/180/: UNIBET CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OF DARTS DAY 2

The inaugural Champions League of Darts comes to a conclusion later today, but the first matter is the end of the group stage.

Group B is first up again, with all 4 men in that side of the draw still in contention for a semi-final place. First off this afternoon is James Wade against Michael Smith. While Blubby Boy isn't mathematically eliminated yet due to legs difference, given his once-again terrible TV performances in his two matches yesterday, the Machine should get past him with minimal fuss despite the bipolar one's complete collapse against the World Champion in last night's match.

Speaking of the World Champion, Gary Anderson and Adrian Lewis repeat this year's World Final once again, and with Gando not really being pushed yesterday in either match along with Snackpot's continued inconsistency at the board, this should be another victory for the Scotsman.

Group A is a simpler affair as there is just one qualifying spot available. The dead rubber in the group is first up as already-advanced Phil Taylor plays already-eliminated Robert Thornton. The Prowler was the only player to average over 100 in both matches yesterday, which included that strange victory over MVG where the Green Machine failed to hold throw at any stage, while Wee Rab fought hard against MVG in his opener but came up short and then completely fell to pieces against Clownman.

The last match in the group stage is the winner-takes-all decider between Michael van Gerwen and Peter Wright. These two have had some big matches over the past few months, but most of these have been finals where Midlife Crisis Man just gets humiliated every time; last year's World Series of Darts final probably the closest the Clown has come to beating the World Number 1. Could Wright beat him today though and remove MVG from the tournament?

Coverage starts from 1:00pm UK time on BBC Two, with the evening session starting at 6:30pm on the same channel.

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Today's fixtures:

>Afternoon session (1:00pm - 5:00pm; all best of 19 legs [first to 10]):
James "The Meds Are Back In Town" Wade v Michael "Snackpot 2.0" Smith (B)
Gary "Big Game Counter" Anderson v Snackpot (B)
Taylel v Robert "Thorn Bomb, Thorn Bomb, You're My Thorn Bomb" Thornton (A)
MvGOAuTism v Snakeshite (A)

>Evening session (6:30pm - 10:30pm; all best of 21 legs [first to 11])
Winner Group A v Runner-Up Group B
Winner Group B v Runner-Up Group A

Final

>Day 1 round-up
pdc.tv/news/article/xywt0ieu3wm8157bms9ikwbaq/title/unibet-champions-league---day-one

>an event that is title sponsored by a betting company that is taking bets on the event

Really makes you think..

The draw for the World Grand Prix, which starts next week, has been made:

>Michael van Gerwen (1) v Steve Beaton
>Mick McGowan v James Wilson
>Michael Smith (8) v Alan Norris
>Joe Cullen v Simon Whitlock
>Peter Wright (5) v Brendan Dolan
>Dave Chisnall v Robbie Green
>Phil Taylor (4) v Steve West
>Mensur Suljovic v Daryl Gurney
>Gary Anderson (2) v Jamie Caven
>Kyle Anderson v Cristo Reyes
>Robert Thornton (7) v Stephen Bunting
>Ian White v Kim Huybrechts
>James Wade (6) v Terry Jenkins
>Gerwyn Price v Benito van de Pas
>Adrian Lewis (3) v Jelle Klaasen
>Mervyn King v Raymond van Barneveld

Highlights include MVG against the unstoppable sex force of Steve Beaton, the reigning champion Thornton against BUNT MAN, a quickfire encounter between the Fat Man and Paedo Suarez and a repeat of Barney's lowest World GP moment against Mervyn King, where the Dutchman was so disinterested the match he kept throwing at the bull in the last set and didn't hit a starting double.

Big Mens v Gurney gon be good

I hope there's no Vassos.

>saying peter taylor
>twice
I suspect he has been executed by uncle barry's firing squad for that blunder

Are you ready for TWL?

>world number 1
damn that image is old

OP here again:

I'm out this afternoon so I'll miss the afternoon session but will be back for the evening session.

>Wade and Sammi go fishing episode
lyl

Is that man good at this?

PDC darts on the BBC, this is an absolute joy.

Yes

>CIA on the stage wearing fucking sunglasses
>Completely leaves that bitch hanging for a handshake

Fucking hell my sides. Having him propped up as some sort of friendly commentary/host is never going to feel right.


>Wade fishing

Comfy

Reminder that Fatpot is literally too big for TV

It really sounds like the crowd is laughing at the darts players every so often. Must be annoying.

He was a perfect heel.

How can Jackpot be so good and so fat at the same time?

There's some theory about how being an obese motherfucker helps your balance and therefore your throwing

I think its crap desu, but you rarely see a slim man win the darts

>womyn's """""darts"""""

Played against the BDO world youth champion runner up recently, he hit a 180 followed by a 133 to leave tops which he took out first dart

Different level of thrower to anything I've played before

Reckon she'll make it to the caravan

...

>Warriner-Little

A man so cucked he took his wife's surname.

Shit Andy Fordham and Great Andy Fordham

Wait they actually make him stop his announcing for these shit idents?

Great first leg. Nobody should get a point for that shit. And that woman singing in the crowd should get a bullet in the throat.

Where are the Kolo and Yaya chants? This isn't real darts.

>fatpot

Nico is alright on the commentary tbqh

Better commentator than player

Does /180/ hate Phil The Power Taylor's fans? Are they like the snooker fans who cheer for Ronnie O'Sullivan because they haven't heard of any other players?

FUUUUUUUUUUUCK

Gracias user, based.

They are shills m8

They're shrieking so much that if he'd actually got that nine-dart finish, they'd probably have burnt the building down.

lads, where are the walk on girls and dancers? has phil locked them up in his caravan of love?

>tfw no feel taylor 9 darter

Probably the BBC enforcing their strict sharia rules for Muslim-friendly viewing

>GWAN RONNIE

TaylorWinsLOL

h-hello?

It appears clownman has turned up as a slush puppy

>AUTISM MAN
>AUTISM MAN
>AUTISM MAN
>AUTISM MAN
>AUTISM MAN
>AUTISM MAN

Seriously. Next week he'll be a Fruit Salad

Mixed slush master race reporting in

Autism activated

>Spitting Image would have had a field day

One for the youngsters there

>What does Peter Wright do here

Accept the arrival of the Autism train into his asshole

>Peter Wright as a Slush Puppy Merman

I bet his house has no mirrors.

What are the evening matches?

Taylor v Wade
Gando v MVG

then the final

Give Wade your strength \o/

>yfw it's taylor-gando and gando bends over

>yfw taylor hits a 9 darter

>against wade yet again

>when Taylor molests him on stage and he starts giggling

and we're back on!

>MVG in autism mode entering the arena
#prayforgando

>even BBC bringing up Webby getting raped in the Premier League

>"Professional" Darts Corporation
>No Wolfie

Can someone throw Vassos Alexander into Cardiff Docks

t. Wolfie

>James Wade
>only 33

Thought he was older desu

It always sounds wrong given he's been around for years.

>taylol
ayy lmao

Why does Wade wear jeans? Looks like he works in Gamestation or something

>taylor break
Ah fuck.

Wouldn't surprise me if he does work there part time

Those are not jeans. You are not allowed to wear jeans on stage.

It's a Taylor shows bits of his former self episode. I thought he only did this in tournaments of about a week.

It's an unranked jolly so he'll shit himself in the Grand Prix next week.

Wade is throwing away the match here.

This is awful to watch

Its an absolute caravaning

Is this a make a wish tournament for blind people? The crowd keeps on cheering for 140's and even a 123 this whole weekend. Do they not have screens?

Why is Wade so shit these days lads?

They're drunk, they'll cheer a fucking bounce out.

They are pissed.

His scoring has gone to shit and his finishing has followed.

This is reminding me of his terrible performance against Gando at the last Worlds.

PITY LEG

>wolfie

>good

>qualifying for the worlds prior to the split

His meds are buggering him up

>I don't rate Wolfie

He's drunk as fuck.

It happens like clockwork, and did yesterday.

Afternoon session he's a beast, goes off and get's pissed, comes out for evening session and can't hit a double.

>23 Lakeshite appearances
>could only win one when all the good players had fucked off
>and even then he nearly choked a 6-0 lead to a nobody

wolfie is shit m8, cant wait for the gsod this year, him and duzza getting BTFO

Didn't see much of the group matches, but why do I see blubber on all these tournaments? He's fucking shit on TV, stop inviting him.

Would explain the beer gut

Why doesn't his qt gf try and get him off the beer?

>Hamilton was once /ELITE/
>Whitlock was once top 5
>RVB used to actually care
>Kim Huybrechts once showed promise
>Pipe used to actually do well at tournaments
>Wes was in the PL two years running, one of which at the expense of Wade

It's crazy how things have changed over the time I've been in /180/

I don't think you can be a walk-on girl without your teeth.

>Wolfie haters
>BDO haters in general

Remember when your so called "elite" players got BTFO by a part time carpenter from Halifax who plays darts for a bit of fun?

He's #8 in the Order of Merit, so that's why he was there.

>ELITE
It has been a fun time.

Young man, there's no need to feel down.
I said, young man, pick your darts off the ground.
I said, young man, 'cause you're in a board
That's made for real sports.

Young man, there's a place you can go.
I said, young man, where are people like you, dog.
You can stay there, and I'm sure you will find
Many ways to have a good time.

It's fun to stay at the A.S.P.
It's fun to stay at the They have everything for you men to enjoy,
You can hang out with all the boys...

World Number 8. That's why.

Doesn't deserve it at all. His TV performances since the 2014 Worlds have been terrible.

Fucking /WADE/ man. He had that grand slam and choked like he was Wolfie playing against Phill Nixon.

PDC has it every other year and Waites is never doing it again.

>sub 90 averages to win lakeside

>>Whitlock was once top 5

This one saddens me the most desu

Ted Hankey broke him

It's not easy when you don't use magnetic darts.

Waites should have switched after he won the Grand Slam.

Too loyal to his job to go pro though and then his elbow fell apart.

Remember seeing him at the 2014 Lakeside and he was atrocious. Chuck completely spanked him.

Jesus he does look pissed. Never thought about that.

>sub 90 averages

That's what you get on regulation boards that don't have massive treble beds lads

taylorwinslol

wade mad as fuck

should stop mixing his anti depressants with vodka

Why is it always the dutch autist supporters coming in with the cheating theories?

>all of Barney's BDO titles are irrelevant

Why do BDO players almost always bomb at the grand slam on the allegedly "huge treble boards"?

It's because BDO players just aren't that good.

Because they play on regulation boards and aren't used to the dimensions

...

>2016
>still can't buy this t-shirt anywhere

Fuck everything desu

No need to get mad booboo, Taylor can still win a big tournament this year.

Otherwise they'll just keep making more tournaments till he wins one again.

You now remember Geert De Vos averaging a ridiculous figure against a PDC floor jobber in a dead rubber and then going to the Lakeside, winning a set with 3 bull outs against Scott Waites and then only winning one leg after that.

That was fucking hilarious.

That's a load of nonsense.

If they've honed their craft on small trebels, larger trebels should be a walk in the park.

Nevermind that shit though lads. Is Hazel O'Sullivan the best walk on girl? Why did she have to leave?

redpill me on phil "the pooer" taylor

>Phil shilling boxing again
Uncle Barry is paying him well!

The different board meme.

Kek.

If your used to something a slight change can be very jarring

BDO BTFO

She's a coal burner.

>it's a interviewer strokes phil's ego episode

>"professionals" can't adapt

Phil's a good lad, I dunno how anyone can dislike him, tbqh.

Most of the BDO players aren't pros, that's why they can't compete with the PDC players who spend 7-8 hours per day practising, and the BDO lads are glorified county players.

CALL IT LADS

Mon autism

That's utter bollox snooker players take the piss when they play pool tournaments but they still manage to beat the top players

>Nicho talking about knowing what happens when you win 50 consecutive games

She was exactly a great specimen to start with though was she? She's from a traveller family isn't she?

Doesn't stop her being quality fuck meat

I'm curious if 0, 1 or 2 out of 2 players will show up in this match.

Blubby still in attendance to watch players with actual bottle.

His attitude disgusts me.

He's gotten too good to quickly, while players like RVB have dropped off which has made him rise through the ranks to a level he just isn't prepared for yet.

So he's #8 in the world, but everybody rapes him

Wish I'd saved the webm of that one lad getting a cheeky touch of her tit during the walk-on

She's a bitch though

That black guy she was flirting with in Big Brother was very close to slapping her shit

>let's fuck up our average asap

True. He remains a glorified floor jobber.

I feel embarassed to admit this, but I was actually watched that series. A black guy treating women like shit, what a surprise.

>MVG in charge of holding throw in evening sessions

>these guys in charge of holding throw

>breakbreakbreakbreakbreak

Welp, time to bring Taylel his trophy.

I'd agree, but she was a bitch regardless

Remember when BB used to be great? Remember that beta Indian lad who was obsessed with that sexy as fuck Noirin?

* * * MVG HOLDS THROW IN THE EVENING SHOCKER * * *

It was the mulleted kung fu neckbeard that was obsessed with her. That Iranian lad actually was necking on with her.

>212 in 4 darts
damn nigga

>break 212 in 4 darts
>43
>180
>58
>140

The autism train is having engine problems.

>gando losing 4 straight legs

>2 3 4 5 6 7 8

>Gando

HEEEEEEEEY

HEY TONY

OOH
AHH

I WANNA KNOOOOOOOOOOO-OOOOOO
WHEN YOU'RE GONNA LOSE

So, will any of those two be able to beat hot shooting Taylel in the final? For now, Taylor looks like the favourite for me, no matter who will win this semi.

Honestly depends on how the opponent plays.

Taylor has been in the best tournament form for a while.

>toplad o'bottler in charge of the tunes

we're gonna have fucking fitton strutting on stage soon to madness

lyl

autism express is slowly making its way down the track

>le giggling losing scottish big game counter man

It's on.

>from 2-4 to 11-5

11-5
CHOO CHOO

*drum breakdown*

>IM

...

>collapses on stage

Do you have the it's mvgoat time pic as well?

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@ericbristow
Its so nice to see proper darts on bbc again not the bdo rubbish

BDOfags on suicide watch

THIS IS MY TERRITORY

>autism not doing post-match interview due to autistic preparations
oh god taylor is gonna die again

Of course, here you go.

He won more BDO titles than Barney and he did it when they were actually worth something

Thank you!

What do you think his routine is? Slapping his face in the mirror?

>has stroke on stage

>hit 9 darter
>drink paint
>repeat

>Sarah "The Chucker" Cox

Id like see her chuck on my cox ;)

>you will never have sex with a gypsy who managed to escape the caravan and became a successful glamour model

>nickname needed

Jason "not a paki" Mohammed

Do I win a prize?

Is he actually not a paki?

Also, I wish I was as good at darts as him. Which is sad.

MVG, or The Power, lads???

Jason "I'm not a Greek economist who rides a motorcycle" Mohammed

>Is he actually not a paki?
Half

Jason "Bald Bomber" Mohammad

inshallah brother

Lighting rig collapse resulting in career ending injuries for both.

>taylor never did an erik clarys when flogging gravity darts
bad times

Jason "Cadburys Marble" Mohammed

Finally got a Yaya Kolo chant today

Jason "Whose boots are those shoes?" Mohammed

coverage rankings
bbc > itv >>>>> *powergap* >>>> sky

>want to find that one YT comment calling Russ a pussy
>search for "Russ Bray pussy" on Google Images

Can Feel do it lads?

>getting
>getting
>getting kinda heavy

BBC and ITV still put Sky to shame.

>vassos using HE'S 56!!1 again
Christ.

>mvg failing to hold throw again
oh boy here we go

autism activated

>doubting autism ever

This looks bad, guys.

>van gerwen going for stupid meme finishes
>nearly getting fucked by it

MON AUTISM

mvg is just so watchable

>waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanhunrenahneeyee!

taylor is a good player tbqhwyf

Please have a repeat of the Grand Slam final.

...

Why are they doing the Iceland cheering? I thought Iceland killed England at EC?

fucking cameraman

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>MVG failing to check out again on throw
>loses leg
This needs to stop.

It's in Wales, and it's fun.

Lots of spectators do it now
youtube.com/watch?v=TuKtcKMqNN4
TSU *clap*

It's the new meme chant

Manbaby BTFO

Michael is late, Taylor has been on stage for like 20 minutes now.

Look up where the venue they're playing in s located.

>Taylel

Didn't know they were playing in Wales sorry. Darts is surely going around the world these days.

You gentlemen had better stand up if you love the darts, I tell you hwat.

Good to see PDC on the Beeb, would be interesting to see the audience figures for these matches over the weekend.

BDO WC gets about 3-4m.

I merely enjoy the darts so I will remain seated thanks

BDO is the same time every year though. This was barely advertised.

youtube.com/watch?v=jDQb4ga_2QI
'no'

>barely advertised
They've been promoting it on everything.

MvG getting groped.

>125
>leave the bull after 5 darts

Ogre.

This is the worst MVG performance since the World Cup.

Will Autism man cry on stage?

BBC have been shilling it relentlessly. It's the only darts they have now that they binned off BDO.

I expect it to be quite high though.

Co Stompee: it's not gonna be 11-4 again, that's for sure.

We'll see Co.

well it won't be x-4

CHOO CHOO!

THE TAYLOR BULL FINISH

THE CRUELLEST OF ALL FINISHES

classic taylel punishment

>mvg disracted by retarded crowd again

FUCK OFF TAYLEL

Is Taylor, dare I say it, back?

TAYLORWINSLMAO

Get in! Fucking love Phil.

fug

I'm waiting to see him do it in a ranking major before I panic.

Fact is he was the best player this weekend. MVG was very poor.

...

>Feeler winning on his 20 odd year return to the BBC

BDO gimps will be in uproar

Holy fuck, it literally is the Champions League trophy.

>Start watching darts again
>It's a Taylor Wins LOL episode

Why did I fucking bother.

>Taylor smaller then the woman interviewing him

Is Taylor a manlet?

>Stoke wins the champions league

[patronisation intensifies]

Bradders is that you?

>Rout on suicide watch

Yes. That's where his rage comes from.
t. manlet

Should have started next week. inb4 TWL again.

kek

Those BDO loyalists are fucking nutcases. One of them wrote a fuckhuge letter complaining about this.

He's like 5 foot 6 lol, he's always been small.

Jocky was even smaller iirc.

She dwarfs MVG too. Feel is a manlet but she's gigantic

Yes

I wonder if he broke Wolfies highest televised average just to rub salt into the wound...

Taylor is noticeably shit at the World Grand Prix.

>mocking Mike Gregory
Damn that's low.

He did.

What was Wolfie's record?
It probably got broken at some point this weekend.

>mocking players
Ah yes, Philth.

HAHA, YEAH, FUCK MIKE GREGORY.

>i'm coming back next year

Fug.

105.something in the Winmau World Masters

>stand up for sid waddell banner
>Taylor was playing an exhibition in Australia when sid's funeral happened
stay classy phil

is there a more depressing feel than a sunday evening after the darts has finished and taylor won?

First PDC event I've seen. 7/10 needs more Ted Hankey.

ABT are literal cancer.

>Asian Network advert following the darts
I'm not sure the BBC know their audience too well.

Ronniefags are far worse than anything ABTs have to deal with

Why is the Asian network only pakis? What about chinks and smelly Arabs?

"Champions League of Darts" is a shit name really. Couldn't they think of anything better?

Because Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis make up pretty much most of our Asian populace.

And so we close the BBC's first PDC tournament with the annoying result of TAYLORWINSLOL. In all truth, it would have been unfair if anyone else won as Taylor was by far and away the best player of the weekend. His power scoring and finishing was back to his best and he was never threatened by anyone at any stage, conceding only 19 legs in 5 matches. A cruel 81 on the bull at 9-5 in the final with MVG on 36 decided the match for good, but it had been an imminent conclusion ever since the Green Machine blew the first leg and let the Philth in to break.

On the subject of van Gerwen, it is clear the number of tournaments he's played recently have taken its toll. While there were impressive spells all weekend, including winning 9 of the last 10 against Gando, the scoring has not been up to his impeccably high standards and his finishing has been missing on numerous occasions. In typical Taylor fashion, he completely exploited this and humbled the World Number 1 in both meetings this weekend.

Could this been seen as revenge for MVG's obliteration of Phil in the PL final? I say it could be, but whether Taylor is back for good will be decided in the ranking events.

On a final note, the BBC have produced an excellent production of top class darts. With the only real negatives being Vassos fucking Alexander and some iffy camerawork, there is certainly a future for PDC on the Beeb.

/180/ gets into the business end of the season now, and it will return in 1 week with the double-in double-out parade of the World Grand Prix from Dublin.

See you then.

I was thinking the same, seeing as its not much of a league

Maybe something like "Dart Derby" or "DartsDartsDarts"

See you. Stay based, /180/.