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Taylor v Van Barneveld: Who will win?

by Saj C - BBC Sport (U1654777) 03 January 2009
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It's the clash of the titans. Will it be as good as the final of two years ago? Van Barneveld will have to up his game. Taylor looked good against King, but can he regain the PDC crown?

Game on.

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posted Jan 4, 2009

We British are very good at pub games like darts and snooker, aren't we?

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posted Jan 4, 2009

Anything to do with Phil taylor equals total boredom would rather watch the BBC darts that has characters who may not play as well not complete weirdo anoraks like Taylor.
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Watch that second rate BBC tournament then. I'll settle for the best thank you very much, and Taylor and Barney are undisputedly the two best players in the world.

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posted Jan 4, 2009

Amazing performance. A year ago I wrote Phil Taylor off on these pages, I realise now how wrong I was. 109 average and he even lapsed for a couple of sets. The guy is simply in his own league in darts and the only time anyone beats him is when he plays badly and they play very well.

Anything else and he'll win.

Incredible.

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posted Jan 4, 2009

Surely this should be the main news on the sport website!

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posted Jan 4, 2009

Just to elaborate...
Who is the finest technician in world soccer?
Probably Lionel Messi (from Argentina) or Ronaldinho (from Brazil).

Who is the finest technician in world cricket?
Batting, Sachin Tendulkar (from India), bowling, maybe Muttiah Muralitharan (from Sri Lanka)

Who are the finest technicians in world snooker and world darts?
Ronnie O'Sullivan from Essex and Phil Taylor from Stoke - love it!

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posted Jan 4, 2009

Phil Taylor is a sad man, but fair play to the fatty. Found a niche and exploited it!

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posted Jan 4, 2009

After that performance they may as well cancel the BDO tournament right now.

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posted Jan 4, 2009

Cricket, batting, Ponting (Australia) or Lara (West Indies)

Football (Ronaldo , Portugal) or Messi as you say. Ronaldinho? You are years out lol

Rugby? Jonny Wilkinson (England) lol

Now what sort of debate have I started?

Anyway only an idiot would argue against Phil Taylor now.

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posted Jan 4, 2009

BORING FINAL... zzzz

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posted Jan 4, 2009

Fantastic news. A great victory for England. It is about time his greatness is recognised by this country. He made one foolish mistake a few years ago which some people find impossible to forgive. I think he's a nice guy and a great sportsman.
Also, the PDC is a one man show. Without the Power, the PDC is nothing. The BDO has many strong personalities and talent behind it. It also has the BBC which ensures it is the best darts tournament of the year. However, I do wish that that the 2 world championships were open to all darts players. The 2 organisations can do what they like for the rest of the year.

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