2020 PDC World Matchplay - July 18-26

[thegentle]

5 different winners in five years. AT THE MATCHPLAY.


1994 - Larry Butler def Dennis Priestley 16-12
1995 - Phil Taylor def Dennis Priestley 16-11
1996 - Peter Evison def Dennis Priestley 16-14
1997 - Phil Taylor def Alan Warriner 16-11
1998 - Rod Harrington def Ronnie Baxter 19-17
1999 - Rod Harrington def Peter Manley 19-17
2000 - Phil Taylor def Alan Warriner 18-12
2001 - Phil Taylor def Richie Burnett 18-10
2002 - Phil Taylor def John Part 18-16
2003 - Phil Taylor def Wayne Mardle 18-12
2004 - Phil Taylor def Mark Dudbridge 18-8
2005 - Colin Lloyd def John Part 18-12
2006 - Phil Taylor def James Wade 18-11
2007 - James Wade def Terry Jenkins 18-7
2008 - Phil Taylor def James Wade 18-9
2009 - Phil Taylor def Terry Jenkins 18-4
2010 - Phil Taylor def Raymond van Barneveld 18-12
2011 - Phil Taylor def James Wade 18-8
2012 - Phil Taylor def James Wade 18-15
2013 - Phil Taylor def Adrian Lewis 18-13
2014 - Phil Taylor def Michael van Gerwen 18-9
2015 - Michael van Gerwen def James Wade 18-12
2016 - Michael van Gerwen def Phil Taylor 18-10
2017 - Phil Taylor def Peter Wright 18-8
2018 - Gary Anderson def Mensur Suljovic 21-19
2019 - Rob Cross def Michael Smith 18-13
2020 - Dimitri Van den Bergh def Gary Anderson 18-10

Methinks a new profile pic is on the cards...

[phil the great]

Phil the great on his girlfriend:

"she isn't much to look at"

lmao well done for that blast from the past! So pleased for Dimitri, she doesn't hate darts either so that's a plus!

[thegentle]

Safc will be doing a mock up of the family guy gif after seeing that dancing.

Nar what's the point end of the day it's a game of darts and I ain't sad enough to sulk about it

Football was shit for me today, surely you'll allow me this moment to enjoy myself eh

This might cheer you up a little?

LOL, the guy is finished as a footballer, but his interviews are good value at least!

[Fiss Plaps]

5 different winners in five years. AT THE MATCHPLAY.

Not just 5 different winners, but 8 different finalists. Clearly the Matchplay is the hip new version of the UK Open.

[Safc]

Safc will be doing a mock up of the family guy gif after seeing that dancing.

Nar what's the point end of the day it's a game of darts and I ain't sad enough to sulk about it

Football was shit for me today, surely you'll allow me this moment to enjoy myself eh

Enjoy mate

Still wish u or Bournemouth had stayed up ahead of the Midlands Mags

Sigh, our defense has been so so bad for so long, never really improved there, and we paid the price. Oh well, reckon we can bounce back!

U have a chance but depends who your loony owners appoint I suppose

[phil the great]

5 different winners in five years. AT THE MATCHPLAY.

Not just 5 different winners, but 8 different finalists. Clearly the Matchplay is the hip new version of the UK Open.

Not many would have predicted that at the start of 2016 that's for sure!!

[sennafan24]

Phil the great on his girlfriend:

"she isn't much to look at"

lmao well done for that blast from the past! So pleased for Dimitri, she doesn't hate darts either so that's a plus!

[HalloweenJack]

I'm fucking amazed. Very well done Dimitri.

The seething begins:

Classy girl is Tina. She would feel at home on here.

[thegentle]

Nar what's the point end of the day it's a game of darts and I ain't sad enough to sulk about it

Football was shit for me today, surely you'll allow me this moment to enjoy myself eh

Enjoy mate

Still wish u or Bournemouth had stayed up ahead of the Midlands Mags

Sigh, our defense has been so so bad for so long, never really improved there, and we paid the price. Oh well, reckon we can bounce back!

U have a chance but depends who your loony owners appoint I suppose

Give us the guy who saved Barnsley from the dead and we get promoted with 100 points

[The Thorn]

I'm fucking amazed. Very well done Dimitri.

The seething begins:

Classy girl is Tina. She would feel at home on here.

We can do a swap deal, she signs up here, you go to twitter

[Greipel]

Still better from Gary than the McGeeney-Durrant final.

[cidermaster]

That was shite,the World Youth Champion,double joke

[Rogg]

Apples everywhere.

When was there last a winner of a big PDC event as startling as this? I'm struggling to think. They keep saying he was 100/1 if that's a guide for anything.

[sussex chippy]

Apples everywhere.

When was there last a winner of a big PDC event as startling as this? I'm struggling to think. They keep saying he was 100/1 if that's a guide for anything.

Cross winning the Worlds ?

Aspinall at the UK would have been long odds

[phil the great]

Cross had a great season though, Aspinall maybe, Thornton I'd say when he beat Taylor in the UK Open? He was 125/1 I think at the start of the tournament, maybe 150/1 with some bookies

[sennafan24]

I'm fucking amazed. Very well done Dimitri.

The seething begins:

Classy girl is Tina. She would feel at home on here.

We can do a swap deal, she signs up here, you go to twitter

Thorn coming up with a very unique way to pull there.

[shenmue]

Cross was getting tipped to be 2nd or 3rd fav before the worlds by some pundits and forum memebers, i wasn't shocked when he won, his scoring at the time was very heavy.

Wade,Aspinall Gurney, all good players but not seen as a big fav before winning their recent majors but Dimi is a bigger shock for sure.

Before those Thornton.

[Safc]

Cross was getting tipped to be 2nd or 3rd fav before the worlds by some pundits and forum memebers, i wasn't shocked when he won, his scoring at the time was very heavy.

Wade,Aspinall Gurney, all good players but not seen as a big fav before winning their recent majors but Dimi is a bigger shock for sure.

Before those Thornton.

Yep Thorn was 80s Aspinall was only 40s if I remember right

[thegentle]

Cross was getting tipped to be 2nd or 3rd fav before the worlds by some pundits and forum memebers, i wasn't shocked when he won, his scoring at the time was very heavy.

Wade,Aspinall Gurney, all good players but not seen as a big fav before winning their recent majors but Dimi is a bigger shock for sure.

Before those Thornton.

He hasn't come from absolutely nowhere to win this given his TV record, but yeah, this is probably the biggest shock in recent years. He's always shown flashes has Dimitri, but had also shown himself to be a lot more erratic than the likes of Gurney and Aspinall were before their maiden TV wins. Well now, those two have kicked on fairly well (with the odd speedbump here and there), needless to say I hope Dimitri will join them in being genuine threats for tournaments on a regular basis now

[SuperSwede]

Refreshing to get a new major winner. Not much left in the Anderson tank.