The second double session of this year's Worlds is the first without a former champion in the field, but it does have the greatest player to never make a world final.
Beginning the afternoon is a youthful prelim between Belgian Kenny Neyens and Welshman Jamie Lewis. Neyens was 4th on the Development Tour Order of Merit while Lewis won the third place play-off at the PDPA qualifier, so it shouldn't be that bad. Inconsistency follows as Alan Norris faces Finland's Kim Viljanen. Chuck nearly crashed out to Greece's John Michael at this stage last year, so the Finn has a chance of taking out the frustratingly erratic fat man. Australia's Kyle Anderson returns to the Worlds stage against Yorkshire clogger Peter Jacques; the Original infamously missed last year's Worlds due to visa issues, but has produced enough stunning darts this year to surely defeat the Terrier. Ending the afternoon is the newest major finalist in Welsh #3 Jonny Clayton against the prelim winner; Clayton got pumped at Minehead by MVG but this will surely be an easier affair.
The evening commences with an unpredictable prelim game as America's Willard Bruguier plays Kiwi Cody Harris. Bruguier won the North American Championship during the Las Vegas Masters, but Harris has more big stage experience via the World Cup. Two men with declining careers meet next as James Wade goes up against Keegan Brown; the Machine has made just one major quarter final this year, and has fallen out of the Top 10 while Brown has never got back to his peak of 2014/15. Dave Chisnall then meets Vincent van der Voort in what will be a high-paced doubling disaster; Clayton's PCF final pushed Vinny into the Pro Tour spots but Chizzy's lack of recent form could play into the big Dutchman's hands. Closing the evening is Stoke dab master Ian White against the prelim victor, and he will surely fare better than his terrible time against Kevin Simm last year.
Coverage starts at 12:30pm UK time on Sky Sports Darts (SS Arena).
Prelims are best of 3 sets, first round best of 5 sets; first to 3 legs in a set.
>Today’s matches (12:30pm start) "Oh my God, they killed" Kenny Neyens v Jamie "Rastajobber" Lewis (P) Alan "Walker, Yeovil Ranger" Norris (15) v Kim "Scandijobber" Viljanen Kyle "Conehead" Anderson (24) v Peter "Hattie" Jacques Jonny "Ferretlet" Clayton (31) v Neyens/J. Lewis
>Tonight's matches (7:00pm start) Willard "Tiny Eyes" Bruguier v Cody "Rangi" Harris (P) James "The Meds Are Back In Town" Wade (11) v Keegan "I would love it if we beat them" Brown Chizzy (8) v Vincent van der Voort "van der Voort, Vincent van der Voort!" Ian "Three litres of Diamond" White (17) v Bruguier/Harris
Let's see if meds man can finish of Keegan, I do not dare to make any predictions on which of his bipolar sides Wade will show us tonight. Also looking forward to Chizzy vs. Vinnie. Would be nice to see Vinnie win one on screen again, but I doubt he can make it, even if Chizzy wasn't at his best the last months.
Noah Brown
BASED wadey
Juan Anderson
hunk
Connor Brown
>taylor, predator Sid waddell was truelly ahead of his time
Jace Wood
And we're on now.
Luis Jones
>starting with a Taylel montage
Mason Hernandez
Does Viljanen have a chance lads?
Tyler Ward
Something rather unhealthy about Sid's love of Phil if you ask me.
Grayson Collins
From one of the forums last night: >if you told someone that of the 2 players on the stage between klaasen and dekker, one was a child pervert, most non dart fans would presume it was dekker.
Honestly depends on which Alan Norris turns up.
Leo Collins
Is Mardle ill?
He's looking pretty gaunt lately.
Lucas Martin
Probably mumps again.
Joshua Torres
>Fireball A change of nickname won't help you here, Rastajobber.
What amazes me is Jamie Lewis is already doomed to midcard irrelevance at 26.
I hope he's not on the Anderson-Jacques game.
Robert Brown
Absolute state of being a PDPA qualifier and still getting knocked out in the prelim round.
Aaron Gray
Neyens / Van den bergh world cup team fucking when
Aiden King
> kim and his dad ronny ever being replaced.
Henry Bailey
I came so very close to putting Rastajobber in an accy. Thank christ I decided I'm too poor to gamble.
Liam Evans
Dimitri's very close to overtaking Kim's dad on the Order of Merit.
Charles Mitchell
DAT HEAD BOB
Alexander Brown
THE MAXIMUM BREAK FROM WELSH LEWIS
Noah Lopez
Lewis looks like a half-caste Jack Whitehall
Zachary Ward
...
Jacob Campbell
Neyens needs adding to the list of lesbian darts players. Bit more of a angry, protest-outside-the-student-union babydyke than the traditional lesbian darts player, but he belongs.
Colton Phillips
My stream is miles behind and is shite to boot.
Cric/ stream2/ olympic, all fucking shite as it goes.
Nicholas Allen
iktf
Isaac Bailey
Looks like Marco Reus with AIDs
Nathan Perez
>lelgium
Elijah Hernandez
If you're prepared to throw money down, SportDonkey is unstoppable.
