: Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:56 am  

Up the Dons wrote: PL fixtures announced, Barney n Taylor square up in the first week! Full fixtures.

Up the Dons wrote: PL fixtures announced, Barney n Taylor square up in the first week! Full fixtures.

: Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:12 pm  

Oldham Rhino wrote:

Yeah, a one off. Could he average over 100 in every round?

That would depend. Anyway Matthew, that wasn't was was being asked.

: Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:37 pm  

Lenny The Loiner2 wrote:

New Darts thread?

Is this anything to do with Anderson's behaviour after getting beat last week?

What happened ?

: Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:52 pm  

Dead Man Walking wrote:

What happened ?

Lobbed his darts in the lake in a fit of pique after he got beat.

Would Adams, or for that matter anyone else, have to average over 100 in every round to win the PDC World Championships? Surely all you have to do is average and/or finish better than the other guy, and in some of the early rounds of the PDC averages in the high 80s/low 90s were good enough to win matches comfortably.

You might need to turn it on earlier than the semis/final depending on where you fit in the draw, but it's not inconceivable you could average mid 90s, finish around 30-40% and make the final.

: Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:52 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Lobbed his darts in the lake in a fit of pique after he got beat.

Oh dear.

: Thu Jan 15, 2009 2:28 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Lobbed his darts in the lake in a fit of pique after he got beat.

Would Adams, or for that matter anyone else, have to average over 100 in every round to win the PDC World Championships? Surely all you have to do is average and/or finish better than the other guy, and in some of the early rounds of the PDC averages in the high 80s/low 90s were good enough to win matches comfortably.

You might need to turn it on earlier than the semis/final depending on where you fit in the draw, but it's not inconceivable you could average mid 90s, finish around 30-40% and make the final.

as much as i prefer the PDC...this statement is true. Shepard averaged high 80's on his way to the final!

[Matt_Horton]

: Thu Jan 15, 2009 3:06 pm  

WireFanatic II wrote:

That would depend. Anyway Matthew, that wasn't was was being asked.

Er, they were asking if Adams could regularly sustain a 100+ average. It would seem he can't at this time.

: Thu Jan 15, 2009 3:16 pm  

Oldham Rhino wrote:

Er, they were asking if Adams could regularly sustain a 100+ average. It would seem he can't at this time.

I'd venture there's very, very few players who can. Taylor, obviously; probably Barney, but after that I don't see any of them doing it over the course of a long tournament.

: Thu Jan 15, 2009 3:16 pm  

Lord_Percy wrote:

I'd venture there's very, very few players who can. Taylor, obviously; probably Barney, but after that I don't see any of them doing it over the course of a long tournament.

James Wade ?

: Thu Jan 15, 2009 3:41 pm  

Oldham Rhino wrote:

Er, they were asking if Adams could regularly sustain a 100+ average. It would seem he can't at this time.

Erm, no. There was no mention of whether it meant tournament play or just one game. I just blew Maca's "myth" out of the window.

As Lord Percy said anyway, there are not a lot of people who can regularly sustain 100+ average over the course of a tournament; Taylor definately, Barney possibly. However, there are a few that could do it over the course of a match.