{"id":6037,"date":"2023-04-26T11:53:51","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T11:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dartoidsworld.net\/2023\/04\/column-hr404-outhouse-to-penthouse\/"},"modified":"2024-02-14T22:17:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T22:17:58","slug":"column-hr404-outhouse-to-penthouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dartoidsworld.net\/2023\/04\/column-hr404-outhouse-to-penthouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Column #HR404 OUTHOUSE TO PENTHOUSE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wednesday, April 26, 2023
\n<\/strong>Column HR404\u00a0<\/strong>
\nOUTHOUSE TO PENTHOUSE<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the Outhouse to the Penthouse\u201d originated before indoor plumbing.\u00a0\u00a0It’s\u00a0long\u00a0gone now, sort of.\u00a0 In some “modern” cities, San Francisco being one, it’s not uncommon to observe a\u00a0\u201csquat and dropper\u201d on any given day.\u00a0 In sport it’s a much less common\u00a0occurrence.\u00a0\u00a0Last week in Rotterdam, Nathan Aspinall made that trek.<\/p>\n

No one in the Premier League had suffered a more ignominious defeat than did Aspinall the previous week in Brighten.\u00a0 He was cruising – up 4-0 against Peter Wright with legs of 15, 15, 14 and 12.\u00a0\u00a0Then, the wheels fell off the Asp\u2019s skateboard – he lost 6-5 after wasting 9 darts to capture two legs.\u00a0 Darts is 90% mental.\u00a0 Aspinall snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.<\/p>\n

Mr. Aspinall next traveled to Rotterdam.\u00a0 There he would face Michael van Gerwen before 11,000 well lubricated fans adorned in orange upon his arrival…<\/p>\n

MvG took the opening leg in 14 darts, but\u00a0Aspinall showed gumption going up 2-1.\u00a0\u00a0MvG leveled in 12 much to the delight of the crowd.\u00a0 In 15 and 12 Aspinall recaptured\u00a0the lead at 4-2.\u00a0 The crowd went\u00a0bananas when MvG leveled at 4 in 12 darts after Aspinall couldn\u2019t double from 81 with 3.\u00a0 The pair traded legs when Aspinall used T40 and a 118-check for a 6-5 win, silencing the arena.<\/p>\n

Against Dimitri Van den Bergh the match was decided when Aspinall broke Van den Berg\u00a03 times to win 6-4.<\/p>\n

The Aspinall final against the \u201cEn Fuego\u201d Gerwyn Price was\u00a0a walk in the park…<\/p>\n

Price took the\u00a0opening leg, wanting 40 after 9.\u00a0\u00a0Aspinall took the second, after a T40 left him T24 which he deftly erased (T40, T14, d11) in 12.\u00a0 Price answered in 12\u00a0but then\u00a0Aspinall used 13, 13 and 12 for a 4-2 advantage.<\/p>\n

Commentator Wayne Mardle noticed that Price seemed “out of sorts.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>He was bothered by \u201ca breeze\u201d entering stage left that bothered no one else.\u00a0 When \u201cout of sorts\u201d, Price throws silly darts – which he did on more than once occasion.\u00a0 \u00a0Yet Price crept closer at 4-5.\u00a0\u00a0Aspinall would end it in 15 for his first PL 2023 win.<\/p>\n

It was not just Aspinall\u2019s victory that shook up the Premier League standings.\u00a0\u00a0Gerwyn Prices\u2019 6-4 win over Michael Smith\u00a0coupled with van Gerwen\u2019s loss gave Price a one point lead in the standings.\u00a0 Smith, after a week in Vegas with his wife, fell to 5th<\/sup>\u00a0–\u00a0a mere 1 point shy of 4th<\/sup>.\u00a0\u00a0Jonny Claytons\u2019 6-4 win over faltering Chris Dobey gave him 1 point lead over Smith who he trailed by 2 coming into the night.\u00a0 Van den Berge\u2019s\u2019 6-3 win\u00a0over Peter Wright eliminated Wright from a playoff spot.<\/p>\n

Over the next four weeks it\u2019ll\u00a0be a war not only for the top spot but also for 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0and 4th<\/sup> in the playoffs.\u00a0\u00a0With 5 points for a win, 3 for a semi win and 2 for a quarter a little help will be needed.<\/p>\n

The mention of war brings to mind the War of 1812 between Upper and Lower Canada\/Great Britain\/Spain and a number of Indian tribes.\u00a0 On the opposing side the USA was joined by the\u00a0Choctaw, Cherokee, Muscogee and Seneca.\u00a0 After three years the affair was called a draw.\u00a0 The Indians returned to selling tourists trinkets made in China.<\/p>\n

The CDC\u2019s Cross-Border Challenge 2023 played out last weekend in White Eagle Hall in Jersey City.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Unlike the war of 1812 the USA was eliminated in the first wave, managing only 2 wins from 8 matches.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s\u00a0Jeff Smith, Jim Long and the USA’s\u00a0Jules van Dongen were the only ones averaging 90+.\u00a0 The USA defeat\u00a0could have been even more lopsided as Canada\u2019s John Part had darts to win 3 legs in his 4-3 loss to Alex Spellman.\u00a0 The other Yank win came via Jules van Dongen 4-3 win over David Cameron after Cameron failed to check from 40 with 6 in leg 2.<\/p>\n

The semis were all Canada as Jacob Taylor (Canada) beat\u00a0Alex Spellman (USA) 5-3 and Jeff Smith pummeled Jules van Dongen (USA) 5-0.\u00a0\u00a0Smith rolled\u00a0in the semi beating Steve Warnock (5-0) and then Jim Long 6-0 in the finals.<\/p>\n

At\u00a0Interwetten Austrian Darts Open Germany\u2019s Martin Schindler faced Simon Whitlock with the crowd in his corner, especially when he led 5-1 in a race to 6.\u00a0 Simon\u00a0Whitlock, the Swedish Sweetheart\u2019s fav, forced a decider when he finished on the bull from 117 as Schindler sat on 68.\u00a0\u00a0The win came with another bull finish – this from 110 with Schindler on 40.\u00a0 The crowd loved it – they\u2019re fickle.<\/p>\n

Jonny Clayton has the format (played best of 11 until the semis, then best of 13) and\u00a0Daryl Gurney to thank for reaching the finals of the Euro Tour in Austria.\u00a0\u00a0Daryl \u201cThe Chin\u201d Gurney led 6-3 but needed 7…<\/p>\n

Gurney took it on the \u201cChin\u201d as Clayton leveled at 5 when Gurney failed on 2 match darts from 8.<\/p>\n

Young Josh Rock laid the Shelagh to Michael van Gerwen – a 7-0 Snyder where MvG missed 8 checks in the last 3 legs.\u00a0 Hitting\u00a0d20 for the win Rock looked ready celebrate.\u00a0 Over his shoulder he realized he had beaten the King.\u00a0\u00a0Celebration over – probably he was thinking, “You can beat the King but don\u2019t piss him off.”<\/p>\n

The final was played at a high professional level – in 14 legs\u00a0just\u00a010 were under 15 darts…<\/p>\n

Clayton lost the first leg to Josh Rock in 14, then cracked the Rock with a four-leg blast (12, 16, 12, 14) where Rock never saw a doubles.\u00a0\u00a0Rock would get to 5-4 and 6-5 and\u00a07-6\u00a0only to get swamped in 13 darts for the 8-6 loss.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Rock never\u00a0missed a double in any lost leg. \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

And finally<\/u>:\u00a0The ODC is climbing on his soapbox…<\/p>\n

Peter Citera, of the CDC, took to social media to apologize for technical glitches during the Cross-Border Challenge.\u00a0 There\u2019s nothing to apologize for.\u00a0 Those that criticized\u00a0did so comparing it to a PDC telecast.\u00a0\u00a0They were way off base and should be ashamed.\u00a0\u00a0The PDC has thousands of dollars with a fully professional staff.\u00a0 The CDC does not.<\/p>\n

Just as \u201ctoo many cooks can spoil broth\u201d too few cooks make a delectable dish unappetizing.\u00a0\u00a0If the CDC\u2019s guilty of anything it\u2019s over promising.\u00a0 Over hyping an event is prelude to disappointment.<\/p>\n

For “the crowd inside the hallway (it was) electric\u201d.\u00a0 It didn\u2019t come across in the telecast.\u00a0\u00a0The CDC is proud of what they accomplished, as they should be.<\/p>\n

The black stage setting did little to generate joy – the setting appeared\u00a0funeral like.\u00a0\u00a0 On top of that, many of the players were dressed like street bums with baggy pants and sloppy shirts – and showed little excitement.\u00a0 There is NO excuse for this.<\/p>\n

It was said and no doubt accurate, perhaps even an understatement, that \u201cthe dart hall was beautiful\u201d – but this unfortunately added nothing to the dismal display of darts, promulgated by some of the players, as seen in the telecast.<\/p>\n

In the words of Judge Judy, \u201cDon\u2019t pee on my leg and tell me it\u2019s raining.\u201d \u00a0You’ve come a long way baby with farther to travel. \u00a0Right now, they’re the “not ready for prime-time players.”<\/p>\n

The ODC will now go into the Witness Protection Program.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Stay thirsty my\u00a0friends.<\/p>\n

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