The World Cup of Darts holds the last 16 today with a change in format from the previous two days. The format is now altered to first to two wins, with a pair of best-of-seven leg singles matches, and a best-of-seven leg doubles decider if required.
With no surprises for the seeded nations in Round 1, it's the four lesser seeds who play in the afternoon. The Huybrechts brothers of Belgium, the best performing winners from day 1, take on Hungary; this should be an easy victory for Waffleboy and his wife's dad. An historic encounter follows with the first ever meeting of both Irelands: the Republic only just edged past Hong Kong yesterday while Norn Iron had a much easier ride against Japan. Rumours that the IRA will be in attendance are unfounded. Two former BDO champions clash in the third game of the day with Mark Webster's Wales up against John Part's Canada, who recorded their first World Cup win since 2013 with victory over Greece. Gerwyn Price produced a great performance on debut and if he repeats that, it should see the number 5 seeds through. "Austria" close the afternoon against the dangerous Singapore, who will undoubtedly have yet another reference to Paul Lim's 9 darter.
The evening session sees Scotland, who were scared by New Zealand and the amazing performance of debutant Cody Harris, face "Norway", who had Dutch-born Cor Dekker also producing some good darts on debut. A more resilient Australia pairing than in previous years (I wonder why...) take on Denmark; even with Simon Whitlock's choking tendencies, they should see off the Danes. Team England (read: Stoke) then play China in a match filled with casual racism, sloppy darts from everyone involved and an inevitable ENGERLUND win. The Netherlands close out the day's action against the Philippines, and with no Alkesandr Oreshkin to slow everything down, it should be a fairly simple victory for the Oranje.
Coverage starts from 1:00pm UK time on Sky Sports 1.
>Afternoon Session (round 2, 1:00pm UK time start)
Belgium (7) v Hungary
Northern Ireland (4) v Republic of Ireland
Wales (5) v Canada
Austria (8) v Singapore
>Evening Session (round 2, 7:00pm UK time start)
Scotland (2) v Norway
Australia (6) v Denmark
England (1) v China
Netherlands (3) v Philippines
>Day two roundup
http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1bfpme0b763nm1pl5m4bgj70ms/title/betway-world-cup-of-darts-day-two
>tfw going to miss Straya choking to death and TAYLORWINSLOL because I'll be out playing darts for a pub league
Yeah, I can live with that.
Got a feeling this day is going to be a straight sweep of seeds.
>>68094638
OP's picture reminded me of pic related.
>>68094889
Yeah, evening shouldn't have any close matches except for Straya.
BIG MENS vs Paul "The Actual History Maker" Lim, what a tie.
>>68095300
can see austria-singapore go to a decider if RJR goes to bits again
why are we so shit at darts lads
It's reasonably popular here
>>68095347
The English keeping the Irish down as usual.
and we're on now!
Gerwyn Price scares me ngl. Roid rage vibes.
>>68095481
Gerwyn Price. Darryl Gurney. Who looks more like they got off a rape charge on a technicality?
>>68095540
dennis smith
>>68095540
lel
>Rod bullshitting about Huybrechts in the PL
Kimbo is playing no better or no worse now than he was when he got picked in the PL. He's permanently going to be between 11 and 20 in the world rankings. He got picked in the PL because a) he nine-darted MVG and b) the PDC thought his arm-waving would make him a decent heel.
>>68095621
>Kimbo is playing no better or no worse now than he was when he got picked in the PL.
His form collapsed big time over the back of last year though.
>He's permanently going to be between 11 and 20 in the world rankings.
Yeah, that's true. He'll be like Beaton and just float in the rankings forever.
>that nervousness when mentioning Jelle
wew
>PDC Darts @OfficialPDC 2m2 minutes ago Frankfurt on the Main, Germany
>STAYS ALIVE! Bezzeg stays alive with a cheeky 95 finish. #CheekyNandor
>#CheekyNandor
>>68095690
#lads
>>68095690
>mfw paddy power start doing alpha lad banter tweets about darts during the worlds
ronny throwing shit
Hot Shanghai on 20s from Kim's dad.
>rod shilling YOUTH TOUR again
>>68094889
Is that one of the so called "free" leagues?
>>68095871
It's sponsored and organized by the DSAB, but at our level (C class), it's mostly just an excuse for people to get drunk and chuck arrers. Legs are pretty much decided by "who lucks into a triple first".
GET YER MOBILE OUT
26+6=1
One of the few possible upsets today, especially if O'Connor wins against Gurney.
>>68095961
Sounds comfy.
Pls be a fight on stage
>be someone not called mensur
>leave mensur
I seriously hope you guys don't do this
inb4 o'connor takes out 32 with 6 D13 and gurney gets buttmad
* * *DOLAN 9 DART KLAXON* * *
>>68095996
BASED POST
Fuck, just noticed McGowan is a gulper
>>68096325
And Dolan always sticks the tip of his tongue out.
>>68096325
Why did you mention it...whyyyy
>it's a dolan match
Le average 90 to 100 man averaging 88.
>DÖP DÖP DÖP
Oh Germany, how I love you.
>>68096384
Love you too, m8.
Why is the world cup in turkey?
this is some atrocious stuff
>this "comeback" from Dolan
Holy fuck.
>the magnet
What a fucking bottlejob, Jesus.
No wonder McGowan's been out of the spotlight for so long.
>this match
>>68096412
Nice meme!
>Brendan Dolan will be in the quarter-finals
Wonderful.
Gurney the only good player out of the four. Hopefully he becomes the best Irish player.
>Ireland v Ireland
QUEEN LIZ BTFO
PAKIS ON SUICIDE WATCH
>>68096487
>Hopefully he becomes the best Irish player.
Isn't Gurney like the only lower-seeded player that plays first? Seems like they're seeing the way things are going for le double out double in nine darter man.
>>68096487
I'm OK with this.
>>68096572
I think they see that Gurney still might have potential, while averaging 90 to 100-man will average 90 to 100 until some day he won't average 90 to 100 any longer.
>Hey Baby
>no O'Shea present
>the JUST derby
>webby
>Webby
Webby always leaning in front when throwing. It looks like he is pushing with his body.
>Webby
>losing to career-collapse era John Part
Webby's wavering throw is ruining himself yet again.
HEY WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU
Smashing leg from Price & MacNeil there.
ROID RAGE!
Roid Manlet saving Speccy here.
And thus, steroid sales spiked in Wales.
What a shame for MacNeil.
Plays like that and gets walloped 4-0.
WE DUBS NOW
>Darts changing rooms
The smell of methane and sweat must be debilitating
>>68097175
>>68097218
No dubs, no win. Maybe the most basic of darts lores. Also, when playing yourself, few things are more annoying than having a great scoring leg, and then fucking it up on the doubles, while seeing your once-proud average being reduced to a steaming pile of failure one dart at a time.
>>68097253
same as a players championship I guess
>128 sweaty men
>bartender and the thief
Time for this again:
>I've always quite liked Mark 'interesting' Webster since his BDO days, never seems to get rattled and plays the board, doesnt make too many mistakes, but then there's a big part of me that thinks any player who walks out to the fucking Stereophonics deserves a pasting from all the biggest jobbing cunts around. Change the god damn tune.
>>68097341
>Mark Webster- The guy with the most retarded nickname...the spider. A spider has 8 legs, that more legs than Webster will ever get in a match , the useless welsh cunt.
>>68097400
kek'd
>getting broken
>again
BRING
BACK
BURNETT
THAT 161 OUT
JOHN
FAT
DAT JOHN FAT 161
BEEEG JOHN
FAT MAN NOT DEAD YET
>47
Roids wearing off.
DAT 161
BASED JOHNY FAT
>Canada beats Wales
BMJ
O
CANADA
Can Canada keep party rocking?
>Wales
Wouldn't have called that, but glad to see it happen. Any day where Johnny Fat wins is a good day.
Now, time for Austria!
Reminder that Mensur *actually* said this probably
180!
Canada can upset NI given how shit Dolan was today.
We get it. You're mates.
Steaks all round
Haven't watched darts for about 6 months, did I miss anything interesting?
>tfw Taylel still hasn't retired
>austria lose this
>england v singapore
>yfw
>>68097801
Lard Lad getting BTFO of the PL.
>>68097801
MVG won the Masters, UK Open and Premier League. Embarrassed Taylor in the PL final by coming from 1-2 down to win 11-3.
BDO is still a joke.
DAT 95
>38 left
>offered chance to hit 10-D14
>goes "traditional" split route of 6-D16
weirdo
SINGA POOER
>remember my 9 darter?
LE D14 MAN!
>le D14 man
>Muh 9 darter in 1990
i wanna watch this goofy ass sport, is there a hd livestream
>>68097943
http://www.stream2watch.co/live-now/sport-stream/darts/pdc-world-cup-of-darts-2016-live-stream-june-04
DAT 117
Mensur pulling out the big hits.
9 Dart Man under-performing today. Played much better at the Worlds v le slow throwing Russian Whitlock
Sweet 94
>180
>bull start 94
CLASSIC LIM
>dat checkout
Lims got nerves of steel
[UPSET INTENSIFIES]
pls Mens
>101 average for kebab remover
Not bad.
>Rabbie couldn't handle the banter
Quelle surprise. Poor Mrs Rab.
>>68098259
Missed that: what happened?
nice 134
deciding match please
Seriously where did this H. Lim come from, he's playing like a mad man for someone so unknown
>>68098277
Commo said that when Rowby first started out he'd gesture to the crowd when he'd hit a 140, which led to Rabbie getting pissed off in one match and Mrs Rabbie spending a night in a ward.
Amazes me how Harith Lim has never qualified for any other PDC major.
He's much more than capable of competing in steel tip events.
>>68098341
He's been in the World Cup a few times now. Plays soft tip over in the Far East.
>>68098344
Classic Wee Rabbie.
You're no Mensur, Rowby.
The mensur curse even on his teammates.
Austria might actually pull this off against England.
Good show to Austria.
Here's hoping Straya manages to keep the "not entirely terrible" form from yesterday and Anderson proves a better partner than Nicho (he'd have to be trying to be that shit, though).
Scotland, England and the Netherlands all winning seems pretty preordained, but Australia has that inherent choking potential that makes my life hell.
Hm, maybe the place I'll be playing darts tonight has a TV showing Sport1. Then I can watch Straya choke the game away while I choke my own game away. That'll be fun.
And we end an afternoon session that contained a single shock.
John Part rolled back the years to produce darts of a three time world champion. After Darth Maple defeated a hopeless Mark Webster in the first singles, Gerwyn Price blitzed Ken MacNeil 4-0 to take the tie into a doubles decider. Unfortunately for Cymru, the experience of the big man proved clinical as a stunning 161 out when the Welsh were waiting on 70 to tie the match at 2-2. A further clutch 76 from him won the fixture for Canada and eliminated the first seed from this year's competition. While the muscleman impressed, Webby looks to have lost all the form he built up at the end of last year, which is a real letdown for such a likeable guy. His wobbling throw still shows he hasn't lost the dartitis that led his career to fall down like it has done.
In the other games this afternoon, the Huybrechts dispatched Hungary with ease, the entirety of Ireland bar Daryl Gurney struggled to even play darts, with the Northern half of the island advancing to the quarterfinals at the expense of the southern part, while Suljovic and Rodriguez got through easily despite some good finishing from Paul and Harith Lim.
See you in 2 and a half hours.
Your one hour reminder.
>>68098634
>Scotland, England and the Netherlands all winning seems pretty preordained, but Australia has that inherent choking potential that makes my life hell.
Pretty much this, I fear most matches will be boring. The good news: All matches tomorrow won't!
Give China your power, /180/.
\o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/
>>68101504
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>>68101504
would be the biggest shock ever if it happened
and we're back on now
who /garyanderson/ here?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9ExEFwAGwyA
THIS TUNE
Jeez I haven't watched live darts in months.. the whole PL I just watched replays after each Thursday. I wish darts was shown here, my second favorite thing to watch.
BDO THEME KLAXON
Fucking hell Dekker is MASSIVE
>28 years old
wew
Dekker didn't wear glasses yesterday. Is he trying to out-smart Gando?
>DEKKER
TOP LEL
>>68102093
OK, it seems he is trying to out-miscalculate him.
Remember this?
Based Dekker
>>68102253
Curtain wearing Gando? Good times.
>>68102253
Of course
Hope Norway join us in the next round
>>68102253
The "curtain" years.
Destroyed his confidence.
>GANDO
AND HERE WE GO
fug
Two-time back-to-back World Champion struggling to defeat a guy not even averaging 80.
>Giggling Gando
>the gay lazer
>Dekker
rude desu
GANDO
>>68102366
...and then slams in a 160 out to win.
Fucking Anderson.
>THAT CLUTCH 160
I wish I could give as few fucks as Gando when playing darts. I'm always hyper-nervous, while Gando doesn't seem to care.
Thats just harsh
Not bad.
THAT FUCKING 160. FUCKING HELL.
>zoidberg in the crowd
Normally hate those attention whores, but this one is bretty gud
>>68102424
Ay m8 ya ruined it!
>>68102419
>>68102429
topgunmontagemind
>>68102253
Is that Kai Ebels' fashion-label?
>Scottish_national_anthem.wav
>sharing your name with the guy who killed Natalie Wood
I JUST WANNA MAKE YOU WET
>wife beater v permatan rambo
>Thorny
Rab thinking he's playing in the PL again
>graphics randomly vanishing
>Sky
>Wagner in charge of finishing
>Norwegian finishing
M8 pls.
Why do Scotland get to have their own team when they voted to be part of England last year?
>>68102650
Commentator over here said it showed wrong score and they were too potato to fix it while the leg was on.
>>68102700
Shouldn't you be attending to your wife, Peter?
>>68102700
Cause now there are 3 teams competing instead of 2.
:D
>team my team was scheduled to play has to cancel the match on short notice
>back home in time to see Straya shit the bed
Everything went according to plan? Did I miss something so far?
I can't hear the fucking tv what the fuck is this English weather over here. Stop this hail madness.
Why are the crowd dissing Holland when there are no Dutch playing?
I didn't get this at the WC either.
>>68102793
>Did I miss something so far?
A brutal 160 lifesaver checkout by Gando.
>>68102793
Anderson had to take out 160 to beat Massive Norwegian Man after he'd missed a dart to beat Gando.
Dekker also thought that you can finish a leg by scoring a single number.
>Dekker lifting Anderson up
fucking hell!
>>68102821
>>68102827
Well, thanks to Gando then for drawing things out just long enough.
This keukenconcurrent commercials by michael are getting dumber and dumber.
sky sports playing slaves.... much edge
Licking the mixture of garlic butter and meat juice on my plate off my finger now.
Ribena and vodka to drink.
>>68102808
>Why do drunk people do [_]?
Just banter, la.
>>68102845
>tfw your country will never have MIGHTY DART DEALS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCD8omJBcWc
>>68102855
They showing it on RTL7?
Was great if there was darts on when I was over there, no Mardle or Rod Harrington's tedious shite.
>>68102890
I prefer Mardle and Rod to the Danish commentators to be honest.
Sounds like they're on the verge of falling asleep a lot of the time.
>>68102890
Yup, well I switch between english and dutch since they both get annoying after a while.
But in the new commercial mvg pours coffee in one of his trophies. What.
>robert thornton interview
vic reeves club singer.wmv
>>68102808
Kinda embarrassing in my opinion. I always liked the darts because it's more about the individuals, and not so much about the nationality of the player. They should keep this stuff to football where it belongs.
>>68102931
I prefer Rod and Mardle to the German commentary. God, I can't even begin to imagine how WOAT an Austrian coverage would be.
>>68102887
lel
>>68102890
You don't know how bad it can be. Listen to the warnings of >>68102973 and >>68102931. There might be a time when you wish that Mardle and Rod would return.
>>68102952
You also have that one where he flips a pancake and then doing his autistic celebration
>>68102971
>not so much about the nationality of the player
Then don't watch the darts world cup and fuck off. :)
Oh no, not Kevin Painter!
>australian_national_anthem.mp3
Here we go, friends.
PLEASE ALL RISE FOR THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM
6'4 AND FULL OF MUSCLE
S T R A Y A
>>68102971
To be fair, it is the WC.
>>68103065
Enjoy your football chants, then. I for one think it's retarded to banter darts players for the failures of their football teams.
>>68103132
Yes, granted, but it is still darts, not football.
Whitlock upped his beardo gam.
>15
jensen on suicide watch
>>68103165
As a German, you should know that we as a nation love bringing everything back to football, what with it being the one thing where the entire nation is allowed to fully indulge in nationalism and all.
Fucking hell. He was so good in the first round.
Per better step up.
>15
Jensen denying Whitlock the opportunity to choke.
>>68103184
Yes, it's true, but that doesn't necessarily mean that this is a good idea.
>>68103165
I often have the same feeling regarding cycling.
It's not meant to be about nationalities, even at World Cups. In my opinion at least.
>le permanently nervous young lad
>that whitlock face
MAD AS FUCK
Denmark got this.
>>68103216
Yes, in cycling it's the same. I mean it's ok to support your local hero, but hating on the other guys, sometimes just because of football rivalries, is kinda silly. I started to feel like this 15 years or so ago, when ski jumping was a big fad in Germany due to Martin Schmitt and Sven Hannawald, including massive media presence. Their big rival was Adam Malysz from Poland, and especially Hannawald was a total jerk, always massively overcelebrating, while Malysz was the coziest guy you can imagine.
Shitlock is of course helped if any problems occur by his partner not having the mental state of a wet teabag this year.
>>68103368
Not having Nicho as your partner is worth more than being on form.
>>68103368
We can only imagine how relieved he is, now that he doesn't need to care about his game AND the nervous wreck that was once his partner.
>>68103368
I kind of miss Nicholson in a way. Had potential to be a strong heel on the tour like King and Manley previously.
God damn, Jensen is just incapable of not looking worried.
>shitlock missing match darts
>against a kid
THE RAPID RICKY CURSE IS ON
>>68103368
>>68103403
>>68103441
>>68103458
>You now remember this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Slg-ZMZEl8E
>le double 5 twink
>CHOKE MAN
DAT 101
>>68103492
>chokestralia
My fucking heart can't take this shit. At least they'll get smashed without doubt by the Dutch if they make it through here.
>>68103492
GOAT world cup final. Nicholson's antics after the match were fucking hilarious, Whitlock looked really embarrassed by him.
So sad to see Whitlock like this. I want top ten Whitlock back!
>Wild Boys
what the fuck, per
>>68103562
>you now remember Whitlock and MVG being our guys
Larsen doesn't look exactly happy to be here either.
Massive walk in.
>>68103458
Trouble for him is he got caught up in that bollocks with Taylor and believed it.
He's meant to be a decent guy outside of the sport.
>>68103549
>Whitlock looked really embarrassed by him
I think he was always embarrassed by him.
Fancy Per to do the business here
>>68103651
>per "peachy" laursen
>ever happy
>>68103650
MVG isn't our guy anymore?
Amazing recovery from Abbo after the bounceout.
>>68103650
Haven't been around /180/ by then, I think the time I started visiting here was the time when Whitlock already was on the decline.
>>68103703
Fuck off, drunk Austria.
>>68103721
Oh, of course he is but Straya has just fallen off.
>>68103703
You've been missed.
>hit T16
>entire leg goes to shit
>double 1
>you now remember Beau Anderson
>>68103751
Oh okay, is Bunting still future GOAT?
Fucking double 5 again!
>>68103806
I want to believe, but I can't.
>>68103798
>beat Colin Lloyd
>vanish from the circuit
According to DartsDatabase he hasn't played in a tournament for nearly a year.
>>68103703
Tell me why we should post on the wwe board
Are they seriously chanting "steht auf if you love the darts"?
>>68103806
No :/
>>68103806
Time has come to admit that Josh Payne is the future GOAT and will win a major within five years.
>>68103806
In my heart
>>68103806
He's floating around the bottom of the top 16.
Next true future GOAT will probably be Benito van de Pas.