The PDC World Championships 2021

PsychoPete

shockframe wrote: »

Colin Lloyd punching the board!

You'd miss old Lloydy . A great character.

Was it Dave Clark on commentary with "he's obviously been working out" that time Lloyd took his shirt off

mdwexford

Bob Harris wrote: »

Always a big man Chizzy has put on a chunk of weight since I last saw him.

Looks like quite a few players have over lockdown this year.

Dolan looked to be carrying a bit of extra condition last night as well!

shockframe

PsychoPete wrote: »

Was it Dave Clark on commentary with "he's obviously been working out" that time Lloyd took his shirt off

Oh yes:D

passremarkable

Bob Harris wrote: »

Anyone else notice that the camera only focuses in on the panel member speaking but never the presenter? When she's talking it's a wide angle of all of them.

Yes strangely I have noticed this

PsychoPete

Bob Harris wrote: »

Anyone else notice that the camera only focuses in on the panel member speaking but never the presenter? When she's talking it's a wide angle of all of them.

Didn't take much notice but I'd much rather a close up of Laura than Mardle

boomdocker

Nervy early doors in this one

Mark Webster is the best co-comms by a country mile
Pity they wouldn't dispense with Marble and give his slots to Webster

retalivity

Has webster retired completely or just lost his tour card?

PTH2009

Ratajski is handy

Can see him getting a PL place (If there will be one in 2021) if he brings the profile of the game up in Poland

boomdocker

retalivity wrote: »

Has webster retired completely or just lost his tour card?

As far as I remember he lost his card last year and decided not to go to Q school, said he would take the year to get his game in shape
Haven't heard if he intends to go back to Q school in January

US2

boomdocker wrote: »

As far as I remember he lost his card last year and decided not to go to Q school, said he would take the year to get his game in shape
Haven't heard if he intends to go back to Q school in January

Not entering. Said he's happy enough doing punditry

US2

Always see complaints about Mardles commentary but never pearson's who is awful, regularly spouts complete lies. Pyke just as bad

bassy

such drama

PTH2009

Jesus

bassy

ratajski almost threw it away

peteeeed

these fellas look like they need to be carried off the stage

PTH2009

bassy wrote: »

ratajski almost threw it away

He has some chance of getting to a semi final but Searle/Bunting will be saying the same

Dillonb3

What a mental way to end the match

retalivity

3-3 in sets, 2-2 in legs, 2-2 left on the board!

D.Q

Hahaha Jesus tense ending there. Scrappy game but enjoyable enough for it

dubrov

Dillonb3 wrote: »

What a mental way to end the match

The pressure at the end was immense

Mervyn Skidmore

Dramatic finish but really not liking these 3-2 deciding sets.

boomdocker

Brilliant
Toe to toe all the way, and the pressure!
Ratajski marginally the better player I thought

lawrencesummers

Neither showed what it takes to win the competition.

Coneygree

Great grinding game that, fitting finish in a way.

boomdocker

US2 wrote: »

Always see complaints about Mardles commentary but never pearson's who is awful, regularly spouts complete lies. Pyke just as bad

What ever about that, they are both seriously repetitive

mdwexford

Some lack of balls on that stage, unbelievable scenes.

Ratajski deserved to lose that game. Spurned so many opportunities.

bassy

PTH2009 wrote: »

He has some chance of getting to a semi final but Searle/Bunting will be saying the same

are you having a few beers?,see you do be on the booze thread

bassy

mdwexford wrote: »

Some lack of balls on that stage, unbelievable scenes.

Ratajski deserved to lose that game. Spurned so many opportunities.

to me ratajski was the better player over all and could have won the match a lot earlier except for missing vital doubles at times.

PTH2009

bassy wrote: »

are you having a few beers?,see you do be on the booze thread

Nah not tonight, He does play the winner of Searle vs Bunting

Massive Massive chance for all 3 players

bassy

PTH2009 wrote: »

Nah not tonight, He does play the winner of Searle vs Bunting

Massive Massive chance for all 3 players

searle to me tops that trio

mdwexford

Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »

Dramatic finish but really not liking these 3-2 deciding sets.

It’s complete bull****. Change the format and the starting times of the most important tournament of the year so drunk lads can be served the whole way through the match.

Sultan of Bling

Mervyn Skidmore wrote:

Dramatic finish but really not liking these 3-2 deciding sets.

I hate them too.

As previously said, it was due to covid and not wanting the games to overun with the crowds. They couldnt change it back because the first day had crowds.

mdwexford

bassy wrote: »

to me ratajski was the better player over all and could have won the match a lot earlier except for missing vital doubles at times.

I agree, that’s why it was so frustrating to watch.
He should have been able to put him away much earlier but kept missing doubles and letting him hang onto his coattails.

Degag

US2 wrote: »

Always see complaints about Mardles commentary but never pearson's who is awful, regularly spouts complete lies. Pyke just as bad

Rod Studd is the worst of all of them IMO.

Extreme OTT IMO

dubrov

There are only so many times you can say "Got to go" before it stops meaning anything.

Degag

US2 wrote: »

One more win sees Durrant in top 10 of the rankings. That's even without his Grandslam semi final counting twards his ranking. Justin Credible will still find a way to say he's not a top 10 player.

Or his PL win.

Auld Justin is getting his comeupance around boards. Been banned a few times at this stage. Never wrong tho. Still reading tho as he felt he was called a racist on here a few weeks ago on the Dispute Resolution forum

bassy

hon cullen

mdwexford

Fierce scoring here!

Degag

Miscount totally messed him up

paulie21

Cullen made some stones of that. Surprised MVG let him off

PTH2009

Interesting

bassy

thing is guys if you can score heavey and push it on mvg he,s game wilts.

boomdocker

Looks like MvG could be here for the taking tonight

US2

Mvg not looking good . Joe's beat him in 2 finals already this year too.

Degag

Cullen not doing too bad but was sure mvg was gonna punish him there

retalivity

I thought the on-screen score was different - had cullen with 152 left, scored 129 leaving 6?

mdwexford

He won’t play this badly for long.

Cullen nearly let him off the hook there.
4-1 MVG coming up.

Degag

Cullen’s finishing is what will lose him this game

Degag

retalivity wrote: »

I thought the on-screen score was different - had cullen with 152 left, scored 129 leaving 6?

Nope. 135 and went bull, 19, T20

mdwexford

Wow that was crucial.

He was bang under it there. 2-0 he was in trouble.