Re: Another Darts Thread : Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:06 pm  

AaronBull wrote:

So the way I've researched and read it, 16 won tour cards at Q School, 9 from the Q School Order of Merit. There's a 128 player limit for events, so does that mean the top 103 in the world all automatically win tour cards?

It's 101 from PDC Order of Merit automatically win a tour card, 25 from the Q School and the last two go to Stacy Bromberg and Tricia Wright to make the 128.

Then, I think, if there's a shortfall in numbers for a tournament they'll use the Q School Order of Merit to make the numbers up.

Re: Another Darts Thread : Sat Jan 22, 2011 12:19 am  

Nobody's mentioned him, so still no PDC move for Waites? He really should move across now IMO.

Re: Another Darts Thread : Sat Jan 22, 2011 8:01 am  

carl_spackler wrote:

Nobody's mentioned him, so still no PDC move for Waites? He really should move across now IMO.

His wife was diagnosed with ME last year, so Waites hasn't been able to go full time. And before the diagnosis he needed to pull out of tournaments as it must have been a really worrying time not knowing what was wrong.

Re: Another Darts Thread : Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:24 am  

lister wrote:

His wife was diagnosed with ME last year, so Waites hasn't been able to go full time. And before the diagnosis he needed to pull out of tournaments as it must have been a really worrying time not knowing what was wrong.

Ah right. I hope he's able to do it soon though, it would be a real shame for him not to.

Re: Another Darts Thread : Tue Jan 25, 2011 12:31 pm  

I've never hid my admiration for Jamie Caven on here and below's a decent article on what he goes through http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/ ... ticle.html

I've never hid my admiration for Jamie Caven on here and below's a decent article on what he goes through http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/ ... ticle.html

Re: Another Darts Thread : Tue Jan 25, 2011 12:39 pm  

espanyolswan wrote: I've never hid my admiration for Jamie Caven on here and below's a decent article on what he goes through http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/ ... ticle.html Never realised he was diabeic or blind in one eye.

espanyolswan wrote: I've never hid my admiration for Jamie Caven on here and below's a decent article on what he goes through http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/ ... ticle.html Never realised he was diabeic or blind in one eye.

Re: Another Darts Thread : Wed Jan 26, 2011 12:22 am  

Grand Slam of Darts to be shown on Sky Sports for the next 3 years.

Great, another tournament that will have the usual Taylor wankfest in it. ITV's coverage was fantastic, very neutral, and listening to Peter Drury and John Rawling was a refreshing change. Now it's another tournament where I have to make do with John Gwynne and that idiot Waddell.

Re: Another Darts Thread : Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:33 pm  

There's a good couple of interviews in the latest podcast of The Wrong Bed (a non-affiliated podcast that covers issues and tournaments in both the BDO & the PDC. Available on iTunes and http://www.justinirwin.com) Scott Waites said people (mainly journalists) have been ignoring him since a day or two after his GSOD win, including those at The Lakeside where he was almost alluding to people blanking because they thought he was going to be moving to the PDC. Mark Walsh also has a good rant about going 2 years without Sky interviewing him despite him being the top player at all the non-TV ('floor')events but Sky will make time for "Red carpet players", which he acknowledges is fair enough in some cases but when those players are being interviewed even when they lose and other players aren't getting any TV exposure after winning it is frustrating

There's a good couple of interviews in the latest podcast of The Wrong Bed (a non-affiliated podcast that covers issues and tournaments in both the BDO & the PDC. Available on iTunes and http://www.justinirwin.com) Scott Waites said people (mainly journalists) have been ignoring him since a day or two after his GSOD win, including those at The Lakeside where he was almost alluding to people blanking because they thought he was going to be moving to the PDC. Mark Walsh also has a good rant about going 2 years without Sky interviewing him despite him being the top player at all the non-TV ('floor')events but Sky will make time for "Red carpet players", which he acknowledges is fair enough in some cases but when those players are being interviewed even when they lose and other players aren't getting any TV exposure after winning it is frustrating

Re: Another Darts Thread : Thu Jan 27, 2011 10:19 pm  

looks like the PC's finals maybe a live internet stream.

I'm off for the Friday night session...gutted i wont see Priestley...but it does seem like the best night of the first round

Re: Another Darts Thread : Thu Jan 27, 2011 10:24 pm  

The Boy TC wrote: There's a good couple of interviews in the latest podcast of The Wrong Bed (a non-affiliated podcast that covers issues and tournaments in both the BDO & the PDC. Available on iTunes and http://www.justinirwin.com) Scott Waites said people (mainly journalists) have been ignoring him since a day or two after his GSOD win, including those at The Lakeside where he was almost alluding to people blanking because they thought he was going to be moving to the PDC. Mark Walsh also has a good rant about going 2 years without Sky interviewing him despite him being the top player at all the non-TV ('floor')events but Sky will make time for "Red carpet players", which he acknowledges is fair enough in some cases but when those players are being interviewed even when they lose and other players aren't getting any TV exposure after winning it is frustrating Thanks for the heads up mate, I'll give that a go over the weekend. Sounds like a decent listen that one. Up the Dons wrote: looks like the PC's finals maybe a live internet stream. I'm off for the Friday night session...gutted i wont see Priestley...but it does seem like the best night of the first round Is it on tele? I thought this one usually was on TV but I may be wrong.

The Boy TC wrote: There's a good couple of interviews in the latest podcast of The Wrong Bed (a non-affiliated podcast that covers issues and tournaments in both the BDO & the PDC. Available on iTunes and http://www.justinirwin.com) Scott Waites said people (mainly journalists) have been ignoring him since a day or two after his GSOD win, including those at The Lakeside where he was almost alluding to people blanking because they thought he was going to be moving to the PDC. Mark Walsh also has a good rant about going 2 years without Sky interviewing him despite him being the top player at all the non-TV ('floor')events but Sky will make time for "Red carpet players", which he acknowledges is fair enough in some cases but when those players are being interviewed even when they lose and other players aren't getting any TV exposure after winning it is frustrating Thanks for the heads up mate, I'll give that a go over the weekend. Sounds like a decent listen that one. Up the Dons wrote: looks like the PC's finals maybe a live internet stream. I'm off for the Friday night session...gutted i wont see Priestley...but it does seem like the best night of the first round Is it on tele? I thought this one usually was on TV but I may be wrong.