Darting action returns to Blackpool tonight for the 2016 World Matchplay. Last year saw that disgusting Stokie sex-pest Phil Taylor suffer his first Winter Gardens defeat since 2007 as he went down in the semis to James Wade, who then lost to World Number 1 Michael van Gerwen in the final. The field looks even better this year to continue the Taylorless reign in the North West.
Kicking off the first round fun are inconsistent Eurospeedster Vincent van der Voort and boulderheaded Aussie Kyle Anderson. With both men having improved massively over the past year, Anderson making his World Cup team for the first time in the process, this should be a tight match that could easily see the number 16 seed taken out before the tournament's got going.
Up next is the Matchplay martyr. Ian White, Keegan Brown, Paul Nicholson: just a number of players Robert Thornton has failed to beat in his second least-favourite place behind Ayr police station. In his seventh attempt to make it past the first round, he has been given what should be a fairly simple task in defeating emerging youngster and successful muscle boy Josh Payne, who qualified by winning Players Championship 6 in May.
The Green Machine enters the fray as he plays eternal TV jobber Jamie Caven. Since his implosion in the World Cup final, MVG has won just one event from four in the Shanghai Darts Masters, but given Caven's inability to play when his one working eye is on the cameras, MVG should breeze through.
The big tie of the session is the closer as simple Dave Chisnall takes on Dutchman Benito van de Pas. Both players have had very good seasons so far with three ranking event wins between them, and it will be a shame to see one of them out in the first round.
All matches must be won by 2 clear legs, with up to 5 extra legs played to decide a winner. If the match is tied after 5 extra legs, a final sudden death leg will be played.
Coverage starts from 7:00pm UK time on Sky Sports 2.
>Tonight’s matches (Best of 19 legs) Vincent "van der Voort van der Voort, Vincent" van der Voort v Kyle "Conehead" Anderson Robert "I Would Walk 500 Miles (To Be Anywhere But The Matchplay)" Thornton v Josh "Window" Payne MvGOAuTism v Jamie "Jabba-oche" Caven Chizzy v Benito van de Pas "the Dutchie on the left hand side"
How, in God's holy name, can this dude have such a hot daughter? Has anybody seen the mom?
Oliver Young
I think its his step-daughter rather than his own creation
Isaiah Reed
So you're telling me it's his wife's daughter?
Robert Walker
Yeah, it's not White's own daughter.
We're on now by the way.
Matthew Wilson
Not seen an arrow or a score carded for the past month or so, but here are my predictions
Speedy Thorny (has he even got past the first round though?) GOAT Chizzy, but hoping Benito turns up - he could push him close
Charles Lopez
Is Josh Payne the next GOAT?
Henry Price
>viking clap
If I hear one fucking "[darts' player's] on fire" chant I'm Mohammed Bouhlel-ing Monday's audience.
Jose Martinez
>Icelandic Viking chant meme
Pls no
Brody Gomez
Wasnt someone last year whistling at someone really loud? And did it for a few games? Assume it was aimed it sex offender on his throw but also think it could have been some random scot on someone Ando was playing or something...
Alexander Roberts
>Thorny (has he even got past the first round though?) Never.
That atrocious record in full: >2009: Taylor 4-10 >2010: G. Anderson 0-10 >2012: A. Lewis 0-10 >2013: White 3-10 >2014: Nicholson 8-10 >2015: K. Brown 7-10
In that entire time he has averaged over 95 just once. It will not surprise you that said average was against Mental Breakdown Man.
Yeah, I remember that. Kept happening in Taylor's matches from what I recall.
Colton Fisher
>DOLAN'S ON FIRE >OMAGH IS TERRIFIED
Jack Morris
Same here, and I agree on those predictions. Chizzy vs. Benito is probably the closest match of the evening, depending if Speedoman can be bothered to put in some effort.
>Thorny (has he even got past the first round though?) >2010: G. Anderson 0-10 >2012: A. Lewis 0-10 Nice.
Isaac Cruz
Mongs getting comprehensively ignored there by most of the crowd, good to see.
Ethan Brown
lyl
Henry Bennett
DAT BULL
Ethan Robinson
>41 needed >14 Classic van der Speedyjobber.
Adam Perry
Bookies had him as favorite and he has been playing like he could give the likes of speedy a run for their money of late. Could be going the distance.
Blake Ward
>Could be going the distance. He most likely has Autism in the next round so probably not.
Christian Allen
>Jeff Stelling psychologically torturing Paul Merson
Whose fanfic is this?
Robert Allen
Meant this game could be going to the wire, 10-8 or something
Andrew Murphy
Are there 2 commercials per match?
Oliver Carter
Ah right.
I thought that as well. Anderson's world ranking of 33 isn't reflective of his ability. He can easily challenge those in the bottom half of the top 16.
at least
Isaiah Moore
What is that little bump on the back of Andersons head.
I wonder what it feels like to touch.
Jeremiah Wood
>vinny
Jeremiah Brooks
It looks like the back of his head is trying to grow a mouth of its own.
Benjamin Torres
It's where Beau is hiding.
Joshua Russell
>43
Luke Davis
>busting 26 These two have been absolute shit when attempting to get down to a finish.
Ayden Lopez
>Abo genetics
Landon Fisher
NO WEAKNESS ALLOWED
Carter Williams
Look at the sweat pishing off him.
Big sweaty dutch bastard.
William Rivera
...
Jordan Murphy
VDV is fucking rancid, he will be dropping down the rankings like a stone soon enough.
Hunter Jackson
In non-tv ranking events he's not exactly had a bad few seasons by his jobber standards.
Bentley Baker
Vinny hasn't won at Blackpool since 2011 so this loss won't fuck him that badly.
The only significant money he's defending from the majors is 17k from the 2014 PCF semis.
He's lost 20k from failing to win the Austrian Darts Open again so there's something gone.
Wyatt Wright
To be fair his back his fucked, notice how he didnt bend down to pick up that arrow. You sort of wonder how bad that gets and effects his game.
Lincoln Price
Being as tall as VvdV is won't help him either because he's throwing down all the time.
Jackson Bell
Fuck him, he is your typical sulky dutch cunt dart player who thinks the world owes him a living.
Going for two bulls on 100 because he was getting beat sums him up.
Sort of shit you would expect to see a kid doing at a local comp.
Alexander Rodriguez
This tournament is so comfy. Even better now that Phils stranglehold has been broken.
Aaron Russell
>you now remember Barney v Merv at the World GP
James Sanchez
Without doubt one of the cringiest games ive sat through in about 15 years of watching darts
William Ramirez
That final set when he just started throwing on the bull... fucking Christ.
One of the very rare occasions I've felt sorry for King because he wasn't given a match at all after that point.
Lincoln Evans
What is this meme walkon music
Adrian Russell
>walk-on takes about 1000 years
Mason Nelson
scottish_national_anthem.wav
Jacob Ross
>scottish_national_anthem.mp3
Luke Brown
And I would beat 500 wives...
Brandon Lopez
>using Shitlock flights [BOTTLEJOB INTENSIFIES]
Grayson Murphy
>25 >39
Wyatt Stewart
>Dropping throw to Robert " Rockem Sockem Jockem" Thornton
Justin Moore
Wee Rab dodging death there after the fuck-up on the 140 attempt.
>second name payne >shit nickname like the maximum
>not calling yourself 'the window'
Brody Lewis
What was first match score?
Jordan Gonzalez
10-4 to anderson
vincent was fucking dire
Jose Jones
Lovely. Vvdv is a meme player.
Chase Myers
...
Luke Ramirez
>pay for sky >still adverts every ten minutes
How do they keep getting away with it?
Xavier Edwards
What the hell happened to this guy? 2 years ago I was convinced he will be a top 10 player soon, but his career is stalling now. Maybe that's what you get for wearing pink shirts.
Landon Ross
Had a complete collapse in form after the summer break in 2015. Remember him being very poor against Clownman in the Worlds.
He pushed MVG at the GP and PCFs but has done nothing outside of those tournaments.
Ryder Thompson
>part making jokes about ice creams
Kayden Baker
He's a tub of lard and i get the impression he'd do anything for a dare. He's like a micro manly
Henry Rogers
THE RAB CURSE IS BACK ON
Evan Scott
...
Ethan Davis
ITS ON
WEE RAB WILL NEVER WIN IN BLACKPOOL
DUBS WILL CONFIRM
Jose Harris
THAT 118 FROM PAYNE
C U R S E D U R S E D
Oliver Price
>DAT 118
Rabbie on suicide watch
Lincoln Martin
not bad josh payne
James Williams
>Mrs Rabbie's evening has gone from "gentle slap" to "full on shoe-ing"
F
Liam Carter
O JEEZ
HERE COMES THE PAYNE MS THORNTON
Zachary Morris
...
Angel Roberts
Fucking lol at Rabbie going for this, good game
Nathaniel Bell
...
Austin Anderson
I genuinely thought that 134 was going in.
Rescued it with the 68.
Brody Miller
Thorn is suppose to be a right wanker off the oche.
Didn't go to his own dad's funeral.
Jackson Myers
That's sad.
That said, when his mother died he hit a double start 9 darter the day afterwards.
Chase Perez
>Thorn is suppose to be a right wanker off the oche Somehow, that doesn't surprise me much.
>Didn't go to his own dad's funeral. Hated my dad, too, but still I attended his funeral. Would have been silly to stay away. He's dead, and any hate left would only be bugging me and my relationship to the people we both knew.
Jason Sanders
Does he look good or bad for 48 yr old scotch dart player? For any normal bloke id put him at 60 and say bad
Hunter Miller
Could be bollocks. Guy i used to play darts mentioned it once.
Nathan Martin
The payne of bouncing darts. We all know it.
Jose Johnson
>PAYNE THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU USE SHITLOCK FLIGHTS
YOU CHOKE LIKE A MOTHERFUCKER
Xavier Perry
That was soo unlucky. He almost split the wire with those attempts.
Jaxson Anderson
Mon Rabbie Payne
Ryder Parker
A Scottish 48 is basically 58 so yeah it is bad.
Hendo is only 5 years younger.
Xavier Thompson
>you are now aware dean winstanley is 35.
Michael Taylor
>Dave Chisnall is older than Dean Winstanley >James Wade is younger than both Chizzy & Deano
Ryan Evans
C H O K E H O K E
Ian Moore
THE CURSE IS OVER
Noah Morris
>that ms thornton fistpump
Isaiah Brooks
christ man, there is so much wrong with his face I don't even know where to start getting disgusted
Jace Kelly
Only a celebratory backhander from the non-ring hand tonight.
