The Greatest Show on Earth - 2024 PDC World Championship

[miguelking]

Awful scheduling by the PDC. The Littler Cross match was only 8 sets of a possible 11 but still the second match starts at almost 10pm. Could go on until after midnight if it goes the distance which is ridiculously late. Completely avoidable if they had started the first match at 18.00 - 19.00

Agreed . Unfair on the players , just because some shite pl game on

[Cooking with Sandra]

-1

[meetthefeebles]

Gobshite Mardle also mentioned that Wade has never averaged over a ton in a World Championships this evening.

Shame Wade's pomp was in an era where the bullseye didn't readily fit about half a dozen darts in it, then.

I don't have an issue with the ridiculous doubles and trebles on modern boards. The game is essentially unified again so all players are playing on the same kit (or have the chance to), so it isn't that anyone is unfairly disadvantaged.

The issue is with the historical comparisons. Mardle knows full well the differences between today's boards and those used even fifteen years back but his employer has a narrative to run so he'll say what he needs to say to run it. Darts had a lot of casual fans, so they'll hear that and understand it to mean what Mardle and Sky want them to understand it to mean.

[Safc]

Sure I saw a post or tweet about number of 105+ averages at worlds for each player anyone got it or seen it? Littler is immediately right up there

He’s got the same number as Price now, mentioned on comms.

That's cause Price is shite mate

[.Scatman.]

The amount of players going for and comfortably hitting double bulls now shows the size of these new boards

Evening rout.

[Cooking with Sandra]

Sure I saw a post or tweet about number of 105+ averages at worlds for each player anyone got it or seen it? Littler is immediately right up there

He’s got the same number as Price now, mentioned on comms.

That's cause Price is shite mate

Senna is coming for you!

[meetthefeebles]

Sure I saw a post or tweet about number of 105+ averages at worlds for each player anyone got it or seen it? Littler is immediately right up there

He’s got the same number as Price now, mentioned on comms.

That's cause Price is shite mate

+100

[miguelking]

Gobshite Gobshite Mardle also mentioned that Wade has never averaged over a ton in a World Championships this evening.

Shame Wade's pomp was in an era where the bullseye didn't readily fit about half a dozen darts in it, then.

I don't have an issue with the ridiculous doubles and trebles on modern boards. The game is essentially unified again so all players are playing on the same kit (or have the chance to), so it isn't that anyone is unfairly disadvantaged.

The issue is with the historical comparisons. Gobshite Mardle knows full well the differences between today's boards and those used even fifteen years back but his employer has a narrative to run so he'll say what he needs to say to run it. Darts had a lot of casual fans, so they'll hear that and understand it to mean what Gobshite Mardle and Sky want them to understand it to mean.

+1

[Cooking with Sandra]

The amount of players going for and comfortably hitting double bulls now shows the size of these new boards

Evening rout.

Rout would never say the boards are different sizes. They wouldn’t fit in the surrounds.

[Rogg]

Sure I saw a post or tweet about number of 105+ averages at worlds for each player anyone got it or seen it? Littler is immediately right up there

This will be it. Littler is now on 3.

[PT13]

Awful scheduling by the PDC. The Littler Cross match was only 8 sets of a possible 11 but still the second match starts at almost 10pm. Could go on until after midnight if it goes the distance which is ridiculously late. Completely avoidable if they had started the first match at 18.00 - 19.00

Especially when there's no day off tomorrow. Adrian Lewis in 2012, after the infamous draft gate semi final with James Wade, the match finished close to 1am, Lewis had to do his press conferences and then a drug test. He didn't get into bed until around 5:30am and he had to play the final against Andy Hamilton the following evening. The final wasn't good as a spectacle, with Hamilton himself having beaten Whitlock 6-5 in an epic.

[Emulsfier]

Sure I saw a post or tweet about number of 105+ averages at worlds for each player anyone got it or seen it? Littler is immediately right up there

This will be it. Littler is now on 3.

[sennafan24]

Gobshite Gobshite Mardle also mentioned that Wade has never averaged over a ton in a World Championships this evening.

Shame Wade's pomp was in an era where the bullseye didn't readily fit about half a dozen darts in it, then.

I don't have an issue with the ridiculous doubles and trebles on modern boards. The game is essentially unified again so all players are playing on the same kit (or have the chance to), so it isn't that anyone is unfairly disadvantaged.

The issue is with the historical comparisons. Gobshite Mardle knows full well the differences between today's boards and those used even fifteen years back but his employer has a narrative to run so he'll say what he needs to say to run it. Darts had a lot of casual fans, so they'll hear that and understand it to mean what Gobshite Mardle and Sky want them to understand it to mean.

Edgar found that PDC boards from even 20 years ago were 7.5% smaller than now. How much does that influence averages? Dunno, but it clearly means that's comparing averages now to back then is not like for like.

[PT13]

2-0 Humphries.

[PT13]

Sure I saw a post or tweet about number of 105+ averages at worlds for each player anyone got it or seen it? Littler is immediately right up there

He’s got the same number as Price now, mentioned on comms.

That's cause Price is shite mate

-1

[miguelking]

6 nil rape hopefully

[tungsten tossers]

Puke on fire

[The Thorn]

Gobshite Gobshite Mardle also mentioned that Wade has never averaged over a ton in a World Championships this evening.

Shame Wade's pomp was in an era where the bullseye didn't readily fit about half a dozen darts in it, then.

I don't have an issue with the ridiculous doubles and trebles on modern boards. The game is essentially unified again so all players are playing on the same kit (or have the chance to), so it isn't that anyone is unfairly disadvantaged.

The issue is with the historical comparisons. Gobshite Mardle knows full well the differences between today's boards and those used even fifteen years back but his employer has a narrative to run so he'll say what he needs to say to run it. Darts had a lot of casual fans, so they'll hear that and understand it to mean what Gobshite Mardle and Sky want them to understand it to mean.

Or it could be simply that Wade has never been an exceptionally high scorer and he also generally underachieved in World Championships

[thegentle]

Humphries reminding some people that there will actually be two players in the final tomorrow

[Rogg]

Wow. Humphreeze through the gears. We are Luke derby bound.