I miss this version of Dimitri. That version of Reyes too, let's not forget his absolute madness of a game vs MvG in the next round. Alas, he was not to maintain that form...Rogg wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2019 10:40 am These two actually back to back at the 2017 Worlds.
(95.54) Cristo Reyes 3-2 Dimitri Van den Bergh (99.11) -- Both brilliant. Reyes 12/19 on doubles. Dimitri 9 180s and did little wrong.
(94.46) Darren Webster 3-2 Stephen Bunting (91.02) -- Bunter binned 7 match darts. Unreal Webster surge and won the tie-break.
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Strictly speaking, a second round game that, sorryIcardi Breezer wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2019 9:39 am From a quality standpoint, Cross Vs JDZ was class last year
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Back when he had hair...just about!
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Paul Lim vs Mark Webster two years ago, always nice to see the old man win on that stage.
Hard to believe that Webby was seeded as recently as then, he really did remarkably well to remain in the top 32 all that time after a seemingly never ending slump
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I'm a fan too but when you get reminded that this was almost 4 years ago now you'd have to say he still hasn't fully delivered as he should yet, frustratingly lazy and sloppy it seems.Rogg wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2019 10:31 amFor sure. I became a de Zwaan fan. I think he was 19, a ridiculously composed performance by him. Smith won in sudden death. Here's a leg woof:SuperSwede wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2019 3:11 am Michael Smith vs de Zwaan in 2016 World's, been meaning to give that one a rewatch actually so thanks fro reminding me.
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Not for me I was waiting on Meulenkamp for the last leg of a first round acca for about 8x stake profit, was supremely confident even when he lost the first set. Panicked halfway through the second set and cashed out for less than 2x profit so then from that point was rooting for Diego and of course Meulenkamp found his game all of a sudden!
Still annoys me that one and since then have made it a rule to NEVER cash out.
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Only time it's acceptable is if your favourite team/player is on the cusp of a 5,000-1 bet and you need to in order to save your sanity!SuperSwede wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2019 2:04 pmNot for me I was waiting on Meulenkamp for the last leg of a first round acca for about 8x stake profit, was supremely confident even when he lost the first set. Panicked halfway through the second set and cashed out for less than 2x profit so then from that point was rooting for Diego and of course Meulenkamp found his game all of a sudden!
Still annoys me that one and since then have made it a rule to NEVER cash out.
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Cullen v Wattimena a few years back was a good one. Played all 5 sets in about half an hour from what I recall.
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That'd be nice to get to that situation, might consider it thenthegentle wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2019 2:55 pmOnly time it's acceptable is if your favourite team/player is on the cusp of a 5,000-1 bet and you need to in order to save your sanity!SuperSwede wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2019 2:04 pmNot for me I was waiting on Meulenkamp for the last leg of a first round acca for about 8x stake profit, was supremely confident even when he lost the first set. Panicked halfway through the second set and cashed out for less than 2x profit so then from that point was rooting for Diego and of course Meulenkamp found his game all of a sudden!
Still annoys me that one and since then have made it a rule to NEVER cash out.
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Priestly v Gando. Must have been nine years back on a Friday afternoon, was compelling
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Only one round out, bloody good for me!
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Two of mine have already been said.
Cullen and Cadby + Evans and Whitlock.
So I'm going to say: Adrian Lewis vs Nigel Heydon from 2012.
Cullen and Cadby + Evans and Whitlock.
So I'm going to say: Adrian Lewis vs Nigel Heydon from 2012.
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Well Dumbo was fantastic against Clayton in the corresponding round as recently as the last edition. He's played brilliantly in many matches at the Worlds down the (very few!) years. He's arguably overdue a complete disaster there... uhohthegentle wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2019 12:21 pmI miss this version of Dimitri. That version of Reyes too, let's not forget his absolute madness of a game vs MvG in the next round. Alas, he was not to maintain that form...Rogg wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2019 10:40 am These two actually back to back at the 2017 Worlds.
(95.54) Cristo Reyes 3-2 Dimitri Van den Bergh (99.11) -- Both brilliant. Reyes 12/19 on doubles. Dimitri 9 180s and did little wrong.
(94.46) Darren Webster 3-2 Stephen Bunting (91.02) -- Bunter binned 7 match darts. Unreal Webster surge and won the tie-break.
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^^^^ Ahem!
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Yep, brilliant. 20 legs in 29 minutes. Cullen missed a few match darts. Potential rematch in the last 32 this year.Fiss Plaps wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2019 3:43 pm Cullen v Wattimena a few years back was a good one. Played all 5 sets in about half an hour from what I recall.
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I'm still half asleep.
Must have scrolled past it.
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What was it with Ratajski v Asada last year? Can't remember what went wrong but wasn't it absolutely bat shit nuts?
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King v West was a thriller a few years back. All over the place but very entertaining. West on 36 after 9 for the match. Merv came back from this lot to win it.
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Started off terribly, but caught a bit of fire in the end, both men ended up with somewhat respectable 90 averages. Poor Krzysztof doesn't have it any easier this year as he searches for a first win on that stage