Once Phil Taylor was knocked out, many darts fans, myself included said the tournament was over - MVG was the champion. I put it on Facebook the next morning. MVG is currently playing the best, most consistent darts on the planet but Taylor's experience and on his day he can still beat anybody, is sometimes too much for MVG.
To lose to somebody else, MVG has to have a bad day.
My congratulations go to Peter Wright. This time last year he was the world number 32, he entered this years event as the number 16. He knocked out Taylor's conqueror, Mike Smith, before making it to the final. He lost the final but had a good game after a slow start.
The event was notable for 2 people getting 9 dart finishes on the same day and both losing!
The BDO event is still in the first round.
We don't expect the darts to be as good in the BDO event but it is the original World Championship and has a lot of followers. Most of the top players are in the PDC event but this year to make it more "Worldwide" the were more qualifiers. Most of these players would not get into a county team. There are also players in the BDO event who would do well in the PDC but have either chosen to stay with the BDO or not moved yet.
The reigning champion, Scot Waites was knocked out in the first game by Alan Norris. Scot had a back injury (sustained whilst playing dominoes) and the lack of practice showed. Also out in the first round was one of last years semi-finalists, Richie George. Bobbie's son was thoroughly beaten by Robbie "Kong" Green in a display that would scare some of the PDC players.
We are still to see Stephen Bunting the number 1 seed, another player who could beat anybody on his day.
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| Fallon Sherrock |
