PDC Premier League 2020

[Zapp Brannigan]

Probably Durrant will be ahead of Wade to be fair

Wade this year
Worlds - 3rd Round
Matchplay - Quarters
Premier League - Semis
GSOD - 2nd Round
Uk Open - Last 16
Grand Prix - Last 16
Pro Tour Order of Merit - 9th (5 Pro tour wins)

Duzza This year
Worlds - Quarters
Matchplay - Semi Final
Premier League - Lost challenger match
GSOD - Semis
UK Open - 3rd Round
Grand Prix - Semi
Pro tour order of Merit - 10th (2 Pro Tour Wins)

[Deleted User]

Potential Challengers. Some will be geographical based on the venues.

Fallon
Dobey
Humphries
Hendo
De Zwaan
Clayton
Van den Bergh
Searle
Clemens or Kurz

[fling]

For the majority of the crowd attending the PL I don't think who the participants are actually affects their decision as to whether or not they go.
If the PDC thought this was the case why would tickets be on sale before names are announced.
I know I am going to Sheffield as per usual and no idea who will be playing even though there is a good chance they will be top ranked players as it is after the elimination round.

[ssjsa]

Just a thought, but if Sky still have 2 picks, what is to stop them insisting one of those is Fallon?

The PDC have always insisted in the past that the players have to be full time PDC players... I suppose they might make an exception for Fallon but I just think they will save her for the World Series events... Losses week after week might just take some shine off those

I know what the PDC have insisted on and am sure that they would stick to that criteria. But if Sky still have their 2 picks and insist on Fallon being in, would the contractual obligation of such an agreement mean that she plays?

Am going to ask Barry Hearn on Twitter.

Reply from Barry.

[Deleted User]

Just a thought, but if Sky still have 2 picks, what is to stop them insisting one of those is Fallon?

The PDC have always insisted in the past that the players have to be full time PDC players... I suppose they might make an exception for Fallon but I just think they will save her for the World Series events... Losses week after week might just take some shine off those

I know what the PDC have insisted on and am sure that they would stick to that criteria. But if Sky still have their 2 picks and insist on Fallon being in, would the contractual obligation of such an agreement mean that she plays?

Am going to ask Barry Hearn on Twitter.

Reply from Barry.

Good question. What about the "Challengers"?

[TheSandman]

I don’t think mr personality has done enough. Would rather see dimitri or the youth champ in it before duzza

[Zapp Brannigan]

Just a thought, but if Sky still have 2 picks, what is to stop them insisting one of those is Fallon?

The PDC have always insisted in the past that the players have to be full time PDC players... I suppose they might make an exception for Fallon but I just think they will save her for the World Series events... Losses week after week might just take some shine off those

I know what the PDC have insisted on and am sure that they would stick to that criteria. But if Sky still have their 2 picks and insist on Fallon being in, would the contractual obligation of such an agreement mean that she plays?

Am going to ask Barry Hearn on Twitter.

Reply from Barry.

I still don’t think Fallon will have to go to qschool we shal see

[Erwin27]

They will choose the top 8 of the OOM and Durrant I think.

[Black Velvet]

Durrant hasn't really done much to deserve it, despite a decent first year.

[Ginge]

Durrant hasn't really done much to deserve it, despite a decent first year.

No no no no his first year was better than what Barney did in his first year, someone on here said so.

[ChrisW]

If you take it on prize money this year he is 10th according to ddb.

1 Michael van Gerwen Netherlands £1,112,250
2 Gerwyn Price Wales £626,750
3 Rob Cross England £595,750
4 Peter Wright Scotland £528,000
5 Daryl Gurney Northern Ireland £367,000
6 Michael Smith England £353,288
7 Nathan Aspinall England £348,250
8 James Wade England £335,250
9 Dave Chisnall England £293,750
10 Glen Durrant England £266,500
11 Ian White England £262,750
12 Mensur Suljovic Austria £259,500
13 Krzysztof Ratajski Poland £188,250
14 Adrian Lewis England £161,000
15 Jonny Clayton Wales £160,500
16 Gary Anderson Scotland £157,500

[ChrisW]

I would say give him a challenger place again this year. But he does seem to be flavour of the year so could see him getting a place.

[Black Velvet]

Durrant hasn't really done much to deserve it, despite a decent first year.

No no no no his first year was better than what Barney did in his first year, someone on here said so.

Where is he in relation to Bunting after their respective first years? Feels like they'd be pretty similar?

[ChrisW]

Bunting was 13th in a one year comparision in his first year.

[Black Velvet]

Big gap between Ratajski and Suljovic there.

[ChrisW]

The interview from yesterday with Barry Hearn where he reveals Sherrock will be having a 'good' chance of selection as a challenger.

https://www.rtl7darts.nl/video/5181/hea ... k_en_prem/

[Kinks]

If you look at Order of Merit earnings over the year Durrant is about 25k ahead of Wade and has finished the year a lot stronger Major wise, I would throw Durrant in, always good to see a new face and someone that actually wants to play in it.

I would also consider Chisnall over Gurney, Chisnall is 5th on Order of Merit earnings this year and it took arguably the best individual performance so far to beat him at the worlds.

[trotter01]

I think a challenger will be viewed as different from the 9 picks which would have to be a tour card..

and i think Fallon will go to QS as she'll want to at least play the Challenge Tour.. although her year is pretty full anyway with all the World Series, loads of exbos and the ladies tour..

[Gruntface]

Probably Durrant will be ahead of Wade to be fair

Certainly wouldn't have a problem with durrant, he's had a good year and was my second choice for last spot. I went with wade there as much because of what he did last year by making the semi finals after finishing 3rd as well as a decent 2019 and mainting a tol 10 place in the rankings.

I think durrant will get a challenger spot in 2020 but no complaints if he gets a full spot.

[1205]

Durrant hasn't really done much to deserve it, despite a decent first year.

There are currently 10 spots in the Premier League, and it's hard to come up with 10 players who've had a better year. That makes sense, given that Durrant repeated in 2020 he'd probably end up 9th on the OOM.

He reached 3 major semi-finals (van Gerwen, Wade; Cross; Aspinall, Smith) plus the World Championship quarter-final (Gurney), which is obviously a better major record this year than Anderson's Pale Shadow, Gurney, Wade or White.