Captain Shamrock
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This thread is a must considering the PDC Skol World Championships is taking place. There was a massive upset in the first match of the second round. World Number ONE Alan Warriner was defeated by Colin"Jaws"Lloyd. Lloyd won 6 sets to 4. If anyone has nothing better to do tomorrow around 9 or 11 a.m., you can listen to the next 2 matches. TTPers from the U.K. and Ireland would have a good laugh listening to the commentators and of course, the fellow calling out the scores. I listened to a match today, that I happened to have a bet on(it won) and was laughing the whole way through the match.
The web site is www.planetdarts.co.uk . Click on the audio and enjoy. Also, you can play some online darts, which is kind of fun.
So here is the article about the big upset today and a photo of "Jaws".
In local darts action, Captain Shamrock hammered his Fijian opponent, Mr. X, 5 matches to 1 at two venues; The Garage and Flying Beaver. The Captain retains the undisputed belt and wears it proudly into the new year.
I was quite surprised that my Fijian opponent beat me the first match. He used to be known as Casa Nova before the site changed. I had beat him in 20 straight matches previous to this match. I buckled down and did the business, just like I did against the Lurker Mulgrew on Christmas Eve. I must go now and practice for the New Year.
JAWS DUMPS WOZZA OUT
In the first match of the second round and the last of the year, Colin 'Jaws' Lloyd put the world number one Alan Warriner out of the Skol World Championships with a 6 sets to 4 victory.
Lloyd came out in much better form and with a superior eye for the doubles and rattled through the first three sets to establish a commanding lead over the reigning World Grand Prix Champion.
Warriner's finishing was poor; at one point he missed eight darts at the double before Lloyd put him out of his misery.
The world number one is made of sterner stuff however and faced with a 3-0 deficit he picked up his game and before long was right back in the fight.
A 121 out in the sixth set and a 13 dart leg not long after, gave him the scores he needed to draw level.
With the groundwork done, Warriner got his nose in front for the first time with some very steady checkouts to make it 4 sets to 3.
Not to be outdone, Lloyd notched up his seventh and eighth ton-eighty and duly evened-up the match at four sets a piece.
Lloyd, who hasn't really lived up to a debut performance at the World Matchplay in 1999 that saw him reach the quarterfinals, seems to have regained his determination.
He took the ninth set with a steely 90 out for a 5-4 lead and a sniff at the match.
Unlike Reg Harding in the first round Lloyd capitalised on the mistakes made by the Ice Man and he was rewarded with a place in the quarterfinals after a 35 out in the tenth set.
The web site is www.planetdarts.co.uk . Click on the audio and enjoy. Also, you can play some online darts, which is kind of fun.
So here is the article about the big upset today and a photo of "Jaws".
In local darts action, Captain Shamrock hammered his Fijian opponent, Mr. X, 5 matches to 1 at two venues; The Garage and Flying Beaver. The Captain retains the undisputed belt and wears it proudly into the new year.
I was quite surprised that my Fijian opponent beat me the first match. He used to be known as Casa Nova before the site changed. I had beat him in 20 straight matches previous to this match. I buckled down and did the business, just like I did against the Lurker Mulgrew on Christmas Eve. I must go now and practice for the New Year.
JAWS DUMPS WOZZA OUT
In the first match of the second round and the last of the year, Colin 'Jaws' Lloyd put the world number one Alan Warriner out of the Skol World Championships with a 6 sets to 4 victory.
Lloyd came out in much better form and with a superior eye for the doubles and rattled through the first three sets to establish a commanding lead over the reigning World Grand Prix Champion.
Warriner's finishing was poor; at one point he missed eight darts at the double before Lloyd put him out of his misery.
The world number one is made of sterner stuff however and faced with a 3-0 deficit he picked up his game and before long was right back in the fight.
A 121 out in the sixth set and a 13 dart leg not long after, gave him the scores he needed to draw level.
With the groundwork done, Warriner got his nose in front for the first time with some very steady checkouts to make it 4 sets to 3.
Not to be outdone, Lloyd notched up his seventh and eighth ton-eighty and duly evened-up the match at four sets a piece.
Lloyd, who hasn't really lived up to a debut performance at the World Matchplay in 1999 that saw him reach the quarterfinals, seems to have regained his determination.
He took the ninth set with a steely 90 out for a 5-4 lead and a sniff at the match.
Unlike Reg Harding in the first round Lloyd capitalised on the mistakes made by the Ice Man and he was rewarded with a place in the quarterfinals after a 35 out in the tenth set.