2024 PDC World Championship Dec 15th - Jan 3rd

[Bohemian Toffee]

My thinking on Littler is that he's going to have a bad session at some point, it's unthinkable that he sustains that standard with the increased scrutiny and pressure.

Not wishing it on him, would be happy to be proved wrong.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Any debutant ever won it?

 

[ClausThomsen]

Good piece in The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/dec/29/16-year-old-luke-littler-shaking-up-darts

The averages he was putting up as a (even younger) kid are ridiculous.

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

Any debutant ever won it?

Rob Cross in 2018, Raymond van Barneveld in 2007

 

[Rita_Poon]

Rob Cross in 2018, Raymond van Barneveld in 2007

Which was it Bristow or Gould won on debut?

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

Which was it Bristow or Gould won on debut?

Bristow never won the PDC world championship, best result was a semi final in '97

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

Don't think Luke is coming back from this

 

[NathDogg]

Don't think Luke is coming back from this

Gonna take something special - finishing is atrocious.

Littler smokes them both on this form.

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

Gonna take something special - finishing is atrocious.

Littler smokes them both on this form.

Think he's believed the pre-tournament hype, has looked beatable in all his matches so far.

Agree on Littler 100%

 

[Goodison87]

Seems the darts world have a Rooney on their hands, guess they don’t come along very often. Good luck to the kid.

 

[ClausThomsen]

Rob Cross in 2018, Raymond van Barneveld in 2007

Bit different for RVB though - he was a seasoned pro coming over with multiple BDO world titles under his belt.

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

Bit different for RVB though - he was a seasoned pro coming over with multiple BDO world titles under his belt.

Oh, for sure, Cross a pro for less than a year, right?

 

[NathDogg]

 

[blue to the bone]

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

Does Phil Taylor still play? @chicoazul