ThunderDan9

OK, we have the final 16 today... at first sight I like Noppert vs Aspinall at 2,15. Noppert dispatched DVD yesterday with a 105+ average... he should have confidence, and frankly, he has been in better form than Aspinall before this event... and then the home crowd advantage so to speak. He should be the favorite, I think.

Fulham

Raman to beat Aspinall at 5... seems too high to me, consisering the lack of recent matches on Asp's side, and Raman's half-decent form. Let's try it.

I'm going once again with Hempel to beat Heta at 3.

Hempel won. As for today, I like the underdog in quite a few pairings... hard to choose the right (winning) ones.

The usual 3-day tournament, without Price, M. Smith, van Gerwen etc. this time. I guess DVD or Ross Smith might win it. One match in the evening that caught my eyes: Hempel to beat Wade at 2,75. Hempel has been beyond awful this past two years, but in the last three PC's he at least got a couple of wins each of the three days... might be worth a try.

What of Rydz of all people wins, lol...

Crystal Palace

And... surprise, surprise... Price wins again... (at least I wasn't able to bet on Van Veen, luckily, LOL)

Of course, a Price-Rock final... how "surprising"!

May I ask who is your 150/1 MYSTERY player? Yes, DVD should REALLY win one finally... (or not) Anyway, I will try Doets (201) and Pietreczko (126) for 0.25 pts. One name that struck my eye: Pilgrim at 67... I mean, who is this guy? Apparently, has has been dominating the Modus Super Series these last couple of weeks... let's see how he fares with his form at a bigger stage... but his odds look too short for me.

Chelsea

Nottingham Forest

Yes, Smith seems to have a very favorable draw... most probably he meets Cross or Noppert in the semifinals. Price, Aspinall and Heta are all in the other side of the bracket. We can't count out Heta on home soil, and I was thinking about picking him, but most probably he would have to go through Price/Aspinall/Smith... which is a tall order for his odds of around 13.

If I may participate as a newbie... (Seems like a fun format!) Manchester United

I feel like (with the elimination of MVG), Humphries-DVD might be the most crucial 1/8 final matchup, regarding the outright winner... (and of course, Price-Cullen and VDB-Clayton too).

Awesome job, Fader, Heta winning it all! 2 PC event wins out of 3 for him, not bad before World Matchplay. (And you were so close to a DVD-Heta final too...)

Wales-Scotland it is then... on paper, Wales should win it, but it's four superstars, who knows... Wright should trim down on those 1's and 5's though...

Yeah, winning 10 legs against Wales would not be easy... but maybe it's one of those days for the German duo... and there is still a chance it's a Germany-Belgium final!

Heta... A heartbreaking loss...

Great write-up, Fader! https://www.pdc.tv/news/2023/06/12/schedule-confirmed-opening-night-2023-world-cup-darts Format Group Stage - Best of seven legs Second Round - Best of 15 legs Quarter-Finals - Best of 15 legs Semi-Finals - Best of 15 legs Final - Best of 19 legs All games will be played in a Doubles format. So it seems to me, it's only "team" games, no singles. I think Wales is the team to beat, that Price/Clayton machinery is such a force, and they are a proven unit too... but the odds are very short. England looks scary, too. Who will replace MVG for Holland? Australia was my first instinct, it's a generous price, last year they were something like 10... and it's the same unit now, of course Whitlock is quite "off"... but Heta has just won a PC, and again... the format suits them. I like your Germany pick too, when those tow are on, they are ON... and of course, they have HCA.

Who would have thought... the Grand Return of Peter Wright... I was on Chisnall winning it all, but it was Wright's day for sure. Asp was a good pick, I think... if he had prevailed against Chisnall, maybe he would have had more chance against Wright, who knows.

Unfortunately, Smith played in world champion mode once again... a 110 average in the Final, twice starting the leg with two 180's etc... at least, Clayton gaining some ground in the battle vs. Aspinall for that fourth spot.

1 Scottie Scheffler (11100) 2 Jon Rahm (10800) 3 Min Woo Lee (7600) 4 Corey Conners (7600) 5 Danny Willett (6600) 6 Aldrich Potgieter (6200) Total - 49900

I'll try Springer vs Heta at 2,48. The young german seems to be in good form, and he has the home advantage so to speak.