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wengeruk wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 6:20 pm Just get rid of the PDPA qualifier! If you can't get in the top 64 of the tour you don't deserve to play.

Kind of an honest truth but I do like the final chance privilege for 2 tour card holders. Agree it should be maxed at 2. I am biased though

thegentle wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 6:52 pm I remember they used to get the highest ranked non-qualifier on the main OoM to fill in any gaps for international players who couldn't make it, Colin Osborne benefitted from that once. On the face of it, that's a fair enough way to fill gaps that otherwise can't be filled, although sometimes that player is someone who is in awful form (as of now it's Soutar, who, like Lukeman just behind him is not far from the ProTour spots for the Worlds, but King is just behind them in the provisional rankings and his form is rancid). I think the best way is to use the next player on the ProTour OoM, that way you've got someone who probably isn't on horrible form, but either way is better than reaching the final of a tournament for players who couldn't make it the proper way

Agree with the Pro Tour but fairest should always be international. Unless some cunt breaks their arm a day before their game it's not rocket science to get someone else!

TheMalteseDart wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 7:10 pm

wengeruk wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 6:20 pm Just get rid of the PDPA qualifier! If you can't get in the top 64 of the tour you don't deserve to play.

Kind of an honest truth but I do like the final chance privilege for 2 tour card holders. Agree it should be maxed at 2. I am biased though

One of your favourite days of the year

The Thorn wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 6:33 pm

wengeruk wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 6:20 pm Just get rid of the PDPA qualifier! If you can't get in the top 64 of the tour you don't deserve to play.

No tour players need a last chance especially if they couldn't play the whole year for whatever reason. Also the quality of the field is strong and you would expect someone in form to make it

But it should always be limited to 2 players at max. If an international qualifier can't play PDC should always favour people from the same region to be the replacement

I think these things.

I increasingly think it's crucial to keep the value of a tour card high across the whole year. TCH floor qualifiers for Slam, WS Finals and Worlds are all about this. It may get a tad excessive in the case of the Slam where they give too many spots but I think the principle is very important. Maybe I'm going soft.

Rogg wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 8:22 am

The Thorn wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 6:33 pm

wengeruk wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 6:20 pm Just get rid of the PDPA qualifier! If you can't get in the top 64 of the tour you don't deserve to play.

No tour players need a last chance especially if they couldn't play the whole year for whatever reason. Also the quality of the field is strong and you would expect someone in form to make it

But it should always be limited to 2 players at max. If an international qualifier can't play PDC should always favour people from the same region to be the replacement

I think these things.

I increasingly think it's crucial to keep the value of a tour card high across the whole year. TCH floor qualifiers for Slam, WS Finals and Worlds are all about this. It may get a tad excessive in the case of the Slam where they give too many spots but I think the principle is very important. Maybe I'm going soft.

+1

Two spots in a field of 96 is fine, anyone thinking otherwise is a fucking moron.

They had 4 or 5 spots out of 32 for Lakeside for years.

The Ginge Reaper wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 8:26 am Two spots in a field of 96 is fine, anyone thinking otherwise is a fucking moron.

They had 4 or 5 spots out of 32 for Lakeside for years.

Good old Lakey I still miss it

Rogg wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 8:22 am

The Thorn wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 6:33 pm

wengeruk wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 6:20 pm Just get rid of the PDPA qualifier! If you can't get in the top 64 of the tour you don't deserve to play.

No tour players need a last chance especially if they couldn't play the whole year for whatever reason. Also the quality of the field is strong and you would expect someone in form to make it

But it should always be limited to 2 players at max. If an international qualifier can't play PDC should always favour people from the same region to be the replacement

I think these things.

I increasingly think it's crucial to keep the value of a tour card high across the whole year. TCH floor qualifiers for Slam, WS Finals and Worlds are all about this. It may get a tad excessive in the case of the Slam where they give too many spots but I think the principle is very important. Maybe I'm going soft.

I still think if you win a ranking tournament during the season you should be in the slam, the Qualifiers should fill the remaining spots whether it be 8 or 1

Two spots is good. Provides a good day anyway watching on DartConnect

It really isn’t (This is about Rock if you cba to click the tweet)

TheMalteseDart wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 1:24 pm

It really isn’t (This is about Rock if you cba to click the tweet)

I fancy him actually

The Thorn wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 1:43 pm

TheMalteseDart wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 1:24 pm

It really isn’t (This is about Rock if you cba to click the tweet)

I fancy him actually

Bet you do

TheMalteseDart wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 1:48 pm

The Thorn wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 1:43 pm

TheMalteseDart wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 1:24 pm

It really isn’t (This is about Rock if you cba to click the tweet)

I fancy him actually

Bet you do

Tweet deleted

What was it?

DeepFriedRat wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 4:04 pm

TheMalteseDart wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 1:48 pm

The Thorn wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 1:43 pm

TheMalteseDart wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 1:24 pm

It really isn’t (This is about Rock if you cba to click the tweet)

I fancy him actually

Bet you do

Tweet deleted

What was it?

Saying Rock at 14/1 is a great ew price for the Worlds

World Championship Qualification watch

1 Michael Smith 1192.25
2 Michael van Gerwen 991
3 Peter Wright 827.25
4 Luke Humphries 508.25
5 Gerwyn Price 503.25
6 Danny Noppert 447.25
7 Nathan Aspinall 427.5
8 Dirk van Duijvenbode 419.75
9 Rob Cross 414
10 Dimitri Van den Bergh 379
11 Jonny Clayton 369.75
12 Dave Chisnall 369
13 Damon Heta 348.5
14 Ross Smith 323.25
15 Joe Cullen 315.5
16 Andrew Gilding 284.5
17 Chris Dobey 273.25
18 Ryan Searle 271
19 Gabriel Clemens 267
20 James Wade 266.25
21 Gary Anderson 254.25
22 Jose de Sousa 252
23 Josh Rock 238.75
24 Martin Schindler 238
25 Krzysztof Ratajski 224.75
26 Stephen Bunting 220.75
27 Daryl Gurney 200.25
28 Kim Huybrechts 188.5
29 Raymond van Barneveld 188.5
30 Brendan Dolan 172.5
31 Callan Rydz 172
32 Madars Razma 148.75
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33 Alan Soutar 144.75
34 Martin Lukeman 127.75
35 William O'Connor 124.75
36 Mervyn King 121.75


Pro Tour

1 Mike De Decker 30.5
2 Luke Woodhouse 26.25
3 Simon Whitlock 26.25
4 Ian White 25
5 Mario Vandenbogaerde 23.5
6 Steve Beaton 23.25
7 Ricardo Pietreczko 23.25
8 Keane Barry 22.75
9 Matt Campbell 22.5
10 Bradley Brooks 21.5
11 Richard Veenstra 21
12 Keegan Brown 20.5
13 Gian van Veen 20.25
14 Jim Williams 19.75
15 Dylan Slevin 18
16 William O'Connor 15.75
17 Niels Zonneveld 15.75
18 Andy Boulton 15.5
19 Jamie Hughes 15.5
20 Jermaine Wattimena 15.5
21 Lee Evans 15.25
22 Mickey Mansell 15
23 Martijn Kleermaker 14.75
24 Chris Landman 14.5
25 Steve Lennon 13.75
26 Ted Evetts 13.25
27 Mensur Suljovic 13.25
28 Ryan Meikle 13.25
29 Alan Soutar 12.75
30 Pascal Rupprecht 12.75
31 Jeffrey Sparidaans 12.5
32 Martin Lukeman 12.25
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33 Boris Krcmar 12.25
34 Ryan Joyce 12
35 Jurjen van der Velde 12
36 Connor Scutt 11.75



Selected others missing out currently

38. Ricky Evans 11.75
39. Scott Williams 11.75
82 Mervyn King 5.25
115 Adrian Lewis 2.5

TheMalteseDart wrote: ↑Thu Jul 06, 2023 5:54 pm

Good decision. We could get Gates, Taylor and Alex which would be ideal for standard

carpetbagging scum.

Just like David Platt used to... bloody english