Re: 2019 PDC World Championship- Alexandra Palace, London-13th December 2018- 1st January 2019

[Ginge]

Meanwhile interesting that labour are considering banning gambling adverts to be discussed at party conference,

Would that help anything?

Well no, given they have to win an election first.

[oche balboa]

Bradders is hoping they do

[Ginge]

Bradders is hoping they do

Never voted for them in my life, mate.

Anyway it's good to see i am on your mind across multiple threads this afternoon.

[oche balboa]

Sorry Bradders

[Paddy McGinty]

Meanwhile interesting that labour are considering banning gambling adverts to be discussed at party conference,

Would that help anything?

May help the young ones from getting bombarded with gambling is cool ads..........

[Deleted User]

I don’t agree with them not being allowed to sponsor comps or teams but I agree something needs to be done to reduce or ban the crazy amount of betting adverts during live sport.

You'll end up paying a damn sight more for Sky Sports.

I love the fact that grown adults who do stupid things with their money are blaming the ads for their own bloody stupid behaviour.

Imagine going to court and saying "I'm sorry, Your Honour, after I saw those condom ads I couldn't help going out and beating people."

People just blaming others for their own stupidity and lack of self control.

[Ginge]

David is correct.

[mik252]

Karel Sedlacek has won the East Europe world championship qualifier, the first Czech player to qualify for the PDC worlds for 11 years.

Quarter-Finals
Sebastian Steyer 6-3 Mitja Habjan
Pal Szekely 6-3 Patrik Kovacs
Karel Sedlacek 6-2 Adrian Frim
Benjamin Pratnemer 6-3 Zoltan Mester

Semi-Finals
Pal Szekely 6-4 Sebastian Steyer
Karel Sedlacek 6-2 Benjamin Pratnemer

Final
Karel Sedlacek 6-4 Pal Szekely

[Dannyboy]

So looking ahead to the PDPA qualifier - how many tour card holders are actually not going to be qualified? Surely its only going to be 50-60? Could they have not opened it up to a few more on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit?

This is going to be the most international World Championship ever, with at least 26 nationalities going to be represented, with more than half of the field going to be from outside the United Kingdom.

[The Jolly Man]

Good player is Sedlacek field is shaping up nicely for this wonder who the real outsiders to have a run will be this year as I doubt anyone predicted DvdB or Jamie Lewis last year.

I think any of the top 3 from the Asian rankings could do well. They seem to be getting better the more tournaments the play. If one of them doesn’t break through this year it won’t be far away. All have hit 95+ Average at some point.

Labanauskas looks likely to be there. The Dutch players seem to be improving of late. Could Noppert come all the way through and have a good run?

[teddybreak]

Good player is Sedlacek field is shaping up nicely for this wonder who the real outsiders to have a run will be this year as I doubt anyone predicted DvdB or Jamie Lewis last year.

I think any of the top 3 from the Asian rankings could do well. They seem to be getting better the more tournaments the play. If one of them doesn’t break through this year it won’t be far away. All have hit 95+ Average at some point.

Labanauskas looks likely to be there. The Dutch players seem to be improving of late. Could Noppert come all the way through and have a good run?

I really rate Asada I think the more soft tip he plays the better he will get if he ever decided to take the plunge and move to Europe I think he could make a lot of money in the PDC.

All they need in Asia is one guy who can compete with the big guys, that will probably cause more young people to start playing the game early. Look at snooker for example.

There are some who can throw a decent dart, but I can't see any of the current batch shooting to the top ~20.

[ChrisW]

Good player is Sedlacek field is shaping up nicely for this wonder who the real outsiders to have a run will be this year as I doubt anyone predicted DvdB or Jamie Lewis last year.

I think any of the top 3 from the Asian rankings could do well. They seem to be getting better the more tournaments the play. If one of them doesn’t break through this year it won’t be far away. All have hit 95+ Average at some point.

Labanauskas looks likely to be there. The Dutch players seem to be improving of late. Could Noppert come all the way through and have a good run?

I really rate Asada I think the more soft tip he plays the better he will get if he ever decided to take the plunge and move to Europe I think he could make a lot of money in the PDC.

All they need in Asia is one guy who can compete with the big guys, that will probably cause more young people to start playing the game early. Look at snooker for example.

There are some who can throw a decent dart, but I can't see any of the current batch shooting to the top ~20.

They have the players with ability there. The problem is they are all too far removed from the centre of gravity of the tour. Same as the Yanks.

[teddybreak]

Good player is Sedlacek field is shaping up nicely for this wonder who the real outsiders to have a run will be this year as I doubt anyone predicted DvdB or Jamie Lewis last year.

I think any of the top 3 from the Asian rankings could do well. They seem to be getting better the more tournaments the play. If one of them doesn’t break through this year it won’t be far away. All have hit 95+ Average at some point.

Labanauskas looks likely to be there. The Dutch players seem to be improving of late. Could Noppert come all the way through and have a good run?

I really rate Asada I think the more soft tip he plays the better he will get if he ever decided to take the plunge and move to Europe I think he could make a lot of money in the PDC.

All they need in Asia is one guy who can compete with the big guys, that will probably cause more young people to start playing the game early. Look at snooker for example.

There are some who can throw a decent dart, but I can't see any of the current batch shooting to the top ~20.

They have the players with ability there. The problem is they are all too far removed from the centre of gravity of the tour. Same as the Yanks.

Don't know, John Part flew back and forth in his heyday (did he?) and it dind't seem to bother him that much.

Sure, the Asian (and North-American) players would benefit if they compete against better competition on a regular basis, but I just don't see the big one amongst them yet.

[ChrisW]

I think any of the top 3 from the Asian rankings could do well. They seem to be getting better the more tournaments the play. If one of them doesn’t break through this year it won’t be far away. All have hit 95+ Average at some point.

Labanauskas looks likely to be there. The Dutch players seem to be improving of late. Could Noppert come all the way through and have a good run?

I really rate Asada I think the more soft tip he plays the better he will get if he ever decided to take the plunge and move to Europe I think he could make a lot of money in the PDC.

All they need in Asia is one guy who can compete with the big guys, that will probably cause more young people to start playing the game early. Look at snooker for example.

There are some who can throw a decent dart, but I can't see any of the current batch shooting to the top ~20.

They have the players with ability there. The problem is they are all too far removed from the centre of gravity of the tour. Same as the Yanks.

Don't know, John Part flew back and forth in his heyday (did he?) and it dind't seem to bother him that much.

Sure, the Asian (and North-American) players would benefit if they compete against better competition on a regular basis, but I just don't see the big one amongst them yet.

If you moved the best 10 over to the UK from Asia for a year. You would see how good they are.

[Dannyboy]

I think any of the top 3 from the Asian rankings could do well. They seem to be getting better the more tournaments the play. If one of them doesn’t break through this year it won’t be far away. All have hit 95+ Average at some point.

Labanauskas looks likely to be there. The Dutch players seem to be improving of late. Could Noppert come all the way through and have a good run?

I really rate Asada I think the more soft tip he plays the better he will get if he ever decided to take the plunge and move to Europe I think he could make a lot of money in the PDC.

All they need in Asia is one guy who can compete with the big guys, that will probably cause more young people to start playing the game early. Look at snooker for example.

There are some who can throw a decent dart, but I can't see any of the current batch shooting to the top ~20.

They have the players with ability there. The problem is they are all too far removed from the centre of gravity of the tour. Same as the Yanks.

Don't know, John Part flew back and forth in his heyday (did he?) and it dind't seem to bother him that much.

Sure, the Asian (and North-American) players would benefit if they compete against better competition on a regular basis, but I just don't see the big one amongst them yet.

Far more expensive to do this from Asia.

[Paddy McGinty]

I don’t agree with them not being allowed to sponsor comps or teams but I agree something needs to be done to reduce or ban the crazy amount of betting adverts during live sport.

You'll end up paying a damn sight more for Sky Sports.

I love the fact that grown adults who do stupid things with their money are blaming the ads for their own bloody stupid behaviour.

Imagine going to court and saying "I'm sorry, Your Honour, after I saw those condom ads I couldn't help going out and beating people."

People just blaming others for their own stupidity and lack of self control.

Says Alky Dave......with your background you should know that teenagers are highly impressionable.......

[Ginge]

Paddy replying after a week, there.

[The Jolly Man]

I think any of the top 3 from the Asian rankings could do well. They seem to be getting better the more tournaments the play. If one of them doesn’t break through this year it won’t be far away. All have hit 95+ Average at some point.

Labanauskas looks likely to be there. The Dutch players seem to be improving of late. Could Noppert come all the way through and have a good run?

I really rate Asada I think the more soft tip he plays the better he will get if he ever decided to take the plunge and move to Europe I think he could make a lot of money in the PDC.

All they need in Asia is one guy who can compete with the big guys, that will probably cause more young people to start playing the game early. Look at snooker for example.

There are some who can throw a decent dart, but I can't see any of the current batch shooting to the top ~20.

They have the players with ability there. The problem is they are all too far removed from the centre of gravity of the tour. Same as the Yanks.

Don't know, John Part flew back and forth in his heyday (did he?) and it dind't seem to bother him that much.

Sure, the Asian (and North-American) players would benefit if they compete against better competition on a regular basis, but I just don't see the big one amongst them yet.

I think you can start to see the standard if not just the consistency improving of the top Asian players from playing a year in the Asian tour. This is the first time the top players are being brought together on a regular basis like this and I think it will work. It will be interesting to see turnout in the Philippines but then also into year 2.

[Deleted User]

Paddy replying after a week, there.

I don't care. I landed him.

[teddybreak]

I really rate Asada I think the more soft tip he plays the better he will get if he ever decided to take the plunge and move to Europe I think he could make a lot of money in the PDC.

All they need in Asia is one guy who can compete with the big guys, that will probably cause more young people to start playing the game early. Look at snooker for example.

There are some who can throw a decent dart, but I can't see any of the current batch shooting to the top ~20.

They have the players with ability there. The problem is they are all too far removed from the centre of gravity of the tour. Same as the Yanks.

Don't know, John Part flew back and forth in his heyday (did he?) and it dind't seem to bother him that much.

Sure, the Asian (and North-American) players would benefit if they compete against better competition on a regular basis, but I just don't see the big one amongst them yet.

If you moved the best 10 over to the UK from Asia for a year. You would see how good they are.

Don't know, we have the likes of Devon Peterson (throwing worse, if anything), Kyle Anderson (definately improved but not a world-beater) and Dawson Murschell (was average and still is average) based in the UK at the moment. Simon Whitlock lives there for several years now, but he achieved his highest level before he actually moved, for whatever reason.

As said, in general the level will definately go up when you move to the UK. But I don't see anyone from the current batch being able to become a regular in later stages of the majors. But maybe you're right and they are out there even now (look at how Peter Wright improved at later age).