Tourcard Race

[thegentle]

Time to bump this now that we're getting to the business end of the season? First change to this in a while, Kevin Doets is in, Nathan Rafferty is out. Barely noticed him up until these recent PC events, but it goes to show how important the Worlds is considering a solid 2 last 16s and a last 32 has managed to bump him up so high

Also menzies has moved himself clear with a good couple of days

Cammy was looking OK before thanks to his good year last year, but he's basically rubber stamped his card now

[TheMalteseDart]

Could King be out by the end of this year? No Worlds spot whilst there'll be a few ranked below him that'll end up being there and earning cash

[dartsdirect81]

Could King be out by the end of this year? No Worlds spot whilst there'll be a few ranked below him that'll end up being there and earning cash

I think he'll just about survive 2023 but will likely lose it next year.

[Dfc180]

Boris is in danger as well, not qualifying for euro tours could cost him his card

[tungsten tossers]

Could King be out by the end of this year? No Worlds spot whilst there'll be a few ranked below him that'll end up being there and earning cash

He has only cashed just over 12k this year so could be in the shit next year..

Prime delivery is back on the cards

[tungsten tossers]

Tour card race OOM after today

https://www.dartsrankings.com/postwch

[TheMalteseDart]

Nick Kenny on Facebook

“I’ve decided to step away from the game for the rest of the year at least and see how I feel in January about next year on the PDC. I feel burnt out and think I need to change my ways especially for my own health and well being. I have been travelling for 10 years up and down the UK and Europe and at the current time, although I’m actually playing really well, I’m going to step away for now. Thanks for everyone’s support. Not done too bad.“

[DeepFriedRat]

Nick Kenny on Facebook

“I’ve decided to step away from the game for the rest of the year at least and see how I feel in January about next year on the PDC. I feel burnt out and think I need to change my ways especially for my own health and well being. I have been travelling for 10 years up and down the UK and Europe and at the current time, although I’m actually playing really well, I’m going to step away for now. Thanks for everyone’s support. Not done too bad.“

The same Nick Kenny who beat your beloved Andy Boulton in a straight shootout for a tour card is giving up

Sorry Malt

[dartsdirect81]

You can't blame him too much, it's a long and stressful tour to play on.

Lewis has done the same, taking time out to improve his own well being.

It shows how soul destroying playing in the PDC must be.

[TheMalteseDart]

Nick Kenny on Facebook

“I’ve decided to step away from the game for the rest of the year at least and see how I feel in January about next year on the PDC. I feel burnt out and think I need to change my ways especially for my own health and well being. I have been travelling for 10 years up and down the UK and Europe and at the current time, although I’m actually playing really well, I’m going to step away for now. Thanks for everyone’s support. Not done too bad.“

The same Nick Kenny who beat your beloved Andy Boulton in a straight shootout for a tour card is giving up

Sorry Malt

Boulton has been way better off it than on imo, got to play Modus, more appearances on the ET through being one of the best Associate Members, and played pretty much every pro tour

As for Kenny i've seen him throw some decent games this year, 10.25k on the OOM isn't great though, I can see how it takes its toll

[The Thorn]

Nick Kenny on Facebook

“I’ve decided to step away from the game for the rest of the year at least and see how I feel in January about next year on the PDC. I feel burnt out and think I need to change my ways especially for my own health and well being. I have been travelling for 10 years up and down the UK and Europe and at the current time, although I’m actually playing really well, I’m going to step away for now. Thanks for everyone’s support. Not done too bad.“

Phil Barrs is ordering a public execution

[thegentle]

You can't blame him too much, it's a long and stressful tour to play on.

Lewis has done the same, taking time out to improve his own well being.

It shows how soul destroying playing in the PDC must be.

A BDO fan?

[tungsten tossers]

Nick Kenny on Facebook

“I’ve decided to step away from the game for the rest of the year at least and see how I feel in January about next year on the PDC. I feel burnt out and think I need to change my ways especially for my own health and well being. I have been travelling for 10 years up and down the UK and Europe and at the current time, although I’m actually playing really well, I’m going to step away for now. Thanks for everyone’s support. Not done too bad.“

The same Nick Kenny who beat your beloved Andy Boulton in a straight shootout for a tour card is giving up

Sorry Malt

Boulton has been way better off it than on imo, got to play Modus, more appearances on the ET through being one of the best Associate Members, and played pretty much every pro tour

As for Kenny i've seen him throw some decent games this year, 10.25k on the OOM isn't great though, I can see how it takes its toll

Yep, I think it will happen a lot more over the next few years.. It is a tough tour and when you are not getting decent results, it must be pretty gruelling mentally

[dartsdirect81]

You can't blame him too much, it's a long and stressful tour to play on.

Lewis has done the same, taking time out to improve his own well being.

It shows how soul destroying playing in the PDC must be.

A BDO fan?

I like/liked watching all darts of all levels, so naturally watching the BDO was something I did regularly.

But the BDO's schedule could be soul destroying too with the travelling everywhere for ranking points

[oche balboa]

1 Michael Smith 1022
2 Michael van Gerwen 981.75
3 Nathan Aspinall 611.75
4 Luke Humphries 567.25
5 Gerwyn Price 498.5
6 Danny Noppert 452.25
7 Jonny Clayton 445.75
8 Dirk van Duijvenbode 421.75
9 Rob Cross 408.5
10 Dimitri Van den Bergh 391.5
11 Damon Heta 381
12 Dave Chisnall 375.75
13 Joe Cullen 368.75
14 Peter Wright 354.75
15 Ross Smith 322
16 Andrew Gilding 314.5
17 Ryan Searle 283
18 Chris Dobey 278.5
19 Josh Rock 269.75
20 Gabriel Clemens 268.5
21 Martin Schindler 253.5
22 Jose de Sousa 250.5
23 Stephen Bunting 234.75
24 Krzysztof Ratajski 221.75
25 Daryl Gurney 220.5
26 James Wade 207.25
27 Raymond van Barneveld 196.5
28 Brendan Dolan 189
29 Gary Anderson 176.75
30 Kim Huybrechts 170
31 Callan Rydz 163.75
32 Madars Razma 161.5
33 Martin Lukeman 140
34 Mike De Decker 119.5
35 William O'Connor 114.25
36 Keane Barry 114
37 Alan Soutar 112.5
38 Simon Whitlock 108.75
39 Rowby-John Rodriguez 102.5
40 Jim Williams 102
41 Adrian Lewis 101.25
42 Scott Williams 100.75
43 Luke Woodhouse 100.5
44 Steve Beaton 99
45 Jermaine Wattimena 93.25
46 Vincent van der Voort 92
47 Ryan Meikle 90.25
48 Mensur Suljovic 89.25
49 Ricky Evans 87.25
50 Ryan Joyce 86.25
51 Matt Campbell 86.25
52 Adam Gawlas 82
53 Jamie Hughes 77.25
54 Martijn Kleermaker 77.25
55 Cameron Menzies 77
56 Mickey Mansell 75.5
57 Ricardo Pietreczko 74
58 Mervyn King 73.75
59 Ian White 71.75
60 Ritchie Edhouse 71.25
61 Boris Krcmar 68.25
62 Kevin Doets 64.25
63 Gian van Veen 61.5 (1st year)
64 Mario Vandenbogaerde 58
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65 Nathan Rafferty 57
66 Danny Jansen 53.75
67 Florian Hempel 52.25
68 Steve Lennon 51
69 Connor Scutt 50.75
70 Richie Burnett 47
71 Darius Labanauskas 46
72 John O'Shea 45.5
73 Bradley Brooks 43.75
74 Ted Evetts 42.75
75 Lewy Williams 40.25
76 Scott Waites 39.25
77 Richard Veenstra 39 (1st year)
78 Jeff Smith 38
79 Radek Szaganski 36
80 Dylan Slevin 35.25 (1st Year)
81 Jose Justicia 34
82 Krzysztof Kciuk 33.5
83 Jimmy Hendriks 33.5
84 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 33.25
85 Keegan Brown 33 (1st Year)
86 Joe Murnan 32
87 George Killington 30.25
88 Brian Raman 29.25
89 Niels Zonneveld 28.75 (1st year)
90 Berry van Peer 27. - Challenge Tour

[thegentle]

54 Ritchie Edhouse 80.75 (Worlds, Players)
55 Cameron Menzies 79.75 (Worlds, Players)
56 Martijn Kleermaker 78 (Worlds)
57 Jamie Hughes 77.25 (Worlds, Players)
58 Mickey Mansell 76.75 (ET13, Worlds, Players)
59 Mervyn King 73.75
60 Ian White 71.75 (Worlds, Players)
61 Boris Krcmar 70.25 (ET13, Players)
62 Kevin Doets 65.5 (Worlds, Players)
63 Gian van Veen 65.25 (ET12, ET13, Euros, Grand Slam, Worlds, Players)
64 Florian Hempel 65 (ET13, Worlds)

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65 Mario Vandenbogaerde 60 (Worlds, Players)
66 Nathan Rafferty 57 (ET12)
67 Danny Jansen 55
68 Steve Lennon 53.5 (ET12, Worlds, Players)
69 Connor Scutt 50.75 (Worlds, Players)
70 Richie Burnett 47
71 Darius Labanauskas 46
72 John O'Shea 45.5
73 Bradley Brooks 43.75 (Worlds, Players)
74 Ted Evetts 42.75
75 Scott Waites 41.25 (ET12, ET13)
76 Richard Veenstra 40.25 (ET12, Worlds, Players)
77 Lewy Williams 40.25
78 Jeff Smith 40
79 Dylan Slevin 37.75 (ET13, Worlds, Players)

Vandenbogaerde falls outside the provisional top 64 for the first time in a long time, Hempel goes above the dreaded dotted line. I sort of assumed Vandenbogaerde would be OK as you'd think he'd be favourite to win his Worlds match (not to mention he's 37th on the Players Championship race), but looking at this, the closest player not at the Worlds is Boris. I think Boris *should* be OK considering he would currently need Doets and Hempel to win their game to drop out (I'm taking it as a given that van Veen will lol, he has so many chances) and Mario to win 2, but all it would take is a poor end to the season and the others in the hunt to finish relatively strongly and/or win a game at the Worlds and he's toast. King I don't think is entirely safe neither

[thegentle]

Edhouse, Kleermaker and Hughes on paper *look* fine, but considering they are £250, £1,250 and £1,500 inside the Worlds spots at the moment, things can change quickly. Menzies and Mansell not totally out of the woods, but just a few more wins on the tour should secure their Worlds spot and with it their place on the tour

[DeepFriedRat]

54 Ritchie Edhouse 80.75 (Worlds, Players)
55 Cameron Menzies 79.75 (Worlds, Players)
56 Martijn Kleermaker 78 (Worlds)
57 Jamie Hughes 77.25 (Worlds, Players)
58 Mickey Mansell 76.75 (ET13, Worlds, Players)
59 Mervyn King 73.75
60 Ian White 71.75 (Worlds, Players)
61 Boris Krcmar 70.25 (ET13, Players)
62 Kevin Doets 65.5 (Worlds, Players)
63 Gian van Veen 65.25 (ET12, ET13, Euros, Grand Slam, Worlds, Players)
64 Florian Hempel 65 (ET13, Worlds)

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65 Mario Vandenbogaerde 60 (Worlds, Players)
66 Nathan Rafferty 57 (ET12)
67 Danny Jansen 55
68 Steve Lennon 53.5 (ET12, Worlds, Players)
69 Connor Scutt 50.75 (Worlds, Players)
70 Richie Burnett 47
71 Darius Labanauskas 46
72 John O'Shea 45.5
73 Bradley Brooks 43.75 (Worlds, Players)
74 Ted Evetts 42.75
75 Scott Waites 41.25 (ET12, ET13)
76 Richard Veenstra 40.25 (ET12, Worlds, Players)
77 Lewy Williams 40.25
78 Jeff Smith 40
79 Dylan Slevin 37.75 (ET13, Worlds, Players)

Vandenbogaerde falls outside the provisional top 64 for the first time in a long time, Hempel goes above the dreaded dotted line. I sort of assumed Vandenbogaerde would be OK as you'd think he'd be favourite to win his Worlds match (not to mention he's 37th on the Players Championship race), but looking at this, the closest player not at the Worlds is Boris. I think he *should* be OK considering he would currently need Doets and Hempel to win their game to drop out (I'm taking it as a given that van Veen will lol, he has so many chances) and Mario to win 2, but all it would take is a poor end to the season and the others in the hunt to finish relatively strongly and/or win a game at the Worlds and he's toast. King I don't think is entirely safe neither

Great post Gentle

Another thing possibly to throw into the mix, will Lewis hand in his card?

Such is the sudden surge of players like Menzies, Doets and Hempel, what seemed the impossibility of King losing his card this year is becoming more and more possible.

He'll probably survive, but only just. Next year for him will be a Devon Petersen-esque survival act

[thegentle]

54 Ritchie Edhouse 80.75 (Worlds, Players)
55 Cameron Menzies 79.75 (Worlds, Players)
56 Martijn Kleermaker 78 (Worlds)
57 Jamie Hughes 77.25 (Worlds, Players)
58 Mickey Mansell 76.75 (ET13, Worlds, Players)
59 Mervyn King 73.75
60 Ian White 71.75 (Worlds, Players)
61 Boris Krcmar 70.25 (ET13, Players)
62 Kevin Doets 65.5 (Worlds, Players)
63 Gian van Veen 65.25 (ET12, ET13, Euros, Grand Slam, Worlds, Players)
64 Florian Hempel 65 (ET13, Worlds)

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65 Mario Vandenbogaerde 60 (Worlds, Players)
66 Nathan Rafferty 57 (ET12)
67 Danny Jansen 55
68 Steve Lennon 53.5 (ET12, Worlds, Players)
69 Connor Scutt 50.75 (Worlds, Players)
70 Richie Burnett 47
71 Darius Labanauskas 46
72 John O'Shea 45.5
73 Bradley Brooks 43.75 (Worlds, Players)
74 Ted Evetts 42.75
75 Scott Waites 41.25 (ET12, ET13)
76 Richard Veenstra 40.25 (ET12, Worlds, Players)
77 Lewy Williams 40.25
78 Jeff Smith 40
79 Dylan Slevin 37.75 (ET13, Worlds, Players)

Vandenbogaerde falls outside the provisional top 64 for the first time in a long time, Hempel goes above the dreaded dotted line. I sort of assumed Vandenbogaerde would be OK as you'd think he'd be favourite to win his Worlds match (not to mention he's 37th on the Players Championship race), but looking at this, the closest player not at the Worlds is Boris. I think he *should* be OK considering he would currently need Doets and Hempel to win their game to drop out (I'm taking it as a given that van Veen will lol, he has so many chances) and Mario to win 2, but all it would take is a poor end to the season and the others in the hunt to finish relatively strongly and/or win a game at the Worlds and he's toast. King I don't think is entirely safe neither

Great post Gentle

Another thing possibly to throw into the mix, will Lewis hand in his card?

Such is the sudden surge of players like Menzies, Doets and Hempel, what seemed the impossibility of King losing his card this year is becoming more and more possible.

He'll probably survive, but only just. Next year for him will be a Devon Petersen-esque survival act

Good shout, I'm not convinced he will pack it in completely, maybe a break is exactly what he needs, and he'll back himself to get back into the top 64 within a year anyway. Cadby surely will hand it in, but that card would go to Q-School, what a waste of time he is, he was soooo good when he first burst into the scene

[Cooking with Sandra]

But he was a robbing little chav cunt. Darts is better without him.