Neilly Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 First Round Draw Michael van Gerwen (1) v Joe Cullan Stuart Kellett (32) v Kim Viljanen (Finland) v Sascha Stein (Germany) Terry Jenkins (16) v John Webber Justin Pipe (17) v Lawrence Ryder Dave Chisnall ( v Ryan de Vreede Paul Nicholson (25) v Benito van de Pas Robert Thornton (9) v Andrew Gilding Ronnie Baxter (24) v Scott McKenzie/Daryl Gurney (Northern Ireland) Peter Wright (5) v Gerwyn Price Andy Smith (28) v Ronny Huybrechts Andy Hamilton (12) v Dave Richardson Steve Beaton (21) v Kyle Anderson Gary Anderson (4) v Mark McGrath (New Zealand) v Scott Kirchner (USA) Jelle Klaasen (29) v Christian Kist Wes Newton (13) v PDPA Qualifier Runner-Up v Daryl Gurney (Northern Ireland) Kevin Painter (20) v Boris Koltsov (Russia) v Haruki Muramatsu (Japan) Phil Taylor (2) v Jyhan Artut Mark Webster (31) v Ron Meulenkamp Ian White (15) v Jani Haavisto (Finland) v John Michael (Greece) Kim Huybrechts (18) v Micky Mansell Simon Whitlock (7) v Darren Webster Dean Winstanley (26) v Wayne Jones Mervyn King (10) v Max Hopp Vincent van der Voort (23) v John Henderson James Wade (6) v Jamie Lewis Stephen Bunting (27) v Jermaine Wattimena (Netherlands) v Robert Marijanovic (Croatia) Brendan Dolan (11) v Nolan Arendse (South Africa) v Alex Hon (Hong Kong) Michael Smith (22) v Mensur Sujlovic Adrian Lewis (3) v Dave Pallett John Part (30) v Keegan Brown Raymond van Barneveld (14) v Roby-John Rodriguez Jamie Caven (19) v Jason Hogg Prelim Round: Christian Perez (Philippines) v Cristo Reyes (Spain) Jani Haavisto (Finland) v John Michael (Greece) Nolan Arendse (South Africa) v Alex Hon (Hong Kong) Boris Koltsov (Russia) v Haruki Muramatsu (Japan) Kim Viljanen (Finland) v Sascha Stein (Germany) Mark McGrath (New Zealand) v Scott Kirchner (USA) Jermaine Wattimena (Netherlands) v Robert Marijanovic (Croatia) PDPA Qualifier Runner-Up v Daryl Gurney (Northern Ireland) Klassen/Kist looks the tie of the round for me. As for the seeds I would expect Part, Beaton and Barney in particular to be in some trouble. Gerwyn Price is one to watch out for against Peter Wright he has been smashing it in his first year on the tour. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snakebite Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 http://www.sporcle.com/games/supercert/players-with-12--world-darts-championship-appearances Decent wee quiz I got 37/48 which is better than I thought. I got 43. Didn't miss any obvious ones. Two of them are not playing now and the other three aren't in the top 32 of the PDC or BDO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_T_Y Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 NIce draw for big hendo although van der voort has been playing better on tv lately. I wouldn't be suprised to see 10 seeds go out first round.Barney is no cert against wee rowby john.You would have to make Keegan Brown favourite against Part. Big Ben v Nicholson the unseeded player should be favourite also. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naitch Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Klassen/Kist looks the tie of the round for me. As for the seeds I would expect Part, Beaton and Barney in particular to be in some trouble. Gerwyn Price is one to watch out for against Peter Wright he has been smashing it in his first year on the tour. Would agree that those folk will be in trouble. Fancy Darren Webster to get past Whitlock as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naitch Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 The schedule is up... http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1ts5b9xjjr3iizr4io1hhpg25/title/william-hill-world-championship-schedule 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis Love III Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 As I like to do each year, a comparison between the World Championship from this year compared to five years ago. Which players have fallen away, gained, or even disappeared from the game entirely. Seeded Players - 2010 World Championship. Players in Bold are in the 2015 Field. Their Current Ranking Is In Brackets. 1. Phil Taylor (2) 2. Raymond van Barneveld (14) 3. James Wade (6) 4. John Part (31) 5. Mervyn King (10) 6. Terry Jenkins (16) 7. Ronnie Baxter (24) 8. Adrian Lewis (3) 9. Dennis Priestley (84) 10. Colin Lloyd (35) 11. Colin Osborne (52) 12. Alan Tabern (187) 13. Mark Walsh (41) 14. Andy Hamilton (12) 15. Kevin Painter (20) 16. Robert Thornton (9) 17. Wayne Mardle (N/A) 18. Vincent van der Voort (23) 19. Steve Beaton (21) 20. Peter Manley (N/A) 21. Mark Dudbridge (58) 22. Wayne Jones (37) 23. Denis Ovens (76) 24. Jelle Klaasen (30) 25. Wes Newton (13) 26. Jamie Caven (19) 27. Andy Smith (29) 28. Co Stompe (N/A) 29. Kirk Shepherd (101) 30. Michael van Gerwen (1) 31. Tony Eccles (N/A) 32. Roland Scholten (N/A) So, 13 of the PDC's Top 32 from 2010 aren't even in this year's Championship. Gary Anderson, Paul Nicholson, Peter Wright, Brendan Dolan, Mark Webster and Simon Whitlock were all unseeded qualifiers that year. They would soon supplant many of the PDC's old guard. Overall, of the 72 players who qualified for the Championship in 2010, only 29 are still there five years later. A startling turnover of players. Looking back ten years ago, as you would expect there is an even greater disparity in the field. Back then, 48 players qualified for the World Championship. PDC's Top 16 At The 2005 World Championship. 1. Colin Lloyd 2. Phil Taylor 3. Peter Manley 4. John Part 5. Roland Scholten 6. Ronnie Baxter 7. Kevin Painter 8. Wayne Mardle 9. Alan Warriner 10. Andy Jenkins 11. Dennis Smith 12. Denis Ovens 13. Mark Dudbridge 14. Steve Beaton 15. Dennis Priestley 16. Dave Askew Ten years on, Taylor, Part, Baxter, Painter and Beaton are the only ones still standing. Of the 48 that year, just 9 remain. The five mentioned above, along with James Wade, Andy Hamilton, Wes Newton and Wayne Jones. Time marches on! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naitch Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 It's back. Thank f**k for that! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naitch Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Right, just 24 hours to go before the greatest show on earth gets started. Sky are going all out for it as well with the Sky Sports Darts channel starting tomorrow at 6am. They're showing EVERY one of the last 21 Finals before this year's tournament gets under way at 7pm. Bring it on! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QosLoyal Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I boldly predict this will be Andersons year! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilly Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 That's my gut feeling as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Bet on Taylor cos I hate him so the money will at least console me if he wins. Had a couple of quid each way on Wade, Anderson and King. King seems a bit of a bellend but he's on good form (isn't he) and is 80-1. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binos123sam Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Think this could be wrights year tbh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naitch Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Sky have got a darts name generator on their website - http://skysports.dartsnamegenerator.com/ I've been christened The Arctic Hare. Terrific. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum-ayr Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Callum "Chuck" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 "the musket". I actually quite like that... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisleysaints Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 The Crab. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calum_gers Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 The Millipede. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis Love III Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Tried it twice. The first attempt saw me christened: "Kakapo". Then, after understandably having another go, I was awarded the moniker of "Cross River Gorilla". I think it's time to give up... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaKnollBoy Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 (edited) The Kingfisher, The Koala or The Knuckle Duster for me! Helps having a christian name with a few options. Edited December 18, 2014 by VillaKnollBoy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 The Dormouse. ROAR! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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