The Future of the PDC World Championship - Expansion to 128 confirmed for 2025/6

[Rogg]

I want it.

A flat 128 draw? Hope that wasnt what you were going to say.

The expansion I want. I've welcomed every expansion and I do again.

[Emulsfier]

Also looking forward to Hearn using the ticket selling point to justify moving it to Riyadh where it will sell worse than the O2 sideroom did.

[The Thorn]

And since the top guns are in it they will be long format unlike the old prelims

How on earth will it even work? Give the pro tour qualifiers seedings 33-64? Make the first round a non tc only shitfest and then have the pro tours enter in R2 and the seeds in R3? Its going to be a pathetic display.

It's a flat 128 draw

Hearn does not say that. Only the sun. Who are of course talking out their arse.

A flat draw would deminish the value of the tc if the pro tour #1 can just be killed off by one of the top guns in R1. It wont happen.

I don't know abt seedings but everyone starts in round 1

[Rogg]

Oh! Sky Sports. Or Whoever is showing the Worlds next year has agreed to this obviously, so they now know who is showing it. 8 extra sessions.

[The Thorn]

Keep early stages in Ally Pally move to Riyadh from last 8

No cunt cares about the inevitable Littler or Humphries procession anyway.

[The Thorn]

And since the top guns are in it they will be long format unlike the old prelims

How on earth will it even work? Give the pro tour qualifiers seedings 33-64? Make the first round a non tc only shitfest and then have the pro tours enter in R2 and the seeds in R3? Its going to be a pathetic display.

It's a flat 128 draw

Hearn does not say that. Only the sun. Who are of course talking out their arse.

A flat draw would deminish the value of the tc if the pro tour #1 can just be killed off by one of the top guns in R1. It wont happen.

I don't know abt seedings but everyone starts in round 1

Btw I don't actually know what I'm talking about

[TheMalteseDart]

Utter shit

[Rogg]

People make no sense. Carry on.

[The Thorn]

Yep suit yourself Malt!

[TheMalteseDart]

People make no sense. Carry on.

Should be an achievement to qualify for the Worlds. This makes it too easy, football are expanding their World Cup and it will be a dire spectacle

[Rogg]

People make no sense. Carry on.

Should be an achievement to qualify for the Worlds. This makes it too easy, football are expanding their World Cup and it will be a dire spectacle

I thought you would be in delight at having more countries at the football world cup. You like the weirder deeper reaches of the game.

[sennafan24]

Also looking forward to Hearn using the ticket selling point to justify moving it to Riyadh where it will sell worse than the O2 sideroom did.

A rumour broke on Twitter recently that the Snooker Worlds will move to Saudi in 2028.

I suspect it's only a matter of time [a few years or so] before Porter and Hearn attempt to switch the PDC Worlds to Saudi too.

[DeepFriedRat]

I crave knowledge of how big the extra chunk of pro tour qualifiers will be. It's going to be a huge boost for players like Mario, Berry and Buttons who ended up on the fringes this time.

+1

I suspect it'll be at least 8 more TC holders, maybe 16

Extra international qualifiers could be

- 1/2 more women
- 1/2 more CDC
- 2 more N+B
- Should be no more Asians imo but could be another 1/2- maybe just have 4 Asia Tour, Asia Champion and random one-off qualifiers for each of the World Cup countries- Japan, Philippines, Hong Kong and Bahrain
- South East Qualifier (the Italy, Austria, Greece one)
- South West Qualifier (the Spain, France, Portugal one)
- Tom Kirby restoration maybe?
- Probably another African
- Maybe a Development Tour Qualifier for young players without a card?
- JDC Qualifier perhaps assuming they're 16

[TheMalteseDart]

People make no sense. Carry on.

Should be an achievement to qualify for the Worlds. This makes it too easy, football are expanding their World Cup and it will be a dire spectacle

I thought you would be in delight at having more countries at the football world cup. You like the weirder deeper reaches of the game.

I still think the pinnacle event should be kept for the best teams. I think when Panama made the World Cup with 32 teams it was a huge achievement and a massive shock in that region, with 48 they probably have a very good chance and it just doesn’t mean as much I don’t think.

I like more opportunity for the smaller nations but I don’t think making more spots available in the top tier event is the answer

[DeepFriedRat]

The extra TC holders we'd have got this year

1. Robert Owen
2. Maik Kuivenhoven
3. Mervyn King
4. Keane Barry
5. Andy Baetens
6. Jose de Sousa
7. Graham Hall
8. Mario Vandenbogaerde
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9. Jeffrey Sparidaans
10. Berry van Peer
11. Nathan Rafferty
12. Radek Szaganski
13. Lukas Wenig
14. Dylan Slevin
15. Steve Lennon
16. Matt Campbell

[oche balboa]

Its clearly to many

I agree. 64 would be ideal but 96 is fine

[DeepFriedRat]

I wouldn't mind more TC holders at the World Championships

I do agree though that it should be reserved for the elite and it waters it down if any old cunt can make it. Part of the fun is the jeopardy if you miss out or ecstasy if you sneak in and no more.

However, some reasons to have more players-

- Makes the tour card race more exciting if more players are involved
- Get to see new players more often (in theory)
- Makes Q School even more important
- Negates the Euro Tour rule change by not punishing players who don't qualify as much as they used to

[oche balboa]

I know we have discussed it but i think the extra 32 places should go

16 more players from the Pro Tour
1 more woman
4 from the Development tour
4 from Asian Tour
1 more from Africa
4 from CDC Rankings
2 from Nordic

[Emulsfier]

I know we have discussed it but i think the extra 32 places should go

16 more players from the Pro Tour
1 more woman
4 from the Development tour
4 from Asian Tour
1 more from Africa
4 from CDC Rankings
2 from Nordic

That seems very believable for how it will be distributed.

[DeepFriedRat]

I know we have discussed it but i think the extra 32 places should go

16 more players from the Pro Tour
1 more woman
4 from the Development tour
4 from Asian Tour
1 more from Africa
4 from CDC Rankings
2 from Nordic

Peter Wachuiri and his army of vuvuzelas we will be there