Road to BDO World Championships 2019

[WCDPA]

Durrent has one hand on retaining the trophy already - Hes the most dominant shooter in the game - MVG can have a bad night and be beat by Anderson Wright or other players - That hardly ever happens to Durrent in the BDO - I know the PDC have a slightly better players than the BDO - And MVG is still better than Durrent - But I have to admire Durrents ability - The best Lakeside champion since RVB -

Robson

They said that about Bunting

The difference is Glen defended his title and won ...............would have gone if like Bunting he had been offered a tour card after 1st title .

[Buzz Fledderjohn]

Durrent has one hand on retaining the trophy already - Hes the most dominant shooter in the game - MVG can have a bad night and be beat by Anderson Wright or other players - That hardly ever happens to Durrent in the BDO - I know the PDC have a slightly better players than the BDO - And MVG is still better than Durrent - But I have to admire Durrents ability - The best Lakeside champion since RVB -

Robson

So you are suggesting the BDO is more boring and predictable than the PDC. Interesting.

[Ginge]

[Skewball]

Durrent has one hand on retaining the trophy already - Hes the most dominant shooter in the game - MVG can have a bad night and be beat by Anderson Wright or other players - That hardly ever happens to Durrent in the BDO - I know the PDC have a slightly better players than the BDO - And MVG is still better than Durrent - But I have to admire Durrents ability - The best Lakeside champion since RVB -

Robson

They said that about Bunting

The difference is Glen defended his title and won ...............would have gone if like Bunting he had been offered a tour card after 1st title .

Exactly, Glenn would be top 16 ish like Bunting.

[Moongoose McQueeen]

Durrent has one hand on retaining the trophy already - Hes the most dominant shooter in the game - MVG can have a bad night and be beat by Anderson Wright or other players - That hardly ever happens to Durrent in the BDO - I know the PDC have a slightly better players than the BDO - And MVG is still better than Durrent - But I have to admire Durrents ability - The best Lakeside champion since RVB -

Robson

They said that about Bunting

The difference is Glen defended his title and won ...............would have gone if like Bunting he had been offered a tour card after 1st title .

Exactly, Glenn would be top 16 ish like Bunting.

Ability-wise should Glen decide to enter the entertainment world he'd be top 10.

Thankfully he prefers darts to entertainment.

[Skewball]

Durrent has one hand on retaining the trophy already - Hes the most dominant shooter in the game - MVG can have a bad night and be beat by Anderson Wright or other players - That hardly ever happens to Durrent in the BDO - I know the PDC have a slightly better players than the BDO - And MVG is still better than Durrent - But I have to admire Durrents ability - The best Lakeside champion since RVB -

Robson

They said that about Bunting

The difference is Glen defended his title and won ...............would have gone if like Bunting he had been offered a tour card after 1st title .

Exactly, Glenn would be top 16 ish like Bunting.

Ability-wise should Glen decide to enter the entertainment world he'd be top 10.

Thankfully he prefers darts to entertainment.

Abilty wise 100% agree.
motiviation and mental strength to play and win enough to get into the top 10? different matter entirely.

oh, and re the darts entertainment - yawn, lets all just drop this nonsense. I will if others will! lol

[Robson]

Durrent has one hand on retaining the trophy already - Hes the most dominant shooter in the game - MVG can have a bad night and be beat by Anderson Wright or other players - That hardly ever happens to Durrent in the BDO - I know the PDC have a slightly better players than the BDO - And MVG is still better than Durrent - But I have to admire Durrents ability - The best Lakeside champion since RVB -

Robson

So you are suggesting the BDO is more boring and predictable than the PDC. Interesting.

The BDO is not on TV every other week - We have to see MVG winning most weeks - And it gets a bit boring bud - BDO is not on that much - And while Durrent usually wins - The BDO is such a breath of fresh air that it doesnt matter that he dominates -

Robson

[Robson]

Durrent has one hand on retaining the trophy already - Hes the most dominant shooter in the game - MVG can have a bad night and be beat by Anderson Wright or other players - That hardly ever happens to Durrent in the BDO - I know the PDC have a slightly better players than the BDO - And MVG is still better than Durrent - But I have to admire Durrents ability - The best Lakeside champion since RVB -

Robson

They said that about Bunting

The difference is Glen defended his title and won ...............would have gone if like Bunting he had been offered a tour card after 1st title .

Exactly, Glenn would be top 16 ish like Bunting.

Durrent is top 10 - So will be Bunting when he picks up his game -

Robson

[ssjsa]

Durrent has one hand on retaining the trophy already - Hes the most dominant shooter in the game - MVG can have a bad night and be beat by Anderson Wright or other players - That hardly ever happens to Durrent in the BDO - I know the PDC have a slightly better players than the BDO - And MVG is still better than Durrent - But I have to admire Durrents ability - The best Lakeside champion since RVB -

Robson

They said that about Bunting

The difference is Glen defended his title and won ...............would have gone if like Bunting he had been offered a tour card after 1st title .

Exactly, Glenn would be top 16 ish like Bunting.

Durrent is top 10 - So will be Bunting when he picks up his game -
Robson

When is this metamorphosis likely to take place Robson.

Pretty sure I heard Stephen say in an interview at one of the most recent ET events, that he was currently playing the best darts of his life.

[Black Velvet]

Bunting's days of being top 10 in the world are behind him.

[Moongoose McQueeen]

Bunting's days of being top 10 in the world are behind him.

A change of darts fucked him

[Black Velvet]

Yep, 100%.

[ssjsa]

Bunting's days of being top 10 in the world are behind him.

A change of darts fekked him

I agree and have said this ad infinitum on the forum. Bunting played well when he first switched to the PDC, and whether it was a financial decision and/or a genuine desire to try to get himself to get to the highest echelons of the PDC it was a mistake.

Having changed back to his original darts, is rediscovering some form, and hopefully can reach the business end of some Majors again.

[Robson]

They said that about Bunting

The difference is Glen defended his title and won ...............would have gone if like Bunting he had been offered a tour card after 1st title .

Exactly, Glenn would be top 16 ish like Bunting.

Durrent is top 10 - So will be Bunting when he picks up his game -
Robson

When is this metamorphosis likely to take place Robson.

Pretty sure I heard Stephen say in an interview at one of the most recent ET events, that he was currently playing the best darts of his life.

He will find his form ssja - Sometimes takes a while for the BDO shooters to find their feet in the PDC - Took MVG Klassen and others years - Once Bunting matures - He will be a force to be reckoned with -

Robson

[26scored]

The difference is Glen defended his title and won ...............would have gone if like Bunting he had been offered a tour card after 1st title .

Exactly, Glenn would be top 16 ish like Bunting.

Durrent is top 10 - So will be Bunting when he picks up his game -
Robson

When is this metamorphosis likely to take place Robson.

Pretty sure I heard Stephen say in an interview at one of the most recent ET events, that he was currently playing the best darts of his life.

He will find his form ssja - Sometimes takes a while for the BDO shooters to find their feet in the PDC - Took MVG Klassen and others years - Once Bunting matures - He will be a force to be reckoned with -

Robson

Ah, so same as Adams

[devosteve]

ssjsa; what was Bunting's mistake; switching codes or switching darts?

[ssjsa]

ssjsa; what was Bunting's mistake; switching codes or switching darts?

In my opinion switched at the right time, as he was playing really well. In all fairness I thought he did brilliant in his first season, bearing in mind he went into every floor tournament as an unneeded player and was in the hands of the gods in the draw he got.

Again, only my opinion, but if he had kept to the darts which he was so comfortable with, and had proved to be successful, for me he would have established himself fairly comfortably in the Top 16, and could have pushed for the Top 10.

As I have articulated ad infinitum on the forum, I am pretty shit at darts, but despite that, I can guarantee that when a player is on a huge pressure double, with a dart or darts in their hand, they know they can trust, the likelihood of them hitting that double is far higher than when they have doubts about the equipment in hand.

Bunting is playing much better now, however it remains to be seen if he will get back to his best following the dent to his confidence he has experienced over the past couple of years.

[The Jolly Man]

ssjsa; what was Bunting's mistake; switching codes or switching darts?

In my opinion switched at the right time, as he was playing really well. In all fairness I thought he did brilliant in his first season, bearing in mind he went into every floor tournament as an unneeded player and was in the hands of the gods in the draw he got.

Again, only my opinion, but if he had kept to the darts which he was so comfortable with, and had proved to be successful, for me he would have established himself fairly comfortably in the Top 16, and could have pushed for the Top 10.

As I have articulated ad infinitum on the forum, I am pretty shit at darts, but despite that, I can guarantee that when a player is on a huge pressure double, with a dart or darts in their hand, they know they can trust, the likelihood of them hitting that double is far higher than when they have doubts about the equipment in hand.

Bunting is playing much better now, however it remains to be seen if he will get back to his best following the dent to his confidence he has experienced over the past couple of years.

Buntings problem is that you have to perform consistently well over some 30 weekends in a year. While he showed he can compete and can beat the best he just hasn’t done it enough over enough weekends. Consistency is what separates the very best

[Robson]

Exactly, Glenn would be top 16 ish like Bunting.

Durrent is top 10 - So will be Bunting when he picks up his game -
Robson

When is this metamorphosis likely to take place Robson.

Pretty sure I heard Stephen say in an interview at one of the most recent ET events, that he was currently playing the best darts of his life.

He will find his form ssja - Sometimes takes a while for the BDO shooters to find their feet in the PDC - Took MVG Klassen and others years - Once Bunting matures - He will be a force to be reckoned with -

Robson

Ah, so same as Adams

Adams was a fine player - But I dont think he was as good as Durrent is now - Or Bunting was when he won Lakeside - I think Bunting and Durrent are the two best BDO players this decade - Obviously the BDO was stronger in the late 90s and early 2000s - I still think those fields are the strongest of all time -

Robson

[Addicks Fan]

Gleaned this from the Darts Australia website. Confirmation of the way the Lakeside qualifier will be chosen:

DARTS AUSTRALIA GRAND PRIX ANNOUNCEMENT


In response to feedback from its members Darts Australia is amending the rewards on offer to the participants of the Darts Australia Grand Prix circuit.

The top ranked Male and Female player at the conclusion of the Pacific Masters will be rewarded with a return Airfare to the UK to compete in the Winmau World Masters.

At the conclusion of the final tournament of the year (currently the Australian Masters) the top ranked Male player will be rewarded with a place in the BDO Lakeside World Professional Championships held in January each year in Frimley Green, UK.

Airfares and Accommodation for the BDO Lakeside World Professional are courtesy of the British Darts Organisation.

In order to facilitate this change the Grand Prix year will change to a calendar year effective immediately.

In addition the following rewards will be applied to the top ranked Male and Female players at the conclusion of the Darts Australia Grand Prix:

2nd Placed Male and Female: $400 each
3rd Placed Male and Female: $300 each
4th Placed Male and Female: $200 each
5th Placed Male and Female: $100 each