Matchplay draw after Devon Petersen averaged 113 over 13 legs and lost in the semi today so couldn't get in:

(1) Michael van Gerwen v Brendan Dolan
(16) Simon Whitlock v Ryan Joyce
(8) Gary Anderson v Justin Pipe
(9) James Wade v Keegan Brown
(4) Rob Cross v Gabriel Clemens
(13) Krzysztof Ratajski v Jermaine Wattimena
(5) Michael Smith v Jonny Clayton
(12) Mensur Suljovic v Jamie Hughes
(2) Peter Wright v Jose De Sousa
(15) Glen Durrant v Jeffrey de Zwaan
(7) Daryl Gurney v Ricky Evans
(10) Dave Chisnall v Vincent van der Voort
(3) Gerwyn Price v Danny Noppert
(14) Adrian Lewis v Steve Beaton
(6) Nathan Aspinall v Dimitri Van den Bergh
(11) Ian White v Joe Cullen

Wright/de Sousa, Price/Noppert and Smith/Clayton the picks for me

Bunch of awesome first round matchups. MVG probably wins this. As for a dark horse winner, I’m going Ian White (shocking I know!)

Agreed. See no value on the first day, but prob looking at White and Clayton first round

What I’ve done is pretty much bet on one of Wright or Price to win this Matchplay at 3/1 odds. Also got Michael Smith to final at +1000. Can’t bring myself to bet on MVG.

Not loving much for tomorrow either. Will probably go Whitlock -1.5. Main reason is I think the moment may too big for Joyce. Other that I kind of like is Wattemina +2.5 but Ratajski scares me so might leave that one alone.

I’m excited to wake up and watch this!

Ratajski is such a beast my god. Hoping he doesn’t make a run and win it because I’d be kicking myself for not betting on him.

Dolan giving MVG a game here

Rob Cross is a BUM.

counterpoint - clemens is really good

Very very true. As is the special one Jose De Sousa. what a beast.

I am absolutely sick for De Sousa.

God damnit how do you blow an 8-5 lead

how has cross ever won a tournament

64 you might have the numbers on hand, but I read somewhere that Ratajski average like 132 first-9 on legs where Wattimena had the darts, and threw at least 1 treble each visit.


edit- Here it is:
https://twitter.com/TheRedBit180/sta...33207528108032
https://twitter.com/TheRedBit180/sta...37059493007360

On the JW throw:
119 AVG
132 First 9
71% break (5/7)

135 - 100 - 134
125 - 140 - 140
140 - 99 - 180
125 - 134 - 140
121 - 140 - 125
99 - 96 - 136
140 - 180 - 140

Just an all out assault.

Doesn't surprise me, Ratajski is really good (although I have no real interest in throw by throw info like that)

**** Chisnall, **** White, **** today

+infinity. I had o16.5 legs in the first and white -1.5 in the second.

At least we can lolprice

lolaspinall

Price yesterday was one of the worst I've ever seen from him.

Great performance by van den Bergh though

Ye great effort from van den bergh, but his appearance scared me.
He's like 25 and looks like a 45 year-old with a crippling alcohol addiction

MvG - rut roh

let us all lolmvg as well!

Ratajski is an assassin, I'm practically certain of it.

Just here for my boy Whitlock

Ranking the 8 quarter-finalists in terms of who I want to see win.

1. Adrian Lewis
2. Ratajski
3. Durrant
4. Michael Smith
5. Van der Bergh
6. Gary Anderson
7. VdV
8. Whitlock