Darts

BDO CHAMPIONSHIP Schedule - Monday, January 6
Afternoon session (from 13:00)

Gabriel Pascaru v Justin Hood (R1)
David Cameron v Nick Fullwell (R1)
Wesley Harms v Andreas Harrysson (R2)

Evening session (from 7 p.m.)
Andy Hamilton v Darren Herewini (R2)
Mikuru Suzuki v Maria O’Brien (R1 women)
Scott Waites v Martin Adams (R2)
Adam Smith-Neale v Paul Hogan (R2)

Waites v Adams is one heck of a tie.
Two former champs.

So much for Ross Montgomery then.

Deta Hedman gone too.

If Adams goes out, I am wondering if this will be the last time we will see him compete

BDO World Championship Results - MONDAY 6TH JANUARY

Afternoon Session
Gabriel Pascaru (ROM) 1 v 3 Justin Hood (ENG)
David Cameron (CAN) 1 v 3 Nick Fullwell (ENG)
(1) Wesley Harms (NTH) 3 v 2 Andreas Harryson (SWE)

Evening Session
(12) Andy Hamilton (ENG) 3 v 1 Darren Herewini (NZ)
(2) Mikuru Suzuki (JPN) 2 v 1 Maria O'Brien (ENG)
(16) Scott Waites (ENG) 3 v 2 Martin Adams (ENG)
(10) Adam Smith-Neale (ENG) 0 v 3 Paul Hogan (ENG)

BDO SCHEDULE - Tuesday, January 7
Afternoon session (from 13:00)
David Evans v Nick Fullwell (R2)
Nick Kenny v Dennie Olde Kalter (R2)
Anastasia Dobromyslova v Sharon Prins (R1 women)
Richard Veenstra v Pascaru / Hood (R2)

Evening session (from 7 p.m.)
Gary Robson v Chaney / Hazel (R2)
Lisa Ashton v Paula Jacklin (R1)
Scott Mitchell v Leighton Bennett (R2)
Ryan Hogarth v Thibault Tricole (R2)

What an embarrassment for the BDO

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/10680281/...hip-empty/
Looks like half the time St66 cameramen must be making extra money on the side!!

and to add insult to injury, 'Woilfie' Martin Adams has also blasted the BDO for the move. Just hope it is not the last we see Martin compete he'd be better off
moving to the PDC.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/10671603/...adams-bdo/

TBH the BDO probably was fighting a losing battle once the PDC was set up and working as many players went from the BDO to the PDC. Not only is the PDC championship better set up and has more prize money, they also have better events like the Premier League something which if the BDO had introduced before the PDC did, they probably would kept more of it's players onside. BUT for me the killer blow was moving from Lakeside which was unique in it's location and atmosphere, I suspect they thought the move would work but it does seem to me that it has backfired spectacularly, and I'm pretty sure many of who have watched it must have been thinking 'It belongs back at the Lakeside' and back on the BBC!! And the BDO claim players’ prize money will only go up if they sell MORE tickets!

I don't know how Adams would be better going to the PDC. Unless they get him a job behind the bar or something...

Adams good old days are done he would be better of being a commentator for the BDO or something.

That's if it is still around next year that is i have got a feeling this could be the last BDO World Darts Championship it is not looking good for them is it , the BDO has been sinking for years and by the looks of it it has sunked.

And what happens to the BDO players i here you ask well i see the Women having a PDC tour over there Barry Hearn seems to be believing in Women again you could say and with good reason and i have no idea what would happen to the Men BDO players you can't really fit them on the PDC tour there would be to many players on the tour maybe they would just do the Q School like they always do and who makes it makes it the other BDO players retire because there is no other organisations.

Oh and by the way Fallon would still be playing around with the Men not in that way.

Wouldn't any BDO players qualify as WDF tour players? The only way the BDO championship will survive if the WDF ran it