Premier League 2021

[oche balboa]

if it's an abridged PL held in a MK bubble over a week to ten days, it could happen anytime

I don't think they would bother doing this. The sole reason the Premier League exists is bring in money for the PDC. They would just postpone it until 2021 if they can't hold it with a crowd, they may even pick different players. The 2020 tournament was different as it had already started and they needed to finish it.

Is the correct answer. I've said it before, but the PDC have to be congratulated for keeping the wheels turning with full prize money this past year. But it must have cost a lot of money and I doubt they can do it for a second year. This is the main PDC cash cow. If there are no crowds, this won't run.

This. PDC must be losing a lot of money, Of which if 2021 is going to be as bad as 2020 they will have to cut the Prize money a lot.

[Bomber]

article in the latest snookerscene said the same, they maintained prize money in snooker this year without crowds and it would be surprising if they could do it again this year

[BlueSpark]

I will be gutted if they cut the players prize money.
I’m not sure I could actually sleep at night.

[ChrisW]

I was gutted when they cut the World pro prize money.

[ssjsa]

Online Darts interview with Barry Hearn.

[fling]

The 1st 9 of this year now being played behind closed doors in MK.
Another hit to the PDC coffers this year.

[malcy93]

The 1st 9 of this year now being played behind closed doors in MK.
Another hit to the PDC coffers this year.

Must impact the number of PC they can afford to hold this year.
Was surprised they were doing 12 so early in the year with 3 x 4 event Super Series including 1 of those in Germany.

PDC Europe have already said they can’t afford to run any ET until it’s confirmed they can have crowds in as they need the ticket sales to cover the prize money. Many only be a handful of those this year same as last year.

[BlueSpark]

Oh no!!

[billyd]

The 1st 9 of this year now being played behind closed doors in MK.
Another hit to the PDC coffers this year.

Must impact the number of PC they can afford to hold this year.
Was surprised they were doing 12 so early in the year with 3 x 4 event Super Series including 1 of those in Germany.

PDC Europe have already said they can’t afford to run any ET until it’s confirmed they can have crowds in as they need the ticket sales to cover the prize money. Many only be a handful of those this year same as last year.

I hope the people who have contributed to the Wayne Warren Fundraiser will do the same for the PDC/Matchroom one incoming.....

[billyd]

The 1st 9 of this year now being played behind closed doors in MK.
Another hit to the PDC coffers this year.

Must impact the number of PC they can afford to hold this year.
Was surprised they were doing 12 so early in the year with 3 x 4 event Super Series including 1 of those in Germany.

PDC Europe have already said they can’t afford to run any ET until it’s confirmed they can have crowds in as they need the ticket sales to cover the prize money. Many only be a handful of those this year same as last year.

I hope the people who have contributed to the Wayne Warren Fundraiser will do the same for the PDC/Matchroom one incoming.....

[Little Lonely Garry]

Oh no!!

always said the PL was not a proper major.
It may have had great exposure and decent money, but is was and will always be a 2 bit comp.

It is non ranking
It is not only invitational, but completely biased where top ten players, and former winners are systematically omitted in place or others in their little clique.
you only have to look at how certain players got undeserved spots like barney who hot one for years.
Last year saw durrant put in the worst averages in the finals night in an empty hall./

Still I am sure someone will claim now claim it is a proper major cos a favorite of theirs won it, the same type of person that would claim Lakeside was a major

[Skewball]

Oh no!!

always said the PL was not a proper major.
It may have had great exposure and decent money, but is was and will always be a 2 bit comp.

It is non ranking
It is not only invitational, but completely biased where top ten players, and former winners are systematically omitted in place or others in their little clique.
you only have to look at how certain players got undeserved spots like barney who hot one for years.
Last year saw durrant put in the worst averages in the finals night in an empty hall./

Still I am sure someone will claim now claim it is a proper major cos a favorite of theirs won it, the same type of person that would claim Lakeside was a major

Let me be the one to put a case forward, not that I personally give a shit.
The players consider a major and a big career goal for all of them. The PDC and TV call it a major, the media call it a major and finally I'm sure most people who watch it all the way through consider it a major. So it's a major. And so what. So is the Masters in Snooker. Does it really matter. If the organisers of pro darts and the players themselves say it's a major, so be it.i couldn't give a rats arse.

Personally I don't watch it. It's boring to me. I prefer UK Open type events.

[Little Lonely Garry]

I dont care about it either.
My point is i dont care because to me its not as major, that how insignificant it is,
like yourself I would rather watch a ranking event

[ILAD]

Oh no!!

always said the PL was not a proper major.
It may have had great exposure and decent money, but is was and will always be a 2 bit comp.

It is non ranking
It is not only invitational, but completely biased where top ten players, and former winners are systematically omitted in place or others in their little clique.
you only have to look at how certain players got undeserved spots like barney who hot one for years.
Last year saw durrant put in the worst averages in the finals night in an empty hall./

Still I am sure someone will claim now claim it is a proper major cos a favorite of theirs won it, the same type of person that would claim Lakeside was a major

Let me be the one to put a case forward, not that I personally give a shit.
The players consider a major and a big career goal for all of them. The PDC and TV call it a major, the media call it a major and finally I'm sure most people who watch it all the way through consider it a major. So it's a major. And so what. So is the Masters in Snooker. Does it really matter. If the organisers of pro darts and the players themselves say it's a major, so be it.i couldn't give a rats arse.

Personally I don't watch it. It's boring to me. I prefer UK Open type events.

^^^^^^ doesn’t give a shit ^^^^^^^^^

[billyd]

I dont care about it either.
My point is i dont care because to me its not as major, that how insignificant it is,
like yourself I would rather watch a ranking event

I think if anyone asked Simon Whitlock which title he would rather have on his C.V, the Premier League, or the European Championship that he won in 2012, I'm pretty sure he would say the former

[Little Lonely Garry]

I dont care about it either.
My point is i dont care because to me its not as major, that how insignificant it is,
like yourself I would rather watch a ranking event

I think if anyone asked Simon Whitlock which title he would rather have on his C.V, the Premier League, or the European Championship that he won in 2012, I'm pretty sure he would say the former

hardly a surprise if the pl pays out 250k or whatever it is to a 100k for the european champs.
Hardly a surprise is it ? Your logic is flawed

If the PL a non ranking invitation paid out 100k and the european champs a televised ranking tv major paid out the same money, which one do you think would be better ?

A ranking comps beats a non ranking comp if the money is the same in my opinion.

[Rout]

I still think Whitlock would prefer the PL in that scenario.

[billyd]

I dont care about it either.
My point is i dont care because to me its not as major, that how insignificant it is,
like yourself I would rather watch a ranking event

I think if anyone asked Simon Whitlock which title he would rather have on his C.V, the Premier League, or the European Championship that he won in 2012, I'm pretty sure he would say the former

hardly a surprise if the pl pays out 250k or whatever it is to a 100k for the european champs.
Hardly a surprise is it ? Your logic is flawed

If the PL a non ranking invitation paid out 100k and the european champs a televised ranking tv major paid out the same money, which one do you think would be better ?

A ranking comps beats a non ranking comp if the money is the same in my opinion.

Money aside, I think the players see winning the Premier League as being the best player over a longer period against the best players in the world making it harder to win, rather than potentially having a lucky run over a weekend

[Little Lonely Garry]

I still think Whitlock would prefer the PL in that scenario.

Lakeside paid the same as the pdc european champs, and would prefer the pdc european champs to a scabby bob potter cup.

[Little Lonely Garry]

I dont care about it either.
My point is i dont care because to me its not as major, that how insignificant it is,
like yourself I would rather watch a ranking event

I think if anyone asked Simon Whitlock which title he would rather have on his C.V, the Premier League, or the European Championship that he won in 2012, I'm pretty sure he would say the former

hardly a surprise if the pl pays out 250k or whatever it is to a 100k for the european champs.
Hardly a surprise is it ? Your logic is flawed

If the PL a non ranking invitation paid out 100k and the european champs a televised ranking tv major paid out the same money, which one do you think would be better ?

A ranking comps beats a non ranking comp if the money is the same in my opinion.

Money aside, I think the players see winning the Premier League as being the best player over a longer period against the best players in the world making it harder to win, rather than potentially having a lucky run over a weekend

Enlighten me, how are they the best in the world when top 10 players, former winners, and successful players are left out for players who never won a pdc major ever ?

This is why the PL to me is not a major, just a glorified exbo with great money