What a sad crowd for darts of that quality. Don't like King but u can't deny he has a wonderful throw to his game and is just lovely to watch at times.
For anyone saying "its impossible to hit consecutive 180s as you have to check out", they key word in what Rod Harrington says is SCORING 180s. Checkouts don't count, so theoretically you can have as many scoring 180s on the trot as you like. Van Gerwen hit 4 in a row when he nearly hit 2 back to back 9 dart legs
You can’t have as many as you like, cos when it’s on your darts you’re left with 141 before your opponent has a shot for the leg. It’s only possible to get 4 on the spin. *actually scratch that, it’s possible to get 6 on the spin. 2 on the back end of a leg that you have the darts in. For that to happen you would have to start with very low scores, and your opponent way ahead, and wins leg. So the 2x 180’s would be mere consolation scores. Then the next leg, with your opponent throwing first, you can start b2b 180’s, but they would need to check out in 9 And the next leg with you throwing first again, kicking off 180, 180, but then you left with 141 which you HAVE to have a go at. So… theoretically, the maximum amount of consecutive 180’s is 6
I once read somewhere that Alan Glazier, in the early to mid 1970s, once threw a game of 1,001 in the minimum 17 darts and that was five 180s on the trot and then T17 and Bull.
Van Barneveld once said in an interview that King can hit...well I'm sure, 7 or 9 (maybe more) 180's in a row, in training. I like this player a lot, wonderfull technique.
I can believe that, Mervyn King is a bit like Ted Hankey, when he's found his range, he can be like an unstoppable train. It's a real shame that Mervyn seems to feel the pressure more than most and he tends to get flustered very easily.
@nybombs Once you've been playing a while it's all the same sequences. And they throw clever checkouts, for example if you have 72, you would go treble 16 for double 12... reason being if you accidentally hit single 16 first, it leaves 56 (single 16, double 20). Notice how Darin Young had 62, he went treble 12, double 13? That's because if he hit single 12, it would have left him 50 (bullseye) with his final dart. It seems clever but it's quite simple after a while. :)
It only is possible if the enemy hits a nine darter against you. First two 180 like here shown and the enemy finishes. This has to be a break, because the enemy has to begin the next leg. Both parties throw 2x 180, enemy scores a nine darter. You have 4x 180 in a round now, after that you can throw 2 more 180s. AND if you are in set mode, enemy ends first leg with a break, throws a nine-darter for the set, begins the next set, throws a nine-darter and THEN you can throw 2 more 180s. This would make 2+2+2+2=8 180s in total. BUT you would need to have the perfect setup including a perfect opponent who scores 2 consecutive nine-darters.
@Tjaaahhh A triple 20 is worth 60 points. If you throw 3 darts at a triple 20 that's 60+60+60 which equals 180. You do that 4 x in a row and your a fucking pro.
In set play, you can actually get 8 180s in a row. It requires your opponent to get 2 consecutive 9 darters but it's possible. In leg play, you can get 6 in a row and it requires a 9-dart finish from your opponent. The reason for that is you need to lose the legs after your second 180 in each.
I think in a match the maximum amount of 180's in a row you can hit is eight. You can hit 2 180's in a leg, which you'd have to lose after that. Then your opponent would have to start the next leg and hit a 9 darter while you hit 2 180's again, and if that would be the last leg of the set and your opponent would start the next set you'd be able to hit 2 180's again, he'd take that one with a second 9-darter and then you'd start the next leg by yourself and 2 180's AGAIN (and take out 141).
TheHotSauce Shop It could do if it's not done whilst training but it doesn't mean it's anything special. I could do the same if I trained 8 hours a day and didn't care that I became as fat as a whale in the process of years of being lazy.
Worldwide Darts Lol and that's why I have like 26 darts trophies with my name on them :P And I would never practice 8 hours a day. There is such a thing called over practice when it comes to darts. And besides I need to make time for the gym. It's one thing for me to be a great dart player but I refuse to be a fat dart player. Nothing looks worse than a dart player throwing his darts as his fat rolls wobble. It's gross as.
