World Championship Seeds in the 'Last 64' Era: 2006-2023

[Rogg]

It should be clear what's going on here.

A yellow box means they won that edition.

[The Ginge Reaper]

The return of Barney as a seed is absolutely disgusting. Hopefully Price does for him in the L32, before then quickly losing in the L16.

[oche balboa]

Only 4 seeds change in one year.

[Rogg]

Ex-seeds returning to the seeds is very much the exception to the rule. I see only a few. Once you drop you usually stay dropped. It's nasty.

Having said that, there's 5 such players in this year's field: MVG, Dolan, Vinny, Kim and Barney. They've been having fun clearly.

[The Thorn]

Shitlock falling out warms my dark heart

[Rogg]

103 players total.

[The Thorn]

They are all here!

[sennafan24]

Shitlock falling out warms my dark heart

+1

Hopefully Headshaker doesn't make any more progress.

[Rogg]

Only 4 seeds change in one year.

There's a funny sequence since 2019 where that change rate is reducing: 7-6-5-4.

[sennafan24]

Bunting's PDC career has not lived up to expectations.

He was billed as a potential top 5 player when he switched, yet he's never entered the worlds lower than 16th in the rankings.

[The Thorn]

Bunting's PDC career has not lived up to expectations.

He was billed as a potential top 5 player when he switched, yet he's never entered the worlds lower than 16th in the rankings.

[sennafan24]

1 minute.

[Captain Hobo]

Shitlock falling out warms my dark heart

He'll be back. Too early to write off The Wizard.

[The Thorn]

Bunting deserves respect for a great BDO career and a fairly good PDC career.

I will take no further questions on this matter.

[The Thorn]

Shitlock falling out warms my dark heart

He'll be back. Too early to write off The Wizard.

Back in the soup kitchen, maybe!

[Rogg]

Seed positions to have won the Worlds since 2006:

1
2
3
4
5
7
11
20
32

We're missing a 6. Crossy you're up.

[The Thorn]

Seed positions to have won the Worlds since 2006:

1
2
3
4
5
7
11
20
32

We're missing a 6. Crossy you're up.

Or an 8

[sennafan24]

Bunting deserves respect for a great BDO career and a fairly good PDC career.

I will take no further questions on this matter.

Seriously, he was and still is a very good player, but we can't just ignore that he hasn't lived up to expectations in the PDC.

Randall's concerns were valid back in 2014:

close game , all on the day, mvg a slight favourite in my book , probably would win 6 times out of 10

how bunting would react to taylor,mvg.lewis etc chucking the kitchen sink at him we dont know yet.

i still think its premature to put him in the top 5 in the world.

if he isnt switching we will never know how he would fair against the best week in week out.

have a big target on his back if he plays the open this year.

[sennafan24]

Shitlock falling out warms my dark heart

He'll be back. Too early to write off The Wizard.

Sigh.

[Rogg]

Seed positions to have won the Worlds since 2006:

1
2
3
4
5
7
11
20
32

We're missing a 6. Crossy you're up.

Or an 8

Careful now. But I'd have sold a finger for that once upon a time...