Great to see Steven Bunting in the crowd there,you can take the man out of the BDO but you can never take the BDO out of the man.
Beautiful 121 finish from Richie
Ross take the second set to make it 1-1
Richie takes the 2nd set with out shots of 120 80 and four darts at 127.Quality stuff from the Dutchman
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Montgomery laughs as he misses doubles to stay in the tournament. Idiot
Richie eventually takes the game 3 sets to 1 finishing on double 2.
I see Paul âCrocodile Dundee*â Hogan, the rank outsider who was 3-0 up on eventual world champion Glen Durrant at Lakeside in January, took out two of the pdcâs âbig gunsâ Gary Anderson and Adrian Lewis at the UK Open in a five match winning run to the quarter-finals.
*Heâs actually from Basingstoke.
And Crocodile Dundee is at it again. An amazing nine-darter in the Home Internationals!
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Eurosport 1 now.Winamu World Masters.
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Tony OâShea has FAILED to qualify for the finals of the World Professional Darts Championship for the first time since 2001.
There will be no silverware for the Silverback in 2018.
Hereâs the full line-up and how they qualified for the greatest show on earth, courtesy of the BDOâs superb website.
https://www.bdodarts.com/worldpro18.php
The British Darts Organisation is pleased to announce that the following players will be invited to compete at the 2018 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championships.
Reigning BDO World Champion âDuzzaâ Glen Durrant returns to âthe home of world dartsâ as the No.1 seed for a third successive year, hoping to become only the fourth man to retain the title. In second place on the seeding list is the twice Winmau World Masters finalist âGladiatorâ Mark McGeeney, with double Lakeside semi finalist âYozzaâ Jamie Hughes seeded 3 and the 2015 BDO World Champion âScotty Dogâ Scott Mitchell seeded 4.
The 16 seeds for the menâs competition include four more former Lakeside semi finalists. âSparkyâ Wesley Harms, âFlyersâ Richard Veenstra, Welsh legend Martin Phillips and the âDazzlerâ Darryl Fitton, who reached his third semi final in 2017. Two players in the top 16 will be making their Lakeside debut as seeded players, Scotlandâs Cameron Menzies and Belgiumâs Andy Baetens.
SEEDED PLAYERS
- Glen Durrant (Eng)
- Mark McGeeney (Eng)
- Jamie Hughes (Eng)
- Scott Mitchell (Eng)
- Ross Montgomery (Sco)
- Geert de Vos (Bel)
- Wesley Harms (Ned)
- Cameron Menzies (Sco)
- Jim Williams (Wal)
- Willem Mandigers (Ned)
- Richard Veenstra (Ned)
- Dean Reynolds (Wal)
- Andy Baetens (Bel)
- Martin Phillips (Wal)
- James Hurrell (Eng)
- Darryl Fitton (Eng)
Eight more players (ranked 17 to 24) will be drawn directly into the first round. They include two of the games great champions, âScotty 2 Hottyâ Scott Waites who lifted the Lakeside trophy in 2013 & 2016 and triple BDO World Champion âWolfieâ Martin Adams who is set to make an historic 25th consecutive Lakeside appearance in January.
- Kyle McKinstry (Nir)
- Scott Waites (Eng)
- Martin Adams (Eng)
- Darius Labanauskas (Lit)
- Conan Whitehead (Eng)
- Nick Kenny (Wal)
- Scott Baker (Eng)
- Wayne Warren (Wal)
A further 16 players will compete in the Preliminary Round at the Lakeside. They include the player ranked 25th on the BDO invitation table Jeffrey Sparidaans and the highest ranked player on the British Isles table (not already qualified) Daniel Day. Four qualifiers have won through the BDO world championship playoffs in Bridlington and will each make their debuts in January. Automatic places are also granted to 2017 Lakeside runner up âNoppieâ Danny Noppert and the newly crowned Winmau World Masters champion, the âPolish Eagleâ Krzysztof Ratajski.
- Jeffrey Sparidaans (Ned)
British Isles regional rankings qualifier = Daniel Day (Eng)
Lakeside World Championship finalist 2017 = Danny Noppert (Ned)
Winmau World Masters champion 2017 = Krzysztof Ratajski (Pol)
BDO qualifier = Chris Harris (Wal)
BDO qualifier = Chris Gilliland (Nir)
BDO qualifier = Michael Unterbuchner (Ger)
BDO qualifier = Derk Telnekes (Ned)
These players will be drawn into the Preliminary Round against eight international qualifiers. The winners of the Asian qualifying tournament and the Australian National Singles will be joined at Lakeside by the players who top each of the BDO regional rankings tables. Brunei and Turkey will have representatives at the Lakeside for the first time ever.
Asian qualifier = Pg Mohammad (Brn)
Australian qualifier = Justin Thompson (Aus)
Baltic/Scandinavian qualifier = Dennis Nilsson (Swe)
Canadian qualifier = David Cameron (Can)
Eastern European qualifier = Umit Uygonsozlu (Tur)
New Zealand qualifier = Craig Caldwell (Nzl)
USA qualifier = Joe Chaney (USA)
Western European qualifier = Chris Landman (Ned)
Invitations will also be issued for the 2018 Womenâs World Championship and the BDO rankings are topped for the sixth time in seven years by âthe Heart of Dartsâ Deta Hedman. She will be accompanied by a world class field, including the players who challenged her in 3 previous Lakeside finals. Reigning triple world champion âthe Lancashire Roseâ Lisa Ashton, 3 time former champion âfrom Russia with Loveâ Anastasia Dobromyslova and returning for her 18th consecutive appearance, the legendary 10 time Lakeside Champion 'the Golden Girl; Trina Gulliver MBE. 2017 Lakeside finalist Corrine Hammond, reigning BDO World Trophy champion Aileen de Graaf, Europe Cup Singles winner âRacing Angelâ Sharon Prins and the newly crowned Winmau World Masters champion Lorraine Winstanley complete the list of seeds.
SEEDED PLAYERS
- Deta Hedman (Eng)
- Aileen de Graaf (Ned)
- Lorraine Winstanley (Eng)
- Lisa Ashton (Eng)
- Corrine Hammond (Aus)
- Anastasia Dobromyslova (Rus)
- Trina Gulliver MBE (Eng)
- Sharon Prins (Ned)
The unseeded players (ranked 9 to14) include the 2015 runner up Fallon Sherrock and fellow England international Tricia Wright, who will be making her long awaited Lakeside debut. They will be drawn against the seeded players, alongside the two qualifiers from the BDO world championship playoffs.
- Fallon Sherrock (Eng)
- Anca Zijlstra (Ned)
- Paula Jacklin (Eng)
- Rhian Griffiths (Wal)
- Maria OâBrien (Eng)
- Tricia Wright (Eng)
BDO qualifier = Rachna David (Nor)
BDO qualifier = Vicky Pruim (Swe)
In addition to the 40 men and 16 ladies heading to Frimley Green, there will be two youth players contesting their own championship decider upon the famous Lakeside stage. Reigning champion Justin van Tergouw from the Netherlands has won his way through to the final once again, where he will face Republic of Ireland international Killian Heffernan.
The 41st BDO World Professional Darts Championships will be broadcast live on Channel 4 Television in partnership with BT Sport, from Saturday 6th to Sunday 14th January 2018.
Tickets and accommodation packages are available via www.lakesideworlddarts.co.uk.
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Belated congratulations to @balbec on Krzysztof Ratajskiâs stunning victory at the Winmau World Masters.
I can see darts becoming the new speedway in Poland on the back of this victory.
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Cheers mate, the bunting is up all over the place.
He retired from professional darts in 2014.
Fuck it, I just saw that Jeff Smith has failed to qualify too.
Thatâs an absolute shame for The Silencer and for darts lovers.
Jeff finished second in the Canadian qualifying table but would surely have won it and clinched his Lakeside place had he not missed four events over there because they were clashing with BDO majors this side of the pond. He lost out in the minefield that is the qualifying competition, with only four places up for grabs.
The Canadian Darts Organisation need to get their shit together and schedule their events in a way that doesnât penalise marquee players for competing with the worldâs best.
Jeff has got some small consolation by being awarded a wildcard for the Finder Darts Masters in Holland in December.
Disappointing news that both Jeff Smith and 2017 Winmau World Master Krzysztof Ratajski have decided to retire from competitive darts.
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Canât wait for lakeside to give me a good laugh during a long January. Tickets selling very bad apparently.
All sessions of Lakeside 2018 are SOLD OUT and have been for the last three months.
Au contraire mate. Weekday sessions not sold out.
Theyâre all fully sold out, mate.
Touts are currently quoting a minimum of ÂŁ350 for tickets to the Monday afternoon session.