2018 PDC World Championship- Alexandra Palace, London-14th December 2017- 1st January 2018

[Ginge]

Well that was easy.

[Little Lonely Garry]

how can this be ?????

The bdo released a message saying Lakeside was the "worlds biggest darts tournament "

[Skewball]

Not as good as I thought, Lakeside will get millions of viewers Worldwide using the various platforms available to them.

Im sure the figures from Germany and Holland will make you flip....

864,000 watched it on Netherlands. Apparently down 1.3million from last year.

Source: dartfreakz

Very shocking, looks like the Dutch are getting bored with it all...

Your trying to hard again !!

[Skewball]

Not as good as I thought, Lakeside will get millions of viewers Worldwide using the various platforms available to them.

Im sure the figures from Germany and Holland will make you flip....

864,000 watched it on Netherlands. Apparently down 1.3million from last year.

Source: dartfreakz

Very shocking, looks like the Dutch are getting bored with it all...

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[Ginge]

Rob Cross winning is one of the main stories at the start of the 6pm BBC news.
That bubble, eh?

[markymark]

Seduced by toy boards, Hearn's hype and disrespect for players. Obviously.

[Mgt]

Must say it takes some coming down after being spoiled with a couple of weeks of darts on almost daily. Roll on Lakeside and q-school I say!

[devosteve]

Rob Cross winning is one of the main stories at the start of the 6pm BBC news.
That bubble, eh?

Great 5 min feature at the end of the 6.00 clock news there on BBC 1.

Hearn on as well saying that title could bring at least £5 million to cross.

What are the viewing figures for this? Great exposure for darts. A positive news item at prime time on the biggest channel there is.

[devosteve]

Feature on itv news as well. Showing him in a fork lift truck. Interviewed as well.

Has this happened before (in recent times), featuring on both major news progs? On the next day at 6 and 6.30?

[markymark]

Not Countryfile though, is it?

[Spud180]

Did Barry Hearn say there was gonna be other tournaments next year in his interview? Heard something of more prize money.

[ChrisW]

Not Countryfile though, is it?

Something to aim for.

[Ginge]

Not Countryfile though, is it?

No coincidence @BDOdarts found new sponsors & venues whilst @scottydogdart was Champ! @BBCCountryfile #Exposure

[Canuck_bully]

Must say it takes some coming down after being spoiled with a couple of weeks of darts on almost daily. Roll on Lakeside and q-school I say!

For sure, always feels depressed for a day or 2 once the final is over, though it's never too long to wait before it all kicks back off again with the Masters at the end of January followed by the PL a few days later...MVG v Cross will be immense on opening night and I guess also a good chance they will clash at the masters!

[ssjsa]

Following the completion of the 2018 PDC World Championship we ended up with an incredible twenty five 100+ averages. 

Ton plus averages:

1. Michael van Gerwen 106.17 Last 64
2. Christian Kist 100.23 Last 64
3. Gerwyn Price 101.55 Last 64
4. Dimitri van den Bergh 104.17 Last 64
5. Rob Cross 104.12 Last 64
6. Gary Anderson 100.93 Last 64
7. Daryl Gurney 100.51 Last 64
8. Raymond van Barneveld 102.00 Last 64
9. Vincent van der Voort 101.17 Last 32
10. Michael van Gerwen 108.65 Last 32
11. Michael Smith 103.29 Last 32
12. Rob Cross 102.65 Last 32
13. Raymond van Barneveld 102.78 Last 32
14. Peter Wright 103.44 Last 32
15. Jamie Lewis 107.27 Last 32
16. Raymond van Barneveld 101.04 Last 16
17. Michael van Gerwen 100.06 Last 16
18. Phil Taylor 101.34 Last 16
19. Jamie Lewis 101.26 Quarter Finals
20. Michael van Gerwen 102.91 Quarter Finals
21. Phil Taylor 102.02 Quarter Finals
22. Michael van Gerwen 102.44 Semi Finals
23. Rob Cross 100.97 Semi Finals
24. Rob Cross 107.67 Final
25. Phil Taylor 102.26 Final

[Canuck_bully]

There was always talk that when Taylor used to steamroll opponents the way Cross did to him, the losers average was always inflated as they didn't get too many shots at double, same thing for Taylor yesterday? He was 10/22 on doubles, 31 legs played. One surprising stat is Taylor hit 12 180's, one more than Cross who hit 11, he bought a pretty decent game, just rarely against throw, whilst Cross barely missed a checkout until set 8 when he seemed to a bit jittery near the finish line.

Just how good can Cross be? Will he reach 3 world championship titles before Gerwen/Ando does? it's going to be fascinating to see what happens, will he be able to maintain it?. As it's Amazing from Cross so far considering the in-experience!

[WCDPA]

Following the completion of the 2018 PDC World Championship we ended up with an incredible twenty five 100+ averages. 

Ton plus averages:

1. Michael van Gerwen 106.17 Last 64
2. Christian Kist 100.23 Last 64
3. Gerwyn Price 101.55 Last 64
4. Dimitri van den Bergh 104.17 Last 64
5. Rob Cross 104.12 Last 64
6. Gary Anderson 100.93 Last 64
7. Daryl Gurney 100.51 Last 64
8. Raymond van Barneveld 102.00 Last 64
9. Vincent van der Voort 101.17 Last 32
10. Michael van Gerwen 108.65 Last 32
11. Michael Smith 103.29 Last 32
12. Rob Cross 102.65 Last 32
13. Raymond van Barneveld 102.78 Last 32
14. Peter Wright 103.44 Last 32
15. Jamie Lewis 107.27 Last 32
16. Raymond van Barneveld 101.04 Last 16
17. Michael van Gerwen 100.06 Last 16
18. Phil Taylor 101.34 Last 16
19. Jamie Lewis 101.26 Quarter Finals
20. Michael van Gerwen 102.91 Quarter Finals
21. Phil Taylor 102.02 Quarter Finals
22. Michael van Gerwen 102.44 Semi Finals
23. Rob Cross 100.97 Semi Finals
24. Rob Cross 107.67 Final
25. Phil Taylor 102.26 Final

12different players hit 100 aves is that the most ever ? Sort of bears out that top say 16 in PDC are the difference between the codes

[Skewball]

Following the completion of the 2018 PDC World Championship we ended up with an incredible twenty five 100+ averages. 

Ton plus averages:

1. Michael van Gerwen 106.17 Last 64
2. Christian Kist 100.23 Last 64
3. Gerwyn Price 101.55 Last 64
4. Dimitri van den Bergh 104.17 Last 64
5. Rob Cross 104.12 Last 64
6. Gary Anderson 100.93 Last 64
7. Daryl Gurney 100.51 Last 64
8. Raymond van Barneveld 102.00 Last 64
9. Vincent van der Voort 101.17 Last 32
10. Michael van Gerwen 108.65 Last 32
11. Michael Smith 103.29 Last 32
12. Rob Cross 102.65 Last 32
13. Raymond van Barneveld 102.78 Last 32
14. Peter Wright 103.44 Last 32
15. Jamie Lewis 107.27 Last 32
16. Raymond van Barneveld 101.04 Last 16
17. Michael van Gerwen 100.06 Last 16
18. Phil Taylor 101.34 Last 16
19. Jamie Lewis 101.26 Quarter Finals
20. Michael van Gerwen 102.91 Quarter Finals
21. Phil Taylor 102.02 Quarter Finals
22. Michael van Gerwen 102.44 Semi Finals
23. Rob Cross 100.97 Semi Finals
24. Rob Cross 107.67 Final
25. Phil Taylor 102.26 Final

12different players hit 100 aves is that the most ever ? Sort of bears out that top say 16 in PDC are the difference between the codes

I never thought it would quite get this far but were close to having the top 16 in the PDC better than almost anyone in the BDO.

Could make a case for Durrant but we might never know........

[ssjsa]

Tweet from Christopher.

Leg lengths at the 2018 WC (cumulative % of total):
10 x 10-darter (0.7)
58 x 11-darter (5.1)
119 x 12-darter (13.9)
148 x 13-darter (24.9)
190 x 14-darter (39.1)
296 x 15-darter (61.1)
440 x 16-18-darters
82 x 19-24-darters
1 x 28-darter

[Little Lonely Garry]

Following the completion of the 2018 PDC World Championship we ended up with an incredible twenty five 100+ averages. 

Ton plus averages:

1. Michael van Gerwen 106.17 Last 64
2. Christian Kist 100.23 Last 64
3. Gerwyn Price 101.55 Last 64
4. Dimitri van den Bergh 104.17 Last 64
5. Rob Cross 104.12 Last 64
6. Gary Anderson 100.93 Last 64
7. Daryl Gurney 100.51 Last 64
8. Raymond van Barneveld 102.00 Last 64
9. Vincent van der Voort 101.17 Last 32
10. Michael van Gerwen 108.65 Last 32
11. Michael Smith 103.29 Last 32
12. Rob Cross 102.65 Last 32
13. Raymond van Barneveld 102.78 Last 32
14. Peter Wright 103.44 Last 32
15. Jamie Lewis 107.27 Last 32
16. Raymond van Barneveld 101.04 Last 16
17. Michael van Gerwen 100.06 Last 16
18. Phil Taylor 101.34 Last 16
19. Jamie Lewis 101.26 Quarter Finals
20. Michael van Gerwen 102.91 Quarter Finals
21. Phil Taylor 102.02 Quarter Finals
22. Michael van Gerwen 102.44 Semi Finals
23. Rob Cross 100.97 Semi Finals
24. Rob Cross 107.67 Final
25. Phil Taylor 102.26 Final

12different players hit 100 aves is that the most ever ? Sort of bears out that top say 16 in PDC are the difference between the codes

Really ?