Stand Up If You Love the Darts

Seabass

has an efficient neck
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Oct 30, 2004
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Given the sheer volume of degenerates on SoSH, we must have some darts fans. The greatest sporting event I've seen live was Game 1 of the 2013 WS. The second was the PDC tour in Manchester last year.

The World Cup is on now, broadcast live on the PDC FB page:

www.facebook.com/pg/OfficialPDC/

If you haven't watched, you should.
 

PedroSpecialK

Comes at you like a tornado of hair and the NHL sa
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Dec 12, 2004
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I have nothing to add other than it's become a post-Winter Classic New Year's Day tradition to watch darts. The announcers' deliveries for 180s are as funny as the players' abilities are ridiculous

I really should get more into it
 

Bozo Texino

still hates Dave Kerpen
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Jul 18, 2005
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ONEHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRHHHHNNNNNNNNNNGEIGHTY.

I always enjoy the darts. I just never know when to catch it.

How can one not love stuff like this?

 

fletcherpost

sosh's feckin' poet laureate
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Jul 15, 2005
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Yes. Yes I have.
Ah that's cool. It's the only time i have ever seen or heard Stephen Fry be linguistically challenged, and somewhat in awe and intimidated and yet happy as Larry all at once. I think Sid Waddell was Oxbridge educated so he wasn't just some raving Northerner. He left a huge hole when he passed.
 

inter tatters

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Do not adjust your sets, Scotland have just won the World Cup!

To be fair, that's the 3rd time Anderson and Wright have made the Final, just this time they didn't come up against a juggernaut like Taylor/Wade in 2015 and Van Gerwen/Klaasen last year.
 

stepson_and_toe

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Aug 11, 2019
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Missed this thread. Was a big darts fan in the D.C. area many years ago. Recall a cricket game against a friend and shooting second I went t20, t19, t18 in my first turn; t17, t16, t15 in my second; and never got another shot. There were times I could shoot about as well as some of the players in the tournament but I could not keep the level going anywhere near as long.
 

stepson_and_toe

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Aug 11, 2019
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"Flight Club Social Darts" -- They had something like this in Northern Virginia (Crystal City) back in the late '70s/early '80s but not with that kind of food. It was more like a bowling alley for darts with 30-40 boards and meters you could feed money into.
 

PedroSpecialK

Comes at you like a tornado of hair and the NHL sa
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Dec 12, 2004
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Anyone watching the World Championship? Semifinals on today

Great fight from 26 seeded Stephen Bunting, but 3 seed Gerwyn Price ultimately took it 6 sets to 4.

Now starts 8 seed Dave Chisnall v. 13 seed Gary Anderson - Anderson takes set 1 3-2.

Decent enough stream
 
I'm watching. I watched Chisnall dismantle MVG yesterday, too - the leg toward the end when they started with 11 perfect darts between them before Van Gerwen missed, then Chizzy hit 60+57 but missed double 12 for the nine-darter, the MVG hit 60+57+24 to show him how it was done...that was sublime.
 

thebtskink

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Jul 15, 2005
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I've been watching for years and never seen that happen. Insane leg, pulling for Smith to finish this up.
 

tmracht

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I hit my first 180 the other day in the office board but I had no announcer so it didn't feel as epic as that clip.
 

Seabass

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Oct 30, 2004
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Went with my buddies to the US Dart Masters over the weekend. Came out of it with no voice, pink eye, and one of MVG's flights from his championship round. Caught it on the fly. The Cross/MVG semifinal was the real final, as Jeff Smith just ran out of steam at the end. If you ever go to the darts, you've got to be at a table on the floor.


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