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Dfc180 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 7:20 pm

Safc wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 5:23 pm

Randall wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 5:20 pm Very enjoyable 3 days

I deffo think next year they should do the pcs in blocks of 5 its deffo more enjoyable

I concur

How is it for the players, that has to be the main consideration really. Some might appreciate fewer trips away from home, others might not like having to spend 5 days away at a time

MUFCJames wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 12:13 pm Heta is out first round.

Oh man, what a disaster for him, so close to the Grand Prix, and that was after missing events due to travel restrictions. Still, he's qualified for the Grand Slam by right, which is a great achievement, and is surely on his way to Blackpool (fingers crossed!) next summer

Players who improved their averages the most from the Summer to the Autumn Series:

1 Scott Waites +8.88
2 Nick Kenny +6.47
3 Graham Usher +4.81
4 Ross Smith +4.18
5 Andy Boulton +4.04
6 Lisa Ashton +4.00
7 Mike De Decker +3.72
8 Joe Cullen +3.61

Christopher Kempf
@ochepedia
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1h
And the players with the biggest declines:

1 Ryan Hogarth -8.37
2 John Henderson -8.36
3 Ryan Joyce -8.36
4 Steve Brown -7.82
5 Leung Kai Fan -6.87
6 Luke Woodhouse -6.87
7 Jan Dekker -6.61
8 Mickey Mansell -6.54

Christopher Kempf
@ochepedia
·
15 Sep
Three players have earned prize money in each of the 9 Summer/Autumn series tournaments held:

Gerwyn Price
James Wade
Peter Wright

One player contested all 9, but has yet to cash:

Barrie Bates

thegentle wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 10:56 pm [ Dekker has been playing shit this season, wasn't exactly great last season neither tbf

Dekker is finished, i've not seen him release consecutive darts in the same fashion for about 4 years, spraying is an understatement.

Emulsfier wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 5:07 pm Anyone noticed how this caller has tried to make himself more exciting over the past year or so? Trying to sell himself to try to join the big boys perhaps?

Yep he definitely "gives it" more than the others and is next in the production line. Think he's already done "chalking" on stage 2 at UK Open and one or two PL nights.

SuperSwede wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:48 pm

thegentle wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 10:56 pm [ Dekker has been playing shit this season, wasn't exactly great last season neither tbf

Dekker is finished, i've not seen him release consecutive darts in the same fashion for about 4 years, spraying is an understatement.

Can't really remember what his throw used to look like, but he does have the look of someone with dartitis now

SuperSwede wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:49 pm

Emulsfier wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 5:07 pm Anyone noticed how this caller has tried to make himself more exciting over the past year or so? Trying to sell himself to try to join the big boys perhaps?

Yep he definitely "gives it" more than the others and is next in the production line. Think he's already done "chalking" on stage 2 at UK Open and one or two PL nights.

The young lad with the glasses?
Owen (I forget his surname)
I imagine he'll be in the main caller line up once Russ Bray calls it a day.

Jimmi wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 7:45 am

SuperSwede wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:49 pm

Emulsfier wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 5:07 pm Anyone noticed how this caller has tried to make himself more exciting over the past year or so? Trying to sell himself to try to join the big boys perhaps?

Yep he definitely "gives it" more than the others and is next in the production line. Think he's already done "chalking" on stage 2 at UK Open and one or two PL nights.

The young lad with the glasses?
Owen (I forget his surname)
I imagine he'll be in the main caller line up once Russ Bray calls it a day.

Owen Binks I think.

SuperSwede wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 11:51 am

Jimmi wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 7:45 am

SuperSwede wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:49 pm

Emulsfier wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 5:07 pm Anyone noticed how this caller has tried to make himself more exciting over the past year or so? Trying to sell himself to try to join the big boys perhaps?

Yep he definitely "gives it" more than the others and is next in the production line. Think he's already done "chalking" on stage 2 at UK Open and one or two PL nights.

The young lad with the glasses?
Owen (I forget his surname)
I imagine he'll be in the main caller line up once Russ Bray calls it a day.

Owen Binks I think.

Jar Jar Binks, that's it!

Jimmi wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 12:18 pm

SuperSwede wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 11:51 am

Jimmi wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 7:45 am

SuperSwede wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:49 pm

Emulsfier wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 5:07 pm Anyone noticed how this caller has tried to make himself more exciting over the past year or so? Trying to sell himself to try to join the big boys perhaps?

Yep he definitely "gives it" more than the others and is next in the production line. Think he's already done "chalking" on stage 2 at UK Open and one or two PL nights.

The young lad with the glasses?
Owen (I forget his surname)
I imagine he'll be in the main caller line up once Russ Bray calls it a day.

Owen Binks I think.

Jar Jar Binks, that's it!

Safc wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 12:25 pm

Jimmi wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 12:18 pm

SuperSwede wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 11:51 am

Jimmi wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 7:45 am

SuperSwede wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:49 pm

Yep he definitely "gives it" more than the others and is next in the production line. Think he's already done "chalking" on stage 2 at UK Open and one or two PL nights.

The young lad with the glasses?
Owen (I forget his surname)
I imagine he'll be in the main caller line up once Russ Bray calls it a day.

Owen Binks I think.

Jar Jar Binks, that's it!

some 180 hitting from devon

With all the recent wanking over him, I'd wait to see if he can do anything on TV. We already have more than enough floor warriors.

The Thorn wrote: ↑Fri Sep 18, 2020 10:52 am With all the recent wanking over him, I'd wait to see if he can do anything on TV. We already have more than enough floor warriors.

The issue with him up until recently was that he could do it at the Worlds, but not on the floor. Definitely doesn't seem like someone who'd shit himself on TV

thegentle wrote: ↑Fri Sep 18, 2020 12:39 pm

The Thorn wrote: ↑Fri Sep 18, 2020 10:52 am With all the recent wanking over him, I'd wait to see if he can do anything on TV. We already have more than enough floor warriors.

The issue with him up until recently was that he could do it at the Worlds, but not on the floor. Definitely doesn't seem like someone who'd shit himself on TV

Had one half decent run at the Worlds 2 years ago, and even then he only beat useless chokers pretty much. For me this is still another case of people overhyping a player before he actually does anything significant. Heck, based on Pro Tours and lucky WC runs, even Ryan Searle is twice the player he is. For clarity, I don't think he'd shit himself, but whether his game holds up in the next 1-2 years is far from certain.

Thorn is correct on Devon and the worlds, he had a couple mid 90 performances over the 10 years and that run in 2018 was like Fallons last year, a bit of a fluke. A fluke because he won but didn't play very well, just waited around for his opponents to mess their pants.
Currently he is playing well above his avg from prior years. He has added a good 5 pts to his 3 dart avg and 6 to his first 9. his current avg is 98. He was previously nothing more than a low 90's kind of guy who would splash in high 90's once every so often.

The question with Devon is more to do with if he can hold this level of game in front of a crowd given he has the biggest ego of any darts player i've ever seen I wonder if he will get caught up in the distraction of being the showman again, so far he has only produced this new level in isolated environments.

thegentle wrote: ↑Fri Sep 18, 2020 12:39 pm

The Thorn wrote: ↑Fri Sep 18, 2020 10:52 am With all the recent wanking over him, I'd wait to see if he can do anything on TV. We already have more than enough floor warriors.

The issue with him up until recently was that he could do it at the Worlds, but not on the floor. Definitely doesn't seem like someone who'd shit himself on TV

Really?