2024 Machineseeker European Championship (24th-27th October) Dortmund

[Rogg]

Ironic that having changed the ET qualifying criteria at the expense of the lower ranks, the final was between 2 players who were in the lower ranks.

Edhouse and Wattimena were muddling along in the floor qualifiers for much of the ET season and did very well just to qualify.

Not including late call-ups - because I've lost that list - Wattimena was an auto-qualifier on the Euro Tour 0 times this season. To have turned out £89,500 and a GSoD spot is astonishing really.

It was said Cappy was the only one who qualified for the Euros with 0 ET auto qualification

PDC will now argue the extra match practice did these players well so format is great!

Watto has done his fellow magical plucky jobbers dirty by thriving powerfully at the newly reduced floor qualifiers. He shall be shunned as a scab on his return to leisure centre duty this week.

Surely everyone loves Capy

His 124 to beat Wade 10-9 was a thing of very unusual beauty.

[tungsten tossers]

Ironic that having changed the ET qualifying criteria at the expense of the lower ranks, the final was between 2 players who were in the lower ranks.

Edhouse and Wattimena were muddling along in the floor qualifiers for much of the ET season and did very well just to qualify.

Not including late call-ups - because I've lost that list - Wattimena was an auto-qualifier on the Euro Tour 0 times this season. To have turned out £89,500 and a GSoD spot is astonishing really.

It was said Cappy was the only one who qualified for the Euros with 0 ET auto qualification

PDC will now argue the extra match practice did these players well so format is great!

Watto has done his fellow magical plucky jobbers dirty by thriving powerfully at the newly reduced floor qualifiers. He shall be shunned as a scab on his return to leisure centre duty this week.

Surely everyone loves Capy

His 124 to beat Wade 10-9 was a thing of very unusual beauty.

Wade didn't like it that much

[Rogg]

It was said Cappy was the only one who qualified for the Euros with 0 ET auto qualification

PDC will now argue the extra match practice did these players well so format is great!

Watto has done his fellow magical plucky jobbers dirty by thriving powerfully at the newly reduced floor qualifiers. He shall be shunned as a scab on his return to leisure centre duty this week.

Surely everyone loves Capy

His 124 to beat Wade 10-9 was a thing of very unusual beauty.

Wade didn't like it that much

Wade's default setting. It was odd to be following darts without the forum. I kept thinking about how you'd all be reacting to things.

[tungsten tossers]

Watto has done his fellow magical plucky jobbers dirty by thriving powerfully at the newly reduced floor qualifiers. He shall be shunned as a scab on his return to leisure centre duty this week.

Surely everyone loves Capy

His 124 to beat Wade 10-9 was a thing of very unusual beauty.

Wade didn't like it that much

Wade's default setting. It was odd to be following darts without the forum. I kept thinking about how you'd all be reacting to things.

Wade and Heta losing made my day

There were certainly more surprises than we bargained for

[shenmue]

I even enjoyed the wadey vs wattijobber match, the cunt played well in fairness and backed it up next round, shame he violently choked the final though.

[Dfc180]

Shame he violently choked the final though.

It's not

[Rogg]

Yay bump. The final PCs of the year.

PC Finals, Worlds (almost) and GSoD qualification all to be settled this week. Huge week for the class of 2024.

What did you make of the euros carnage?

Unfortunately it will get forgotten how well Jermaine and especially Shithouse actually played to clear out the traditionally bigger names. Some really good stuff to unravel Anderscum, Wade and M-Smith. Good! I hate when top table players are permitted to tumble into a final because the undercard players weren't up to stopping them.

The final was unwatchable but I am proud of them both for having a cracking little week.

[Rogg]

Watto reacted as though he'd won the tournament when be beat Wright.



Ritchie Edhouse (109.48) 6-1 Gian van Veen (93.47)
Ritchie Edhouse (96.15) 10-9 Michael Smith (93.55)
Ritchie Edhouse (103.91) 10-5 Gary Anderson (100.9)
Ritchie Edhouse (95.03) 11-5 Luke Woodhouse (93.09)
Ritchie Edhouse (90.55) 11-3 Jermaine Wattimena (84.64)


Jermaine Wattimena (90.18) 6-0 Peter Wright (74.81)
Jermaine Wattimena (100.87) 10-9 James Wade (98.49)
Jermaine Wattimena (100.40) 10-4 Luke Humphries (96.32)
Jermaine Wattimena (93.33) 11-10 Danny Noppert (90.94)
Ritchie Edhouse (90.55) 11-3 Jermaine Wattimena (84.64)

[thegentle]

Yay bump. The final PCs of the year.

PC Finals, Worlds (almost) and GSoD qualification all to be settled this week. Huge week for the class of 2024.

What did you make of the euros carnage?

Unfortunately it will get forgotten how well Jermaine and especially Shithouse actually played to clear out the traditionally bigger names. Some really good stuff to unravel Anderscum, Wade and M-Smith. Good! I hate when top table players are permitted to tumble into a final because the undercard players weren't up to stopping them.

The final was unwatchable but I am proud of them both for having a cracking little week.

Unfortunately for Wattimena the curse of the second semi-final struck, it’s hard to get back down to Earth and then ready for the final so quickly after what must be a great adrenaline rush

[Rogg]

Yay bump. The final PCs of the year.

PC Finals, Worlds (almost) and GSoD qualification all to be settled this week. Huge week for the class of 2024.

What did you make of the euros carnage?

Unfortunately it will get forgotten how well Jermaine and especially Shithouse actually played to clear out the traditionally bigger names. Some really good stuff to unravel Anderscum, Wade and M-Smith. Good! I hate when top table players are permitted to tumble into a final because the undercard players weren't up to stopping them.

The final was unwatchable but I am proud of them both for having a cracking little week.

Unfortunately for Wattimena the curse of the second semi-final struck, it’s hard to get back down to Earth and then ready for the final so quickly after what must be a great adrenaline rush

I totally expected him to hit that wall in the actual semi-final against Noppert, but he held on for one more round.

[tungsten tossers]

Yay bump. The final PCs of the year.

PC Finals, Worlds (almost) and GSoD qualification all to be settled this week. Huge week for the class of 2024.

What did you make of the euros carnage?

Unfortunately it will get forgotten how well Jermaine and especially Shithouse actually played to clear out the traditionally bigger names. Some really good stuff to unravel Anderscum, Wade and M-Smith. Good! I hate when top table players are permitted to tumble into a final because the undercard players weren't up to stopping them.

The final was unwatchable but I am proud of them both for having a cracking little week.

Unfortunately for Wattimena the curse of the second semi-final struck, it’s hard to get back down to Earth and then ready for the final so quickly after what must be a great adrenaline rush

This

[tungsten tossers]

Yay bump. The final PCs of the year.

PC Finals, Worlds (almost) and GSoD qualification all to be settled this week. Huge week for the class of 2024.

What did you make of the euros carnage?

Unfortunately it will get forgotten how well Jermaine and especially Shithouse actually played to clear out the traditionally bigger names. Some really good stuff to unravel Anderscum, Wade and M-Smith. Good! I hate when top table players are permitted to tumble into a final because the undercard players weren't up to stopping them.

The final was unwatchable but I am proud of them both for having a cracking little week.

Unfortunately for Wattimena the curse of the second semi-final struck, it’s hard to get back down to Earth and then ready for the final so quickly after what must be a great adrenaline rush

I totally expected him to hit that wall in the actual semi-final against Noppert, but he held on for one more round.

He had some Oranje

[Rogg]

Thanks to FEBsData @FEBsData ---> https://x.com/FEBsData
'Lowest combined average in major finals (excluding the World Grand Prix)'

[thegentle]

Thanks to FEBsData @FEBsData ---> https://x.com/FEBsData
'Lowest combined average in major finals (excluding the World Grand Prix)'

I get that the cream rises to the top in the longer format events, but it’s not surprising that the lower averages are either ages ago before the era of toyboards, or in events where players had to play at least 3 games on the final day, it takes it out of you!

[tungsten tossers]

Thanks to FEBsData @FEBsData ---> https://x.com/FEBsData
'Lowest combined average in major finals (excluding the World Grand Prix)'

I get that the cream rises to the top in the longer format events, but it’s not surprising that the lower averages are either ages ago before the era of toyboards, or in events where players had to play at least 3 games on the final day, it takes it out of you!

This... especially for Capy who had to come from that 21 leg semi pretty much straight to the final

[Rogg]

I watched that Harrington-Manley final a few years back. It's a real struggle and you can stuff your segments. They showed a thermometer at one point and kept saying about how roasting hot it was at the winter gardens. Was there a heatwave that week in 1999? Harrington comes back from an interval without his waistcoat on = This Is Serious. He was now a snarling black-shirted Harrington.

[sennafan24]

I watched that Harrington-Manley final a few years back. It's a real struggle and you can stuff your segments. They showed a thermometer at one point and kept saying about how roasting hot it was at the winter gardens. Was there a heatwave that week in 1999? Harrington comes back from an interval without his waistcoat on = This Is Serious. He was now a snarling black-shirted Harrington.

The playing conditions at the Matchplay have been horrendous on a few occasions over the years due to heatwaves. There was a session in 2016 where it was scorching iirc.

[Rogg]

ITV4 viewing figures.

The best 5 were the top 5 shows on ITV4 that week.


Thursday 24th Afternoon Darts: European Championship 133k
Thursday 24th Evening Darts: European Championship 173k
Friday 25th Evening Darts: European Championship 284k
Saturday 26th Evening Darts: European Championship 255k
Sunday 27th Afternoon Darts: European Championship 176k
Sunday 27th Evening Darts: European Championship 306k

[Safc]

I watched that Harrington-Manley final a few years back. It's a real struggle and you can stuff your segments. They showed a thermometer at one point and kept saying about how roasting hot it was at the winter gardens. Was there a heatwave that week in 1999? Harrington comes back from an interval without his waistcoat on = This Is Serious. He was now a snarling black-shirted Harrington.

The playing conditions at the Matchplay have been horrendous on a few occasions over the years due to heatwaves. There was a session in 2016 where it was scorching iirc.

When I went in 2022 the first Sunday it was 32 outside inside I'm sure people passed out. Lukeman's head on the night vs Wade was hilarious his towel was absolutely minging and he threw it into the crowd at the end

[tungsten tossers]

I watched that Harrington-Manley final a few years back. It's a real struggle and you can stuff your segments. They showed a thermometer at one point and kept saying about how roasting hot it was at the winter gardens. Was there a heatwave that week in 1999? Harrington comes back from an interval without his waistcoat on = This Is Serious. He was now a snarling black-shirted Harrington.

The playing conditions at the Matchplay have been horrendous on a few occasions over the years due to heatwaves. There was a session in 2016 where it was scorching iirc.

When I went in 2022 the first Sunday it was 32 outside inside I'm sure people passed out. Lukeman's head on the night vs Wade was hilarious his towel was absolutely minging and he threw it into the crowd at the end

Nice