"The draw could really open up for this player" - Matthew Edgar touts surprising 500-1 outshot as potential World Darts Championship dark horse
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Later tonight, the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship finally gets underway at the Alexandra Palace in London. For 96 of the world's best darters, the time to perform has arrived. Every year, there is always one name who comes from the pack to make a surprisingly deep run and ex-pro turned pundit Matthew Edgar thinks he knows who that man could be this year.
"There's value everywhere (to potential bettors). But one thing I would say, is stay away from the top half of the draw. Reason being, you've got the two Lukes (Humphries and Littler ed.) and you've got some real hard hitting seed there that are in good form," analyses Edgar, himself a three-time PDC World Darts Championship competitor, for OLBG. "So if you're looking for value, look at the bottom half."
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After having scanned the bottom half of the draw himself, Edgar had picked out a potential dark horse. "I've got a really surprising one actually and I just think the draw could really open up for this player," he explains tantalisingly. "He's a player who's been around for a long time on the professional scene, who's never really had a crowning moment. He got to the final of the World Cup, he had a good run at the UK Open a couple of years ago..."
So who is this mystery man? "I wouldn't be surprised to see William O'Connor go on a bit of a run here," Edgar finally reveals. "Completely out of left field, 500-1, you'd think, surely not? But the way the draw could open up for William O'Connor, I think he could exploit that. And if he plays the game I know he's got, he could be someone at value.
In the opening round at the Alexandra Palace, O'Connor faces off against Dylan Slevin on the evening of Friday, December 20th.
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- Imagine what he'd be like if he done it on TV.medinabello15-12-2024
- Moot point Wattemina will beat him anyways so he will have an early Xmas after all.medinabello15-12-2024
- Grow up mate it's a game of darts surely a player has the capacity to play more than 1 best of 5 set match in one evening.medinabello15-12-2024
- Modus will be good for him. Great comp.medinabello15-12-2024
- I'm with Asp here. If they moan about it don't pick them. Simple as.medinabello15-12-2024
- We don't need the Saudi's money and prohibitive laws. Simply take the World's to other countries like Germany, Holland, Scotland, Poland, Belgium. Not only will you get sell out crowds with bigger venues but it will also freshen up the comp a bit. Let's face it Ally Pally is getting a bit boring now. Imagine 10,000 in Berlin, Rotterdam, Brussels etc.medinabello15-12-2024
- Am probably going to be in a small minority, i would not miss the walk ons, best part used to be the lovely ladies which obviously now makes me a misogynist. Its all part of the razzamatazz show business side and its not that long so not something that winds me up however some of the walk on choices are abysmal while some work, MVG and Seven Nation Army being an example. Dimi the Dancer is / was just awful and Peter Wrights is old hat now.Mysstree14-12-2024
- It’s filling the Sky schedule and generating the revenue. Tournament goes on to long could easily shave a couple of days off with more matches each day. I agree that perhaps all first round matches should be played first.Mysstree12-12-2024
- Wright deserved to be selected for the premier league last year. He was the only player besides Humphries to win a major (European Championships) in the back half of the year. And he was still ranked in the top 8. Plus he's a draw for fans, let's face it that's a big factor.Matilda6212-12-2024
- The game needs Lewis,he's a top bloke. If they put wright in the premier league last year,they can give Lewis a tour card. He has nothing to proverick6710-12-2024