/180/: BDO LAKESIDE WORLD PROFESSIONAL DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP DAY 1

This is it. The original and the greatest: the 40th year of the BDO World Darts Championship, its 32nd at the home of world darts - THE LAKESIDE! Watch in amazement as semi-professional players hit mind-bending averages of 95 and under! Hear the iconic "thud... thud... thud" of three arrows hitting a Winmau Blade 5 board (now with bigger but still regulated trebles!) before the often repeated cries of "26", "41" and "58"! Feel the tension as the referee announces "you require 40" with these tungsten diehards then missing 15 shots each at winning the leg before one of them finally and heroically finishes on double 1! It's truly a magical time of the year.

Sorry, I can't keep this charade up any longer. Let's be honest: after the glitz and glamour of the PDC World Darts Championships, the BDO's version is garbage - hell, to even call it "professional" is pushing its definition to the edge. But watching these hardened county jobbers, international cloggers and players too scared of proper competition perform on TV has a certain charm and hilarity to it. And let's not even start with women's darts.

With the BBC jumping into bed with Barry Hearn, Channel 4 have picked up the slack and taken on Lakeside for the next two years, sharing with BT Sport. Their opening session of action features the two major winners of 2016 in Glen Durrant and Darryl Fitton, who play Wales' Nick Kenny and Netherlands' Wouter Vaes respectively. Middlesbrough's Duzza is the BDO's number 1 and retained both the Winmau World Masters and Zuiderduin Masters. Stockport's Dazzler is in his 15th successive Worlds and claimed his first major in 7 years with the World Trophy in May. In the evening session, 2016 runner-up Jeff Smith plays his preliminary match against Japanese pisshead Seigo Asada and eternal choker Tony O'Shea repeats last year's 3-0 loss to Welshman Jim Williams.

Coverage starts at 12:45pm on Channel 4 before switching to BT Sport 1 at 6:45pm.

Other urls found in this thread:

matchroomsport.com/news/bbc-deal-sees-champions-league-of-darts-introduced-to-pdc-calendar/
youtube.com/bdodarts
youtu.be/UrjDpFvbXMw
pdc.tv/development-tour-order-of-merit
youtube.com/watch?v=WBtoovjF1JU
twitter.com/SFWRedditGifs

All matches are best of 5 sets except women's matches (best of 3 sets). Women's matches are in greentext.

>Today's matches (12:45pm - 5:30pm)
Glen Durrant (1) v Nick Kenny
>Trina Gulliver (6) v Claire Brookin
Dennis Nilsson v Ryan Joyce (P)
Darryl Fitton (10) v Wouter Vaes (Ned)

>Tonight's matches (6:45pm - 10:45pm)
Seigo Asada v Jeff Smith (P)
Roger Janssen v Mark McGrath (P)
>Aileen de Graaf (3) v Rachel Brooks
Jim Williams (13) v Tony O'Shea

Best thing about the BDO is the lovely, satisfying thump sound when the darts hit the board.

THUMP
THUMP
THUMP

"Twenty four"!!!

BASED

Thank God the REAL darts are back lads. No stat padding on football pitch sized trebles here.

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Yesssss, I actually managed to forget about this. What a pleasant surprise.

>mfw watching women's darts

>no wolfie till tomorrow

Not based.

With a new broadcaster comes a new stage.

Feast your eyes on this multicoloured shit.

Oh dear. Just tested Channel 4's BDO World Darts 2017 game for iPad.

Verdict: Complete unplayable shit.
The PDC game is excellent btw.

based dazzler

Too lazy to google every name. Please tell me which of the girls are worth watching.

WTF

Nah lad, BDO game is just simulating how much harder the BDO is, no magnets or mega-trebles to be found.

Sweet, time for some real darts.
And also to see the cutie women playing.

Apparently the BDO uses arrows that will only leave your grip every fourth throw as well.
Must be super difficult!

Anca Zijlstra is cute

Reminder that hacks like Van Gerwen couldn't even get past the first round of lakeside so ragequit to the memeDC

Just tried the PDC one, am about as good at getting doubles in it as irl

You can cheat on it. You just slowly draw your finger across the screen and release the arrow instead of "throwing" it.
It gets boring quickly that way though.

Thanks. Gonna check her out.

I also remember Zoey Jonesbeing a cutie. Any other names.

>inb4 Jaw's gf

I lied she's a whale sorry

Fuck, I didn't realise the BBC had dropped the BDO. What?

GET FUCKING HYPE

Tony Green's retired too?

Man this is not comfy and doesn't help

matchroomsport.com/news/bbc-deal-sees-champions-league-of-darts-introduced-to-pdc-calendar/

>Tony Green's retired too?
Less "retired", more "forced out by Channel 4 for Paul Nicholson".

LGBTQBDO

For non-Brits, a stream of the event can be found here: youtube.com/bdodarts

AND WE ARE GO

That's Channel 4 for you.

>Rob Walker is the main host
Christ.

>this intro
>no wolfie
WEW

>no wolfie in the intro

l m a o
m
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>no Wolfie

>nicho
[CIA plants intensify]

>PDC jobber as a pundit

Ayyy

Miss Colin Murray and Bobby George already

>phil taylor in the montage
>paul dickolson commentating

Please stahwp

>CM Cunt

>already downplaying the BDO Worlds
#newera

>t-t-t-the bdo is still relevant h-honest guys

Jesus what a pathetic intro to your coverage. Be a bit more confident in your product.

>Corrine

BREHS

>2 clashing pieces of music

Jesus.

Is our boy Sajwani not playing?

Interesting to note Channel 4 appear to be using BT's graphics rather than their own.

They're just saying what we've all known for years but nobody was comfortable to speak out..

Is there anything more comfy than lakeside lads? Truly looking forward to this.

BASED BOBBY GEORGE

youtu.be/UrjDpFvbXMw

Is this the GOAT darting promo?

Didn't qualify.

Revived serial killer Dennis Nilsson was the Swedish qualifier this time.

>BDO walk-ons

Remember either last year or the one before where Ted Hankey came back, BBC tried to make a thing of it and he got battered?

I always expect Bobby George to blurt out a few F bombs for some reason.

Or some outrageously sexist comment that C4 will get their knickers in a twist over.

>NHS heart problems ads

Average age of BDO viewer over 65 confirmed

>2004 200m Paralympic champion
Classic Channel 4

Who's this fucking one armed bandit?

>C4
>bloke with one arm doing darts coverage

>I love Darryl Fitton
What a depressing expression to hear.

>Tony O'shea, Martin Adams and Wolfie

Fat lass is pissed already.

>ywn be Fitton and have groupies

>Durrant's mush

Fucking hell, the bells Esmerelda, the bells!!!

Oh man, thank you so much.
Not having to stream on my laptop will make a world of difference.

>cry Duzza cry

It's nearly time!

nice , thanks

>that fucking enormous brown patch on Kenny's arm

I'm actually liking Nicholson as a pundit

Nick Kenny was 23rd in Uncle Barry's Development Tour Order of Merit this year: pdc.tv/development-tour-order-of-merit

Finished £50 behind Dirk van Divingboard.

>Jobbed from Desire
THIS ISN'T ALLY PALLY

>big voice
Nope

>NANANANANA again

>na na na na

not again

THEY STOLE THE MEMESONG!!!

Yeah, he's pretty good desu. He was being a bit of a Sid Waddell tryhard in the ITV tournament, but hopefully he'll tone that down a bit over time.

FATPOT BTFO!

>vassos alexander
>again
oh boy here we go

>walkon done
>lets go to the commercial break

Dafuq

>two ad breaks before a dart has even been thrown

there is no way he could be worse than Mardle

Where's Bobby?

You missed him.

>expect 21,000 darts to be thrown

Is that just in this match lmao xD

>Little Richard doing the calling
That's weird. Maybe it's because Huw Ware ran off the the PDC.

Bobby's only doing "special features" now.

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PDC WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU

DAT 167 TO KICK OFF THE TOURNAMENT

KENNY AND HIS ARM SLUG B T F O

PDC BTFO

So the BDO uses magnets this year as well?

Good.

>167 checkout first leg

HEARN SHOOK AF

Winmau boards are notorious for having gigantic bullseyes

>doing it on regulation trebles too

Best checkout of 2017 so far then lads

THIS MATCH

Do BDO players throw harder or is it just the boards? The darts seem to be going in deeper than they do at PDC events.

Not liking Kenny's throw. Seems awkward.

The magnets on PDC boards get in the way of darts going all the way in

Nick Kenny confirmed switching to PDC for autistic celebrations.

Andy Murray has something like that on his calf; it always puts me off whenever I watch tennis.

>that mole on his arm

Please lose fast

kek

that was the same as this: youtube.com/watch?v=WBtoovjF1JU

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>BDO World Number 1 being pummelled by a PDC Development Tour player

Fuck's sake, Scott.

Birth mark I presume.

Will be funny as hell if Durrant doesn't win the meat raffle cup.