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Re: Premier League 2020

Post by BeppeBergomi » Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:03 pm

The Ginge Reaper wrote:Well thats 12. Giddy giddy giddy!
Actually it's one from the last three.... Ye illitterate

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Re: Premier League 2020

Post by The Thorn » Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:05 pm

Emulsfier wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:00 pm Looking more and more likely that Mensur wont be there, which is a travesty given we know snakeshite will be there.
I don't see Mensur being there either. Seems to have lost his form, certainly in the big events. Wright is still more deserving of a place than him in fairness.
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Re: Premier League 2020

Post by thegentle » Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:09 pm

Yeah in fairness to Wright there was that month or so just before the Matchplay where Wright was on absolutely shit-hot form. Won two non-ranking TV events as well, if that means anything
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Post by JH01 » Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:59 pm

BeppeBergomi wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2019 8:56 pm For me the 10 as it stands are:

GARY ANDERSON
ROB CROSS
GLEN DURRANT
Michael van Gerwen
Nathan Aspinall
Dave Chisnall
Peter Wright
Michael Smith
Daryl Gurney
One from James Wade/gerwyn price/Mensur Suljovic

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Price is more likely to be in it than Gurney at this point, so is Wade I think as well.

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Re: Premier League 2020

Post by Malanax » Fri Oct 11, 2019 10:13 pm

No way price misses out he's 'box office' and tbf has been one of the best players all year

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Re: Premier League 2020

Post by Safc » Fri Oct 11, 2019 10:18 pm

Malanax wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2019 10:13 pm No way price misses out he's 'box office' and tbf has been one of the best players all year
I agree Vermin will be in but the 2 big ranking tv tournaments matchplay and Grand prix he has gone out first round
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Re: Premier League 2020

Post by Malanax » Fri Oct 11, 2019 10:20 pm

Yeah needs a good run at least one of the remaining big ones this year.

Smith has been fairly rubbish all year

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Post by thegentle » Fri Oct 11, 2019 10:29 pm

Malanax wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2019 10:20 pm Yeah needs a good run at least one of the remaining big ones this year.

Smith has been fairly rubbish all year
A Matchplay final on its own should be enough for Smith tbf
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Re: Premier League 2020

Post by Malanax » Fri Oct 11, 2019 10:53 pm

Hes top 4 anyway which is an auto selection isn't it?

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Post by thegentle » Fri Oct 11, 2019 10:58 pm

Malanax wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2019 10:53 pm Hes top 4 anyway which is an auto selection isn't it?
Yeah,forgot about that! Provisional world #2 in January, has a bit of a cushion over #5 so he'll be there barring a disaster
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Re: Premier League 2020

Post by Malanax » Fri Oct 11, 2019 11:01 pm

World number 2 he needs to hurry up and win a major.

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Post by SuperSwede » Sat Oct 12, 2019 2:15 am

If he wasn't top 4 so auto qualifying (unless they change that rule too) I don't think Smith would be deserving of a place. A major final on it's own isn't enough to merit a pick and he's done nothing else of any note.
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Re: Premier League 2020

Post by Malanax » Sat Oct 12, 2019 2:29 am

SuperSwede wrote: Sat Oct 12, 2019 2:15 am If he wasn't top 4 so auto qualifying (unless they change that rule too) I don't think Smith would be deserving of a place. A major final on it's own isn't enough to merit a pick and he's done nothing else of any note.
I agree and it's what made me look up his ranking earlier. He's been shit the majority of the year.

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Post by The Thorn » Sat Oct 12, 2019 7:55 am

SuperSwede wrote: Sat Oct 12, 2019 2:15 am If he wasn't top 4 so auto qualifying (unless they change that rule too) I don't think Smith would be deserving of a place. A major final on it's own isn't enough to merit a pick and he's done nothing else of any note.
Nah, he's definitely in the top 10, as of yet anyway. Made the UK Open semis as well.
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Re: Premier League 2020

Post by BeppeBergomi » Sat Oct 12, 2019 4:26 pm

Smith will be in I guess

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Post by thegentle » Sat Oct 12, 2019 4:27 pm

The Thorn wrote: Sat Oct 12, 2019 7:55 am
SuperSwede wrote: Sat Oct 12, 2019 2:15 am If he wasn't top 4 so auto qualifying (unless they change that rule too) I don't think Smith would be deserving of a place. A major final on it's own isn't enough to merit a pick and he's done nothing else of any note.
Nah, he's definitely in the top 10, as of yet anyway. Made the UK Open semis as well.
Funny, he had one of his best results all year with an injured leg, yet has done almost fuck all for the rest of the year while healthy
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Re: Premier League 2020

Post by Safc » Sat Oct 12, 2019 6:00 pm

The 10 at the min knowing the pdc will be

MVG
Cross
Anderson
Gurney
Smith
Tumor
Durrant
Wright
Aspinall
Wade

My 10 would be

MVG
Cross
Anderson
Gurney
Smith
Tumor
Chisnall
Mensur
Aspinall
Ratajski

However could/will probably change till worlds
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Re: Premier League 2020

Post by SuperSwede » Sat Oct 12, 2019 6:01 pm

The Thorn wrote: Sat Oct 12, 2019 7:55 am
SuperSwede wrote: Sat Oct 12, 2019 2:15 am If he wasn't top 4 so auto qualifying (unless they change that rule too) I don't think Smith would be deserving of a place. A major final on it's own isn't enough to merit a pick and he's done nothing else of any note.
Nah, he's definitely in the top 10, as of yet anyway. Made the UK Open semis as well.
I wouldn't say he is overrated as his talent is undoubted but i think he has had better runs in big events than his play has merited. In all his deep runs a lot of things have fallen his way rather than him blowing through fields.

I think if given even money odds there are 10 or more players i'd happily take against him.
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Re: Premier League 2020

Post by thegentle » Sat Oct 12, 2019 6:43 pm

SuperSwede wrote: Sat Oct 12, 2019 6:01 pm
The Thorn wrote: Sat Oct 12, 2019 7:55 am
SuperSwede wrote: Sat Oct 12, 2019 2:15 am If he wasn't top 4 so auto qualifying (unless they change that rule too) I don't think Smith would be deserving of a place. A major final on it's own isn't enough to merit a pick and he's done nothing else of any note.
Nah, he's definitely in the top 10, as of yet anyway. Made the UK Open semis as well.
I wouldn't say he is overrated as his talent is undoubted but i think he has had better runs in big events than his play has merited. In all his deep runs a lot of things have fallen his way rather than him blowing through fields.

I think if given even money odds there are 10 or more players i'd happily take against him.
He did have a smoother path to the finals of the Worlds and the Matchplay than anticipated, although did play very well when the supposed underdogs (Aspinall would have come under this at the time) took the game to him. He's had a very strange time of it recently, some excellent runs, but absolutely fuck all else apart from it
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Re: Premier League 2020

Post by The Thorn » Sat Oct 12, 2019 7:01 pm

SuperSwede wrote: Sat Oct 12, 2019 6:01 pm
The Thorn wrote: Sat Oct 12, 2019 7:55 am
SuperSwede wrote: Sat Oct 12, 2019 2:15 am If he wasn't top 4 so auto qualifying (unless they change that rule too) I don't think Smith would be deserving of a place. A major final on it's own isn't enough to merit a pick and he's done nothing else of any note.
Nah, he's definitely in the top 10, as of yet anyway. Made the UK Open semis as well.
I wouldn't say he is overrated as his talent is undoubted but i think he has had better runs in big events than his play has merited. In all his deep runs a lot of things have fallen his way rather than him blowing through fields.

I think if given even money odds there are 10 or more players i'd happily take against him.
On current form, possibly. I didn't even mention the Worlds final but that's another point, even though it'll be a distant memory at the time of the selection. At the very least, it proves that Smith is considered one of the top players. He's hardly a Whitlock who fluked his way through to a major final last year.
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