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02-08-2021 09:06
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02-08-2021 09:03
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28-07-2021 14:37
28-07-2021 14:24
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13-04-2021 03:52
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doublemonkey
good luck to the guy. shame he didn't get his dues from the final. he's a strong player.02-08-2021 09:37
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doublemonkey
i reckon DVB can definitely win the world championship. whether that makes him no.1 is slightly irrelevant. if you feel as a player you can beat anybody in any match in any given tournament then you are a top, top player and you are in the highest echelon of players. only one person can win the WC and the money that goes with it. the draw is super important. things happen out of the players control. maybe you missed a double you usually make. the best player doesn't always win a tourney. if DVB can keep his mental frame of mind positive (which he clearly works on) then he'll win a bunch of tourneys in the future.02-08-2021 09:35
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doublemonkey
sooooo. who's playing?02-08-2021 09:06
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doublemonkey
fair play wes for sure. fair play to the other dude too for burying the next two in the treble for the maximum!02-08-2021 09:03
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doublemonkey
I hate to admit it but i think its unlikely we'll see the MVG of a few years ago when every match was an event and you thought he might average 167. he's lost parts of every part of his game. his heavy scoring has left him there's loads of non-treble visits which used to be counted on one hand over a match a few years ago. his set up play isn't as sharp, those vicious two-dart 87's and 94's just don't go in anywhere near as frequently anymore. he misses clutches of doubles regularly. he either needs to practice double 16 for a month straight or leave it alone because its getting him into trouble. the reduction of scoring means the missed doubles sting him because opponents are on their doubles and get given extra opportunities. Everything gets amplified by the way players aren't anywhere near as scared of him as they used to be and so the cycle continues. he's still a top, top player of course. he just made the semi of a major. but it was the first time for a long while that i looked at the semi final lineup and thought, 'MVG is the least likely to win the tournament'. mardle usually talks balls but i think the practice board comment is an interesting one. opponents regularly came out beaten before they played The Power and to a lesser extent against MVG. if his practice routine is perceived as another sign of fragility in MVG by the other players this only helps fuel their fires and makes things tougher for Michael. Hope he comes all the way back. MVG in full flow is the best thing to watch in darts by a country mile.28-07-2021 14:37
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doublemonkey
Why is Fallon sherrock in this picture? Lisa Ashton should be the poster girl/lady for women's darts. she battled through Q school and has been playing the men for nearly two seasons and has picked up some solid scalps along the way. sherrock had a decent run and won a couple of matches against guys who were sh!tting themselves about losing. her triple figure finishing was very unusual and she's done nothing since. Lisa Ashton should be the one featured on every women's darts feature.28-07-2021 14:24
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doublemonkey
So sad to hear about the Viking passing. he was a great character in a time of many great characters. wonderful thrower16-07-2021 07:37
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doublemonkey
all you do is comment and say how you met the players. did you ever throw a dart? so tedious. i've meta a million muppets13-07-2021 16:31
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doublemonkey
absolutely ridiculous story and no excuse. if he 'knows his outs' then he's not calculating anything he's just hitting targets. if he isn't sure, then ask. he's not a rapid thrower anyway and he takes a second to try to figure it out himself when he isn't sure. why not use that time to ask someone who can actually count if you have a specific disability that means arithmetic are hard for you? ryan searle asks the refs when he isn't sure about a number because of his poor eyesight. jose should do the same. de sousa is a lovely thrower but there is no excuse for these mistakes when there is a professional counter a few feet away from you. it's cost him a few times in the past and there isn't a match that goes by without some counting howler. he needs to sort himself out and make asking the ref part of his game so he doesn't lose a big tournament unnecessarily.12-07-2021 11:03
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doublemonkey
the premier league this year has been superb. such high quality. jonny clayton might be the best player in the world at the moment13-04-2021 03:52