Maximus Decimus Posted January 3 Posted January 3 49 minutes ago, MattSantos said: We all need a link to that board and the app Haha, the board is lovely, so much brighter and the wires are really set into the board. There are probably better seeming apps, but the Russ Bray one has the most features. The rest also struggle to replicate a real-life player. Even if you set it to a 37 average player, if they have 3 darts at a double they'll usually hit it. At least Russ Bray lets you have a few legs in the madhouse! 1 A Widnesian in Ireland blog What is the best system for Super League? An honest appraisal
graveyard johnny Posted January 3 Posted January 3 5 hours ago, Maximus Decimus said: Talking of playing Darts, the wife got me the dartboard they use on TV for Christmas. which board are they using then? see you later undertaker - in a while necrophile
Maximus Decimus Posted January 3 Posted January 3 3 hours ago, graveyard johnny said: which board are they using then? Winmau Blade 6 Triple Core, they've used it for a couple of years. It's certainly much better than my Argos paper dartboard I had in the late 90s! A Widnesian in Ireland blog What is the best system for Super League? An honest appraisal
gingerjon Posted January 3 Posted January 3 Lower quality than expected so far but going the way predicted. Does Littler ever miss D10? 1 Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett)
graveyard johnny Posted January 3 Posted January 3 SPORTING HISTORY - well done 17 yr old luke littler 1 see you later undertaker - in a while necrophile
OriginalMrC Posted January 3 Posted January 3 Fantastic from Littler. Van Gerwin didn't play that badly but missed too many doubles early on. What a talent Littler is and so mature in the way he approaches the game. 1
Maximus Decimus Posted January 3 Posted January 3 He dominated tbh, and it never seemed in doubt. A phenomenal talent. A Widnesian in Ireland blog What is the best system for Super League? An honest appraisal
Futtocks Posted January 3 Posted January 3 Warrington wins a title! 2 Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson
graveyard johnny Posted January 3 Posted January 3 9 minutes ago, Futtocks said: Warrington wins a title! lets not get carried away - a 17 yr old winning the pdc is almost a thing of fairy tales but Warrington winning SL is something else 1 see you later undertaker - in a while necrophile
Futtocks Posted January 3 Posted January 3 18 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said: lets not get carried away - a 17 yr old winning the pdc is almost a thing of fairy tales but Warrington winning SL is something else The three great inevitabilities of mankind: death, taxes and "Warrington's year" jokes. 1 Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Damien Posted January 4 Posted January 4 2 hours ago, Maximus Decimus said: He dominated tbh, and it never seemed in doubt. A phenomenal talent. He certainly did. It was far more one sided than I thought it would be and MVG never troubled him. I had said previously he'd need to upset Littler and throw him off his game but he didn't do that at all. If a player allows Littler to cruise like that then they aren't beating him. 2
Gerrumonside ref Posted January 4 Author Posted January 4 10 hours ago, Damien said: He certainly did. It was far more one sided than I thought it would be and MVG never troubled him. I had said previously he'd need to upset Littler and throw him off his game but he didn't do that at all. If a player allows Littler to cruise like that then they aren't beating him. Whatever the skill level between the top players, Littler is very strong mentally it seems and throws off the disappointment of a bad visit/leg/set very quickly. Well done him! 2
Damien Posted January 4 Posted January 4 10 minutes ago, Gerrumonside ref said: Whatever the skill level between the top players, Littler is very strong mentally it seems and throws off the disappointment of a bad visit/leg/set very quickly. Well done him! His ability to seemingly throw off a 180 at will is amazing. This is particularly at the start a leg when an opponent has gained traction in some way in the previous one. It must be such a kick in the guts each time. As you say the way he can just reset his game too and start over. 1
Gerrumonside ref Posted January 4 Author Posted January 4 (edited) 1 hour ago, Damien said: His ability to seemingly throw off a 180 at will is amazing. This is particularly at the start a leg when an opponent has gained traction in some way in the previous one. It must be such a kick in the guts each time. As you say the way he can just reset his game too and start over. Yes, it was very noticeable to me that Littler was restricting Van Gerwen to either pretty much zero attempts at doubles or very difficult checkouts on the Littler throw for much of the match. It gave a very real advantage to Littler a bit like serving in tennis or controlling the white pieces in a chess match. There’s always talk of an advantage on a players throw (essentially going first), but to me it seemed Littler was scoring at least 4 to 5 trebles per six darts on his first couple of throws to really hammer home the advantage. He built a big advantage in the first 4 sets that way while also ratcheting up the pressure on the Van Gerwen throw by doing so. It wasn’t MVG’s greatest performance but Littler played a massive part in that. I also like Littler’s refreshingly down to earth and straightforward way of discussing what he’s doing afterwards - he’s a credit to himself. Edited January 4 by Gerrumonside ref 2
Spidey Posted January 4 Posted January 4 How many times did Littler leave himself on 170? Was almost like he was practicing that and beating MVG was just the side game 2
sam4731 Posted January 4 Posted January 4 What Littler did so well is raise his game when MVG did. MVG would have a 94ish average set so Littler would win the set with a 95 average but the following set MVG might average 110 so Littler just upped his game to a 112. 2
ricky Posted January 5 Posted January 5 18 hours ago, Spidey said: How many times did Littler leave himself on 170? Was almost like he was practicing that and beating MVG was just the side game Once this catches your eye, you'll notice that he does it *all* *the* *time* In the SF, Bunting was on 280 and Littler was yet again on 170. The match was almost over (6-1, 1-1 iirc) and so Bunting threw 60-50-60. As Littler went up he was having trouble controlling his smile. He threw the 60-60-50, and then the two of them shared their moment. And I think this is one of his weapons — he makes losing to him fun, his opponents get to join in with his playfulness. There's a famous clip of him going Tops Tops Tops for a 120 finish against Peter Wright. What the clip failed to include is that a couple of legs earlier Wright had thrown Tops Tops for an 80 finish. Littler's 120 was like saying, nice, but how this? Hence Wright spluttering into his drink as he watched. I forget at which point it was on Friday, I think somewhere in the middle, but Littler went Inner Bull, Double 10 for a 70 finish. What that communicated to MvG, heaven knows.
graveyard johnny Posted January 5 Posted January 5 find it quite bizzare that they make a "thing" of littler having beckham as his man utd hero as he played his last game for man u 4 years before littler was even born 1 see you later undertaker - in a while necrophile
ricky Posted January 7 Posted January 7 Premier League line up has been announced. Littler, Humphries, Cross and MvG by right. Dobey, Bunting, Price and Aspinall by invite. Bit surprised by the last two. Price because he sounded thoroughly done with the whole thing at the end of the 2024 PL. Aspinall will be a popular character, but how's his form been recently? I know he just reached the QF but was the draw was fairly gentle for him?
graveyard johnny Posted January 7 Posted January 7 8 minutes ago, ricky said: Premier League line up has been announced. Littler, Humphries, Cross and MvG by right. Dobey, Bunting, Price and Aspinall by invite. Bit surprised by the last two. Price because he sounded thoroughly done with the whole thing at the end of the 2024 PL. Aspinall will be a popular character, but how's his form been recently? I know he just reached the QF but was the draw was fairly gentle for him? Michael Smith will be smarting not to be in there - he can produce some awesome stuff on his day 1 see you later undertaker - in a while necrophile
OriginalMrC Posted January 8 Posted January 8 16 hours ago, graveyard johnny said: Michael Smith will be smarting not to be in there - he can produce some awesome stuff on his day It is surprising considering he was champion as recently as 2023 and when you consider Aspinall made the cut. Since then his form has been shocking though especially in 2024 where it dropped off a cliff. Hope he gets back to his best because on his day he's brilliant 2
Eddie Posted January 8 Posted January 8 On 07/01/2025 at 16:38, ricky said: Premier League line up has been announced. Littler, Humphries, Cross and MvG by right. Dobey, Bunting, Price and Aspinall by invite. Bit surprised by the last two. Price because he sounded thoroughly done with the whole thing at the end of the 2024 PL. Aspinall will be a popular character, but how's his form been recently? I know he just reached the QF but was the draw was fairly gentle for him? I’m a big darts fan but I find the PL rather dull, not enough players and it seems to go on forever. I’d prefer they scrapped it and added another couple of televised tournaments.
Maximus Decimus Posted January 11 Posted January 11 On 08/01/2025 at 16:42, Eddie said: I’m a big darts fan but I find the PL rather dull, not enough players and it seems to go on forever. I’d prefer they scrapped it and added another couple of televised tournaments. It's a decent idea, but you're right about it. Also, I've never warmed to the new format. Maybe it's better for the fan who goes, but week after week it's pretty repetitive. 2 A Widnesian in Ireland blog What is the best system for Super League? An honest appraisal
graveyard johnny Posted January 11 Posted January 11 while not been able to do much due to the bad weather this week I got one of the spare bedrooms cleared out and got the board and arrows back out -did watching all the skills of the PDC players over the past few weeks have any effect on me? erm no - I still play darts like a donkey plays the violin! see you later undertaker - in a while necrophile
Eddie Posted January 11 Posted January 11 2 hours ago, graveyard johnny said: while not been able to do much due to the bad weather this week I got one of the spare bedrooms cleared out and got the board and arrows back out -did watching all the skills of the PDC players over the past few weeks have any effect on me? erm no - I still play darts like a donkey plays the violin! You have to be natural I think. I was watching a pub league match the other day and they were all pretty awful, like most people are - anyone who says if they practiced all the time they could be in the pro game (which I’ve heard a lot) is a fool. 1
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