The Other Darts

[Frutos]

Yes.

Jimmy Hendriks Player Profile

 

[Frutos]

It's somewhat ironic that for years Olly Croft and Martin Adams's big gripe was that the PDC was the Phil Taylor Show, but hasn't the BDO become all about Adams?

Not this year, out already.

 

[Sussax]

The f***ing Dutch...

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Knock the BDO as much as you like,but where do you think Hearn/Taylor & PDC get their player's from ?

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Bit like saying stop all non-league and league football,if you are good you work your way up the ladder.

 

[SeagullSongs]

This game is f***ing shit, 24 dart finish...

Jesus. I'm not exaggerating when I say that EVEN I could do that.

 

[Garage_Doors]

What channel is it on.

 

[Sussax]

What channel is it on.

Was on BBC 2, not on anymore unless it's live on another channel, highlights on BBC2 at 11pm.

 

[Frutos]

Bit like saying stop all non-league and league football,if you are good you work your way up the ladder.

I wasn't advocating stopping it, just pointing out how two-bob it is by comparison to the PDC.

As a stepping stone to the big league it serves its purpose, but trying to convince people that their winner is comparable to the PDC Champion or that the Number One in their rankings really is the best player in the world is no more than delusion these days.

 

[Sussax]

I wasn't advocating stopping it, just pointing out how two-bob it is by comparison to the PDC.

As a stepping stone to the big league it serves its purpose, but trying to convince people that their winner is comparable to the PDC Champion or that the Number One in their rankings really is the best player in the world is no more than delusion these days.

You've got more chance of seeing a 9 darter in the PDC, than seeing than seeing a 180 in the BDO.
Good viewing though, Darts are very rarely on without having pay for any other channels.

 

[Muhammad - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

to put the BDO into perspective, I played Les Wallace, the 1997 BDO world champ, 4 times that year and won 4 times. the last was 5-0 in a competition 5 weeks before he won the title.
ok, i was playing county at the time, but to be fair..none of the players around at that time would've pulled up trees in the PDC

 

[Knightsworld]

Was on BBC 2, not on anymore unless it's live on another channel, highlights on BBC2 at 11pm.

It's also on ESPN

 

[Tooting Gull]

I just don't understand why the BBC demean themselves covering it any more at such expense for two weeks. It's like sending your outside broadcast units off to Hackney Marshes to cover the football for a fortnight.

 

[Garage_Doors]

Was on BBC 2, not on anymore unless it's live on another channel, highlights on BBC2 at 11pm.

Thank you.

 

[Napper]

shame , used to be amazing

 

[BensGrandad]

Prior to the PDC The News of The World Darts Champion was looked on to be the best around; how times have changed.

 

[big nuts]

to put the BDO into perspective, I played Les Wallace, the 1997 BDO world champ, 4 times that year and won 4 times. the last was 5-0 in a competition 5 weeks before he won the title.
ok, i was playing county at the time, but to be fair..none of the players around at that time would've pulled up trees in the PDC

Impressive - I once had a dart for a 13 dart 501 missed but took it out in 14 - this again was when I was playing pretty regularly.

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

Prior to the PDC The News of The World Darts Champion was looked on to be the best around; how times have changed.

280,000 entrants

Best of 3 legs

Way harder to win than anything today !!

 

[big nuts]

no atmosphere from the crowd its shit compared to the pdc darts

At least there watching it! Genuine darts fans rather than lads on the piss with little or no interest.

 

[BensGrandad]

280,000 entrants

Best of 3 legs

Way harder to win than anything today !!

Longer road to the final but not sure that it was harder with only the best of 3 legs rather than the PDC Best of 13 sets of 3.