PDC Grand Slam of Darts- 10th-18th November 2018- Wolverhampton

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Moongoose McQueeen wrote:Never fekkin heard of it
GSOD? It's the comp where some BDO players get treated like professionals, get at least 3 appearances on Tv, and play in front of a crowd that isn't made up of other players, friends and family.

Do you not have sky? It's a good comp.
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devosteve wrote:
Moongoose McQueeen wrote:Never fekkin heard of it
GSOD? It's the comp where some BDO players get treated like professionals, get at least 3 appearances on Tv, and play in front of a crowd that isn't made up of other players, friends and family.

Do you not have sky? It's a good comp.
Just like the UK Open :DDD:
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devosteve wrote:
Moongoose McQueeen wrote:Never fekkin heard of it
GSOD? It's the comp where some BDO players get treated like professionals, get at least 3 appearances on Tv, and play in front of a crowd that isn't made up of other players, friends and family.

Do you not have sky? It's a good comp.

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ifm wrote:
devosteve wrote:
Moongoose McQueeen wrote:Never fekkin heard of it
GSOD? It's the comp where some BDO players get treated like professionals, get at least 3 appearances on Tv, and play in front of a crowd that isn't made up of other players, friends and family.

Do you not have sky? It's a good comp.
Just like the UK Open :DDD:
Im trying to compare a competition ruined by the worst weather in modern day history, to BDO Majors which have poor attendance, because of a complete disinterest by the general darts fans. :omg:
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ssjsa wrote:
ifm wrote:
devosteve wrote:
Moongoose McQueeen wrote:Never fekkin heard of it
GSOD? It's the comp where some BDO players get treated like professionals, get at least 3 appearances on Tv, and play in front of a crowd that isn't made up of other players, friends and family.

Do you not have sky? It's a good comp.
Just like the UK Open :DDD:
Im trying to compare a competition ruined by the worst weather in modern day history, to BDO Majors which have poor attendance, because of a complete disinterest by the general darts fans. :omg:
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An interesting choice but I suppose once it has been kitted out then it'll look ok.
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nikkiboy wrote:An interesting choice but I suppose once it has been kitted out then it'll look ok.
The civic hall or whatever it is/was called looked awful on tv anyway.




Will this new place have the same capacity ?
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nikkiboy wrote:An interesting choice but I suppose once it has been kitted out then it'll look ok.
Aye it's an indoor space.
Works with the rest of events they put on so why not.
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nikkiboy wrote:An interesting choice but I suppose once it has been kitted out then it'll look ok.
The civic hall or whatever it is/was called looked awful on tv anyway.




Will this new place have the same capacity ?
Hard to tell, I suppose we'll have to wait and see.
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Dunno if this is breaking news or not, but meh:

https://www.pdpa.co.uk/events/grand-slam-of-darts/
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An actual disgrace if this is actually true. He won it, he should get in. In the past if a switcher qualified from lakeside/Masters they didnt have to forfeit their place so Ratty shouldnt have to either.
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I thought the 8 BDO spaces are allocated at the discretion of the BDO not PDC. So it’s the BDO being vindictive.

They have changed their minds seemingly annually over last few years how they are allocated.

I am sure the BDO knew they couldn’t blacklist Bunting even though switched as the PDC wouldn’t accept the BDO names unless current Lakeside champion included. With Masters and WDT is less clear cut.

Hasn’t the WDT winner only qualified in recent years anyway as they used to take Lakeside finalists over last 2 years and Champions back 5 years historically so much more Lakeside focused.
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malcy93 wrote:I thought the 8 BDO spaces are allocated at the discretion of the BDO not PDC. So it’s the BDO being vindictive.

They have changed their minds seemingly annually over last few years how they are allocated.

I am sure the BDO knew they couldn’t blacklist Bunting even though switched as the PDC wouldn’t accept the BDO names unless current Lakeside champion included. With Masters and WDT is less clear cut.

Hasn’t the WDT winner only qualified in recent years anyway as they used to take Lakeside finalists over last 2 years and Champions back 5 years historically so much more Lakeside focused.
Its the PDC's event, they can tell the BDO they only have 7. Or is that being far too simplistic?
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Ginge wrote:Dunno if this is breaking news or not, but meh:

https://www.pdpa.co.uk/events/grand-slam-of-darts/
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An actual disgrace if this is actually true. He won it, he should get in. In the past if a switcher qualified from lakeside/Masters they didnt have to forfeit their place so Ratty shouldnt have to either.
Since he may qualify through another route via the PDC,and no longer plays BDO, I can entirely understand why they have not included him as one of their qualifiers. It is possible that the 8 BDO players actually have to be playing BDO in that season now. Before it was entirely up to the PDC who they invited, now they say they want 8 BDO players - Ratajski isn't one!

Funny that the Lakeside runner-up doesn't get a place guaranteed this year!
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Ratajski is playing PDC. He moved over after winning the World Masters. It’s totally right that he not awarded a place
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By the same logic other players in recent history shouldnt have played either. Bunting, for one.
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There wasn’t a PDC/BDO lock in those days

BDO are given 8 spots and they can do as they see fit. Besides the World Masters is before GSOD
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It is, although they had been invited a year in arrears.

All a bit smelly if you ask me, makes it seem like the BDO have a "contract" to provide 8. Doubt they pay a quarter of the money in....
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As I keep saying the PDC told BDO they can have 8 players and thats what’s the bdo will do provide 8 players who play in the system

Ratajski doesn’t

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oche balboa wrote:As I keep saying the PDC told BDO they can have 8 players and thats what’s the bdo will do provide 8 players who play in the system
Unless they have a contract, talk is cheap.
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