The proper darts - BDO

The proper darts - BDO

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Gun

13,431 posts

217 months

Sunday 5th January 2014
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That was a great match!

SPR2

3,182 posts

195 months

Sunday 5th January 2014
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Yes a good game from Kist and Schimizu. I find the guy dishing out the scores quite annoying .

Gun

13,431 posts

217 months

Sunday 5th January 2014
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Robbie Green smashed George Jr there!

anonymous-user

53 months

Sunday 5th January 2014
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Unbelievable accuracy. He was so calm as well and it just looked easy.

jogon

2,971 posts

157 months

Sunday 5th January 2014
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y2blade said:
These two guys on BBC2 are like watching pub darts!
I did wander where the beeb had shipped Colin Murray too, Syria would have been nice, but they ruin darts instead.

DukeDickson

4,721 posts

212 months

Sunday 5th January 2014
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Gun said:
Back on today!

*thud* *thud* *thud* - Twenty Six!

hehe
Fatbelly Gutbucket, if you can, you require 3.


The 'thud' seems almost drum 'n' bass loud - limited budget bust on a multitude of speakers an/or a very sensitive mic?


TheBear

1,940 posts

245 months

Monday 6th January 2014
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The worst thing about it (and there are a lot of things) is Tony Green who seems to be in complete denial at how poor it is and seems thoroughly determined to convince the viewer that the BDO really is the pinnacle of darts.

He's like Comical Ali to me. I imagine him stood in front of a camera with Taylor and van Gerwen playing behind him and denying the existence of them.

theshrew

6,008 posts

183 months

Monday 6th January 2014
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It was a good std a few years ago. Ive only seen a couple of games so far and what ive seen has been rubbish tbh.

My mate used to play in the BDO and did ok he's now playing in the PDC.

130R

6,807 posts

205 months

Monday 6th January 2014
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I used to play "premier league" pub darts (in this case the league covered about a 20 mile area from the nearest town), I don't think it's unrealistic that I could have beaten about half the women in these world championship's back then .. they are awful.

Gizmoish

18,150 posts

208 months

Tuesday 7th January 2014
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I've always wondered why women can't play darts as well as men. There is no reason that I can see.

Pwig

11,956 posts

269 months

Tuesday 7th January 2014
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Less women play it then men so the chances of finding the good players are reduced?

Gizmoish

18,150 posts

208 months

Tuesday 7th January 2014
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Pwig said:
Less women play it then men so the chances of finding the good players are reduced?
But the ones who do play practice as much or more than the men. They should be averaging >100. They don't.

Jamie VTS

1,238 posts

146 months

Tuesday 7th January 2014
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Gizmoish said:
I've always wondered why women can't play darts as well as men. There is no reason that I can see.
I too wondered this, I don't see how being stronger would help!

Can only conclude men are simply the superior sex smile

Challo

10,043 posts

154 months

Tuesday 7th January 2014
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Big problem is that nearly all of the BDO players are part-time and therefore limited time to practice. There is no real money for winning titles so therefore you need to have a second job to make a living. Catch 22 situation.

If you make the jump to the PDC and practice then you can make a few quid.

Gun

13,431 posts

217 months

Tuesday 7th January 2014
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Wolfie playing well!

theshrew

6,008 posts

183 months

Wednesday 8th January 2014
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Challo said:
Big problem is that nearly all of the BDO players are part-time and therefore limited time to practice. There is no real money for winning titles so therefore you need to have a second job to make a living. Catch 22 situation.

If you make the jump to the PDC and practice then you can make a few quid.
The cost to get to the diferent comps is fairly high my mate still worked when he was in BDO and still is now he's playing PDC.


Challo

10,043 posts

154 months

Wednesday 8th January 2014
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theshrew said:
Challo said:
Big problem is that nearly all of the BDO players are part-time and therefore limited time to practice. There is no real money for winning titles so therefore you need to have a second job to make a living. Catch 22 situation.

If you make the jump to the PDC and practice then you can make a few quid.
The cost to get to the diferent comps is fairly high my mate still worked when he was in BDO and still is now he's playing PDC.

Does your friend earn a decent wage in the PDC? I remember looking at some of the earnings and i think anyone in the top 50 could earn ok money.

There was a piece on BBC Sport about Daryl Fitton saying its hard to attend the BDO circuit without sponsorship when you have to travel the world and play in competions to even qualify for the worlds. You can certainly understand why that pretty much everyone who has won the BDO world title jumps straight away into the PDC.

simoid

19,772 posts

157 months

Wednesday 8th January 2014
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Well this is car crash TV!

theshrew

6,008 posts

183 months

Thursday 9th January 2014
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Challo said:
Does your friend earn a decent wage in the PDC? I remember looking at some of the earnings and i think anyone in the top 50 could earn ok money.

There was a piece on BBC Sport about Daryl Fitton saying its hard to attend the BDO circuit without sponsorship when you have to travel the world and play in competions to even qualify for the worlds. You can certainly understand why that pretty much everyone who has won the BDO world title jumps straight away into the PDC.
I never really ask him about the cash and when i have just in passing he says he does ok. I know he won 10k at one event but i only no that because it was in the local paper.

He's only played in it 2 maybe 3 years i think. His results are ok beaten a few of the big players been hammered by a few to lol

Victor McDade

4,395 posts

181 months

Friday 10th January 2014
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDC_Order_of_Merit#Cu...

This is the prize money won over 2 years for the PDC guys. For anyone outside the top 20 it really isn't a lot.