2018 BDO World Championship- Lakeside- 6th-14th January

[ChrisW]

Thought it was today?

According to PDC Europe site its the 30th

Fair enough. Hope our hero does well.

How meant entered last year.

No idea.

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[Ginge]

So he is getting a chance for one, knowing he is in the other already?

Yup.

[BlueSpark]

So he is getting a chance for one, knowing he is in the other already?

Yup.

Incredible.
Can see a rule change coming.
Hope they pay him his 25 large if he qualifies for Ally Pally and sacks off the jewel in their crown before he gets the winners cheque.
Not that I think they would not pay out, but I would be sweating if it was me, just in case.

[ChrisW]

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[Zapp Brannigan]

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Fucking hell sportotal doing something

[Ginge]

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fekkin hell sportotal doing something

Not really, it's just the info we already know.

[ChrisW]

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fekkin hell sportotal doing something

Not really, it's just the info we already know.

Made a decent job of it though.

[Ginge]

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fekkin hell sportotal doing something

Not really, it's just the info we already know.

Made a decent job of it though.

It's a direct copy and paste job from the one on the BDO website, you are easily pleased.

[ChrisW]

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fekkin hell sportotal doing something

Not really, it's just the info we already know.

Made a decent job of it though.

It's a direct copy and paste job from the one on the BDO website, you are easily pleased.

I meant the adjoining photo.

[BlueSpark]

Looks great.
Is a photo ffs.

[ChrisW]

Derk Telnekes, 1 of the 4 qualifiers from Bridlington.

[ChrisW]

Love Harms inventive interpreter skills there.

[ChrisW]

Rachna David, one of two qualifiers reaches her second Lakeside World Championship.

[ChrisW]

Michael Unterbuchner also a qualifier in Bridlington.
Steffi Luck helping.

[ChrisW]

Vikki Pruim from Belgium has qualified for Lakeside again.

[ChrisW]

Chris Harris from Wales qualifies for Lakeside.

[ChrisW]

Last of the four qualifiers Chris Gilliland.

[DavidB]

If he turned up to the qualifiers and got knocked out then would he have still been able to be invited if Ratajski declines his invite? Maybe he was advised not to play the qualifiers just in case he lost and a place did suddenly become available.

The rules quoted above state that if the Masters winner is already qualified then the place would be offered to the next in line until 22 additional players have been invited from the main table - Robbo would have been the 23rd. This could explain why Ratajski is down as Masters winner and the Eastern European spot was given to the second placed man.

Good point, you cannot enter twice, if he lost in the qualifiers he couldn't take up a spot.
Good shout.

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There is nothing in the event rules stating this

http://www.bdodarts.com/images/bdo-cont ... -pro-m.pdf

Example already cited above of previous years.

Yeah didn't see that.
Crazy that is, how can someone be allowed to play in a competition they have already been knocked out of?
Absolute crap.

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It's better than the old method of having a 'standby player' if Masters winner had already qualified for Lakeside - could never understand why the losing finalists in the play-offs all played-off again for a standby spot - at least now going to the next in the ranking table is fairer.

[Ginge]

When the qualifier is the very final event you don't need to mess around with standby players. At least they played it last the week just gone, the easy option would have been to play it before the Masters so they didn't have to go to the effort of setting all the lanes back up again.

[DavidB]

If he turned up to the qualifiers and got knocked out then would he have still been able to be invited if Ratajski declines his invite? Maybe he was advised not to play the qualifiers just in case he lost and a place did suddenly become available.

The rules quoted above state that if the Masters winner is already qualified then the place would be offered to the next in line until 22 additional players have been invited from the main table - Robbo would have been the 23rd. This could explain why Ratajski is down as Masters winner and the Eastern European spot was given to the second placed man.

Robbo would have actually been the 21st, he is 26th in the main list with FIVE exempt players in front of him (Durrant, Fitton, Hughes, Waites, Mitchell).

As for being ineligible if he played the qualifiers and lost - well in the days when the qualifier was held before the end of the season you had player who qualified through the table still playing in the qualifier, losing, and getting in. So it wont be for that reason.

Sam Hewson played in the qualifier and lost the year he got a late call up the other year.

Talking of Sam Hewson, what's happened to him? Is he still playing as looked a good prospect? Thought he was being sponsored??