I really do think it's for the best that BDO does get removed. It really is awful stuff and quite painful to watch
^^^ This. I absolutely love darts, but can't bring myself to watch this garbage, never mind place a bet on it.
It's hardly 'garbage'. It's still a good standard.
Irks me when people put it down like this... There are some excellent players on that side.
I suppose you want us stuck with Barry's massivs piss ups in Arenas where half the crowd aren't even watching the game, where players are getting booed mercilessly on doubles by drunk neanderthals who think it's funny. See King vs Van Gerwen in the GP final for the worst example.
I love all darts, but the game on the PDC side really has been turned into something I don't like. I appreciate I'm in the minority, here.
Good standard? You can't be serious. There are a few exceptions but the standard for professionals is pretty terrible, I've watched pub darts that are better in quality and excitement.
It's a good job that the vast majority of them aren't professionals, then. It IS a good standard. No, it's not 100+ averages every week, but if you don't even think mid 80s is a good standard, you haven't played much darts.
It still serves a grand purpose. It's the grass roots of darts and is affordable for thousands of people to play, rather than getting people to pay hundreds of quid to enter Q School and hundreds more for a "tour card".
Hearn really is a genius. Selling a dream to these poor people who dream of making it big as a "pro" darts player.
I understand that the PDC is higher quality and a different product, but suggesting the BDO is removed is ridiculous. It has its place.
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