Tonight will hopefully see the end of darts' greatest ever player and greatest ever twat. Yes, this is FINALLY the end of one Philip Douglas Taylor. The 16-time champion and Stoke sex pest has confirmed that the Worlds will be his last professional tournament.
However, we start with the annual funfair of the preliminary round, pinning international nobodies against each other for the chance to get bummed in round 1. Kicking off the comedy are Japan's Seigo Asada and Australia's Gordon Mathers. Asada is best known for turning up at Lakeside in 2015 smashed off his tits, so hopefully he's taken it more seriously this time around.
What is surely the tie of round 1 then gets the action moving with 2014 BDO world champion Stephen Bunting against newly-crowned World Youth Champion Dimitri Van den Bergh. Bunt Man has had a recent career resurgence following a terrible year by managing to get to the last 16 of the last 3 majors, but the dancing Belgian boy produced a stunning Youth final performance, averaging over 100, and not to forget his run to the World Series of Darts quarter-final. It's so annoying that one of these two are going out tonight.
The Power then begins against Bedlington upstart Chris Dobey. Pheel's last match on TV saw him get dismantled by Michael van Gerwen in the Grand Slam semi-final, causing some utterly retarded reactions from the shortarse. Hollywood's inconsistency is still his biggest factor, but produced a great performance here last year to dump out Justin Pipe. A repeat of that elimination would be welcomed by everyone.
Rob Cross starts his first ever Worlds against the preliminary winner. Voltage has had the greatest ever first year by a total novice, and the ex-electrician should have too much for either Asda or Mathers; that said, Cross's only previous setplay match saw him struggle with the double-in start at the World Grand Prix so sets could be his kryptonite.
Coverage starts at 7:00pm UK time on Sky Sports Darts (SS Arena).
>Tonight’s matches (prelim best of 3 sets, rest best of 5 sets; first to 3 legs in a set) Seigo "For Sake's Sake" Asada v Gordon "Marshall" Mathers (P) BUNT MAN (21) v Dimitri "Twink" Van den Bergh Taylel (6) v Chris Dobey "The House Elf" Rob "Danger! Danger! Shit Nickname!" Cross (20) v Asada/Mathers
Yes, but do you hate fun? Hopefully he's even more smashed this time around.
John Williams
As Mark Frost proved last year, there's a line between funny drunkenness and irritating drunkenness.
Elijah Cooper
can someone please explain why every year the only Canadian sports channel that shows darts, broadcasts the previous years world championship at the exact same time as the current year?
Sportsnet is showing the 2017 world championships over the next 2 weeks, and did 2016 last year. quite annoying.
Parker Sanders
maybe they are confused by pdc calling it a year ahead and are playing the wrong thing. you should send them a message, maybe they havent noticed
Connor Bailey
because they're idiots
Nathaniel Jackson
Ive thought about this. but they cannot be this dumb.
/180/ was the comfiest general last year, hopefully it speeds up as the tournament goes on.
Tyler Allen
Why are the german commentators such fucking douchebags? Unbearable.
Anthony Collins
>the Phil Taylor fellatio evening
Angel Gonzalez
At least we only have our commentator on during the matches so we get all Mardle’s great insights in the pre-game studio and in the breaks.
Brody Morgan
...
Josiah Jenkins
>evening
>Fortnight
fify
Joshua Mitchell
Comparing himself to Tiger and Federer. cheeky cheeky cheeky
Ian Bailey
cant wait for BUNT
Henry Morgan
Nope. German audience is to dumb for english commentary.
Easton Long
Right of course. At least the Danish snooker commentator is godly. I just wish he was into darts as well.
Cameron Howard
Mathers looks like the most stereotypically bogan cunt imaginable.
Jordan Sanchez
>best of 3 sets what were they thinking?
Chase Fisher
More suitable than the first to 4 legs shit they used to do.
Evan Wilson
ARE WE WATCHING ARE WE WATCHING AAARRRE WE WATCHING BDO?
Angel Kelly
Uhm if he’s Australian then why is he wearing the English flag
Jaxson Gray
norway please
Gavin Wood
Take a look at the australian flag.
Adam Perez
Neither of these two will be much trouble for Cross.
Dylan Morris
No
Hunter Cruz
What do you think of my bet lads? Tenner if it wins. #bigspender
Eli Campbell
bunting game will ruin that
Landon Butler
bunt will struggle
Aaron Anderson
no break, nice
Wyatt Lewis
Bunting is favourite with the bookies. VDB 6/5
Brandon Hall
nothing really mathers to meeee
Parker Rivera
im thinking of going for this
Julian Campbell
Won't be 3-1 I think hope I'm wrong tho.
Aaron Richardson
May as well. Just a small bet to make it more fun
Hunter Gutierrez
THAT SHANGHAI FROM ASADA!
Kevin Ortiz
>tfw stream more than a minute behind
Elijah Campbell
Cadby lost his spot to this
Leo Walker
Mathers has given up with that clap.
His own fault.
Joseph Moore
>Asada
Daniel Clark
uhoh Jap choke
Caleb Harris
BEASTMODE activated
Josiah White
Great sportsmanship from these two.
Nolan Miller
Go Marshall Mathers!
Jason Edwards
BEASTMODE deactivated
Jonathan Sullivan
Did I hear that right? Best leg you'll see in the tournament?
Robert Gutierrez
Nobody else has hit an 11 yet I think.
Luke Thompson
>tfw waiting over an hour for your dominos
Jordan Perry
your own fault for ordering dominos instead of getting something nicer
Xavier Campbell
Back to the practise board, Adrian.
Ethan Diaz
kek
David Wood
I need suggestions lads: should I watch snooker; O'Sullivan vs. Higgins or darts?
Brandon Price
both. ronnie getting slaughtered by a convicted game fixer tho
Nolan Robinson
WHO /BUNT MAN/ HERE
Lincoln Morris
literally no one, the guy is a fucking let down
Carson White
Based Jap man
Aiden Rivera
BUNT
Jordan Ortiz
fuck belgium
Caleb Cook
rude
Jordan King
O'Sullivan is getting absolutely rekt
Oliver Powell
does Darts put anyone else in the holiday spirit? such a comfy tournament.
Isaiah Foster
Forgot this song existed desu
Easton Thompson
Good. Fuck the mardy ungrateful cunt and his collection of rent-a-mongs.
Lucas Green
agreed
Grayson Bailey
ebdon pls
Jonathan Martinez
pretty decent at dancing tbf.
Brandon Cox
BORING BORING TABLES
Xavier Russell
Christmas officially on the 1st day of the darts
Michael Hill
sit down in your plastic chair!!!!!!
Ian Allen
>dart trophy >a ball >a wicket
Noah Wright
Wow super rude
James Cook
>Ronnie and Taylor getting DESTROYED on the same evening
Nathaniel King
This is already a hot hot game.
Grayson Foster
...
Jace Russell
what a time to be alive
Ryan Morris
I miss Manley lads. ;_;
Jeremiah Diaz
...
Connor Flores
gwan da Bunt
Lucas Cox
COME ON BUNTMAN
Dylan White
It's generally nice seeing Ronny get shat on, but I fucking hate that cheating cunt Higgins too.
Wyatt Green
FUCKIN HELL RONNIE
Levi Gray
Agreed. Absolutely boils my piss watching that podgy jock cunt smuggly sauntering around the table, should have been a life ban. Doesn't help that he is literally the luckiest piece of shit, so many of his misses end up safe it's unreal.
