[Darts] 2023 PDC World Darts Championship 🎯

[LTU_btc]

Didn't managed to watch as much of World Championship as I wanted, but in next days I will have more time for it. Happy for my countrymen Labanauskas win. He was down 0:2 against O'Shea, but made comeback and won 3:2. He will face Ross Smith in the next round. Smith is heavy favorite, but it's not mission impossible to beat him.

this info is from december 13 and should still be up to date today, since at the current pdc no player has thrown a nine-darter yet

Dirk van Duijvenbode today was so close from nine darter as he missed D12. Anyway, he won his game against Sedlacek after tie breaker.
https://twitter.com/OfficialPDC/status/1605961497687085058

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[cygan]

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Dirk van Duijvenbode today was so close from nine darter as he missed D12. Anyway, he won his game against Sedlacek after tie breaker.
https://twitter.com/OfficialPDC/status/1605961497687085058

i was able to watch the duel on tv and it was a real waste that the ninth throw did not reach d12...
on day 8 James Wade was eliminated while Gary Anderson and Luke Humphries were among the eight players who progressed to the third round

[CoinEraser]

-snip- i did some searching for you and found the following info: -snip-

Thank you cygan for your effort. No idea why I didn't find it. 

this info is from december 13 and should still be up to date today, since at the current pdc no player has thrown a nine-darter yet

That's what I wanted to know. Then I haven't missed a nine-darter so far. In a few days I'll have more time again and I'm hoping to see a nine-darter in the championship. 

[cygan]

on day 9 Jonny Clayton, Rob Cross and Joe Cullen were among the eight seeds to make it safely through on the final day before the christmas break.
in the duel Joe Cullen vs Ricky Evans there nearly was finally a nine-darter from Joe Cullen who threw seven perfect darts but took 11 darts to get a great win over Ricky Evans.



and here you can see very well how the draw bracket before the christmas break. so far, only three seedings have fallen!

[babygun]

Not a lot of surprises this year yet in the world championship but it can still come. Watched the match of Clayton play and he played pretty good and in the interview afterwards, he also mentioned that he thinks he can become world champion so it will be interesting to see how far he can get!

[Zackgeno96]

We now have a break with these days. Tomorrow and Monday there will be no darts either, but they will start again on Tuesday. Some players fly up and down to their country to celebrate Christmas, and then come back on Monday night. And the most spectacular match we will see is Gerwin Price against Raymond van Barneveld. The number 1 in the world against a legend of darts. Michael van Gerwen threw the highest average ever in a tournament in his last match in the 2nd set. So it is really in absolute top form. Price is also good, but can be very hit and miss. And what also doesn't help Price is that he is absolutely not loved by the public because of his weird final match from 2 years ago that he managed to win. And we should never erase someone like Peter Wright.

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We now have a break with these days. Tomorrow and Monday there will be no darts either, but they will start again on Tuesday. Some players fly up and down to their country to celebrate Christmas, and then come back on Monday night. And the most spectacular match we will see is Gerwin Price against Raymond van Barneveld. The number 1 in the world against a legend of darts. Michael van Gerwen threw the highest average ever in a tournament in his last match in the 2nd set. So it is really in absolute top form. Price is also good, but can be very hit and miss. And what also doesn't help Price is that he is absolutely not loved by the public because of his weird final match from 2 years ago that he managed to win. And we should never erase someone like Peter Wright.

In the match between Price and van Barneveld, Price is the favorite of the bookmakers. I have seen a quote of around 1.40 on various sites. Not surprising, if you are the number 1 in the world and play against someone who has actually shown nothing in the last 2 years and is now barely allowed to participate in the World Cup. The public is indeed in favor of van Barneveld, but would Price actually still be concerned about that? Look at all the tournaments that have been played in recent years, he has the public against him every game. I don't think he cares much anymore. But he really hasn't won many major tournaments in the last 2 years. It could well fall in the direction of van Barneveld.

[cygan]

after a three day break we finally continue with day 10 in 'ally pally'.
in the afternoon as well as in the evening session there are 3 duels each today. will there finally be the first nine-darter today...?🎯

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At the moment, Price and van Barneveld have started their match. Price is the big favorite to win, but the whole room is a fan of van Barneveld. Nice detail is that price had become world champion when no audience was allowed to attend. Price was allowed to start the first leg and won it, it will be 1-1 in the 2nd leg. And this could also be a very long match. I think Price will win but it won't be easy.

[cygan]

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I think Price will win but it won't be easy.

in fact Gerwyn Price had an easy game against Raymond van Barneveld but the big surprise came at the last evening game where the belgian Kim Huybrechts beat the reigning champion Peter Wright with a well deserved 4-1 win kick out of the ally pally.
anervy performance from debutant Josh Rock 'Rocky' as he once again overcomes a major hurdle and enters uncharted territory. he defeated Nathan Aspinall in the afternoon session in a thriller on day 10.

[LTU_btc]

in fact Gerwyn Price had an easy game against Raymond van Barneveld but the big surprise came at the last evening game where the belgian Kim Huybrechts beat the reigning champion Peter Wright with a well deserved 4-1 win kick out of the ally pally.

That's probably biggest surprise in 2023 tournament. It was really difficult to recognize Wright on this match. Probably it can be related with fact that recent months weren't easy for him, as his wife had serious health issues.
From today, Alan Soutar made an upset by eliminating one of Top 10 players Danny Noppert. Noppert was leading 2:0, but Soutar managed to make impressive comeback. Jose de Sousa made even more unbeleavable comeback - after being down 0:3 he managed to win 4 sets in a row and win match.

[cygan]

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From today, Alan Soutar made an upset by eliminating one of Top 10 players Danny Noppert. Noppert was leading 2:0, but Soutar managed to make impressive comeback. Jose de Sousa made even more unbeleavable comeback - after being down 0:3 he managed to win 4 sets in a row and win match.

not only these 2 duels were very interesting on day 11
Michael Smith fights back from 3-1 down to beat the german Martin Schindler and prove his world title credentials.
and before that there was the duel between Michael van Gerwen and austrian Mensur Suljovic. both dart players showed a strong performance but MvG delivered and won 4:2 to reach the last 16.

[cygan]

day 12 at 'ally pally' Jonny Clayton comes from behind to dump out Josh Rock and reach his first world championship quarter-final, while Luke Humphries advanced to the last 16
all other results you can see below👇

[cygan]

on day 13 the german dart thrower Gabriel Clemens won 4-1 vs. Alan Soutar and entered for the first time a quarterfinal at the pdc. GC will now meet Garwyn Price in the evening session on new year's day.
all other quarterfinal pairings you can see in the graphic

[Zackgeno96]

We had some fun matches yesterday. Today they can celebrate old and new in peace. Van gerwen made the most impression so far. The dream final would be Price - van gerwen. I honestly don't see which other players are capable of winning the final either. Michael Smith can be a tough hurdle, but he certainly isn't throwing his best year of his career. And also got away very well against Schindler. That is the only person who could beat Price and van Gerwen. Tomorrow in the afternoon 2 games will be played and then we will continue with 2 evening games in the evening. My tournament winner is van Gerwen.

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At the moment the number 1 in the world, Price, plays against the German Clemens. Clemens has taken a 2-1 lead in sets. Perhaps a bit surprising. Later in the evening we see the favorite for the title still in action, Michael van Gerwen. He then plays against Cris Dobey. The 2 games of the afternoon were not favorites games, but they were entertaining. Especially Clayton - van den Berg was very exciting and that match seemed to go both ways for a long time. Michael Smith is a player who is considered an outsider for the title, but then he will have to throw a lot better than today.

[LTU_btc]

At the moment the number 1 in the world, Price, plays against the German Clemens. Clemens has taken a 2-1 lead in sets. Perhaps a bit surprising. Later in the evening we see the favorite for the title still in action, Michael van Gerwen. He then plays against Cris Dobey. The 2 games of the afternoon were not favorites games, but they were entertaining. Especially Clayton - van den Berg was very exciting and that match seemed to go both ways for a long time. Michael Smith is a player who is considered an outsider for the title, but then he will have to throw a lot better than today.

Wow, Price lost 5:1 to Clemens. From all 1/4 final games it's only that I didn't saw, so, I'm wondering what happened to Price. In other evening game Van Gerwen left no chance for Dobey and won match very easy 5:0 he had impressive average -102 points.
Smith - Bunting was great match to watch, even if quality of it wasn't good. Smith won without playing good. Bunting had much bigger averages, much more 180s, but still lost as he missed lot of doubles. Happy to see Van den Bergh reaching semis for the first time.
I don't know why you consider Smith as outsider for the title. He is big favorite in semifinal against Clemens, same like Van Gerwen against Van den Bergh. But potentially in the final, if Van Gerwen will play same like today, he is big favorite.

[cygan]

nobody would have thought that Gabriel Clemens could play such a good performance against Gerwyn Price and throw him out of the 'ally pally' with 1-5. this is the first time that GC enters a semi-final.



and in the semifinals anyone can beat anyone. good form on the day and at the same time a weaker form of the opponent and then its open until the last throw...

[Zackgeno96]

semi-finals have now started at the World Darts Championship. Smith to Clemens. Smith has the better of the game, but is also the current number 4 in the world rankings. Smith is currently leading 2-1 in sets, but I think they must have won 6 sets. So everything is still open. Clemens made the best impression of all the quarterfinals yesterday, but that's not much use if you lose now. I think Smith is going to win this game. You may not even be able to call van Gerwen's match a match. I think it will be a complete sweep, just like yesterday's match against Cris Dobey with no less than 5-0.

[LTU_btc]

Yesterday both semifinals weren't very exciting, both favorites got comfortable wins. Van Gerwen didn't let for Van Den Bergh to win even 1 set and won match 6:0.
Today is last day and final between Van Gerwen and Smith. In the final they will play until someone will win 7 sets. Van Gerwen is heavy favorite according to bookmakers and it's nothing surprising, considering how he is playing.