Darts

Couldn't be more happier for him i have always liked Wright and in my opinion he is a shock World Champion not to the standard of Cross but still a shock winner because he is one of the big players so that's why the shock is not to the standard of Cross and i never see him ever winning it i don't think he thought himself he would win it.

But anyway couldn't be more happier for Wright as i said. Well done Wright.

In the spirit of balance, I hate his guts and I'm miffed he won.

Fallon Sherrock and John Henderson first two confirmed for Premier League

There's never been a celebrity pro am tournament has there? I saw Jurgen Klopp play darts on youtube before Xmas, and if he ever quit as a football manager at some he'd be quite a good darts player if he dedicated himself to it. I recall that the News of the World sponsored a competition for amateur players didn't they?

(01-01-2020 22:01 )mikedafc Wrote:  Fallon Sherrock and John Henderson first two confirmed for Premier League

Be interesting to see How Fallon gets on, she deserved it after what she did and let's hope her exploits have convinced organisers enough to opens up the draw for more women to be included in the PDC Championship next time.

There was a programme with pro darts players coaching celebs, probably closest we have had to it

(02-01-2020 06:33 )babelover48 Wrote:  There's never been a celebrity pro am tournament has there? I saw Jurgen Klopp play darts on youtube before Xmas, and if he ever quit as a football manager at some he'd be quite a good darts player if he dedicated himself to it. I recall that the News of the World sponsored a competition for amateur players didn't they?

BDO World Championship starts today and is being covered on TV by Eurosport and Quest TV

It is being held at the Indigo at the O2 rather than its usual home of Frimley Green so that might explain why tickets aren't selling

(31-12-2019 07:56 )Doddle Wrote:  MvG and Wright both won 6-3, and will contest a rematch from 2014's final.

Meanwhile the BDO are in deep trouble, having apparently only sold 15% of the tickets for their World Championships thing, with a corresponding drop in prize money. The BDO's reputation is "too toxic" it seems

Two interesting stories on the BDO championships :-

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/otherspor...axed-2020/
&
https://metro.co.uk/2019/09/04/bobby-geo...-10684163/

When you get Booby George a legend of the BDO championship questioning the BDO's movements then the BDO has to take notice

anyhow draws are as follows:-
MENS Championship
Preliminary Round
Justin Thompson v Scott Williams
Andreas Harrysson v John O’Shea
Paul Hogan v Brian Raman
David Cameron v Nick Fullwell
Gabriel Pascaru v Justin Hood
Darren Herewini v Simon Stainton
Joe Chaney v Ben Hazel
Thibault Tricole v Ross Montgomery
First Round
Wesley Harms (1) v Harrysson/O’Shea
Scott Waites (16) v Martin Adams
Willem Mandigers (8) v Michael Unterbuchner
Scott Mitchell (9) v Leighton Bennett
Wayne Warren (5) v Thompson/Williams
Andy Hamilton (12) v Herewini/Stainton
Dave Parletti (4) v Chris Landman
Gary Robson (13) v Chaney/Hazel
Jim Williams (2) v Gary Stone
Ryan Hogarth (15) v Tricole/Montgomery
Martijn Kleermaker (7) v Gino Vos
Adam Smith-Neale (10) v Hogan/Raman
Nick Kenny (6) v Dennie Olde Kalte
Mario Vandenbogaerde (11) v Sebastian Steyer
Richard Veenstra (3) v Pascaru/Hood
David Evans (14) v Cameron/Fullwell

WOMENS Championship
First Round
Lisa Ashton (1) v Paula Jacklin
Lorraine Winstanley (8) v Casey Gallagher
Fallon Sherrock (4) v Corrine Hammond
Deta Hedman (5) v Laura Turner
Mikuru Suzuki (2) v Maria O’Brien
Anastasia Dobromyslova (7) v Sharon Prins
Aileen de Graaf (3) v Kirsty Hutchinson
Beau Greaves (6) v Trina Gulliver MBE

Youth World Championship Final
Leighton Bennett v Keane Barry

I see they have left Fallon Sherrock in the draw but didn't she confirm on Weds/Thursday that she had pulled out? I do question the change of Venue though to move after 33 years at Lakeside and into Indigo at the O2
Less than ten percent of tickets for the 2020 BDO World Championship have been sold, according to leaked figures on Tuesday.

The 42nd staging of the BDO’s show-piece event is due to take place from January 4-12 at the Indigo at The O2 Arena in London for the first time after the BDO announced it was to leave Lakeside after 33 years.

BDO Chairman Des Jacklin revealed during last month’s World Masters that 1,000 tickets had been sold within the first week of tickets going on sale, however little progress has been made since, with latest figures appearing to show less than 2,000 tickets sold for the entire event so far.

Situated within The O2 complex, Indigo O2 is a 2,350 capacity venue designed in a theatre-style configuration, featuring seating on the balcony and the floor.
Currently, just nine per cent of the venue has been filled, with as little as 36 tickets sold for the Tuesday afternoon session and just one ‘all tournament’ package having been purchased at a cost of £831.50.

Many fans have criticised the inflated prices, with cheapest afternoon session tickets costing £26 plus booking fees and the cheapest evening session ticket priced at £36.
In comparison, cheapest afternoon session tickets for December’s PDC World Championship are priced at £23, with cheapest evening session tickets £33 for tiered seating.
Around 12,000 tickets were sold in advance of last year’s BDO World Championship at Lakeside, while a number of tickets were made available free of charge to County members.

The men’s tournament will feature 40 players competing for the BDO’s show-piece silverware and 16 women battling it out for the most prestigious prize in the ladies game.
In August, Jacklin revealed the Men’s prize fund will remain at £300,000 while the Ladies will almost double to £54,000 with the winner’s share rising from £12,000 to £20,000.

The decline in ticket sales and no current title sponsor could yet impact those prize funds. Maybe St66 could sponsor if they need the money!!