: Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:10 pm  

Nemanja wrote:

A good thing about the tournament is that it shows that the divide between the BDO and the PDC, in terms of player quality, isn't as wide as people suggest.

I think at the top it is with Taylor Barney (if he can find his old form) and Wade being a class above, below say Terry Jenkins and Mervyn King in the rankings I think it is much of a muchness compared to the BDO but the likes of Part, Hamilton, Lewis, Mardle in particular are probably not as good as their rankings suggest and are equivalent standard to the likes of O'Shea, Fitton, Waites who would only improve if they went across to the PDC as they would have to raise their games on a more regular basis just to compete at the players championship level.

: Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:00 pm  

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_s ... 370290.stm Looks like the PDC/BDO merger may be back on...........possibly.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_s ... 370290.stm Looks like the PDC/BDO merger may be back on...........possibly.

: Fri Nov 20, 2009 5:29 pm  

espanyolswan wrote:

I think at the top it is with Taylor Barney (if he can find his old form) and Wade being a class above, below say Terry Jenkins and Mervyn King in the rankings I think it is much of a muchness compared to the BDO but the likes of Part, Hamilton, Lewis, Mardle in particular are probably not as good as their rankings suggest and are equivalent standard to the likes of O'Shea, Fitton, Waites who would only improve if they went across to the PDC as they would have to raise their games on a more regular basis just to compete at the players championship level.

Tony O'Shea has really impressed me again this week. I hope he wins the BDO World's in January. He always seems like a nice lad, and plays decent darts.

: Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:01 pm  

Nemanja wrote:

Tony O'Shea has really impressed me again this week. I hope he wins the BDO World's in January. He always seems like a nice lad, and plays decent darts.

Met a few people on Saturday there who know him and were down to support and they said he really is how he comes across on TV and I would have no complaints if he was to win the World Champs (or even the Grand Slam).

: Fri Nov 20, 2009 9:20 pm  

Great darts from Whitlock tonight .

: Fri Nov 20, 2009 9:23 pm  

B0NES wrote:

Great darts from Whitlock tonight .

Needs to base himself over here and really push up those rankings by playing (and probably beating) top class opposition week in week out.

He's good now so how good he could be playing on the circuit regularly is anyones guess but he surely could do what King has done since joining the PDC.

: Fri Nov 20, 2009 9:52 pm  

espanyolswan wrote:

Needs to base himself over here and really push up those rankings by playing (and probably beating) top class opposition week in week out.

He's good now so how good he could be playing on the circuit regularly is anyones guess but he surely could do what King has done since joining the PDC.

He needs a sponsor so he can play more on the PDC circuit. Apparently , He's got something lined up for next year.

: Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:03 pm  

B0NES wrote:

He needs a sponsor so he can play more on the PDC circuit. Apparently , He's got something lined up for next year.

Makes sense, it would be nice if he could get a package together as he is a quality player.

: Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:01 pm  

The Grand Slam just gets better and better and I can not remember a tournament producing so many classic games in such a short space of time.

I think some PDC players will be starting to worry about a merger as they could do with the likes of Waite and O'Shea staying exactly where they are and only have to worry about facing them this week every year.

: Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:03 pm  

some good darts matches there

no wonder the merger is back on