{"id":5961,"date":"2022-03-23T11:12:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T11:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dartoidsworld.net\/2022\/03\/column-hr335-darters-invade-beach-but-first-a-free-anna-update\/"},"modified":"2024-02-14T22:21:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T22:21:21","slug":"column-hr335-darters-invade-beach-but-first-a-free-anna-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dartoidsworld.net\/2022\/03\/column-hr335-darters-invade-beach-but-first-a-free-anna-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Column #HR335  Darters invade Beach… but first, a FREE ANNA update!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Wednesday, March 23, 2022<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Column HR335<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Darters invade Beach… but first, a FREE ANNA update!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FREE ANNA! <\/strong>\u00a0As is now widely known, the World Darts\u00a0Federation has banned Anastasia Dobromyslova from their \u201cWe want a World Championship Too” tournament.\u00a0 Their only semi-legitimate “defense” is that they are a member of the Alliance of Independent Members of Sport (AIMS) which is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).\u00a0 AIMS is an organization primarily engaged in anti-doping. \u00a0In reading the WDF “defense one” can hear\u00a0Cousin Vinny Gambini questioning Ms. Mona Lisa Vito:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMs. Lisa Vito, does the defense\u2019s case holds water?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo!\u00a0 The defense is\u00a0<strong>wrong<\/strong>!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The WDF is hiding under their resident mushroom. \u00a0Few defenders have come forward. \u00a0Three from the USA have…<\/p>\n<p>One lady put it bluntly:\u00a0<em>I am completely okay with the WDF banning her.\u00a0 <\/em>This was “bolstered” by another lady:\u00a0<em>I am too – the only way this stops is by the Russian people standing up to their government and they aren’t doing that without pressure.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0From Boston,\u00a0<em>Good – ban all of them, hoping they do it in the NHL also<\/em>.\u00a0 (His Bruins have no Russian players.)<\/p>\n<p>USA\u2019s Holly Young hit a 9-darter.\u00a0\u00a0<em><strong>She should have the right to play<\/strong> under the Russian flag period! \u00a0Does no one understand that you don’t punish citizens of a country for the actions of their governments?\u00a0 Imagine if we were punished for the actions of ours!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Canadian pro Jeff Smith reminds the WDF that it\u2019s requited to operate under UK law.\u00a0 That may be a surprise to the WDF. \u00a0The 2010 Equality Act clearly negates the WDF ruling.\u00a0 \u00a0<u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n<p><u>The Act makes it unlawful to discriminate against someone on the grounds of any of these characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion\/belief, sex (gender) and sexual orientation<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend, North American darters make their annual pilgrimage to Virginia for the 35<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0annual Virginia Beach Classic.\u00a0 The Tidewater Area Darts Association (TADA) was one of the founders of the ADO (the American Darts Organization, for those who care) and unlike the ADO is still going strong.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, some complained of late night\/early morning play.\u00a0 Tournament Director Paula Duritza Bushey explains,\u00a0<em>(with) WDF sanction we tried our best to abide by their rules.\u00a0 Honestly, we didn’t have the bandwidth to police the drinking (even though we tried) because we had multiple events (doubles and singles) going on at the same time.\u00a0 (<\/em>NO WDF points this year.)<\/p>\n<p>There was a sighting last Thursday night in Nottingham during Premier League.\u00a0 No, it wasn’t a pair of party goers dressed as Robin Hood and chick Maiden Marian doing the horizontal mambo.\u00a0 Actually, someone named Gary Anderson actually played like the Gary Anderson of yesteryear.\u00a0 Anderson’s play in the Premier League had been dreadful with only a single match registered in the win column.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday night it, at first, looked like the “same ole\u201d Anderson when he allowed a 5-3 lead in the opener against Jonny Clayton to morph to 5-5 when he missed from 100 trying the 20, d20, d20 for a 6-4 win.\u00a0 Anderson did win after missing 3 from 36, which was followed as Clayton missed the bull from 128.\u00a0 An Anderson d8 got the \u201cW\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Smith continued his climb out of the cellar with wins against James Wade (6-1) and Gerwyn Price (6-4).\u00a0 Against Wade the only leg lost was in 14 darts when Smith didn\u2019t have a double.\u00a0 He won the last three in 13, 12 and 13 darts.\u00a0 Smith got by Gerwyn Price (6-4) who had reached the semis after beating Michael van Gerwen (6-4).\u00a0 Against van Gerwen, Price was brilliant averaging 102.7, finishing 6 of 8.<\/p>\n<p>Price came out \u201csmokin’\u201d – jumping to a 4-0 lead over Smith.\u00a0 To that point, neither player was particularly competent on doubles.\u00a0 Price missed one to go 5-0 up opening a can of WA for Smith to utilize – as he capitalized on good play and Price’s inability to finish.\u00a0 It got to 2-4 when Price couldn\u2019t convert with 6 from 86.\u00a0 Smith checked 106 to level at 4 – then taking the last two while denying Price a double.<\/p>\n<p>The first leg of the final, a 10-darter (T40, T80, T65, d8) by Anderson, validated the case for the old Anderson. \u00a0It was vintage as Andersen\u2019s darts entered the board with point down, flight up, dead center leading to a 5-2 advantage.\u00a0 After losing 2, Anderson came close to losing the 10<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0leg, missing 2 from 68.\u00a0\u00a0Smith\u00a0got to 30\u00a0when a T50 hat trick (50, 50, 20) failed.\u00a0 An Anderson d4 ended it.<\/p>\n<p>It was a Saturday-Sunday double dipper for a Players Championship. \u00a0Gary Anderson was fixing for a double.\u00a0 Anderson met van Gerwyn in the round of 64 winning 6-4 from 4-2 down.\u00a0 Chris Dobey with a 3\/14 finishing rate had no chance as Anderson prevailed 6-3.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Cullen had won 19 straight Players Championship matches.\u00a0 Anderson ended that with a 7-3 thumping averaging 104.23 and a trip to the finals. \u00a0Damon Heta has been accused of stealing Dennis Ovens’ sobriquet \u201cThe Heat\u201d and Keith Deller\u2019s walk on \u201cThings Can\u00a0Only Get Better.\u201d\u00a0 Then he stole Gary Anderson\u2019s opportunity to repeat his Thursday Premier League win.<\/p>\n<p>Heta started off T80, winning in 12.\u00a0 After 6, they were level with darts of 12, 13, 12, 13, 14 and 12, including the Anderson’s\u00a0T16\u00a0to level at 3.\u00a0 Heta would break to level at 4 with a 146 (t19, t19, d16) – adios in 15.<\/p>\n<p>Heta then held with a T01 finish (19, t14, d20) after Anderson missed 2 from 96.<\/p>\n<p>Heta\u2019s lead would grow to 6-4 (with darts) in 10 darts (T40, T80, T65, d8).\u00a0 A pair of 14 darters would draw Anderson even at 6.<\/p>\n<p>Heta turned up \u201cThe Heat\u201d winning in 12, then finishing in 14 after Anderson missed d20 to extend – losing 8-6. \u00a0Heta averaged 107.12 to Andersons 102.32.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday?\u00a0 Que Dinah Washington singing \u201cWhat a Difference a Day Makes\u201d.\u00a0 The darting venue was littered with big name darters…<\/p>\n<p>Out at 128 were Anderson and Wright.\u00a0 Cross, Cullen, Gurney were gone at 32.\u00a0 Clayton lasted to 16.\u00a0 Michael van Gerwen escaped by taking the day off as the Lord once did. \u00a0\u00a0That left the door wide open for a first-time winner.<\/p>\n<p>Jim Williams from Wales stepped through the door.<\/p>\n<p>After dropping the opener to Ricky Evans, Williams would build a 3-1 lead, which Evans tied.\u00a0 Williams again built a 2-leg lead using a pair of 16-darters which disappeared after each held serve.<\/p>\n<p>Evans leveled at 6.\u00a0 Williams regained the lead 7-6 with a 12- darter (T40, T80, T and 81-out) which is an average of 125.25 should someone ask.<\/p>\n<p>What proved to be the decider could be found in the dictionary under UGLY.\u00a0 The pair combined for 18 missed doubles with d1 claiming 6.\u00a0 Williams won 8-6 in 25 darts.\u00a0 No penalty for winning ugly.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Williams collected his first win and \u00a312,000.<\/p>\n<p>Stay thirsty my friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FREE ANNA! \u00a0As is now widely known, the World Darts\u00a0Federation has banned Anastasia Dobromyslova from their \u201cWe want a World Championship Too” tournament.\u00a0 Their only semi-legitimate 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He goes back decades with the legends and knows where the skeletons are buried (just ask any of the ADO and WDF old-timers!).  Here are four well-known facts about the Old Dart Coach: 1) he is a Republican, 2) he loves the ladies, 3) he can drink most anybody under the table, and 4) he throws darts as bad as Dartoid."}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dartoidsworld.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dartoidsworld.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dartoidsworld.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dartoidsworld.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dartoidsworld.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5961"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dartoidsworld.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6190,"href":"https:\/\/dartoidsworld.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5961\/revisions\/6190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dartoidsworld.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dartoidsworld.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dartoidsworld.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dartoidsworld.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5961"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dartoidsworld.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=5961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}