Paul, you are turning this place into TSOD, all you do is bitch and whine about the bdo and create rumours, why not be positive about the edo instead?"
Ex poster on here clearly hates this site and having a dig at Paul.
On a serious note : surely rumours on social media don't actually have any real impact on orgs?
Table updated after Luxembourg events (No change to the top 16)
1 Mark McGeeney (England) 363
2 Jim Williams (Wales) 315
3 Glen Durrant (England) 293
4 Scott Mitchell (England) 278
5 Gary Robson (England) 263
6 Wesley Harms (Netherlands) 255
7 Scott Waites (England) 254
8 Dave Parletti (England) 247
9 Michael Unterbuchner (Germany) 242
10 Willem Mandigers (Netherlands) 225
11 Chris Landman (Netherlands) 221
12 Martin Phillips (Wales) 216
13 Scott Baker (England) 213
14 Derk Telnekes (Netherlands) 212
15 Tony O'Shea (England) 210
16 = Richard Veenstra (Netherlands) 209
============================================ (Seeds for World Masters)
16 = Ross Montgomery (Scotland) 209
18 Wayne Warren (Wales) 188
19 = Conan Whitehead (England) 177
19 = Daniel Day (England) 177
21 Jeffrey van Egdom (Belgium) 173
22 Dean Reynolds (Wales) 171
23 Kyle McKinstry (Northern Ireland) 168
24 Mark Layton (Wales) 167
25 Roger Janssen (Belgium) 160
26 Wouter Vaes (Netherlands) 152
27 Jeffrey Sparidaans (Netherlands) 149
=============================================== (Qualify for BDO Worlds )
28 Darius Labanauskas (Lithuania) 145 (Likely to qualify for PDC world Championship)
29 Justin Thompson (Australia) 143
30 Nick Kenny (Wales) 141
31 Martijn Kleermaker (Netherlands) 128
32 Richie Edwards (Wales) 122
33 Andy Hamilton (England) 119
34 James Hurrell (England) 114
35 Carlo van Cleef (Netherlands) 113
36 Francis Carragher (Republic of Ireland) 112
37 Craig Venman (England) 107
38 Jim Widmayer (USA) 102
39 Andy Baetens (Belgium) 100
40 = David Cameron (Canada) 95
40 = Paul Hogan (England) 95
42 = Aaron Turner (England) 94
42 = Wesley Newton (England) 94
44 Tommy Wilson (England) 93
45 Martin C Atkins (England) 92
46 Peter Machin (Australia) 89
47 Steve Carrett (England) 87
48 Larry Butler (USA) 84
49 Daniel Nicholls (England) 83
50 Jason Lovett (England) 82
51 = Adam Rowe (Australia) 79
51 = Mark McGrath (New Zealand) 79
53 Joe Chaney (USA) 75
54 Brian Løkken (Denmark) 74
55 Mike Warburton (Wales) 73
56 = Andreas Harrysson (Sweden) 70
56 = Mal Cuming (Australia) 70
58 = Jim McEwan (Scotland) 67
58 = Tom Sawyer (USA) 67
60 Leonard Gates (USA) 66
61 = Greg Moss (New Zealand) 64
61 = John Scott (England) 64
61 = Mario Vandenbogaerde (Belgium) 64
64 = Alexander Merkx (Netherlands) 62
64 = Andrew Beeton (England) 62
64 = Gary Stafford (England) 62
64 = Mitchell Clegg (Australia) 62
68 Paul Brown (Northern Ireland) 61
69 = Michael Busscher (Netherlands) 59
69 = Tonny Veenhof (Netherlands) 59
71 Tim Pusey (Australia) 58
72 Carl Dennel (England) 57
73 = Maikel Verberk (Netherlands) 56
73 = Ryan Hogarth (Scotland) 56
75 = Adam Stella (Canada) 54
75 = Lee Shewan (England) 54
77 = Adam Mould (England) 52
77 = Stefaan Deprez (Belgium) 52
77 = Ted Hankey (England) 52
77 = Yoeri Duijster (Netherlands) 52
81 Adrian Frim (Romania) 51
82 = Dennis Harbour (England) 49
82 = John Burgess (England) 49
84 = Brian Dawson (England) 48
84 = Darren Herewini (New Zealand) 48
86 Darin Young (USA) 47
87 = Martin Adams (England) 46
87 = Matt Clark (England) 46
89 = Raymond Smith (Australia) 45
89 = William Borland (Scotland) 45
91 Daniel Jensen (Denmark) 44
92 = Darren Clifford (Northern Ireland) 43
92 = Justin van Tergouw (Netherlands) 43
92 = Wessel Nijman (Netherlands) 43
95 Sean Cain (England) 42
96 = Allan Edwards (England) 41
96 = Timmy Nicoll (USA) 41
98 = Aaron Morrison (Australia) 38
98 = Geert de Vos (Belgium) 38
98 = Jeff Smith (Canada) 38 (Qualifed for PDC World Championship)
98 = Patrik Kovacs (Hungary) 38
98 = Paul Bolduc (Canada) 38
103 Shawn Brenneman (Canada) 37
104 = Barry Jouannet (Australia) 36
104 = Jack Neary (England) 36
104 = Jack Vincent (England) 36
104 = John Roberts (Wales) 36
104 = Sven Verdonck (Belgium) 36
109 = Ben Hazel (England) 35
109 = Dennis Watt (Scotland) 35
109 = Jitse van der Wal (Netherlands) 35
112 = Garry Thompson (England) 34
112 = Laurie Loch (Australia) 34
114 Logan Crooks (Canada) 33
115 = Geoff Heath (England) 32
115 = John O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) 32
115 = Mark Cleaver (New Zealand) 32
115 = Nick Smith (Canada) 32
115 = Pal Szekely (Hungary) 32
120 = Andrew Hibbert (England) 31
120 = Kay Smeets (Netherlands) 31
120 = Lars Helsinghof (Denmark) 31
120 = Nicolai Olsen (Denmark) 31
124 = Ben Robb (New Zealand) 30
124 = Carl Wilkinson (England) 30
124 = Jason Heaver (England) 30
124 = Jim Fitzsimmons (USA) 30
124 = Joe Davis (England) 30
124 = Michael Baker (England) 30
124 = Oliver Ferenc (Serbia) 30
124 = Tom Curtin (USA) 30
=================================(Qualify for the World Masters)
132 = Jon Worsley (Wales) 29
132 = Niels Vanbergen (Belgium) 29
132 = Robbie Phillips (USA) 29
132 = Wayne Halliwell (Cyprus) 29
136 = Dean Allsopp (England) 28
136 = Mark Penny (Wales) 28
136 = Rhys Hayden (England) 28
136 = Rob Radsma (Netherlands) 28
136 = Steve Robertson (Scotland) 28
136 = Umit Uygunsozlu (Turkey) 28
142 = Art Burns (Canada) 27
142 = Dale Burton-Pye (Australia) 27
142 = Michel van der Horst (Netherlands) 27
142 = Mike Bonser (Australia) 27
142 = Pascaru Gabriel (Romania) 27
142 = Steve Duke Snr (Australia) 27
148 = Avery Barry (USA) 26
148 = Boris Koltsov (Russia) 26
148 = Craig Caldwell (New Zealand) 26
Baltic & Scandinavian- Brian Løkken (Denmark)
British- Paul Hogan (England)
Canada- David Cameron (Canada)
Eastern Europe- Oliver Ferenc (Serbia)
New Zealand- Greg Moss (New Zealand)
USA- Jim Widmayer (USA)
Western Europe- Andy Baetens (Belgium) (Janssen in top 27)
Australia- Justin Thompson (Australia)
BlueSpark wrote:
It'll have a lift when we are there Steve my old son.
You attending this time?
Anyone on the forum for that matter?
Of course, what true darts fan wouldn't want to watch real darts.......
Not on Ch4 this year if the rumours are true but I'll probably be there again.
This will be enormous news if true. If Lakeside is not on mainstream TV then surely its the end game for the BDO (As a alternative to PDC for top players) in its current guise. No way will Bob stump up the same prize money if not on proper TV?
Anyway, still just rumours.
WTF...of course he will.....you have no idea......
Ginge wrote:Paddy is right, he probably will as he will assume he will still get the same throughput through the front doors, at least this time he would. Of course if it vanishes from terrestrial telly then the numbers may start to slowly dwindle in future years as they solely rely on people who already know about the event to continue going to it, but that wouldnt happen instantly.
Also where has Nick heard this "rumour"?
Oh Ginge, you made your mistake in the first 3 words..
Belgium Weekend done and the Rankings have already been updated
Durrant Already qualified for the GSOD
McGeeney, Williams, Mitchell, Robson, Harms, Waites in Qualifying spots
Plus World Master winner
1 Mark McGeeney (England) 363
2 Glen Durrant (England) 337
3 Jim Williams (Wales) 315
4 Scott Mitchell (England) 278
5 Gary Robson (England) 263
6 Wesley Harms (Netherlands) 255
7 Scott Waites (England) 254
8 Dave Parletti (England) 247
9 Michael Unterbuchner (Germany) 244
10 Willem Mandigers (Netherlands) 229
11 Chris Landman (Netherlands) 221
12 Martin Phillips (Wales) 218
13 = Ross Montgomery (Scotland) 213
13 = Scott Baker (England) 213
15 Derk Telnekes (Netherlands) 212
16 Tony O'Shea (England) 210
===========================================
17 Richard Veenstra (Netherlands) 209
18 Wayne Warren (Wales) 195
19 = Conan Whitehead (England) 177
19 = Daniel Day (England) 177
21 Jeffrey van Egdom (Belgium) 173
22 Dean Reynolds (Wales) 171
23 Kyle McKinstry (Northern Ireland) 168
24 Mark Layton (Wales) 167
25 Roger Janssen (Belgium) 160
26 Wouter Vaes (Netherlands) 152
27 Jeffrey Sparidaans (Netherlands) 149
===========================================(Top 27 automatically qualify for BDO Worlds)
28 Darius Labanauskas (Lithuania) 145 (Unlikely to play in BDO Worlds)
29 Justin Thompson (Australia) 143
30 Nick Kenny (Wales) 141
31 Andy Hamilton (England) 131
32 Martijn Kleermaker (Netherlands) 128
33 James Hurrell (England) 125
34 Richie Edwards (Wales) 122
35 Andy Baetens (Belgium) 120
36 Carlo van Cleef (Netherlands) 113
37 Francis Carragher (Republic of Ireland) 112
38 Craig Venman (England) 107
39 Wesley Newton (England) 106
40 Jim Widmayer (USA) 102
41 = Daniel Nicholls (England) 95
41 = David Cameron (Canada) 95
41 = Paul Hogan (England) 95
44 Aaron Turner (England) 94
45 Tommy Wilson (England) 93
46 Martin C Atkins (England) 92
47 Peter Machin (Australia) 89
48 Steve Carrett (England) 87
49 Larry Butler (USA) 84
50 Jason Lovett (England) 82
51 = Adam Rowe (Australia) 79
51 = Mark McGrath (New Zealand) 79
53 Joe Chaney (USA) 75
54 Brian Løkken (Denmark) 74
55 Mike Warburton (Wales) 73
56 = Brian Dawson (England) 72
56 = Mario Vandenbogaerde (Belgium) 72
58 = Andreas Harrysson (Sweden) 70
58 = Mal Cuming (Australia) 70
60 = Jim McEwan (Scotland) 67
60 = Justin van Tergouw (Netherlands) 67
60 = Tom Sawyer (USA) 67
60 = Tonny Veenhof (Netherlands) 67
64 = Andrew Beeton (England) 66
64 = Leonard Gates (USA) 66
66 = Greg Moss (New Zealand) 64
66 = John Scott (England) 64
68 Michael Busscher (Netherlands) 63
69 = Alexander Merkx (Netherlands) 62
69 = Gary Stafford (England) 62
69 = Mitchell Clegg (Australia) 62
72 Paul Brown (Northern Ireland) 61
73 Tim Pusey (Australia) 58
74 Carl Dennel (England) 57
75 = Maikel Verberk (Netherlands) 56
75 = Ryan Hogarth (Scotland) 56
77 = Adam Stella (Canada) 54
77 = Lee Shewan (England) 54
77 = Matt Clark (England) 54
80 = Adam Mould (England) 52
80 = Stefaan Deprez (Belgium) 52
80 = Ted Hankey (England) 52
80 = Yoeri Duijster (Netherlands) 52
84 Adrian Frim (Romania) 51
85 = Dennis Harbour (England) 49
85 = John Burgess (England) 49
87 Darren Herewini (New Zealand) 48
88 Darin Young (USA) 47
89 Martin Adams (England) 46
90 = Raymond Smith (Australia) 45
90 = William Borland (Scotland) 45
92 Daniel Jensen (Denmark) 44
93 = Darren Clifford (Northern Ireland) 43
93 = Wessel Nijman (Netherlands) 43
95 Sean Cain (England) 42
96 = Allan Edwards (England) 41
96 = Timmy Nicoll (USA) 41
98 Jack Neary (England) 40
99 = Aaron Morrison (Australia) 38
99 = Carl Wilkinson (England) 38
99 = Geert de Vos (Belgium) 38
99 = Jeff Smith (Canada) 38
99 = Patrik Kovacs (Hungary) 38
99 = Paul Bolduc (Canada) 38
105 = Niels Vanbergen (Belgium) 37
105 = Shawn Brenneman (Canada) 37
107 = Barry Jouannet (Australia) 36
107 = Jack Vincent (England) 36
107 = John Roberts (Wales) 36
107 = Pal Szekely (Hungary) 36
107 = Silko Visser (Netherlands) 36
107 = Sven Verdonck (Belgium) 36
113 = Ben Hazel (England) 35
113 = Dennis Watt (Scotland) 35
113 = Jitse van der Wal (Netherlands) 35
116 = Garry Thompson (England) 34
116 = Laurie Loch (Australia) 34
118 Logan Crooks (Canada) 33
119 = Geoff Heath (England) 32
119 = John O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) 32
119 = Mark Cleaver (New Zealand) 32
119 = Nick Smith (Canada) 32
119 = Rupert Frauendienst (Germany) 32
124 = Andrew Hibbert (England) 31
124 = Kay Smeets (Netherlands) 31
124 = Lars Helsinghof (Denmark) 31
124 = Michel van der Horst (Netherlands) 31
124 = Nicolai Olsen (Denmark) 31
============================================== (World Masters Qualification)
129 = Ben Robb (New Zealand) 30
129 = Jason Heaver (England) 30
129 = Jim Fitzsimmons (USA) 30
129 = Joe Davis (England) 30
129 = Michael Baker (England) 30
129 = Oliver Ferenc (Serbia) 30
129 = Tom Curtin (USA) 30
136 = Jon Worsley (Wales) 29
136 = Robbie Phillips (USA) 29
136 = Wayne Halliwell (Cyprus) 29
139 = Dean Allsopp (England) 28
139 = Mark Penny (Wales) 28
139 = Rhys Hayden (England) 28
139 = Rob Radsma (Netherlands) 28
Regional Leaders
Baltic & Scandinavian- Brian Løkken (Denmark)
British- Paul Hogan (England)
Canada- David Cameron (Canada)
Eastern Europe- Oliver Ferenc (Serbia)
New Zealand- Greg Moss (New Zealand)
USA- Jim Widmayer (USA)
Western Europe - Francis Carragher (Republic of Ireland)
Australia- Justin Thompson (Australia)
Ladies
1 Lorraine Winstanley (England) 401
2 Lisa Ashton (England) 399
3 Deta Hedman (England) 398
4 Aileen de Graaf (Netherlands) 390
5 Anastasia Dobromyslova (Russia) 384
6 Fallon Sherrock (England) 382
7 Sharon Prins (Netherlands) 328
8 Trina Gulliver MBE (England) 277
====================================
9 Corrine Hammond (Australia) 269
10 Maria O'Brien (England) 253
11 Roz Bulmer (England) 249
12 Casey Gallagher (England) 242
13 Paula Jacklin (England) 232
================================ (Qualification by right)
14 Danielle Ashton (England) 223
==================================== (Stand by if world masters winner in Top 13)
15 Anca Zijlstra (Netherlands) 217
16 Tricia Wright (England) 205
17 Laura Turner (England) 202
18 Vicky Pruim (Sweden) 192
19 Deana Rosenblom (Sweden) 181
20 Tori Kewish (Australia) 174
21 Julie Thompson (England) 172
22 Rhian Griffiths (Wales) 168
23 Priscilla Steenbergen (Netherlands) 162
24 Margaret Sutton (England) 155
25 Paula Murphy (USA) 151
26 Nikki Goldsmith (Wales) 149
27 Kirsty Hutchinson (England) 146
28 Jo Clements (England) 133
29 Andreea Brad (Romania) 123
30 Jane Densley (England) 122
31 = Jana Kanovska (Czech Republic) 118
31 = Stacey Pace (USA) 118
33 Karolina Podgorska (Poland) 112
34 Veronika Ihasz (Hungary) 109
35 Ann Marie Potts (Wales) 108
36 = Chrissy Sheerin (Australia) 107
36 = Felicia Blay (England) 107
38 Barb Smyth (Australia) 106
39 Beau Greaves (England) 103
40 Vanessa Zuidema (Netherlands) 102
41 Leanne Wilson (Australia) 98
42 Lorraine Burn (Australia) 97
43 Sarah Roberts (England) 96
44 Vivien Czipo (Hungary) 95
45 Marjolein Noijens (Netherlands) 90
46 Brenda Dyer (England) 87
47 Linda Ithurralde (England) 82
48 Helene Sundelin (Sweden) 79
49 = Kim Kelly (Australia) 78
49 = Sandy Hudson (USA) 78
51 Heather Lodge (Wales) 75
52 Suzan Konings (Netherlands) 69
53 = Dee Bateman (England) 68
53 = Desi Mercer (New Zealand) 68
53 = Femke Herms (Netherlands) 68
56 Kaisu Rekinen (Finland) 66
57 Lisa Ayers (USA) 65
58 = Joanne Luke (Canada) 64
58 = Kathy Geeraerts (Belgium) 64
58 = Leanne Topper (England) 64
58 = Tina Osborne (New Zealand) 64
62 = Aletta Wajer (Netherlands) 63
62 = Joanne Hadley (Australia) 63
64 Robin Curry (USA) 62
=================================================== (World Masters Qualificiation)
65 Marly van den Heuvel (Netherlands) 61
66 = Renata Downs (Australia) 59
66 = Veerle Hamelink (Netherlands) 59
68 = Rhian O'Sullivan (Wales) 58
68 = Sha Hohipa (New Zealand) 58
70 = Anna Hlavova (Czech Republic) 57
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