2010 BDO World Darts.

[theticklemister]

Too easy for Scotty, he'd be more than fit for PDC, he's turned them down before, wonder was he looking the kudos of a World Title before jumping ship?

Whats the average score for three darts for a bdo and pdc player??

[TacadoirArdMhacha]

Barneveld was playing BDO for years before making the move to PDC.

In common with many players. I just looked up the top 16 in the PDC rankings to see how many have not played in the BDO world championships. I was expecting it to be very few, but its actually 6 (Lewis, Hamilton, Newton, Pipe, Nicholson, TJenkins).

Jenkins definitely played BDO. Waites will surely be tempted to make the switch now.

[rodney trotter]

Barneveld was playing BDO for years before making the move to PDC.

In common with many players. I just looked up the top 16 in the PDC rankings to see how many have not played in the BDO world championships. I was expecting it to be very few, but its actually 6 (Lewis, Hamilton, Newton, Pipe, Nicholson, TJenkins).

Jenkins definitely played BDO. Waites will surely be tempted to make the switch now.

I'd say it's only inevitable that he makes the mover. He was a lot more relaxed and confident compard to O Shea. Doubt Tony will ever win it. Can't hack it in the finals.

[From the Bunker]

Too easy for Scotty, he'd be more than fit for PDC, he's turned them down before, wonder was he looking the kudos of a World Title before jumping ship?

Yeah, I'd say so. BDO title is not what it was a few years ago, but it is still a nice title to win. I think i noticed that the players/commentators/etc have been calling it the Lakeside title rather than the World title?

[bennydorano]

Too easy for Scotty, he'd be more than fit for PDC, he's turned them down before, wonder was he looking the kudos of a World Title before jumping ship?

Whats the average score for three darts for a bdo and pdc player??

No idea, Pdc by a mile i'd imagine. Waites has won an open tourament thou, Grand Slam of Darts, beating all the PDC had to offer. Listening to Waites there, he doesn't sound like a man about to move, down to earth working man type.

[bennydorano]

Www.dartsdatabase.co.uk is great for stats

[Tony Baloney]

Some horrible darts there this evening. The highlight being Waite's score of 7 (1, T1, 3)! 

[Hound]

Barneveld was playing BDO for years before making the move to PDC.

In common with many players. I just looked up the top 16 in the PDC rankings to see how many have not played in the BDO world championships. I was expecting it to be very few, but its actually 6 (Lewis, Hamilton, Newton, Pipe, Nicholson, TJenkins).

Jenkins definitely played BDO. Waites will surely be tempted to make the switch now.

Jenkins never played at BDO World Championships. Andy Jenkins did alright, but not Terry.

Jeez Waites-O'Shea was a terribly poor final. Nearly 20 years since the winner didnt have a 90+ average. Waites averaged 86 overall, and only got over 90 in two of the eight sets.

Be interesting to see what Waites does next. He is the best in the BDO, and had O'Shea pushed him I'm sure he'd have played better. But I think other than the year of the initial split, no current BDO world champion has ever defected. Premier League spots have already been allocated so that's not an option either.

[Franko]

BDO Championship - 3 dart average - 84.96
PDC Championship - 3 dart average - 91.14

[From the Bunker]

BDO world Championship starts on the weekend. Wonder how much life is left in this competition? Every year there are less and less of the familiar names.

[bennydorano]

Robbie Green (4th seed) looked deadly there, 9/1 with Bet365 to win outright, think i'll have a bit of that (scud alert).

[DownFanatic]

Know nothing about darts. PDC better than BDO? Much crossover between players?

[Syferus]

Robbie Green (4th seed) looked deadly there, 9/1 with Bet365 to win outright, think i'll have a bit of that (scud alert).

To be fair Boy George wasn't up to much.

[Sidney]

A great tournament where the real darts fans gather at the home of darts to watch in a friendly, convivial atmosphere, thankfully far removed from the drunken Oi Oi Oi brigade of the pdc (pathetic, drunk crowd).

Lakeside is always one of the sporting highlights of the year.

BDO = Best Darts Organisation.

[Syferus]

A great tournament where the real darts fans gather at the home of darts to watch in a friendly, convivial atmosphere, thankfully far removed from the drunken Oi Oi Oi brigade of the pdc (pathetic, drunk crowd).

Lakeside is always one of the sporting highlights of the year.

BDO = Best Darts Organisation.

It always makes for vaguely depressing viewing for me. Sky nailed darts. Darts can be very easily boring and by going over the top they hit on the forumla that works in pro wrestling, boxing and MMA. It's a show because it needs to be.

The BDO almost murdered darts as a spectator sport.