After a week of largely great action, the first round of the PDC World Darts Championship comes to a close with the #2 seed finally beginning his quest for a second major title.
Starting the evening is the first ever Spanish derby at the worlds as Tenerife's Cristo Reyes takes on Mallorca's Toni Alcinas. The Canaries' Spartan has never managed to reproduce the form of his magical 2015 breakthrough in any event and has been inconsistent since, with his loss to MVG in R2 last year surely the highlight. The Balearics' Dartador, no longer going by Antonio, is having something of a renaissance, having made his first ever PDC ranking semifinal in September.
A match with absolutely no desired winner follows as Belgium's Kim Huybrechts takes on knuckledragging scummer James Richardson. To say that the Hurricane's 2017 has been terrible is the biggest understatement ever: since losing in the UK Open quarter-final, he has won a grand total of 2 singles matches on TV from a possible 12 and both were in the World Cup. Ruthless will forever be remembered at Ally Pally for his defeat of Barney in the 2012 Worlds, and another upset would hurt Kim big time.
Norfolk's favourite midget then takes to the stage as Darren Webster goes up against dancing South African Devon Petersen. Demolition Man has had a complete change in reception since this time last year, combining an improved TV game with a genuinely likeable demeanour. The newly-monikered African Warrior has struggled recently, so this shouldn't be that difficult a task for the little man.
Ending round 1 is "Scottish" clown Peter Wright, who nearly had to withdraw following a sudden bout of gallstones at the start of December. Snakebite has been given the first ever Brazilian to play at a Worlds in Diogo Portela; despite his stunning loss to Steve Hine in the Players Champs Finals and recent illness, this should be very little trouble for Wright.
Coverage starts at 7:00pm UK time on Sky Sports Darts (SS Arena).
All matches are the best of 5 sets; first to 3 legs in a set.
>Tonight's matches (7:00pm start) Cristo "Tennereefy" Reyes (26) v "Swiss" Toni Alcinas Kim "Husband of Dana" Huybrechts (18) v James "Vindaloo" Richardson Darren "Demolition Manlet" Webster (23) v Devon "Waka Waka" Petersen Snakeshite (2) v Diogo "HUEHUEHUEHUE" Portela
They moved from taylel montages to taylel documentary pieces... The end is nearing.
Charles Myers
First for Snakeshite winning the worlds
Jackson Bailey
Does Webster have to ask the referee to get his darts out of the board for him?
Brody Carter
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Hunter Howard
KIM MUST DIE DIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Easton Sanchez
And you were sperging out whining all night the most of anyone lad, seems like you've continued today :^)
Tyler Collins
>To say that the Hurricane's 2017 has been terrible is the biggest understatement ever: since losing in the UK Open quarter-final, he has won a grand total of 2 singles matches on TV from a possible 12 and both were in the World Cup. Curse of Wolfie still in effect.
Wtf why does he speak dutch so well? Never knew that.
Dylan Myers
Shit, I didn't read the whole post
Colton Peterson
And we're on now.
Aaron Lewis
On another note, and since it's finished for another year, this year's prelim round was the first since its introduction in 2008 to achieve an overall average of over 85.
Just shows the increase in standard from the old legs format.
Connor Powell
stand up if you love the darts desu
Henry Moore
>Diego Portillo
Jaxon Miller
>BORING BORING TABLES already
Adrian Peterson
>recapping yesterday
no no no no NO N O, once was enough
Luis Allen
The ride never ends.
Ryan Cruz
>recap showing Pipe coughing on Bernie Smith's throw wew
Adam Garcia
>4 matches 1001 commercial breaks >chances are final match will be done around 2am in the netherlands
That wide shot has completely exposed his cunt behaviour.
Pheel will fucking hump him.
Tyler Long
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Aiden Perry
Wright just said on german TV that he already played with Portela on an english TV show where pros play with amateurs, and Wright actually was the pro and Portela the amateur.
Alexander Harris
Trust me lad, I wouldn't wish watching last night on my worst enemy. It was dreadful.
Brayden Myers
Was a very good day to miss, trust me.
James Roberts
>and Wright actually was the pro and Portela the amateur addition made me chuckle
HIS NAME IS KEVIN MÜNCH HIS NAME IS KEVIN MÜNCH HIS NAME IS KEVIN MÜNCH HIS NAME IS KEVIN MÜNCH
Austin Perez
Portela looks like the guy from Inception / that Batman villain
Jose Brown
Just fuck off.
Andrew Morris
Don't make a fool of us, m8. Munch is fine.
Leo Powell
wonder if a player has ever kissed a fit slag on the walk in and got an instant pipe on
Mason Morris
>the script kys
Easton Butler
>Hello to my Monster in Law
Justin Edwards
this is the most english thing ive read on Sup Forums in a while
Mason Taylor
>the script at the scripted worlds
uncle bazza laughing upstairs
Luke Peterson
>el dartador changed to the samurai why tho
Connor Cox
kek
Dominic Turner
C R I S T O R I S T O
Blake Sanders
>Alcinas will be 40 in 2 years Genuinely feels like he's been around forever in darts.
Josiah Peterson
it's not tbHONEST
Juan Perez
Reminder that Reyes has a Scotland flag on his sleeve because he loves tanning 180's and hates English bastards
Ryder Gray
That's the flag of Tenerife.
Here is your (You).
Robert Martinez
THESE WAE MEN WI A TRADE
Sebastian Ward
>mfw kimmy and snakeshite both crash out tonight
Leo Gomez
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Jayden Diaz
good effort on that 161
Zachary Nguyen
Mong pit totally ignoring the ton plus checkout there
Christian Lewis
>25 left >14 Samurai darts
Wyatt Bailey
>that pic Well played, lad.
Jose Phillips
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Henry Johnson
This Alpecin guy doesn't look Spanish at all.
Jonathan Cox
>potentially Alcinas v Muench rd2 Is this the Euro Tour?
Robert Hernandez
Reyes' beard looks like someone painted over his face in Photoshop.
Jonathan James
Are you implying that Reyes isn't European? Also thanks for the e.
Josiah Bennett
>Are you implying that Reyes isn't European? Not at all. Even if the Canaries are nearer to Africa than Europe.
Nathan Fisher
FEED THE STAAANNDS
Liam Hall
what was wrights injury?
Nicholas Cruz
ALPECIN CAFEINE SHAMPOO
GERMAN ENGINEERING FOR YIUR HAIR
Kevin Reed
>bowing to the eternal german and calling him muench NEVER
Joseph Morales
dyin for a fag lads
Zachary Morgan
get yourself on grindr m8
Jason Green
Gallstones
Matthew Fisher
Can someone explain to me why the bullseye is only 50 points but is a smaller target than the treble 20, surely it makes more sense to bump bullseye up to 70 or 75.
