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

[Bub]

What happened in that first leg for the players to go off stage? Watching in pub without any sound and missed whatever happened while getting a pint


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Short power cut.

Ah, ok. Thanks Sally


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[Paddy McGinty]

This is abysmal, what a borefest...........roll on January.

TBF a 88 v 87 would likely be one of the better first round games at Lakeside

Barnards action is hard to watch. De Sousa showed why people shouldn’t rely on D18 as their favorite double leaving 9 a lot.

Tabern is playing pretty decent here little dissapointed with Smith though no showing how good he can be like we saw in the WSOD events.

Why you comparing it with Lakeside? They are just amateurs arnt they?

[Mensur Suljovic Fan]

This is abysmal, what a borefest...........roll on January.

TBF a 88 v 87 would likely be one of the better first round games at Lakeside

Barnards action is hard to watch. De Sousa showed why people shouldn’t rely on D18 as their favorite double leaving 9 a lot.

Tabern is playing pretty decent here little dissapointed with Smith though no showing how good he can be like we saw in the WSOD events.

Why you comparing it with Lakeside? They are just amateurs arnt they?

Is de Sousa a full-time pro?

[only85]

been fairly turgid offerings this afternoon we can joke about a classic but this is an example of 2 many players in a championship to pad things out a bit filling tv time the difference in quality is as stark here in the pdc ranks with these games against last night cross game,

[only85]

yes players will get better with more tv exposure but this is afternoon has been as bad as the worst offerings offered in the mens event at lakeside

[Little Lonely Garry]

Mardle really is a twat.

He spent ages telling us Raymond Smith must be a good player because he won comps and that means a player is in form so he expects them to play well.

Burness has won comps, played well to win the Irish Tom Kircy trophy and suddenly Mardle is "surprised" how well a player who won comps is playing.

The guy contradicts himself and spout inane rubbish. I have the volume turned off now, between mardle, gulliver, clarke, etc its awful.

[1205]

yes players will get better with more tv exposure but this is afternoon has been as bad as the worst offerings offered in the mens event at lakeside

In a 2018 BDO World Championship preliminary match, Chris Harris beat Ümit Uygunsözlü 3-2. He had a 75.22 average to Ümit's 76.19.

I put it to you that you are wrong.

[Mensur Suljovic Fan]

yes players will get better with more tv exposure but this is afternoon has been as bad as the worst offerings offered in the mens event at lakeside

It's been average, and none of these players are exhilarating to watch, but they've been competitive and tense at least. Saying it's been that bad is way overboard, not as if they've been averaging in the 70s. Just as last night promised to be fun, this session was never likely to be particularly memorable, but it's not been bad

[fling]

Though Burness looked very relaxed their considering its his tv debut and he has a very solid and simple easy on the eye throw.

Nicho was dissapointing.

Anyway next up Jamie Lewis I expect him to have another good run here this year and wouldn’t surprise me if he bangs in a 100+ average next.

It would he a pretty big surprise if he averaged over a ton as he has done nowt this year.

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[Mensur Suljovic Fan]

Played well in patches, then wavered, then upped it when it mattered most. Nobody can deny the kid's got bottle, just needs to show it on a wet afternoon in Barnsley

[DavidB]

Jamie Lewis I expect him to have another good run here this year and wouldn’t surprise me if he bangs in a 100+ average next.

Any luck??

[1205]

Jamie Lewis I expect him to have another good run here this year and wouldn’t surprise me if he bangs in a 100+ average next.

Any luck??

He won didn’t he he will destroy your hero Gurney in the next round if Lim doesn’t in the first round

How much do you want to bet that Darryl Gurney won't lose to Lim in the first round?

Lewis will need to play much better to beat Gurney. Not just than his game today, but better than he has most of the year.

[ChrisW]

[DavidB]

Jamie Lewis I expect him to have another good run here this year and wouldn’t surprise me if he bangs in a 100+ average next.

Any luck??

He won didn’t he he will destroy your hero Gurney in the next round if Lim doesn’t in the first round

I was referring to the 100+ average you thought he’d get...

[DavidB]

Jamie Lewis I expect him to have another good run here this year and wouldn’t surprise me if he bangs in a 100+ average next.

Any luck??

He won didn’t he he will destroy your hero Gurney in the next round if Lim doesn’t in the first round

I was referring to the 100+ average you thought he’d get...

Clearly didn’t read the wouldn’t surprise me then did you

I did so it must have surprised you he didn’t ??

Oh and clearly you don’t know who really is my hero...

[Sally]

yes players will get better with more tv exposure but this is afternoon has been as bad as the worst offerings offered in the mens event at lakeside

It's been average, and none of these players are exhilarating to watch, but they've been competitive and tense at least. Saying it's been that bad is way overboard, not as if they've been averaging in the 70s. Just as last night promised to be fun, this session was never likely to be particularly memorable, but it's not been bad

That’s why they are afternoon matches, and not evening matches! I suppose.

[TheSandman]

Trina is so bad on comms that it Vassos must be on the phone to sky for a job.

[Deleted User]

Trina is so bad on comms that it Vassos must be on the phone to sky for a job.

If we have to tick the boxes, maybe Vassos has a sister.

[1205]

Jamie Lewis I expect him to have another good run here this year and wouldn’t surprise me if he bangs in a 100+ average next.

Any luck??

He won didn’t he he will destroy your hero Gurney in the next round if Lim doesn’t in the first round

How much do you want to bet that Darryl Gurney won't lose to Lim in the first round?

Lewis will need to play much better to beat Gurney. Not just than his game today, but better than he has most of the year.

He’s played fine on tv as he is a big game player. Has been shot on the floor like Dimi hence neither has qualified for many tv events.

No he hasn't played fine on TV. He's not had many games, had one great game against van den Bergh, one other good game where he lost, but the rest of the matches were average to poor. He hasn't strung more than one good game together.

[ssjsa]

2018/2019 William Hill World Darts Championship
Schedule of Play
Friday December 14
Afternoon Session (1230)

Michael Barnard (88.08) 3 (5) 2 (87.83) Jose De Sousa
Alan Tabern (91.12) 3 (5) 2 (86.14) Raymond Smith
Kevin Burness (88.55) 3 (5) 0 (85.03) Paul Nicholson
Jamie Lewis (92.32) 3 (5) 2 (92.52) Cody Harris

Evening Session (1900)

Danny Noppert (96.19) 3 (5) 0 (85.72) Royden Lam
Simon Stevenson (93.96) 0 (5) 3 (92.97) Ted Evetts (R1)
Chris Dobey v Boris Koltsov (R1)
Gary Anderson v Kevin Burness (R2)