And Rob Cross is another one in horrendous form. Him and Gurney can’t seem to buy a win at the momentWould love to see Price do that.
Wright- Clemens was a decent match. Mensur v Gurney is awful- thet've fallen off a cliff over the last two years.
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Ian White just beat van Gerwen 10-4 
Best I’ve seen Ian White play on TV
feck was that interview from Steve West 
I know right, came across as a right d**khead.feck was that interview from Steve West
Don’t worry Steve, we know your a much better player than Snakebite, and the only reason he won was because he had more luck 
Didn't think even Wade could beat Peterstone with a 94.5 average.
Clayton
Wow, I thought he'd won the leg at first too!Wade is a arrogant sore loser, hope Wright does him.
Heard my Dad cheer when he was practicing, thinking he had shot-out on 122 he hit T18 T18 D12
I wanted Devon to win it, think he would be great to have in the darts premier league with his power scoring
Expect Wright to out score Wade, and his finishing is too good going for 11-8 Wright
Heard my Dad cheer when he was practicing, thinking he had shot-out on 122 he hit T18 T18 D12
Ouch, wonder if anyone's ever done it on the 141 of a 9 darter?On the replay just of Clayton just now you can see Russ Bray shakes his head at him.
Tough call out of Wright/Wade.
Why the hate? Wright on song wins, but he was hit and miss in that semi.
He just comes across as a sore loser to me, doesn’t shows his opponent due respect. Great player though.
He's an odd guy, but has his issues tbf. His knack of winning scrappy matches is remarkable.
Reckon he needs to stick seven points on his average from the first game.
That Japanese guy, with his first 6 darts scored a total of 8 , and going for a finish missed the Bull hitting the 18 gave it a clenched fist celebration with Scotland on 20 which Thornton hit first dart.
, and going for a finish missed the Bull hitting the 18 gave it a clenched fist celebration with Scotland on 20 which Thornton hit first dart.Damn, that sounded entertaining. Just caught the last Dutch match- bottle job by the Spanish guy.Christ that Scotland team is, or was, very second string.
Great performance from Mensur from 3-0 down to beat M.Smith, think his avg in those last 4 legs must have been pushing 120
That was a great singles performance by Mensur, but that was a horrific last leg from the Austrians. Smith and Cross not exactly convincing- they seem to get on ok at least.
Wales must be favourites or thereabouts.
Wales must be favourites or thereabouts.
Simon blow that, great chance to beat Price
Don’t know what Cross was so angry at, I didn’t see Rowby-John do anything wrong, ok he was angry at himself for missing match darts
Can't believe that, he was phenomenal till then in those last few legs. Fecks sakes.
He was definitely pissed at him- presume it was for histrionics or going quite near him as he leaves the ok. He's hardly threatening though!
Think this is a mistake from Germany. I would have put Max Hopp V Price, as I would back Clemens to beat Clayton
Agree- the semis weren't great. Never seen so many missed match darts in a single day. Carrying the hope's of a nation on your flabby shoulders is clearly taking its toll.
Another TV final defeat for Michael Smith. Price kicking off with his first 3 darts throwing first (in the pairs) 180, 180, 177 & 131, good luck trying to break throw.
Maybe England should have put Smith 2nd then he would have thrown 1st vs Clayton & Price, (if he did beat Clayton)
Maybe England should have put Smith 2nd then he would have thrown 1st vs Clayton & Price, (if he did beat Clayton)
Would be harsh to chalk that down as another Smith final defeat imo. Wales were just the better team- Price's consistency is another level and I thought Clayton was very steady too- he's in the form of his life with sky high confidence after the German Open win.
Smith is such a streaky player, and Cross so out of form, that those two in a team over a short format was always a lottery.
Well done to Wales.
Some good looking Grand Slam of Darts groups
In bold is who I think will qualify
Group A
MVG
Joe Cullen
Gabriel Clemens
Adam Hunt
Group B
Gary Anderson
Simon Whitlock
Ryan Searl
Adam Gawlas
Group C
Micheal Smith
Krzysztof Ratajski
Jose de Sousa
Lisa Ashton
Group D
Rob Cross
Dave Chisnall
Luke Humphries
Justin Pipe
Group E
Peter Wright
Ian White
Devon Petersen
Dirk Van Duijvenbode
Group F
James Wade
Glen Durrant
Jermaine Wattimena
Damon Heta
Group G
Gerwyn Price
Jonny Clayton
Ryan Joyce
Mikuru Suzuki
Group H
Nathan Aspinall
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Ricky Evans
Wayne Warren
In bold is who I think will qualify
Group A
MVG
Joe Cullen
Gabriel Clemens
Adam Hunt
Group B
Gary Anderson
Simon Whitlock
Ryan Searl
Adam Gawlas
Group C
Micheal Smith
Krzysztof Ratajski
Jose de Sousa
Lisa Ashton
Group D
Rob Cross
Dave Chisnall
Luke Humphries
Justin Pipe
Group E
Peter Wright
Ian White
Devon Petersen
Dirk Van Duijvenbode
Group F
James Wade
Glen Durrant
Jermaine Wattimena
Damon Heta
Group G
Gerwyn Price
Jonny Clayton
Ryan Joyce
Mikuru Suzuki
Group H
Nathan Aspinall
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Ricky Evans
Wayne Warren
Cross from Group D and Durant from Group F. Agree with rest.
MVG acting the dickhead again i see. Got another player kicked out of a tournament with his bullying tactics
Groups A, C, E and F tough calls. Clemens in great form but him v Cullen probably a shootout. Also de Sousa and White or Van Duijvenbode have a chance. I'd fancy Durrant and Wattimena over Heta too.
Short format, so bound to be at least a couple of upsets.
Hmm, it's going to be a distraction during work tomorrow arvo.
EDIT:
A- MVG, Cullen
B- Ando, Whitlock
C- Smith, de Sousa
D- Chizzy, Cross
E- Wright, White
F- Wade, Wattimena
G- Price, Clayton
H- Asp, Dimitri
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Only Whitlock could end up taking 96 out with two double 19s!
Dimitri on fire, missing double 12 for the 9-darter.
EDIT: Averaged 114.85, a record for the Grand Slam. That was after missing three match darts too. Could've been 119. That was phenomenal.
EDIT: Averaged 114.85, a record for the Grand Slam. That was after missing three match darts too. Could've been 119. That was phenomenal.
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Gary Anderson won’t be qualifying if he plays like that in his next two matches.
Yeah he was lucky. I could only half hear his interview- heard him criticising players for lack of sportsmanship, then walking off. What exactly was he saying?
Didn’t hear his interview, turned off after the match.
@Jippy just listened to it, saying darts isn’t darts anymore, some people call it gamesmanship but he calls it cheating. People chirping in his ear when throwing. there’s a lot of sniffing then they should get tested again. And he will go to the back and tell them as well
Enjoyed that Clemens V Cullen game, just a shame it was first to 5 and not 10