Author Topic: Darts thread (Read 970584 times)

4pool · « **Reply #18840 on:** January 3, 2024, 10:16:16 pm »

4-2 up, loses 7-4.

Humphries piled the pressure on. And got over the final hurdle.

kop306 · « **Reply #18841 on:** January 3, 2024, 10:17:57 pm »

some brilliant darts matches to look forward to now

2 lukes mvg

will be interesting to see who will be the 4th best player

rushyman · « **Reply #18842 on:** January 3, 2024, 10:18:40 pm »

Quote from: BobPaisley3 on January 3, 2024, 10:07:49 pm

With Coote on VAR, and Tierney on the whistle.

You go too far sir 😂

Hymer Red · « **Reply #18843 on:** January 3, 2024, 10:18:58 pm »

Quote from: Nick110581 on January 3, 2024, 10:12:29 pm

I assume you need some natural ability but must have to practice for hours.

The skill to switch to treble 19 if you hit a bad first dart is amazing.

My dad and me were OK at darts and my brother was very good and played county level and he practised every hour he wasnt working. Now his son is very good so I think it can run in families.

Ma Vie en Rouge · « **Reply #18844 on:** January 3, 2024, 10:19:20 pm »

Quote from: reddebs on January 3, 2024, 10:15:35 pm

It's repetitive rhythm mate. Their throw/arm is like a metronome, set at the speed they naturally throw at so it's difficult to slow themselves down as that's how they practice for hours and hours every day.

Ah, I don't mean the players, really! Of course they need to throw at that speed... but it seemed like almost no break between sets either, just a mad dash to the finish line. I think I'm comparing it to something miles slower like snooker, where you get time to digest what is happening, and the commentators get time to muse and mull and build the drama. Basically, I'm too old for darts.

DangerScouse · « **Reply #18845 on:** January 3, 2024, 10:20:25 pm »

Humphries is very likeable.

Ma Vie en Rouge · « **Reply #18846 on:** January 3, 2024, 10:21:59 pm »

Quote from: DangerScouse on January 3, 2024, 10:20:25 pm

Humphries is very likeable.

Yeah he seems really sound. And after a week of everyone wanting Littler to win, he showed his quality.

CHOPPER · « **Reply #18847 on:** January 3, 2024, 10:22:05 pm »

Quote from: Ma Vie en Rouge on January 3, 2024, 10:19:20 pm

Ah, I don't mean the players, really! Of course they need to throw at that speed... but it seemed like almost no break between sets either, just a mad dash to the finish line. I think I'm comparing it to something miles slower like snooker, where you get time to digest what is happening, and the commentators get time to muse and mull and build the drama. Basically, I'm too old for darts.

These are highly toned athletes at the peak of their game. Pace, Power and Stamina, is the name of the game.

Nick110581 · « **Reply #18848 on:** January 3, 2024, 10:22:11 pm »

Quote from: Hymer Red on January 3, 2024, 10:18:58 pm

My dad and me were OK at darts and my brother was very good and played county level and he practised every hour he wasnt working. Now his son is very good so I think it can run in families.

I also find the techniques really interesting as so many different ones.

The skill is incredible.

Hymer Red · « **Reply #18849 on:** January 3, 2024, 10:22:38 pm »

Quote from: Ma Vie en Rouge on January 3, 2024, 10:19:20 pm

Ah, I don't mean the players, really! Of course they need to throw at that speed... but it seemed like almost no break between sets either, just a mad dash to the finish line. I think I'm comparing it to something miles slower like snooker, where you get time to digest what is happening, and the commentators get time to muse and mull and build the drama. Basically, I'm too old for darts.

You dont want a break when you are hitting it you want to carry on. Sometimes if your opponant throws fast you can slow the game down and put them off or vice versa. Lots of evil eye goes on too as a lot is in the head. Bit like a striker in footy.

sminp · « **Reply #18850 on:** January 3, 2024, 10:23:22 pm »

Quote from: DangerScouse on January 3, 2024, 10:20:25 pm

Humphries is very likeable.

Both Lukes came across really well I thought, handled themselves superbly

rushyman · « **Reply #18851 on:** January 3, 2024, 10:25:07 pm »

Fucking hell the lads a United fan

Ahhh that's completely changed it. Get in humphries 😂

Hymer Red · « **Reply #18852 on:** January 3, 2024, 10:25:25 pm »

Quote from: Nick110581 on January 3, 2024, 10:22:11 pm

I also find the techniques really interesting as so many different ones.

The skill is incredible.

I hated playing slow players just couldnt find my natural rhythm but good players cope and still hit the treble the doubles are all in your head

Fordy · « **Reply #18853 on:** January 3, 2024, 10:35:16 pm »

LH was never losing tonight no matter what!

Well done!

jizzspunk · « **Reply #18854 on:** January 3, 2024, 10:43:14 pm »

Perfect storm for Humphries
The man in form, newly number 1 and all the media scrutiny on the Darting starlet..kinda in the script perhaps it went the way it did 🏆

Ma Vie en Rouge · « **Reply #18855 on:** January 3, 2024, 10:50:12 pm »

Quote from: Hymer Red on January 3, 2024, 10:25:25 pm

I hated playing slow players just couldnt find my natural rhythm but good players cope and still hit the treble the doubles are all in your head

I was talking about the pace of the whole thing, not of the players themselves. Just felt like a wild rush to the finish, rather than introducing some longer breaks in play to create tension. That's just my feeling, of course.

As to the doubles being "all in your head", they're the other smaller ones near the bigger ones that I also can't hit the right one of. That's how I think of them. The trebles are "the ones I hit by accident when just wanting to hit a certain number".

rushyman · « **Reply #18856 on:** January 3, 2024, 10:50:44 pm »

Humphries dad looked like he'd just been released by terrorists

dikwad · « **Reply #18857 on:** January 3, 2024, 11:07:03 pm »

Quote from: CHOPPER on January 3, 2024, 10:22:05 pm

These are highly toned athletes at the peak of their game. Pace, Power and Stamina, is the name of the game.

Jockey Wilson agreed

Musketeer Gripweed · « **Reply #18858 on:** January 3, 2024, 11:25:10 pm »

Fair play to Littler. He took the loss with a lot more maturity than most of his competitors would have.

Great game, but I really hope they keep the lad away from the Premier league, for his own sake. Of course, they won't obviously.

thejbs · « **Reply #18859 on:** January 3, 2024, 11:52:13 pm »

Humphries, weirdly, looks a good bit younger than Littler.

Ziltoid · « **Reply #18860 on:** January 4, 2024, 09:34:38 am »

Quote from: dikwad on January 3, 2024, 11:07:03 pm

Jockey Wilson agreed

Did ice baths before they were a thing

Ziltoid · « **Reply #18861 on:** January 4, 2024, 09:35:54 am »

Well done Humphries, i thought when Littler was 4 2 up that was it. Littler didn't drop off but Humphries upped his game. My lad is made up as he had Humphries from the start in some fantasy darts thing.

AlphaDelta · « **Reply #18862 on:** January 4, 2024, 12:03:23 pm »

Really enjoyable final with some of the best darts I've seen. I thought both lads came across really well and likeable but when Littler missed the chance win five sets, you could see the change in things.

Fiasco · « **Reply #18863 on:** January 4, 2024, 01:17:48 pm »

Littler has an arrogant attitude that says 'I belong here' and he's right to have that so you can't blame him. He's a kid who knows he's as good as anyone out there already. Why wouldn't you have that attitude at 16? And attitudes like that help to a certain extent.

As for Humphries, he seems like a genuinely sound fella who can't half play. Made up for him.

Alisson Wonderland · « **Reply #18864 on:** January 4, 2024, 02:34:28 pm »

Quote from: Ziltoid on January 4, 2024, 09:35:54 am

Well done Humphries, i thought when Littler was 4 2 up that was it. Littler didn't drop off but Humphries upped his game. My lad is made up as he had Humphries from the start in some fantasy darts thing.

I had a few quid on him at 5/1 before his odds starting lowering in the last month or so. Would have won a lot more had Littler taken out that D14 or D7 to force an extra set. Had 10/1 on Humphries winning 7-5 or 7-6 and there being more than 40 180s. I think there were 36 in the end so that extra set would have surely seen 5 more the way they were throwing.

Premier League lineup is announced at 4pm today. Surely Littler has to be in it?

Ziltoid · « **Reply #18865 on:** January 4, 2024, 02:36:27 pm »

Quote from: Alisson Wonderland on January 4, 2024, 02:34:28 pm

I had a few quid on him at 5/1 before his odds starting lowering in the last month or so. Would have won a lot more had Littler taken out that D14 or D7 to force an extra set. Had 10/1 on Humphries winning 7-5 or 7-6 and there being more than 40 180s. I think there were 36 in the end so that extra set would have surely seen 5 more the way they were throwing.

Premier League lineup is announced at 4pm today. Surely Littler has to be in it?

As long as it doesn't affect his chances going to Oxford or Cambridge I can see it

CheshireDave · « **Reply #18866 on:** January 4, 2024, 03:39:58 pm »

Quote from: Alisson Wonderland on January 4, 2024, 02:34:28 pm

Surely Littler has to be in it?

Think that is unlikely.

MVG, Smith, Humphries, Price, Aspinall, Wright, Cross and 1 more from Noppert, Cullen, Heta, possibly Dobey would be my guess. Who knows though?!

Fiasco · « **Reply #18867 on:** January 4, 2024, 04:05:45 pm »

He's in.

CheshireDave · « **Reply #18868 on:** January 4, 2024, 04:10:19 pm »

Yeah fair play. Good luck to him in it. Guess he had to be when you consider the numbers who tuned into the final.

sinnermichael · « **Reply #18869 on:** January 4, 2024, 04:14:33 pm »

Anderson deserves a place more than Wright.

Alisson Wonderland · « **Reply #18870 on:** January 4, 2024, 04:23:39 pm »

Humphries
MVG
Smith
Aspinall
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Price
Cross
Wright
Littler

Alisson Wonderland · « **Reply #18871 on:** January 4, 2024, 04:26:08 pm »

Quote from: sinnermichael on January 4, 2024, 04:14:33 pm

Anderson deserves a place more than Wright.

I like Gary Anderson but he is 27th in the World. Wright is 8th and is the only person to win a major other than Humphries in the last 5 tournements.

bradders1011 · « **Reply #18872 on:** January 4, 2024, 07:31:06 pm »

Humphries must be a bit pissed off, every paper has a picture of the losing finalist on its front page. If MVG had won 4 majors in a few months it'd be front page news in itself.

Kloppage Time · « **Reply #18873 on:** January 4, 2024, 09:46:11 pm »

Is Darts now the 2nd most popular sport in the UK?
Given last nights game was appointment viewing and the amount of media coverage?

duvva 💅 · « **Reply #18874 on:** January 4, 2024, 09:51:07 pm »

Gomes looks knackered already

Alisson Wonderland · « **Reply #18875 on:** January 5, 2024, 02:37:47 pm »

Quote from: Kloppage Time on January 4, 2024, 09:46:11 pm

Is Darts now the 2nd most popular sport in the UK?
Given last nights game was appointment viewing and the amount of media coverage?

I don't remember it having this much coverage before but I think it has long been Sky's second most watched sport after football.

BobPaisley3 · « **Reply #18876 on:** January 19, 2024, 05:14:34 pm »

Luke Littler hits a 9 darter.

DangerScouse · « **Reply #18877 on:** January 19, 2024, 05:22:55 pm »

In the 1st leg . .

https://x.com/OfficialPDC/status/1748393857169961312?t=miTiBjBwHwgRaXqxJ77soA&s=08

Statto Red · « **Reply #18878 on:** January 19, 2024, 05:30:22 pm »

Luke Littler was on another 9 darter but hit T1 with his 7th dart.

gazzalfc · « **Reply #18879 on:** January 19, 2024, 05:45:27 pm »

Well he's not a one hit wonder. Just so much composure