The Random Darts Discussion Thread
This thread made because of the hijack created in the English Premier League thread.
Darts is one of the most popular pub sports in the world, and collects a decent TV audience in the United Kingdom, Europe and around the world. Like snooker, there is some decent money at the top of the game, and the best player in the world, Phil Taylor, made over 1MM pounds this year IIRC, with his prizemoney for winning the last World Championship being a quarter of a million pounds.
Anyway, this weekend is the last day of the newly formed World Cup of Darts, contested in two man teams. Like the world cup of football, it involved a number of countries (24 in this case) a group stage, semi's and a final, and some epic English fail.
In the qualifying rounds the top 8 teams (England, Netherlands, Australia, Scotland, Wales, N.Ireland, USA and Canada) played a weaker team that had won an initial qualifying round in a short, somewhat high variance best of 11 legs match. Spain went on to beat England 6-5 and knock them out before the group stage.
Today is semi-final and final day. In the first semi-final, Netherlands beat Spain 4-0. The second semi is on now, Wales for Australia. The format for the semis and final is 4 singles matches and a doubles match, just like the Davis Cup tennis, but the doubles is played last and worth double. If it ends 3-3 a sudden death leg is played, almost equivilent to a poker flipament. Its good theatre and a decent sport if you have someone to get behind.
Currently Simon Whitlock (AUS) is playing Mark Webster (WAL) the match is locked at 3-3 first to 6 and the tie itself is locked at 1-1 Webster and Whitlock winning their first doubles.
Oh, and LOL darts...
Stop kissing and touching him. He's got the bird flu and u gotta win two more.
Has anyone here read the Wayne Mardle (slinging arrows) book? Is it worth a read?
It’s all set up perfectly for the final
Lol me thinking that Dobey was value
Waking up early to watch the final, hope it’s a close one. Only once in the past 20 years has the final gotten to 5-5 (although 6-4 then 6-5 has happened a couple other times).
My money's on Littler 7 - 3 MvG
Final starts about seven hours from this post for people trying to work it out
Lumped on Littler. Should be a lot shorter than 1.4
Disappointing lack of firms offering request a bet type things, can't even find anyone offering simple **** like tourney winning double
is it consensus that littler is leaving value on the table with his occasionally weird shot selection? if so, is it a meaningful amount?
finding myself rooting for mvg here
3-0 up and with the throw already
This really is a bit ridiculous
And now BULL D10
Not a classic to this point, but Littler just clinical when it matters
Littler 4-0 up. Only Phil Taylor has won a WC Final better than 7-2.
What is it, 12-3 in sets?
wtf is this ****
what is mvg's double hit %. have they invented numbers that low yet
mvg losing 0-7 while having a better scoring average is in play
No whitewash
Finally some ton outs. Down 4-1 there’s a chance.
5-0 would have been game over.
