PDC World Darts Championship 2008

[slick]

PDC World Championship 2008 Book Closes 1 Jan 18:00

Can't beat a bit of bully in the festive season, wouldent be surprised to see Barneveld hold onto his title as Taylor seems to have slipped a bit this yr since losing his crown but I suppose you can never rule out 'The Power' with his nerves of steel and he just won his first major tournament of the yr yesterday.


Each-way 1/2 1-2

Phil Taylor 2.62 Bet
Raymond Barneveld 3.75 Bet
James Wade 5.50 Bet
Adrian Lewis 15.00 Bet
Terry Jenkins 15.00 Bet
John Part 26.00 Bet
Andy Hamilton 26.00 Bet
Mervyn King 29.00 Bet
Colin Lloyd 34.00 Bet
Colin Osbourne 41.00 Bet
Michael Van Gerwen 41.00 Bet
Roland Scholten 51.00 Bet
Mark Dudbridge 81.00 Bet
Peter Manley 81.00 Bet
Wayne Mardle 81.00 Bet
Chris Mason 81.00 Bet
Dennis Priestley 81.00 Bet
Jelle Klaasen 101.00 Bet
Kevin Painter 101.00 Bet
Mick McGowan 101.00 Bet
Ronnie Baxter 101.00 Bet
Wayne Jones 126.00 Bet
Barrie Bates 126.00 Bet
Andy Jenkins 126.00 Bet
Denis Ovens 151.00 Bet
Vincent Van Der Voort 151.00 Bet
Alex Roy 151.00 Bet
Alan Tabern 151.00 Bet
Tony Eccles 151.00 Bet
Andy Smith 201.00 Bet
Adrian Gray 201.00 Bet
Wes Newton 201.00 Bet
Gary Mawson 251.00 Bet
Bob Anderson 251.00 Bet
Steve Maish 251.00 Bet
Steve Brown 251.00 Bet
Ray Carver 251.00 Bet
Steve Hine 251.00 Bet
Steve Beaton 251.00 Bet
Dave Askew 301.00 Bet
Alan Warriner 301.00 Bet
Colin Monk 301.00 Bet
Charles Losper 301.00 Bet
Per Laursen 301.00 Bet
Mark Walsh 301.00 Bet
Matt Clark 401.00 Bet
Toon Greebe 501.00 Bet
Kirk Sheppard 501.00 Bet
Gerry Convery 501.00 Bet
Jan Van Der Rassel 501.00 Bet
Jamie Caven 501.00 Bet
Steve Evans 501.00 Bet
Warren Parry 501.00 Bet
Dan Olson 501.00 Bet
Jason Clark 501.00 Bet
Leroy Kwaidjik 1001.00 Bet
Steve MacArthur 1001.00

Odds Bet365

[stereoman]

Preliminary Round Draw:
Akihiro Nakagawa (Japan) vs Anthony Forde (Barbados)
Rizal Barellano (Philippines) vs Miloslav Navtratil (Czech Republic)
Alan Bolton (New Zealand) vs Erwin Extercatte (Holland)
Ashfaque Sayed (India) vs Shi Yongsheng (China)

First Quarter:
Phil Taylor (1) vs Michael van Gerwen
Adrian Gray (32) vs Mark Walsh
Andy Jenkins (16) vs Rizal Barellano/Miloslav Navratil
Alan Tabern (17) vs Per Laursen
Roland Scholten (8) vs Matt Clark
Mervyn King (25) vs Michael Rosenauer
Wayne Mardle (9) vs Ray Carver
Wes Newton (24) vs Jamie Caven

Second Quarter
Peter Manley (5) vs Toon Greebe
Alan Warriner-Little (28) vs Ashfaque Sayed/Shi Yongsheng
Colin Lloyd (12) vs Jan van der Rassel
Denis Ovens (21) vs Colin Monk
Terry Jenkins (4) vs Kirk Shepherd
Mick McGowan (29) vs Jason Barry
Barrie Bates (13) vs Gerry Convery
Colin Osborne (20) vs Alan Bolton/Erwin Extercatte

Third quarter:
Raymond van Barneveld (2) v Akihiro Nakagawa/Anthony Forde
Bob Anderson (31) v Jason Clark
Kevin Painter (15) v Gary Mawson
Chris Mason (18) v Steve Brown
Adrian Lewis (7) v Dave Askew
Vincent van der Voort (26) v Jelle Klaasen
Dennis Priestley (10) v Steve Maish
Wayne Jones (23) v Tony Eccles

Fourth Quarter:
Andy Hamilton (6) vs Leroy Kwaidjk
Alex Roy (27) vs Warren Parry
John Part (11) vs Charles Losper
Andy Smith (22) vs Mensur Suljovic
James Wade (3) vs Steve MacArthur
Steve Beaton (30) vs Steve Evans
Ronnie Baxter (14) vs Dan Olson
Mark Dudbridge (19) vs Steve Hine

FORMAT
First Round - Best of Five sets, best of five legs per set
Second Round - Best of Seven sets, best of five legs per set
Third Round - Best of Seven sets, best of five legs per set
Quarter-Finals - Best of Nine sets, best of five legs per set
Semi-Finals - Best of Eleven sets, best of five legs per set
Final - Best of Thirteen sets, best of five legs per set

There will be a tiebreak rule employed in all matches

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[Yen_Sid]

Isn't that young bloke (McDine?) that narrowly lost in the semi the other week in this? He was shit hot and a definite for the future if not the present even.

[stereoman]

No, he missed out on qualification in the third round of PDPA qualifying matches before winning his place at the Grand Slam of Darts a couple of weeks ago.

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[kompressaur]

am i too late with this?

This has not been Phil Taylor's year.

For 'The Power' will go in search of a 14th world title as the PDC's World Championship gets under way on Monday holding none of the five televised majors for the first time since the sport's great schism back in 1992.

In the 15 years since the PDC split from the BDO, Taylor has won those trophies a combined 31 times as he has established himself as the greatest darter of all time.

But a largely-forgettable 2007 has seen Raymond van Barneveld (World Championship, UK Open and Las Vegas Desert Classic) and James Wade (World Matchplay and Grand Prix) ease themselves into the winners' circle.

There have been claims Taylor has stepped off the gas and become distracted - and he fuelled speculation he may be preparing to retire when he admitted he had to go away and "review my career" after his first-round Grand Prix exit.

Yet no matter how much it is hyped up, the last 12 months can hardly be regarded as Taylor's annus horribilis.

Having ceded the title he covets above all other to van Barneveld at the Circus Tavern in January, Taylor proved himself a cut above in the Premier League (again) and finished the year with victory in the Grand Slam of Darts.

His bank account has reportedly been bolstered to the tune of around £800,000 (split between sponsorship and prize money) and he heads for Alexandra Palace as the favourite across the board for the world title.

Yet, as honest as ever, Taylor admitted himself this week that he "wasn't disciplined for six months".

He told The Times: "I was setting up a shop for my sons [selling sports memorabilia]. I had a lot of people coming round, people asking for tickets, and it was causing me a lot of mither. Now we've cut all that out. I've got the bite back."

The evidence was not only seen in Wolverhampton for the GSOD but also in tour events in Holland and Germany either side of that cross-code event, his victory in the latter making it four successive titles in a month.

And that - plus, obviously, his previous record - is why the best price floated for 'The Power' is 15/8 at Sky Bet.

Given what has gone before it'll be no surprise to see we're still very keen to get involved though, despite him being handed one of the trickiest first-round ties possible.

Michael van Gerwen was our tip for the BDO title last year and on his day he looks every inch a future world champion.

But he's been too inconsistent in 2007 and an in-fom and focused Taylor should have too much for the Dutchman.

Those of a nervous bent may consider a small-stakes saver on van Gerwen to oust Taylor in the first round (a 'two-point' bet at 4/1 covers our outright stake on 'The Power') but we're really happy to have 'The Power' onside.

It almost goes without saying that reigning champion van Barneveld and Wade will be Taylor's main competition, but there are enough doubts to swerve both.

Van Barneveld delivered big profits for us last year and had this event been in the middle of the year (when he was in fine form) we'd have seriously considered him at 3/1 here but he looked unusually flat at the recent GSOD.

Wade, meanwhile, has been the breakthrough player of the year with two major titles - surely the first of many - seeing him climb into third behind the 'Big Two' in the rankings.

But like 'Barney', the youngster has faded towards the end of the year and there are plenty of potential banana skins in their half of draw with the likes of Mark Dudbridge, John Part and the in-form Andy Hamilton in the mix.

Outside of the outright market, we make no apologies for returning to a bet that has delivered for us before.

Terry Jenkins to win the Second Quarter is a 15/8 shot with Stan James, and that's plenty big enough to tempt us into a bet as it would have delivered in three of the five televised majors in 2007 (and the Premier League).

The man they call 'The Bull' is carving out a reputation for himself as the PDC's bridesmaid - always hanging around on the big day but never the centre of attention.

A finalist in the Matchplay, Grand Prix, Las Vegas Desert Classic and Premier League this year, Jenkins is always thereabouts when the big prizes are handed out.

He's generally available at just 5/4 for the quarter (in which former world No 1 Colin Lloyd, Colin Osborne and Peter Manley are regarded as his biggest threats) which make Stan James' inflated price one we simply can't say no to.

http://www.bettingzone.co.uk/other/

[Bigkegman]

I've done a mad 1st round accie on

Mardle
Lloyd
Scholten
Manley
Overs
Jenkins
Painter
Hamilton
Priestley
Lewis

just for interest really to see who's in form

[Bigkegman]

Originally Posted by Bigkegman

I've done a mad 1st round accie on

Mardle
Lloyd
Scholten
Manley
Overs
Jenkins
Painter
Hamilton
Priestley
Lewis

just for interest really to see who's in form

fell at 2nd hurdle - Jaws on way home.

This short format could catch a few out although Jaws opponent was fantastic at high scores his finishing was poor but he got there in the end

[slick]

2nd round matches to date plus the Last of the first round matches today which i'll fill in after the results.
I've ony caught the action in bits and bobs so far but last Thursday nights encounter between the two dutch lads Vincent and Klassen was a great game mainly due to Klassens missing of the double to win the match, 9 or 10 match points he missed.

Vincent van der Voort did show he has nerves of steel mind and has a steady hand under pressure, if he can just control his loose arrows as he scores plenty of 180's then he's well in with a chance in the next rnd at a pretty decent price too especially with so many seeded players going out.

Now i'm off work I'll watch most of this from the 2nd rnd onwards as it started to become part and parcel of Xmas.

Just watching the highlights of todays matches on Sky now.

PDC World Championship 2008 - Jenkins vs Alan Tabern Book Closes 22 Dec 13:00
Andy Jenkins 1.61 Bet
Alan Tabern 2.20 Bet

PDC World Championship 2008 - Ovens vs Van Der Rassel Book Closes 22 Dec 14:30
Denis Ovens 1.40 Bet
Jan Van Der Rassel 2.75 Bet

PDC World Championship 2008 - Manley vs Warriner Book Closes 22 Dec 15:40Peter Manley 1.36 Bet
Alan Warriner 3.00 Bet

PDC World Championship 2008 - Scholten vs King Book Closes 22 Dec 19:00
Mervyn King 1.72 Bet
Roland Scholten 2.00 Bet

PDC World Championship 2008 - Taylor vs Walsh Book Closes 22 Dec 20:30
Phil Taylor 1.07 Bet
Mark Walsh 7.50 Bet

PDC World Championship 2008 - Mardle vs Jamie Caven Book Closes 22 Dec 21:40
Wayne Mardle 1.28 Bet
Jamie Caven 3.50 Bet

PDC World Championship 2008 - Painter vs Mason Book Closes 26 Dec 17:20
Kevin Painter 1.61 Bet
Chris Mason 2.20 Bet

PDC World Championship 2008 - Mick McGowan vs Kirk Shepherd Book Closes 26 Dec 18:40
Mick McGowan 1.53 Bet
Kirk Shepherd 2.37 Bet

PDC World Championship 2008 - Lewis vs Van Der Voort Book Closes 26 Dec 20:00
Adrian Lewis 1.25 Bet
Vincent Van Der Voort 3.75 Bet

PDC World Championship 2008 - Steve Maish vs Eccles Book Closes 27 Dec 13:00
Tony Eccles 1.57 Bet
Steve Maish 2.25 Bet

PDC World Championship 2008 - Hamilton vs Roy Book Closes 27 Dec 14:20
Andy Hamilton 1.28 Bet
Alex Roy 3.50 Bet

PDC World Championship 2008 - Barneveld vs Jason Clark Book Closes 27 Dec 19:00
Raymond Barneveld 1.11 Bet
Jason Clark 6.00


Odds Bet365

[Bigkegman]

some really closes games to call there. Painter v Mason could be a cracker but one i may be interested in is McGowan to beat Sheppard. Sheppard had a fantastic result against The Bull but he was out of sorts and even although the bull was poor Sheppard wasn't that great. Price is a tad short.

[Bigkegman]

Wednesday 26th of December, 2007
8/15 Kevin Painter 11/8 C Mason 17:20
4/7 M McGowan 5/4 K Shepherd 18:40
3/10 A Lewis 12/5 V van der Voort 20:00

Thursday 27th of December, 2007
4/7 T Eccles 5/4 S Maish 13:10
2/9 A Hamilton 3/1 A Roy 14:20
1/10 R van Barneveld 11/2 J Clark 19:10

[Bigkegman]

180's market could be off interest in the Lewis v Van der Voort cause they are both know to hit a few

[slick]

Aye could well be Keggers, especially if the first round was anything to go by.

Taylor doesnt like right either, if he doesnt buck up I can't see him progressing past the next round.

[Bigkegman]

too true slick.

i cant back him. i've not got an account with betfair on anybody else but i would certainly lay him - on current form - he wont win

[Beanie]

Alrighty - Boxing Day could be a bit of a dirge at the relatives' buffet without the darts to see me through, and after chucking all the stats in a spreadsheet there looks to be a few prices maybe worth nibbling tomorrow.

3pts Erwin Extercatte @ 2.44 v Barry Bates - 92 ave in the first round for Erwin. As rotten as he was in the preliminaries, if he gets anywhere near to that then he could well upset here.

5pts Kevin Painter @ 1.66 v Chris Mason - Painter at 96+ and looked good in the Grand slam - Mason in mid 80s in 1st round - needs to find another level.

1pt Mick McGowan @ 1.64 v Kirk Shepherd - Shepherd was rank in round 1 but somehow caused the biggest upset - McGowan is clinical enough to ensure it isn't handed to him on a plate here.

2pts Part/Lewis/Wade @ 1.80 with Corals - All a good 10pts better off in R1 than their opponents, should come in with no trouble, but odds are fairly tight so just a small play.

[Beanie]

The market leaders(Wade, Taylor, Barney, Lewis) all should go strongly this week(even for Taylor's poor performances his average is still fairly decent which should stand him in good stead if he makes it to the longer format, but all look underpriced in the outrights.

So I'll have a pop on lots of the longer odds shots that have shown promise.

3.5pts Scholten @ 34.00
4pts Painter @ 65.00
3pts Part @ 55.00
1pts Maish @ 540
2pts Mardle @ 85.00
1pt Extercatte @ 360
1pt Eccles @ 390
2pts Van Der Rassel @ 170