World Masters 2018

[oche balboa]

List of all players who have entered so far


http://bdodarts.com/wm18men-e.php
http://bdodarts.com/wm18ladies-e.php

[Ginge]

List of all players who have qualified so far


http://bdodarts.com/wm18men-e.php
http://bdodarts.com/wm18ladies-e.php

Fixed.

[Bag Carrier]

Piss up in brewery comes to my mind today

[Ginge]

Piss up in brewery comes to my mind today

Go on....

[Bag Carrier]

Piss up in brewery comes to my mind today

Go on....

Dropping the women’s seeds from 8 to 4 2 days ago and not even telling them. Bearing in mind the seed cut of date is 9th September.

We only found out by looking on Winmau a website.

The reason given is comical. Apparently Winmau didn’t even know.

Old board still running the new board. Hmmmmm

[Ginge]

Last year 8 were seeded, all exempt until the Last 16.

So this year will be 4 seeded, all exempt until the Quarter Finals?

[Ginge]

I could have just looked here:

http://www.winmau.com/news/3238/Race_to ... Confirmed/

So yes, 4 women parachuted into the Last 8. Last year only the QF onwards were on the stage meaning the exempt players still had to play a floor match first, so this gets rid of the exempt players having to play a floor game.

[Bag Carrier]

I could have just looked here:

http://www.winmau.com/news/3238/Race_to ... Confirmed/

So yes, 4 women parachuted into the Last 8. Last year only the QF onwards were on the stage meaning the exempt players still had to play a floor match first, so this gets rid of the exempt players having to play a floor game.

Exactly, And the BDO have not eve told the players this.

We only found out through looking at the press release.

[Addicks Fan]

I could have just looked here:

http://www.winmau.com/news/3238/Race_to ... Confirmed/

So yes, 4 women parachuted into the Last 8. Last year only the QF onwards were on the stage meaning the exempt players still had to play a floor match first, so this gets rid of the exempt players having to play a floor game.

What happened the year before?

[Ginge]

I could have just looked here:

http://www.winmau.com/news/3238/Race_to ... Confirmed/

So yes, 4 women parachuted into the Last 8. Last year only the QF onwards were on the stage meaning the exempt players still had to play a floor match first, so this gets rid of the exempt players having to play a floor game.

What happened the year before?

Aye looks like the 2018 plan is to revert back to the 2016 format. If they want to do that, fine, the notice of them doing it clearly isnt acceptable, and the fact the notice hasnt even come from the BDO....

[Ginge]

http://www.bdodarts.com/images/bdo-cont ... -rules.pdf

4.02 WOMEN’S SEEDING CRITERIA
a. A number of Women qualifiers as determined by the BDO Board of Directors will be seeded

Dated 3rd July this year.

Very vague. Doesnt even say a number. Same applies for the men on there, too.

[el_ringo]

Is Paula one of the 4 seeds by any slim chance ?

[Ginge]

Is Paula one of the 4 seeds by any slim chance ?

Nope. Wont even have been in the top 8.

Position Player Points
1 Lorraine Winstanley (England) 430
2 Deta Hedman (England) 422
3 Aileen de Graaf (Netherlands) 410
4 Lisa Ashton (England) 396
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5 Anastasia Dobromyslova (Russia) 384
6 Fallon Sherrock (England) 382
7 Sharon Prins (Netherlands) 328
8 Corrine Hammond (Australia) 297
-----------------------------------
9 Trina Gulliver MBE (England) 281
10 Paula Jacklin (England) 256

I can see why Spud is annoyed. 12 points to make up before the 9th September on Ashton wont be easy in the slightest, although the above doesnt remove points being defended between now and then...

EDIT - tried to remove points to be defended:

2 Deta Hedman (England) 398
3 Aileen de Graaf (Netherlands) 396
4 Lisa Ashton (England) 396
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5 Anastasia Dobromyslova (Russia) 384

Still has 12 points to make up but much closer to two other players.

[Bag Carrier]

Is Paula one of the 4 seeds by any slim chance ?

Nope. Wont even have been in the top 8.

Position Player Points
1 Lorraine Winstanley (England) 430
2 Deta Hedman (England) 422
3 Aileen de Graaf (Netherlands) 410
4 Lisa Ashton (England) 396
--------------------
5 Anastasia Dobromyslova (Russia) 384
6 Fallon Sherrock (England) 382
7 Sharon Prins (Netherlands) 328
8 Corrine Hammond (Australia) 297
-----------------------------------
9 Trina Gulliver MBE (England) 281
10 Paula Jacklin (England) 256

I can see why Spud is annoyed. 12 points to make up before the 9th September on Ashton wont be easy in the slightest, although the above doesnt remove points being defended between now and then...

To me its not about Ana, Its the whole situation. This affects 4/5 ladies that have travelled for 12 months and are then still not even officially notified by the BDO that they are halving the seeded places.

Winmau the title sponsors were not even aware of the change until this wee, Hence why they changed thins rom the post on 13th august

[Ginge]

A disgrace really. Decide at the start of the year ffs.

[Buzz Fledderjohn]

I'm sure Pauly will be using this example as one of his tests of the new regime's commitment to transparency over on his Facebook group.

[el_ringo]

Nope. Wont even have been in the top 8.

Must be on the orders of the sponsor or the TV Broadcasting company then



At what round do the whatwere the 5-8 seeds now enter ?
Do they just go into the full draw at the start part ?

[Ginge]

At what round do the whatwere the 5-8 seeds now enter ?
Do they just go into the full draw at the start part ?

They will be chucked in at the start along with everyone else, they are just going back to how they did it in 2016.

Apparently the reason they are doing it is "embarrassing" according to Spud, so cant be on the orders of TV and he said the sponsor knew nothing about it despite it being on their own website....

[Black Velvet]

Derek Jacklin, CEO of the BDO, added: “With so much heritage and a list of former winners reading like a darting hall of fame, the Winmau World Masters is the title every professional player wants on their CV, along with the World Professional Championships.

nice touch from Des, darts for all it means...win the Masters and then go and win at the ally pally the World Professional Championships

The World Professional Darts Championship is a BDO event mate.

[Little Lonely Garry]

I could have just looked here:

http://www.winmau.com/news/3238/Race_to ... Confirmed/

So yes, 4 women parachuted into the Last 8. Last year only the QF onwards were on the stage meaning the exempt players still had to play a floor match first, so this gets rid of the exempt players having to play a floor game.

Exactly, And the BDO have not eve told the players this.

We only found out through looking at the press release.

but bdo fans said there was progress under Des

how can this be ?