BDO Lakeside starts today.

[Hillian1]

Thud Thud Thud

26

Thud Thud Thud

7

Martin you require 2.

Love it me.

 

[Soulman]

This for a 23 dart finish............

 

[Ninja Elephant]

It's like the human version of darts. I like seeing Barney and Michael Smith yesterday battering in the 11 dart legs, probably averaging what, 14/15 dart legs?

And then you get the BDO which is more like yourself, down the pub with a mate and every now and then finding a big treble but more often than not finding a treble 1 and halving yourself down from 32 to 16 to 8, 4, 2 and then the magic of a double 1 duet, 50 darts into a leg.

Also, the BDO provide a number of players for the PDC so it's not a complete joke of a competition, it's just the Championship standard of Darts compared to the PDC incredible standard.

 

[atfc village]

Alan Norris did alright in The PDC less than a year after joining from The BDO. Tony O' Shea knocked out.

 

[Elvis]

How much are the cheesy chips?

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Not so long ago, the BDO wasn’t that much weaker: in the 2007 championship the top six seeds were Van Gerwen, Adams, Gary Anderson, Jelle Klaasen, Mervyn King and Simon Whitlock – all but Adams have since made a mark in the PDC. And while Phil Taylor is undisputedly the greatest player ever, he didn’t have much to beat in the PDC from the late-90s to the mid-2000s.

Ok a year old piece but still relevant.

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/bl...nship-faltering-relic-worth-clinging-to-darts

 

[TomandJerry]

The dreaded double one

 

[Lenny Rider]

Apparently it's the last year on the BBC as part of the budget cuts and sadly it is a pale shadow of its former self, however until the PDC's youth wing finally bears fruit it probably still has a place in the darts set up.

There still a large number of the PDC field at the Ally Pally who started at the Lakeside.

 

[atfc village]

Apparently it's the last year on the BBC as part of the budget cuts and sadly it is a pale shadow of its former self, however until the PDC's youth wing finally bears fruit it probably still has a place in the darts set up.

There still a large number of the PDC field at the Ally Pally who started at the Lakeside.

The last 4 all ex BDO.

 

[Lenny Rider]

The last 4 all ex BDO.

Did Lewis play at the Lakeside?

 

[Eagle Slayer]

Did Lewis play at the Lakeside?

He played in one tournament with the BDO but not at Lakeside then switched to PDC

 

[atfc village]

Did Lewis play at the Lakeside?

No he didn't , played BDO for a year before switching.

 

[Hampster Gull]

PDC seems more fun to a newbie

 

[Lenny Rider]

PDC seems more fun to a newbie

Faster that's for certain, currently watching Fitton vs Harbour, one for the purists.

 

[atfc village]

Faster that's for certain, currently watching Fitton vs Harbour, one for the purists.

Good game

 

[Lenny Rider]

Good game

Complete balls up with the scoring they told Harbour he needed 50 when he actually needed 40.

 

[Dave the OAP]

Fitten vs harbour is brilliant

 

[atfc village]

Fitten vs harbour is brilliant

Sudden Death

 

[Dave the OAP]

Sudden Death

Blimey..missed six match winning darts!

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Where do they bus these people in from? And why are they so happy?