Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts

[JackFrost]

Can we please avoid the debate of whether darts is a sport or not, there wasn't a "general pub game" section on here so. . .

 

It's starting tomorrow and here's the draw

 

Daily Mirror Grand Slam of Darts

GROUP A

Simon Whitlock (3)

Colin Osborne

Robert Thornton

Dave Chisnall

 

GROUP B

Gary Anderson (6)

Wayne Jones

Mark Webster

Mark Hylton

 

GROUP C

Mervyn King (7)

Terry Jenkins

John Henderson

Stacy Bromberg

 

GROUP D

James Wade (2)

Vincent van der Voort

Tony O'Shea

Justin Pipe

 

GROUP E

Adrian Lewis (5)

Co Stompe

Scott Waites

Martin Phillips

 

GROUP F

Raymond van Barneveld (4)

Colin Lloyd

Darryl Fitton

Tricia Wright

 

GROUP G

Paul Nicholson (

Ronnie Baxter

Steve Beaton

Arron Monk

 

GROUP H

Phil Taylor (1)

Wes Newton

Ted Hankey

Michael van Gerwen

 

Everyone is talking about Group H obviously, The Taylor-Hankey match will have the big build up but descend into car crash TV when the crowd start getting on Hankey's back I suspect. We all know how he loves noisy crowds

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsqYcKrz3lw

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/darts/9142332.stm

 

Anyway it's a darts tournament without Tony Green or Sid Waddell commentating!

 

One more interesting point, this is the first tournament where Phil Taylor has to wear glasses on stage

Edited 12 November, 2010 by JackFrost

[Hatch]

Hankey beats Taylor 5-4 !!

[JackFrost]

Not surprised Taylor's struggling with his new specs.

 

And if he's struggling it merely makes him "one of the favourites" for the title