It's last eight time at the Ally Pally with only two of the World's Top 8 failing to make it: #5 Adrian Lewis has fell off a P&O ferry into the North Sea and #8 Mensur Suljovic has restarted his quest to REMOVE KEBAB.
Our first quarter final is a methodically paced battle between panto's Peter Wright and bipolar disorder's James Wade. While Wright has been racing up the 100+ averages, including a 103 last night in his match with Ian White, Wade has been going about his business in typical Wade fashion, with his comeback from 3-1 down against Michael Smith The Machine's scoring will have to be consistently strong otherwise he'll get bitten by Snakebite. Reigning back-to-back champion Gary Anderson then ups the tempo against simple Dave Chisnall; in typical game raiser fashion, Gando has been brutal at the Worlds, his 108 average in his L16 blitz of Benito van de Pas his high point. For Chizzy, he got past a misfiring Jelle Klaasen despite not being at his free scoring best either. Consistency has always been the dim one's issue and he'll have to sort it out if he's to end Gary's threepeat attempt.
Number 1 seed Michael van Gerwen starts the evening against rank outsider Daryl Gurney. With the crowd most likely still against him after his downright embarrassing antics against Mark Webster, Superchin will have to do something miraculous to defeat MVG, whose match with Darren Webster saw him average a now-routine 104. The big clash of the round sees the sport's elders go at it again with Phil Taylor and Rymond van Barneveld. After seeing off the over-celebrating Kim Huybrechts, Pheel will surely want revenge after Barney dumped out Aidey. The fact Philth seemed to decline the longer his L16 match went on may be of use to Barney, whose endurance was one of the key factors in his Round 3 win. But you can never count the groper out until that last dart goes in.
Coverage starts at 1:00pm UK time on Sky Sports Darts (SS3).
>Today's matches (1:00pm start, best of 9 sets) James "The Meds Are Back In Town" Wade (6) v Snakeshite (3) Gary "Big Game Counter" Anderson (2) v Chizzy (7)
>Tonight's matches (7:00pm start, best of 9 sets) MvGOAuTism (1) v Daryl "Sweet C4-line" Gurney (24) Taylel (4) v Barney (12)
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Jack Brooks
As a final tribute to the antics of the 5'4" Norfolk inbred Darren Webster over the past few months, this was the social media image the PDC used for last night's match against Autism.
Kevin Cruz
howling
Jacob Russell
Despite the stunning afternoon lineup, I'd be very surprised if the outcome was something else than Clown and Gando advancing.
Strong kek!
Joseph Wilson
Who here buys Pheel's claim that he won't be entering any events he hasn't automatically qualified for in 2017?
Jayden Smith
I love this sport. its hilarious
Gabriel Martinez
He says similar things every year I think, still waiting for him to follow through
Daniel Morgan
They need to make darts power pods like they did with the footballers in the 90's.
Elijah Baker
The only ones he would automatically qualify for following the Worlds, assuming he does nothing on the floor at all:
>The Masters >Premier League >World Matchplay >Champions League >World Grand Prix >2018 Worlds
You just know the slimy fucker won't follow through with his claim though.
Caleb Young
Wade 5-4 Wright Anderson 5-3 Chisnall van Gerwen 5-0 Gurney Taylor 5-2 van Barneveld
Jace Taylor
So hyped for these matches today. What a great day of darts.
>Very much looking forward to working with @JohnRawling @JimProudfoot @robwalkertv at @LakesideSurrey this coming January. @Channel4
Quite how Rob Walker is still being chosen for this is anyone's guess, but never been a BDO player and mental breakdown expert Paul Nicholson?
For BT Sport this year, they've got Chris Mason involved. The Real Hammer has just left hospital after falling down some stairs and breaking one of his fingers. No, really: twitter.com/Chris180Mason/status/814067039954497536
Ethan Long
Superb news
Luis Turner
Should be Taylor in the afternoon
Brandon Cruz
>Taylor v Barney at the Worlds >ever being an afternoon session match
Zachary Thomas
They're way past it
But I get it for money/viewer reasons
Blake Brown
predictions lads?
Noah Reyes
And we're on now.
Brayden Parker
It's go time
Thomas Thomas
Gurney wade final
James Green
Clown, Gando, Autism, Philth. Sorry, no surprises there. Still hope Barney can do it though.
Colton Nelson
Wright 5-3 Wade Gaz 5-2 Chizzy
Mvg 5-0 Gurney Taylor 5-4 Barney
Brayden Green
Wright is unironically my favourite player and want him to win the worlds
Jackson Hernandez
anyone got a good acestream link?
Luke Perry
I'm ok with this, if only for the lulz.
Blake Jones
found it myself, ba9b7383c50ba5e8cfeb50c4064fd285952a42db for anyone interested
William Cooper
Fuck off Benito
Eli Brooks
He went out on Wednesday.
Juan Morris
>wright winning a major
Adrian Nguyen
the lesbian will win another, it's a sure thing
Austin Perez
The only way Wright will win a major is if he doesn't play MVG in the final.
Ethan Phillips
But that would mean he hasn't actually won it. The only way to truly convince erveryone is to win a major and to personally switch off the green machine in the course of this.
Aaron Clark
BONKERS
Benjamin Flores
haha he jump side to side haha
Benjamin Nguyen
wtf is Wright pointing at
Isaiah Howard
>muh door >muh wind oh boy here we go again
Jaxon Gray
Quick fact: buntings downfall in the pdc started the moment peter wright got him to dance on stage
Christopher Nelson
Wade opened it hehe
Alexander King
BORING BORING TABLES
Lincoln Wilson
Is darts the most excuse filled sport?
Landon Scott
They keep calling Taylor-RvB "El Clasico" ...
Easton Brown
The absolute state of the pdc. None of this nonsense at the lakeside
Oliver Anderson
No, every sport is like this.
Luke White
Nah, it was when Barney did that pocketing promo on this very stage two years ago.
William Rogers
If your name is mervin king or van de vort
Cooper Ortiz
Does anyone else fantasize about the lighting rigging coming loose and falling onto the tables?
Dylan Perez
Plus the change of his darts from those 12g ones he used to whatever shit Target want him to push.
Jordan Cruz
I like it when they chant "Boring Boring Tables"
I also like it when they chant "Stand Up If You Love The Darts"
I especially like that "Yaya Kolo" chant of theirs.
And "Stand Up If You Love The Darts" definitely deserves a mention.
When they sing "Heyyyyyy, heyyyy baby... Oooh, aaah... I wanna knowwwww... If you'll be my girl", I have to admit I have welled up a few times.
And now you mention it, that "Yaya Kolo" chant truly is different class
I also truly don't hear that "Boring Boring Tables" chant often enough
But my favourite would probably have to be "Stand Up If You Love The Darts"
Xavier Adams
Is the aim of this to be as repetitive as the chants themselves by posting it in every thread?
Truly deepest lore
Charles Scott
NOW WEIR PLAYIN' >DOTS
Jonathan Smith
It's like poetry.
Robert Bailey
>both players wearing red trousers
Sebastian Thomas
sessions
Brayden Walker
We have these montages where players talk about a specific player.
Chisnall: I never got along with James Wade. He would always insult me when I was playing or practicing. /sadface But he's nicer now.
Poor guy
Caleb Long
Thanks senpai
Henry Lopez
>get the guitar gareth
Leo Rogers
>wade's face at that 5
lel
Jordan Myers
How does wright change his hair colour every day? Is it all just paint that washes out?
Jordan Stewart
...
Christian Sanders
>Picking on Chisnall That's cheap. He should try that with Taylel if he has the balls for that.
Camden Butler
So so good based brits
Lincoln Martinez
His wife does it:
>She spends two hours before every big game giving her man a new trim and, crucially, a new colour. And the piece de resistance is always a snake painted on to the side of his head.
Julian Bailey
yeah, his wife is a hairdresser I think
William Sanchez
Impressive †bh, his hair must be more synthetic than cells at this point though with all those chemical changes every day.
Isaiah Price
wade looks like some fat bloke in an office trying to decide which 3 chocolates to get out of the vending machine
Oliver Morales
Wade definitely the kind of guy to write "stay out of trouble :)" in some co-worker 20 years younger than him's leaving card.
Nicholas Edwards
More than that, it must be a major distraction to have 2 hours of hairstyling in addition to the practicing hours every second day or so during the last tournament stages.
Kevin Harris
Yeah, Wright's hair has been completely killed by it.
Colton Kelly
On the other hand, sportsmen are superstitious as fuck and love their rituals.
Colton Moore
Dutch reporter asked him if it was more annoying now that he had to play in the afternoon and wake up early.
"Yes, but we created a monster and have to stick with it"
Jaxon Thompson
>hi, user
Jack Kelly
>Wade stealing the set classic
Christopher Perry
clutch wade
Thomas James
Clutch Wadey. didn't threaten all the time, but stole one when it mattered.
Henry Martinez
THAT CLASSIC WADE
Aaron Powell
>clownman
John Cox
that was interesting, the crowd were actually just watching the darts
Bentley Gonzalez
What was he trying to say here
Jason Diaz
Wright looking worse and worse every game to be honest. Neither of these 2 will win playing like this.
Hudson Hughes
>nice game mate, don't you think? >set break >"157 pints of beer please" >??? >KOLO KOLO KOLO...
Connor Ortiz
The fact he couldn't whitewash an Ian White who was playing his worst darts in years says a lot.
Jaxon Ward
>That comfy feeling that there are no Englando's left in the tournament after today
Ian James
But Wade/Wright has a guaranteed Englishman in the semis.
Cooper Morris
Durch nationalism on the rise.
Blake Cook
Wright is being Wade'd.
Fluffing his finishes like a bitch now.
Joshua Bennett
>Chizzt beating Gando C'mon mate
Isaiah Hill
wright is an ethnic scotcuck
Jacob Scott
>doubting the chizzler
Hunter Sanders
*dutch
Henry Adams
>snakeshite
Samuel Young
n-nine?
Thomas Wood
Nasty 10-dart-break from Clown.
Leo Nelson
World class.
Dominic Long
>that D18 attempt
Ian Wilson
>that D10 attempt from Wade
Carson Rogers
>Wade missing clutch D10 Fucking impostor.
Hudson Myers
Wait: that D10 attempt was even worse.
Benjamin Adams
How much do you reckon a 5-pint pitcher is at the World's? £30?
Logan Walker
Has there really been no nine darters yet? All these supposed world class players and those enormous treble beds and not a single perfect leg yet?
