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Darts Report 30/11/10: The nightmare continues.

Dec 01 11:32 am

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…basically describes my night yesterday.

OMG another nightmare. I played like I was Nick Anderson shooting FTs…it was that bad.

701: FAIL. I actually did ok in getting points (~40 average per set), but when it was my turn to check, OMG. I mean, I GOT 3 FUCKING CHANCES TO GET A DOUBLE 1 to win the game for my team. I don’t know why, but I can tell that I am scared/stressed when it was my turn to shoot. I don’t recall being like that since the first week of the league. I just don’t know why. So yeah, first dart, WENT OUTSIDE THE DART BOARD AND HIT THE WALL. FAIL. Second dart, SAME THING. FAIL^2. Like WTF? I seriously want someone to hit me in the face with a pole because those 2 darts were just PLAIN BAD. Like…I add 1+1 wrong kind of BAD. I mean, I know I am not that good to expect myself to get Double 1 in one dart (although I know I can get that since it has happened quite a few times but I still can’t expect it to hit almost everytime like a single) but for me to BE SO FAR AWAY from target is JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE. Anyway, calmed down before the 3rd dart, and I got it right outside the double 1 outer wire. I know it didn’t hit, but much better. I know I will get a chance again…only that I never got it as the other team checked RIGHT BEFORE MY TURN. UGH. UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I really feel I have let my team down as Double 1 is my expertise, and for me not being able to get it is just a shame…

“It’s going to be a long night.” I thought. Man, how right I was.

Double 501: FAIL. AGAIN. This time, I was with my favourite 501 partner R, and I faced two middle aged women. Not going to say much, but the first game I did well and R did terrible, and we lost. Second game, R did well and I did ABSOLUTELY terrible and we lost again. OTL, nuff said I suppose?

Double Cricket: FAIL^3. I hated this game to no end and just wish I don’t have to play, but since we don’t really have enough people for tonight I am stuck with playing it. First game, R and I both did ok, but we got owned…more like raped by the other team. That FUCKING guy tripled on ALMOST EVERY SINGLE NUMBER (bull doesn’t count), like WTF?! So basically everytime R and I almost closed off a number he tripled it up and closed it right away. orz…it was butt rape. R and I have NO CHANCE at all in this first game. Since I threw ok at the very least, I was able to write it off as “just one of those games” (I can tell tonight isn’t going to end well anyway), but it certainly affected R in a big way. Second game: The guy cooled down but R was like in Brazil or something. I mean, I have never seen him threw THAT bad. On a few sets, he was off SO BAD like it was his first time throwing darts. For one set, he wanted to shoot 16, but the dart for some reason ended up in 12. I mean, those two numbers ARE SO FUCKING FAR APART that it isn’t EVEN FUNNY. Another set, he was trying to go for 15 and it ended up at like 13. It was so bad that he was putting his hands on his head after he finished his last few sets. I would have done the same thing too if I was shooting like him. It was too bad since I actually threw quite decent in that game (except bull, which I always suck at *facepalm*)…so it’s another loss for sure, but the results were much better (at least we didn’t get raped) although it feels more like 2 v 1. I really think the best part of my night was that 2nd game.

Single 501: I played so bad that I want to stick my head in mud afterwards. I was playing against one of the women in the double 501 team, and she was the one who checked 64 in 3 dars (16+16+32) to beat me and R in the second. Although it was a fluke I wasn’t going to let my guard down against her. Since my 20′s weren’t landing at all tonight, I decide to go aim for 17 and 19 for the entire first game. It was sorta working, but I still got a few 3s and 7s which are quite terrible…well this is really the first time that I played a 501 game primarily aiming for 19 and 17 so I can’t expect much…and I lost a close first game. Second game, the 17 and 19 are moving towards 3 and 2 so I have to force myself to go back to 20 if I have any hope to salvage a game. Second game, I was aiming for 20, but to be honest I don’t really remember how I did (which probably mean I did ok since it wasn’t good or bad enuogh for me to remember). I did know what happened at the end though. I got a chance to check 18 with 2 darts left. Dart #1: 9. orz But before I come out and think “NOT FUCKING AGAIN”, I go for 7 on my last dart. Hit. Good. 2 LEFT, chance to redeem on Double 1 if I get a chance next set. That woman wasn’t able to check on her turn. So it’s all up to me now. Before I shoot my first dart, I said to the air: “I am here to pay back my debt now (of not being able to get Double 1 in that 701 game).” Guess what, first dart, Double 1, DONE. I don’t know why but the first thing I did was a shoulder shrug like it was no big deal. It’s really not a big deal, since I know I am always capable of doing that (I just wish I can do that with other #’s though orz). I then look at the woman, and her reaction was priceless. Like she just got ran over by a truck or something. I know I really have a good chance in beating her in the last game. Last game…run over to almost the end, and I have 56 left. Pretty simple on what to do right? 16 + 40, win. But for some reason I wasn’t able to hit 16, like it was so bad that I was putting my hands on my head like Raymond did. Seriously I played so shitty that I just want to say FUCK IT and leave. I pride myself on hitting critical singles to get to the checking numbers I want but this is just…wow. Like a new level of awful. So I hit 11, 8 and somehow I got 14 more from some combination of numbers (more than 1 set I believe) and end up at 23. Anyone who knows the style I throw will know I will throw a 5 to get to 18 again. And this time it was worst, I keep hitting 20s. like ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY. It was so bad that I forgot what happened, but I did end up with 8 (double 4). I know my time is coming up as that woman was checking like crazy since I first got to 56…and it has been at least 4-5 sets. If I don’t check soon, I’ll probably lose. Guess what, hit a 6 which leaves me with Double 1 again. Isn’t that GREAT. I wasn’t able to check on that set, and the woman has also ended up needing Double 1. It’s really a great chance for me to FINALLY win…so my turn, first 2 darts, close out board, acceptable. Third dart, was on the way, hit the second dart’s flight…dropped. That basically sums up my whole night there. I didn’t really say much but everyone said it looks pretty good and on path…well what more can I say. That woman’s turn, check on 3rd dart. So after the game, I actually realized I was sweating…that’s really how bad I played, like who sweats when playing darts? orz

To conclude, basically everytime I was so “close” to checking but wasn’t able to, it’s very likely that I will lose the game in the next turn. That is what’s been happening like everytime. It’s depressing. I really can’t be upset as I have my chances even though I played like complete shit. But honestly, I still can’t believe I haven’t won a single singles 501 match…I really hope that I will be able to get one before 2011.

So that’s about it for my nightmare darts night. All I can really say is “it’s so close, yet it’s so far”…it’s really frustrating since I haven’t won a match in like 3 weeks…my record was 0-8 during that period. Sigh…

PS: I know I am late got my darts post two weeks ago and my Japan pics…will probably do them once I am done school, so mid Dec?)