2022 PDC World Darts Championship

sc86 · 01-01-2022 5:18pm

Do people still not think 16 to 1 was a good price for anderson?

Always gets to at least a 1/4 final

So consistant over the years.

I still would be surprised if he wins , youd expect price / smith to win it out.

James wade must be thank his lucky stars with route he has had so far.

Coneygree · 01-01-2022 5:20pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118401342#Comment_118401342

If I knew he'd change his darts, then yes. Night and day difference since he did.

sc86 · 01-01-2022 5:29pm

The lowest rank player to knock anderson out of the pdc worlds is 13 and that was barney.

Cosmo Kramer · 01-01-2022 6:50pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118400484#Comment_118400484

Worst quarter final (or later) average since Nicolson v Wade in 2009. Wade won that one with an 81.75 average.

Those kind of winning averages were common in the early days of the PDC though. There wasn't much talent outside of Taylor for a long time and the BDO regularly had higher tournament averages up until the mid 2000s.

Still, worst winning average in 13 years is saying something, there have been some good individual matches but the standard hasn't been great overall this year.

01-01-2022 7:34pm

Wade's solid, but low averages. Good checking out, but he could be blitzed by a higher scoring opponent. Will have a look at his semi final counterpart (not sure who it is - think it's the winner of Wright/Rydz 😋), and likely chance him -2.5 sets..

Really hope Rydz beats Wrighty, and don't mind who wins the other match, which should be a cracker. Will hope the real Michael Smith turns up, and makes a game of it v Price.

mdwexford · 01-01-2022 8:38pm

I’ll be surprised if Rydz can keep pace with Wright over this many sets.

Hopefully he keeps playing the way he has and makes a game of it.

I have a feeling Smith might blow Price away tonight. Gerwyn hasn’t been playing great and Smith seems to be in a different headspace this tournament.

01-01-2022 8:50pm

Rydz should enter the youth's next year just for the laugh - assuming his being a professional isn't a reason for not being allowed to participate... He's only 23 - think 24 is the upper age limit..

Some opener from Callan there!! 😁