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Out of interest is FreeSports a pay-per coverage channel or is it a mutual benefit type thing? Either way I’m pretty safe to assume they haven’t paid the BDO for the coverage. No named sponsor yet either I take it? (Winmau doesn’t count anymore!).

The qualifier for the proper darts is well underway. Winstanley and Pallett into the last 64. Kellett v Harbour sounds good.

Hamilton and Fordham out without a score shown. Didn't turn up, presumably. Marvellous.

Wezzzley loses to "Shaun Matthews." ITS HOT AT THE TOP

Steve Alker still going. Hope he washed his hands? What a depressing bunch.

Looks like the women's qualifier played a final even though there were 2 spots to win? Okay...

Never heard of either qualifier before. Inasmuch as any female player will actually have a significant effect on the Trophy event, the two losing semifinalists (Robyn Byrne and Vicky Pruim) probably would have been preferable.

Kellett beats Harbour 4-3. Gawd.
Pallett into the last 32.

Nick Kenny out. Winstanley out.
One imagines Spineless will make it.

Last 32

David Pallett - Mitch Butler
Jim McCutcheon - Joe Byrne / Steve Alker
Dave Parletti - William Borland
Wayne Glover - Matt Padgett / David Lewis / Lloyd Arnold

Simon Edwards - Jon Mansell
Mark Graham - Martin Atkins (Yorkshire)
Ian Adamson - Richie Walsh
Ryan Hogarth - David Routledge / Lee Williams

Paul Phillips - Craig Venman
Micky Taylor - Jim McEwan / Mark Stephenson
Martin Adams - Mick Connerton
Mark Pritchard - Anthony Freeman / Dafydd Edwards

Stuart Kellett - Terry Roach
Andrew Cummins - Jack Neary
Daniel Thomas - Darren Armstrong
Paul Brown - Jon Worsley


Pallett-Padgett and Kellett-Worsley as ex-tour card holder qualifying matchups please.

haha. I was keeping a fond eye on the tour card fizzle-outs.

Seems that Wolfie is out Dafydd Edwards wins 4-1.

Kellett moves to within one win of becoming a part of the "world-class action."

Zeyes wrote:Pallett-Padgett and Kellett-Worsley as ex-tour card holder qualifying matchups please.

You got 3 out of 4. Oh dear.

David Pallett v William Borland
Jon Mansell v Ryan Hogarth
Jim McEwan v Dafydd Edwards
Stuart Kellett v Jon Worsley

All the big names, then. Jesus.

There's nothing for a mushroom.

Pallett's opponent Borland has been on the PDC Dev Tour since 2015 and done reasonably well, including a semi-final last month.

Looks like Dafydd Edwards was at Q School this year, too, third time overall. Nothing stands out in his DDB record at all.

Ryan Hogarth has been all up the Dev and Challenge Tour for several years too, played in the first PDC youth champs in 2011.

Dafydd Edwards has failed Q-School three times, including this year.

Sue be like why didn't we do wildcards!

Borland and Hogarth through.

Edwards and Worsley, too.

Nice of the BDO to provide a mini-major for CT and DT regulars.

Zeyes wrote:Borland and Hogarth through.

As have Worsley and Edwards.

Can't.. think.. what to say.

Heh, they've removed the "final" score from the women's drawsheet. Not sure if it was there in error or if they've realized that it looked stupid.

"Sue should go away and concentrate on producing some players of her own."

I thought that was a Croft line, but I see it wasn't. Ted Hankey, big ups to you for putting Hearn and the PDC on the right path a decade ago.

As long as everyone had a good time!