With the relaxation of the rules on where players can play, should we now see the PDC & BDO work together and acknowledge BDO rankings as auto tour card qualification (by PDC) and Challenge Tour as auto Lakeside qualification (by BDO), not counting current qualification for PDC Worlds? Again, t...

With the relaxation of the rules on where players can play, should we now see the PDC & BDO work together and acknowledge BDO rankings as auto tour card qualification (by PDC) and Challenge Tour as auto Lakeside qualification (by BDO), not counting current qualification for PDC Worlds? Again, th...

Q School gets many of us fairly excited, but I have to say, like qualification for WSOD finals, GSOD and even the World Champs, it can come down to having a good run on the day, rather than the best players making it. The OOM does something to help level things out, but personally, I would like to ...

It’s Lorraine’s to loose now I think Nah, Fallon has got this - at least I hope so for my predictions! Terrible first round draw for Sherrock though. Hammond is more than decent. Should Sherrock come through that, she really should be confident about going deep though. Overall, I can't pick from Wi...

Q School gets many of us fairly excited, but I have to say, like qualification for WSOD finals, GSOD and even the World Champs, it can come down to having a good run on the day, rather than the best players making it. The OOM does something to help level things out, but personally, I would like to ...

Q School gets many of us fairly excited, but I have to say, like qualification for WSOD finals, GSOD and even the World Champs, it can come down to having a good run on the day, rather than the best players making it. The OOM does something to help level things out, but personally, I would like to s...

Only 128 get uk open places. Not everyone How’s that made up over the two q-schools? There are only 8 guaranteed cards from UK Q school and 4 from Euro Q school. I assume the rest will be given out via an OOM. Some from UK Q school, some from Euro Q school. I also assume that same OOM should determ...

Interesting comments , Btsport getting wdt and masters would be good news all round . Although FB fanatics would apoplectic with rage given the comments about BT Sport having coverage at Lakeside ! I'm probably putting 2+2 together and coming up with 5, but interesting words. We have seen lesser to...

So Matt Smith (BT Sport) has recently hinted about being at the darts again soon (former ITV presenter of PDC tourneys). James Richardson (BT Sport presenter currently) said join us soon for more Darts on BT Sport. Maybe BT Sport have plans for more BDO. Maybe they have plans with Barry Hearn. Inter...

I can't recall. Were contracts in place when Bunting switched as champion? I remember an argument about forfeiting winnings back then.

Might be something like count back, for example max field of 256 including TC holders.

Astonvilla wrote:If the World Championship leaves Lakeside and isnt televised next year resulting in most of the prize money vanishing he will soon reassess.

And have to wait until Q School 2019 as Barry Hearn has said it's the only route.

Good point (short term) about BDO GSoD entries losing credibility but the BDO is a conveyor belt and more good players will come along.

Personally I'd like to see the PDC & BDO get together to get something collaborative going for BDO & Challenge Tour now.

Still can't stand the Premier League - just not my cup of tea** **or pint of piss as is more appropriate. I think the the PL for what it is. It's just about drumming up interest for the everyman rather than the purists like us. The crowds are huge, that's good to see, they are too rowdy but the PDC...

Simply, Social Media and apps are replacing forums.

I mainly use Twitter to discuss darts nowadays. Not a neg against the forum or anyone on it, it's just not as relevant nowadays.

Dean

Lots of permutations tonight: MVG, or Wright could end up top. Barney could be right up with them. Anderson and Taylor too. If Lewis wins he's in the mix. Crazily Wright could end up outside the top 4 if it all goes pear-shaped. Out of the current top 4, only MVG is guaranteed to still be in it by c...

My personal opinion on this is that darts should be run like the majority of other sports. No problem with WDF/BDO being the governing bodies, but the PDC should continue to operate independently, agreeing their own TV rights, etc. It would be wonderful to see BDO and PDC work together. Again, perso...

I've been using the spinning stems for about a week now, and have to say I've only had a couple bounce outs. With regular stems I have numerous each time I play, so I'm happy with the improvement. The weight of the dart also feels really good which is something I was worried about initially as ther...

I've been using the spinning stems for about a week now, and have to say I've only had a couple bounce outs. With regular stems I have numerous each time I play, so I'm happy with the improvement. The weight of the dart also feels really good which is something I was worried about initially as there...

Nice professional stuff as ever. I enjoy the read.