mardle as a commentator!

Yea he is much better to listen to than Sid.

unknown13

I'm another one who is liking Mardle's commentary. No real bullshít, saying it as it. Good commentary so far, hopefully it will continue but there is a chance since Lanning has retired.

Oliver1985

robbie1977 wrote: »

Yea he is much better to listen to than Sid.

I have to mute the Tele when that Clown Sid is on :mad:

unknown13

Oliver1985 wrote: »

I have to mute the Tele when that Clown Sid is on :mad:

Same, it will be on mute for Taylor / Wright.

Lemegeton

mdwexford wrote: »

Yeah everyone seems to love the Pieman, fair play to him.

still wanted to king to win. i have nothing against andy but he is likely to play terrible in his next match.

skeleton_boy

Great game this, would love to see it go all the way

scudzilla

Webster made hard work of that one, awesome first set then he just went to shiit.

Just watching Taylor talk before his game, what a patronising prick he's become.

syngindub

thats some hairstyle for wright. is he trying to put taylor off? it's something to try anyway

syngindub

scudzilla wrote: »

Webster made hard work of that one, awesome first set then he just went to shiit.

Just watching Taylor talk before his game, what a patronising prick he's become.

stop the lights. he does my head in with his interviews.
dominating this game though

unknown13

Taylor might be winning this game but I genuinely can't see him winning the tournament. There is something different about him in this tournament than previous tournaments I have seen him in. I think Whitlock will put him out in the semi's

syngindub

unknown13 wrote: »

Taylor might be winning this game but I genuinely can't see him winning the tournament. There is something different about him in this tournament than previous tournaments I have seen him in. I think Whitlock will put him out in the semi's

i can't see anyone beating him. whitlock amd barny will push him close but he's too much class and experience.

unknown13

syngindub wrote: »

i can't see anyone beating him. whitlock amd barny will push him close but he's too much class and experience.

If Anderson averages what he did today and plays like that he could give Barney hell but Anderson did look weak in the last two sets.

mdwexford

Wright had a ton of chances, missed vital doubles.

Taylor is still going to take some beating but Webster, Lewis, Whitlock, Anderson and Barney must all fancy their chances of winning it.

syngindub

lets not forget "Jackpot" Adrian Lewis. Didn't he beat him in the semi's in citiwest?
Anderson played well tonight, looked very sharp and hit something like 24-25 140's..Some great players still in it and enjoying it this year

Juwwi

Webster is gona have toplay better than he did today to beat Phil
but he has a chance.
Its a pity its not Lewis playing Phil next l'd fancy lewis to beat him if it was the next game.

I dont think Phil will win it,he does'nt look himself its like there is the weight of the world on his shoulders and its not this premature baby talk that he wrongly keeps bringing up.

For me Whitlock will take some beating.

mdwexford

syngindub wrote: »

lets not forget "Jackpot" Adrian Lewis. Didn't he beat him in the semi's in citiwest?
Anderson played well tonight, looked very sharp and hit something like 24-25 140's..Some great players still in it and enjoying it this year

He hit 13, 22 in the game.

If he hit 25 on his own in one game i think they'd just give him the trophy.

dartbhoy

Even though Webster wasn't at his best tonight I still think he'll give Taylor a hard game and has every chance of beating Taylor. Whitlock and Anderson have been my 2 top players so far with Barney and Lewis not far behind.

Terry Jenkins is improving and with the draw he has I reckon he'll reach the semi final and who knows after that? What a story it would be if Jenkins managed to win the World title.

The story with Taylor's daughter is getting annoying. Don't get me wrong it's a worrying time for the family but really should he be on live TV using this as an excuse for his poor performance? This is a private family matter and it should have been kept that way and Taylor should not be on national TV telling the story. You'd wonder is he making his excuses early if he gets knocked out?

What can one say about Denis Priestley? The man is a legend and at the ripe old age of 61 he had Anderson on the ropes today but those 7 missed doubles in the 6th set were costly. Fair play to Anderson though,if that was a year or 2 ago he would have fallen apart and he'd have lost.

Overall the tournament is starting to take shape now and we're in for some crackers of games in the quarter finals on New Year's Day the way the field is shaping up.

syngindub

mdwexford wrote: »

He hit 13, 22 in the game.

If he hit 25 on his own in one game i think they'd just give him the trophy.

true enough

cast_iron

robbie1977 wrote: »

Webster is gona have toplay better than he did today to beat Phil
but he has a chance.
Its a pity its not Lewis playing Phil next l'd fancy lewis to beat him if it was the next game.

I dont think Phil will win it,he does'nt look himself its like there is the weight of the world on his shoulders and its not this premature baby talk that he wrongly keeps bringing up.

For me Whitlock will take some beating.

Totally agree. The self righteous harping on about his grandchild should be kept private. We all wish them the best of health, we don't need Phil to tell us how great he is for getting through it at every opportunity.

I fancy Whitlock too. He's the only one you can safely say won't bottle it - he mightn't play great all the time, but has the head to see a tough match through. Barney, Lewis, Anderson, Wade etc are too hot and cold.

Will I Amnt

mdwexford wrote: »

He hit 13, 22 in the game.

If he hit 25 on his own in one game i think they'd just give him the trophy.

It was 140's being referred to,which he did hit about 25 on his own,he's such a heavy scorer but liable to mess up too which makes for great entertainment

mdwexford

syngindub wrote: »

lets not forget "Jackpot" Adrian Lewis. Didn't he beat him in the semi's in citiwest?
Anderson played well tonight, looked very sharp and hit something like 24-25 140's..Some great players still in it and enjoying it this year

cambo2008 wrote: »

It was 140's being referred to,which he did hit about 25 on his own,he's such a heavy scorer but liable to mess up too which makes for great entertainment

My humblest apologies sir i did not notice that.

Actually hit 27.
His scoring has been immense so far.

syngindub

1.10pm Adrian Lewis 4-1 Robert Thornton
2.25pm Andy Smith 0-4 Gary Anderson
3.45pm Terry Jenkins 4-0 Mark Walsh

7.10pm Simon Whitlock 1-1 Vincent van der Voort
8.25pm Raymond van Barneveld v Colin Osborne
9.45pm Mensur Suljovic v Wes Newton

syngindub

superb 167 checkout for lewis in the 2'nd leg first set.
has there been a higher checkout yet?

mdwexford

Gowan Jackpot you hero, cracking stuff so far.

syngindub

sid and mardle having a squealing competition in the commentary. Mardle has a terrible habit of screeming when anyone attempts a bullseye.
Sid is just sid.

Headshot

Can someone tell me how many 180s have there been in the current match ?

syngindub

Headshot wrote: »

Can someone tell me how many 180s have there been in the current match ?

5

Headshot

syngindub wrote: »

5

man i thought they was more than that

syngindub

Headshot wrote: »

man i thought they was more than that

make that 6...5 for lewis

mdwexford

8, 6-2 to Lewis.

Sporting Index is the best site to keep track

http://www.sportingindex.com/spread-betting/darts/live-matches-best-of-7-sets/a-lewis-v-r-thornton-13-10/?meetingid=3517357&split=1

syngindub

ignore my stats

Headshot

you could of gotten 11/10 on over 11 180's

syngindub

curtains for Thornton. Lewis had too much for him. His is a major contender for the title

steelcityblues

Lewis looks like a more mature player these days.

Would like to see him go all the way in this!

mdwexford

Hes big time in the shake up after that performance.

Going to be a cracker vs Whitlock in the quarters.

steelcityblues

C'mon the Pieman

syngindub

not sure if the pie man can last the distance though.
He'll be knackered after a few sets

The Floyd p

So many 180's:eek:

Dillonb3

10 180's in the last 5 legs. Looks like I picked the right time to tune in today

The Floyd p

12 now?

The Floyd p

Sorry 14:eek:

mdwexford

Anderson is a machine.

dexter647

If anderson keeps this up there'll be no stopping him... Fantastic darts:)

Dillonb3

Brilliant performance from Anderson and some average from him :eek:

Will I Amnt

Serious darts from Anderson hope he can keep it up and go all the way,unlucky for the pieman he came up against him in that form,would have beaten a lot of the remaining players with that performance

Juwwi

What a performance by Anderson there.
He must be the man to beat now if he can keep it up.

Potentially Anderson v Barnie and Whitlock v Lewis in the 1/4's this
is turning out to be some tournament.


I'd say there only 1 man out there today who isnt enjoying the great darts today.
l'l give u a clue hes friends with Ronnie and Robbie Williams.

dartbhoy

Ruthless performance by Anderson with a 108+ average and to think he missed a good few doubles,he could have set a new record in that game! As for the Pieman this man is definitely the nicest guy on the PDC circuit and has raised his profile big time after this.

Will Anderson finally become World Champion? Personally I hope he does win it now,he would be a popular champion with the darts fans.

steelcityblues

Barney must've been a bit anxious watching that!

Berti Vogts

Anderson is great with the wind on his back but..........wait for some pressure!

syngindub

fell asleep on the couch for the end of that anderson game