2019 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championships 5-13 Jan 2019

[Buzz Fledderjohn]

So they can't even give free tickets away now?

Meanwhile, over at Ally Pally for the Unofficial Pretend World Championships, you've got people paying a 250% mark up for twice as many tickets as they actually want.

It's a strange old world.

[BlueSpark]

This is my issue with the PDC events, minutes after going on general sale, they all appear on secondary sites with ridiculous mark ups. And they even have/have had the cheek to have a couple of these sites as commercial partners.
They really should clamp down on this practice.
At least the BDO tickets can be bought any time from the actual venue. I am assuming as they rarely sell out, no one in their right mind would buy from these para-sites like Viagogo and StubHub. And why no one puts tickets on there.
I have been to both Worlds on multiple occasions and whilst Ally Pally has a party atmosphere, it is basically groups of people out on the lash and the actual darts is merely a sideshow. At least when I go to Lakeside I can actually enjoy the matches without drunken tossers standing on the tables and chanting ad nauseum.

[Addicks Fan]

Then again its that first Sunday that has puzzled me. First weekend used to be a sell out. Now the Sunday still has hundreds of tickets available, including a load in the Premium section at the front.

Maybe people are giving a thumbs down to the ticket prices? It suggests that the first weekend package isn't doing well either

Surely if the first Saturday has sold out then the first weekend package has also done the same?

I doubt they would stop people just buying for Saturday. Why hold some back for weekend package tickets that aren't selling? I don't know if they have sold many weekend tickets, but the fact that there are so many Premium tickets at the front still available on Sunday suggests not

[Ginge]

Then again its that first Sunday that has puzzled me. First weekend used to be a sell out. Now the Sunday still has hundreds of tickets available, including a load in the Premium section at the front.

Maybe people are giving a thumbs down to the ticket prices? It suggests that the first weekend package isn't doing well either

Surely if the first Saturday has sold out then the first weekend package has also done the same?

I doubt they would stop people just buying for Saturday. Why hold some back for weekend package tickets that aren't selling? I don't know if they have sold many weekend tickets, but the fact that there are so many Premium tickets at the front still available on Sunday suggests not

My point was surely it's the same seat numbers when you buy a package, so if Saturday has almost sold out then it stands to reason all the weekend ones have as well.

[Skewball]

This is my issue with the PDC events, minutes after going on general sale, they all appear on secondary sites with ridiculous mark ups. And they even have/have had the cheek to have a couple of these sites as commercial partners.
They really should clamp down on this practice.
At least the BDO tickets can be bought any time from the actual venue. I am assuming as they rarely sell out, no one in their right mind would buy from these para-sites like Viagogo and StubHub. And why no one puts tickets on there.
I have been to both Worlds on multiple occasions and whilst Ally Pally has a party atmosphere, it is basically groups of people out on the lash and the actual darts is merely a sideshow. At least when I go to Lakeside I can actually enjoy the matches without drunken tossers standing on the tables and chanting ad nauseum.

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[Paddy McGinty]

So they can't even give free tickets away now?

Meanwhile, over at Ally Pally for the Unofficial Pretend World Championships, you've got people paying a 250% mark up for twice as many tickets as they actually want.

It's a strange old world.

Strange there's any available at all let alone 6........I thought this comp was always sold out.....seems like the only reason they are sold out is because greedy touts are hording them....

[only85]

This is my issue with the PDC events, minutes after going on general sale, they all appear on secondary sites with ridiculous mark ups. And they even have/have had the cheek to have a couple of these sites as commercial partners.
They really should clamp down on this practice.
At least the BDO tickets can be bought any time from the actual venue. I am assuming as they rarely sell out, no one in their right mind would buy from these para-sites like Viagogo and StubHub. And why no one puts tickets on there.
I have been to both Worlds on multiple occasions and whilst Ally Pally has a party atmosphere, it is basically groups of people out on the lash and the actual darts is merely a sideshow. At least when I go to Lakeside I can actually enjoy the matches without drunken tossers standing on the tables and chanting ad nauseum.

shrewd marketing ply by b hearn appeal firstly to the xmas parties from work brigade, secondly to the lads / girls twice 3 x / year meet up brigade on hols from work & thirdly to people who want to watch darts only, nowt wrong with it successful formula

[foggs3355]

So how sold is this as the tickets went on sale late I think they do well to sell 75% of them

[thelad1985]

i dont care about ticket sales - just want to see a good game of darts -

robson

[Deleted User]

So they can't even give free tickets away now?

They were offering them to bdof members the other days

Yes. We already know what their attendances look like.

[ssjsa]

i dont care about ticket sales - just want to see a good game of darts -

robson

Like this one Robson.

[BlueSpark]

Over 700 tickets given away over 4 days.

[Ginge]

Over 700 tickets given away over 4 days.

Where is this info from?

[markymark]

Over 700 tickets given away over 4 days.

Where is this info from?

Des on Fanatics.

[Ginge]

Over 700 tickets given away over 4 days.

Where is this info from?

Des on Fanatics.

And yet some of those midweek afternoons have a huge number of tickets left for sale. Remarkable.

[Deleted User]

Over 700 tickets given away over 4 days.

Where is this info from?

Des on Fanatics.

And yet some of those midweek afternoons have a huge number of tickets left for sale. Remarkable.

I imagine only an allocation of tickets for those mid-week sessions were available to the Counties as freebies. I'm sure they're trying to sell some at least. I imagine Des's posts refer to how many of that allocation has been given away.

[Ginge]

Over 700 tickets given away over 4 days.

Where is this info from?

Des on Fanatics.

And yet some of those midweek afternoons have a huge number of tickets left for sale. Remarkable.

I imagine only an allocation of tickets for those mid-week sessions were available to the Counties as freebies. I'm sure they're trying to sell some at least. I imagine Des's posts refer to how many of that allocation has been given away.

Yes but they would still have to be blocked out on the website first.

[Deleted User]

Where is this info from?

Des on Fanatics.

And yet some of those midweek afternoons have a huge number of tickets left for sale. Remarkable.

I imagine only an allocation of tickets for those mid-week sessions were available to the Counties as freebies. I'm sure they're trying to sell some at least. I imagine Des's posts refer to how many of that allocation has been given away.

Yes but they would still have to be blocked out on the website first.

Well, you would think.........

[Ginge]

Des on Fanatics.

And yet some of those midweek afternoons have a huge number of tickets left for sale. Remarkable.

I imagine only an allocation of tickets for those mid-week sessions were available to the Counties as freebies. I'm sure they're trying to sell some at least. I imagine Des's posts refer to how many of that allocation has been given away.

Yes but they would still have to be blocked out on the website first.

Well, you would think.........

They have because a county posted a pic of their tickets for a session and they had been blocked out on the sales map.

[Deleted User]

So even with the freebies, those sessions are going to be dead?