PDC World Championships - Discussion

[Booji Boy]

SCHEDULE OF PLAY
Preliminary & First Rounds
Thursday December 18
7.10pm John Part (30) v Keegan Brown
8.15pm Christian Perez v Cristo Reyes (P)
9.00pm Jelle Klaasen (29) v Christian Kist
10.00pm Michael van Gerwen (1) v Joe Cullen
11.00pm Wes Newton (13) v Christian Perez/Cristo Reyes

Friday December 19
7.10pm Andy Hamilton (12) v Dave Richardson
8.15pm Kim Viljanen v Sascha Stein (P)
9.00pm Peter Wright (5) v Gerwyn Price
10.00pm Phil Taylor (2) v Jyhan Artut
11.00pm Stuart Kellett (32) v Kim Viljanen/Sascha Stein

Saturday December 20
Afternoon Session
12.40pm Andy Smith (28) v Ronny Huybrechts
2.15pm Scott Mackenzie v Daryl Gurney (P)
3.00pm Justin Pipe (17) v Laurence Ryder
4.00pm Robert Thornton (9) v Andrew Gilding
5.00pm Ronnie Baxter (24) v Scott Mackenzie/Daryl Gurney

Evening Session
7.10pm Steve Beaton (21) v Kyle Anderson
8.15pm Mark McGrath v Scott Kirchner (P)
9.00pm Terry Jenkins (16) v John Weber
10.00pm Simon Whitlock (7) v Darren Webster
11.00pm Gary Anderson (4) v Mark McGrath/Scott Kirchner

Sunday December 21
Afternoon Session
12.40pm Paul Nicholson (25) v Benito van de Pas
2.15pm Boris Koltsov v Haruki Muramatsu (P)
3.00pm Mark Webster (31) v Ron Meulenkamp
4.00pm Dean Winstanley (26) v Wayne Jones
5.00pm Kevin Painter (20) v Boris Koltsov/Haruki Muramatsu

Evening Session
7.10pm Kim Huybrechts (18) v Michael Mansell
8.15pm Jani Haavisto v John Michael (P)
9.00pm Dave Chisnall (8) v Ryan De Vreede
10.00pm James Wade (6) v Jamie Lewis
11.00pm Ian White (15) v Jani Haavisto/John Michael

Monday December 22
7.10pm Jamie Caven (19) v Jason Hogg
8.15pm Nolan Arendse v Alex Hon (P)
9.00pm Michael Smith (22) v Mensur Suljovic
10.00pm Raymond van Barneveld (14) v Rowby-John Rodriguez
11.00pm Brendan Dolan (11) v Nolan Arendse/Alex Hon

Tuesday December 23
7.10pm Vincent van der Voort (23) v John Henderson
8.15pm Jermaine Wattimena v Robert Marijanovic (P)
9.00pm Mervyn King (10) v Max Hopp
10.00pm Adrian Lewis (3) v David Pallett
11.00pm Stephen Bunting (27) v Jermaine Wattimena/Robert Marijanovic

Second Round
Saturday December 27
Afternoon Session
12.40pm Thornton/Gilding v Baxter/Mackenzie/Gurney
2.15pm Jenkins/Weber v Pipe/Ryder
3.45pm Wright/Price v A Smith/R Huybrechts

Evening Session
7.10pm Chisnall/De Vreede v Nicholson/van de Pas
8.40pm van Gerwen/Cullen v Kellett/Viljanen/Stein
10.15pm G Anderson/McGrath/Kirchner v Klaasen/Kist

Sunday December 28
Afternoon Session
12.40pm Hamilton/Richardson v Beaton/K Anderson
2.15pm Newton/Perez/Reyes v Painter/Koltsov/Muramatsu
3.45pm White/Haavisto/Michael v K Huybrechts/Mansell

Evening Session
7.10pm Whitlock/D Webster v Winstanley/Jones
8.40pm Taylor/Artut v M Webster/Meulenkamp
10.15pm A Lewis/Pallett v Part/Brown

Monday December 29
Afternoon Session
12.40pm Dolan/Arendse/Hon v M Smith/Suljovic
2.15pm King/Hopp v van der Voort /Henderson
3.45pm van Barneveld/Rodriguez v Caven/Hogg

Evening Session
7.10pm Wade/J Lewis v Bunting/Wattimena/Marijanovic
Third Round
8.40pm van Gerwen/Cullen/Kellett/Viljanen/Stein v Jenkins/Weber/Pipe/Ryder
10.15pm Chisnall/De Vreede/Nicholson/van de Pas v Thornton/Gilding/Baxter/MacKenzie/Gurney

Tuesday December 30
Afternoon Session
12.40pm Wright/Price/A Smith/R Huybrechts v Hamilton/Richardson/Beaton/K Anderson
2.15pm G Anderson/McGrath/Kirchner/Klaasen/Kist v Newton/Perez/Reyes/Painter/Koltsov/Muramatsu
3.45pm Whitlock/D Webster/Winstanley/Jones v King/Hopp/van der Voort/Henderson

Evening Session
7.10pm A Lewis/Pallett/Part/Brown v van Barneveld/Rodriguez/Caven/Hogg
8.40pm Taylor/Artut/M Webster/Meulenkamp v White/Haavisto/Michael/K Huybrechts/Mansell
10.15pm Wade/J Lewis/Bunting/Wattimena/Marijanovic v Dolan/Arendse/Hon/M Smith/ Suljovic

[Booji Boy]

The biggest and most exciting comp for years starts tonight. Cant wait bring it on.

Anyone of six or seven players could realistically win it this year.

[devosteve]

Thursday December 18
7.10pm John Part (30) v Keegan Brown
8.15pm Christian Perez v Cristo Reyes (P)
9.00pm Jelle Klaasen (29) v Christian Kist
10.00pm Michael van Gerwen (1) v Joe Cullen
11.00pm Wes Newton (13) v Christian Perez/Cristo Reyes.

Must admit a little excited about this starting tonight. Watched Part beat Taylor this morning on Sky Sports Darts channel! Nice way to start the day (though Painter was on next and he also could have beat Taylor!!).

MvG doesn't need to worry about being 'disrespected by the wall', I have see the piccie on fb. He's made the wall with a giant picture of his face (that should please the poster, can't remember his name, who has a slight problem with MvG and his gurning!).

Klaasen v Kist tie of tonight. Looking forward to that. Klaasen seems to have turned his fortunes around and moved on in his life and I've got to be honest I have never really rated Kist. maybe it is because after winning lakeside he kind of disappeared. But I am beginning to like and appreciate him.

Come on Wes!!!! Don't ruin your Christmas.

[Bram_1900]

Could win: Wade, Taylor, MvG, Anderson
Could win, but not into great form: Lewis, Whitlock
Outsiders: Bunting, Wright, Thornton, Chisnall

Think the race will be won by one of those

7.10pm John Part (30) v Keegan Brown
8.15pm Christian Perez v Cristo Reyes (P)
9.00pm Jelle Klaasen (29) v Christian Kist
10.00pm Michael van Gerwen (1) v Joe Cullen
11.00pm Wes Newton (13) v Christian Perez/Cristo Reyes.

Brown to beat Part. Part hasnt been great all year, while Brown had some good scalps. Hoping for a win on experience for Part.
Kist vs Klaasen could go anyway. Kist however hasnt been convincing on tv so far, had a bad second half of the year, so I think Klaasen will take it.
MvG - Cullen should be a 3-0 or 3-1 for Van Gerwen
Newton - Perez will be one of the most boring games of the first round.

[Bowditch Darts]

The first game I think Keegan Brown could do the job against part. Then part can concentrate on been a pundit

[Neilly1986]

It would be more of a shock if Part beats Brown in all honesty. I expect Brown to win that comfortably and I would imagine he will be odds on with the bookies.

Part is done.

[Bowditch Darts]

Kist v Klaasen could be a cracking game

[Stubby]

Sky Sport's just tweeted that tonight's action will be on Sky 2 as well as Sky Sports Darts

[Booji Boy]

Great article this, its the number 3 story on BBC sport as well. Just saying.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/darts/30025020

[devosteve]

Great article this, its the number 3 story on BBC sport as well. Just saying.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/darts/30025020

off topic a little but the PDC on the BBC: will it ever happen? promoting the PDC more that's a fact. Was it last year the final was on 5 Live?

reckon the PDC World Cup of Darts would be a great event to get onto the BBC. A weekends action and of course the international flavour of it.

But a highlights of Ally pally in the future? Afternoon show?

Roll on 7.00pm.

[The Crusader]

If as expected Bunting and Wade play in round 2 whoever comes out of that as winner will be on a massive confidence high and could really push anyone, still think it will be between Taylor and MVG but have learnt not to write Lewis out of this.

Although many of the others like Ando,Thorn,Whitlock,Chizzy & Wright could cause an upset they may struggle when it gets to best of 9 sets with consistency.

Barney is up and down like a yoyo so could win with a 105+ average then lose next round with an average around 90.

Tonight really looking forward to Klaasen V Kist.

[ChunkIOW]

Here we go then boys and girls!!

Come on Keegz, a nice 3-1 win tonight I hope.

I agree with Crusader, whoever wins 2nd round match between Wade and Bunting has a real chance of lifting the trophy in my opinion.

[markymark]

Come on Keegz, a nice 3-1 win tonight I hope.

I'm on 3-1 too.

It'll take some getting used to the set not being red.

[Dannyboy]

Conceivably this first game could be 3-zip to Keegan.

[StevieB]

Kist and Klassen can be a tough one to call ..

[Dannyboy]

56,000 tickets sold... so far!

[ChrisW]

Kist and Klassen can be a tough one to call ..

Toss a coin kinda match. But Klaasen has been the better on paper recently.
4 World champions playing on the first night. Good value.

[Dannyboy]

Martin Brundle eat your heart out; Wayne Mardle wants your gridwalk job.

[MatthewEdgar]

Klassen 300/1 i think it massive ! Think he will go very far

[The Crusader]

Martin Brundle eat your heart out; Wayne Mardle wants your gridwalk job.

Spot the security he had too, he must love the FANS.

It's time now hope me missus n kids remind me when it's near xmas, I may chat to them for a day or 2 then.