Van Barneveld Announces Retirement Plans (PDC announcement)

[Ginge]

You have a women's league?

Ha! I had that in my head as well but didn't think many would get the reference

[ssjsa]

Interview with Raymond.

[Skewball]

Does he not pay Superleague subs already, like?

yes I bloody do, and I run a grassroots darts league, the real home of #dartsforall

Get a evening Wednesday ticket and you can come up with me, book a room in our hotel ........I come back the next morning when I wake up.

It is tempting, I will see if I can carry over a days holiday if I dont use it.

[Moongoose McQueeen]

Does he not pay Superleague subs already, like?

yes I bloody do, and I run a grassroots darts league, the real home of #dartsforall

Get a evening Wednesday ticket and you can come up with me, book a room in our hotel ........I come back the next morning when I wake up.

It is tempting, I will see if I can carry over a days holiday if I dont use it.

I'm extending to you the offer of a wildcard into the df World Championships

[BlueSpark]

Does he not pay Superleague subs already, like?

yes I bloody do, and I run a grassroots darts league, the real home of #dartsforall

Get a evening Wednesday ticket and you can come up with me, book a room in our hotel ........I come back the next morning when I wake up.

It is tempting, I will see if I can carry over a days holiday if I dont use it.

Stop fucking about and pull a sicky if you cant have it as holiday.

[TheSandman]

Does he not pay Superleague subs already, like?

yes I bloody do, and I run a grassroots darts league, the real home of #dartsforall

Get a evening Wednesday ticket and you can come up with me, book a room in our hotel ........I come back the next morning when I wake up.

It is tempting, I will see if I can carry over a days holiday if I dont use it.

I'm extending to you the offer of a wildcard into the df World Championships

If that’s not tempting enough, moongoose is also offering free entry to the df bukkake lakeside party. Rumour has it Ted Hankey will be throwing plastic bats around during all the ‘shooting’

[Skewball]

yes I bloody do, and I run a grassroots darts league, the real home of #dartsforall

Get a evening Wednesday ticket and you can come up with me, book a room in our hotel ........I come back the next morning when I wake up.

It is tempting, I will see if I can carry over a days holiday if I dont use it.

I'm extending to you the offer of a wildcard into the df World Championships

If that’s not tempting enough, moongoose is also offering free entry to the df bukkake lakeside party. Rumour has it Ted Hankey will be throwing plastic bats around during all the ‘shooting’

I'm overcome with the kindness of these invites. It has brought a tear to my eye.

[Paddy McGinty]

Does he not pay Superleague subs already, like?

yes I bloody do, and I run a grassroots darts league, the real home of #dartsforall

Get a evening Wednesday ticket and you can come up with me, book a room in our hotel ........I come back the next morning when I wake up.

It is tempting, I will see if I can carry over a days holiday if I dont use it.

You will need two days off....the Wednesday and Thursday cause we won't get back until lunchtime........

[ChrisW]

https://dartsnews.com/van-barneveld-mak ... -way-back/

Raymond van Barneveld is going to play the PDC Pro Tour in 2019. That’s needed to qualify for the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship and other big events next season.
As a result of his defeat to Darius Labanauskas in the second round of the World Championship, ‘Barney’ drops out of the top 25 on the world ranking after this tournament. This means his qualification for next years World Championship is in danger.

”I have considered everything. If I quit now, I might regret that choice for the rest of my life, then there is no way back anymore”, Van Barneveld told RTL7darts on Friday evening.

”It’s not an option for me to only play the World Series and Premier League Darts in 2019. I want to qualify for the World Championship and I will do everything for that. Even if I have to go deeper than deep for that, I won’t give up. I have to make some adjustments, mainly regarding the exhibition circuit. I’m going back to the floor events and hopefully I can show some good performances.”

[Bram_1900]

He will do the first 4 floor events and then drip off, disappointed, with no money.

[only85]

https://dartsnews.com/van-barneveld-mak ... -way-back/

Raymond van Barneveld is going to play the PDC Pro Tour in 2019. That’s needed to qualify for the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship and other big events next season.
As a result of his defeat to Darius Labanauskas in the second round of the World Championship, ‘Barney’ drops out of the top 25 on the world ranking after this tournament. This means his qualification for next years World Championship is in danger.

”I have considered everything. If I quit now, I might regret that choice for the rest of my life, then there is no way back anymore”, Van Barneveld told RTL7darts on Friday evening.

”It’s not an option for me to only play the World Series and Premier League Darts in 2019. I want to qualify for the World Championship and I will do everything for that. Even if I have to go deeper than deep for that, I won’t give up. I have to make some adjustments, mainly regarding the exhibition circuit. I’m going back to the floor events and hopefully I can show some good performances.”

Is that the already rescheduled exbo (from this year to next year) in Preston guildhall kicked further into the long grass ! Going to be buying a few acres

[malcy93]

Surely if he want Pro Tour ranking money for that OOM it would be better for him to do the Euro Tour. Most events are in Germany so he could drive or be driven rather than fly. Also the European qualifiers are much less challenging that even the 1st round of Pro Tours where being unseeded he could draw the likes of MVG or Wright.

[Zeyes]

Surely if he want Pro Tour ranking money for that OOM it would be better for him to do the Euro Tour. Most events are in Germany so he could drive or be driven rather than fly. Also the European qualifiers are much less challenging that even the 1st round of Pro Tours where being unseeded he could draw the likes of MVG or Wright.

Erm, qualification for European Tour events will largely take place in the UK for continental players like van Barneveld next season.

[Deleted User]

Surely if he want Pro Tour ranking money for that OOM it would be better for him to do the Euro Tour. Most events are in Germany so he could drive or be driven rather than fly. Also the European qualifiers are much less challenging that even the 1st round of Pro Tours where being unseeded he could draw the likes of MVG or Wright.

Erm, qualification for European Tour events will largely take place in the UK for continental players like van Barneveld next season.

What's happening with the Euro and Host Nation qualifiers then?

[malcy93]

Surely if he want Pro Tour ranking money for that OOM it would be better for him to do the Euro Tour. Most events are in Germany so he could drive or be driven rather than fly. Also the European qualifiers are much less challenging that even the 1st round of Pro Tours where being unseeded he could draw the likes of MVG or Wright.

Erm, qualification for European Tour events will largely take place in the UK for continental players like van Barneveld next season.

What's happening with the Euro and Host Nation qualifiers then?

Looked it up and it seems that the UK and European qualifiers for ET will now both be played as separate comps the day before the Pro Tours. Only the host nation qualifier remains just before the event in the local country.

I guess they have done this to force the European tour card holders to come to UK for the Pro Tour weekends rather than just letting them stay in mainland Europe and skip the Pro Tours.

One consequence should be those weekends with ET qualifiers attached should see less Pro Tour places from non attendees available for the Challenge Tour.

[Ginge]

Maybe he can use his free time to commit further adultery.

Ha, predicted it 4 months before it happened