{"id":6003,"date":"2022-09-28T10:08:07","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T10:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dartoidsworld.net\/2022\/09\/column-hr-371-the-thrill-of-victory-and-the-agony-of-defeat\/"},"modified":"2024-02-14T22:18:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T22:18:11","slug":"column-hr-371-the-thrill-of-victory-and-the-agony-of-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dartoidsworld.net\/2022\/09\/column-hr-371-the-thrill-of-victory-and-the-agony-of-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Column #HR 371 “The\u00a0Thrill of Victory… and the Agony of Defeat”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wednesday, September 28, 2022
\n<\/strong>Column HR371<\/strong>
\n\u201cThe THrill of Victory… and the Agony of Defeat”<\/strong><\/p>\n

For any male in the 1960s, now as old as glass milk bottles, Saturday afternoons meant ABC\u2019s\u00a0Wide\u00a0World of Sports<\/em>…<\/p>\n

“Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sports… the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat…\u201d pronounced the late Jim McKay.<\/p>\n

But NO darts!<\/p>\n

\u201cToeing the Oche” spans the globe to bring the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat of darts…<\/p>\n

…the Saltwater Classic in Myrtle Beach for fish, Belgium for pommes frites and beer and then Japan for sushi.\u00a0 All in less than 1,200 words.\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

How do he do it?\u00a0 Simply magic.<\/p>\n

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Speaking of being as “old as glass milk bottles” (and, for some geezers, the agony of “de feet”) don’t forget to spread the word about the\u00a0Golden Age of Darters Reunion in Las Vegas in January…<\/p>\n

The USSDA\u2019s National 501 Finals opened their Saltwater Classic.\u00a0 Administrator Chuck Hudson is quoted as saying, \u2018We promote Cricket as it\u2019s an American game.\u201d (The ODC has pointed out that in other locations in the world – like Thailand – Cricket is referred to as Mickey Mouse.)<\/p>\n

Alex Spellman went through the field like a woman with a credit card on Black Friday.\u00a0 In the USA, Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving – the busiest shopping day of the year.\u00a0 Not all call it Black Friday.\u00a0 An ODC female friend, a women of color, informed him, \u201cWe just call it ‘Friday’\u201d.<\/p>\n

Spellman\u00a0took the title with a 6-3 win over Douglas Wade.\u00a0 Spellman raced into a 4-nil lead but then Wade answered in 3. \u00a0At that point, Wade fell under the \u201cKotch\u201d as Spellman used 18 and 15 darts for the \u201cW\u201d.\u00a0 Spellman\u2019s a 2-time winner joining Joe Efter, John Liggett and Leonard Gates as USSDA ’01 champs.<\/p>\n

For the 4th<\/sup>\u00a0time Sandy Hudson will reign as USSDA ’01 Champ.\u00a0 Why not 5?\u00a0 In 2019, she lost to eventual champion Paul Murphy in the semifinals.\u00a0 That was directly after Hudson had knee surgery.\u00a0 Hudson won 6-4 over Camilla Bunnel.<\/p>\n

What follows a fish dinner in Myrtle Beach?\u00a0\u00a0Pommes frites in Belgium where they were invented.\u00a0 Why not “Belgium” fries?\u00a0 \u00a0WWI solders discovered this epicurean delight in Southern Belgium where people parlez-vous fran\u00e7ais.<\/p>\n

The Belgian Darts Open is the last stop before the pros are reduced to \u201clinguini spined sniveling hackers\u201d as they face the double start of the World Grand Prix.\u00a0 Poor babies.<\/p>\n

It was apparent that Belgium Open fans were serious about darts, costumes, pommes frites and pints bought 6 at a time in a handy carry container.\u00a0 There\u2019s a good chance that beer and pommes frites finish #1 and #2 in the rankings.<\/p>\n

Local Kim Huybrechts made it to the third round, including a sinking of MvG 6-4, before losing to Adrian \u201cBig Baby\u201d Lewis 6-1.\u00a0 Lewis, apparently in Witness Protection lately, showed up for a win.<\/p>\n

Andrew Gilding reached the first round dispatching Simon Whitlock 6-5.\u00a0\u00a0Dimitri\u00a0Van den Bergh\u00a0would leave the arena in the first round, losing to Andrew \u201cWho?\u201d Gilding 6-5.\u00a0 Van den Bergh had been battling a medical problem common to many darters everywhere – rapid heartbeat and panic.\u00a0 The panic attack struck during his 8-6 loss to Peter Wright in the German Open.\u00a0 Missed doubles and triples will do that.<\/p>\n

The 51-year-old Gilding never won a PDC event – a semi appearance in the UK Open (2015) his only finish of note.\u00a0 He lost his tour card but won it back in 2021 on his third try.\u00a0 Following Gilding’s win over VdB, he then eliminated Martin Schindler 6-2 finding himself\u00a0in his second semifinal\u00a0against Jonny Clayton. \u00a0Clayton would lead 2-0 but\u00a0Gilding moved ahead 4-3 and won 7-5.<\/p>\n

His opponent in the finals would be \u201cParalysis by analysis\u201d Dave Chisnall.\u00a0 Chinsall’s road to the finals included a 6-2 win over Jelle Klaasen, Nathan Aspinall 6-4, Jose de Sousa 6-2 and semifinal win over Danny Noppert 7-4. \u00a0Oh, by the way, the first leg against Noppert was in 9 darts (T80, T80 and 141 (t20, t19, d12).<\/p>\n

With 8 on down all played in one setting there was a long pause between the semis and the final – therefore, more \u201cwatching fluid\u201d for spectators. \u00a0Darters know enough \u201cwatching fluid\u201d sometimes turns into \u201camour toujours,\u201d (aka Tonight for Sure).<\/p>\n

Break music?\u00a0 Phil Collins singing:\u00a0
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Can you feel it coming in the air tonight?\u00a0 Oh Lord, oh Lord<\/em><\/p>\n

Hope springs eternal.<\/p>\n

Chisnall trailed Gilding 2-1.\u00a0 Chizzy would take the lead for good at 3-2, at times 5-3 and 7-4, and the 8-6 win in 15 darts.<\/p>\n

Some might think Gilding suffered the agony of defeat.\u00a0 Others not so sure as \u00a310,000 is good medicine.<\/p>\n

One last note on the Belgium Open. \u00a0The PDC does a great job but for some reason their crew forgot to pack the \u201cKotch\u201d and \u201cBoil\u201d as neither was mentioned.<\/p>\n

And now.\u00a0 How about some sushi (aka bait left after fishing)?<\/p>\n

Japan hosted the PDC Asian Championships.\u00a0 The prize was 4 semifinalists earning a trip to the World Championships – with the winner getting $15,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Living Legend\u201d, Paul Lim, won\u2019t be at the Ally Pally.\u00a0 He lost in the round of 16 to Japan\u2019s Toru Suzuki 5-4 when his comeback fell short.\u00a0 Lim came back from 3-nil down and 4-1 to level with a 12-darter and a T70 check.\u00a0 In the decider Lim missed 3 from 52 and could only watch as Suzuki took out 74.<\/p>\n

Suzuki would lose to Filipino Paolo Nebrida 6-3, who would join countryman Christian Perez in the final after Perez took the measure of another Filipino, Lourence Ilagan.\u00a0 Perez trailed 5-3 after being level at 1, 2 and 3.\u00a0 Perez shook off the “whips and jingles\u201d taking three to move one from victory.\u00a0 In the decider Perez used 12 darts to get to 48.\u00a0 The \u201cWs & Js\u201d returned as it took 12 darts to close for the win.<\/p>\n

A note from PDC Asia Qualifier. \u00a0The first round-robin played on a steel tip automatic scoring machine with a Winmau PDC board but with the BDO logo.\u00a0 On the second day the BDO logo was gone.\u00a0 The third day: machine gone.<\/p>\n

Sunday is the Celebration of Life for Craig Dusenberry (Dusie) from 2-4 pm at the Sandpiper Lounge in Laguna Beach.<\/p>\n

Finally…<\/p>\n

ABC\u2019s\u00a0Wide World of Sports<\/em>\u00a0ran from 1961 to 1998.\u00a0 When Jim McKay said \u201cthrill of victory\u201d the accompanying video was changed from time to time.\u00a0 However, \u201cThe agony of defeat” always showed ski jumper Vinko Bogataj of Yugoslavia as he spectacularly crashed and survived.<\/p>\n

Stay thirsty my friends.<\/p>\n

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