Speedy Services UK Open - Day 1 Discussion

[spaceman70]

Really looking forward to this starting, Thursday night is one of the best darting nights of the year for me.


2013 Speedy Services UK Open
Schedule of Play – Thursday June 6
Main Stage
Preliminary Round
Robbie Green v James Wade
Vincent van der Voort v Andy Murray
First Round
Conan Whitehead v Roland Scholten
James Hubbard v John Scott
Mark Lawrence v Mensur Suljovic
Darrell Thorpe v Bunting/Sheppard
Second Round
Ricky Sudale v Richie Burnett
Kevin Dowling v Phil Taylor
Matthew Edgar v Osborne/Hine/Dudbridge
Musto/Roith/Hankey v Weston/Winstanley

Stage Two
Preliminary Round
Nick Fullwell v Wayne Jones
Colin Osborne v Steve Hine
First Round
Dave Weston v Dean Winstanley
Paul Whitworth v Andy Boulton
Justin Pipe v Gareth Pass
Farmer/Aubrey v Gaz Cousins
Second Round
Alex Roy v Mark Cox
T West/J Lewis/Lowe/Pennington v Steve West
Magnus Caris v van der Voort/Murray/Shepherd
Joey Palfreyman v Griffiths/K Brown/Rooney

Stage Three
Preliminary Round
Steve Farmer v Chris Aubrey
Stuart Lowe v Jake Pennington
First Round
Michael Burgoine v Daz Twist
Green/Wade v Matt Gallett
Prakash Jiwa v Johnson/Alcinas
Gary Stone v Langendorf/Martin
Second Round
Adam Hunt v Paul Amos
Coleman/McGeeney/Marsh v Jyhan Artut
Finnan/Jackson/Vos/Derrett v S Brown/Gray
Thorpe/Bunting/Sheppard v Wilson/Seyler

Stage Four
Preliminary Round
Gino Vos v Alan Derrett
Keegan Brown v Keith Rooney
First Round
Jason Wilson v Tomas Seyler
Steve Brown v Adrian Gray
Dymond/Baker v Dave Place
T West/J Lewis v Lowe/Pennington
Second Round
Colin Fowler v Padgett/Copley
Stone/Langendorf/Martin v Dennis Smith
Green/Wade/Gallett v Fullwell/W Jones/Lam/Meaney
McNicol/Mead v Dunford/Stewart/Santana

Stage Five
Preliminary Round
Stephen Bunting v Vernon Sheppard
Connie Finnan v Campbell Jackson
Scott Coleman v Mark McGeeney
First Round
Andy Parsons v Jamie Hagen
Andrew McNicol v Steven Mead
Musto/Roith v Ted Hankey
Shaun Griffiths v K Brown/Rooney
Second Round
Co Stompe v Michael Mansell
Peter Hudson v Lawrence/Suljovic
Hubbard/Scott v Andy Smith
Bushby/Mortimer v Jim Walker

Stage Six
Preliminary Round
Michael Musto v Bernd Roith
Maik Langendorf v Tony Martin
Darren Johnson v Antonio Alcinas
First Round
Michael Bushby v John Mortimer
Nigel Daniels v Johnny Haines
Coleman/McGeeney v Scott Marsh
Finnan/Jackson v Vos/Derrett
Second Round
Mark Walsh v Lee Palfreyman
Arron Monk v Farmer/Aubrey/Cousins
De Geus/Robertson v Whitworth/Boulton
Pipe/Pass v Jelle Klaasen

Stage Seven
Preliminary Round
Royden Lam v Paddy Meaney
Tony West v Jamie Lewis
First Round
Matthew Dennant v Darrell Townsend
Matt Padgett v David Copley
Dunford/Stewart v Gus Santana
van der Voort/Murray v Kirk Shepherd
Second Round
Ricky Evans v Joe Cullen
Terry Temple v Jiwa/Johnson/Alcinas
Dymond/Baker/Place v John Henderson
Singleton/O'Connor v Daniels/Haines

Stage Eight
Preliminary Round
Tam Dymond v Gavin Baker
Terry Dunford v Dean Stewart
First Round
Robbie Singleton v William O'Connor
Leon De Geus v Scott Robertson
Osborne/Hine v Mark Dudbridge
Fullwell/Jones v Lam/Meaney
Second Round
Andy Jenkins v Nigel Heydon
Burgoine/Twist v Richie Howson
Kevin Thomas v Whitehead/Scholten
Dennant/Townsend v Parsons/Hagen

[Chizzyfan]

This is going to be simply fabulous. After what will be a long day tomorrow I am elated to have such entertainment to set down and watch.

Hopping all of my dream team do Chizzyesque. Taylor will probably lose too.

[Dannyboy]

James Wade playing in a Prelim match. Bloody hell!

[cannibal]

Is there a reason or logic to the size of the payouts for the UK open? I don't understand why the payouts are so small relative to other "majors". It seems to me given the tournament structure random draw it has to be one of the most important event for those not in the top 16 of PDC OOM. It gives a good opportunity early in the year to get quality position in ranking the PT OOM.

[Neilly1986]

Kong will put out Wade.

FACT!

[david cox]

Kong will put out Wade.

FACT!

Oh no he won't FACT...

[GRAYISALEGEND]

When does Cool Hand enter?

[Ginge]

When does Cool Hand enter?

The draw is in the opening post. Anybody not listed starts tomorrow (or never qualified to begin with).

[ifm]

I'll be there Friday and if any of our mob get through i'll be staying Saturday too, bring on the cattle stall bar system!!

[crispy1978]

Hopefully we will get to see the draws after close of play. There was at least one night last year where transmission ceased prior to the draw. That's all part of the beauty of the competition IMO.

[Welshwizard79]

When does Cool Hand enter?

The draw is in the opening post. Anybody not listed starts tomorrow (or never qualified to begin with).

Or anybody not listed starts on Friday in the 3rd round.

[Ginge]

When does Cool Hand enter?

The draw is in the opening post. Anybody not listed starts tomorrow (or never qualified to begin with).

Or anybody not listed starts on Friday in the 3rd round.

Why the hell did I type "tomorrow"? Oh dear me.

[spaceman70]

When does Cool Hand enter?

The draw is in the opening post. Anybody not listed starts tomorrow (or never qualified to begin with).

Or anybody not listed starts on Friday in the 3rd round.

Why the hell did I type "tomorrow"? Oh dear me.

You were tragically fooled by my thread title given it was started the day before.

Rookie error.

[Uncle Bullseye]

I see Andy Murray's playing tonight. Is he allowed to toss his darts in the air and smash them in with his racket ?

[WCDPA]

Kong will put out Wade.

FACT!

Oh no he won't FACT...

He has spent all week on his doubles his scoring has been immense , let down a little at the weekend by his finishing but he is finally coming to terms with his diabetes and controlling his blood sugar levels , think Robbie might cause a surprise here......... not fact just my opinion

[checkmate]

Kong will put out Wade.

FACT!

Oh no he won't FACT...

He has spent all week on his doubles his scoring has been immense , let down a little at the weekend by his finishing but he is finally coming to terms with his diabetes and controlling his blood sugar levels , think Robbie might cause a surprise here......... not fact just my opinion

over the short format kong may well beat wade , how many darts players "are coming to terms with their diabetes" they always seem to be coming to terms with it when they are playing well and it's the biggest problem in the world when they are not , a lot less alchohol and more fruit and veg may help them come to terms with it a lot quicker ..... just saying like

[devosteve]

Big chance for Kong tonight: 1st on the tele and a big scalp to be taken. Now if he wins, I see he (and wade of course) are then down to play on board 3. Should be busy around that board. I wonder how some of the players react to having their 1st match on the stage then moving to the other boards (it's not even on board 2 which is has a bigger stage and viewing capacity): does that 'step down' have any impact on them?

Got my players to follow tonight (unob, Owl, bag carrier, Ted etc) but I have got to say, one thing I do love about watching darts (especially live) is that it is such FUN! going to football has that tribal element, pressure of needing the win, anger if your team plays rubbish and yes the joy of victory but darts (for me anyway) carries a different spirit.

Looking forward to having an enjoyable night. See if you can spot me on tv tonight: i'll be the guy booing mr owen if he makes a mistake marking (if he's there of course! Otherwise i'll have to see if spaceman will sign my Fordham book: he's mentioned in it you know. Twice)

[spaceman70]

Neither Mr. Owen nor myself will be there devosteve.

Unless I've sorted tickets for David tonight.

[devosteve]

Neither Mr. Owen nor myself will be there devosteve.

Unless I've sorted tickets for David tonight.

Gutted. I have (honestly) a 'Sid James' T shirt. Wanted to know from David if I should find him funny or not!!!

[Deleted User]

Big chance for Kong tonight: 1st on the tele and a big scalp to be taken. Now if he wins, I see he (and wade of course) are then down to play on board 3. Should be busy around that board. I wonder how some of the players react to having their 1st match on the stage then moving to the other boards (it's not even on board 2 which is has a bigger stage and viewing capacity): does that 'step down' have any impact on them?

Got my players to follow tonight (unob, Owl, bag carrier, Ted etc) but I have got to say, one thing I do love about watching darts (especially live) is that it is such FUN! going to football has that tribal element, pressure of needing the win, anger if your team plays rubbish and yes the joy of victory but darts (for me anyway) carries a different spirit.

Looking forward to having an enjoyable night. See if you can spot me on tv tonight: i'll be the guy booing mr owen if he makes a mistake marking (if he's there of course! Otherwise i'll have to see if spaceman will sign my Fordham book: he's mentioned in it you know. Twice)

Thanks for your support I'm not marking this year (sadly) but I am there on the Sunday afternoon as a spectator!
Booing Chissy if he makes any mistakes (currently 4/11 with Ladbrokes on 3+ errors )