James Wade & Robert Thornton begin their World Championship campaigns this evening, as the first round continues at the Alexandra Palace. Sunday was a day of few surprises, with Andy Hamilton the only seed to fall out of the tournament as he was defeated by Joe Murnan in one of the most tedious matches ever broadcast. Mensur Suljovic put in a very strong performance, averaging almost 100 in a 3-1 victory, with the day’s other notable events being Dirk van Duijvenbode busting 180 during his match with Barney, and prelim winner Aleksandr Oreshkin jobbing away a 2 set lead to Mervyn King. In tonight’s action, Rob Thornton faces Alan Norris, then overweight crybaby & somehow probable 2016 Premier League player Michael Smith takes on Jeffrey de Zwaan. Completing the lineup for tonight is James Wade’s tie against the winner of the preliminary round match between Warrick Scheffer & John Michael. Coverage begins at 19:00GMT on Sky Sports Darts/Sky Sports 2.
>Tonight’s matches (best of 5 sets)
Warrick Scheffer v John Michael (Prelim. - best of 3 sets)
Robert Thornton v Alan Norris
Michael Smith v Jeffrey De Zwaan
James Wade v Scheffer/Michael
>Day four roundup
http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1mioot5go7iqx1trx6chy3u09c/title/william-hill-world-championship-day-four
>Tournament results/schedule of play
http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/4yj7ldsy9nh71623we4pcdi3p/title/william-hill-world-championship-netzone
Oreshkin's persistence to start on 19s was what fucked him last night. Too many times he pulled it left into 7 and had a terrible score afterwards.
Wee Rabbie v Chuck should be the match of the night.
>darts
Finally, time for /180/ again. I'm really looking forward to the 2nd round, when most of the easy targets will have been eliminated, and the matches will last a little longer.
>>64382958
The one negative about the PDC Worlds is that the matches before Christmas are usually really boring. You normally don't get games like MVG-Cube or Shitlock-Evans.
>>64382998
Yes, that's true. While on one hand I'm enjoying the large field of participants, it also results in some predictable blowouts of non-seeded players. We are really lucky that there have been lots of upsets already, othwise it would have been somewhat boring.
How did foreskin fuck that up? I tried to stay awake but failed.
>>64383126
He shat his pants after the 2-0 and couldn't hit the treble anymore.
>>64383126
Oreshkin's scoring vanished. Ended up averaging well under 90.
>>64382924
Meanwhile: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/darts-legend-phil-taylor-hits-7050657
>Multi-millionaire Taylor, 55, scowled: “I can count my money in the bank – I bet he can't. And if I'm brain-dead because I can't count, I have won 16 world titles and he won five, so I must be doing something right. If that makes me brain-dead, I'm glad I am. And you can tell him I'm after my 17th title.”
THEY PAYS THEIR MONEY DAVE
>>64383222
He really is cracking under the pressure, isn't he. This could actually be the end of TWL
>>64383222
>getting that mad
>>64383222
He is just the king of plebs. To make things worse, he is almost a lock for the semis, due to his soft schedule, featuring nearly every member of his pocket club.
>>64383222
whos he talking about?
I know bunting said yesterday about taylors 162/165 leaves but there he says 5 world titles implying barney?
>>64383300
Bristow, I suppose.
>>64383295
Jelle to the rescue
>>64383300
Bristow called him brain-dead
>>64383295
Jenkins is going to fuck his shit up because its not a final
>>64383314
>>64383307
ah forgot about Bristow
talk about BLOWN THE FUCK OUT hahaha
>>64383316
>>64383314
You wish. And I wish, too. But you know it won't happen. My bet to do the job is the certified Taylel remover who will wait for him in the semis.
>>64383368
its 10th time lucky for Jenkins im afraid, screenshot this
>>64383391
Done. Good thing about this: No matter who finally accomplishes the feat, everyone will be joyful, no matter whether his prediction came true or not.
>>64383428
im just hoping for a outsider to win for once
>Taylel getting buttflustered
He was absolutely shit. If he was up against anyone else but a lesbian weeb he wouldve been out
>>64383222
What to do till darts? Watching some boring elephant shit on NatGeo
After yesterdays matches i can't wait for it to start in 15 min. Plz let there be more meme players in the premlin round.
>>64383499
Got a board? Do some 170 practice.
>>64383499
>not having sky sports darts on 24/7
Taylel will win it all
>>64383522
>tfw never got a 170
>>64383523
I dunno m8, it's basically the Phil Taylor propaganda channel the rest of the day.
>>64383549
Is it just a case of being contractually obliged to suck his dick or do they really still think he's the one carrying darts?
>>64383535
I know this feel, bro. I managed hitting 3 D25 once, and the 180-counter stands at 8, but still no 170 checkout. Not even close.
>>64383606
stopped counting at about 50 180s, maybe up to 100 by now, that's over 3 years, still play like complete shit a lot of the time, hardest game in the world, people really need to play it and realise how good pros are
![John+Michael+BDO+Lakeside+World+Professional+785vDvzCfjwl[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/0TlfzdU.jpg "John+Michael+BDO+Lakeside+World+Professional+785vDvzCfjwl[1].jpg")
>>64383514
There's an overweight Sergio Aguero in Denbtsland's John Michael.
And we're on now!
>>64383679
Would fit in well in "The Sopranos"
Some comfy matches tonight
>>64383647
100 180s in 3 years doesn't sound like shit to me. Maybe it's just the individual perception that one always thinks that you play like shit, despite getting better all the time. But you're right: It's true, it's fucking hard. I did lots of physical sports before starting with darts, and those are also hard, but nothing has the same level of mindfuck as the darts. You have no possibility to get rid of your anger, or to simply power through a slump. The only way is to get your shit together, and that's easier said than done.
stream?
>>64383783
You also need a lot of talent. I've seen seen players hitting 65 average constantly after a year of playing and some can't even manage to score 45 average after 8 years of playing.
If Wade wins tonight, it'll be the first time since the 2010 Worlds that no preliminary qualifier has got past the first round.
The change to sets must have completely taken it out of the prelim qualifiers (Cube and Foreskin aside). That said, it wasn't a particularly good draw for any of them.
>>64383864
http://goldenarrowschannel.jouwweb.nl/stream-3
>>64383879
C U B E
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>>64383886
perfect thanks
Is allypally oktoberfest-tier or are they actually drinking reasonably to enjoy the darts?
>23
What the fuck, he looks about 33.
>Spirit in the sky
>le springy greek dart man
Does Michael have meme-darts or is my stream just bad?
>>64383925
Oktoberfest-tier.
M
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>that dart at 14
>Saffas
>>64383867
Yes, I've seen the same. You can become somewhat good with lots of practice, but to become pro you need talent, too, just like in most sports.
>>64384017
Do your darts lay down like taylors or stand up like a mvg/lewis?
Did scheffer polish his darts or something
>>64384017
hilariously enough, the most popular sports are those you have a chance to become a pro in without any sort of talent
>>64383867
>>64384017
a big problm is a lot of people probably have terrible throwing motions that they should change but arent aware of it or know how to change it
>>64384080
>the one pedo looking lad with the hilariously awkward throw
>>64384094
oreshkin? my m8 said my throw is like his
>>64384094
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR5pR5tR1bw
>>64384080
Yes once you have a weird throw you will never get rid of it. Best thing is if you start playing darts to first get a good throw just like beaton's/andersons
>>64384107
didn't see his throw yesterday, what's it like
>>64384108
based
>>64384113
I model my throw on hankeys
>>64384127
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBXU6ebbZm8
i need to change my throw but i find i have trouble with my grip when i make an effort to throw more smoothly
>>64384107
just looked it up
what the actual fuck
>>64384172
yeah its retarded, i throw like that because i pull my throw low a lot
>>64384164
I dont know why but when i first threw a dart i held it at the back of the barrel so it was more of a push, now i hold it right at the front and pull it more, im not even concious of when the change happened
>>64384039
They usually stand up a little, but not as much as Aideys. I've always been wondering how Taylor does it that his darts seem to stick stright in the board. I couldn't do that, even if I wanted to. Lately, I noticed the unhealthy habit that my darts seem to be slightly tilted to the left (I'm left-handed, by the way). I think it has something to do with the starting point of the throwing motion, but I'm not 100% sure by now.
>>64384080
I've seen motions I couldn't believe, and those guys played way better than me. I guess that aside from a few basics that everyone should follow, it's largely about how you feel comfortable. Even the Rus from yesterday managed to get to the worlds with his 1/2 of a throwing motion. Until yesterday, I would have called bullshit on everone trying to tell me this was even possible.
Scheffer reminds me of Sebastion Rode.
>>64384206
From experience longer stems make the dart lie lower but i guess it depends on the weight/barrel
>>64384206
>I've always been wondering how Taylor does it that his darts seem to stick stright in the board
mine land like that too
>that third dart
>>64384235
Also the smaller flights he uses and aluminium shafts
DAT 161!
BOOM
DAT 161
>161 FROM NOWHERE
>>64384243
Just what you prefer. I prefer mine to stand up cause i usually hit high in the treble or above
>>64384317
its probably to do with my motion, my accurate ones lie down, when i throw badly its usually standing up
Getting bullied by my dad for wanting to watch darts
>>64384228
Can't stand Rode
Nice clean kill there good stuff
Spectacular 177 setup from John.
>>64384345
Denmark pls. Rode's a good lad.
>>64384345
Well your dad must be a faggot. Nothing is more menly than darts.
stream lads?
Things I'll remember from this year's prelim round:
>Thatatwat's abysmal scoring
>Qiang Sun missing the board
>Tagarao's wandering eyes
>CUBE and Foreskin nearly pulling off big upsets in R1
lads
going to be missing this evenings action, just got in from the pub for some post work christmas drinks and I'm afraid to say I'll be watching football tonight
what have I missed?
>>64384411
Springy dart Greek man cruising past a Saffa who doesn't dance
Who /chuck/ here?
>>64384455
Is the bubble still good?
He was half decent last year.
scottish_national_anthem.mp3
Is anon who was at the Ally Pally yesterday here? Didn't see your sign.
ALL RISE FOR THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL ANTHEM
>>64384481
Yessir
>>64384481
In the absence of a suitable other option: Here!
PLEASE BE UPSTANDING FOR THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL ANTHEM
>>64384481
who isn't /chuck/ here
>Thorn or Chuck won't be on TV after Christmas
>Joe Murnan will be
W H Y
H
Y
>scissors paper stone champion
lel?
>studd forgetting wolfie missed D12 for the 9 back in January
[wifebeating intensifies]
>meme mardle
>Mrs Brown's Boys
Rabbie has to get back into this otherwise the biggest chance of ending TAYLORWINSLOL before the semis goes.
>>64384378
He's so awkward
>>64384389
He does like to watch handball so...
>>64384843
The only thing he will be getting back into tonight is the face of his wife. With his fist.
>Bad Luck Chuck
>104 left
>1
>bounce out
If he really was Chuck Norris, he would have checked this with a D51,5
Mrs Thornton's cheekbones may yet survive another day
>>64384859
Maybe that's why I like him.
>He does like to watch handball so...
Handball is pretty cool to watch sometimes 2bh.
>180
>Following up with 5 and 1
Classic. In my terms: No ton without a 26 right next.
BASED CHUCK
>inb4 collapse
>>64384982
Someone already call the domestic violence hotline.
Dat turbo mode
![77631.3[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/mScRyla.jpg "77631.3[1].jpg")
C H U C K
H
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MRS THORNTON ON SUICIDE WATCH
Is chuck /180/s guy?
>>64385107
/180/ loves a BDO code-switcher, always has.
>>64385107
Bunting is.
keep an eye out for more red pills being dropped tonight lads.
>>64385158
There are some notable exceptions to this rule, of course
>>64385166
based buntman
WHIT A WAN TWO WAN!
>>64385166
Klopp is pretty meme here in Germany.
>>64385180
Nice one.
Clutch 66
Mrs. Thornton should put on her fighting pants and call her cut man now.
Clutch Norris
>THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY >THORNY
Absolutely BTFO
ROFL raped by a BDO player
Awesome. Very good performance!
>>64385443
This is the best day of my life
>Scottish darts
>wee rabbie
Yet another seed not playing to their potential and getting completely outclassed. Best performance by a non-seed as well.
The Boys of 2014 blowing the FUCK out of the PDC.
>>64385514
>taps not at the front of the bar
That's what you get for being shit. Also: This is the highest seed out so far.
>Chuck shit-talking the BDO
OH SNAP
>>64385514
>those shit beers
Wolfie pls
Norris should be top 32 by May at this rate, fantastic.
>>64385653
Summer Lightning is a beautiful pint tbqh
>>64385514
>doombar AND hobgoblin
top taste
>>64385710
Very happy for him
>De Zwaan can have POUNDING TECHNO
>Divingboard can't
Fucking Bazza
Why de Zwaan can have his techno walkon while Divingboard was denied?
Since Rabbie won the World Grand Prix:
>European Championship: L32 (lost to Hendo)
>Grand Slam: QF (lost to Taylel)
>World Series: L16 (lost to MVG)
>Players Champs Finals: L32 (lost to J. Lewis)
That's not a good run of form. Bear in mind his Grand Slam run consisted of Geert De Vos, Jonny Clayton, Terry Jenkins and Kong before Taylel bent him over. Not the most convincing set of players.
>>64385637
what did he say?
>>64385915
We should have had this yesterday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smbCbf1y90E
Instead, he came out to Moves Like Jagger and looked awkward as fuck.
>>64385932
>the BDO's history now
>>64385967
oh fuck i remember this
yeah thats not kosher
>these petulant darts from Blubber
HE'S DOING IT AGAIN THE ABSOLUTE RETARD
>>64385925
>lost to J. Lewis
I've never seen Jamie Lewis win a match.
>>64385967
Poor guy was so confused missing his pounding beats so he started mindlessly pounding T20, and we all know where this led to.
>>64385967
>letting a coke head mash his head off before the match
>>64385967
I kek everytime
Literally the Dutchest thing ever
>>64386102
>not lchoking a world cup final
>>64386162
>>64386162
jesus christ
>shanking it that high into the 5
>>64386191
delet this
>>64386240
>losing the set because of it
Even though Blubber averaged 96 in the set, he didn't look convincing at all.
Was playing with a sense of "can't be arsed" in the first few legs, as he has done for the past year or so.
Another rare /180/ image's time has come
...has Lard Lad got tears in his eyes?
Against the World #62?
???
>>64386449
DA SWANS
Nice madhouse
Who /JdZ/ here?
>Averaging 90 despite checkout rate of 100%
Blubber's as cold as mayonnaise out of the fridge. Might still be enough, though. We'll see.
>"the world number 8"
>average 84 in the second set
Fucking floor tour jobber.
RONNIE, RONNIE!
>>64386810
look mommie i posted it again!
>>64386810
Rasztovits pls
>DAT BULL
Noice!
If the PDC still put Smith in the PL after this I'm going to put my fist through my laptop and send Barry Hearn the bill.
>Sky graphics broken again
>sky graphics
The Sky sports score graphic has been exceptionally shit this year
Funny how two years ago, for a brief moment, Michael Smith was /180/'s hero.
THAT FUCKING 134
>Smith hitting a DD20 134
If this fucking fat cunt does this shit again he can get to fuck.
>>64387192
Well sure, but I don't know anyone who I wouldn't want to beat Taylel
>>64387196
wew lad
>>64387217
Snakebite and Paedo Suarez, pretty much it.
>ONEHUNDREDANDEIGHTY
Next throw
>28
fucking Blubber Boy
>>64387217
tru that.
>de chokaan
Damn, Jeffrey, stop missing those doubles.
Hang in there, Swan.
>a tungsten towling
alri lads
I'm here now
I CAN'T HANDLE ALL THESE BULL OUTS
>Dat double choke.
It's almost like that's their fetish.
WE TIE BREAK NOW
MON ZWAAN
>Darts
>Sport
>>64387577
>Peru
>Gay
Pick both, Nancy
>>64387577
You lost your leaf senpai
>>64387577
>Peru (Gay)
>Michael Smith has matured in the last 12 months
KILL PIGGY
Fleet-esque start to the leg
Now that's what I call a recovery from a shit leg.
THAT BLACK COBRA 128
DAT 128
dat 128
Blubber will choke on de Zwaan like on a leaf of salad in the decider.
WE SUDDEN DEATH BULL OFF NOW
PREPARE YOUR ANUS
>this match
It's on
>DUTCH CHOKING
WELL DONE
Oh dear.
ogre
>29
Brilliant
...ugh
>Doesn't even risk 10
>Needs to go for 2.
Do not want!
>Michael Smith is a contender for the title because he beat the 7th best Dutchie in the PDC in a sudden death shootout
>John Fat
Hes had his little run
>Jeffrey de Zwaan and Max Hopp are both 19
>that potential year-by-year Dutch-German battle
>>64388211
Yeah, but neither will overcome autism
>you now remember Wade saying Bunting couldn't finish big last year
>Bunt took out 164 and went on to win
>>64388345
Obviously not.
>>64388400
Thanks for the reminder
>>64388345
Nobody will overcome autism. Especially not Taylel.
>another stereotypical walk-on
high lel
>>64388525
You can literally taste the autism
THE BONKS IS BACK IN TOWN
>pre-match interview caption: 8x major winner
>montage caption: 7x major winner
>John McDonald: 8x major winner
Bazza really needs to decide whether Championship League Darts remains a major despite it being discontinued.
Who /PROZAC/ here?
>Eric/Wayne commentary duo
WHO THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA
first time watching darts, this seems memey and comfy
>rubberised darts
>>64388783
Ultimate comfy sport
>>64388783
This pretty much sums it up. But there's also the mindfuck aspect.
>tfw Michael has to spend his prize money on denbts
>>64388838
>memes
>comfy
>constant spaghetti
>slags
Whats not to like?
What's with his weird darts
>Spring loaded darts
>These doubles
stomp making faces wade
>>64388988
>>64388959
Nothing. It's perfect. It became even more prefect in the post-Taylorwinslol-age.
>>64389066
I'm going for a cig la
/steveposting/ when I get back
The fuck are his darts made of
>that finishing
John Michael? More like Job Michael.
>>64388979
he's a meme
>you will never have your own box of meme darts
>>64389111
Greece can no longer afford to import tungsten
I really don't see the point of spring loaded darts these days. I thought they were a relic from a time when the boards were shit, and it was supposed to help with preventing fallouts. Doesn't seem necessary today.
>>64389111
>>64389111
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eRvmVoKI0U
>john michael in training.wmv
>>64389279
lyl
whats a good dart to buy lads? need to get new ones
hnng Sammi
Going for a pint with my brother so no /steveposting/ tonight
>>64389371
Dat toothpaste smile.
>Sammi with never smother you with her huge maternal tits
what's the point of not going for a maximum score every time?
>>64389359
Also would like to know this, prefer a fat barrel and quite light tbqh
>>64389427
ok with that desu
>you will never go round Wadey's on christmas day with Eric, and have some sly bantz about having a bit of breast when Sammi brings the turkey out
>>64389518
Leaving a good number which is easy to take out, for example 100.
