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The Thorn wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 12:07 pm

vizIIsto wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 10:24 am The only reason Durrant gets so much 'praise' and 'attention' is because everyone still hypes over his 'amazing' run at the World Matchplay over a year ago, where he won against Pisspot (who?), an MvG that was starting to lose form and everybody's favorite James Wade who had a big off-day, before losing hopelessly to Smith of all people.
If you'd analyze his other 'big' runs you'd see they were massive flukes. Even topping the PL table was a fluke.

Fucking nonsense. Durrant got to 3 other big major semis. No one apart from Taylor and MVG has ever topped the PL but apparently it's a fluke? All 15 nights were a fluke?

sennafan24 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 2:02 pm

vizIIsto wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 10:24 am The only reason Durrant gets so much 'praise' and 'attention' is because everyone still hypes over his 'amazing' run at the World Matchplay over a year ago, where he won against Pisspot (who?), an MvG that was starting to lose form and everybody's favorite James Wade who had a big off-day, before losing hopelessly to Smith of all people.
If you'd analyze his other 'big' runs you'd see they were massive flukes. Even topping the PL table was a fluke.

It's more his BDO titles.

vizIIsto wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 3:37 pm

sennafan24 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 2:02 pm

vizIIsto wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 10:24 am The only reason Durrant gets so much 'praise' and 'attention' is because everyone still hypes over his 'amazing' run at the World Matchplay over a year ago, where he won against Pisspot (who?), an MvG that was starting to lose form and everybody's favorite James Wade who had a big off-day, before losing hopelessly to Smith of all people.
If you'd analyze his other 'big' runs you'd see they were massive flukes. Even topping the PL table was a fluke.

It's more his BDO titles.

Forgot that but yes it's basically only his "very valuable BDO titties"

sennafan24 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 2:01 pm

oche balboa wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 10:16 am - I think he is a very good player, Perhaps not at the level of the top 3 but between 4-10 in the world

- Nope he clearly isnt (overrated)

You've just overrated him yourself.

No way should he be considered as high as 4th best in the world. MVG, Anderson, Wright, and Price are all clearly better than him.

vizIIsto wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 3:36 pm

The Thorn wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 12:07 pm

vizIIsto wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 10:24 am The only reason Durrant gets so much 'praise' and 'attention' is because everyone still hypes over his 'amazing' run at the World Matchplay over a year ago, where he won against Pisspot (who?), an MvG that was starting to lose form and everybody's favorite James Wade who had a big off-day, before losing hopelessly to Smith of all people.
If you'd analyze his other 'big' runs you'd see they were massive flukes. Even topping the PL table was a fluke.

Fucking nonsense. Durrant got to 3 other big major semis. No one apart from Taylor and MVG has ever topped the PL but apparently it's a fluke? All 15 nights were a fluke?

Yes. He shouldn't have won most of those matches. Only the matches in the first covid multi-session were impressive, the rest was below-par and his opponents wasted opportunities on him.
3 BDO titles mean virtually nothing in this era. The semis? 2019 Grand Slam was almost eliminated in group stage. 2019 WGP reached the semis while averaging low even for WGP standards and in the end lost as many sets as he won. 2020 WC run to the quarters the same thing but with legs. 2020 WM we all know how that ended up. Lucky runs aplenty.
Boring to watch on TV boring to watch on floor events and he's shit on the ProTour as well. Has also had a lot of early exits on TV tournaments for someone who is 'top 10'. Hope his age gets the better of him quickly.

Jimmi wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:02 pm Only person Durrant is better than (based on titles, ranking, overall talent and form) is Ian White.

vizIIsto wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:09 pm Also here's a list of players to have reached more televised ranking PDC finals than Duzza:
Kirk Shepherd
Gary Mawson
Corey Cadby
Larry Butler
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Brendan Dolan
Scott Waites
Paul Nicholson
Kim Huybrechts
Wayne Jones

Randall wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:10 pm

vizIIsto wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:09 pm Also here's a list of players to have reached more televised ranking PDC finals than Duzza:
Kirk Shepherd
Gary Mawson
Corey Cadby
Larry Butler
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Brendan Dolan
Scott Waites
Paul Nicholson
Kim Huybrechts
Wayne Jones

What ranking final has waites reached?

vizIIsto wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:12 pm

Randall wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:10 pm

vizIIsto wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:09 pm Also here's a list of players to have reached more televised ranking PDC finals than Duzza:
Kirk Shepherd
Gary Mawson
Corey Cadby
Larry Butler
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Brendan Dolan
Scott Waites
Paul Nicholson
Kim Huybrechts
Wayne Jones

What ranking final has waites reached?

Grand Slam is officially ranking since this year right? Edit: since 2015

vizIIsto wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:12 pm

Randall wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:10 pm

vizIIsto wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:09 pm Also here's a list of players to have reached more televised ranking PDC finals than Duzza:
Kirk Shepherd
Gary Mawson
Corey Cadby
Larry Butler
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Brendan Dolan
Scott Waites
Paul Nicholson
Kim Huybrechts
Wayne Jones

What ranking final has waites reached?

Grand Slam is officially ranking since this year right? Edit: since 2015

vizIIsto wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 3:36 pm

The Thorn wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 12:07 pm

vizIIsto wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 10:24 am The only reason Durrant gets so much 'praise' and 'attention' is because everyone still hypes over his 'amazing' run at the World Matchplay over a year ago, where he won against Pisspot (who?), an MvG that was starting to lose form and everybody's favorite James Wade who had a big off-day, before losing hopelessly to Smith of all people.
If you'd analyze his other 'big' runs you'd see they were massive flukes. Even topping the PL table was a fluke.

Fucking nonsense. Durrant got to 3 other big major semis. No one apart from Taylor and MVG has ever topped the PL but apparently it's a fluke? All 15 nights were a fluke?

Yes. He shouldn't have won most of those matches. Only the matches in the first covid multi-session were impressive, the rest was below-par and his opponents wasted opportunities on him.
3 BDO titles mean virtually nothing in this era. The semis? 2019 Grand Slam was almost eliminated in group stage. 2019 WGP reached the semis while averaging low even for WGP standards and in the end lost as many sets as he won. 2020 WC run to the quarters the same thing but with legs. 2020 WM we all know how that ended up. Lucky runs aplenty.
Boring to watch on TV boring to watch on floor events and he's shit on the ProTour as well. Has also had a lot of early exits on TV tournaments for someone who is 'top 10'. Hope his age gets the better of him quickly.

Jimmi wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:16 pm

vizIIsto wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:12 pm

Randall wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:10 pm

vizIIsto wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:09 pm Also here's a list of players to have reached more televised ranking PDC finals than Duzza:
Kirk Shepherd
Gary Mawson
Corey Cadby
Larry Butler
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Brendan Dolan
Scott Waites
Paul Nicholson
Kim Huybrechts
Wayne Jones

What ranking final has waites reached?

Grand Slam is officially ranking since this year right? Edit: since 2015

I'm sure it only counted as a ranking event last year?
So Price only got ranking money for 1 out of 2?