World Darts Championship 2016/17 - Game & Everything

[genehunt1973]

Taylor,Bristow,Preistley(would have won far more titles if not for Taylor)MVG ,Barney Lowe, that order ,for now

P.s Brissy was sometimes unplayable in his pomp

[The End]

Van Gerwen is comfortably second only to Taylor. He's surpassed Bristow and Barney not so much in World titles but in overall ability over 3-4 years now.

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Taylor,Bristow,Preistley(would have won far more titles if not for Taylor)MVG ,Barney Lowe, that order ,for now

P.s Brissy was sometimes unplayable in his pomp

Top 6 for me:

Taylor
Van Gerwen
Bristow
Van Barneveld
Lowe
Priestley

[genehunt1973]

Taylor,Bristow,Preistley(would have won far more titles if not for Taylor)MVG ,Barney Lowe, that order ,for now

P.s Brissy was sometimes unplayable in his pomp

Top 6 for me:

Taylor
Van Gerwen
Bristow
Van Barneveld
Lowe
Priestley

Would still for now have Eric no2 but Mvg wont be far off him

[Rainbowmonkey]

Van Gerwen is comfortably second only to Taylor. He's surpassed Bristow and Barney not so much in World titles but in overall ability over 3-4 years now.

That is the heart of the matter I think. I don't understand why some darts fans who watch the tournaments all year round cling to number of world titles as though nothing else counts. I can see why a very casual fan or a non-fan would think like that but there IS a lot more to consider than how many times you nabbed a knockout pot of a January.

Even before he won his second world title, MvG was STREETS ahead of 2-time champ Lewis in my all-time list. Level of performance over length of time being a main factor. Sustained genius, plus he'd won about 6 times as many TV titles as the lump.

[genehunt1973]

If you watch Bristow in his prime and the boards he played on with the narrow trebles and doubles and think what he could achieve now I still put him 2nd regardless of his titles like I said that's for now though

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If you watch Bristow in his prime and the boards he played on with the narrow trebles and doubles and think what he could achieve now I still put him 2nd regardless of his titles like I said that's for now though

Agree with this - you can add 10 onto Bristow's averages when looking at the darts they used and the state of the wires on the boards.

[Rainbowmonkey]

If you watch Bristow in his prime and the boards he played on with the narrow trebles and doubles and think what he could achieve now I still put him 2nd regardless of his titles like I said that's for now though

Yes so much has changed that it is pointless comparing far apart eras using averages etc. It's what you do to your generation of rivals, playing with the same equipment as you, that gives you the measure of a great player's greatness. MvG is Taylorising cunts now and has been doing so to various extents for 3+ years, making obviously brilliant players including all the world champions of his time look like idiots.

Mentally too, his single-mindedness and attitude and pursuit of bloody revenge is certainly reminiscent of Taylor, and surely Bristow although I never saw Bristow. Taylor's complete mental collapse in the Matchplay final because no number of insane antics could rattle MvG out of the zone was something I'd never seen before.

[Rainbowmonkey]

Speaking of bloody revenge, it was not surprising that MvG likened his wins over the great fellow countryman Barney and back to back champ Anderson here as exactly that. Anderson beat him in the semis two years ago; Barney beat him in the last 16 last year. Clattering the pair of them, who were both playing really well, with insane darts added delightful completeness to this world title win.

Breaking the record World Championship average to get rid of Barney who averaged 109 and was near enough gasping for breath in the interview afterwards would have been satisfying as all fuck for MvG. Putting it right.

[Rainbowmonkey]

MvG doing all his media today, saying he wants to play until he's about 40. Five world titles minimum is his plan. Too hard really to look that far ahead but if he plays another 14 world championships, it's not impossible that he'll win another 3. At his current level he'd probably win almost all of them.

http://www.skysports.com/golf/news/1228 ... e-to-catch

[Rainbowmonkey]

ok.

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[Rainbowmonkey]

Only maybe 65% through my MvG wankathon in here but I notice that actual bookies are trolling the anus right off of Lakeslide already.

*appeal to The End* --- for your traditional Daft Darts thread, please.

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appeal to The End* --- for your traditional Daft Darts thread, please.

[Ian Faith]Consider it done[/Ian Faith]

[Rainbowmonkey]

Taylor drops to 6th in the world rankings. 2-year ranking list by the wae...

Van Gerwen is #1 now by such a margin it says here that he could dodge the whole of the 2017/18 season and still be guaranteed top spot when he comes back. Absolutely unreal. Muzzcomparison now (bland).

That’s the equivalent of Andy Murray, Britain’s world No.1 in tennis, putting his feet up until the ATP World Tour finals in November.

[Rainbowmonkey]

appeal to The End* --- for your traditional Daft Darts thread, please.

[Ian Faith]Consider it done[/Ian Faith]

Wahey, I'll be up it shortly.