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...
Sweet Jesus. Turned on the nucular switch.
That split after he missed the D15 inside was just too smooth. No such thing as pressure.
cracking impression of big keith doing an impression of ali g
the slow mo of the dart going into the double will never not be amazing
"180 is not enough."
Damn.
**** that was unlucky
They’re so great when they check down to the t19
hump pretty rancid on the doubles today
That 122 checkout was filthy. This kid is a ****ing beast.
That was a great set. Still feels really in the balance this.
The score caller sounds like he’s drowning with a throat full of grollies when he calls 180. Totally incomprehensible
Russ Bray is the best call in sports.
Well, it's 4-4. Can only expect 6-6 now. Whatever happens, going to be amazing to watch.
Yeah I'm kind of tilted that they didn't give him a walk on today before the players. Should have happened.
Edit: And speaking of Russ, I hope someone throws a 180 in a match winning leg that basically puts them at a low enough number and as a massive favourite to win the leg/match. That's the only way we'll know it's very likely his last 180 call when we hear it.
Edit #2: Nevermind I'm an idiot. If that happens the other player can easily just throw a 180 afterwards.
Instant punishment for Humphries
Humphries just too good today
Yeah I can't see Littler coming back now. He was so close to going up 5-2. The end of that 7th set was huge. Humphries doesn't look like he's gonna slow down enough for this to get to 6-6.
7-5 correct score bet very much in play
Let us get a Littler 9 darter before the show ends. Cmon darts gods.
Yeah I'm kind of tilted that they didn't give him a walk on today before the players. Should have happened.
Edit: And speaking of Russ, I hope someone throws a 180 in a match winning leg that basically puts them at a low enough number and as a massive favourite to win the leg/match. That's the only way we'll know it's very likely his last 180 call when we hear it.
Edit #2: Nevermind I'm an idiot. If that happens the other player can easily just throw a 180 afterwards.
He’s not retiring from calling at tournaments, just the Worlds.
I can only assume they are following this thread. Just confirmed what I wrote
