2018 BDO World Championship

sc86

so next year a very real chance that bdo world champ will not be at lakeside and cant see bt / channel 4 wanting it for another year
could end up on dave or bloody eurosport

standard this year is worst its even been
so hard try watch the games

UrbanFret

Its absolute ****e, how can the commentators sound so serious .

Tom Mann Centuria

Hundred grand to the winner. Fairly serious imo.

Kristopherus

Good heavens. This rubbish is worse than Div 4 pub darts:(

My name is URL

sc86 wrote: »

so next year a very real chance that bdo world champ will not be at lakeside and cant see bt / channel 4 wanting it for another year

lol, have you seen some of the absolute shite on telly?

If it's getting viewers then both Lakeside and C4 will continue with their involvement.

I'm not even a darts fan and have found myself having this on as background noise over the last few days

Rock Lesnar

Is the les fitton match still going, went to bed about 90mins ago as it felt like it had been going on for days

robman60

Rock Lesnar wrote: »

Is the les fitton match still going, went to bed about 90mins ago as it felt like it had been going on for days

Fitton won in a deciding set.

sc86

My name is URL wrote: »

lol, have you seen some of the absolute shite on telly?

If it's getting viewers then both Lakeside and C4 will continue with their involvement.

I'm not even a darts fan and have found myself having this on as background noise over the last few days

yes but re runs of only fools and horses or dont tell the bride are much cheaper to produce

SteM

sc86 wrote: »

yes but re runs of only fools and horses or dont tell the bride are much cheaper to produce

Not just about production costs though, it's about ad revenue. Advertisers pay more to advertise during live sporting events and C4 run a **** load of adverts during their darts broadcasts.

krustydoyle

Will the real Jim Williams please start playing!!!!!!

sc86

SteM wrote: »

Not just about production costs though, it's about ad revenue. Advertisers pay more to advertise during live sporting events and C4 run a **** load of adverts during their darts broadcasts.

bbc dropped it for a reason and rumours are bt / ch4 dont want it again either

i like to watch it so i hope its still on tv

Inquitus

28 Darter earlier lol!

millhouse

Someone described this darts tournament as like watching dwarf porn. You shouldn't be watching it but you do anyway. Their words.....

Ultimate Seduction

sc86 wrote: »

bbc dropped it for a reason and rumours are bt / ch4 dont want it again either

i like to watch it so i hope its still on tv

BBC were pumping all the money into production, they don't get advertising revenue

peteeeed

the tournament really suffers from the amount of PDC now on tv , some of the matches have been shocking ,scott baker v Andy Baetens was a decent standard and it was a pity they played against each other

paulie21

Nilsson left that behind him

krustydoyle

paulie21 wrote: »

Nilsson left that behind him

Ohh big time.. Williams was asleep for the first few sets.. Dennis will wonder how that got away

SteM

sc86 wrote: »

bbc dropped it for a reason and rumours are bt / ch4 dont want it again either

i like to watch it so i hope its still on tv

BBC can't run ads like C4 can.

krustydoyle

Howye Aileen

Stonedpilot

krustydoyle wrote: »

Howye Aileen

Are some of the female players in the bdo wearing costumes too?. Paula Jacklin like something from Bo'Selecta.

Tom Mann Centuria

krustydoyle wrote: »

Howye Aileen

She certainly has some facial gymnastics when she throws!

krustydoyle

Deta Hedman drives me up the wall when shes on comms

She talks so much ****

Tom Mann Centuria

krustydoyle wrote: »

Deta Hedman drives me up the wall when shes on comms

She talks so much ****

I think she feels she had to answer every single comment her co commentator says, the concept of rhetorical questions escapes her.

And that's done.

Inquitus

krustydoyle wrote: »

Deta Hedman drives me up the wall when shes on comms

She talks so much ****

Aye fortunately the game didn't last very long so we didn't get an overdose of her!

krustydoyle

Don't get me wrong, she's been great for the Womens game in the BDO but she comes across as so arrogant at times

krustydoyle

And another thing that drives me mad is that they seem to focus on how badly the loser played rather than how well the winner played!!!

Inquitus

De Vos started well but he's gone to shíte since the first set or so.

Inquitus

krustydoyle wrote: »

And another thing that drives me mad is that they seem to focus on how badly the loser played rather than how well the winner played!!!

Well in most matches the winner is the one who's thrown slightly less badly than the loser, there's not been a decent winning average yet! Don't think anyone has thrown over 95 yet with most well, well short of that.

krustydoyle

Inquitus wrote: »

Well in most matches the winner is the one who's thrown slightly less badly than the loser, there's not been a decent winning average yet! Don't think anyone has thrown over 95 yet with most well, well short of that.

http://www.bdodarts.com/images/bdo-content/events/2018/lakeside/Mensaverages.html

Inquitus

krustydoyle wrote: »

http://www.bdodarts.com/images/bdo-content/events/2018/lakeside/Mensaverages.html

Thanks for the link, I don't have BT Sport so most of my viewing has been confined to the afternoons on CH4 which probably has a lower standard than the night sessions to be fair.