WDT 2018 - the post mortem

[Ginge]

Nice try. That line didnt work the first 32,498,324 times you used it

[kevj77]

In the pub I play for one of the lads wives works for an events company and she was given 4 tickets for the Saturday evening session for the WDT. Unfortunately he couldn't make it so he offered them to the lads in the pub for free, when no one took him up on the offer he then put it on our leagues Facebook page and then shared it on his own wall and still no one took them. Its a sad state of affairs really and at this point I don't see how it can get any better.

Probably shows promotion is only half the problem. The other half of the problem is people quite simply don't want to watch that pool of players when there is another better pool of players (overall) on the go. No level of promotion is going to change that.

I agree, no one even knew it was on when he was explaining to people what they were for, and one lad even said "no way I can get to Germany for Saturday", when he explained it was in Preston which is only 30 mins away from where I live he still said no.

[Paddy McGinty]

Nice try. That line didnt work the first 32,498,324 times you used it

Well obviously the forums assassination of the event did indeed work, just look at the outcome.

[nikkiboy]

Nice try. That line didnt work the first 32,498,324 times you used it

Well obviously the forums assassination of the event did indeed work, just look at the outcome.

Surely that was completely usurped by the 8000 self confessed BDO fanatics who all bought tickets?

[Paddy McGinty]

Nice try. That line didnt work the first 32,498,324 times you used it

Well obviously the forums assassination of the event did indeed work, just look at the outcome.

Surely that was completely usurped by the 8000 self confessed BDO fanatics who all bought tickets?

I think a lot of them browse this place......

[ssjsa]

Nice try. That line didnt work the first 32,498,324 times you used it

Well obviously the forums assassination of the event did indeed work, just look at the outcome.

Surely that was completely usurped by the 8000 self confessed BDO fanatics who all bought tickets?

I think a lot of them browse this place......

Interesting, that according to Paddy this forum had a greater influence over the 8000 die hard BDO fans attendance at the WDT, than their supposed loyalty and fanaticism.

[oche balboa]

In the pub I play for one of the lads wives works for an events company and she was given 4 tickets for the Saturday evening session for the WDT. Unfortunately he couldn't make it so he offered them to the lads in the pub for free, when no one took him up on the offer he then put it on our leagues Facebook page and then shared it on his own wall and still no one took them. Its a sad state of affairs really and at this point I don't see how it can get any better.

Probably shows promotion is only half the problem. The other half of the problem is people quite simply don't want to watch that pool of players when there is another better pool of players (overall) on the go. No level of promotion is going to change that.

I agree, no one even knew it was on when he was explaining to people what they were for, and one lad even said "no way I can get to Germany for Saturday", when he explained it was in Preston which is only 30 mins away from where I live he still said no.

Free darts events half an hour away

The bloke is a cunt for rejecting it lol

[Ginge]

Dale Pardon
@DalePardon
Replying to @Duzza180
I was at the Everly brother's next door with residents from a care home saw u walk in from taxi and had no idea darts were on same night



Someone who even follows Duzza on Twitter didnt know the darts was on

[Little Lonely Garry]

Dale Pardon
@DalePardon
Replying to @Duzza180
I was at the Everly brother's next door with residents from a care home saw u walk in from taxi and had no idea darts were on same night



Someone who even follows Duzza on Twitter didnt know the darts was on

[Astonvilla]

Maybe the problem was that it clashed with the Everly Brothers evening. Did this guy on twitter say where he would have chosen to go had he known about the darts.

[Ginge]

Maybe the problem was that it clashed with the Everly Brothers evening. Did this guy on twitter say where he would have chosen to go had he known about the darts.

Doubt the grannies from the care home would have wanted to do the darts

[oche balboa]

Maybe the problem was that it clashed with the Everly Brothers evening. Did this guy on twitter say where he would have chosen to go had he known about the darts.

Doubt the grannies from the care home would have wanted to do the darts

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(not really, I am just so, so needy)

[Little Lonely Garry]

yes, yes you are

[markymark]

Only one session of the WDT rated in Freesports top 10 that week. The Wednesday session with 10,000 viewers.
A week earlier and it wouldn't have made the top 10.

Beaten by amateur rugby, Polish and Swedish speedway and German touring cars.

[trotter]

Only one session of the WDT rated in Freesports top 10 that week. The Wednesday session with 10,000 viewers.
A week earlier and it wouldn't have made the top 10.

Beaten by amateur rugby, Polish and Swedish speedway and German touring cars.

To be fair I would expect those sports to beat it..

[Ginge]

Only one session of the WDT rated in Freesports top 10 that week. The Wednesday session with 10,000 viewers.
A week earlier and it wouldn't have made the top 10.

Beaten by amateur rugby, Polish and Swedish speedway and German touring cars.

No arm wrestling beating it this time then?

Just looked and the 10th rated programme has 9k so all the other 6 sessions less than that.

[Ginge]

This is the top 10 for the record:

RUGBY AM (WED 1801) 50k
SWEDISH SPEEDWAY 2018 (TUE 2230) 36k
NATIONAL CONFERENCE LEAGUE (SAT 1601) 30k
POLISH SPEEDWAY 2018 (TUE 2030) 24k
TOULON TOURNAMENT (WED 2308) 24k
TOULON TOURNAMENT (TUE 1825) 21k
DTM (GERMANY TOURING CARS) (SUN 1605) 12k
DTM (GERMANY TOURING CARS) (SUN 1622) 11k
BDO DARTS (WED 1900) 10k
RUGBY LEAGUE BACKCHAT 2018 (THU 1800) 9k

[London Eye]

This is the top 10 for the record:

RUGBY AM (WED 1801) 50k
SWEDISH SPEEDWAY 2018 (TUE 2230) 36k
NATIONAL CONFERENCE LEAGUE (SAT 1601) 30k
POLISH SPEEDWAY 2018 (TUE 2030) 24k
TOULON TOURNAMENT (WED 2308) 24k
TOULON TOURNAMENT (TUE 1825) 21k
DTM (GERMANY TOURING CARS) (SUN 1605) 12k
DTM (GERMANY TOURING CARS) (SUN 1622) 11k
BDO DARTS (WED 1900) 10k
RUGBY LEAGUE BACKCHAT 2018 (THU 1800) 9k

"the guys from Freesports where delighted with the figures"

[Ginge]

No surprise the only night they appear in the top 10 was the night there was no other darts on.

Saying that the figures for the other darts hardly look amazing. All sessions between 50 and 95k by the looks.

[ssjsa]

No surprise the only night they appear in the top 10 was the night there was no other darts on.

Saying that the figures for the other darts hardly look amazing. All sessions between 50 and 95k by the looks.

Personally always watch PDC darts on Sky, PDC tv or whatever terrestrial channel it is on, but given the proliferation of free streams available for all sports and the continuing increase in Sky subscription charges, it is no surprise that Sky viewing numbers are on the wane.