EDO Selsey darting extravaganza thread

[Ginge]

Freesports Top 10 w/e 17th June (covers weekend of England Open).

Numbers are in thousands

Freesports
w/e 17 Jun 2018

1 POLISH SPEEDWAY 2018 (TUE 2002) 17
2 SWEDISH SPEEDWAY 2018 (TUE 1800) 17
3 RUGBY AM (WED 1826) 16
4 NATIONAL CONFERENCE LEAGUE (SAT 1430) 15
5 RUGBY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP (SUN 1131) 14
6 RUGBY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP (SUN 1225) 14
7 NASCAR HIGHLIGHTS (TUE 1501) 11
8 POLISH SPEEDWAY 2018 (SUN 2101) 8
9 FREESPORTS FIGHT NIGHT (SUN 2321) 7
10 ATP TENNIS OPEN (TUE 1001) 6

No sign of the darts, so both days ranked less than 6k.

[London Eye]

Freesports Top 10 w/e 17th June (covers weekend of England Open).

Numbers are in thousands

Freesports
w/e 17 Jun 2018

1 POLISH SPEEDWAY 2018 (TUE 2002) 17
2 SWEDISH SPEEDWAY 2018 (TUE 1800) 17
3 RUGBY AM (WED 1826) 16
4 NATIONAL CONFERENCE LEAGUE (SAT 1430) 15
5 RUGBY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP (SUN 1131) 14
6 RUGBY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP (SUN 1225) 14
7 NASCAR HIGHLIGHTS (TUE 1501) 11
8 POLISH SPEEDWAY 2018 (SUN 2101) 8
9 FREESPORTS FIGHT NIGHT (SUN 2321) 7
10 ATP TENNIS OPEN (TUE 1001) 6

No sign of the darts, so both days ranked less than 6k.

[Ginge]

Bingo!!!!

[Ginge]

"Over the moon" with less then 6k watching ffs, and may not even be as high as 6k!

[devosteve]

2 arguments I guess.

less than 6,000 shows it was a waste of time and money. How many would have been new fans? Maybe it didn't cost any money so what was there to lose?

Or you could argue England darts need to start somewhere and build on the 6,000.

[Ginge]

2 arguments I guess.

less than 6,000 shows it was a waste of time and money. How many would have been new fans? Maybe it didn't cost any money so what was there to lose?

Or you could argue England darts need to start somewhere and build on the 6,000.

6k is the highest it could have been. It could have been a zero rated programme for all we know.

[devosteve]

My view: maybe the edo need to put getting TV coverage on the back shelf, at least for the time being.

wait until they see what happens re the bdo this August?

[Black Velvet]

5,998 viewers is better than none.

[nikkiboy]

My view: maybe the edo need to put getting TV coverage on the back shelf, at least for the time being.

wait until they see what happens re the bdo this August?

Why?

They've said that the TV costs were met by extra sponsorship so as long as they are happy and the TV company are happy then it was a success.

[devosteve]

5,998 viewers is better than none.

Seriously though is it?

What's been gained? More TV experience I guess. New fans added:doesn't seem so, even the fanatics didn't watch it in enough numbers.

Is there a negative aspect? Maybe such low figures will further dent morale. And those figures won't make bigger and better TV channels sit up and think they want a slice of this.

[Black Velvet]

Answering your own questions is fun.

[el_ringo]

They've said that the TV costs were met by extra sponsorship so as long as they are happy and the TV company are happy then it was a success.

I think this is how they have presented it when really it will have been a play on words as to the actual situation.

I should imagine the real truth is that certain sponsors won't sponsor or provide funds to an event unless it is shown on television.

[Little Lonely Garry]

5,998 viewers is better than none.

I suspect the real figure is nearer Zero than it is the 6k.
They can spout the till was up, happy with the numbers and all the usual prepared excuses, but the reality is the lack of viewers shows the lack of interest.

No one cares about the edo/bdo rubbish there days except family members and people on forums who claim to be fans,

[oche balboa]

5,998 viewers is better than none.

Seriously though is it?

What's been gained? More TV experience I guess. New fans added:doesn't seem so, even the fanatics didn't watch it in enough numbers.

Is there a negative aspect? Maybe such low figures will further dent morale. And those figures won't make bigger and better TV channels sit up and think they want a slice of this.

It’s ok you can come out now we all know

[Ginge]

From the photos it looks pretty packed ..lots of darts shirts though..shows floor events can attract a lot of people through players and guests...trouble is getting casual fans to pay to watch a few of them...I don't know what the answer is though..[/wquote]

Always get a reasonable crowd at Selsey , you do get quite a good number of non dart players attending though who are staying on site , next weekends 6 nations will be interesting to see how many attend as there will be only 48 players there.
Welsh open is normally the best crowd of the uk opens then I would say England then Scotland . Best by a way is the Dutch open .

Haha! Paul didnt quote properly! Hahahahaha!!

[Moongoose McQueeen]

From the photos it looks pretty packed ..lots of darts shirts though..shows floor events can attract a lot of people through players and guests...trouble is getting casual fans to pay to watch a few of them...I don't know what the answer is though..[/wquote]

Always get a reasonable crowd at Selsey , you do get quite a good number of non dart players attending though who are staying on site , next weekends 6 nations will be interesting to see how many attend as there will be only 48 players there.
Welsh open is normally the best crowd of the uk opens then I would say England then Scotland . Best by a way is the Dutch open .

Haha! Paul didnt quote properly! Hahahahaha!!

It's ok to admit that you miss him.

[Ginge]

Sounds like he misses me as well.

[Black Velvet]

God I miss that bloke.

[ChrisW]

Sounds like he misses me as well.

Is he still sending you pms?

[Tommy Thompson]

Missing the point here my Quotes highlighted to say Bunn Leisure and Freesports TV were really pleased with the Open, do you know something that I don't, like you have spoken to these people, I don't think so!!! Open on next year £35,000 prize fund, Job Done!!!

How about well done England???