footballafc has run a Q School Competition for the last 2 years, putting up a £10 Darts Corner voucher.
Not been active on the forum for a while, so don't think he will be making it a hat trick.
footballafc has run a Q School Competition for the last 2 years, putting up a £10 Darts Corner voucher.
trotter01 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:09 pm It is a lottery.. but only to an extent..
You get 4 bites at the cherry in an event lacking the top 64 in the rankings plus others who haven't held a card for 2 years... If any player is serous about making big inroads in the PDC they should do OK in this over 4 events...
That's true.. I was really shocked at the meal Durrant made of QS.. he should have coasted through but lost to players he'd never lose to in a month of Sundays.. I think he was under immense pressure after 3 Lakeside though.DavidB wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:18 pmtrotter01 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:09 pm It is a lottery.. but only to an extent..
You get 4 bites at the cherry in an event lacking the top 64 in the rankings plus others who haven't held a card for 2 years... If any player is serous about making big inroads in the PDC they should do OK in this over 4 events...
So the classic example to counter that is Glen Durrant, 3 x times world champion, 2 x world master was one dart away from not getting a card and only scrapped through on the OoM yet has gone on to make 3 x major semi finals and a quarters at Ally Pally and is now in the Premier League! Yet the nature of QS nearly meant this all never happened and that can’t be right!
Scott Waites is a two time Lakeside and Grand Slam champion and lost in a Riley's qualifier for the UK Open - quite apart from his failure to get a tour card. There are guys who just don't appear to be cut out for these type of events but who are still capable of throwing 100 averages and beating anyone on TV. As I recall Dean Winstanley struggled to get a card when it was a lot easier than it is now before making a major impact in his PDC debut year. The fact someone of the calibre of Glenn durrant was within a dart of not getting a card should tell the PDC that some allowance needs to be made - starting with the last four of Lakeside getting one as in previous years.DavidB wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:18 pmtrotter01 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:09 pm It is a lottery.. but only to an extent..
You get 4 bites at the cherry in an event lacking the top 64 in the rankings plus others who haven't held a card for 2 years... If any player is serous about making big inroads in the PDC they should do OK in this over 4 events...
So the classic example to counter that is Glen Durrant, 3 x times world champion, 2 x world master was one dart away from not getting a card and only scrapped through on the OoM yet has gone on to make 3 x major semi finals and a quarters at Ally Pally and is now in the Premier League! Yet the nature of QS nearly meant this all never happened and that can’t be right!
Hey! Leave Jodders alone!oche balboa wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:58 pm Chisnall coasted in on his first day didnt beat much
L128- Steve Watts 6-1
L64- Gary O'Connell 6-0
L32- Mark Jodrill 6-3
L16- Gary Eastwood 6-1
QF- Terry Temple 6-2
Pretty easy- But its more of a lottery since then
It's alright for you to criticise people though.DavidOwen67 wrote:Hey! Leave Jodders alone!oche balboa wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:58 pm Chisnall coasted in on his first day didnt beat much
L128- Steve Watts 6-1
L64- Gary O'Connell 6-0
L32- Mark Jodrill 6-3
L16- Gary Eastwood 6-1
QF- Terry Temple 6-2
Pretty easy- But its more of a lottery since then
I'm claiming that.TimmyB wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2020 11:24 pmIt's alright for you to criticise people though.DavidOwen67 wrote:Hey! Leave Jodders alone!oche balboa wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:58 pm Chisnall coasted in on his first day didnt beat much
L128- Steve Watts 6-1
L64- Gary O'Connell 6-0
L32- Mark Jodrill 6-3
L16- Gary Eastwood 6-1
QF- Terry Temple 6-2
Pretty easy- But its more of a lottery since then
You always do when you get owned.DavidOwen67 wrote:I'm claiming that.TimmyB wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2020 11:24 pmIt's alright for you to criticise people though.DavidOwen67 wrote:Hey! Leave Jodders alone!oche balboa wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:58 pm Chisnall coasted in on his first day didnt beat much
L128- Steve Watts 6-1
L64- Gary O'Connell 6-0
L32- Mark Jodrill 6-3
L16- Gary Eastwood 6-1
QF- Terry Temple 6-2
Pretty easy- But its more of a lottery since then
I think the format of qschool is right with the idea that 4 days of darts the best players shine through, we saw that with Chissy years ago, Hughes last year who walked day 1 and cadby who walked it. Duzza was a bit of an anomaly in that I think he put far too much pressure on himself making it such a big deal over the years. Someone mentioned deano I was there that weekend and it was a case of losing a cracking match in day 1, bottling day2 and then winning day 3 which kinda proves the point.DavidB wrote:trotter01 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:09 pm It is a lottery.. but only to an extent..
You get 4 bites at the cherry in an event lacking the top 64 in the rankings plus others who haven't held a card for 2 years... If any player is serous about making big inroads in the PDC they should do OK in this over 4 events...
So the classic example to counter that is Glen Durrant, 3 x times world champion, 2 x world master was one dart away from not getting a card and only scrapped through on the OoM yet has gone on to make 3 x major semi finals and a quarters at Ally Pally and is now in the Premier League! Yet the nature of QS nearly meant this all never happened and that can’t be right!
Point a leg just adds to the effect of the random draw.Zapp Brannigan wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2020 9:46 amI think the format of qschool is right with the idea that 4 days of darts the best players shine through, we saw that with Chissy years ago, Hughes last year who walked day 1 and cadby who walked it. Duzza was a bit of an anomaly in that I think he put far too much pressure on himself making it such a big deal over the years. Someone mentioned deano I was there that weekend and it was a case of losing a cracking match in day 1, bottling day2 and then winning day 3 which kinda proves the point.DavidB wrote:trotter01 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:09 pm It is a lottery.. but only to an extent..
You get 4 bites at the cherry in an event lacking the top 64 in the rankings plus others who haven't held a card for 2 years... If any player is serous about making big inroads in the PDC they should do OK in this over 4 events...
So the classic example to counter that is Glen Durrant, 3 x times world champion, 2 x world master was one dart away from not getting a card and only scrapped through on the OoM yet has gone on to make 3 x major semi finals and a quarters at Ally Pally and is now in the Premier League! Yet the nature of QS nearly meant this all never happened and that can’t be right!
I think the issue is the oom and how they do that to get the consistent players through, I’d prefer it a point a game won or even a point a leg.
I can't belive he is going. Wot price is he for a no showoche balboa wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2020 4:15 pm He will say dartconnect is wrong and recording his 140's as 41s