Interesting comment from Sid Waddell on twitter.

There are no contracts this year

I'm fairly sure there were.

There always is.

And this year they were particularly restrictive. That's what I'm gauging from this anyway.

The BDO ranks, they are a dwindling. Hankey has been given a Tour Card, Stuart Kellett has just won one and so have the West Brothers. Even the mid end players are moving over. If Winstanley manages to get one, it will be a big blow.

Winstanley has got one too. Just Gino de Vos left.

Looks like GdV well on his way he's guaranteed 17 ranking points and one more victory could see him in the top 24.

Gino Vos gained hid PDC tour card thanks to the number of ranking points he gained over the weekend.

Peter Manley, Colin Monk, Andy Fordham and Chris Mason were among those who failed to gain a tour card.

Which drug addled Dutchman came up with the format for the World Cup of Darts?



What was wrong with having the same format as the Davis Cup - two singles, a doubles, then the reverse singles?

As it was you could win three matches out of five and still get beat in a sudden death shootout - ludicrous!

Must admit it does seem a bizzare arrangement.Having said that the final had me on the edge of my seat at the end.
Lewis is so unpredictable,wacking in big finishes one minute,scoring 41 the next.At least it added to the tension.

Lewis and Nickleson having words at the end of the sudden death leg. Both telling each other to F**k off .