World Darts

[Bigkegman]

01 Jan. 14:10	2011 Ladbrokes.com World Championship	P Taylor	4/6 Susp.
		J Wade	8/1 Susp.
		R van Barneveld	10/1 Susp.
		G Anderson	10/1 Susp.
		S Whitlock	12/1 Susp.
		A Lewis	25/1 Susp.
		M King	40/1 Susp.
		M Webster	40/1 Susp.
		T Jenkins	50/1 Susp.
		A Hamilton	50/1 Susp.
		P Nicholson	66/1 Susp.
		C Osborne	80/1 Susp.
		R Baxter	80/1 Susp.
		C Stompe	80/1 Susp.
		S Beaton	80/1 Susp.
		M Walsh	100/1 Susp.
		Kevin Painter	100/1 Susp.
		R Thornton	100/1 Susp.
		J Klaasen	100/1 Susp.
		C Lloyd	100/1 Susp.
		W Newton	100/1 Susp.
		W Jones	100/1 Susp.
		J Part	125/1 Susp.
		V van der Voort	125/1 Susp.
		A Tabern	150/1 Susp.
		M van Gerwen	150/1 Susp.
		D Ovens	150/1 Susp.
		K McDine	200/1 Susp.
		M Dudbridge	200/1 Susp.
		J Caven	200/1 Susp.
		B Bates	250/1 Susp.
		Andy Smith	250/1 Susp.
		D Priestley	250/1 Susp.
		T Eccles	250/1 Susp.
		S Brown	250/1 Susp.
		S Farmer	250/1 Susp.
		B Dolan	300/1 Susp.
		J Pipe	300/1 Susp.
		R Burnett	300/1 Susp.
		N Heydon	300/1 Susp.
		D Young	300/1 Susp.
		M Suljovic	400/1 Susp.
		S Maish	400/1 Susp.
		S Hine	400/1 Susp.
		Dennis Smith	400/1 Susp.
		A Alcinas	400/1 Susp.
		J Cullen	400/1 Susp.
		K Shepherd	500/1 Susp.
		D Burger	500/1 Susp.
		G Mawson	500/1 Susp.
		B Roith	500/1 Susp.
		M Mansell	500/1 Susp.
		A Welge	500/1 Susp.
		P Laursen	500/1 Susp.
		S Tichowitsch	500/1 Susp.
		M Caris	500/1 Susp.
		R Scholten	500/1 Susp.
		M Padgett	500/1 Susp.
		M Hylton	500/1 Susp.
		S Evans	500/1 Susp.
		A Roy	500/1 Susp.
		C Thompson	500/1 Susp.
		P Wright	500/1 Susp.
		J Artut	500/1 Susp.
		B Krcmar	750/1 Susp.
		P Ridd	750/1 Susp.
		V Viinikka	750/1 Susp.
		N Madhoo	1000/1 Susp.
		D Petersen	1000/1 Susp.
		J Gionson	1000/1 Susp.
		M Hashimoto	1000/1 Susp.
		S MacKenzie	1000/1 Susp.

[Winrew]

Can you see past Taylor ?
Decent write up here....
sportinglife

[Bigkegman]

I think Phil Taylor is at his weakest this year and if there is a year that he wont do well then I think its this year. Hes a credit to the sport and is still world number 1 but age is slowly catching up with him. He's needing to wear glasses more and more and with the quality of the other guys I think its time to take him on.

But with who ???

There may well be a few shocks but there wont be no qualifier winning this or anybody thats quotes at really stupid odds.

Of the other favs Wade is too hot and cold and depending on what crowd is in the Ally Pally on what day then they could easily turn against him and if he lets them get to him then hes his own worst enemy. Chance but my moneys not going with him.

Barney is starting to play better as he and stompe showed last week when they won the pairs but he still isn't anywhere as near to playing well enough to win this - not this year anyhow (imo).

Everybody says Anderson has the potential but we've been saying this for a couple of years now - his scoring is fantastic and when on song he is definately capable of beating anybody but his downfall is he gets intimidated by the cameras - all his best darts are played in the smaller unseen tournaments - definately capable but when it comes to a head to head slog he fails more often than not.

Lewis falls into the same category as Anderson - very good when things go his way but upset the applecart and you've got the prams out of the trolley.

King has had a bad year - he lost his form, lost his temper (fans went against him) and then unfortunately he lost his dad.

Webster showed last week in the pairs he's very capable and at decent odds i think he could go far but I'm going to opt for Whitlock. His scoring is usually good but the thing i like about him is his finishing. I still think he's finding his form after suffering his heel injury and is worth a couple of bob to take the title from taylor.

I havent really studied the individaul matches yet but i'll post when i do

[Bigkegman]

Barring a real surprise and someone hitting top form I think Whitlock at 5/4 to win his quarter is nailed on. Lewis, Hamilton, THornton, Jones etc are all good darts players but over the longer legs Whitlock should be too strong.

If he wins his quarter then my main outright bet is already covered

[slick]

Just bunged it on now as I ain't time to get into this contest yet, Jones v Shpeherd at the moment, my memory tells me Shepherd should be good for this.

For the title though I can't bet against Taylor, I know he's a yr older but he's as steady as a rock with plenty of bottle, thats what matters in this contest, I've seen plenty of great players have some blinding games only to fail when it matters, most roll over as soon as they know they're playing Taylor.

[slick]

Whats happened to shepherd, he used to be a pretty steady player now it looks like he's either sniffing prit sticks or developed Turrets, the guy needs to go back to basics and slow down as he's trying to play above his station, the lad still has a lot to learn and I'm suprised nobody has told him so.

Good and well deserved win for Jones, nothing special but just consistant.

[stereoman]

Second round of matches & order of play with odds from Ladbrokes where available:

Monday 27th December

13:10 Ronnie Baxter 7/4 vs. 2/5 Mark Webster
14:55 Paul Nicholson 1/8 vs. 9/2 Peter Wright
15:45 Andy Hamilton 'evens' vs. 8/11 Robert Thornton
19:10 Colin Lloyd 1/3 vs. 9/4 Mark Hylton
20:25 Adrian Lewis 1/4 vs. 11/4 Mark Dudbridge
21:45 Phil Taylor 1/33 vs. 9/1 Per Laursen

Tuesday 28th December

13:10 Mark Walsh vs. Alan Tabern
14:25 Wayne Jones 8/15 vs. 11/8 Vincent van der Voort
15:45 Terry Jenkins 1/4 vs. 11/4 Steve Brown
19:10 Wes Newton 4/11 vs. 2/1 Brendan Dolan
20:25 Simon Whitlock 1/10 vs. 11/2 Denis Ovens
21:45 James Wade 1/12 vs. 6/1 Mensur Suljovic

Wednesday 29th December

13:10 Colin Osborne 4/7 vs. 5/4 Jamie Caven
14:25 Gary Anderson vs. Dennis Priestley
15:45 Mervyn King vs. Andy Smith
19:10 Raymond van Barneveld 1/10 vs. 11/2 Kevin McDine

[Beanie]

Bit of data to go on now and tomorrow there looks a few decent opportunities.

Webster v Baxter looks a tight one, might usually go with Baxter when he's 2/1 in this matchup but better chances elsewhere I think.

Dont think Nicholson will have many problems v Wright.

Don't think Thornton should be dog v Hamilton - Hamilton looks badly out of touch at the moment and averaged under 80, while Thornton seems his usual average best. I'd make him fav here.

Hylton can beat Lloyd and was impressive in Round One, odds look a bit big there. Same for Dudbridge v Lewis, I dont think its as clear cut as the odds suggest.

3pts Thornton @ 2.2
2pts Hylton @ 3.55
1pt Baxter @ 2.98
0.5pts Thornton/Hylton/Nicholson/Dudbridge @ 33.41

[stereoman]

Those missing odds:

Mark Walsh 4/7 vs. 5/4 Alan Tabern
Gary Anderson 1/7 vs. 4/1 Dennis Priestley
Mervyn King 1/5 vs. 10/3 Andy Smith

[Bigkegman]

Backed Nicholson to win 4-2 but not looking too good - his checking out is woeful

[Bigkegman]

I've also backed Thornton to win Beanie. If Thornton can keep the heid and hit some doubles early doors then he should be too strong for an underfiring Hamilton.

Hamilto is the better player imo but has lost form and agree Thornton should nt be under dog

[7HEGR1MR3AP3R]

Just how bad was Taylor the other night? Havent seen much of it tbch and with Bristow saying he wont win it, doesnt augur well for the big guy! Having said that, id giver per laursen a game, and the 1.06 on Taylor is surely better than the bank pays at the current interest rates?

[Beanie]

Hylton and Thornton win giving a decent 7pt profit on the night.

[ONEDUNME]

Originally Posted by The Grim Reaper

Just how bad was Taylor the other night? Havent seen much of it tbch and with Bristow saying he wont win it, doesnt augur well for the big guy! Having said that, id giver per laursen a game, and the 1.06 on Taylor is surely better than the bank pays at the current interest rates?

Taylor pissed his game tonight.

[Beanie]

For tomorrow Dolan looks overpriced to beat Newton...Dolan was far more impressive in r1 and looks in good nick.

Brown and sujlovic are up against big names but are playing well enough to cause problems, esp as wade and Jenkins look under par(altho wade will undoubtedly up his game if he has to.)

2pts Dolan @ 3.7
1pt Brown @ 3.45
0.5pts Sujlovic @ 10.5