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Randall wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2019 4:22 pm

Rogg wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2019 4:19 pm

The Thorn wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2019 5:18 pm I mean, most sports don't have a full 12 month calendar so no issue with that from me. Maybe 1 major could be moved to the first half of the year but I don't see it as a huge problem.

No issue for me either.

Flipping the Grand Prix and the World Cup has been suggested before. A big TV ranking event would be quite welcome in early June once the Premier League has done its business. The World Cup would bring an arguably welcome light touch to the dense final months of the year. Seems an idea.

TV tho, inntit. Don't the long events (Grand Prix and Grand Slam) fill the black holes that are football's international breaks? Worth bothering to remember that the PDC play by Sky's rules.

Btw the UK Open now falls between Ally Pally and the Matchplay. Reading the comments here I did wonder if people have forgotten.

The open isnt a week long event though.
Not something you can really get your teeth into

StevieBoy wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2019 4:28 pm UK Open is a good tournament but a total cluster fuck for TV. Not being able to watch every match is a bummer!

Safc wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2019 11:08 pm I still think scrap the world series and have a couple more euro tours and create a week long major in Holland or Germany

Captain Hobo wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2019 11:56 pm Did anyone notice the Aus and NZ events are all 2 days this year?

Quarters, Semis and Final all on Saturday over best of 15

Mabbsy wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:23 am

Captain Hobo wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2019 11:56 pm Did anyone notice the Aus and NZ events are all 2 days this year?

Quarters, Semis and Final all on Saturday over best of 15

No I didn't.

Captain Hobo wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2019 11:56 pm Did anyone notice the Aus and NZ events are all 2 days this year?

Quarters, Semis and Final all on Saturday over best of 15

The Thorn wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:36 am

Captain Hobo wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2019 11:56 pm Did anyone notice the Aus and NZ events are all 2 days this year?

Quarters, Semis and Final all on Saturday over best of 15

So that means there will be 2 sessions total? 1 evening it's the last 16 and everything else on the second evening? I don't see why they would do that, can't they sell out a Saturday afternoon?

Captain Hobo wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2019 10:40 am

The Thorn wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:36 am

Captain Hobo wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2019 11:56 pm Did anyone notice the Aus and NZ events are all 2 days this year?

Quarters, Semis and Final all on Saturday over best of 15

So that means there will be 2 sessions total? 1 evening it's the last 16 and everything else on the second evening? I don't see why they would do that, can't they sell out a Saturday afternoon?

The ticket sales were quite slow for Day 2 in Melbourne last year. The cheapest tickets for the Aus tournaments are about $80, and Day 1 & 3 sold much better.

I think it's just an easier sell to have 1 session where all the locals play, then 1 with all the finals.

If they kept the same format as last year and put the 2nd session on Saturday Afternoon I think the sales would be even worse, unless they lower the prices significantly.

StevieBoy wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2019 12:32 pm Looked at the conversion rate over £40 that is high for an exbo

RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD and James Wade will compete in the PDC World Series of Darts events in Brisbane, Melbourne and Hamilton in August after being confirmed alongside four further qualifiers from Australia and New Zealand.

Five-time World Champion Van Barneveld, a former World Series finalist in both Australia and New Zealand, will be part of the Oceanic treble-header as he continues his final year before retirement by competing in August’s events.

The Dutch legend, 52, will be joined by reigning European Champion Wade - the 2018 World Series of Darts Finals winner and a former Perth Darts Masters finalist - as the final two of eight PDC representatives for the tournaments.

bullseye wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2019 6:05 am Why do they persist in foisting RVB upon us at every opportunity?