2019 Grand Slam of Darts

[SuperSwede]

If Turner was the bird who did a couple of games at Lakeshite, she wasn't terrible, at least compared to Trina and Deta. If not, she still can't be any worse.

Yeah it's her, she was fine in comms at Lakeside.

[thegentle]

Hoping for good draws for Noppie and Parletti now that Dobey didn't make it.

What about Dimitri? Is he any good to you?

Of course. Forgot he was in it to be honest.

Qualified for it a year ago, the first one along with Schindler in the World Youths. Good thing for him too, because he didn't come close to making it otherwise, has no such backstop next year

[bojeru]

The draw is at 12:45 apparently

[Safc]

Is Nigel not around to tell us the draw now

[Safc]

Delete

[James Harrogate]

What's the rationale behind the structure of the knockout stage? It really sucks that you know beforehand that only one player out of say groups A and B can reach the semi finals. In most sporting tournaments players or teams from the same group can't play each other again before the final, which makes things much more unpredictable and exciting.

[The Thorn]

What's the rationale behind the structure of the knockout stage? It really sucks that you know beforehand that only one player out of say groups A and B can reach the semi finals. In most sporting tournaments players or teams from the same group can't play each other again before the final, which makes things much more unpredictable and exciting.

Agreed, it's a bit stupid. Also I'd rather see different games in the last 8 than we already did in the groups.

[SuperSwede]

What's the rationale behind the structure of the knockout stage? It really sucks that you know beforehand that only one player out of say groups A and B can reach the semi finals. In most sporting tournaments players or teams from the same group can't play each other again before the final, which makes things much more unpredictable and exciting.

Yeah this is a much bigger flaw than any qualifying criteria. They should be in opposite sides of the draw once leaving the group stage, there is just way too high a % of repeat matches when they only need to win one game each after the group before facing each other again. If they're in the opposite half you are diluting that chance a lot. I guess their only logic would be they prefer having a repeat in a quarter final as opposed to a final.

[Emulsfier]

Just like with the matchplay, PDC proving they cant work facebook to save their lives.

[James Harrogate]

What's the rationale behind the structure of the knockout stage? It really sucks that you know beforehand that only one player out of say groups A and B can reach the semi finals. In most sporting tournaments players or teams from the same group can't play each other again before the final, which makes things much more unpredictable and exciting.

Yeah this is a much bigger flaw than any qualifying criteria. They should be in opposite sides of the draw once leaving the group stage, there is just way too high a % of repeat matches when they only need to win one game each after the group before facing each other again. If they're in the opposite half you are diluting that chance a lot. I guess their only logic would be they prefer having a repeat in a quarter final as opposed to a final.

Exactly. For instance, we already know we won't get a repeat of last year's final (however unlikely one might have deemed that).

[Emulsfier]

Group A
(1) Michael van Gerwen
Adrian Lewis
Ross Smith
Jim Williams

Group B
(8) James Wade
Ian White
Steve Lennon
Wesley Harms

Group C
(5) Gerwyn Price
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Robert Thornton
Mikuru Suzuki

Group D
(4) Gary Anderson
Darren Webster
William O'Connor
Dave Parletti

Group E
(2) Rob Cross
Dave Chisnall
Jamie Hughes
Lisa Ashton

Group F
(7) Peter Wright
Danny Noppert
Ryan Harrington
Wayne Warren

Group G
(6) Daryl Gurney
Brendan Dolan
Gabriel Clemens
Richard Veenstra

Group H
(3) Michael Smith
Nathan Aspinall
Martin Schindler
Glen Durrant

[Safc]

Group B

[thegentle]

RIP Lisa Ashton and Martin Schindler

[James Harrogate]

The BDO-boys could do some damage this year. Maybe.

Woke-edit: And munters.

[thegentle]

Group B

Harms buzzing at that draw. Gando's draw is absolute filth, Wright's isn't too difficult neither

[Safc]

Warren and Harms are probably the bdo's best chance of getting out of the group

[thegentle]

Warren and Harms are probably the bdo's best chance of getting out of the group

Be funny if either of them two make it out of the group and Duzza doesn't, but that's very possible

[Randall]

Group B

D ain't much better

[Fiss Plaps]

Groups E & H: Groups of Death
Groups B & F: Groups making you dead

[Gidra]

Remind me how is Schindler in this? Some jugend crap?