Following last night's stunning upset which saw Scotland eliminated by Singapore, the bottom half of the World Cup of Darts draw is now odds on to produce this year's winner, with 13 World titles represented across the 16 teams.
England's Adrian Lewis and Dave Chisnall are not known for their consistency and concentration, and their first WC together sees them given a very easy task (thanks, Uncle Barry) of starting a quest for a fifth title against Euro Tour outlet Gibraltar, who have Dyson Parody and Dylan Duo in their ranks once again.
As Jelle Klaasen has a genuine reason to miss this year with his recent wrist surgery, it is Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld yet again for the Netherlands, who start their campaign against the Czech Republic. Like Snackpot & Chizzy, Autism & Diabetes should not have too much trouble with the central Europeans.
The other two seeds in action are "Austria", represented by a Serb (Mensur Suljovic) and a Filipino (Rwoby-John Rodriguez), playing a sadly Wenge Xie-less China and the most intriguing tie of the evening with Northern Ireland against host nation Germany. Annoyingly, there is no second emerging Ulster talent to replace Brendan fucking Dolan as their #2, so it's him and Daryl Gurney once more; Germany on the other hand no longer have middle-aged cloggers as former World Youth Champ Max Hopp pairs with emerging youngster Martin Schindler.
In the unseeded matchups, John Part's Canada play Hungary, dancing Devon Petersen's South Africa take on David Lynch impersonator Magnus Caris's Sweden, Darin Young and Larry Butler will probably continue to be hopeless for the USA as they face Italy, and a battle of the debutants with Brazil versus Switzerland, who only got in at the last minute after Latvia withdrew.
All first round matches are pairs with the best of 9 legs (first to 5) going through.
Coverage starts from 7:00pm UK time on Sky Sports 1.
>Tonight’s matches - Round One (best of 9 legs doubles)
United States of America v Italy
Hungary v Canada
Austria (7) v China
South Africa v Sweden
Brazil v Switzerland
Northern Ireland (6) v Germany
England (2) v Gibraltar
Netherlands (3) v Czech Republic
>Full bracket and preview
http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/12w8c235yafqx1jtyl0tzi4rrt/title/betway-world-cup-of-darts-draw
>Day 1 roundup
http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1q7y8125vezne19f6ghkggr6pp/title/betway-world-cup-of-darts-day-one
>missing yesterday due to new job
Cheers again for your writeups, clear and concise as always OP
IT'S OUR YEAR, LA.
>>76279498
this, based OP.
And we're on now.
THE GREATEST YEAR OF HIS LIFE
USA USA!
favorites against italy so we can say we're top half of the world if we win
>gando's face
Still a bit disappointed after yesterday. It was there for the taking.
Scotland should be suspended from the tournament next year.
>chisnall
JUST
>>76280373
>when you get too close to Wright and get a whiff of his hairspray
>>76280373
>scotland sabotaged by a based english clown
MON BURGERS
>>76280380
>Scotland should be suspended from the tournament next year.
More like "replaced by proper Scotsmen".
Neat 96
Impressive from the Italian first timer.
>crowd singing Vinnie's song but with Wright instead
>Wright isn't even in the tournament anymore
>>76280567
>taylor wonderland
>he's not even in the tournament to start with
>>76280588
>That italian midget
Kek
THAT 121
U S A
U S A
U S A
DAT 121 ON THE BULL
DAT FUCKING BULL 121
USA USA USA
class finishing from big daddy
>the parody duo back together again
based gibraltar
>italian finishing
USA! USA! USA!
FREEDOM'D
>>76280680
>electing a reality tv star as a president
My fucking sides
Based john part.
IT'S TIME
'MON DARTH MARPLE
State of that gut
This other Canuck is slow as shit.
Also has a passing resemblance to Mad Richie.
>get home
>/180/ is thread 1 page 1
As it has to be.
Did I miss much in burger vs pizza?
>>76280775
Not much. Italy were blown away.
>this other leaf
>>76280760
U mirin', brah?
>>76280775
Not really. Just >Italian finishing and a nice 121 finish.
>>76280788
Fantastic. Darts needs more meme players
>>76280788
>fistpumping for hitting a whole number
Hope this guy meme's far into the tournament.
DAT DD8
>D8 D8
MEME FINISHING
Part trying to pretend hes not with him
this fucking cannuck top kek.
>no silencer.
GET THIS GUY IN THE PREMIERE LEAGUE BARRY
Based John Norman
John isn't himself. Time for him to also play his part.
>leaf
>>76280858
Jeff Smith has pretty much cut all ties with the PDC since making the Lakeside final, so there was no chance of him playing here.
DAT CLASSIC PART 80
Norman plays like he's with friends and he's the only one that's already drunk.
Love it.
this match is terrible
>the state of this match
At this pace I'm all out of beer when netherlands start playing.
DAT 83
>Norman doing another retarded celebration
That 83!
>>76280680
taken july 4th at a hot dog eating contest could you get any more american than that??
>>76281132
active shooter maybe?
Finally.
>Part throwing down gang signs
Yay more of Norman
BIG MEN
LIMESTONE COWBOY SIGHTING
What are they singing?
HEY HEY
Oebadoeba oebadoeba?
>not putting it on D14 for big men
BAD ROWBY
DAT BIG MENS 110
DAT 110
big men is /myguy/
t. last name ends on -ic
>communist darts
Poor little CHYNA
Rooting for Big Men and Rowby but
>whistling at each dart China throws
I hope they kick that asshole out of the building.
>tucking your shirt in
confirmed retard
Can Rowby and Men even communicate?
Love the duo though. Could make it far.
>>76281472
Well they both speak German so...
>>76281472
On the subject of Germans: https://twitter.com/AustrianDarts/status/870613159727558656
>@Mensursuljovic says in a German interview that he got a warning from @officialpdc for his Statements about Premier League last year
Butthurt Bazza.
>Crazy Nights
inb4 Wez appearance
>>76281525
What did he say?
>>76281563
He turned down the PL invite because he didn't want to get destroyed and wanted to spend more time with his family.
>>76281533
Is Canadough like Murican $?
Good recovery from Dancing Saffer Jobber.
>>76281535
He is the final boss. He'll have a doubles match with the final winners.
The catch is, Radarman throws doubles with himself.
sweden MISS
>Devon miscounting again
wew lad
THAT 110 FROM LARSSON
>taunting a viking
>>76281585
Makes sense, he'd never cut it there
>>76281703
>poker face
shit, need to get more beer.
Come on, Sweden lads.
>>76281703
Maybe he won't make first year play-offs, but I'd see him go somewhere between 4th and 6th.
Pressure tops
The fuck are South Africa doing?
'MON SWEDEN
>this segment
top wew
>>76281917
>Brazilliant
lamo
THE ABSOLUTE STATE OF SKY SPORTS
>>76281917
Barry: "Well, you're Brazilians. Do something with Football."
Brazil: "B-b-but we started playing darts because we can't play football and aren't athletic at all?"
Barry: "Doesn't matter."
So who's the most famous brazilian/south american darts player?
>>76281972
I think it's Diogo Portela, who's going to play now.
>>76281972
That guy that played with mensur today
lads
lads
>Scotland
>>76282004
>philippines
>south america
>>76281997
Yeah just heard Mardle big him up a bit, expecting it to be laugh this. Literally have never seen a south american throw a dart afaik
>>76282026
He was on that One Hundred and Eighty game show Sky 1 did a while ago.
He won it if I remember rightly.
#on
Brazil @1.9
Nazis @2.87
>>76282047
lol did that get beyond a 1st series? Saw one episode with Poois and Whitlock and it was so fucking bad
>>76282079
Unsurprisingly it didn't
>>76282086
Figures as much, I quite like this darts show on ITV 4 though I hope they keep that going.
>28
Well I know just how this match will pan out.
Has anyone ever won a match (except meme-man) with wobble wobble meme arrows?
>>76282167
Deta hedman
>one of these players will struggle against le average 90 to 99 man
>>76282216
>free from work during BDO World Champs
>cry and laugh at women darts in a /180/ thread
You bring me back to comfy times OP.
>tops left
>so far to the right you can't even see it on the scren
What the fuck was that?
a-anybody got a nice, refreshing stream?
>>76282313
http://cricfree.sc/watch/live/pdc-world-cup-of-darts-live-streaming - I'm using Stream 2
>Timo Werner ist ein Hurensohn
Am I hearing that right? Are they that obsessed?
>>76282313
Cricfree, Stream 2 lad. You have adblocker right? Otherwise, RIP.
>>76282327
>>76282334
thanks lads
>the winners of this play NI or Germany
THAT 107 FROM NOWHERE
>this match is still going on
What a shame for Sattin.
dat almost 141
AND IT GOES
ON AND ON
AND I JUST FEEL HELPLESS
HOW LONG WILL THIS TAKE TO WEAR OFF?
>7 (seven)
thicc swiss lad is finishing well
NIGHTS IN WHITE SATTIN
HUEHUEHUE
>>76282075
first bet #IN
For three TV first timers and a guy who's only been on the Euro Tour, they were alright.
Was never going to be a high averaging game.
>>76282453
Worst time to do it as well lol
>>76282513
Ive seen worse at the worlds
Best stream?
>Schindler
Getting Huddersfield into the prem and now playing Darts.
Top lad.
Happy hues :)
>>76282541
Warren French v that Jap at the Worlds years ago was so bad Sky stopped broadcasting
So Darts seems to be a sport for rich, Kaká-like BRs?
Well that was no doubt more coherent than the chizzy lewis interview
>>76282627
>tfw no scottish rambling in a anderson thornton interview this year
>>76282627
Hey now, interviews are tough if you've got kebabs or simple addition on your mind.
>>76282603
Cant ever really predict what the International darts arm of the PDC will throw up
>>76282682
So disappointed Lizard Man wasn't here this year.
#Pray4Eidams
I miss you, cube. ;_;
>DJ Ötzi
dropped
Where the fuck is cube
>no cadby
>no cube
Germany letting a dyke lesbian play? So progressive.
>>76282705
>>76282746
What the fuck is this? Does Hopp play with his wife's son?
>>76282746
Cadby's unranked and /CUBE/ is nowhere in the rankings.
gurney will throw a strop soon.
Is Schindler a midget?
>its a ricky and steve try to come up with a joke about a lift company called schindler episode
>Gurney getting played by the crowd
good
Next round is also bet of 9?
>Max Flopp
Has there been a 9 darter thrown in the doubles format?
The crowd are going to receive a special package from the Ulster lads' friends soon enough.
>>76282819
Closest weve got was last night, two darts away iirc
>tfw cashed out my German win bet for my stake and a potential profit
>did it because they came in to meme music
Don't question my life decisions.
single 20 wanted
hits a treble, fuck sake.
I love the way gurney is getting booed because hes on the other team but dolan is getting booed cos hes a boring dullard
>>76282827
Aussies nearly had one last year I think.
Here lads, maybe you'll learn a thing or two
https://youtu.be/9gB5ybp_7s8
Needles eleven!
>gurney mocking hopp mocking dolan
this is deep
DAT 124
dat Gurney
neat
Was that a middle finger? Couldn't see it was so quick.
>>76282860
What the fuck did he actually mean by this
I fucking HATE the way Dolan sticks his tongue out.
Now this is a match to love. Bring the boring-chin combo down neighbours!
>30
Schindler's missed!
Why are Doland and Gurney so fucking unlikeable?
Schindler looks like a fat Felix Passlack.
Booing and whistling chin boy and 'the history maker' is one thing, but if Hopp and micro man get through it will be sad if the crowd do this to the Brazilian pair
>>76282954
Dolan is a bore and Gurney is a cunt.
>>76282966
Yeah, that'll be pathetic.
>>76282954
Doland is fucking boring, slow, thinks he's great and he's cocky
Gurney has anger problems, thinks he's awesome and he's cocky
A B C
EASY AS 1 2 3
FUCKING 5 STAR DARTS
DAT 122
dat clutch 123
>MAX FLOPP
ONE
JOB
classic German choke
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>break festival
The make a wish child is finally getting his triples in order
>>76283109
Please no final leg german choke
THAT CHEEKY SCHINDLER
>>76282075
second bet #cashedoutforprofit
SCHNITZEL IS GONNA DECIDE THIS MATCH
MARK MY WORDS
CURRYWURST
>Dolel and Supercunt eliminated
Glorious scenes.
THE NEW CUBE
GERMAN NATIONALISM ON THE RISE
INVADE THE ISLES
YAAAAAASSSSSSSSSS
Blown the fuck out
I hate listening to Germans' English.
Really hoping Der Wall makes it to one of the ranking majors. Good player.
>>76283267
You called?
>yfw Snackpot and Chizzy manage to lose to Gibraltar
It's time
>>76283333
>Brain-related branding
>>76283364
someone at target is clearly having a giggle
Can someone tell me who's the home and away side?
>Aidey wearing a muumuu
>being outscored in the first turn by Gibraltar
Does someone know what the return was for betting Gibraltar would get at least 1 leg?
AIDEY MAD
>>76283501
Uhh, I think Englel -3.5 was at evens. Maybe just under.
Chizzy and Wade would be a good pairing imo
>>76283541
>high scoring brainless retard
>clinical finishing bipolar man
That would be a good partnership.
What is up with Lewis? He's throwing so ferry ferry bad today.
>>76283565
Parody's overcelebrating pissed him off.
Should think it's Kimbo and destroy him.
>being carried by Dave Chisnall
>Fatpot
Should let Chizzy throw first next leg.
>inb4 aidey 180 and overcelebrating
>Snackpot
>Chokenall
should actually be 3-3 now
>seeing the gibraltar flag on the scoreboard
>not once, but twice
>>76283710
I now remember Cadby
>Lewis trying to eat Chizzy
Those fuckers would have lost against ANY halfway decent team.
Barney and mvg will get a 9 darter screenshot this
>van Autism so injured he can't do a walk-on
Calling it now: this will be the beginning of MVG's downfall.
>>76283779
If this happens tonight, I will post a pic of my cock with a /180/-stamp and timestamp.
Screenshot this.
>>76283831
Well the only way is down
That other Czech lad has enough hair for all three of them.
>one guy owning 100% of the hair
>>76283898
But boy, is it combed weirdly.
>>76283898
>>76283901
Didn't know the guy from workaholics was playing for Czech republic
I remember Sedlacek from Lakeside a few years ago:
>He qualified for the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship, playing Paul Coughlin in the Preliminary round; he won 3–2. He lost 1-3 to Glen Durrant in the First round, with the highest average - 99.58 - in all the first round matches, and the third-highest average for a match loser in Lakeside history.
>average nearly 100 at Lakeside
>lose
>a man playing on one leg
lel
DAT 121 FROM HAIR LAD
>>76283944
lol
>this Czech leg
>115 average
>barney smiling
>sees it
>immediately frowns
>call a 9 darter
>10 darter
Fug
>van gerwen wants to show he's the best
>barney wants to show he's the best
>they like eachother while doing so
Gotta love this couple.
Cant see anyone getting near these two, even if Barney gets an attack of the colly wobbles theyll power through this.
>>76284036
Truelly the goats
>a one legged autist and a diabetic postman average 110
Gotta love this sport
Until tomorrow, /180/.
>>76284077
this man is deceased
And that D10 ends Round 1 of the 2017 World Cup of Darts, and it's been another night of largely decent action.
The only upset of the evening came with the hosts as Germany dumped out the intolerable Northern Ireland in a fascinating encounter that went down to a deciding leg. Max Hopp's blunder bust on 97 for a 2-0 lead was instantly punished by Daryl Gurney who then smacked in a wonderful 124 to put Norn Iron ahead. There was never more than one leg between the teams as Hopp hit his own monster finish of 123 to tie it back up at 3-3. Gurney missed one at D12 for victory before the least experienced man on the stage - Martin Schindler - hit D10 to secure a famous win for the emerging darts nation. I've not mentioned Brendan Dolan because fuck him.
The other seeds had fairly easy victories, with Austria not even allowing China a dart at double in a 5-0 hammering. The Netherlands, with an injured MVG, still managed a ridiculous 109.33 average in their thumping of the Czech Republic, with Frantisek Humpula's 121 the only finish for the Czechs who performed admirably at the might of the Autism Express driven by a diabetic postman. England made a 5-2 win over Gibraltar look a complete struggle, especially Adrian Lewis; Snackpot was appalling tonight, completely off in all aspects of his game. Dave Chisnall on debut saved Snackpot, who should know better.
The non-seed matches saw Canada's ABSOLUTE MADMAN John Norman Jnr tag along with John Part in a grinding win over Hungary, USA's elderly men didn't embarrass themselves for once with a 5-1 victory over Italy, South Africa nearly threw away a 4-1 lead over Sweden but held on, and an emotional last leg victory for Brazil over fellow first timers Switzerland.
Round 2 tomorrow sees singles action come into play with these games:
>Belgium v Greece
>Wales v Republic of Ireland
>Australia v Russia
>Singapore v Spain
>Austria v Canada
>Germany v Brazil
>England v South Africa
>Netherlands v USA
See you then.