The second half of the first round of the World Cup of Darts from the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt is headlined by what remains the biggest shock in the tournament's history.
In the first ever running of the event back in 2010, the little known Spanish pairing of Antonio Alcinas and Carlos Rodriguez stunned England's multiple major winners Phil Taylor and James Wade in a last leg decider and eventually made it all the way to the semi-finals where they lost 4-0 to the Dutch pairing of Raymond van Barneveld and Co Stompe.
Nowadays, England is more accurately described as Stoke with Adrian Lewis taking Med Man's place and Carlos Rodriguez has dropped off the darting planet to be replaced by Tennereefy (copyright Eric Bristow) star of Cristo Reyes. With both Philth and Snackpot in woeful form recently, the Fat Man averaging less than 80 in Dubai last week against Dave Chisnall, could the memories of Rainton Meadows Arena inspire another Spanish success?
Elsewhere in the evening, monster chin Daryl Gurney and muscleman Gerwyn Price debut for Northern Ireland and Wales against Japan and Finland respectively, while "Austrians" Mensur Suljovic and Rowby-John Rodriguez face Italy, who will be represented on the European Tour for the first time after Daniele Petri qualified for next month's European Darts Open.
In the unseeded matchups, Greece debut in the competition with dancing Sergio Aguero wannabe John Michael against John Part's Canada, last year's epic battle between Ireland and Hong Kong is repeated, featuring the glasses of Royden Lam and conspiracy nut Scott Mackenzie, dancing Devon Petersen's South Africa face Singapore who have Paul "REMEMBER HIM HE HIT A 9 DARTER GO ON YOU REMEMBER DON'T YOU?!" Lim somehow still in their top two, and China play the Czech Republic in, if yesterday's Thailand-Hungary match is to be repeated, a complete mess of a fixture.
Coverage starts from 7:00pm UK time on Sky Sports 1.
>Tonight's matches - Round One (best of 9 legs doubles)
Czech Republic v China
Greece v Canada
Republic of Ireland v Hong Kong
South Africa v Singapore
Northern Ireland (4) v Japan
Wales (5) v Finland
England (1) v Spain
Austria (8) v Italy
>Full preview
http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1owfn86vrq0oi1cg2fetpp1z2c/title/betway-world-cup-of-darts-preview
>Day 1 roundup
http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/t4ltoom4vri11qy3u6fyio7u0/title/betway-world-cup
Oh boy oh boy, this should be fun. Who we got this time?
>Czech Republic v China
Czechs take it in a dreadful match. This is basically just a coin flip.
>Greece v Canada
Canada should be able to take this on Fat Man Part's baseline competency alone, but he could royally fuck this up. The Whitlock Choke being denied yesterday could bode badly for other potential choke artists.
>Republic of Ireland v Hong Kong
For no particular reason, I'm going with Hong Kong on this one.
>South Africa v Singapore
South Africa should have this one. Petersen alone should be able to carry this one over the finish line.
>Northern Ireland (4) v Japan
Picking Japan in an upset. I'm just not feeling good about Dolan at all, and if Dolan fails, then Norn Iron goes to shit.
>Wales (5) v Finland
Wales should win this handily. Doubles are weird, but these two should be solid enough to gloss over any wacky problems.
>England (1) v Spain
TAYLORWINSLOL. I'm not getting my hopes up at all for this shit.
>Austria (8) v Italy
Going with Austria on this one. Similarly to the Wales match, Mensur and Rowby-John should be able to see the unseeded team off with relative ease.
Looks like a fun night to me.
>>68070694
>For no particular reason, I'm going with Hong Kong on this one.
>no particular reason
Liar.
A U S T R I A
>>68070694
I hope you're right about Norn Ireland.
>>68070545
>"Austrians" Mensur Suljovic and Rowby-John Rodriguez
Oi, both are Austrian af.
>we will never see Feel and Wolfie team up together to rule darts for Eng-er-land
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XFZ3Ql10qo
feels shite lads
>>68070933
I feel like Phil and Wolfie teaming up would cause the world to explode.
>>68070933
>England wins and then at the trophy ceremony he stabs Pheel and Bazza
MENSUR
and we're on now
Did anyone catch the bdo world trophy aired on Dave? It was absolutely brilliant car crash tv.
>>68071529
Yeah.
Good production but horrendous action.
Comfy line up
China unfortunately not represented by Qiang Sun in the World Cup.
We won't see this again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfCRibrgEcU
rod spouting bollocks again
>>68071645
BASED
Where are the good chinese players? It seems like the sort of sport a chinese autist could dominate.
>>68071750
This Liu Yuanjun isn't that bad.
The chinese.... they dont age well
>>68071750
Barry would love it if a Chinese player came in and did well like in the snooker
>czech republic have had a single dart at double
>still averaging under 70
Woeful.
>>68071810
Exactly. Lots of chinese autists coming through in the snooker but none in darts.
>>68071828
>tfw my average for this year sits below 60
Looks like I bet on the wrong completely unknown horse here.
China strong
>le nose man
I ordered Chinese this evening so I'll support China in return. Go China!
CHYNA
>Our old friend Sid
Reminder that Phil Taylor didn't attend the funeral
czechs finally on the board
Cracking 78
>china in charge of finishing
Good match
Brilliant combination finishing from the Czechs.
China dropped off big time.
Czech them doubles.
Is one of those chinese using meme arrows?
>>68072108
Just has a really big flight.
Fucking phantom arrers almost ruined everything.
Based phantom men
Are china our guys?
CHEE NAH
CHEE NAH
CHEE NAH
DAT 100
>they will get raped by Stoke next round
bad feel
>24
I didn't know they had that shit here and i live about 10 minutes away
Fair play to the chinamen, despite a few nails here and theres and some dodgy counting they play a decent doubles game.
>dancing fat man
v
>fat man
>interpreter
oh boy here we go
>Chinaman speaking gobbledygook still more understandable than Thornton
INDEED
who will be at the Austrian Darts Open?
>>68072350
>more intelligen than Chizzy
>>68072350
lel
>>68072362
Is it in Salzburg again?
>>68072355
>>68072362
>>68072381
Theres more than one mensur in here??
>>68072381
wtf i bet youre playing soft tip
Is that the fella from stavros flatly?
>busting 70 with T20
>john fat
Why is Christian Kist playing for Canada?
* * * B D O KLAXON * * *
And as usual, the appearance of John Part automatically ensures that performance of the tournament goes to his belt.
>>68072516
He gets fatter every time he appears on TV. Almost rivalling Snackpot with that overhang.
THAT 100
CLASSIC JOHN FAT
>>68072534
>le snarling man
>>68072398
Today apparently.
>>68072533
He's just living.
>>68072410
Huh?
Based johhny fat
LE DANCING FAT MAN WITH A 160 OUT!
DAT 160
>dat Grease 160
Game on!
EVERYBODY SMASH ALL YOUR PLATES!
>John Part playing his part
BASED STAVROS
Great finish from Stavros Dartley.
[Zorba's Dance intensifies]
>2-3
Comeback is on!
>canada choking again
Part taking out crucial finishes.
Shame he can't do it in ranking events any more
WHO /HONG KONG/ HERE
>glasses and aliens intensify
Who darts for Ireland?
>sponsored by davidicke.com
>>68072849
william o'connor & mick mcgowan
Flights to go with the shades
LIZARD DARTS
lol still sponsered by David Icke
>Mackenzie shaking like a shitting dog already
>21
What the fuck Mackenzie
>>68072944
this happened last year
I blame imhotep
Did dolan get banned due to being fucking boring?
>>68073071
Dolan is the other Ireland.
>>68073097
So he cant even do being irish right? Failure.
>>68073071
Dolan is NornIron. He's on later with Gurney
>>68073110
given ROI are shite in darts and NI aren't then he's chosen right
still sad he's the best irish player
Damn, the Irish shirts make them look like janitors.
>>68073071
Hyped for Northern Irish darts fans singing "Dolan's on fire" at future tournaments.
THAT 135
ALIENS ARE REAL
DAT 135
>>68072937
Holy shit i thought you were memeing but its ACTUALLY on his fucking shirt. Jesus christ.
NOICE
DAT FUCKIN 135
that was great
first time watching darts :^)
HONG KONG HONG KONG HONG KONG HONG KONG
Paddies caught the skybet offer before the walk-on.
>Stand up if you like migrants, stand up if you like migrants
Really Frankfurt?
>>68073255
>Forest Echo News not reporting this
BASED MACKENZIE
DAT D11
BEAM ME UP SCOTTY!
YES YES YESSS
D11 to raise reptilian awareness!
fug
THAT FUCKING MAGNET ON THE BULL
A shame HK aren't going through this year but they've been great fun as always.
>that bull
Damn, son. Sure fucking hope nobody put money on my predictions.
What a cracking match boyos
>A mick wins for Ireland
Enjoyed that match. This World Cup's been fun.
>>68073479
MY LIFE SAVINGS!! NOOOO
CHINESE FOOD TONIGHT
>>68073509
Should've known never to trust a German. Destroying the Netherlands, one bettor at a time!
>>68073542
CHICKEN MADRAS
MON DANCIN DEVON
Do Petersen and Part have a bet on who can acrue the most timber between tv appearances?
>Living with Buntman
Cheating!
>devon auditioning for new version of the green mile
>eric on comms again
wonderful(!)
Paul Lim looks like a mummified Tony Green, which is amazing considering Tony Green does too.
>>68073654
>Devon won't go hungry living with Bunting
Easing into the banter. Won't be long before the checkout autism begins.
* * * PAUL LIM 9 DARTER KLAXON * * *
>>68073658
Graham Filby has done nothing since his World Cup debut when he was great.
Shame.
Lim's throwing like a nobody and the nobody is throwing pretty well.
>dropping his darts
Spaghetting hard
>>68073825
Harith Lim is strange because he never qualifies for anything but this yet is more than capable of doing so.
>Saffa finishing
>this finishing
South Africa were utter shit tonight.
>dolel on next
oh joy(!)
Saffas torn Lim from Lim.
He really went out on a lim there
Remember that time Brendan Dolan got a nine-darter from a double start?
>>68074040
Never heard about that m8
>>68074040
and then james wade and robert thornton did
and it was both in the same match
and dolan was mad as fuck watching on
>>68074040
Thanks to the constant reminders everytime he's on: Yes.
Remember when dolan got a 180 with his tongue hanging out followed by a casual stroll up to the board with a circular hand gesture?
>lewis is playing possibly the worst darts of his career
fucking hell mardle dropping truth
>>68074040
Hope Keita and Haruki put on honarubl display, give NI a game
>>68074126
Remembered when Dolan averaged above ninety BUT below one hundred?
>toku actor and tranny
Truly, this is Nippon.
>>68074190
Most of the time, I try not to remember Brendan Dolan at all. Works surprisingly well.
>>68074258
Things Brendan Dolan has done in his career:
>muh 9 darter
>got beat by taylor in the GP final
>...
>...
>...
That's it.
>>68074245
A challenger appears.
>le twirl finger after hitting 180 man
>winner of this plays ROI
ahahahahaha oh wow
>>68074299
Am I allowed to claim Keita Ono as my darts waifu?
OH FUCK OFF DOLAN
DAT 80
>>68074190
>mfw
>>68074339
Whoa mama
>eric rambling on again
/CUBE/ mentioned!
>this global shittalking
>being outfinished by a tranny
>dolel
Dude, where's my leg?
>>68074443
Can imagine he gets well oiled in Germany sinking local Weizenbier's
>>68074491
>Frankfurt
>Weizenbiers
That would not be very local.
>>68074501
Can you get really smashed on Ebbelwoi? Thought it was just some dainty shit because my mom and grandma drink it.
>>68074501
Huh thats a shame. Thanks for the heads up though.
>ONO
OH
NO
Shikata ga nai.
Fuck off
>ireland bull finish to win
>northern ireland bull finish to win
memes
>Northern Ireland v Ireland
Top craic
>>68074527
You can, but your stomach gets sour as fuck. At least for me it'd be hard to get drunk from that stuff, because all that acid would fuck me up along with the alcohol. But it's possible. You can order Süßgespritzter (with lemonade) or Panzer (yes, it's really called "tank", with Cola), but some Ebbelwoi pubs will think that you are a cretin.
>>68074534
No prob, m8. I enjoy that at least for one time I can contribute some knowledge to a /180/ thread.
HEY
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOUUUU
>>68074527
>>68074627
Fucking hell, I had to google Ebbelwoi. Your language is so weird to me.
>>68074675
It's weird to everyone outside of Hessen, don't worry.
>this quarter of the draw
Wales/Finland/Canada v NI/ROI
Jesus Christ. Philth and Fatpot will have a field day with this if they don't lose before the semis.
>>68074675
Dialects are hell. I know Hessisch, Fränkisch, and a special kind of Fränkisch that gets spoken around the Maindreieck, and they're all fucking nuts in their own way. God knows how I'd deal with Hamburgerisch, Berlinerisch or Sächsisch.
>>68074728
Sounds like we're close. Northern border of Franken? Southern border of Hessen here, just north of Spessart.
>midget price
ahahahaha he's fucking tiny
THESE ARE CRAZY CRAZY CRAZY CRAZY NIGHTS
>no Wez
>>68074697
Yeah, a friend of mine comes from Germany and she talked about how weird Hessisch is too.
>>68074728
Regional dialects are pretty interesting. Styrian has so many variations.
Webby balding big time now.
weZ
e
Z
>>68074821
JUST
>>68074817
>Styrian has so many variations
>Read: Syrian.
I'm traumatized.
Alright, Wales, come on, don't make my predictions look even worse than they already do.
>>68074781
Not quite, more center. About 140 clicks to Frankfurt. Just about enough to make going to the event plausible, but just far enough to make it more complicated than something you can just do on a whim.
>>68074796
Oh, alright, I'll shut up now.
>That roid stare
>>68074830
Sky will surely blame it on the 2011 Premier League.
>>68074854
Creepy. Never really noticed it before.
>>68074836
Soon.
>>68074854
>>68074864
>you are now imagining Gerwyn Price v Arron Monk
ROIDS
ROIDS EVERYWHERE
>>68074899
Remember when Arron Monk beat MVG in the World Youth Final?
Remember James Hubbard?
>>68074916
Remember space hoppers?
>tfw no Jarkko
>>68074916
>Remember James Hubbard?
lol I probably watched most of those TV tournaments he's got to and im at a loss
>>68074952
>le beat up marker and get kicked out of the PDC man
Also no Jani "BAYOL" Haavisto who's taken time out to look after his family
>Singing for Philth
Disgusting
>>68074916
ROID BOY is currently at 121st in the OoM alongside such household names as Lakeside jobber Remco van Eijden and everyone's favourite nonce Dennis Smith.
James Hubbard isn't even on the main Order of Merit. He's only won £50 this year on the Challenge Tour and is at joint 142nd.
OH SNAP THAT 150 FROM PRICE TO WIN
Post match roids testing if you domt mind barry
[taylor montages intensify]
>>68075055
I apologize for my countrymen. I have no idea why Germany loves Taylor so much. Maybe it's because they got to see him beat up the Dutch guy for so long.
>>68075066
>Hubbard
How the mighty have fallen. I thought Monk had potential, guess roiding is his thing.
>>68075087
Maybe it's the only darts song they know, and since they probably won't sing Kolo/Yaya in Germany, they're otherwise sticking to Eintracht (the local football team) chants.
>>68075091
>I thought Monk had potential, guess roiding is his thing.
You would think that given his dad was a fairly successful player.
Then again, Colin Monk was only any good in the BDO so maybe Arron should go there instead.
Come on spain
The state of those Taylor mongs. Hope Barney can somehow hang on to MVG's coat tails and smash them in the final.
>>68075148
McDine and Monk dominating the BDO for years and years would be better than the shite they put out there now.
>>68075170
>tfw English and rooting for Spain
Wish we had more likeable representatives than these two cunts. I'd take Chizzy and Wade all day.
>>68075225
Have to wonder why more of the eternal floor jobbers haven't followed McWoman's lead and switched.
The likes of Mark Hylton and Terry Temple could actually do good in a shit organisation.
>>68075225
Wolfie is the true england captain
>>68075225
Is Lewis so bad? I know he's been arrogant in his younger years, but now, I actually like him.
>>68075256
Fuck, I forgot it's actually more expensive to do the BDO given you're going all over Europe.
>Romania Open
>Danish Open
>Torremolinos Open
>Turkish Open
Philth in fine mood tonight it seems.
>>68075265
Amen brother. Him and Scotty Dog would bring it home. /bdoinvasion/ for life.
>>68075256
Nigel Heydon and Prakash Jiwa fighting it out for a major tournament would get me interested in the BDO again, not going to lie.
>>68075298
Lewis has adopted the same mentality as Anderson. If it isn't the Worlds, he cannot be fucked. We saw that in the PL playoffs: put up no resistance to MVG whatsoever.
It's fucking pathetic for someone with that much potential.
>>68075298
Lewis is shit by association, given that he's basically Taylor Jr.
Quite like alcinas and reyes. Give them your power /180/
Taylor wearing a Hendo size shirt tonight.
>being broken by spics
>the city of stoke
IT'S COMING HOME LADS!
Fucking based alcinas
>spain
Choked it.
Fug
RIP Spain, you had a shot.
Classic Taylor
THE TAYLOR BULL FINISH
THE CRUELLEST OF ALL FINISHES
THE TAYLOR BULL FINISH!
THE CRUELLEST OF ALL FINISHES!
/CRUELEST/
Spanish break here would be awesome
>tfw scotland win the french open and the darts world cup
Reyes and Alcinas pummelling Team Stoke.
ffs, unlucky with that treble 5
>>68075562
They make them work for their legs.
Taylor GOAT
Is there anything more soul destroying than a Philth 'last in hand' finish?
>>68075147
>and since they probably won't sing Kolo/Yaya in Germany
You were saying?
BASED SPAIN
>>68075603
taylor bull finish
because it's last dart combined with smallest target
MON SPAIN
>engerland
>>68075603
Sometimes I think he does it on purpose.
>>68075622
True, I also heard it. Thought that was only a thing in Britain.
what is this i don't even
who do they think they are?
>>68075603
Only after he's gone and ignored a bull finish when the opponent was on a 3 dart check out he was sure they wouldnt hit.
>CRISTO
JUST
>>68075686
Kek
Reyes exiting to the wrong side and Lewis is pissed. Still hitting D10, though.
>>68075707
>taylor getting buttmad with the crowd
"THEY PAYS THEIR MONEY" imminent.
J U S T
U
S
T
>dat shank
RIP in piss.
>TAYLOL
>Taylol
>4-4
IT'S ON
Reyes stop bottling this you cunt
HERE
WE
GO
>getting our hopes up
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
STOKEWINSLOL
Since when is Lewis clutch?
Fug why did i dare to dream
>>68075830
he saved taylor's ass in the World Cup final last year
only clutch when he can be arsed
Guess that went about as expected.
Now, time for the real German hopes.