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[Fiss Plaps]

wdt qualifier on Friday. Draw:
http://www.bdodarts.com/images/bdo-cont ... 20Draw.pdf

Some glorious sights. Hamilton, Newton, Roy, Winstanley, Kellett, Matt Clark, PIEMAN. Also nice to see The Harbour Master again.

UK Open semifinalist Dave Pallett in there too.

[The Thorn]

wdt qualifier on Friday. Draw:
http://www.bdodarts.com/images/bdo-cont ... 20Draw.pdf

Some glorious sights. Hamilton, Newton, Roy, Winstanley, Kellett, Matt Clark, PIEMAN. Also nice to see The Harbour Master again.

UK Open semifinalist Dave Pallett in there too.

Doubt I'll be watching much of this cockup but Pallett is quite interesting. Hope he makes it

[M H]

wdt qualifier on Friday. Draw:
http://www.bdodarts.com/images/bdo-cont ... 20Draw.pdf

Some glorious sights. Hamilton, Newton, Roy, Winstanley, Kellett, Matt Clark, PIEMAN. Also nice to see The Harbour Master again.

UK Open semifinalist Dave Pallett in there too.

Doubt I'll be watching much of this cockup but Pallett is quite interesting. Hope he makes it

Very much doubt any of us will be watching this cockup

[cannibal]

Looks to me they are coming back in droves? BDO doing the PDC a service by taking out the trash. Pallet probably not trash but more like a recycled can. He will be back in the PDC. Hopefully Pallet wins it all, that would make the mushrooms heads explode, or at least ooze some puss.

[Rogg]

BDO doing the PDC a service by taking out the trash.

get form on proper boreds, go back hearns circus, loyalty dirty word nowdays

[Rogg]

Freesports [sensibly edited to remove exclamation marks]

WDT Broadcaster and Schedule Announcement
The British Darts Organisation are pleased to announce that this year’s BDO World Darts Trophy will be aired by broadcasters FreeSports.

FreeSports is a new and innovative channel set on providing free-to-air sports coverage for viewers across the UK. It is accessible via most major providers, including Sky, Freeview, Freesat and TalkTalkTV and our collaboration will see the BDO World Darts Trophy available to over 18 million homes across the UK.

For our international viewers, we will also be streaming all events live via the BDO YouTube Channel – http://www.youtube.com/bdodarts

Commencing on Wednesday 30th May, the five-day event, taking place at Preston Guildhall will be broadcasted in its entirety. The first three sessions will run on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evening, from 7pm – 11pm, with the final two days being split over two sessions, to run from 12 noon – 4pm and 7pm – 11pm, ensuring none of the world-class action will be missed!

Tickets for the event are available from Preston Guildhall Box Office - https://prestonguildhall.co.uk/shows/bd ... phy-darts/ or phone on 01772 804444 and via online ticket outlet Skiddle – http://www.skiddle.com

[M H]

Freesports [sensibly edited to remove exclamation marks]

WDT Broadcaster and Schedule Announcement
The British Darts Organisation are pleased to announce that this year’s BDO World Darts Trophy will be aired by broadcasters FreeSports.

FreeSports is a new and innovative channel set on providing free-to-air sports coverage for viewers across the UK. It is accessible via most major providers, including Sky, Freeview, Freesat and TalkTalkTV and our collaboration will see the BDO World Darts Trophy available to over 18 million homes across the UK.

For our international viewers, we will also be streaming all events live via the BDO YouTube Channel – http://www.youtube.com/bdodarts

Commencing on Wednesday 30th May, the five-day event, taking place at Preston Guildhall will be broadcasted in its entirety. The first three sessions will run on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evening, from 7pm – 11pm, with the final two days being split over two sessions, to run from 12 noon – 4pm and 7pm – 11pm, ensuring none of the world-class action will be missed!

Tickets for the event are available from Preston Guildhall Box Office - https://prestonguildhall.co.uk/shows/bd ... phy-darts/ or phone on 01772 804444 and via online ticket outlet Skiddle – http://www.skiddle.com

How much did they pay for that

[Rogg]

Somebody will be paying plenty, and this isn't the standard freeview platform. Any streams lads? At least the session times look like they've been designed by normal people for a change.

[M H]

I won't be tuning my Sky box to this, especially when there's proper darts on

[The Ginge Reaper]

Given this is on free telly I am 100% sure it will be trouncing the PDC World Cup in the ratings....

[M H]

Given this is on free telly I am 100% sure it will be trouncing the PDC World Cup in the ratings....

Is this on freeview?

[sennafan24]

Is Freesports essentially the same as FrontRunner?

[Rogg]

oche balboa @OcheBalboa1 12m
#bdo World Trophy will be shown on @FreeSportsUK Well done to the BDO board for getting a deal sorted #darts

[The Ginge Reaper]

Is Freesports essentially the same as FrontRunner?

No. It took their slot on Freeview though. You need a HD Freeview box to see the channel even though the channel isn't in HD.

[Rogg]

[M H]

Is Freesports essentially the same as FrontRunner?

No. It took their slot on Freeview though. You need a HD Freeview box to see the channel even though the channel isn't in HD.

Are boxes still about seeing as all TVs come with Freeview?

[The Ginge Reaper]

Is Freesports essentially the same as FrontRunner?

No. It took their slot on Freeview though. You need a HD Freeview box to see the channel even though the channel isn't in HD.

Are boxes still about seeing as all TVs come with Freeview?

My tv is HD but the freeview tuner isn't HD.
They essentially bolted on HD sections to Freeview which older sets and boxes can't receive.
This channel is in the HD section for capacity issues.

[Zeyes]

"ensuring none of the world-class action will be missed!" - they're putting the PDC World Cup on the arena screens?

More seriously, whatever one may think about the BDO's quality of play: The concurrent PDC event will be featuring a lot more international players than the "World" Trophy does. Which one's more representative of world darts again?

[M H]

Appears I do have Free Sports, Channel 95 but it doesn't work on the Freeview platform

[sennafan24]

Appears I do have Free Sports, Channel 95 but it doesn't work on the Freeview platform

I can't be arsed checking.

The build-up to these events are always more entertaining than the event itself. I will probably end up watching a few games of it at the very most.