What is your definition of a "quality" darts player
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What is your definition of a "quality" darts player
Vote now and vote with quality.
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Re: What is your definition of a "quality" darts player
Would depend purely on how you are defining it
Anyone with a tour card has to have quality
Anyone with a tour card has to have quality
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This is indeed an attempt to see where people draw the line in defining "quality"
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Do they have to be a great lad as well?
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Thats a different poll sorry.
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The game of darts has largely resolved this question itself, for better or worse.
For the last twenty years at least, quality is measured by reference to averages. Even more so than trophies; we can all think of instances where players have won major titles but questions have been asked about the 'quality' needed to win it. That reference point is almost always the averages of those involved.
Darts players, male, female or a combination of both, who average 75 on a consistent basis are not 'quality' players. They may be competitive in weak fields, but that doesn't change the underlying position. This is especially so when they are consistently 10-15% poorer than the best players in the field.
For the last twenty years at least, quality is measured by reference to averages. Even more so than trophies; we can all think of instances where players have won major titles but questions have been asked about the 'quality' needed to win it. That reference point is almost always the averages of those involved.
Darts players, male, female or a combination of both, who average 75 on a consistent basis are not 'quality' players. They may be competitive in weak fields, but that doesn't change the underlying position. This is especially so when they are consistently 10-15% poorer than the best players in the field.
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In the men's field 85+ average is quality
In the women's field 75+ average is quality
In the women's field 75+ average is quality
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Anyone who consistenly hits high 80s + is quality for me
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Callum Goffin is a quality player according to this poll then.
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+1HalloweenJack wrote:Les Wallace
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"Quality" is a very vague term.
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Then vote for the last option.
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oche balboa wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:58 am Would be a cold day in hell before you two have a disagreement. I thought you was the same person. perhaps you are brothers
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Re: What is your definition of a "quality" darts player
my definitive quality shooters are the top 31 in the OoM
which means that at #32, martin lukeman didn't quite make the cut.
that's too bad.
in the pro tour rankings, I'd move the quality throwers lower down to #37 and above.
tough luck lukeman. wrong side of the bubble again.
year-to-date rankings? 14 and above are pure quality. they stink to high heaven of quality.
hey, what a strange coincidence! lukeman just bombs out again for the 3rd time.
which means that at #32, martin lukeman didn't quite make the cut.
that's too bad.
in the pro tour rankings, I'd move the quality throwers lower down to #37 and above.
tough luck lukeman. wrong side of the bubble again.
year-to-date rankings? 14 and above are pure quality. they stink to high heaven of quality.
hey, what a strange coincidence! lukeman just bombs out again for the 3rd time.
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What has he done to earn your ire?skweezit wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 5:51 pm my definitive quality shooters are the top 31 in the OoM
which means that at #32, martin lukeman didn't quite make the cut.
that's too bad.
in the pro tour rankings, I'd move the quality throwers lower down to #37 and above.
tough luck lukeman. wrong side of the bubble again.
year-to-date rankings? 14 and above are pure quality. they stink to high heaven of quality.
hey, what a strange coincidence! lukeman just bombs out again for the 3rd time.
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For context, this thread was started after Thorn described Katie Sheldon as a 'quality player'.sennafan24 wrote:"Quality" is a very vague term.
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