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Re: Rogg's Twatter Watch

Post by Captain Hobo » Sat Nov 02, 2019 1:07 pm

Fiss Plaps wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2019 12:07 pm
Captain Hobo wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:37 am I think it'd be better if Tour Card holders were ineligible for such Qualifiers, and you've got to think that might be the case if Devon wasn't so 'marketable'.
Wasn't that the case at one point? Maybe I'm getting confused with Devon being absent a few years back because of his elbow or whatever it was.
Full list of African players at PDC Worlds and how they Qualified

2007 - Wynand Havenga - Won South African Masters
2008 - Charles Losper - Won South African Open
2009 - Charles Losper - Won South African Qualifier
2010 - Les Francis - Won South African Qualifier
2011 - Devon Petersen - Won South African Qualifier
2012 - Devon Petersen - Won South African Qualifier
2013 - Charl Pietersen - Won South African Qualifier - Devon didn't play due to arm injury
2014 - Devon Petersen - Won South African Qualifier
2015 - Nolan Arendse - Won South African Qualifier - Beat Devon in the final
2016 - Warrick Scheffer - Won South African Qualifier - Not sure if Devon played in that, he did lose in the PDPA Qualifier that year
2017 - Devon Petersen - PDC Pro Tour Qualifier
2018 - Devon Petersen - Highest Ranked African on PDC OOM
2019 - Devon Petersen - Won African Qualifier
2020 - Devon Petersen - Won African Qualifier

So the first year that Devon qualified by right, was also the first year in 10 years that Uncle Barry couldn't get an African Qualifier organised. Then the next year they just shoehorn Devon in due to his ranking, and again no Qualifier is played.

Then when it expands to 96 players and Devon isn't even near qualifying by right, the African qualifier reappears.

Now that Taylor has retired, it seems that PDC stands for Putting Devon on Camera. ;)
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Re: Rogg's Twatter Watch

Post by thegentle » Sat Nov 02, 2019 1:33 pm

Captain Hobo wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2019 1:07 pm
Fiss Plaps wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2019 12:07 pm
Captain Hobo wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:37 am I think it'd be better if Tour Card holders were ineligible for such Qualifiers, and you've got to think that might be the case if Devon wasn't so 'marketable'.
Wasn't that the case at one point? Maybe I'm getting confused with Devon being absent a few years back because of his elbow or whatever it was.
Full list of African players at PDC Worlds and how they Qualified

2007 - Wynand Havenga - Won South African Masters
2008 - Charles Losper - Won South African Open
2009 - Charles Losper - Won South African Qualifier
2010 - Les Francis - Won South African Qualifier
2011 - Devon Petersen - Won South African Qualifier
2012 - Devon Petersen - Won South African Qualifier
2013 - Charl Pietersen - Won South African Qualifier - Devon didn't play due to arm injury
2014 - Devon Petersen - Won South African Qualifier
2015 - Nolan Arendse - Won South African Qualifier - Beat Devon in the final
2016 - Warrick Scheffer - Won South African Qualifier - Not sure if Devon played in that, he did lose in the PDPA Qualifier that year
2017 - Devon Petersen - PDC Pro Tour Qualifier
2018 - Devon Petersen - Highest Ranked African on PDC OOM
2019 - Devon Petersen - Won African Qualifier
2020 - Devon Petersen - Won African Qualifier

So the first year that Devon qualified by right, was also the first year in 10 years that Uncle Barry couldn't get an African Qualifier organised. Then the next year they just shoehorn Devon in due to his ranking, and again no Qualifier is played.

Then when it expands to 96 players and Devon isn't even near qualifying by right, the African qualifier reappears.

Now that Taylor has retired, it seems that PDC stands for Putting Devon on Camera. ;)
Flicking through the 2017 Worlds thread here, I believe South Africa were supposed to put on a qualifier, but messed up, hence there were 4 qualifiers in that awful PDPA qualifier, I think the fact that Devon qualified via the ProTour was just a coincidence

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Re: Rogg's Twatter Watch

Post by thegentle » Sat Nov 02, 2019 1:41 pm

Captain Hobo wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:37 am I think the rest of that paragraph sums up my thoughts pretty well.

It's a free kick for Devon no doubt, using it as a back up to qualify for Ally Pally when he has failed to do so over the year. And in turn helping keep his Tour Card.

I think it'd be better if Tour Card holders were ineligible for such Qualifiers, and you've got to think that might be the case if Devon wasn't so 'marketable'.
If they're serious about developing the game overseas, then they'd do something like that, because Petersen is basically a domestic guy these days with him being based in the UK (in Yorkshire?). That said, a spot at the Worlds on its own isn't enough, these players need regular games against good players, though I appreciate that it takes a lot of money and effort on ge PDC's part to do that for every region in the world.

On the other hand, we do want the best players from each region in the event, we've seen how the Associate qualifiers in Euro Tour events have been a disaster. I also get that it gives the likes of Devon and Portela a leg up, but then again, for the British lads, there are at least 67 spots available for tour regulars, if you still can't make it, don't be blaming anyone else.
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Post by SuperSwede » Sat Nov 02, 2019 3:20 pm

Petersen is an annoying tosser and Painter was just needling him a bit. Devon obviously touchy about it because he knows full well his "career" is based off being the big fish in that tiny pond, he'd never make it any other way and even with it "making it" is a bit of a stretch. Fed up of SKY pushing him all the time, he's bang average at absolute best and he's even worse in the studio and commentary than he is while throwing on stage.
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Post by StevieBoy » Sat Nov 02, 2019 4:47 pm

SuperSwede wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2019 3:20 pm Petersen is an annoying tosser and Painter was just needling him a bit. Devon obviously touchy about it because he knows full well his "career" is based off being the big fish in that tiny pond, he'd never make it any other way and even with it "making it" is a bit of a stretch. Fed up of SKY pushing him all the time, he's bang average at absolute best and he's even worse in the studio and commentary than he is while throwing on stage.
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Post by sennafan24 » Sat Nov 02, 2019 5:18 pm

Peterson comes across as a good guy. But aye, I could do without his commentary.

His obsession with the "big fish" 170 checkout was annoying.
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Post by Potter's Lake » Sat Nov 02, 2019 5:21 pm

Dev and Kev, what a sitcom. Petersen did remarkably well at the Worlds last year, kinda justifies his inclusion despite being useless otherwise - on and off the oche.
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Re: Rogg's Twatter Watch

Post by Cinnamon Bun » Sat Nov 02, 2019 9:49 pm

Captain Hobo wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:37 am
I think it'd be better if Tour Card holders were ineligible for such Qualifiers, and you've got to think that might be the case if Devon wasn't so 'marketable'.
It'll be bad if the PDC stopped tour card holders from going to the qualifiers cuz they have had good performances at previous worlds and the viewers at home will be expecting to see them again
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Re: Rogg's Twatter Watch

Post by Rogg » Sun Nov 03, 2019 1:01 am

thegentle wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2019 1:41 pm
Captain Hobo wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:37 am I think the rest of that paragraph sums up my thoughts pretty well.

It's a free kick for Devon no doubt, using it as a back up to qualify for Ally Pally when he has failed to do so over the year. And in turn helping keep his Tour Card.

I think it'd be better if Tour Card holders were ineligible for such Qualifiers, and you've got to think that might be the case if Devon wasn't so 'marketable'.
If they're serious about developing the game overseas, then they'd do something like that, because Petersen is basically a domestic guy these days with him being based in the UK (in Yorkshire?). That said, a spot at the Worlds on its own isn't enough, these players need regular games against good players, though I appreciate that it takes a lot of money and effort on ge PDC's part to do that for every region in the world.

On the other hand, we do want the best players from each region in the event, we've seen how the Associate qualifiers in Euro Tour events have been a disaster. I also get that it gives the likes of Devon and Portela a leg up, but then again, for the British lads, there are at least 67 spots available for tour regulars, if you still can't make it, don't be blaming anyone else.
I too am a bit undecided on tour card holders playing in regional qualifiers for Ally Pally but I think it's probably fine. Winning a card is hardly an indicator that they've cut the cord and are suddenly some elevated being. They're still the same shifty old jobber from the same region as before. MH's bottom line is that all opponents always have the opportunity to stop em.
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Post by Fiss Plaps » Sun Nov 03, 2019 5:20 pm

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Post by Pigpen » Sun Nov 03, 2019 8:50 pm

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Post by Jimmi » Sun Nov 03, 2019 9:16 pm

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Post by The Thorn » Sun Nov 03, 2019 9:19 pm

Jimmi wrote: Sun Nov 03, 2019 9:16 pm https://twitter.com/BullyBoy180/status/ ... 51104?s=19

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Post by thegentle » Sun Nov 03, 2019 9:20 pm

Jimmi wrote: Sun Nov 03, 2019 9:16 pm https://twitter.com/BullyBoy180/status/ ... 51104?s=19

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Post by Rogg » Sun Nov 03, 2019 9:57 pm

He didn't appreciate it.

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Post by Gidra » Mon Nov 04, 2019 10:41 am

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Re: Rogg's Twatter Watch

Post by mad jock » Mon Nov 04, 2019 12:34 pm

All these darts players who read whats written about them on social media, are idiots, best thing cross did was dump all his accounts.
Every time White gets close to a winning double for a Quarter final win, he is going to see all them little crosses next to his name :lol:
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Post by Rogg » Mon Nov 04, 2019 5:06 pm

He's not having it folks!


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Danny even said himself last night but he felt last night was a bigger match than the Lakeside final for him

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Of course he is living that moment, with a home crowd but it’s doesn’t trump a world final unless he won it

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I genuinely don’t think the modern player thinks like that mate. I genuinely believe talking to a lot of them that getting to a PDC final means more then getting to a Lakeside final to them

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