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Is there more magic to come? Let's find out. Evening. Hedman versus

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Peters for a place in the final. The players enjoy their walk on. Hedman

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really did seem to have fun this evening. She would dearly love to

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bring her game to the stage, because if she does, there will be very

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little stopping her. That wasn't too clever from Peters. Ranked 13 in the

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world, up against a third seat. The England captain has been the top

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seed the last four competitions. This year? She has been a top seed,

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she lost to Lisa Ashton in the last three, and lost in the final the

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year before that. Does need to worry about those two this time. Are wide

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open women's World Championship. We will either have a new world

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champion or a ten times champion on Saturday evening. A gentle start,

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shall we say, to this one. The venue still filling up as well, it is

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absolutely bouncing this afternoon with some terrific darts. Sally

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earlier start tonight, as you can see. -- slightly. A couple of tables

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still to be filled, I shall they will be. No question on a Friday

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night. The earliest uptime has taken some

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people by surprise. -- start time. Not your ever professional

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commentary team of cause. Only half of the commentary team, that's us.

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They thought it might be a six o'clock start five minutes ago. You

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are here now though. He was wrestling with a microwave,

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thinking he had 55 minutes to go. OK, to equal the world record set by

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and Louise, in the quarter-finals. Trouble is, double top.

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Each set is the first of three legs, each leg, I'm sure you know must

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finish with a double. And it is the best of three legs for the

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. For the first leg, double top required. 132 four Hedman -- for

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Hedman. Good start, another one of those. Trouble 14 for tops. Oh yes!

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Not the heaviest of scoring up to that point, but what a finish that

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is. She reached the 2014 final with a 13

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to finish -- 132. Double 16 on that occasion. Has that work in Peters up

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as well? -- needed something like that, a 132.

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And all of a sudden... The game has woken up.

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Peters said she is enormously proud of how darts in Denmark is becoming

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a more and more popular sport, largely thanks to her.

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Hedman will be first to finish again with the darts.

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In the men's World Championship of course, we had another Danish player

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on that stage. This is a much better leg. Double 140. For a two leg lead,

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first set, single 14 Fortt double 16. She has gone ten double 18 this

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time. That was the wire. Treble 20 88 to

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break back. Trouble 13 maybe? Would make the treble 17 but can't now

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finish. Sloppy. Missed to darts at this, world number three with the

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charm. Yes, it well. Nice set of darts that from Hedman.

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Leg of darts, excuse me. This is for the set if she can break the throw

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here. Spirits are high here. Fabulous

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evening of darts in prospect. To women's semifinals, two men scored a

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finals. -- quarter-finals. Filling up, isn't it? It's going to

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be jampacked. In a next half hour. If it was anything like the

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atmosphere we had inside the venue this afternoon, it will be a

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cracker. Level pegging, third leg. They've

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had to check that the roof is secure after all the noise this afternoon.

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It has never come close to being blown off. That would have been a

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bill for Scott Lakes, I think. What a performance.

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A double top. Got there in the end. His 40th birthday, were guessing.

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You would expect so, wouldn't you? Neither player on a finish yet.

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Hedman will hope to lead with a 100 or less.

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Very useful visit. Just now on a finish, how good a finish will it

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be? For the set then! Might go tops tops or Micro 14

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double ten. Single 20, she will go back -- treble four double ten. For

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her first leg of the match, oh dear. 25. Wrong way around. Hedman will be

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back to close out the whitewash. One from one, one double top so far four

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Hedman. To more darts for the set and there

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is. -- -- two. Impressive set of darts from

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the third seat. Peters got it all wrong. In that third leg.

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Good last start, nothing particularly special, average wires,

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so far. Crucially, Hedman hitting 50% on the doubles. Six to close out

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the set. The win a enjoy that! Everyone

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inside enjoy that -- the -- the winner. Actually, that was

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her first championship so far. We have done a 132, how about a 134?

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No. She is looking very resigned, is

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Peters, as she waits for a 10th row. With six darts, if she wants

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them, and it can be done with two of course. Double top then. For a

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fourth successive lake. -- leg. Her average coming into this was

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near on 77. Her average tonight is 75, but it isn't needed to be any

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higher. Have a look at that. Just the one dart at a double in the very

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first leg of their semi-final from Peters. For from Hedman, but to be

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fair she hasn't been under pressure. No, we can expect this from Peters.

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She has been very brilliant this year. This is way off the best. She

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beat the second seed in last year 's runner-up. On Sunday afternoon in

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the first round, followed that up with a victory over Zoe Jones in the

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quarter-finals. And would have hoped for better in this semi. But at the

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moment, this semi-final is going exactly the same way as the

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semi-final between these two two years ago. Hedman one Matu'u-0 --

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Hedman If there is a crumb of comfort for

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Peters, it is the fact that Hedman isn't on a finish yet, but she is

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bound to be when she comes back. Not bad actually, one to six. You

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can stick around the treble 19 and as long as you hit 55 you are likely

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to have a dart on the bull 's eye. This would be a hammer blow against

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the throw. Great start. You do need to hit the big 19 to have that dart

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at the bull 's eye. Needs something to get her going, perhaps this is

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it. No. Not happening, is it? Four and

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Louise -- for Peters. Hedman could win a

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fifth successive lake here. One dart at double 10-- leg. That is all she

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needs. She has the darts, and the final

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insight. It would be wrong, somehow, if she

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was never crowned world champion. And more and more people are

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starting to believe that 2016 is her year.

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Good dart. She is in firm control, Hedman. If you had told me that

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Peters would lose their semi-final, without throwing more than one dart

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at a double and not winning a single leg, I would have thought I would be

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absolutely ridiculous. -- Vass Geoff Smith, Dennis Harper, you

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could be up soon. Is looking that way, isn't it?

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Come on! She has left her finish, she still fighting, Peters.

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Not a good night for her, though. Not yet.

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It could be all over, here. This for the match in the blink of an eye.

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She took out 132 early. Treble 18 the shop now. Double 16 for a

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semi-final whitewash. Stunning . Hedman is into the world final.

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Peters thought it was the best of five! She can't believe it is over!

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She thought she had gone to-0 down with three to play -- 2-0. As it is,

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it is done and dusted. Peters loses, Hedman is into the final. Culliver

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produced one of the shock upsets of this final, knocking out Lisa

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Ashton. Amazingly, that gave the nine time world champion the chance

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to move through to a one championship final. Let's forget her

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opponent, she was in uncharted territory, it is without doubt was

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the biggest match of her life. Hedman lies in wait already, she is

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through to the final. Gulliver beat Ashton in the last round, she had a

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pretty lean year, and Lisa couldn't buy a double in a particular match.

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Unexpectedly a rustic, wasn't it from Lisa Ashton? --

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Lost the semifinals in 2012 and 13, in both occasions to the same

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player. Gulliver with a big lead with the

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darts. It was kind of nice, during the war columns, we got a clip --

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with them is of someone with a jockey mask. The spirit of the great

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man lives on. Well champion in 82 and 89. Memories flooding back. 126

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is the first look for Gulliver. If she checks the

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scoreboard she will see de Graaf miles back. De Graaf was the bookies

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favourite before the semifinals began. I thought she was going to

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take some beating this year. But she showed it with a really dominant

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performance to be the first person to be through to the final, eating

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Peters of Denmark -- beating. Single 14, double top for the first leg.

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No. De Graaf is way back with a succession of poor scores. She

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hasn't really settled into this match yet. All those hours of

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practice in the players lounge, and a she comes up, not finding

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anything. Tops for Gulliver. Close, good marker, now double ten. Yes,

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that was good. Gulliver is away. At the fourth attempt, one of four, de

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Graaf 's average though is not at all. We are going to tell people

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what it is. Quite happy with 45. They wouldn't be happy with it that

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they would probably settle with it -- up they would properly settle

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with it. Really is a good feel around the place tonight, as you

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would expect on a Friday night. And the food as well. Everyone is here.

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It is champagne as well, doing it in style.

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There will be more if she keeps on going like that, Trina Gulliver.

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Scott Waites had amazing formance last night against the Belgian. That

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was simply stunning. The place will be rocking again if Trina Gulliver

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can roll back the years and fined her place into the final. -- find.

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2011 was the last one. That was a loose dark. And another one. Not

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settled at all really, the graph. -- loose dart, the gruff. We didn't

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expect it to be as one-sided as was we certainly don't expect that

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tonight. I would be astounded if it does turn out to be one-sided.

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Gulliver is certainly settled now. 82 for the break. She went for the

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50. Tops now. 147 for de Graaf. 15 reds, 15 blacks, and all the

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colours. Seven, double 16 foot Trina Gulliver. MBE I should say. That is

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not great. She is checking with the referee, seven 88, I suspect. She

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went three. She made a hash with the 33. Blimey. She laughed as if to

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say, what on earth was that? It is an opportunity for de Graaf. Double

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16, she will have two looks if required. And we are back on square

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one, one apiece. An opportunity gone begging for gullible. Great shot of

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the Lakeside arena. At the back there. So many famous people,

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internationally famous, who have appeared in this place over the

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years. The owner of this place has rubbed shoulders with all aspects of

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the celebrity world. Any number of photographs around on the walls.

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People going all the way back to the 1960s. They have all appeared here.

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Snowwhite is here. Is it snowwhite, or one of those people in Frozen? I

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don't know. One of those people out of Frozen! Frankly I fell asleep

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during that one. You can't get away with that with some people. Is that

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your review for Empire magazine? They loved it, that is all that

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matters. Hello to all of those. They were here this afternoon. Good

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effort. The night is not finished yet. Gulliver waiting on the big

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one. De Graaf looking to apply some pressure. 167, it can be done. Not

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now though. Everybody is really in party mode tonight. Haven't seen too

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many glum faces. Gulliver for 108. Popeye. Troubled 19 leave the shop

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-- shot eighteens. How about that. 108 checkout. Aileen de Graaf can do

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no more than watch and admire. De Graaf now has to hold or throw if

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she is going to avoid losing this opening set. There is a real look

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about Trina Gulliver. Purposeful. De Graaf has seven ranking titles to

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her name at the moment. And had victory in the Windmill Masters

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final in October where she beat Lisa Ashton in the final. Good again from

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Gulliver. Under a bit of pressure. She is playing well. Superior

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average as well. But this will improve things for de Graaf.

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Gulliver is averaging over 80 at the moment.

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Good last dart. She is on a finish, 142. Might need it the way that

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Gulliver has started. Trouble 20, Paul, double 16. -- Bull. She went

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for treble 14. Absolutely. Yes. She has wound up with a treble nine.

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Slight recalculation, and then over the Trina Gulliver. 162. No

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checkout. This is as good as I have seen Trina Gulliver probe for a long

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time. Have to go back a year or two since she has performed like this on

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the stage. This looks like a must take for de Graaf. Double ten.

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Gulliver is coming back. She is! Gulliver playing some good stuff.

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She knows this draw is wide open. Why not title number ten? 88. Good

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throwing. That is the first set in the bag. It is a short format. One

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more set and she is there. Can you do it Trina? She has her head

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straight. She is certainly thinking positively and growing well. --

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throwing. De Graaf's with friend -- where

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friend. Far be it from me to presume.

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Steady 60. De Graaf well aware it... Something upsetting Gulliver.

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Some shouts from the crowd. People are here having their big Friday

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night, she can hardly expect silence. It is normally very well

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observed. Rambunctious. Yes. Indeed. We did have a few problems earlier

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on this afternoon. We did, but I am afraid in darts, it goes through the

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territory. Doesn't it? There is a tradition of best of order a little

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more so here are then other places. But the top players have to learn to

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live with it. Lockett out. It is why some of them play with earplugs.

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King, former store what of the world championship here, he is one who

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chooses to block out the noise as much as he can. I think Gary

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Anderson as well. I read an interesting article on that.

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Yesterday, or the day before. Ronnie O'Sullivan on darts. He said darts

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players are the new rock stars. And it should be exactly the same

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atmosphere at a snooker match. Liam Sullivan, the Australian, said that

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would be absolutely ridiculous. Well, Ronnie might be able to have

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it. That is unlucky. She is not happy with that. 187 Gulliver

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required at the beginning of this. This is a finish for de Graaf. There

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are options. Looks like she's going for 19s. Trouble 20 would have left

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14s. Gulliver has had a 108. Can she take a 102 for a break? This is an

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opportunity. Great first dart. The two might leave tops. Which way

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Western markets certainly looking at the bottom of the board. Which way?

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Top cities. Good effort, but not there. 8-foot tops. Or the 16s.

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Double 16 to strike first. The referee asking for best of

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order. Just a polite reminder. He runs a taxi office. That is his day

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job. Used to dealing with all sorts at all times of the day. Some

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interesting exchanges. He sounds rather posh on the stage. He can

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sound more Glaswegian in certain circumstances. LAUGHTER. Gulliver

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has the darts. Nip and tuck so far this second set.

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Gulliver won a head. This is good throwing again. -- Gulliver, one

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ahead. That is an extraordinary hat. Just a

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little wildlife. Was at a woodpecker or something? Some sort of rodent? I

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am not sure. I don't think it is a rodent. That would be a strange

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choice in headwear. Mind you, we are at Lakeside for the world darts. You

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don't expect anything rational do you? It is a bit of a festival of

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stupid hats. Gulliver, 190. De Graaf has a finish already. Not a

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particularly inviting one. Great first dart. Looking for another. She

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has thrown 140, right when she needed it. Three 140s. 88 to take

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this out. Not this time. Trina Gulliver needs 50 to make it one

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piece in the second set. She is coming down for the ten. The tops.

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No! Could this be a momentum shift? Has that feel about it. She just

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pauses, has a glass of water. She knows this is a key moment. This for

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a break and two lakes to nil. -- and two -0. You can see how important it

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was by de Graaf's reaction. Trina's wife shouting her support. Unlucky.

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Just the wrong side of the way. -- why. Really unlucky. Big moment as

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well. Seized by de Graaf. Two lakes -0. -- legs. You could say that was

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pretty unlucky for Trina Gulliver. Fair play to de Graaf after a really

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sticky start. She is right back into this match. Disk where it up at one

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set apiece. Big favourite she was to win this. That is more like it. A

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growl of self encouragement, come on Eileen! Dixie 's midnight runners,

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wasn't it? -- I was going to save more your hero than mine. Trina has

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to win this one, or the set will go the way of Aileen de Graaf. Five

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trouble. Looking good all of a sudden for Aileen de Graaf. Great

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darts again. Huge lead. Fill it up! A second maximum. Did I

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say huge lead? Great darts. What a moment to do that. That is terrific.

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Great set up by de Graaf. Now, Gulliver, 206. What can she produce?

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She would like to hit that trouble 20 again. Maybe one more. That is

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brilliant. 180, 125, back to back. For the set... It will have to be

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trouble 20 now. Which would leave 884 Eileen. -- 88, for de Graaf. Not

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going to happen. And she is annoyed. 81 she wants. Trouble 15 double 18

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would be a way to go. She is looking for that part of the board. She has

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had to settle for a ten. She is on 71, treble 13. Double ten hour. --

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now. Good darts. That is good shooting. She is certainly not

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rolling over when Aileen de Graaf moves into position where could she

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-- she could have just sealed it. Still battling. Wants to get a

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straight sets win. It looks meaner Trina at Lakeside this year. The

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Golden goal means business. -- Golden girl. Great contest. Could go

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either way. The first semi-final was a bit of it them squeak. Deta Hedman

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just romped home. This is altogether more competitive. What you want to

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see. Switching down for 19s again. Another solid visit. That is a bit

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unlucky. So close to being 140. Not happy with that. Really

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threatened the trouble. -- treble. Needed a better cover shot than

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that. A bit of a sticky leg, this one. Struggling to find a treble.

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Wesley Harms loves his darts. It may have gone out of this competition,

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but he is still there and enjoying it. The Dutchman, a good thrower.

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Has he missed a session? I don't think he has. He absolutely loves

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it. If he is not playing, he wants to be watching. No finish for

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Gulliver. But she will be looking to set up a nice one if she gets the

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opportunity. 65 so far. And another 57.

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Fabulous start. This will take the roof off. Good effort. Now, Trina

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Gulliver to square up the match. She wants 50. Tops now. She has not hit

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one in eight shots. If she is going to have a chance in this set, she

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surely has to get this. No. For the break and the set. Two 13s. She

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composes, deep breath. Nails that! We are into the decider. Trina

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Gulliver has the darts. If it goes as far as 2-2, they got the sudden

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death. -- go to. Cheers. I rather think he was going to try and do the

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old down on one day. He had that look about him. -- down in one

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there. I have come across the odd lunatic like that over the years. I

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am sure. A third maximum. De Graaf has not had one yet. Trina, Trina,

:47:34.:47:50.

the shout went up. Firing off each other here. The deciding set. Coming

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down the board. Well, a little opportunity perhaps for de Graaf. A

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one set shooed out now for a place in the world championship final. --

:48:10.:48:20.

shootout. Nothing in it. Gulliver, nine times the winner of the world

:48:21.:48:28.

title. Great darts, lots of space. Now she has to come away. Doesn't

:48:29.:48:39.

need the, one. What great darts! Trouble 18, and it has set up the

:48:40.:48:54.

finish. 44. Great last dart. She has only had 12 darts. Double 16 for a

:48:55.:49:05.

14 darts. That is top quality. The 174 did it. That second 20 was

:49:06.:49:11.

hanging Paris Lee out. And then she shot for a trouble 18. Which set up

:49:12.:49:20.

that. A nice moment as well. The referee is having this competition.

:49:21.:49:27.

Who gets the most 174 two. His idea as well, Anthony. Just because he

:49:28.:49:31.

likes saying it. And that was his first. I sensed he delivered it with

:49:32.:49:43.

a bit of indecent relish. LAUGHTER. Talking of indecent relish, there is

:49:44.:49:49.

a fair amount of food being consumed here. Not necessarily the sort of

:49:50.:49:54.

thing you would be hunting out if you are on a diet. Royalty! They are

:49:55.:49:59.

all in. Oliver, 320. She is putting the de

:50:00.:50:17.

Graaf throw under a bit of pressure. Unlucky. One is having a really nice

:50:18.:50:27.

time here today. Her Majesty looks a little stone at the back there. She

:50:28.:50:44.

likes the darts. Good shot. -- a little stern. Harry turns up on

:50:45.:50:51.

occasion. It strikes me as his type of thing. Not shy of having a night

:50:52.:50:56.

out. There is Dennis Harbour. What a good tournament he has had. Great

:50:57.:51:04.

start earlier. That is outstanding from de Graaf. Leaving her on 68.

:51:05.:51:12.

Gulliver had her under pressure, but she has just faded. She could do

:51:13.:51:19.

with another... 65 she scored. So she is on 155. May elect to come

:51:20.:51:32.

down the board. Or possibly even use the bulls. This fall 1-1 in the

:51:33.:51:46.

decider. 16. Double 16. No. Gulliver has had to 100 plus checkouts.

:51:47.:51:55.

Nothing as big as 146, though. Good set up. Really good. Fabulous

:51:56.:52:02.

starts. This pressure. This has to go. Double 16. 88. Has to land.

:52:03.:52:14.

Trina Gulliver couldn't watch. Now, if she is going to win this match,

:52:15.:52:18.

this might be an absolutely imperative checkout. She has got it!

:52:19.:52:31.

Gulliver checks out and is one leg away from a place in the final. That

:52:32.:52:36.

reaction as well from de Graaf, a shake of the head. A little Motta.

:52:37.:52:42.

As if to say to herself she can't believe she might be losing this

:52:43.:52:47.

match. Losing it she is. Gulliver is not only getting more doubles, she

:52:48.:52:50.

is scoring more heavily, and she is within a leg of it drift. -- of

:52:51.:52:58.

victory. The Golden girl is finding some of her best form. Time.

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Certainly for the last year or so. And her best form here for at least

:53:04.:53:11.

three or four years. Look at that! What a story this could be. Real

:53:12.:53:20.

danger signs. Could be an early bath for de Graaf. Yes. Good shot. When

:53:21.:53:33.

you think of the first match against Bateman, when she was somewhere in

:53:34.:53:37.

the 60s on average for much of the match. She looks like a different

:53:38.:53:48.

woman now. 187 for Gulliver. Closing in. Trying to set it up. She is in

:53:49.:53:53.

the zone at the moment. Coming down. Excellent. This is it. Gulliver

:53:54.:54:03.

waiting on 88. Has to be a huge visit. And then a cross of the

:54:04.:54:12.

fingers. Will she be back? 88 for Gulliver. Will she get a chance? 18

:54:13.:54:17.

would leave the bull's-eye, if she decides to go that way. Trouble 18

:54:18.:54:20.

would leave the seven. Bull's-eye to win! Good effort. Right, de Graaf

:54:21.:54:34.

has to get this. Slipsliding away from the number four seed. Nine, 88.

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88 now. 44. Trina Gulliver has got it! The most famous player in the

:54:49.:54:58.

history of the women's game, at the age of 46, has beaten one of the new

:54:59.:55:04.

generation. Aileen de Graaf. Playing some of the best darts she has for a

:55:05.:55:11.

long time. A very popular winner. She is loved by the darting

:55:12.:55:20.

fraternity. Well played, Trina Gulliver! Jeff Smith has won himself

:55:21.:55:30.

an army of -- supporters. He had his name chanted in this legendary

:55:31.:55:34.

Lakeside arena. Would this be the case again? We will have to find out

:55:35.:55:39.

as he took on Dennis Harbour. Only his 13th appearance in 13 years. He

:55:40.:55:46.

had never been this far. Could he usurp the mighty Canadian?

:55:47.:55:54.

Is looking very cool, calm, composed championships this year. Dennis

:55:55.:56:05.

Harbour. He has. Made a very favourable impression.

:56:06.:56:11.

I think Dennis Harbour is going to give him a bit of trouble. The has

:56:12.:56:20.

accounted for a couple of seeds already. Dennis is 54, and has four

:56:21.:56:29.

grandchildren. He beat the quickfire Welshmen, the number 10 seed, Jeff

:56:30.:56:34.

Smith has beaten Mathieu Meadows in a prelim match. And then Martin

:56:35.:56:39.

Adams. And then the Yorkshireman, Brian Dawson.

:56:40.:56:49.

He beat Jeffrey de Graaf to win the open title.

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He went on to win the Scottish open in 2014. Dennis Harbour, isn't it?

:57:02.:57:16.

Yeah. The Harbour Master. He has loved his time here. I don't think

:57:17.:57:22.

he has ever featured in as many selfies and signed as many autograph

:57:23.:57:42.

as he has today. Brilliant. The first match with Jeff Smith is under

:57:43.:57:49.

way. Touching distance. 41 when he returns. Harbour can do no more than

:57:50.:57:55.

applying pressure which he is doing well at. First, a chance for Jeff

:57:56.:58:17.

Smith. 88. Not this time. 106 required from Dennis Harbour. A

:58:18.:58:28.

single. Jeff Smith will get another chance. 58. 44. No score. Rights,

:58:29.:58:49.

48. He will fancy this one. -- Right. A little bit of nerves.

:58:50.:59:03.

Double top now. Good start. A nice, solid start from the veteran.

:59:04.:59:14.

Getting the cheers he deserves. First lad to Dennis Harbour. Is

:59:15.:59:21.

first a period at the Lakeside. -- blood. -- His first appearance. A

:59:22.:59:34.

run of form. There is a ton 40 to emphasise the point. I think it will

:59:35.:59:41.

be an excellent match. It could go all the way. We will see. The winner

:59:42.:59:54.

of it will be playing either Scott Mitchell or Richard Veenstra, the

:59:55.:59:57.

Dutchman, who will be in action later on. 44. Jeff Smith was a warm

:59:58.:00:08.

favourite with the house oches to win this match. -- bookies. A lot of

:00:09.:00:14.

money. 43-1 when the tournament started. Backed him right down to a

:00:15.:00:24.

bout three -1. -- about. Did you maintain your impartiality or have

:00:25.:00:31.

you had a flutter? I put my hand in my pocket. Surely it was impossible

:00:32.:00:39.

to leave with a man of your generosity and standing. 96. A last

:00:40.:00:47.

start must be placed on the throw with the break. -- dart. Trying to

:00:48.:01:01.

tee it up. Trying to find a bridge to the treble 20. Steady darts at

:01:02.:01:13.

the moment. Just getting over the nerves. 56. Dennis Harbour is on a

:01:14.:01:27.

steady finish. Jeff isn't. Treble 20, his first dart. The contrast in

:01:28.:01:38.

throwing of Jeff Smith and Dennis Harbour is incredible. As it was

:01:39.:01:47.

with Martin Phillips. There is no 58 with Jeff Smith. 2- 4-6. Agents for

:01:48.:02:02.

the second. -- A chance. 18. Double top. Oh, nice shooting. Two doubles

:02:03.:02:14.

out of two. He has made a good, solid start, has Dennis Harbour. The

:02:15.:02:21.

old master. Two out of two for the doubles. A big, wide shaft he has on

:02:22.:02:36.

these darts, doesn't he? He has. Have a look at it. Big guards. John

:02:37.:02:47.

Lowe style. -- darts. A big group, stubby fingers. A solid start. --

:02:48.:02:55.

grip. That is better from Jeff Smith. Jeff Smith, moving up to the

:02:56.:02:59.

oche now. 140! Yeah, there is two. 140. Jeff

:03:00.:03:33.

Smith is the favourite on this. Is the row is under pressure again. --

:03:34.:03:41.

His throw. He has no check out if Jay Farber gets 140 here which he is

:03:42.:03:46.

capable of doing. -- checkout. That was a loose one. -- Dennis Harbour.

:03:47.:03:55.

Great darts. Beautifully placed now. 96, a good checkout. A shot for Jeff

:03:56.:04:06.

Smith. Is he takes this Dennis Harbour has won the set. -- If.

:04:07.:04:16.

Treble 18. So deliberate. Treble 19 would leave double 18 now. Closer.

:04:17.:04:24.

So, Smith with 18 to get into the match at last. OK, Jeff Smith, you

:04:25.:04:33.

have come a long way. Try to get this one. 20 and double top. Dennis

:04:34.:04:42.

Harbour will acquire 60. Is like twitch on that double. -- require.

:04:43.:04:51.

-- a slight. Tops. I don't think anything in the world would throw.

:04:52.:05:07.

That set is in the bag. First leg, Dennis. Now, with the darts in the

:05:08.:05:15.

second set. This is for a place in the semifinals. Smith just needs to

:05:16.:05:22.

rouse himself, needs to stir Dennis Harbour. The doubles, three out of

:05:23.:05:32.

three. 121. Right on the out scoring. One.

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140. APPLAUSE.

:05:53.:06:19.

100. Tons apiece. But, Dennis Harbour, really taking this match

:06:20.:06:30.

apart at the moment. There we go. 100. 1-2-1. A finish of 140 with

:06:31.:06:52.

nine darts. That is the pedigree of Dennis Harbour at the moment. With

:06:53.:07:00.

the seven. 140 is needed for the opening leg. Good dart. Another 14

:07:01.:07:12.

double ten. A great dart. Double ten for a checkout. How about that?

:07:13.:07:25.

Putting. Four doubles out of four. -- APPLAUSE. Verities. -- There it

:07:26.:07:31.

is. 6-5 to win the Scottish open in

:07:32.:07:47.

February, 2014. You don't beat Glen by chance, do you? A thriller from

:07:48.:07:56.

the Miller. Coming up just short against Scott Waites in a thrilling

:07:57.:08:02.

match. Scott Waites is very much a figure in this as he has moved to

:08:03.:08:06.

the last four and some might say that he is the man to beat. He also

:08:07.:08:15.

beat Tom you shed and Jim Williams to win the national title. -- O'

:08:16.:08:27.

Shea. Yeah. He is no respector of reputation. Arguably having one of

:08:28.:08:34.

the best years of his dieting life. -- darting. Look at that again. At

:08:35.:08:39.

beautiful cover shot. He is one to watch. I know some people like to

:08:40.:08:47.

see the darts going in at a rapid pace. But, Dennis Harbour is

:08:48.:08:55.

averaging over 103 now. And Jeff Smith is tapping his darts now out

:08:56.:09:03.

of frustration, as you can see. He just cannot get in a rhythm. 140!

:09:04.:09:21.

He said in the interview when we spoke to him before that he was not

:09:22.:09:27.

going to be worried. It certainly looks like it is at the moment. 93

:09:28.:09:37.

for Dennis Harbour now. 2-0. A break at the end of this set. How much

:09:38.:09:45.

Jeff Smith would love to be back on level terms. Double 16. Goodness me,

:09:46.:09:54.

he has missed one. The first one in five. Yeah, but Jeff Smith is still

:09:55.:09:59.

on 200. At least three darts for double 16 once again. I have played

:10:00.:10:08.

against him. Double 16. Good shooting by Jeff Smith. Not knowing

:10:09.:10:23.

particularly well there, Tony. A great shot. -- lying. His finishing

:10:24.:10:57.

has been exact. Here we go. Only -- any Tony Greene masks out there?

:10:58.:11:02.

Only outside. (LAUGHING). Your public awaits. A

:11:03.:11:08.

different start from Jeff Smith. He just isn't getting into this game. A

:11:09.:11:14.

leg away from going two sets down. That would be an upset. People were

:11:15.:11:18.

starting to think that just with was a potential winner in this. He isn't

:11:19.:11:23.

winning now and Dennis Harbour definitely is. He is averaging, at

:11:24.:11:28.

this stage, over 104. Is opening Macs. -- His opening maximum. Smith

:11:29.:11:41.

will have to get off stage, assuming he loses this set, and have a real

:11:42.:11:47.

rethink. If he carries on like this he will be beaten... And beaten by a

:11:48.:11:54.

distance. Well, Dennis Harbour, 2014, beat lender and, 6-5, to win

:11:55.:12:02.

the Scottish open. -- Glen Durrant. Once again, he has that pedigree. He

:12:03.:12:08.

just 96 now, Dennis Harbour. And he is poised, two darts away. And Smith

:12:09.:12:15.

is in a different street. And that is for throwing. He might have said

:12:16.:12:22.

he would not be upset by the pace of things. -- poor. But you could have

:12:23.:12:27.

fooled me. This is emphatically a Dennis Harbour match. Smith will

:12:28.:12:31.

have to change something radically if he wants to get into it. No

:12:32.:12:41.

change now. Back 376. Yeah, he is seeing the harbour lights. Wants

:12:42.:12:48.

double top. Jeff Smith, sitting on 236. A good marker. Yeah. He is

:12:49.:13:07.

growing so well. That is doubles out of nine. And, Dennis Harbour,

:13:08.:13:18.

averaging over 102. Leads to nil. Smith needs to start scoring heavily

:13:19.:13:22.

and put himself into a position to start winning some of these legs. He

:13:23.:13:26.

needs to match the scoring power of Dennis Harbour pre-break.

:13:27.:13:42.

45. Almost the first loose the road he has had. -- throw.

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140. APPLAUSE. I have warmed to Jeff

:13:56.:14:08.

Smith. Tremendous support when he played Brian Dawson. So far, he has

:14:09.:14:13.

not given to much to cheer about. Looking for his second 180. 140. And

:14:14.:14:33.

that... 81. Where is the big, bad wolf. He was knocked out in the

:14:34.:14:36.

first round by Jeff Smith. That is where he is. Plenty of fancy

:14:37.:14:47.

dresses. An extraordinary array of silly hats and wigs and false noses,

:14:48.:14:53.

false ears, and a bit of birthday stuff as well. Joe, back home,

:14:54.:15:05.

celebrating his 13th birthday, happy birthday, young man. And another

:15:06.:15:23.

one, 20, Jeff. A study in concentration, Dennis Harbour. Let's

:15:24.:15:26.

see if Jeff Smith can turn things around. Well, we will see. There is

:15:27.:15:36.

the 20. Double top! Well, the wristy answer. Yeah, he has no checkout, no

:15:37.:15:45.

Dennis Harbour. -- there is the. Dennis Harbour can make it a must

:15:46.:15:54.

take. Jeff Smith may get his first leg here. I would love to see it. He

:15:55.:16:03.

is a very nice guy. Don't want him to go on legless. Perrish the

:16:04.:16:06.

thought. -- Perish. The you are, John. Happy. -- There.

:16:07.:16:30.

I am happy. I want to at least see him doing justice. As a commentator,

:16:31.:16:34.

you don't want somebody, one way or the other, to win, but you want the

:16:35.:16:41.

guy who wins to beat the other guy who is playing well. This is a good

:16:42.:16:46.

start from Dennis Harbour. That is more like it. Happy days! 180! A

:16:47.:16:54.

second maximum. A lovely sight. Oh... Anything you

:16:55.:17:23.

can do, I can do just the same. Again, so many lights in this

:17:24.:17:31.

match. -- delights. Smith, having made a great start and going ahead,

:17:32.:17:37.

now he sees Dennis Harbour going into the distance. He can set it up

:17:38.:17:43.

here. A great dart again. He has only had seven. That one is loose.

:17:44.:17:52.

Also, he... Not a happy boy with that. 125. A great last dart.

:17:53.:18:05.

97. Right, 56 for Dennis. A grandad. Tops. Not been missing too

:18:06.:18:27.

many. Six out of ten so far. This time he cannot find it. Treble

:18:28.:18:39.

20... Yeah... Treble a team leads the bull. He has a shot now for the

:18:40.:18:52.

bull. And he has got it! -- leaves. What an out shot. Under pressure.

:18:53.:19:00.

1-0 on his throw here and he is back in the game. A glassy

:19:01.:19:13.

-- classy checkout. Still averaging over airtime. Plenty of room. --

:19:14.:19:21.

over a They should put dartboards in school

:19:22.:19:38.

to help children with the arithmetic. There is someone with a

:19:39.:19:45.

risk you. I haven't seen one of those in a while. -- Rubik's cube.

:19:46.:20:07.

We will keep you in touch with that to see if he can actually solve the

:20:08.:20:17.

puzzle. OK. Jeff Smith. 204. A good start. -- dart. 99. Good thinking.

:20:18.:20:39.

Everyone with the 180 shirts on. Look at this. This will rattle the

:20:40.:20:52.

finish for Dennis Harbour now. 167. Treble 90. It won't be this time.

:20:53.:21:04.

So, Jeff, 68, and a chance. This is for the set, Tony. A good last dart.

:21:05.:21:14.

68 is a good set up by Dennis Harbour there. Double ton. Eight

:21:15.:21:23.

could take. Into the match. That is more like the dart player we know.

:21:24.:21:34.

-- a good take. After a poor start to this match, Smith... Well, having

:21:35.:21:39.

said that, Dennis Harbour was playing so well. Anyway, he is now

:21:40.:21:49.

into it. We have a match. 60. That is one of a many great matches in

:21:50.:21:59.

Lakeside over the years. 97. A great match this afternoon. I wonder if we

:22:00.:22:06.

will have more of the same here. Smith really got into his gear after

:22:07.:22:09.

a pretty shabby second set averaging less than 70. 102.5, that is good.

:22:10.:22:20.

Shaun was a round last week. I was wondering if we might get him to

:22:21.:22:24.

come. Wayne Mardle was in the building last night. A big supporter

:22:25.:22:35.

of the BDO. A youngster. Andy Thorn and tells me he is coming back here

:22:36.:22:52.

on Sunday. -- Andy Fornham. Darts' answer to Chewbacca. There is always

:22:53.:23:01.

a place for Andy. Hugely popular with the crowd. A great champion as

:23:02.:23:11.

well. Good darts. Outstanding. 174, as good as a maximum. And, our match

:23:12.:23:20.

referee is here. We will have a competition between the referees as

:23:21.:23:26.

to who can have the most 174s to call. You don't get them very often.

:23:27.:23:35.

This is his first one. He remains poker-faced. But inside he will be

:23:36.:23:50.

delighted. 60. That is not what is required. 110 remaining. Now, Dennis

:23:51.:23:58.

Harbour. And his coroner to make that 110 a must take. -- Can he

:23:59.:24:14.

score enough. A good dart. OK. Treble 20. Yeah. Treble 17. Would

:24:15.:24:28.

have left double top. 78. A good last dart, wasn't it? It was. 91,

:24:29.:24:38.

then, for Dennis Harbour to get out of a tricky position. Tops now. For

:24:39.:24:45.

the leg. A minor adjustment. Smith doesn't want to watch. Now he does.

:24:46.:24:51.

In it goes. Seven doubles out of 13. Dennis Harbour, having been under

:24:52.:24:59.

threat, manages to hold his throw. What a week with Dennis Harbour. A

:25:00.:25:07.

great finisher. Good temperament. A really steady head out the. --

:25:08.:25:12.

there. Plenty around Cambridgeshire very

:25:13.:25:32.

happy at his continued progress and the way he has played. All this

:25:33.:25:36.

makes down there will be hoping he can prevail. Jeff Smith getting a

:25:37.:25:41.

lot of support from the other side of the Atlantic. Hundreds of

:25:42.:25:45.

messages encouraging him from Canada. The communications can come

:25:46.:25:59.

across very quickly. It is not hundreds, it is thousands. I don't

:26:00.:26:06.

know when he finds the time to read them all. Very good with his cover

:26:07.:26:35.

shots, if he could get a 140 he would be in a good position. Dennis

:26:36.:26:42.

managed to get over the top. This is a good leg, 140, 100, plus these.

:26:43.:26:56.

That was classy. 121, a very makeable checkout. He has already

:26:57.:27:03.

had a 140, Dennis Harbour. He will fancy his chances of getting that.

:27:04.:27:08.

This is not too clever from Smith. How much did he need the treble now?

:27:09.:27:16.

He has won. 121. He starts off on tops. Aiming for treble 20, if he

:27:17.:27:20.

gets the single, it will be triple 17. Triple 17 would lead the

:27:21.:27:28.

bull's-eye. Not this time, Smith will come back, looking for one to

:27:29.:27:34.

four. Harbour deciding what that she wants to leave himself. It is not

:27:35.:27:48.

too good. Treble 20, first. Triple 18 for the bull. It is the bull! Am

:27:49.:28:00.

lucky! Harbour two -nil. This would be against the throw and this would

:28:01.:28:08.

hurt Smith. Another one of those would let you double 16. This is

:28:09.:28:17.

four double 16. Look at that concentration. He can't believe it.

:28:18.:28:27.

37 for Smith. Looking at the top, he will take five and double 16. 88.

:28:28.:28:37.

After a mighty struggle, he manages to hold his throne. Guinness regard

:28:38.:28:43.

that as an opportunity missed. Should have taken that one out. --

:28:44.:28:59.

Dennis. He leads 2-1 in sets. One apiece and this is the fourth set.

:29:00.:29:15.

The first time for quite awhile, Harbour's average has gone to two

:29:16.:29:22.

figures. He was over a 100 now he is 99. Smith is improving, meanwhile.

:29:23.:29:29.

With darts like that. You would think Jeff is the fit of the two. It

:29:30.:29:34.

might be a factor because it will get very warm up there. 100. No

:29:35.:30:05.

damage done as Burroughes wrote to his concerned. Nothing between them

:30:06.:30:15.

and he has got the throw. Dennis's partner in the audience, Lana,

:30:16.:30:26.

watching tonight. There she is. Dennis, at the moment still ahead.

:30:27.:30:33.

Heathrow is under some pressure. -- he throws. Smith is on a finish.

:30:34.:30:50.

Still a lot to do, has Dennis. Does not like the way that one is lying.

:30:51.:30:57.

Having to switch down. A good switch. He will not be worried about

:30:58.:31:08.

that. Classy darts, Smith is on a finish. 164. Can't be done now, that

:31:09.:31:21.

was only a single. Great last dark. OK, Dennis. Take it away. -- dart.

:31:22.:31:35.

Went for the bull on the 25. Jepson, 75. Leading the finishes. A great

:31:36.:31:51.

time to produce that. 75 Smith. Great dart, double 12. High quality.

:31:52.:32:06.

A break of throw and Smith with the darts to level the match at two sets

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a piece. It is the match that deserves to go all the way. It did

:32:14.:32:19.

not look like it was going to in the first couple of sets. He looks like

:32:20.:32:24.

he was trying with somebody else's arms. -- throwing. Some hot news

:32:25.:32:35.

from the audience. This is big. The rubric cube has been solved! --

:32:36.:32:50.

Rubik. Top sunglasses as well. He will have to watch the darts now.

:32:51.:32:58.

Jeff will not be happy with that school. -- score. Dennis's game has

:32:59.:33:11.

gone off the boil compared to earlier in the match. He started

:33:12.:33:22.

quite brilliantly. Did not give Jeff a squeak in the first couple of

:33:23.:33:31.

sets. There we go, come on, Dennis. A treble. Put the other two there

:33:32.:33:47.

now. Just checking his score. He has left himself to 16. He is heard but

:33:48.:33:55.

no finish as yet. He is in a position where you might be

:33:56.:33:58.

optimistic of finding a breakthrough. No joy for Smith. He

:33:59.:34:11.

would be pleased. That was unlucky. He is blocking the way. Any

:34:12.:34:21.

advantage she has is gone now. There is no finish, 174. He needs this

:34:22.:34:29.

lake for the set. Great darts. Brilliant darts. He has left self

:34:30.:34:40.

double 18 to win the set. Harbour can do no more than put him in a

:34:41.:34:46.

position where he has to get that or it is good night. Great darts from

:34:47.:34:52.

score but too late because Smith comes looking for double 18. That is

:34:53.:35:03.

the outshot, double 16. Double 18 he takes. He gets it and is now on

:35:04.:35:11.

label terms. Smith, two, Harbour, two. Smith after a miserable start

:35:12.:35:18.

comes back to square at the match at two sets each. -- up. We know that

:35:19.:35:31.

you know double 16 is not in the top right-hand corner. It is a great

:35:32.:35:45.

match. It is a match of two halves. A break at the end of the seat and

:35:46.:35:53.

who is going to be heard? Smith or Harbour. More likely to be Smith

:35:54.:36:00.

now. He has got the tide going with him, at the moment. He is pushing

:36:01.:36:10.

it. Should be Dennis pushing the boat out. Bad habits and good habits

:36:11.:36:29.

are always welcome at the lakeside. I wonder if the bishop is here

:36:30.:36:33.

tonight. He has been wandering around, most of the week. I suspect

:36:34.:36:42.

he is not a real one. Not that there is any reason why the ecclesiastical

:36:43.:36:45.

part of society should not appreciate the darts. They probably

:36:46.:36:51.

don't coming macro full regalia. He is definitely not a bishop. Nothing

:36:52.:37:06.

going in this league. Smith is ahead. Dennis with the throw. --

:37:07.:37:14.

leg. He has become becalmed judging by

:37:15.:37:28.

his elevated standards from earlier. No checkout from Smith. Good first

:37:29.:37:31.

arts, in the 25. Unlucky. Has to really get into this now, has

:37:32.:37:48.

Dennis. He has slipped, started off like a train.

:37:49.:37:55.

To hold his dart. Jeff Smith needs 85. He is looking for the 25. He

:37:56.:38:09.

needs triple 17. He will convert. A big finish. 140. He has had at once.

:38:10.:38:21.

Not this time. Bigshot now for Smith. Double 16. Dinners can only

:38:22.:38:34.

live in hope. -- Dennis. Smith had a miserable time with his doubles

:38:35.:38:39.

early on. He is hitting them now. It would be a shock if he did not take

:38:40.:38:46.

this out. Double 16. He takes it. They had in the fifth leg. -- ahead.

:38:47.:38:58.

A clinch of the first as he does so. He is viewed in the match for the

:38:59.:39:05.

first time. He deserves to be, he stuck it out, took the punishment in

:39:06.:39:08.

the first couple of sets. Now feeling the benefit. It felt like he

:39:09.:39:17.

was just throwing a view practice darts, he gave his head a shake and

:39:18.:39:22.

he has come back looking like a different guy. Together to clean cut

:39:23.:39:32.

to give his head a shake. Literally. This is going in. Is he coming back

:39:33.:39:43.

to life? He is with that throat. Harry Butler, the American watching

:39:44.:39:50.

with his wife, Sharon. He has been either here many times. Lovely darts

:39:51.:39:55.

from another lovely lad for top. Is he going to get the break he

:39:56.:40:16.

wants? Come on, Dennis. 225 required. Harbour not at the finish

:40:17.:40:26.

yet, 195. Smith will be first to the checkout. Should be. He will be. OK,

:40:27.:40:31.

Dennis. Finish that 195 full top. 180 now. 144, another leg for Smith.

:40:32.:40:57.

Unable to hit the treble seed needed. The best check out of the

:40:58.:41:07.

match, good start. He is throwing well now. Lovely to watch. He will

:41:08.:41:18.

have to really give it everything to get the double treble.

:41:19.:41:26.

Unfortunately, no. Jeff Smith coming back. Keeping cool and keeping calm.

:41:27.:41:41.

Keeping his head. That's it. Double 10. Seconds lake for Smith. He goes

:41:42.:41:50.

ahead for the first time. He has got the throw. Looking now for a three

:41:51.:42:03.

legs -nil end to the set. Not a great start. Harbour was averaging

:42:04.:42:13.

over a 100 for the first 2.5 sets. He has gone off the boil. This is

:42:14.:42:15.

more like it. Dennis can put the throw under some

:42:16.:42:48.

pressure. He did not go straight through with the first art. No

:42:49.:42:55.

fluency. The family Guy, Steve Bunting. That is his per signup. --

:42:56.:43:09.

persona. A great shot from Smith. They are well up there now. It is

:43:10.:43:16.

looking very long for Dennis. What a response. Yes! You cannot keep them

:43:17.:43:31.

down. 188 piece. Harbour will have first crack at and out. A very

:43:32.:43:42.

makeable checkout. 20 is his first shop. Going for treble but gets a

:43:43.:43:52.

single. Triple 17. Bull's-eye! Good effort. Triple 10. -- treble. Double

:43:53.:44:13.

16. He has done it. He has done it indeed. He wins the set. Jeff Smith

:44:14.:44:22.

has turned it around. He Leeds to buy three sets-2. -- leads. An

:44:23.:44:33.

impressive comeback from Jeff Smith. His early darts were quite rank.

:44:34.:44:39.

Dennis Harbour poured on the power, took the first two sets, with Smith

:44:40.:44:45.

Bierley making a mayor as far as the match was concerned. After the first

:44:46.:44:49.

break, Smith came back with renewed purpose and took three on the spin.

:44:50.:44:56.

The momentum is now definitely going with the Canadian. Dennis Harbour so

:44:57.:45:03.

slow and McDonald -- methodical. Smith is hitting the numbers early

:45:04.:45:08.

on. Earlier, only averaging in the 70s but he has put some big scores

:45:09.:45:14.

and averaging over 90. Harbour was averaging a ton plus, now down to

:45:15.:45:22.

95. Smith seems as though he is the one who senses he might be able to

:45:23.:45:26.

you merge from this victorious. Still a long way to go. Are you

:45:27.:45:35.

enjoying a? I really am. Funny what a break can do. You sensed, that if

:45:36.:45:42.

this match was played straight through, Dennis Harbour may have won

:45:43.:45:48.

by now. A totally different chip Smith came back on stage, following

:45:49.:45:55.

the first break. Let us see what happens after the second. Good shot

:45:56.:46:05.

there, and another. Not a lot of finish yet but he is not far off.

:46:06.:46:11.

Harbour straightaway is being pressured.

:46:12.:46:35.

75, when he comes back to take the opening leg against the darts.

:46:36.:46:46.

180 would be nice. 140 would have aided the course, let us see what

:46:47.:47:08.

Smith can do. Double top for the league against the throw. Can

:47:09.:47:14.

Harbour respond and get himself out of the mire? -- leg. He needs a

:47:15.:47:33.

triple 24 88. Single sixteens. Again this is against the throw. 10, now.

:47:34.:47:42.

He was hitting these doubles so confidently. He sees as an early

:47:43.:47:55.

advantage in the fourth set. -- Caesar's. This is to take a place in

:47:56.:47:59.

the semi-final. The Harbour Master needs to put a

:48:00.:48:19.

few of those triples in again. -- trebles. That is more like it.

:48:20.:48:23.

Smile, it is only darts. You say only darts, for these guys

:48:24.:48:39.

it is not only darts. Getting to the business end of this championship. A

:48:40.:48:46.

place in the last four at stake. Not just that but an invitation back

:48:47.:48:49.

next year if you reach the semifinals. Hold that thought! He

:48:50.:49:01.

needed that. The fourth for Dennis Harbour. The other thing, if you get

:49:02.:49:05.

through to the semifinals, and extra eight and a half thousand pounds.

:49:06.:49:13.

Six and a half for the losing quarter-finalist, 15 for the two

:49:14.:49:19.

losing semifinalists. Leaving you closer to the ?100,000 jackpot for

:49:20.:49:26.

the winner. Scott Mitchell, the defending champion is in action

:49:27.:49:29.

against the Dutch player later. He made a good impression on his debut.

:49:30.:49:40.

This could be the biggest comeback of the tournament. I am at the

:49:41.:49:47.

darts, she is texting, can't talk now. Harbour on 167. A difficult

:49:48.:50:15.

position, 152 for Smith. Double 16. Just the wrong side of the board. I

:50:16.:50:25.

think he thought that was in. I was halfway out of my seat. Two darts at

:50:26.:50:32.

double 18 for Dennis Harbour to level the set. Needs one of these.

:50:33.:50:43.

Must get this. He does not get it. He will be punished now. I will be

:50:44.:50:47.

surprised at Smith does not take this out. He is starting to notch

:50:48.:50:55.

them when it counts. To keep the momentum going, he is 2-0 up.

:50:56.:51:02.

Heeding for his fourth set on the spin. They called on the Harbour

:51:03.:51:13.

Master but it he is at see right now. The first leg of the fourth set

:51:14.:51:23.

was the last time he won a leg. This is the sexy, Smith, 2-0 up. Dennis

:51:24.:51:35.

has run out of gas. What a start for this one. He looks so good for the

:51:36.:51:46.

first two sets, Dennis Harbour. He is physically fit when it is so warm

:51:47.:51:54.

up there, that is an advantage. Jeff Smith seems to be staying the paste

:51:55.:51:56.

the better. -- pace. Jeff Smith has worked for many years

:51:57.:52:12.

and a car restoration business. In the last year he has bought the

:52:13.:52:18.

business. This gives them more time to practise as darts. Makes them

:52:19.:52:23.

more comfortable financially. He can travel a little more. It takes the

:52:24.:52:30.

pressure off the darts he does play. It is all going right for him off

:52:31.:52:35.

the dartboard. When it was all going right off the dartboard, it goes

:52:36.:52:46.

right on the dark board. -- dartboard. Does he work on the old

:52:47.:52:51.

classics, the 50s and 60s muscle cars? He does that, but also the

:52:52.:53:03.

pimp my ride business. I am not so much a fan of that. That's naff. I

:53:04.:53:19.

love my classic cars. I do not like things to look as if they have come

:53:20.:53:23.

out of an amusement arcade. Smithers on a finished. I have not seen you

:53:24.:53:34.

so riled all week. A maximum for Dennis Armfield. I appreciate it, it

:53:35.:53:43.

is just not my thing. Triple 17, double 18, he has not got. To hold

:53:44.:54:01.

the throw, a master it. -- must hit. For two sixteens. One dart, Dennis.

:54:02.:54:08.

You have to find the green bit. Ouch. 20s for Smith. This is for the

:54:09.:54:19.

set. Single 20, double 20. There it is. He is 4-2 up. He only needs one

:54:20.:54:29.

more. The Canadian flag is starting to develop a following and a bunch

:54:30.:54:35.

of fans who really admire his talent. Looks like he's eating brain

:54:36.:54:45.

other semi-final. -- heading for another semi-final. You mentioned

:54:46.:54:52.

that the referees had a 174 contest. On the way here, I thought I would

:54:53.:54:57.

get a leaderboard for you. This is good information. The Dutch referee

:54:58.:55:12.

has two. And need under is has not had one yet and he is very cross

:55:13.:55:15.

with all the players in his matches because it is his idea. Nick Ross

:55:16.:55:27.

has had four. He is the man. 174, we wait with bated breath to see if

:55:28.:55:35.

there will be any more. Has anybody recorded who has had 17 four. It is

:55:36.:55:43.

the sort of information George would have. He knows how many darts they

:55:44.:55:50.

have shown. Jeff Smith has won nine legs in a row. -- thrown. It is all

:55:51.:56:05.

starting to look like hard work for Dennis Harbour. Smith is closing in

:56:06.:56:08.

on his throw. This repairs of the damage.

:56:09.:56:36.

Quarter-finals time. The winner of this play is the winner of the next

:56:37.:57:01.

game to come. 144 the opening leg. 57 when he returns and harbour

:57:02.:57:05.

cannot do anything about it other than try to get a big number. Get

:57:06.:57:12.

up, he says. It is not going to move once it is on the board. Jeff Smith

:57:13.:57:23.

is looking for ten legs in a row. 57 required. We have had turnarounds.

:57:24.:57:32.

Smith is now looking to finish this one. Another one on the spend. That

:57:33.:57:46.

is ten hour. He is ahead in the seventh sat -- now. -- set.

:57:47.:58:04.

I heard a whisper that some Donald Trumps have made the way it in.

:58:05.:58:16.

There is a possibility of him being banned from the country and the

:58:17.:58:21.

politicians are going to have a debate about it. The lookalike

:58:22.:58:26.

Saikia, along with the outrageous have. Canada is going into the

:58:27.:58:41.

semifinals unless Dennis can turn this around dramatically. We just

:58:42.:58:49.

can't see it happening. He has run out of steam after taking the first

:58:50.:58:57.

(CHEERS) opening sets with such high regard. -- two sets. Here are the

:58:58.:59:14.

Donald Trumps! And a Bruce. They are over from the USA, as you would

:59:15.:59:21.

expect. The commentators, many of them. Steady 140. There is life in

:59:22.:59:41.

them yet. There they are revealed. There are not really Donald Trump,

:59:42.:59:48.

in case you were wondering. OK, to stem the tide, Dennis Harbour. Two

:59:49.:00:03.

darts a double top. 11! He has got to find a break because Smith has

:00:04.:00:28.

got the guts. -- darts. Only 60 from Jeff Smith. He reached the

:00:29.:00:36.

semifinals on debut last year. He beat Robbie Gray in 5-1 in the

:00:37.:00:44.

quarter-finals. Then he was beaten in the last four. Scott slowed him

:00:45.:01:00.

down. Oh, dear. That could certainly be punished. A good start from

:01:01.:01:11.

Habour with a 140 but then 26. A good last darts. It can be a problem

:01:12.:01:28.

with a wall of noise. It is more of a problem when one single voice

:01:29.:01:36.

calls out from the crowd. Nothing in this leg. There is now, unless

:01:37.:01:46.

Habour can make a significant riposte. And another. That is good

:01:47.:02:03.

stuff. To hold his throat, to move to within a leg of the semifinals.

:02:04.:02:16.

-- throw. Dennis with a chance. He was taking this sort of dropped out

:02:17.:02:28.

earlier. -- stuff. No, close but no. 16 tops for Jeff Smith. His

:02:29.:02:48.

market is terrific. Yes, there is. The Canadian supporters are happy

:02:49.:02:54.

bigger Smith is now within one lake of a price within the last four. --

:02:55.:03:01.

because. He has got to win this other ways he is out. Only 60 from

:03:02.:03:29.

Dennis Harbour. Good stuff, a solid shot. A good one. For the first two

:03:30.:03:52.

sets, he held at 100% of the time, it is all gone wrong since then.

:03:53.:03:57.

That will happen if you lose ten legs in a row, as Dennis Harbour

:03:58.:04:00.

did. He is not on a finish but he is not

:04:01.:04:22.

far away. Habour must leave a finish and he will, almost certainly. That

:04:23.:04:35.

was a brave effort. He has given himself a Trumps. -- a chance. Oh,

:04:36.:04:45.

what about that! To stay alive, a in 19. He missed

:04:46.:04:53.

out by a street, didn't he? No! That last darts was thrown more

:04:54.:05:29.

in hope than expectation. Dennis Harbour to level the set. Yes, there

:05:30.:05:43.

is! That is only halted throw. Smith is still with the darts for

:05:44.:05:50.

victory. He holds his throat. He is into the last four. -- throw. Still

:05:51.:06:25.

pitching. A fighting last start. He needed that one, didn't he, to keep

:06:26.:06:39.

his nose ahead. Dennis Harbour has had winds over seeded player. He is

:06:40.:06:47.

still battling but Smith is starting to close in. -- wins. He is moving

:06:48.:07:06.

closer. Not a finish, though. Can Dennis leave one? Yes! A great time

:07:07.:07:16.

to throw a 140. Smith wants to put himself in a position where Habour

:07:17.:07:23.

is in pressure. He can't find one. Habour might get out of this. This

:07:24.:07:29.

would be some way to get out of it, equalling the highest checkout of

:07:30.:07:34.

the tournament so far. Just the wrong side of the wire. Yes, good

:07:35.:07:46.

last shot. Smith must have thought that he was home and dry but now he

:07:47.:07:52.

needs the last checkout. He can't finish, obviously. Habour is now 66

:07:53.:08:06.

to take the set. He went for the bull. He needs the bull this time

:08:07.:08:20.

and he needs the red bit in the middle of the board. That might be

:08:21.:08:31.

it. A good effort. Double 16 for the match. There it is! Jeff is in to

:08:32.:08:42.

the last four. He has swept away from the immensely likeable

:08:43.:08:49.

Canadian. Dennis Harbour is out and Smith is through to the last four.

:08:50.:08:57.

Scott Mitchell does not want to really push this title. He came

:08:58.:09:00.

through the sudden death decides. An amazing match. Any do it again? He

:09:01.:09:07.

would have to take a superconfident debutante. They have not shown a

:09:08.:09:14.

single sign of nerves on the big stage. The big man is holding the

:09:15.:09:21.

trophy. First time he has handled his throw. Scott wanted to know why

:09:22.:09:28.

he wasn't the first name on the team sheet. Scott is just running around

:09:29.:09:48.

all day for her array. -- for Harry. There is not many people who

:09:49.:09:56.

can say that they were managed by Harry. I have heard it said that

:09:57.:10:07.

when he hits a golf bull, it stays hit. He has not had much time for

:10:08.:10:22.

golf lately. Against the throw. This is more like it from Scott. This is

:10:23.:10:30.

solid. Well, time is on his side. He has

:10:31.:10:54.

decided not to go for B-17 bull, having a single 20. -- the 17. A

:10:55.:11:12.

double 16 now. That is more like it! That is the Mitchell that we know it

:11:13.:11:20.

is the first time that he has broken the Veenstra throw in this match. He

:11:21.:11:27.

looked like an impostor for these first two sets, didn't he? He is out

:11:28.:11:41.

for the set now. What a difference a few big numbers make. What a

:11:42.:11:48.

difference a break can make. Habour against Smith earlier. It was

:11:49.:11:52.

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