phil davies wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 2:18 pm Hmm fair enough to Nicho if he doesn’t fancy it this year though I think he is playing well enough to get his card back personally. Wouldn’t be the worst decision if he did at least go to the UK based BDO events and see what happens in terms of going to other later in the season to qualify for Lakeside as if he did the tour I think he would be more than good enough not only to qualify for Lakeside but be within the seeded top 16.

It's one of those, if he scraped his way into the top 64, I'd back him to do well, but Q-School is always a tough slog, it's not the place you'd want to go if you've got any kind of doubts over your game

Mensur Suljovic Fan wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 1:10 pm Paul Nicholson is taking a year off from playing and won't be going to Q-School. Shame really as he's been half-decent in the last two years, but he's said he's not confident enough on current form to come through the field. Hope he'll come back firing in 2020!

Live Darts Interview with Nicholson.

phil davies wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 2:18 pm Hmm fair enough to Nicho if he doesn’t fancy it this year though I think he is playing well enough to get his card back personally. Wouldn’t be the worst decision if he did at least go to the UK based BDO events and see what happens in terms of going to other later in the season to qualify for Lakeside as if he did the tour I think he would be more than good enough not only to qualify for Lakeside but be within the seeded top 16.

him or mace (cant remember which one) have already said on tv that this year there trying to get to go to some of the more obsque bdo /wdf tournys & going to try to get the other one along as well for the shin dig (think it was tuesday afternoon comms)

Mace is saying that every year but never turns up

Wonder how many of the BDO big names will also change their minds over the next few days.

Astonvilla wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:10 pm Wonder how many of the BDO big names will also change their minds over the next few days.

In fairness, can understand the decision of Jeff Smith not to travel to play the Challenge Tour. Long way to come for what is really little reward against his costs.

ssjsa wrote:

Astonvilla wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:10 pm Wonder how many of the BDO big names will also change their minds over the next few days.

In fairness, can understand the decision of Jeff Smith not to travel to play the Challenge Tour. Long way to come for what is really little reward against his costs.

And he hasn’t been very good

Coming to the uk to average in the mid 80s in the challenge tour isn’t going to make much financial sense, especially when if he stays doing the American tour he could get himself a wsod event

Which he did last year. Jeff Smith is better off going Regional BDO/PDC events.

Zapp Brannigan wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:26 pm

ssjsa wrote:

Astonvilla wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:10 pm Wonder how many of the BDO big names will also change their minds over the next few days.

In fairness, can understand the decision of Jeff Smith not to travel to play the Challenge Tour. Long way to come for what is really little reward against his costs.

And he hasn’t been very good

Coming to the uk to average in the mid 80s in the challenge tour isn’t going to make much financial sense, especially when if he stays doing the American tour he could get himself a wsod event

The WSOD qualifying events are not tied to the main North American tour, it's just a series of qualifiers they have just before the Las Vegas event which double up as a qualifier for the Ally Pally qualifier. Smith even played in it last year despite not playing the full CDC tour, as did Murschell who was on the ProTour. I agree though, the Challenge Tour is a hard slog for little reward but for the top 2, whereas playing on the CDC means he doesn't have to rely on a single knockout tournament to make it back to Ally Pally again

https://tv.dartconnect.com/eventconfirmation/pdcukqs19

The Lakeside #1 seed and three of the four semi finalists have enteted (Unterbuchner the one who hasnt). McKinstry and Whitehead also on there.

Now they just need to turn up...

Oh and no DBG yet

No Mitchell. There again he has got a farm.
Talking of Unter. Why has he started doing interviews in German?.

This closes on Monday?

Anyone up for a wee UK Q school comp?
Fiver in like for the worlds?

Dannyboy wrote: ↑Sat Jan 12, 2019 11:16 am This closes on Monday?

Tuesday. Seems like quite a few of the europeans are going to get their card then. Think even De Sousa is almost certain now.

No daveboymitty on the list of entries. Must still be banned.

Also entered Lakeside players Dave Cameron, Dean Reynolds, Mark McGrath, Wes Newton and Daniel Day plus women Lisa Ashton, Fallon Sherrock, Deta Hedman and Corrine Hammond but no Ana or Lorraine yet??

Other notable names entered - John Part, Kevin Painter, David Pallett, Colin Osborne, Stuart Kellett, Andy Jenkins, Sam Hewson, Richie Edwards, Martin Atkins and Robbie Green.

No Andy Hamilton - didn’t he say he was going to Q-School this year??

Some of the names hahaha