Starts tonight. Can't beat a bit of darts over Christmas. I hope Paul Nicholson win's it. Have a sneaky tenner on him at 50/1. Also few quid on Barney, Justin Pipe, Anderson and few other outsiders. To help you decide if you placing a bet, Below is the win percentage for 2011 and their 3 dart average. 1. Phil Taylor 90.62% 101.65 2. Adrian Lewis 67.19% 95.59 3. James Wade 64.49% 93.55 4. Gary Anderson 78.49% 97.12 5. Simon Whitlock 66.67% 95.24 6. Mark Webster 63.95 % 93.28 7. Wes Newton 73.17% 91.65 8. Raymond van Barneveld 68.6% 92.89 9. Paul Nicholson 74.46% 93.39 10. Terry Jenkins 56.82% 91.67% 11. Mark Walsh 68.54% 90.22 12. Mervyn King 67.48% 92.47 13. Colin Lloyd 62.42% 84.90 14. Ronnie Baxter 70.59% 92.89 15. Wayne Jones 61.70% 89.85 16. Vincent van der Voort 65.78% 88.00 17. Andy Hamilton 55.04% 85.47 18. Jamie Caven 63.58% 82.75% 19. Denis Ovens 65.71% 87.83 20. Andy Smith 62.69% 88.28 21. Colin Osborne 65.33% 93.44 22. Kevin Painter 65.03% 87.03 23. Co Stompé 62.75% 89.64 24. Alan Tabern 62.16% 84.24 25. Brendan Dolan 54.02% 90.81 26. Justin Pipe 74.37% 88.64 27. John Part 73.15% 87.73 28. Steve Beaton 66.67% 93.37 29. Steve Brown 62.14% 86.19 30. Peter Wright 68.97% 90.33 31. Robert Thornton 62.96% 92.19 32. Mark Dudbridge 50% 90.13 Pro Tour 1. Dave Chisnall 68.89% 92.81 2. Mark Hylton 65.65% 93.77 3. Scott Rand 63.39% 88.99 4. Richie Burnett 65.66% 86.67 5. Michael van Gerwen 66.85% 92.30 6. John Henderson 62.28% 84.72 7. Nigel Heydon 62.39% 90.50 8. Roland Scholten 54.26% 86.40 9. Steve Farmer 57.14% 93.90 10. Magnus Caris 58.82% 85.52 11. James Richardson 52.78% 12. Dennis Smith 55.21% 80.10 13. Jelle Klaasen 48.96% 86.61 14. Michael Smith 62.96% 91.44 15. Kim Huybrechts 67.24% 97.88 16. Ian White 54.74% 88.85 European Order of Merit Antonio Alcinas 50.98% 91.05 Mensur Suljovic 54.76% 87.04 Jyhan Artut 50% 82.28 Kurt van de Rijk 63.64% International Qualifiers Dietmar Burger 0% 76.81 Oliver Ferenc 0% Connie Finnan 62.5% Warren French 66.67% Geoff Kime 60% Petri Korte 83.33% Per Laursen 52.17% 89.73 Lee Choon Peng 0% Scott MacKenzie 33.33% 84.94 Kevin Münch 57.14% Haruki Muramatsu 0% Dennis Nilsson 55.56% José Oliveira de Sousa 50% Christian Perez 0% Devon Petersen 36.17% 84.99 Sean Reed 0% Darin Young 60% 80.57 PDPA Qualifiers Joe Cullen 59.09% 81.77 Arron Monk 53.19% 86.11 PDC Youth Tour Qualifier Paul Barham 79.37% 96.57
Didnt realise this was starting tonight, was thinking about getting sky sports in for a month just to watch this....
Ladbrokes World Darts Championship Preliminary Round Connie Finnan (Republic of Ireland) v Warren French (New Zealand) Haruki Muramatsu (Japan) v Dennis Nilsson (Sweden) Devon Petersen (South Africa) v Jose De Souza (Portugal) Joe Cullen (England) v Oliver Ferenc (Serbia) Kevin Munch (Germany) v Lee Choon Peng (Malaysia) Paul Barham (England) v Scott MacKenzie (Hong Kong) Per Laursen (Denmark) v Petri Korte (Finland) Dietmar Burger (Austria) v Christian Perez (Philippines) First Round Draw Bracket Phil Taylor (1, England) v Muramatsu/Nilsson Mark Dudbridge (32, England) v Dave Chisnall (England) Vincent van der Voort (16, Netherlands) v Mark Hylton (England) Andy Hamilton (17, England) v Antonio Alcinas (Spain) Raymond van Barneveld (8, Netherlands) v James Richardson (England) Brendan Dolan (25, Northern Ireland) v Kim Huybrechts (Belgium) Paul Nicholson (9, Australia) v Mensur Suljovic (Austria) Alan Tabern (24, England) v Burger/Perez Simon Whitlock (5, Australia) v Dennis Smith (England) Steve Beaton (28, England) v Magnus Caris (Sweden) Mervyn King (12, England) v Geoff Kime (Australia) Colin Osborne (21, England) v Michael van Gerwen (Netherlands) Gary Anderson (4, Scotland) v Jyhan Artut (Germany) Steve Brown (29, England) v Petersen/de Sousa Colin Lloyd (13, England) v Darin Young (USA) Andy Smith (20, England) v Scott Rand (England) Adrian Lewis (2, England) v Nigel Heydon (England) Robert Thornton (31, Scotland) v Ian White (England) Wayne Jones (15, England) v Barham/MacKenzie Jamie Caven (18, England) v Roland Scholten (Netherlands) Wes Newton (7, England) v Kurt van de Rijck (Belgium) Justin Pipe (26, England) v Sean Reed (Australia) Terry Jenkins (10, England) v Cullen/Ferenc Co Stompe (23, Netherlands) v Michael Smith (England) Mark Webster (6, Wales) v Richie Burnett (Wales) John Part (27, Canada) v John Henderson (Scotland) Mark Walsh (11, England) v Finnan/French Kevin Painter (22, England) v Arron Monk (England) James Wade (3, England) v Laursen/Korte Peter Wright (30, England) v Jelle Klaasen (Netherlands) Ronnie Baxter (14, England) v Steve Farmer (England) Denis Ovens (19, England) v Munch/Choon Peng
Surely this is one where the mortgage money can go on the power? I just wish I had taken the 7/4 that was available in the summer.
I know its Xmas when the darts starts. I love watching this over Christmas and I Love the way the final is on new years day. Haven't got to see it over the past couple of years as I ddidnt have sky but we are back up and running.
http://twitpic.com/718n5u Nicola Moriarty was always my favourite darts walk on girl. Would like to see more of her!
Taylor evens with Ladbrokes. I am presuming Taylor will make the final. These are the odds for who he will face Lewis 7/2 Wade 11/2 Webster 12/1 Newton 12/1 Jenkins 28/1 Any price the rest. I might lump on Taylor at evens and maybe a sneaky few quid on him playing Wes Newton in the final at 12/1. Any opinions?
I guess if Taylor plays well he wins. end of. but still think he might be worth taking on at evens. going ot have a couple of euro on some outsiders for an interest - Chisnall and a couple of others. will have a few quid on wade at 10's / 12s
Chinsall plays Taylor in last 32 if both win their matches in the first round which they should. If Chinsall hits his doubles he could Taylor as he will outscore him.
Bet's for Tonight (PP Odds) Jamie Cavan to beat Roland Scholten 8/13 Jamie Cavan is a good floor player but when it comes to a tv event he usually disappoints but should still have enough to beat Scholten who has never recovered from his shoulder injury.. Paul Barham to beat Scot Mc Kensie 8/11 PDC youth player and could be a young star to watch, Only the first to 4 legs so it's risking all the same. Don't know much about Mc Kensie. But the stats for Barham impress me. Has win 79.37% of his games this year and has a 96.57 3 dart average.. Mark Webster to beat Richie Burnett 1/4 I don't think it's going be a walkover that's why I have stayed away from the handicap betting. Since the Premier League Webster has been in good form this year and loves the world championship. Richie Burnett was all over the place in the players championship, Missing big numbers nevermind doubles and trebles. Nigel Heydon (+2.5) Sets against Adrian Lewis 8/11 Fancy the big lad to take a set off Lewis. Since winning the world championship Lewis hasn't been in the greatest form even missing out in the top 32 for the players championship. H2H Record shows Lewis 2-1 up with Heydon winning the latest in October there. With a Win percentage off 62.39% and a 3 dart average of 90.50 this year he's no mug. Fourfold Pays 5/1 Also doing a correct score fourfold for a bit of fun. Pays 500/1. Jamie Caven 3-1 10/3 Paul Barham 4-0 11/1 Mark Webster 3-1 11/5 Adrian Lewis 3-1 2/1 If Barham beats Mc Kensie I will be stick a tenner on him to beat Jones aswell, such be a good price.
Roland Scholten has win the first game 3-1. Was a poor game. I have hopes for the young Paul Barham on next
Did a Lewis/Webster double tonight to get things going. Did not do anyone outright. Know a few lads with big cash on Taylor, however think there is more money to be made betting on individual matches. Followed a lot of Bristows tips last year and cleaned up.