Which dart players with near misses will never win a major/TV title

[cannibal]

Your probably right. And he did think the gif I posted above was funny. OTOH he needs to find new material for his interviews. But so do many players.

[Emulsfier]

Personally think Durrant will do about as well as Gurney. Win some floor, a eurotour or two, and pinch a tv event with some shithousery and a few great performances.

[HalloweenJack]

I personally think Glen is genuinely a decent guy like that, who is a bit surprised himself about his own success. Like Mensur was a few years ago. I don't think either of them were putting a show on for sympathy, it's just in their personality. I'll admit it may not be the best attitude to have for professional sport, but I don't have a problem with it honestly. We'll see whether his game holds up during the years and whether his mentality changes.

Good post.

[HalloweenJack]

Your probably right. And he did think the gif I posted above was funny. OTOH he needs to find new material for his interviews. But so do many players.

Let Chizzy do the interviews for all the players.

[sennafan24]

I personally think Glen is genuinely a decent guy like that, who is a bit surprised himself about his own success. Like Mensur was a few years ago. I don't think either of them were putting a show on for sympathy, it's just in their personality. I'll admit it may not be the best attitude to have for professional sport, but I don't have a problem with it honestly. We'll see whether his game holds up during the years and whether his mentality changes.

Good post.

Self-praise there.

[The Thorn]

Personally think Durrant will do about as well as Gurney. Win some floor, a eurotour or two, and pinch a tv event with some shithousery and a few great performances.

That's a good comparison. Gurney is similar to Duzza in the sense that neither will set the world on fire but both are very good at plodding along. Which might not be everyone's cup of tea, but sometimes you just need this ability at the top to make the most out of your career. People seem to forget Gurney has the same number of majors as Wright or Price.

[Randall]

Personally think Durrant will do about as well as Gurney. Win some floor, a eurotour or two, and pinch a tv event with some shithousery and a few great performances.

That's a good comparison. Gurney is similar to Duzza in the sense that neither will set the world on fire but both are very good at plodding along. Which might not be everyone's cup of tea, but sometimes you just need this ability at the top to make the most out of your career. People seem to forget Gurney has the same number of majors as Wright or Price.

I'd sooner forget him altogether

[HalloweenJack]

I personally think Glen is genuinely a decent guy like that, who is a bit surprised himself about his own success. Like Mensur was a few years ago. I don't think either of them were putting a show on for sympathy, it's just in their personality. I'll admit it may not be the best attitude to have for professional sport, but I don't have a problem with it honestly. We'll see whether his game holds up during the years and whether his mentality changes.

Good post.

Self-praise there.

🥱 And so it begins.

[HalloweenJack]

Personally think Durrant will do about as well as Gurney. Win some floor, a eurotour or two, and pinch a tv event with some shithousery and a few great performances.

That's a good comparison. Gurney is similar to Duzza in the sense that neither will set the world on fire but both are very good at plodding along. Which might not be everyone's cup of tea, but sometimes you just need this ability at the top to make the most out of your career. People seem to forget Gurney has the same number of majors as Wright or Price.

Doesn’t Wright have 3 tv titles?
U.K. open
World
Masters

Ps Waiting for Senna to come along and tell me I’m correcting myself.

[HalloweenJack]

Personally think Durrant will do about as well as Gurney. Win some floor, a eurotour or two, and pinch a tv event with some shithousery and a few great performances.

That's a good comparison. Gurney is similar to Duzza in the sense that neither will set the world on fire but both are very good at plodding along. Which might not be everyone's cup of tea, but sometimes you just need this ability at the top to make the most out of your career. People seem to forget Gurney has the same number of majors as Wright or Price.

I'd sooner forget him altogether

Who can forget his fake punch thrown behind Price’s back at Sheffield last year. As you may remember Randall, I was there that night but your IP tracker probably would have said I was in Penzance at the time.

[Randall]

Personally think Durrant will do about as well as Gurney. Win some floor, a eurotour or two, and pinch a tv event with some shithousery and a few great performances.

That's a good comparison. Gurney is similar to Duzza in the sense that neither will set the world on fire but both are very good at plodding along. Which might not be everyone's cup of tea, but sometimes you just need this ability at the top to make the most out of your career. People seem to forget Gurney has the same number of majors as Wright or Price.

I'd sooner forget him altogether

Who can forget his fake punch thrown behind Price’s back at Sheffield last year. As you may remember Randall, I was there that night but your IP tracker probably would have said I was in Penzance at the time.

I've blocked pretty much everything about gurney from my mind
I've lost interest in the ip tracker now
Was fun for 5 minutes

[HalloweenJack]

Personally think Durrant will do about as well as Gurney. Win some floor, a eurotour or two, and pinch a tv event with some shithousery and a few great performances.

That's a good comparison. Gurney is similar to Duzza in the sense that neither will set the world on fire but both are very good at plodding along. Which might not be everyone's cup of tea, but sometimes you just need this ability at the top to make the most out of your career. People seem to forget Gurney has the same number of majors as Wright or Price.

I'd sooner forget him altogether

Who can forget his fake punch thrown behind Price’s back at Sheffield last year. As you may remember Randall, I was there that night but your IP tracker probably would have said I was in Penzance at the time.

I've blocked pretty much everything about gurney from my mind
I've lost interest in the ip tracker now
Was fun for 5 minutes

My locations were fun. I mean it didn’t even get the right country at one point

[Jimmi]

Personally think Durrant will do about as well as Gurney. Win some floor, a eurotour or two, and pinch a tv event with some shithousery and a few great performances.

That's a good comparison. Gurney is similar to Duzza in the sense that neither will set the world on fire but both are very good at plodding along. Which might not be everyone's cup of tea, but sometimes you just need this ability at the top to make the most out of your career. People seem to forget Gurney has the same number of majors as Wright or Price.

Doesn’t Wright have 3 tv titles?
U.K. open
World
Masters

Ps Waiting for Senna to come along and tell me I’m correcting myself.

Wright's UK Open was "frowned upon"
Because "MvG DiDn'T PlAy ThAt ToUrNaMeNt"

[Jimmi]

Didn’t Jenkins lose 9 finals?

Did too. 9 finals in 8 years to 5 players.


matchplay
2007 - James Wade def Terry Jenkins 18-7
2009 - Phil Taylor def Terry Jenkins 18-4

grand prix
2006 - Phil Taylor def Terry Jenkins 7-4
2007 - James Wade def Terry Jenkins 6-3

uk open
2014 - Adrian Lewis def Terry Jenkins 11-1

grand slam
2008 - Phil Taylor def Terry Jenkins 18-9

euros
2014 - Michael van Gerwen def Terry Jenkins 11-4

premier league
2007 - Phil Taylor def Terry Jenkins 16-6

desert classic
2007 - Raymond van Barneveld def Terry Jenkins 13-6

He got slaughtered in everyone.
Poor Terry

[sennafan24]

Personally think Durrant will do about as well as Gurney. Win some floor, a eurotour or two, and pinch a tv event with some shithousery and a few great performances.

That's a good comparison. Gurney is similar to Duzza in the sense that neither will set the world on fire but both are very good at plodding along. Which might not be everyone's cup of tea, but sometimes you just need this ability at the top to make the most out of your career. People seem to forget Gurney has the same number of majors as Wright or Price.

I'd sooner forget him altogether

Who can forget his fake punch thrown behind Price’s back at Sheffield last year. As you may remember Randall, I was there that night but your IP tracker probably would have said I was in Penzance at the time.

It's fucking Big Worm.

[Dfc180]

I personally think Glen is genuinely a decent guy like that, who is a bit surprised himself about his own success. Like Mensur was a few years ago. I don't think either of them were putting a show on for sympathy, it's just in their personality. I'll admit it may not be the best attitude to have for professional sport, but I don't have a problem with it honestly. We'll see whether his game holds up during the years and whether his mentality changes.

I don't think it will be his mentality that lets him down, it will be his lack of an extra gear to score massive for a couple of sessions/sets in the longer games that will cost him

[vizIIsto]

Alright, let's put a younger name out here.

Joe Cullen has had some decent runs in tournaments, especially in 2018 in the Matchplay and Euros. He's had a long time without any real title besides floor events, and won a Euro Tour in 2019. Personally, I don't think he's got the 'get-the-job-done' mentality when he's in a final. I don't doubt he'll make a final, he'll probably make multiple, but there's something about him that hints he will never be a major winner.

[Randall]

Never is a long time but I don't think Cullen will ever win anything of note

[Rogg]

Alright, let's put a younger name out here.

Joe Cullen has had some decent runs in tournaments, especially in 2018 in the Matchplay and Euros. He's had a long time without any real title besides floor events, and won a Euro Tour in 2019. Personally, I don't think he's got the 'get-the-job-done' mentality when he's in a final. I don't doubt he'll make a final, he'll probably make multiple, but there's something about him that hints he will never be a major winner.

I'm still seething about the 2018 Euro final. It should have been Cullen v Hopp. One of them would have won it. I won't even mention the match point fly in Blackpool.

It seems like a big hill for Cullen to climb again but you never know. At least he does have a stage title in Europe, as does Hopp indeed.

[vizIIsto]

There's a reason I mentioned Cullen over Hopp. Both have had a few notable runs on tv. The difference is that Cullen had more shouts of getting the job done than Hopp has. This to say that Hopp isn't good enough for a title, no, he's not good enough 'yet'. But he has shown the ability to shine in important moments, kind of like Dimitri and Gurney. They have won titles. Hopp has the potential to follow if he steps up his game.
Cullen seems to be already at his max, and he's not a player to win anything of sorts.