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by oche balboa » Sun Dec 31, 2023 12:00 pm
Pre- Tournament
- Porter stopping Women from playing in both, cites the Tomlin order which was broken by the PDC in 2006
- Beau Greaves rejecting an invite to play at Ally Pally
- Dennis Priestley clearly pissed doing the draw like bingo
- Emma Paton almost messing up the draw
Day 1
- Endless coverage of the "That leg" 5 times in the 1st 17 mins it was mentioned
- 30 years montage and shows just 6 ladies forgetting that the 1st one Gayl King played in 2000
- Rusty playing badly throws his darts on the table one falls to the floor he has to ask security to pick it up for him
- Nebrida trips over the oche after his first throw
- Whitlock busts 50 with just one dart
- The Madness of Cameron Menzies
- Mongs chanting "boring, boring tables" before the first dart is even thrown.
- Buntz required 70, hit 4 (aiming at T18) with his first dart then misses the big 16 with his second so doesn't even get a shot at bull.
- Rusty having a major tantrum at the table while Menzies appeared to be riding an imaginary horse in the background.
Day 2
- Abigail interviews random Norwegian who says he doesn't even know any of the players and is here to have lots of beers
- Comms saying its Scutt world championship debut
- Random shot of the 16 while John McDonald was introducing the players (Scutt vs Kucik)
- Rod Studd again saying the term "Maxi" for 180. just so pointless
- Jamie Hughes missing the big 18 for 58
- Hughes woes continues has he hits single 1 going for Tops
- Random Stuart Pyke shouting...Well its always with him
- Cameron hit treble 1 on 101 and thought he left 99
- Laura Turner talking about how the World Championship had become more International late in the game between Jules Van Dongen and Darren Penhall.
- Playing the ad music at 2-2 in a set in the Hughes v Cameron game
- Rivera hits big 19 to bust 19 when going for single 3
- Scott Williams tries for a blind 180 in the first leg, One of the darts ends up on the floor
- PDC Admins tweet about the slowness of Asian Players, Just unprofessional and poor form
- Simon Whitlock general play. Looked like he just turned up for a giggle
- Gary Anderson mentioning shit again haha
Day 3
- Glen Durrant says Darren Penhall took out a 138 yesterday when he didn't it was in fact Connor Scutt
- Simon Adams laying up 170 with a single 2
- Dan Dawson saying the word "Averagely"
- Emma Paton saying Norman Madhoo has been at Ally Pally 3 times when in fact he qualified at the Circus Tavern
- Jim Williams goes S12 S18 D20 for 68 resulting in bust he then comes back goes S12 Misses S16 with S8 and dosen't get a shot at the double however Madhoo is nowhere to be seen so Williams still wins the leg
- Darren Penhall throws at 20s on 182 and 1 in hand, Mad tactics
- The presenter called Dylan Slevin "Villain Slevin*.
- The graphics said Luke Humphries was playing against Luke Evans not Lee
- Sky getting very giddy about Fallon's achievements from 4 years ago
- Gobshite Gobshite Gobshite Gobshite Gobshite Gobshite Gobshite Gobshite Gobshite Gobshite Mardle told off for mentioning Beau Greaves
- Viewers could hear Wayne speaking off mic
- Jermaine Wattimena referring to Luke Littler as Luke Hitler
- Rod Studd once again mentioning Maxi..
- Webster seemed to be cheerleader for Lee Evans
- Lee Evans shitting himself on doubles
- Phill Barrs questions which results in slight mockery from Jim Williams & Matt Campbell
Day 4
- John McDonald's pronunciation of Tricole.
- Paton says Mario is a former Lakeside Semi Finalist when in fact it was at the Indigo O2 in 2020
- Webster claiming that Tricole is the first Frenchman to win a game at the world championship. That was years ago. (2020 in fact)
- Gian Van Veen losing his shit and couldn't handle againt Man Leung
- Credit to DFR for alerting my ears to John MacDonald definitely announcing Connor Scrutt.
- Price's Interview claiming he almost wasn't going to play in the event. cringly stuff
Day 5
- The Goto 'Go to' puns are getting stretched very thin by Rod Studd & Glen Durrant
- Glen Durrant declares there is "Nothing to separate them" despite Goto leading Ian White 2-0
- Sky Sports making an error on Jeffrey De Graaf's flag having it as Dutch in the beginning then correctly making him Swedish
- John McDonald welcoming Boris Krcmar when its his opponent Keegan Brown doing his walk on
- James Wade losing in the 1st round for the 2nd year running
- Phill Barrs with a question to Matt Campbell, Which Campbell fact checks him on and tells him he's wrong
- Steve Beaton deciding when on 302 left to hit a 140
- Part says that Pikachu broke Mikuru in the opening leg of the match, when it was just a hold
- Suzuki hits 1 and then D3 when she initially required 36, Pikachu then wins the leg
- Wayne Gobshite Gobshite Gobshite Gobshite Gobshite Gobshite Gobshite Gobshite Mardle describling Keane Barry has world class when he hasn't even proved he is.....yet
Day 6
- Marko Kantele scores 7
- Kantele asking George Noble what way to go for 62.
- Pyke anticipating Luke Littler's debut on the Ally Pally stage when he's actually played there twice before in the JDC final
- Double trouble as Bates and Lennon get stuck on the madhouse
- Camara misses Bates 170 bull attempt
- Spotter looking at D19 when Smith needed 36.
- Ross Smith stung by a wasp 3 times and says little bugger
- The Crowd booing Alex Spellman for no reason
- Ben Robb busts 41 by hitting T14
- Robb bust again this time on D4 throwing 8
- Peter Wrights bizarre performance from his walk-on, Dancing and above all his changing of darts and performance
Day 7
- Michael Bridge opens the show by saying Thibault Tickole instead of Tricole
- The Camera work is shoddy as it misses Mansell's 76 to win the 1st set
- Stuart Pyke saying twice that Van Peer made his GSOD debut in 2020, it was in 2017
- Pyke getting calls wrong, Including 180 from Luke Woodhouse
- Mike De Decker tries to swot a wasp away but gives himself a slap in the face
- Michael Bridge saying Berry van Peer beat Lukehouse
- Tricole having a disaster on doubles 0/13 at one point
- Webby desperation for wanting Rob Cross to win
- Andrew GIlding's interview lasts for 15 seconds which is just pointless
- Gilding almost hits T5 going for the double & chocking doubles in a couple of sets
- Luke Littler suspect counting and setting up
- 23 dart hold of throw to win a set in the second round bad darts from Williams and Noppert
- Heta trying to get into the Premier League wearing a stupid flame hat
Day 8
- Rod Studd's commentating was still woeful
- Ratajski checkouts out 111, Pyke bellows "What about that from Jamie Hughes"
- Pyke's random shouting. Once again its not needed
- Dimitri arse falling out and him losing to Hempel
- Endless sky promos saying that Barney is back after winning his first match, We have heard this for years and nothing happens
Day 9
- Kim Huybrechts poor performance
- The Presenter calling Ricky Evans "Ripped Rappy Evans"
- Lennon making a poor Clayton performance look really good
- Berry Van Peer throws out the board going for S20
- Ricky Evans tripping up the stairs on his walk-on
- Nathan Aspinalls Poor Performance
Day 10
- Presenter going on about Luke Littler getting Instagram followers bellowing "That's what its all about"
- John McDonald calling that its Scott Williams Ally Pally debut when he played in the 2023 edition
- Scott Williams whipping up the crowd, And giving an interview which could upset every German fan
- Clemens not turning up till late vs Dave Chisnall, Well he was always present but didn't get going till Chizzy nearly won
- Rod Studd calls Daryl Gurney "Dariel Gurney"
- Emma Paton, on introducing the coverage, says "We've got two former World champions in action tonight." Nope, there was only one, Van Gerwen.
- Emma Paton saying you have to feel sorry for "Mike Schindler" when she means Martin Schindler
- Sky completely ignoring multiple-time World champion, MVG, and the current World champion, Michael Smith, in previewing the session, spending the whole time talking about Luke Littler.
- Stuart Pyke telling all the viewers every 30 seconds that Luke Littler is just 16
- The mongpit again chanting "You've got school in the morning" at Luke Littler, this despite him having left school and it also being the Christmas holidays.
-The fascination (bordering on obsession) that Luke Littler likes a kebab.
- John Part says that "Luke Littler doesn't know losing". He's lost plenty John, he knows losing!
- Veenstra putting up a poor show vs MVG
- Madars Razma scoring 90 from his first 9 darts but still manages to win the leg against the World Number 1 & defending Champion Michael Smith
- Once again we see some random shouting from Stuart Pyke
Day 11
- Pyke and Webby claiming Searle went single 3 for D11 on 25 on purpose. When in reality he missed big 17 for D4
- Stuart Pyke random shouting (x3)
- Pyke calling Searle "Earl"
- Searle missing a lot of double which cost him the match
- John McDonald getting it wrong again by calling Chris Dobey "Former Masters Champion"
- The opening of the Evening show focused on Luke Littler who was not even playing
- Russ Bray with a miscount during the second set of Price vs Dolan
- Gerwyn Price bottle job, He doesn't like it at the Ally Pally with a crowd
- Camera pans down to 19s when Humphries is going for 120
- Pikachu required a combination outshot and left D18 with the final dart but the camera pans to double top and we completely miss seeing the attempt
- Sky throwing Humphries under the bus with the DRA with replay him mouthing "Fuck sake"
-Polly James, in her pre-match interview with Ricky Evans and in regards to potentially getting a win over Daryl Gurney and advancing in the tournament, says "last 16s, that's what dreams are made of!" Not sure who has dreams about only making the last 16 of a tournament but there you go.
- After the 1st Set of the Gurney/Evans match the interval music doesn't play, The Players know its a break the camera following Gurney who throws a 12
- Daryl Gurney tries his patented flop dart and hits the single 5 not once but twice
- The turgid game, Both under the inference of Alcohol and the crowd switched off. Gurney wins and gives Ricky Evans a big kiss on the lips
Day 12
- Berry Van Peers Walk on Music, Just the worst music you will ever hear
- Heta winning and then doing some strange dancing
- We have to keep mentioning about Stuart Pyke's random shouting
- Sky hyping Barney vs Littler BEFORE Barney's match
- Jim Williams having massive double trouble, lucky for sky that Barney wins
- Rod Studd claiming Barney "Always gets to the last 16" despite the fact its the 1st time for 6 years
- John McDonald making another mistake saying "Welcome back to the 3rd round action" when the competition has moved into the 4th round
- Sky once again overhype a game and player and this time its Bunting who jobs to MVG 4-0 and never looked likely to win a set in the game
- Chris Dobey taking a chip out of the "2" Segment throwing for Double 12
- Michael Smith's losing 4-0. Hasn't happened to a World Champion since John Part in 2007
Day 13
- Anna Woodhouse says there will be a new name on the Trophy this year despite 4 previous champions still being in the tournament.
- Pyke says I'm sure Chizzy's mum calls him David without realising she is died earlier in the year.
- Chizzy's interview after he won, Always painful
- Rod Studd calling Anna "Emma"
- Sky neglecting the opening Anderson vs Dolan match in the build-up, prefering to talk about Littler vs Barneveld and even airing a video of Polly visiting Luke and his Mum at home
- Anderson leaves Shanghai, hits T20 with the first dart, Durrant says "he's gonna get a dart for the leg..." Anderson then hits a big 5 and he doesn't
- Glen Durrant saying "Shabba" What was that all about?
- Dolan required 102; hits S20, then goes bull, D16 for the leg. Duzza claims "the only way to go", when it's clearly not (and I'm sure he knows that)
- The mongpit again chanting "You got school in the morning" to Luke Littler
- John Part says Joe Cullen looks like a Grand Theft Auto character
The Thorn wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 11:39 pm
Rather top myself than watch 1 minute of this shite
Thorn about Modus Super Series in 2021 - He now is an avid fan