Lakeside World Darts Championship 2012 betting - Darts betting
The World Darts Championship is currently underway in the United Kingdom and punters can enjoy a wide range of betting selections from the world’s premier online bookmakers.
When it comes to sports, few people consider darts as their sport of choice, but it’s widely popular around the United Kingdom and indeed continental Europe. Punters are now able to enjoy arguably the finest darts championship in the world – the Lakeside World Darts Championship. This magnificent series of events is currently underway and all bets are on for this grueling contest of skill, strategy and mathematical precision. The contest is being showcased by the BDO and the prize fund is set at over £300,000. The current champion is Martin Adams for the men and the women’s champion is Trina Gulliver – both from England. The world’s leading online bookmakers – 888sport – have already posted competitive betting odds for multiple selections. These standings include the following:
• Scott Waites at odds of 3:1
• Martin Adams at odds of 7:2
• Dean Winstanley at odds of 9:2
• Ted Hankey at odds of 10:1
• Tony O’Shea at odds of 12:1
• Christian Kist at odds of 14:1
• Robbie Green at odds of 16:1
This spectacular contest is showcased in the United Kingdom on BBC Sport every year. The likes of John Inverdale, Dougie Donnelly, Eamonn Holmes and David Vine, among others have already covered these glittering competitions. The PDC Lakeside World Darts Championship generally takes place between December and January. This riveting darts contest takes place at the Lakeside Country Club in Surrey’s Frimley Green. The most popular variant of darts is the 501 version. With this version, players start off on 501 points and they have to throw darts to bring that score down to 0 in as few throws as possible. Players stand behind a line called the Oche – which is 2.37 meters away from the dart board. The highest 3-dart score is 180 – 3 Trip 20s. Should a player exceed his/her remaining score (go negative), the player goes bust and must wait for the next turn.
Enjoy the Lakeside World Darts Championship Betting Online
Betting pundits can enjoy a veritable fun-filled gaming spectacle online with the darts world championship. Top betting odds are readily available and players can enjoy the UKs most-popular sportsbook selections. This is the 34th annual Darts Championship sponsored by the British Darts Organization. It is being screened on the following TV channels across the UK: BBCi, BBC Worldwide, SBS-6 and EuroSport Asia. Back in 2010, the prize payout was one of the richest in the history of the game - £325,000. Players, fans and punters will be able to see highlights of this ritzy contest online at any of the aforementioned television networks. The results of all games and standings of all the players in the knockout stages will be available to betting enthusiasts too.
The schedule of fixtures for the remaining days in the Lakeside World Darts Championship:
• Thursday 12th January from 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm: the Men’s Quarter-Final begins with two matches of 9 sets. And the Women’s Semi-Final begins with one match of 3 sets
• Friday the 13th January from 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm: the Men’s Quarter-Final continues with two matches of 9 set. And the Women’s Final takes place with one match of 3 sets.
• Saturday the 14th January from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: the Men’s Semi-Final begins with two matches comprising 11 sets taking place.
• Sunday the 15th January from 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm: the Men’s Final of the Lakeside World Darts Championship with 1 match comprising 13 sets slated to take place.
Predictions for the world championship tournament suggest that the top contenders in the UKs top betting selections are likely to go through to the latter stages of the contest. Predictors for the victors include performances in the knockout stages of the contest. The remaining fixtures will certainly be hard-fought affairs and results are guaranteed. Applications for tickets and hotel accommodation to this glittering affair are all sold out. Punters and betting aficionados will have to wait until 2013 for their chance to enjoy this world-class darts contest. Typical packages include the likes of tickets to the knockout stages of the championships, accommodation (B&B) at the prestigious Potters Hotel (double-occupancy). But the betting arena is wide open on the Internet and top UK bookmakers such as 888sport have the contest covered. Free bets include the likes of a £50 bet basket structure and many topnotch promotional offers for bettors too. These types of free bets offers are plenty popular among darts enthusiasts and sport aficionados across the board.
Final Tip for the World Darts Championship:
Scott Waites has been hailed as the most-likely to win this sizzling-hot contest. He has won the World Masters in Hull and he won the BDO British Open – defeating Wily van de Wiel by 3 to 1. He then beat the World Champion Adams – 6 to 2 and claimed the WDF World Cup. Both Adams and Waits are top-seeded for this tournament and punters will do well to watch them closely.