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    World Darts Championships 2018-19

    The biggest dart tournament started yesterday at the Alexandra Palace. Interesting story lines coming into this one. The current world champion Rob Cross has had a rough season and is getting back into form. Peter Wright world #2 had health issues at the beginning of the year and continues to change his darts on a weekly basis. Michael Van Gerwen has shown to be human as the world #1. Raymond VanBarneveld has announced his retirement coming after next year.

    Some of the young guns have plans to upset and gain the biggest title.


    Only on the second day, with final on New Years Day and there have been some great matches already.

    The BBC is carrying it live stream which is outstanding also.
    It is wrong and ultimately self-defeating for a nation of immigrants to permit the kind of abuse of our immigration laws we have seen in recent years and we must stop it.
    Bill Clinton 1995, State of the Union Address

    "When they go low - we go High" great motto - too bad it was a sack of bullshit. DNC election mantra
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  • #2
    It's funny that it's on the BBC on there. Here Sky own the rights to the PDC, and the BBC shows the BDO World championships after Xmas.

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    • #3
      DraftKings here in NJ - which now has legal sports betting, even on darts - has
      "First Dart of the Match - Treble 20"

      Richard North v Robert Marijanovich
      YES +220
      NO -335

      um, I'm going to sit that one out
      finished 10th in this 37th yr in 11-team-only NL 5x5
      own picks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 in April 2022 1st-rd farmhand draft
      won in 2017 15 07 05 04 02 93 90 84

      SP SGray 16, TWalker 10, AWood 10, Price 3, KH Kim 2, Corbin 10
      RP Bednar 10, Bender 10, Graterol 2
      C Stallings 2, Casali 1
      1B Votto 10, 3B ERios 2, 1B Zimmerman 2, 2S Chisholm 5, 2B Hoerner 5, 2B Solano 2, 2B LGarcia 10, SS Gregorius 17
      OF Cain 14, Bader 1, Daza 1

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      • #4
        Peter Wright out gets upset in his first round match last night. Biggest upset so far in the tournament.
        It is wrong and ultimately self-defeating for a nation of immigrants to permit the kind of abuse of our immigration laws we have seen in recent years and we must stop it.
        Bill Clinton 1995, State of the Union Address

        "When they go low - we go High" great motto - too bad it was a sack of bullshit. DNC election mantra

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        • #5
          Originally posted by baldgriff View Post
          Peter Wright out gets upset in his first round match last night. Biggest upset so far in the tournament.
          You can keep me updated .... I'll start watching (maybe the odd wager) from the Quarters.

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          • #6
            Van Barneveld out after playing poorly.

            Darren Webster loses to Vincent Van der Voort. Funny looking match! Darren Webster is maybe 5' 5" and Van der Voort is about 6' 4" - Webster had to jump to look him in the eyes. Webster was the seeded player and just had nothing going at all in the match. Losing 3-0
            It is wrong and ultimately self-defeating for a nation of immigrants to permit the kind of abuse of our immigration laws we have seen in recent years and we must stop it.
            Bill Clinton 1995, State of the Union Address

            "When they go low - we go High" great motto - too bad it was a sack of bullshit. DNC election mantra

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            • #7
              Fantastic action in this tournament so far. 6 of the top 16 players have been upset so far. Its really been quite exciting to watch - and the upsets have been amazing. Some guys lifting their games way above what they have been doing in the past.
              It is wrong and ultimately self-defeating for a nation of immigrants to permit the kind of abuse of our immigration laws we have seen in recent years and we must stop it.
              Bill Clinton 1995, State of the Union Address

              "When they go low - we go High" great motto - too bad it was a sack of bullshit. DNC election mantra

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              • #8
                When it comes to sports names, only a professional baseball player could be named Oil Can Boyd. Only a professional football player could be named Dick Butkus.

                Only a professional dart player could be named Vincent Van der Voort.

                Sounds like a Dr. Seuss character...
                "When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less."
                "The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things."
                "The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master - that's all."

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by senorsheep View Post
                  When it comes to sports names, only a professional baseball player could be named Oil Can Boyd. Only a professional football player could be named Dick Butkus.

                  Only a professional dart player could be named Vincent Van der Voort.

                  Sounds like a Dr. Seuss character...
                  Hes about 6'4". There are some fairly large guys that play darts.
                  It is wrong and ultimately self-defeating for a nation of immigrants to permit the kind of abuse of our immigration laws we have seen in recent years and we must stop it.
                  Bill Clinton 1995, State of the Union Address

                  "When they go low - we go High" great motto - too bad it was a sack of bullshit. DNC election mantra

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by baldgriff View Post
                    There are some fairly large guys that play darts.
                    Ain't that the truth.
                    "When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less."
                    "The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things."
                    "The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master - that's all."

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                    • #11
                      The extra ballast prevents them from toppling over.

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                      • #12
                        Extra weight stabalizes the shot and there's no need for athleticism in the sport at all.
                        That and it's played in bars.

                        No wonder its popular for large men.

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                        • #13
                          For some reason, it amuses me to hear "real sports" vernacular applied to activities whose participants are largely fat old bar slobs.
                          "When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less."
                          "The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things."
                          "The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master - that's all."

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                          • #14
                            And Gerwyn Price - former Rugby player (and actually in really good shape) - is OUT!!! Another in the top 16 sent packing.

                            Interesting that many of these upsets have happened after being up 2 sets to 0 and losing 3 to 2.

                            Great tournament action - fun to watch!
                            It is wrong and ultimately self-defeating for a nation of immigrants to permit the kind of abuse of our immigration laws we have seen in recent years and we must stop it.
                            Bill Clinton 1995, State of the Union Address

                            "When they go low - we go High" great motto - too bad it was a sack of bullshit. DNC election mantra

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by baldgriff View Post
                              And Gerwyn Price - former Rugby player (and actually in really good shape) - is OUT!!!
                              His center of gravity was too high.

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