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  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,234
    Brilliant from Fallon.  Gotta feel for Ted Evatts a bit though. Pantomime villain and he didn’t do a thing wrong. 
  • Addickted2U
    Addickted2U Posts: 3,080
    What made it great was how well Evatts played. Fallon really earned it. Brilliant match. 
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,981
    Brilliant, well done Fallon.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,987
    Fair play to Sherrock but personally i don't agree with how women should qualify by coming through separate qualifiers just for women.

    Currently the PDC give two places each year to female players, but for me if they're going to compete in a mens tournament, then they should have to go through mens qualifiers. She's clearly proved women are capable of beating men and there's no reason to split them.
  • Big_Bad_World
    Big_Bad_World Posts: 5,859
    edited December 2019
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Fair play to Sherrock but personally i don't agree with how women should qualify by coming through separate qualifiers just for women.

    Currently the PDC give two places each year to female players, but for me if they're going to compete in a mens tournament, then they should have to go through mens qualifiers. She's clearly proved women are capable of beating men and there's no reason to split them.
    Absolutely. Sherrock said that her win shows women can compete, and beat, their male counterparts.

    Seems like the perfect time to make it a permanent mixed sport. There is now no reason why it shouldn't happen. Equality.
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,840
    Big_Bad_World said:
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Fair play to Sherrock but personally i don't agree with how women should qualify by coming through separate qualifiers just for women.

    Currently the PDC give two places each year to female players, but for me if they're going to compete in a mens tournament, then they should have to go through mens qualifiers. She's clearly proved women are capable of beating men and there's no reason to split them.
    Absolutely. Sherrock said that her win shows women can compete, and beat, their male counterparts.

    Seems like the perfect time to make it a permanent mixed sport. There is now no reason why it shouldn't happen. Equality.

    Agreed.

    Although it is such a physical sport (those darts are heavy) that there perhaps should be some form of handicap. Maybe the ladies could stand nearer the board?

    (ducks)
  • johnnybev1987
    johnnybev1987 Posts: 11,410
    Suziki, was close the other day losing in the final leg. So glad Sherrock made it through, its a fantastic achievement. I know they have been trying to integrate snooker for a while, but in that there is a massive gap between the top females and even the top 100. This shows its possible for darts , I don't see a problem with them having a separate qualifying route. It gives good media coverage, although slightly unfair it shows they cant be too far away and can compete. She didn't beat a numpty Evetts has a lot of potential so cracking result.
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,907
    I'm going tomorrow. No clue about Darts but looking forward to getting absolutely ruined
  • Gravesend_Addick
    Gravesend_Addick Posts: 7,299
    My mate Josh Payne plays tonight.  A very winnable game for him too 
  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 11,676
    bobmunro said:
    Big_Bad_World said:
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Fair play to Sherrock but personally i don't agree with how women should qualify by coming through separate qualifiers just for women.

    Currently the PDC give two places each year to female players, but for me if they're going to compete in a mens tournament, then they should have to go through mens qualifiers. She's clearly proved women are capable of beating men and there's no reason to split them.
    Absolutely. Sherrock said that her win shows women can compete, and beat, their male counterparts.

    Seems like the perfect time to make it a permanent mixed sport. There is now no reason why it shouldn't happen. Equality.

    Agreed.

    Although it is such a physical sport (those darts are heavy) that there perhaps should be some form of handicap. Maybe the ladies could stand nearer the board?

    (ducks)
    You need reporting to HR for a comment like that ...
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  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,840
    Briston_Addick said:
    bobmunro said:
    Big_Bad_World said:
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Fair play to Sherrock but personally i don't agree with how women should qualify by coming through separate qualifiers just for women.

    Currently the PDC give two places each year to female players, but for me if they're going to compete in a mens tournament, then they should have to go through mens qualifiers. She's clearly proved women are capable of beating men and there's no reason to split them.
    Absolutely. Sherrock said that her win shows women can compete, and beat, their male counterparts.

    Seems like the perfect time to make it a permanent mixed sport. There is now no reason why it shouldn't happen. Equality.

    Agreed.

    Although it is such a physical sport (those darts are heavy) that there perhaps should be some form of handicap. Maybe the ladies could stand nearer the board?

    (ducks)
    You need reporting to HR for a comment like that ...
    I've just handed myself in.
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    Gravesend_Addick said:
    My mate Josh Payne plays tonight.  A very winnable game for him too 

    Good luck to Josh
  • CH4RLTON
    CH4RLTON Posts: 2,618
    Last Christmas I gave you my darts, 
    Then the very next day you gave them away,
    This year to save me from tears,
    Ill give them to Fallon Sherock!
  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,234
    Fallon v Sulovic next. Will be great. Will be a shame to see Mensur get the pantomime villain routine as he seems like a really fun guy.  Hope he doesn’t get the hump with it all. 
  • johnnybev1987
    johnnybev1987 Posts: 11,410
    Johnnysummers5 said:
    Gravesend_Addick said:
    My mate Josh Payne plays tonight.  A very winnable game for him too 

    Good luck to Josh

    He played well won 3-0, person he played I swear used to play quicker and now has no rhythm. Dimitri Van B next after the Sherock game on Saturday
  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,296
    off to ally pally for afternoon session 12 of us all in dartboard hats. 

    although watching this years on telly does look a bit more stag do vibe the booing of players in particular is a wanker behaviour
  • Gravesend_Addick
    Gravesend_Addick Posts: 7,299
    johnnybev1987 said:
    Johnnysummers5 said:
    Gravesend_Addick said:
    My mate Josh Payne plays tonight.  A very winnable game for him too 

    Good luck to Josh

    He played well won 3-0, person he played I swear used to play quicker and now has no rhythm. Dimitri Van B next after the Sherock game on Saturday
    Yeah he played well. Spoke to him this morning & he was pleased.  Diogo didn't play well though 
  • johnnybev1987
    johnnybev1987 Posts: 11,410
    palarsehater said:
    off to ally pally for afternoon session 12 of us all in dartboard hats. 

    although watching this years on telly does look a bit more stag do vibe the booing of players in particular is a wanker behaviour


    My mate went yesterday, he said it was brilliant. Mardles top 3 they were first and chased the spicy pepper thing, I thought it was quite funny, didn't even recognise my mate until he messaged me lol

    Stag do vibe, isn't the worse. But I agree not a fan with the booing that has crept in, such poor etiquette unless one of the players have deliberately set up to be the pantomime villain.

  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,981
    Price is playing absolute shite.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,981
    I knew that comment would make him pick up a bit.
    Squeezed through thanks to a massive cock up by O'Connor, going for double 1, when it should have been double 2.
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  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,907
    That was fun
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,981
    Wright scrapes through.
  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,234
    edited December 2019
    Amazing escape by wright after he did his best to cock it up. Am I the only one who finds the young bespectacled score announcer really irritating?  His unique pronunciation of “one hundred and fordeeeee” is a particular ear grater. I suppose the same could be said if the older bloke who looks like an ex boxer and sounds like he’s doing a massive clearance of his throat when he does “onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnhuuuuuundred and eighty” but I guess I’ve just got used to him over the years. 
  • Gravesend_Addick
    Gravesend_Addick Posts: 7,299
    Sillybilly said:
    Amazing escape by wright after he did his best to cock it up. Am I the only one who finds the young bespectacled score announcer really irritating?  His particularly unique pronunciation of “one hundred and fordeeeee” is a particular ear grater. I suppose the same could be said if the older bloke who looks like and ex boxer and sounds like he’s doing a massive clearance of his throat when he does “onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnhuuuuuundred and eighty” but I guess I’ve just got used to him over the years. 
    Yeah. I guess all the callers try to put their own unique stamp on it, but they're all uniquely annoying!
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    If Fallon Sherrock can hold her next throw she will be 2-0 up in sets over Mensur Suljovic
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    I get the cheering for Fallon but the unnecessary booing for Mesur I dont get he hasnt done anything wrong other than draw Fallon Sherrock
  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 6,362
    Booing is just an embarrassment.
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    She didnt hold and the 2nd set is 2-2
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    And its 1-1
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    Mensur was 2-0 ahead in set 3 and Sherrock won in 3-2 

    She now leads 2-1 in sets

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