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Ever entered a competition only to find that it places you way out of your sporting depth, were you find the opposition are operating at an ability level you never even in your wildest dreams have attained?
This weekend in Prestatyn was the Welsh darts open. It's run by the BDO, the ones on the BBC in January not the PDC Phil Taylor, Van Gerwin Sky Sports etc. So it's a lower standard than the guys you see regularly on telly but still full of home international players, county players, overseas teams from Holland, Belgium and Denmark. 8 of us entered of which 6 play county Div 3 level. For me and my mate the doubles started at 18.00 Friday, despite a bye in the first round interest had ended by 18.30 we had made it to the last 256 pairs. Men's singles started at 09.00 Sunday by 10.30 it was all over. In the footy champions league you get the so called round of 16, I was eliminated in the men's singles at the round of 1024 stage. Out of my depth by such a very large margin.
This weekend in Prestatyn was the Welsh darts open. It's run by the BDO, the ones on the BBC in January not the PDC Phil Taylor, Van Gerwin Sky Sports etc. So it's a lower standard than the guys you see regularly on telly but still full of home international players, county players, overseas teams from Holland, Belgium and Denmark. 8 of us entered of which 6 play county Div 3 level. For me and my mate the doubles started at 18.00 Friday, despite a bye in the first round interest had ended by 18.30 we had made it to the last 256 pairs. Men's singles started at 09.00 Sunday by 10.30 it was all over. In the footy champions league you get the so called round of 16, I was eliminated in the men's singles at the round of 1024 stage. Out of my depth by such a very large margin.