2019 calendar/big news/announcements coming up

[Zeyes]

Wonder if they'll replace absent tour card players with more CT players, or just play with less than 160 in the field?

[Fiss Plaps]

Wonder if they'll replace absent tour card players with more CT players, or just play with less than 160 in the field?

I guess the former.

I don't think they'll want to bring back the preliminary round when there used to be ties in the Qualifier Order of Merit.

[cannibal]

I will miss the qualifiers as I enjoyed seeing certain players struggle to qualify and being bothered to show up at a floor event. But the changes certainly create some incentives for CT participation as well as value to tour card. The prize pool bump puts it closer to the major status so a very good thing.

A larger concern for me is the GSOD and nixing the BDO participation and introducing spots for the affiliated PDC tours. Lets see what the PDC does with that event.

[Zeyes]

I'm guessing the PDC's plans are in a holding pattern where the GSOD is concerned. It gets hard to justify the BDO spots if even the Lakeside ends up on a minor TV channel, so I wouldn't be surprised if we don't hear anything at all about the 2019 edition until it's clear where the BDO is headed.

[Randall]

Is the wdt winner still invited?
That really is a joke

[Rogg]

Seems the next announcement will be the calendar then.


Matthew Porter @MattPorter_PDC
Finished off the 2019 calendar today - 208 event days in total with affiliate overseas tours and a few qualifiers still to add. We're announcing tomorrow, @DaveAllen1981 is in for a late night getting it all written up!

[Randall]

The calendar is all wrong for me. First half of the year has fuck all worth watching.

[The Ginge Reaper]

https://www.pdc.tv/news/2018/09/07/2019 ... -confirmed

* Premier League expands to 17 nights, including double-header at Rotterdam Ahoy
* UK Open to feature 128 Tour Card Holders, 16 Challenge Tour Order of Merit Qualifiers & 16 Rileys Amateur Qualifiers
* Prague to host European Tour event alongside established destinations in Germany, the Netherlands, Gibraltar, Austria and Denmark
* Amsterdam to host a PDC televised event for the first time
* 30 Players Championship events to be held in 2019
* European Qualifying School from January 3-6 in Hildesheim
* UK Qualifying School from January 17-20 in Wigan

[The Thorn]

Euro Q-School held during Lakeside is certainly interesting. Not sure 90% of the BDO top players will be giving it a go then.

Also do we think anything changes with the extra PL night, or just a rescheduling of the same format?

[The Thorn]

Here's the answer from twatter:

Following Judgement Night, there will be four fixtures per night for the remaining seven weeks, eliminating the need for two players to play twice.

[The Ginge Reaper]

May as well milk the Dutch cash cow again.

[tungsten tossers]

Euro Q-School held during Lakeshite is certainly interesting. Not sure 90% of the BDO top players will be giving it a go then.

Also do we think anything changes with the extra PL night, or just a rescheduling of the same format?

Looks like they will be reverting to 4 matches per night after judgement night so no player having to play twice.
The Euro QS is odd being so early and it will certainly prevent the Lakeshite mob attending
Shame that the CT is not changing at all and CT 5-8 in may clash with ET 6 and 17-20 clash with Gibraltar in late September

[Fiss Plaps]

Shame that the CT is not changing at all and CT 5-8 in may clash with ET 6 and 17-20 clash with Gibraltar in late September

They've not thought that through properly.

There's a 4 month gap between the first two sets of Challenge Tour events and then they get through the remaining 12 in 3 months.

[Randall]

Looks like European q school will clash with lakeshite.

[Randall]

If lakeshite takes place obviously

[Mabbsy]

If lakeshite takes place obviously

This

[Zeyes]

Shame that the CT is not changing at all and CT 5-8 in may clash with ET 6 and 17-20 clash with Gibraltar in late September

They've not thought that through properly.

There's a 4 month gap between the first two sets of Challenge Tour events and then they get through the remaining 12 in 3 months.

Yeah, as it stands more than half the PC fill-ins will be chosen based on the results of just one CT weekend. Wouldn't surprise me if that gets changed, the lesser tour dates have seen post-announcement changes in past years, too.

[The Thorn]

I hope this gets fixed, as well as the clashing dates between ETs and the Challenge Tour. It's great to have 30 Players Championships but in all honesty I'd rather see the CT get sorted out.

[The Ginge Reaper]

I hope this gets fixed, as well as the clashing dates between ETs and the Challenge Tour. It's great to have 30 Players Championships but in all honesty I'd rather see the CT get sorted out.

It's the second tier, awash with jobbers.

Fuck 'em

[ITG]

Put the foot down on the BDO.

I expect by Ally Pally they'll announce prize fund increases too.