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[Rogg]

"The WDC claim to be negotiating for four major tournaments including a Grand Prix to be held in various European cities"

"Kent"?

They did have the original Grand Prix in Kent I think

[oche balboa]

They didn't have 4 major tournaments (on TV) until the late 90s

[PT13]

They didn't have 4 major tournaments (on TV) until the late 90s

Not until 2002, really.

1994-1997 had the World Championship, World Matchplay and World Pairs
1998-2001 had the World Championship, World Matchplay and World Grand Prix

2002 saw the Las Vegas Desert Classic introduced
2003 saw the start of the UK Open
2005 saw the start of the Premier League

Then came the Barney switch from BDO to PDC in 2006.

[Ross, Bob]

They didn't have 4 major tournaments (on TV) until the late 90s

Not until 2002, really.

1994-1997 had the World Championship, World Matchplay and World Pairs
1998-2001 had the World Championship, World Matchplay and World Grand Prix

2002 saw the Las Vegas Desert Classic introduced
2003 saw the start of the UK Open
2005 saw the start of the Premier League

Then came the Barney switch from BDO to PDC in 2006.

Waiting for the day Barney will switch from breathing to non-breathing.

[The Thorn]

They didn't have 4 major tournaments (on TV) until the late 90s

Not until 2002, really.

1994-1997 had the World Championship, World Matchplay and World Pairs
1998-2001 had the World Championship, World Matchplay and World Grand Prix

2002 saw the Las Vegas Desert Classic introduced
2003 saw the start of the UK Open
2005 saw the start of the Premier League

Then came the Barney switch from BDO to PDC in 2006.

Waiting for the day Barney will switch from breathing to non-breathing.

You have eyes on his missus too?

[Ross, Bob]

They didn't have 4 major tournaments (on TV) until the late 90s

Not until 2002, really.

1994-1997 had the World Championship, World Matchplay and World Pairs
1998-2001 had the World Championship, World Matchplay and World Grand Prix

2002 saw the Las Vegas Desert Classic introduced
2003 saw the start of the UK Open
2005 saw the start of the Premier League

Then came the Barney switch from BDO to PDC in 2006.

Waiting for the day Barney will switch from breathing to non-breathing.

You have eyes on his missus too?

Depends. Which one?

[oche balboa]

They didn't have 4 major tournaments (on TV) until the late 90s

Not until 2002, really.

1994-1997 had the World Championship, World Matchplay and World Pairs
1998-2001 had the World Championship, World Matchplay and World Grand Prix

2002 saw the Las Vegas Desert Classic introduced
2003 saw the start of the UK Open
2005 saw the start of the Premier League

Then came the Barney switch from BDO to PDC in 2006.

Of course. Las Vegas was 2002 not 1999

[PT13]

"The WDC claim to be negotiating for four major tournaments including a Grand Prix to be held in various European cities"

"Kent"?

They did have the original Grand Prix in Kent I think

They did, in Rochester. The first two World Grand Prixs were there, in 1998 and 1999.

[The Thorn]

"The WDC claim to be negotiating for four major tournaments including a Grand Prix to be held in various European cities"

"Kent"?

They did have the original Grand Prix in Kent I think

They did, in Rochester. The first two World Grand Prixs were there, in 1998 and 1999.

I didn't now that

[Emulsfier]

"The WDC claim to be negotiating for four major tournaments including a Grand Prix to be held in various European cities"

"Kent"?

They did have the original Grand Prix in Kent I think

They did, in Rochester. The first two World Grand Prixs were there, in 1998 and 1999.

I didn't now that

Now you do.

[oche balboa]

And the World Grand Prix 1999 had a unique format which is used by Cricket and some other sports nowadays

Match 1: Player A v Player B
Match 2: Player C v Player D
Match 3: Winner of match 1 v Winner of Match 2 (winner goes into quarter finals)
Match 4: Loser of match 1 v Loser of Match 2
Match 5: Winner of match 4 v Loser of Match 3 (winner goes into quarter finals)

[The Ginge Reaper]

...and also used by University Challenge.

[oche balboa]

Didn't know that

[The Ginge Reaper]

Didn't know that

Yes they use it in the quarter finals, so its 10 games rather than 5, but exactly the same. Win twice and you move on, lose twice and you are out, win once plus lose once and you get a final chance.

[Rogg]

"The WDC claim to be negotiating for four major tournaments including a Grand Prix to be held in various European cities"

"Kent"?

They did have the original Grand Prix in Kent I think

They did, in Rochester. The first two World Grand Prixs were there, in 1998 and 1999.

If that is Taylor's back then this is very probably a pic of the first final in 98.

[oche balboa]

Halcyon days

[Rogg]

Only 1.5 players were making a living but there was something about squalor and intimacy which was the best environment for darts. Is my mushroom showing? Sorry.

[sennafan24]

Only 1.5 players were making a living but there was something about squalor and intimacy which was the best environment for darts.

+1

[The Thorn]

Darts is darts. It will evolve but at the end of the day its darts.

[oche balboa]

Rogg dreams of the day the WSDT is stopped

"Seniors should be making coco and having diabetes checks not playing darts on TV, I'm pissed off"