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BDO World Championships: Glen Durrant successfully defends his title

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Glen Durrant
Durrant said he was throwing darts at one point in the final just "hoping they were going in"

Glen Durrant produced "the performance of my life" to win a second BDO world title in a row by defeating Mark McGeeney 7-6 at Lakeside.

The defending champion, 47, led 6-4 but fellow Englishman McGeeney came back to level at 6-6 before missing two darts for the title in the deciding set.

Durrant then scored a brilliant 149 checkout to move within a leg of victory, before holding throw in a nervy finish to seal the win.

"My bottle had gone," he said.

"There was no way I was hitting doubles at one point in that match," the Teessider told Channel 4.

"I was throwing darts hoping they were going in rather then knowing they would, but somewhere, somehow, I found some."

Durrant becomes the ninth player to have won more than one BDO world title - along with Eric Bristow (five), Raymond van Barneveld (four), John Lowe and Martin Adams (both three), and Ted Hankey, Phil Taylor, Scott Waites and Jocky Wilson (all two).

"Wow. Barney, Brissy, Wolfy (Adams), they are the legends. It will take a while to comprehend what just what happened," he added.

"It is just really, really special and I know everyone back home will be so super proud of me.

"Two-times world champion. What a thought. Big respect to Mark. I am sure his time will come."

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  • Comment posted by Jas0999, at 20:51 14 Jan 2018

    The averages in the final wouldn’t win you a minor event in the PDC. Great entertainment but quality generally poor.

  • Comment posted by sparky, at 21:55 14 Jan 2018

    I use to watch BDO growing up with my dad in days of Jocky Wilson and Eric Bristow and the like but sadly today I no longer watch. Don,t get me wrong I,ve tried but even if you don,t want to admit it the standard between BDO and PDC is night and day,plus I find the atmosphere in the PDC more engaging to watch. I flicked by ch4 other day and paused for a min and one of the Avg was 77? Say’s it all.

  • Comment posted by sqlmonster, at 20:42 14 Jan 2018

    Great final.

  • Comment posted by gazismad, at 21:12 14 Jan 2018

    It's like winning the second division title. Close final but neither is in the top thirty players in darts. World champion - really?

  • Comment posted by Big Mick, at 22:17 14 Jan 2018

    McGeeney averaged 86.31. The Ladies winner Lisa Ashton averaged 89.80. Even the Youth winner averaged 93.04
    To think McGeeney had 3 darts to win it.
    If he had it would have gone down as the biggest joke in darting history.

  • Comment posted by zombierider, at 22:41 14 Jan 2018

    Taylor played barneveld in a challenge match in 1999 PDC champion against BDO champion.taylor won 21-10. Then barneveld knew BDO darts was rubbish and moved .

  • Comment posted by Widley Cottage, at 22:16 14 Jan 2018

    It's all to easy to forget that the BDO is the bedrock of darts in the UK, from the local pub (if you can find one these days) league, through super league and into county and nationals are all administered by the BDO. What do the PDC do for grass roots..? Answer is simple, they bleed it dry and do nothing, so without the BDO the PDC would have nowhere to plunder.

  • Comment posted by kevinmabbuttshair, at 21:46 14 Jan 2018

    Comparing the two is irrelevant. 500k for PDC world champ next time . 100k for lakeside, BDO does good job looking after grass roots and promoting women's darts.

    Rename lakeside the world semi professional world championship would be more appropriate

  • Comment posted by sports_nut, at 21:05 14 Jan 2018

    Cracking final. Two fine athletes. Loved it.

  • Comment posted by Gollybhoy, at 21:57 14 Jan 2018

    Great match and two great guys. PDC or BDO why does it matter as long as it's good entertainment and enjoyable to watch. Fair play to Durrant for turning down the PDC, shows its all about the glory with him and not just money although £100k is not to be laughed at. Hopefully McGeeney comes back strong and gets over the line next time

  • Comment posted by Sid, at 21:43 14 Jan 2018

    No 13. Darkest
    The simple answer to your question is 'No'. There is a fair amount of evidence which suggests that the PDC is a better product than the BDO.
    1) Why do so many players switch to the PDC and not vice versa?
    2) How many Grand Slam winners have come from the BDO?
    3) Look at the averages in the respective World Championships - no comment required.
    4) Prize money - I rest my case.

  • Comment posted by kal77uk, at 03:24 15 Jan 2018

    If the PDC is the Premier League of darts...no one seem to know Rob Cross until he retired Phil Taylor. Even Sky called it a surprise.

  • Comment posted by Sport loving Peter , at 23:53 14 Jan 2018

    @35 Google the JDC. First off all well done to both, the reason BDO players who move to PDC do well is simple they are playing good players on pro tour every week and most of them turn pro so put more practice in playing the best ups your standard, the BDO uses county and pub darts well to bring through players but is strangling itself by only having 1 TV tournament hence the gulf in prize money

  • Comment posted by Super D Boon, at 22:07 14 Jan 2018

    I don't know if anyone has ever mentioned this, but the quality of darts in the BDO world championships is considerably lower than that of the PDC equivalent and therefore the term "world champion" seems to be a bit hollow for the winner of the BDO version of the title.

  • Comment posted by Sid, at 21:31 14 Jan 2018

    The BDO World Youth Champion, Justin Van Tergouw, is a fine player. He will need to join the PDC at some point, but the BDO is a good learning curve. Now is the time for Durrant to make the switch. Personally, I can't get excited by the BDO. Switch on SKY on 1st Feb (PDC Premier League starts), and you'll see real quality darts. MVG, Cross et al.

  • Comment posted by Sam, at 08:19 15 Jan 2018

    There should be a match akin to the European Super Cup in football between the reigning BDO and PDC WCs, then we'll know who's better...

  • Comment posted by roboze, at 22:53 14 Jan 2018

    BDO, PDC who gives a monkeys, a game played between two players/teams both of equal talent, performing at the MAX they are able to is entertaining!! you don't always have to watch World class level sports to find a good game. its the battle that counts, and that was a cracker!!

  • Comment posted by Darkers, at 22:08 14 Jan 2018

    @29

    It's a joke that they have to forfeit their winnings if the enter Q school. I doubt it would hold up in court but I wouldn't want to stake 100 grand on it!

  • Comment posted by Sid, at 22:05 14 Jan 2018

    No 26.
    I read about that too. I find that deplorable by the BDO. The counter argument would be that nobody is forcing the BDO players to sign a contract. If they don't sign, does that mean they are ineligible for the World Champs? Also, I wonder whether this has been contested through the courts? Interesting dilemma for the BDO players.

  • Comment posted by Sid, at 21:48 14 Jan 2018

    No 17. Darkers.
    And why do you think they switched? Because the BDO is a poorly marketed dinosaur and their players rely on exhibitions to make their living because there are so few tournaments. If you don't have SKY, watch the Masters on ITV4 between 26-28 Jan and you decide for yourself if you really think the BDO is better. If you do, carry on in your rose tinted glasses.

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