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Grand Slam of Darts

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    #32
    Porthallian
    Registered Users Posts: 2,350 ✭✭✭Porthallian


    Think Dobey needs a 5-0 win to have any chance of qualifying as he's currently on -4 legs. Wonder will that effect him if it goes 2-2 for example

    Edit: ignore that. Rowby-John and Bunting already have 2 points each. Dobey was out regardless of this result.



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    #33
    [Deleted User]
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    Jeez, Dobey made hard work of those last st couple of legs.......Ryan threw some nice arrows



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    #34
    Dillonb3
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    Class effort from Schindler. Some amount of 140's he hit mid game to the end



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    #35
    [Deleted User]
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118171266#Comment_118171266

    Jeez...... lost my €20 on Price!!!!!!!

    Brilliant final/9th leg from Schindler.......I DID NOT see that coming



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    #36
    Degag
    Registered Users Posts: 9,972 ✭✭✭Degag


    Jaysus, some height on Boris!



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    #37
    Dillonb3
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    Krcmar leaving in a complete huff there 😄



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    #38
    Porthallian
    Registered Users Posts: 2,350 ✭✭✭Porthallian


    Not sure what was up with big Boris there? Didn't even shake hands with Williams



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    #39
    Rikand
    Registered Users Posts: 20,362 ✭✭✭✭Rikand


    Nice match between Brooks and Rusty. Great pace of play and they hit plenty of 180's. Just a bit ropey on the doubles which was understandable



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    #40
    Rikand
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    Ratajski fairly blew that one



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    #41
    Rikand
    Registered Users Posts: 20,362 ✭✭✭✭Rikand


    Class darts from Rowby John



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    #42
    Kingp35
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,275 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kingp35


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118170583#Comment_118170583

    In fairness the qualifying criteria is known well in advance and Aspinall didn't do enough to qualify. He has no one to blame but himself.



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    #43
    shockframe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,511 ✭✭✭shockframe


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118173797#Comment_118173797

    Most of the players are aware that the GSOD is not run in the same manner as the other PDC events. It was originally sold as PDC v BDO.

    To be fair to him Aspinall hasn't complained about it yet. He has about 40 tournaments a year so its a long way away from the years before Hearn got involved.

    It was a bit odd that Wade and Gando were moaning about the BDO being included before. It helped them build their reputation and a lot of the BDO players switched anyways. They were slightly fortunate they were there just before the PDC pro tour got extremely tough.



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    #44
    [Deleted User]
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    First 4 games tonight should all be fairly straightforward....

    Michael Smith, Joe Cullen, MVG& mensur suljovic......... hard to see any of them NOT winning



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    #45
    TheChrisD
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118176732#Comment_118176732

    Hard to see, but Smith is seemingly doing his best to make it a reality 😅

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    #46
    boomdocker
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118173797#Comment_118173797

    Yes indeed, but I' have thought that for a TV tournament of this magnitude you might have an exemption for the top 10

    I'd rather see Aspinall play over some of the dross on show this week

    And don;t get me started on Barney......



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    #47
    Rikand
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    How on earth did Sherrock do that? That was unreal! and 170 to win it out after 4 legs on the spin! Just class :D


    Especially after blowing the first leg



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    #48
    shockframe
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    Holy 170 match winning checkout Batman!



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    #49
    Dillonb3
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    141 and 170 were class checkouts. She looked to have hit more 140s than Clemens as well



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    #50
    shockframe
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    Great performance from Anderson.



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    #51
    ArmaniJeanss
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118177811#Comment_118177811

    It's kind of an anomaly the way it's worked out in his case, but I don't think it means there's a flaw with the qualifying.

    Like either winning or runner-up in any of the last 10 TV tournaments would have got him a place. Or winning just 2 of the 30 floor events. It's actually pretty mad that he's maintained a ranking of 9 without fulfilling either of those criteria. Clearly he's had lots of quarter/semi appearances along the way, which will continue to get him into the TV stage of all the other events. This one is like a 'Champion of Champions' event rewarding those who binked an actual win, even if some of the wins are in dubious events/challenger series.



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    #52
    Deeper Blue
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    Great stuff from Sherrock

    Good to see the crowd behaving themselves during her match too, very little booing of Clemens from what I heard



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    #53
    Kingp35
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,275 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kingp35


    It really was incredibly impressive from Sherrock. Both the 141 and 170 checkouts were under huge pressure, she really has fantastic composure on the big stage.

    However with all that being said, she still doesn't have a tour card. I wonder if the PDC are trying to think of ways to somehow giver her one without making her go through Q-School.

    Tonight's games look fairly underwhelming, especially the last two.

    1. Ryan Joyce v Rob Cross
    2. James Wade v Rowby-John Rodriguez
    3. Gerwyn Price v Bradley Brooks
    4. Jonny Clayton v Nathan Rafferty


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    #54
    [Deleted User]
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118180439#Comment_118180439

    The only game there I can see a 'possible' upset in is Joyce v Cross, you'd be inclined to think its a 'given' for Cross to take that handily but I wouldn't put money on it.....Ryan Joyce is throwing some beautiful arrows last couple of Months. I'm a big fan of Rob Cross & think he's a brilliant finisher but.....mmmmm...... like I say, NOT a game to have a punt on.



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    #55
    Dillonb3
    Registered Users Posts: 1,753 ✭✭✭Dillonb3


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118180439#Comment_118180439

    Could she earn one by default if she climbs into top 62 by end of world championship? 2 more wins in grand slam will put her 67th in OOM and just leave her 4.5K short of 62.



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    #56
    Kingp35
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,275 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kingp35


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118181014#Comment_118181014

    Yeah she could, I think the last player to do that was Ratajski. He earned enough in a year to get into the top 64 and won a card without going through Q-School.

    Rowby-John Rodriguez is another who doesn't have a tour card but could win it back by getting into the top 64. He's more likely to do it than Sherrock.



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    #57
    Timmy O Toole
    Registered Users Posts: 348 ✭✭Timmy O Toole


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118181014#Comment_118181014

    So she needs to make the semi final of the slam plus win a match at the world's while hoping no one around her in the OOM wins anything? Doubtful.

    Amazing that she couldn't get a card through the development tour or Q school despite how well she plays on TV.



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    #58
    TheChrisD
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118181932#Comment_118181932

    I agree that beating Mensur and Wright/José is unlikely; but the route of beating Mensur and two matches at the Worlds isn't really out of the realm of possibility, especially if she gets a good draw at the Worlds.

    That would put her on £45k, which based on the current provisional rankings including the WC would be 60th place. Then it's just a case of hoping that she doesn't lose more than 4 places from those below her getting lots of money.

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    #59
    shockframe
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    Ryan Joyce with Tetris shirt/walk on?



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    #60
    [Deleted User]
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    Great to see Rob Cross back at 'top level' performance.....great numbers/ finishing. He kinda 'lost his mojo' after becoming world #1 but I think he's got an unbelievable talent/knack @ thethe oche. When he first hit the big time, beating p Taylor etc. I had him pegged as the new MVG..... thought he'd be world#1 for several years. Ryan Joyce met his 'Waterloo' in that game



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    #61
    Timmy O Toole
    Registered Users Posts: 348 ✭✭Timmy O Toole


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118182749#Comment_118182749

    He was never world number 1. He also won a major TV title in each year since he joined the tour. His consistency let's him down alright



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