Unibet World Grand Prix 2018 (Sept 30-Oct 6)

[Randall]

Doing a Lakeshite in January then a Matchplay and/or Grand Prix in the same year..

Is Noppert the first player since Bunting to achieve this or have I forgotten about some dull cunt/s?

Wilson?

Nope. Only qualified for the UK Open in his maiden year.

In fact he didn't even qualify for Ally Pally at the end of it.

He already seems to have been cluttering up events forever.

[Malanax]

Dean winstanley?

Lost 2nd round to Norris in January 2012

Lost 2nd round to baxter at matchplay in July 2012
Lost 1st round to Chizzy at grand prix in October 2012

Just seen the since bunting bit. Ignore everything I said

[The Thorn]

Players out from 2017:
Jelle Klaasen
Benito van de Pas
Robert Thornton
Mark Webster
Alan Norris
Kyle Anderson
Cristo Reyes
Justin Pipe
Richard North
Ronny Huybrechts

New players are the 9 debutants and Wilson who returns after 2016.

[Randall]

Players out from 2017:
Jelle Klaasen
Benito van de Pas
Robert Thornton
Mark Webster
Alan Norris
Kyle Anderson
Cristo Reyes
Justin Shite
Richard North
Ronny Huybrechts

New players are the 9 debutants and Wilson who returns after 2016.

More than acceptable.
Cant say I give a shit about any of them.

[The Thorn]

Still strange how have they fallen of in a relatively short amount of time. Klaasen, Benito, Norris, Reyes and Kyle were all solid top 20 players on form. They were also talked about as potential event winners or even about their possible PL selection. A year later, they can't even qualify for the Grand Prix.

[Randall]

I'd have excluded Benito from my comment as recently as the world's but it's hard to care when his game has gone off a cliff.

[The Thorn]

I'd have excluded Benito from my comment as recently as the world's but it's hard to care when his game has gone off a cliff.

He's the most curious of them all. Throwing averages in the 70s regularly FFS

[Fiss Plaps]

I'd have excluded Benito from my comment as recently as the world's but it's hard to care when his game has gone off a cliff.

He's the most curious of them all. Throwing averages in the 70s regularly FFS

Seem to recall he was trying to change his throw or something like that to reduce the number of bounceouts he was getting?

Whatever he's done, it's completely killed him as a player.

[tungsten tossers]

Players out from 2017:
Jelle Klaasen
Benito van de Pas
Robert Thornton
Mark Webster
Alan Norris
Kyle Anderson
Cristo Reyes
Justin Shite
Richard North
Ronny Huybrechts

New players are the 9 debutants and Wilson who returns after 2016.

More than acceptable.
Cant say I give a shit about any of them.

Agreed. None of these deserve their place on current form and although a few of this years debutantes will possibly go out first round, they will gain experience for future majors.
But the way this years tournaments are panning out, I wouldn't rule out someone going as far as the quarters

[tungsten tossers]

I'd have excluded Benito from my comment as recently as the world's but it's hard to care when his game has gone off a cliff.

He's the most curious of them all. Throwing averages in the 70s regularly FFS

Seem to recall he was trying to change his throw or something like that to reduce the number of bounceouts he was getting?

Whatever he's done, it's completely killed him as a player.

He is totally gone...
I cannot see him getting back to the top 16 now...
Maybe he should revert back to his original style..
Bounce outs aside, he still was in the top 16 and at this rate he will be out of top 32 by the end of the year.
Same goes for Kando, he was a better player when he showed a bit more of an aggressive style but at the mo, he looks very average

[Rogg]

Doing a Lakeshite in January then a Matchplay and/or Grand Prix in the same year..

Is Noppert the first player since Bunting to achieve this or have I forgotten about some dull cunt/s?

Wilson?

Having read the replies, I think Noppert probably is the first since Bunting. Will it ever happen again will it...

Norris is worth a mention. He did 2015 Lakeside then played European Championship and PC Finals (field of 32) later that year.

[Rogg]

Draw coming up now apparently. 10:45 'approx' live on PDC fb.

[The Thorn]

Draw coming up now apparently. 10:45 'approx' live on PDC fb.

Will have more people watching then Lakeside

[Rogg]

ooo

Jeffrey de Zwaan v Kim Huybrechts

[Rogg]

Suljovic v Wade
Smith v Lewis

ouch.

[Rogg]

I have the draw in full but it is upside down.

[thegentle]

ooo

Jeffrey de Zwaan v Kim Huybrechts

MvG breathes a huge sigh of relief!

[Rogg]

ah here we go.


(1) Michael van Gerwen v Steve Lennon
Darren Webster v Stephen Bunting
(8) Dave Chisnall v Max Hopp
Ricky Evans v Raymond van Barneveld
(5) Daryl Gurney v John Henderson
Ron Meulenkamp v Joe Cullen
(4) Gary Anderson v Jonny Clayton
Jeffrey de Zwaan v Kim Huybrechts
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(2) Peter Wright v Steve West
Jermaine Wattimena v Mervyn King
(7) Simon Whitlock v James Wilson
Michael Smith v Adrian Lewis
(6) Mensur Suljovic v James Wade
Josh Payne v Ian White
(3) Rob Cross v Steve Beaton
Danny Noppert v Gerwyn Price

[Randall]

Really isn't one game you could call with any confidence. Great draw.

[The Thorn]

This is going to be brutal at first to 2 sets, no one is safe really. Hope the debutants can handle the double start.