Another `average` night at the Alexandra Palace
The PDC World Championships have been preparing for take- off for the past few weeks and is now up and running. Steve Beaton didn`t find it plane
sailing against `Mile High`, however, Webster and Nicholson both put in first class performances to book their tickets for the second round.
That 3 dart average, again
There was a hint last night that the Sky commentators are losing their patience with the three dart average. It is like a broken but sentimental
piece of furniture (the three dart average not the sky commentators), not fit for purpose but you can`t quite bring your-self to take it to the
tip. John Gwynne, a member of the `old school` of commentators mentioned last night that the "three dart average doesn't matter" but
disappointingly added the rider "in set-play"!
We have argued before that the three dart average does not reflect the pattern of the match or the superiority of one player over another. For
example I carried out an extensive statistical investigation of the 2009 PDC World Championships (yes I know what a crazy guy!) The stats
revealed the same pattern was repeated last night, ("The Adonis" shaded the superiority in the three dart average tally), that out of 69 matches
investigated in the 2009 finals, 12 ended with the player with the highest three dart average losing the game. I argued then that there were other
`performance indicators` that gave a far better reflection of the game than the three dart average. As the next few weeks progress these other
options will be discussed in more detail.
Money Money Money, it`s a dart players` dream
Inspired by the Darts Miscellany we bring you our list of some slang terms for money (with darting connotations):
Pound 50 | Bullseye |
Pound 500 | Monkey |
Pound 2000 | Archer (based on the alleged amount paid by Lord Archer) |
Pound 25 | In the Green |
Pound 50 | McGarret (From Hawaii 50) |
Pound 1000 | Grubby Hand (Grand) |
Pound 2 | Dartboard (because of the concentric circles) |
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