I was recently reviewing the results of the early action of the Grand Slam of Darts on the Planetdarts website. Quite impressive. I counted four players who averaged over 100 points per turn in winning their matches yesterday (James Wade, Phil Taylor, Raymond Van Barneveld and Roland Scholten). That means they are finishing their 501 games in 15 darts or less, on average.
Leading the pack was Roland Scholten, with an amazing 110.21 average. His opponent, Michael Van Gerwen, must have been shocked to lose 5 games to 1 with his own very respectable 97.62 average. It's great to hear that so many players hitting so high a standard.
I am glad the PDC now promotes big events in North America, as it has given me a chance to see all of the players mentioned above in person. There is something special about being there and seeing players with such good form. The PDC's apparent strategy of putting more prize money and media coverage into darts seems to be raising the bar considerably. Until next time, good darts!
Monday, November 19, 2007
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We're getting great coverage on ITV4 and 1 over here in the UK, but the camera work is awful compared to the BBC. I've lost count of the times the winning double has been missed by the Director. Maybe they should just show the full board as a small inset :o)
It's awful that they miss the game winning shot! Do they just do highlights then?
I must admit for once we really are getting good coverage on the free-to-air ITV4. From about 17:15 each day we get to see all of the games, backed up by highlights later in the evening on the main ITV1 channel.
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