Lakeside World Professional Championships 2017 7-15 Jan

[markymark]

One of the reasons given for the lower crowd figures during the week was the fact the event comes just after Christmas. Doesn't seem to have the same effect on snooker's Masters at Ally Pally though.

[Paddy McGinty]

One of the reasons given for the lower crowd figures during the week was the fact the event comes just after Christmas. Doesn't seem to have the same effect on snooker's Masters at Ally Pally though.

Yes Lakesides never happened after Xmas before eh?

[Ginge]

One of the reasons given for the lower crowd figures during the week was the fact the event comes just after Christmas. Doesn't seem to have the same effect on snooker's Masters at Ally Pally though.

Yes Lakesides never happened after Xmas before eh?

Some evening sessions this year were about half to three quarters full. Someone posted a breakdown a few days before Lakeside and the Monday afternoon session was actually selling better than the evening (50% compared to 43%).

Surely they used to do better than this for the evenings at least? Afternoons will always be a tougher sell.

[Paddy McGinty]

One of the reasons given for the lower crowd figures during the week was the fact the event comes just after Christmas. Doesn't seem to have the same effect on snooker's Masters at Ally Pally though.

Yes Lakesides never happened after Xmas before eh?

Some evening sessions this year were about half to three quarters full. Someone posted a breakdown a few days before Lakeside and the Monday afternoon session was actually selling better than the evening (50% compared to 43%).

Surely they used to do better than this for the evenings at least? Afternoons will always be a tougher sell.

Well we were there mid week (eve) and the place seemed pretty packed, more so than last year I thought.

[Ginge]

My point is surely evenings used to sell out a few years ago?

[Rout]

The stupidity of this post is staggering

Please feel free to expand, oh wise one? Educate me!

Well like a two year old you stamp your feet and say its not irrelevant, then go on to confirm your points complete irrelevance.

1. Someone brings up that a newspaper is not talking much about lakeside.



2. I reply with my own opinions on why I don't think the newspaper in question not covering darts is anything to worry about.

Which part is irrelevant?

Your opinion of said newspaper is not relevant to the topic, by the way excellent Brexit coverage in the mail today, long may they continue to be the nations best read, or have I gone off topic?

Ok so we aren't allowed to offer opinions on things as part of our thoughts on situations now?

So if a player I don't like gets knocked out of a tournament we are not allowed to be pleased about it based on our individual thoughts on them. We must just stick to facts.

Cheers for that. I'll bear it in mind when reading comments in the future.

[Skewball]

Yes the only unbiased newspaper on sale in the UK now is the Guardian, it's no wonder we are stuck with this right wing, uncaring, lying government. As Rout says most people who reside in the UK are constantly lied and miss-led, they should know better......

I agree about the Guardian. To quote it:

BDO World Darts Championship

Held every January at the Lakeside country club in Surrey, the BDO world championship is not such a terrible tournament in itself. It’s a straight knockout, devoid of fiddly format changes, with enough seeded players to add structure without stifling a strong outsider’s path to glory. The problem with it is more fundamental than that; simply put, it is not a real world championship.

By definition, a world champion is the best in the world at their chosen pursuit. With all due respect, Scott ‘Scotty 2 Hotty’ Waites is not the best darts player in the world. He won the 2016 final, regaining the title from Scott Mitchell (Waites can at least claim to be the best darts player in the world called Scott) but with an average of 87.54. That standard would have resulted in Mitchell being obliterated in the early rounds of the PDC world championship, darts’ true blue riband event.

[Ginge]

Haha! Paddy walked into that one

[Skewball]

and the final word from them:


The BDO world championship is still undeniably tough to win and its champions can do no more than overcome the best opponents available to them. Sadly, when that amounts to less than 10% of the best players out there, you end up with a man grinning on stage, holding a trophy that says he’s the best in the world, when he knows he is not. Flaws don’t come much more fundamental


https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/ ... mpetitions

[BlueSpark]

Haha quality.
Paddy having a shocker here.

[spaceman70]

Skewball is in fine form today.

[oche balboa]

Skewball enjoys mocking the BDO. his dream in life is for Lakeside to go up in flames with people inside and the BDO to cease the next day

[Murphio]

Skewball enjoys mocking the BDO. his dream in life is for Lakeside to go up in flames with people inside and the BDO to cease the next day

You are an absolute imbecile.

[oche balboa]

Skewball enjoys mocking the BDO. his dream in life is for Lakeside to go up in flames with people inside and the BDO to cease the next day

You are an absolute imbecile.

[Skewball]

Skewball enjoys mocking the BDO. his dream in life is for Lakeside to go up in flames with people inside and the BDO to cease the next day

You are an absolute imbecile.

I have noticed that he comes out with these sort of statements once an argument is lost. Not to be taken seriously

[WCDPA]

Has anyone on here amongst the resident statto's got aves of the BDO players at Grand slam to how they performed at Lakeside .
Only asking as players now in PDC also struggled on Lakeside stage , just wondered if the modern day players play better away from lakeside.

[spaceman70]

Has anyone on here amongst the resident statto's got aves of the BDO players at Grand slam to how they performed at Lakeside .
Only asking as players now in PDC also struggled on Lakeside stage , just wondered if the modern day players play better away from lakeside.

Maybe the decor dictates that they must play like it's 1982.

[Addicks Fan]

Has anyone on here amongst the resident statto's got aves of the BDO players at Grand slam to how they performed at Lakeside .
Only asking as players now in PDC also struggled on Lakeside stage , just wondered if the modern day players play better away from lakeside.

Glen Durrant Grand Slam 96.42 (98.52, 94.87, 97.6, 95.5) Lakeside 92.97 (96.95, 89.84, 89.86, 96.28, 93.48)
Martin Adams Grand Slam 83.99 (91.47, 80.47, 80.96) Lakeside 91.62 (91.75, 89.94, 92.55)
Scott Mitchell Grand Slam 94.38 (107.78, 83.35, 92.61) Lakeside 89.29 (87.8, 89.95)
Danny Noppert Grand Slam 99.21 (101.06, 103.88, 90.24, 100.01) Lakeside 94.3 (98.06, 91.01, 95.57, 93.58, 93.29)
Scott Waites Grand Slam 90.05 (91.15, 84.83, 93.13) Lakeside 91.68 (90.55, 88.13, 94.42)
Jamie Hughes Grand Slam 92.27 (86.55, 106.32, 91.96, 90.38) Lakeside 92.18 (94.38, 84.97, 91.89, 96.94)
Jeff Smith Grand Slam 91.11 (86.33, 89.29, 96.98, 91.54) Lakeside 88.81 (84.62, 91.72, 89.31)
Darryl Fitton Grand Slam 88.6 (84.9, 87.3, 87.27, 92.14) Lakeside 91.01 (85.25, 87.75, 89.98, 95.73)

[26scored]

No difference really in these numbers, Grand Slam averages slightly higher because of the short format.

[ifm]

No difference really in these numbers, Grand Slam averages slightly higher because of the massive trebles.

Fixed.

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