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11 Jan 15
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Real darts fans will be tuning in @ 6:00pm. 
No doubting this has been the best BDO World Championship for many a year. A Massive credit to the players who've gone beyond to reach high levels in their performances. What can be said of the Womens position in darts right now? I lost count how many 180s the Ladies hit in their semis and final matches - Simply Breathtaking arrers. Now onto the biggest darts match of the year...
BDO/Lakeside Championship 2015 - The Final - Best of 13 Sets - Martin Adams v Scott Mitchell
Wolfie's had a well publicised couple of years and Scotty dog has been itching to give the PDC tour a go. England's Greatest Ever Captain is chasing a 4th World Championship and many have slated him for not joining the pdc many years ago. How can you knock a man who stayed true, not only to his principles and values, but the sheer pride of Captaining and representing his Queen and Country. A true great in the world of darts. Ruthlessly celebrated when the winning double went in to seal Durrant's fate. A lesser/more respectful man would have simply turned and graciously shook his losing opponents hand. The difference between winners and losers was shown in a instant. The killer look in Wolfie's eye very reminiscent of Taylor - Both winners. I felt Glen's pain and his expression told us all we needed to know - A truly emotional moment.
Scotty's had a very good year on the tour. Winning several events, including mid to high 90's+ averages. His stats and form is running a true line in the worlds and he is a worthy finalist and no doubt would make for a worthy champion too. How much of a higher accolade could you get than a glowing endorsement from a genuine gentleman and great of our game in Bob Anderson. Bob has championed Scotty and said he should give the pdc a try. Another pushing for Scotty to move over is sports/darts comm legend Dave Lanning. Scott even did a Q&A session on fb prior to the worlds. (Who's laughing now)? Said he needed a minimum of £25k to justify giving the pdc tour a go. His current world champs winnings stands at £35k for runner up, £100k to the Champion.
I can hear Wolfie chipping away at Scotty telling him how great he has played all week and he now has the money to move and take on the big boys etc...Anything to get him to drop his level and intensity in his game. Scotty will be happy to have achieved his minimum goal. For Wolfie it's all about winning. He certainly lives up to his nickname. Best friend one minute, ruthless killer the next. Look at the odds - What a match up!
England's Greatest Ever Captain 8/11 v Scotty Dog 13/10
Who wins?
No doubting this has been the best BDO World Championship for many a year. A Massive credit to the players who've gone beyond to reach high levels in their performances. What can be said of the Womens position in darts right now? I lost count how many 180s the Ladies hit in their semis and final matches - Simply Breathtaking arrers. Now onto the biggest darts match of the year...
BDO/Lakeside Championship 2015 - The Final - Best of 13 Sets - Martin Adams v Scott Mitchell
Wolfie's had a well publicised couple of years and Scotty dog has been itching to give the PDC tour a go. England's Greatest Ever Captain is chasing a 4th World Championship and many have slated him for not joining the pdc many years ago. How can you knock a man who stayed true, not only to his principles and values, but the sheer pride of Captaining and representing his Queen and Country. A true great in the world of darts. Ruthlessly celebrated when the winning double went in to seal Durrant's fate. A lesser/more respectful man would have simply turned and graciously shook his losing opponents hand. The difference between winners and losers was shown in a instant. The killer look in Wolfie's eye very reminiscent of Taylor - Both winners. I felt Glen's pain and his expression told us all we needed to know - A truly emotional moment.
Scotty's had a very good year on the tour. Winning several events, including mid to high 90's+ averages. His stats and form is running a true line in the worlds and he is a worthy finalist and no doubt would make for a worthy champion too. How much of a higher accolade could you get than a glowing endorsement from a genuine gentleman and great of our game in Bob Anderson. Bob has championed Scotty and said he should give the pdc a try. Another pushing for Scotty to move over is sports/darts comm legend Dave Lanning. Scott even did a Q&A session on fb prior to the worlds. (Who's laughing now)? Said he needed a minimum of £25k to justify giving the pdc tour a go. His current world champs winnings stands at £35k for runner up, £100k to the Champion.
I can hear Wolfie chipping away at Scotty telling him how great he has played all week and he now has the money to move and take on the big boys etc...Anything to get him to drop his level and intensity in his game. Scotty will be happy to have achieved his minimum goal. For Wolfie it's all about winning. He certainly lives up to his nickname. Best friend one minute, ruthless killer the next. Look at the odds - What a match up!
England's Greatest Ever Captain 8/11 v Scotty Dog 13/10
Who wins?
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 with 3 world titles Wolfie already stands as one of the true all time greats of darts just wonder how much last night will have taken out of him, should be a great watch either way |
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Durrant should have had him yesterday but bottled it in the end. 2 schools of thought I suppose - yesterday was the scare and adams now goes on to win it. Or that was almost like a final and it would have taken a lot out of him hence not being able to back it up. You'd think Adams' experience will prevent the 2nd. Also question whether Mitchell has it mentally to win. Can potentially see similar to yesterday in that Mitchell gets in a position to win but starts thinking about it too much when it matters.
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7/10 England's Greatest Captain - Averages and Darts Per Leg*
1st round: 94.11 (15.97*) 2nd round: 89.37 (16.82*) 1/4 final: 93.84 (15.85*) Semi final: 97.92 (15.35*) v 13/10 Scott Mitchell - Averages & Darts Per Leg* 1st round: 92.55 (16.24*) 2nd round: 93.12 (16.14*) 1/4 final: 96.00 (15.66*) Semi final: 93.27 (16.11*) Averages stats aside - The sequence of winning legs in both semi final matches were top class. Especially in the 2nd semi, with endless legs of 15 darts or less. Wolfie raised his game (and his average) to beat Durrant, otherwise it would have been curtains. THE BDO is the new PDC = A throw back to the BDO of old  |
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Please God not Rolfie again.
Any man who walks an invisible dog onto a stage surely deserves to be a World Champion. |
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It was unfortunate that Durrant missed a dart for the match, or was it two darts, I could hardly contain my excitement? He wired the double, far from bottled it, and what he should at least take away from the devastating loss is the finish on the bull when Wolfie was on a double for the match. That should stand him in good stead for the future. Wolfie's 58 (and a half) and getting better and better with each match.
I thought the same age scenario with taylor v ando. 3 tough matches in 3 days might creep up on him. Though he did have 3 darts in hand to go clear of ando, so who knows which Wolfie turns up? Women can make you, yet ruin you as the past few years have shown. Regular nights of gravy have got the wolf hungry for more... |
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Durrant had 3 for it. Wired double 16, hit single 8 right in corner when going for d16 again and think he might have missed bull as well?
Would love to see Mitchell win it but if Adams plays like he did last night he wins. Only worry would be the adrenaline and drama might have taken something out of him as he is almost 60 |
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60? Wolfie's nearer to 59
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That Adams/Durrant semi was an exceptional game in terms of quality & excitement and I thought it was a shame the averages dropped off late on as that match deserved both players to hit the ton mark - that's a regular occurrence in the PDC but the majority of those games haven't had me on the edge of my seat like I was last night - averages going through the roof is great for the game but they're not everything and sub-tons don't necessarily mean a mediocre match.
Durrant has been a revelation throughout this tournament and I think he shaded this one despite being the loser - I have a slight recollection from last year that he was quietly fancied for a debutant and he was relatively short in the betting...anyone remember what price? I think it's very harsh to say he 'bottled it' just because he had match darts...as clichéd as it sounds, in classic encounters like that one of them has to lose. Bottling it is what Merv King did against James Wade...not wiring three darts in the biggest match of Glen's life! I can't ever remember Adams playing that well before and he showed tremendous bottle on a number of occasions (especially the 136 finish which I think levelled at 4-4 instead of going 5-3 down) that were absolutely crucial...something I didn't think he had in him. I'd wager that D&B's been quietly nursing his horn over what's been a great tournament I hope Scott Mitchell wins as I reckon he's won many of us doubters over with some exceptinal finishing but I suspect Wolfie will have his measure and Mitchell revert to type...folding like a pack of cards in the pocket of a cheap suit hanging in an MFI wardrobe  I want to be wrong so I hope Scott reads this and it fires him up to have the same effect as my post about Jeff 'The First Time Cottager' Smith clearly did for the Canadian |
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anyone got any 180 stats?
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Cracking game last night... arguably better than any game of the recent PDC World Champs... Scotty @ 6/5 will do for me...
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im so excited,and i just cant hide it
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Surprised that Mitchell's the outsider here, will be punting accordingly..
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lay the fav
then lay the fav at the end of each set GREEN UP when you feel like it |
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Ted & Ray looked like a pair of lovers at that tiny table...all they were missing was a candle & a glass of wine each
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pic.twitter.com/mFtpaAK9rQ
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Where's the like button?
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Going to be a tight squeeze on that balcony tonight
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Looks like the cosy table's been fcuked off for it looking too gay a scene
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pic.twitter.com/uVtsz4e9uY
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SY - they've probably checked out Wolfie's squeeze and figured they've got a decent chance of getting back to his lair
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lol, will be hundreds of screaming women there tonight
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Darts Booze........ hi mate where is the best results site to use......... I`m looking on BDO.COM but I can`t find the stats on this year`s results Lakeside (i.e 180s, e.t.c
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i bet wolfy and trina are sitting in a jacuzzi studying each others stems as we type
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Wolfie giving her some tungsten
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Easygold - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_BDO_World_Darts_Championship
That's as good as anything...the BDO website is appalling  |
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Triple b, Goldy, I've got wolfie's last 2 matches if that's of use?
wolfie 6x180 in 25 legs (6 sets) v ross - wolfie 180 every 4.17 legs (1/4 final) wolfie 15x180 in 49 legs (11 sets) v durrant - wolfie 180 every 3.27 legs (semi final) wolfie 180 every 3.52 legs (17 sets) (1/4 final & semi final only) |
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Has to be said this has been a great week of darts. Really enjoyed it. Some good characters, good games.
Womens darts been superb and both BT and BBC presentations struck a good balance. Skys coverage can be a little too polished at times, they concentrate purely on the darts now whereas been more background/fun stuff on the lakeside coverage. |
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Cheers Navel
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Agreed Step...even though there's a real creepy 'keep it in the family' atmosphere around the Lakeside - it's like you'd imagine a venue from The League Of Gentlemen to be!
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Rob Walker & Colin Murray are always greasily touching the people they interview...they're like Royston Vasey's local shop proprietors!
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What's been most refreshing is not fcuking off to the adverts after sets 1,2,4,5,7,9
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They had a darts team at The Slaughtered Lamb didn't they?
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Agree with everyone has been a great week totally enjoyed it.
One complaint is the camera work has been a joke at times,why do we need to see their faces when they are throwing then the dart board after it's thrown. |
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Last night's averages were:
Glen Durrant 99.87 Martin Adams 97.92 That's rather ironic for Glen as we were all bemused by Karel Sedlacek losing with 99.57 to him - as the saying goes, what comes around... |
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agree big rob, that`s all down to knowing the finish by the camera man
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Big Rob - even GRANTCKING has probably enjoyed it (though reluctantly) like the rest of us
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Wolfie throwing first
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