:00:00. > :00:41.Good evening. Wednesday at Lakeside marks the halfway stage of every
:00:42. > :00:45.championship, and this year that gave six men the opportunity to book
:00:46. > :00:49.their place in the quarters. The first match involves a player in his
:00:50. > :00:52.13th year at Frimley Green, Gary Robson, and he was up against and
:00:53. > :01:08.inform Roddy Green. 2-2, the deciding leg in this first
:01:09. > :01:43.set. Green with the advantage. Getting the best of order. That is
:01:44. > :01:45.what this venue is all about. It is the home of darts and the home guard
:01:46. > :02:19.are in. OK, treble 19. He wants the
:02:20. > :02:29.bull's-eye. What a start! 12 dart finish. You have got to love that.
:02:30. > :02:41.Everybody standing. That's the one that counted. Came as a big
:02:42. > :02:48.surprise. His scoring by his standards hasn't been good, but he
:02:49. > :02:55.still won it with a magnificent 167. The highest checkout of the
:02:56. > :02:57.tournament so far, beating Hogan's 161 against Mitchell yesterday.
:02:58. > :03:13.There are the averages. Robson with the highest average. But
:03:14. > :03:17.green with the first set. Look out the checkouts -- look at the
:03:18. > :03:29.checkouts. Just one missed dart at the double so far. 140 apiece.
:03:30. > :03:48.Another one for Gary Robson. Another big out shot. He won't be
:03:49. > :04:07.finished on these three will stop he will be coming back.
:04:08. > :04:14.Shanghai 20s for Gary Robson. He has got the treble, so double tops.
:04:15. > :04:19.Right on it in his second round match. 167 for will be green
:04:20. > :05:02.hollowed by a Robbie has got the advantage when
:05:03. > :05:07.these two have met in the past. Six previous games. Robbie has won four
:05:08. > :05:13.of those. His highest profile win in 2010 in the quarter-final. The one
:05:14. > :05:20.the last meeting as well, which was the Belgian open back in August. Not
:05:21. > :05:29.too much to choose between the two men up until this point. Robbie
:05:30. > :05:44.peppering the treble is now. That is his first maximum. -- trebles. He
:05:45. > :05:59.could have got another three in there. This for a 14 darter eight.
:06:00. > :06:20.What a match this is turning out to be. Please, keep it going.
:06:21. > :06:35.123 for Robson, 120 for Green. Robson and green. -- Green. Very
:06:36. > :06:48.little between them in terms the difference between the two in the
:06:49. > :07:07.averages is decreasing all the time. Back to the trebles.
:07:08. > :07:18.Robbie's wife there, Ruth. She travels with him everywhere. He has
:07:19. > :07:36.given himself an outstanding chance with that 160. A good out shot.
:07:37. > :07:42.Treble 20. He won't get it he has nicked the darts. As he did in the
:07:43. > :07:52.first set, he has his nose in front.
:07:53. > :08:03.In five legs of darts so far he has had a 12-darter, a 13 darter and a
:08:04. > :08:08.167 finish. Lovely, isn't it? That is what they pay their money for.
:08:09. > :08:19.They want that cup. They want the title.
:08:20. > :08:24.Travel the world throughout the year. Getting the points to get to
:08:25. > :08:39.this championship. Really was a rueful scratchy shake
:08:40. > :08:44.of the head from Gary Robson after that seven. Back in range now,
:08:45. > :09:08.though. Two good cover shots there. Oh, dear. Pushing each other at each
:09:09. > :09:19.throw. He is on a finish of 114, Robbie Green. These six starts for
:09:20. > :09:23.it. Treble 18. -- darts. 20 is the shot. As I said, no out shot for
:09:24. > :09:45.Gary Robson. so, double eight for a second set
:09:46. > :09:53.for Robbie Green. One more for a 2-0 lead. Very out of character and a
:09:54. > :09:59.way in for Robson. We will see. 80 required. That looks like a single
:10:00. > :10:12.eight to me. You have been let off. Robbie takes the set.
:10:13. > :10:26.APPLAUSE A set against the darts for Robbie
:10:27. > :10:33.Green. Gary Robson will feel that he hasn't done too much wrong when he
:10:34. > :10:35.finds himself 2-0 down. Third set, first leg. Robbie to throw first.
:10:36. > :10:41.Game on. It only takes one loose start to
:10:42. > :10:56.lose a set. As it is, Robbie Green is 2-0 up,
:10:57. > :11:02.and he's another set -- needs another set.
:11:03. > :11:08.Gary Robson's scoring of the first set has gone down a little bit.
:11:09. > :11:10.Robbie Green's going in the other direction, even with that
:11:11. > :11:31.bounce-out. Brilliant! His son Jamie is united!
:11:32. > :12:24.Delighted? He's excited. Composes himself and nails it. Two
:12:25. > :12:32.sets and a leg up, Robbie Green. First to four, remember. 13-dart
:12:33. > :12:40.finish, that last leg. Really forcing the issue. There's the dart
:12:41. > :12:44.that did it. He's won four legs in a row now. An impressive checkout
:12:45. > :12:48.percentage. His checkout percentage in his match against Richie George
:12:49. > :12:55.down in the mid-30s. That's the kind of area he would want it to be in.
:12:56. > :13:00.54% is excellent. He's been coming 13 years to the championship, has
:13:01. > :13:09.Gary. Still to get past the second round.
:13:10. > :13:15.I'm afraid, at this stage, he's got a lot to do. He can do it. Come on,
:13:16. > :13:38.Gary. Twice he's done that on the top!
:13:39. > :14:03.Just flicks it with the last start. Another chance for Robbie Green,
:14:04. > :14:21.then. The match stays alive! Robbo back in
:14:22. > :14:39.it! It's been some year for Gary. He was
:14:40. > :14:44.diagnosed as a diabetic in 2013. He's lost a couple of stone - looks
:14:45. > :14:51.really well. Also had a back injury that affected his mobility back in
:14:52. > :14:55.the autumn. Hopped out of a chair one day, he said, and had no
:14:56. > :15:02.movement. He really struggled. Still made the final of the Jersey Classic
:15:03. > :15:06.that weekend, though. He's still got the same stance, so obviously it's
:15:07. > :15:30.far better than it was. An out shot of 164. It's really the
:15:31. > :15:35.out shots that these players are having to get.
:15:36. > :15:44.Gary, you require 164. Needed the treble with the first dart.
:15:45. > :16:07.154 for green Green. There it is.
:16:08. > :16:16.APPLAUSE Comfortable. 2-0 up. Third set.
:16:17. > :16:48.Should be 2-1 up. One leg a way from saving the match.
:16:49. > :16:56.As the pressure intensifies, the quality increases. That third dart
:16:57. > :17:27.drifting off. CHEERING
:17:28. > :17:30.Gary, you require 140. 141, 100, 180!
:17:31. > :18:15.Those are the three scores of Robbie Green.
:18:16. > :18:29.Gary Robson is fortunate here. He'll have to finish it with 3, double 8.
:18:30. > :18:33.Oh, Gary! Gary, Gary, Gary... This has a feeling of being a critical
:18:34. > :18:40.leg. Both men have missed three darts at doubles, but Robbie Green
:18:41. > :18:45.hits! It's two apiece in the third. Jamie delighted. Robbie Green,
:18:46. > :18:53.having saved the set, now has the darts in his hands for a 3-0 lead. ?
:18:54. > :19:10.The family are very happy. Jamie I was really looking forward to this
:19:11. > :19:18.match, Jim. It's not disappointed me. And I'm sure it hasn't everybody
:19:19. > :19:34.watching this classic. Robbie looks in imperious form. Last
:19:35. > :19:38.year, he won the first round, saw off Scott Mitchell in round two,
:19:39. > :19:47.then a great quarterfinal with Chad O'Shea, which he lost 5-3.
:19:48. > :19:59.In 2007, Robbie beat Michael van Gueren, who was 17 years of age.
:20:00. > :20:08.Well done, Michael. You're a world champion. Absolutely brilliant.
:20:09. > :20:16.He's had some great scalps on this stage. As well as MVG, Stephen
:20:17. > :20:22.Bunting he's beaten, Dave Chisnall, John Walton. All scalps taken by
:20:23. > :20:26.Gary Robson. It's only the scalp of Robbie Green that he's concentrating
:20:27. > :20:32.on at the moment. It must be many years since John 'Boy' Walton has
:20:33. > :20:41.not been here. I just realised that. He's missing. John 'Boy'.
:20:42. > :20:50.This is an absolutely critical set of darts. Double-top! Can't afford
:20:51. > :20:51.to miss this in any shape or form! This is pressure!
:20:52. > :20:57.CROWD GROANS He wants the bull with the first
:20:58. > :21:25.dart... CROWD GROANS
:21:26. > :21:32.Unlucky! Can you do it? You've got three darts! For the set... !
:21:33. > :21:40.Yes! Game, and third set, Gary Robson. Great match! We want it to
:21:41. > :21:45.continue! We want it to go all the way! It could be doing just that!
:21:46. > :21:49.Fourth set, first leg. It's Gary to throw first. Game on. Must have
:21:50. > :21:56.thought his chance had gone. Missed two set darts, then Robbie missed
:21:57. > :22:02.one, and Gary Robson survives, pulls a set back. That was against the
:22:03. > :22:07.throw as well. In fact, all told, if you count the three he missed in the
:22:08. > :22:09.fourth leg, five set darts missed. But the sixth one went in, and it
:22:10. > :22:29.takes us through to this fourth set. One thing is certain - they're
:22:30. > :23:18.getting the best of order in this great afternoon crowd.
:23:19. > :23:30.That's the one! First leg, Gary Robson. Second leg, Gary throws
:23:31. > :23:36.first. CHEERING
:23:37. > :23:38.Could have put those on a pinhead! Fifth 180 of the match - four of
:23:39. > :24:50.them the way of Robbie Green. He'd be vore disappointed in that.
:24:51. > :24:54.Another 13-darter for Robbie Green. That's four legs in this match that
:24:55. > :25:25.he's won in 13 darts or less. Championship form.
:25:26. > :25:29.CHEERING Well, they might as well keep
:25:30. > :25:52.standing up! Two excellent cover shots as well,
:25:53. > :26:00.134 to follow the 180. He has taken a huge hold of this leg.
:26:01. > :26:08.18... Double 16 coming in. He will be coming back for double eight. 278
:26:09. > :26:28.is what is required. For a 13 darter. A 14 darter. Now
:26:29. > :26:33.double two... To avoid Robbie Green of having a chance of getting back
:26:34. > :26:41.into a lead he was miles away from. He has bust it. He has taken a
:26:42. > :26:54.chance that Robbie won't take out 140. Is he going to get stuck now?
:26:55. > :27:06.140 is a good opportunity. He will get a chance at double eight. Let's
:27:07. > :27:17.hope it works for you, Gary. Good thinking. 140 is not the easiest
:27:18. > :27:24.checkout, and it is a big one as well. If you had been Robbie Green
:27:25. > :27:29.in that situation and somebody had done that to you, and effectively
:27:30. > :27:37.said you're not going to hit a 140, does it affect you? Not really. You
:27:38. > :27:42.are engrossed in the match now. You don't think about the other
:27:43. > :27:47.player's game. Sometimes you think, I've got that and you feel
:27:48. > :27:56.confident. But, no, you just concentrate on what you're doing. I
:27:57. > :28:00.hope that has helped you, Jim. These two men are very close friends. Two
:28:01. > :28:13.extremely affable characters. Two huge football fans as well.
:28:14. > :28:21.Robbie, as you can tell by his shirt, a lifelong Liverpool fan. We
:28:22. > :28:33.were chewing the fat yesterday about Hezbollah the Newcastle United with
:28:34. > :28:40.Gary -- Hezbollah did. After 12 darts, requires double 18 -- his
:28:41. > :29:12.beloved. Double 18. Yes. A crucial third dart for Gary
:29:13. > :29:19.Robson. You saw him literally jumping up and down in frustration
:29:20. > :29:25.with himself after a 20 and a single one in this crucial fifth leg. Such
:29:26. > :29:44.a powerhouse with the scoring. The third set when Robbie had the
:29:45. > :29:51.dance was won by Gary Robson to break back. -- the darts. Only a
:29:52. > :30:00.break if you can hold. He has to hold this set with the darts, he has
:30:01. > :30:06.started 51, 39, 58. Robbie has effectively stolen back the darts
:30:07. > :30:22.here. Nine darts apiece. He has a lead of 79. Heeded well there. -- he
:30:23. > :30:31.did. Back to even Stevens. Robbie with the advantage. The pressure of
:30:32. > :30:35.this decisive leg perhaps turning a bit from the high standards these
:30:36. > :30:53.two men have set themselves up until this point. He will have a look at
:30:54. > :31:05.83 in a minute. Big men have nerves. Treble 17 to leave double 16. Double
:31:06. > :31:15.16. Bull's-eye. Only a fraction. Roof on her feet. -- Ruth.
:31:16. > :31:21.Bull's-eye for Robbie Green. He can't hit it either. All the
:31:22. > :31:26.pressure is on. 25 for Gary Robson. He went for single nine and he hits
:31:27. > :31:32.the treble and he has bust. Robbie has a chance he would never have
:31:33. > :31:42.believed he would have got. She is out there cheering for you. Double
:31:43. > :31:58.16. The Green family to explode, and so is, as I said, Kong. It has been
:31:59. > :32:06.a wonderful match so far. Hugely entertaining. Decent averages.
:32:07. > :32:09.Decent checkouts. And two of the four sets going to last leg
:32:10. > :32:17.deciders, and the man who has lost it has had a set dart and hasn't
:32:18. > :32:31.been able to take it. It is a long way back now for Gary.
:32:32. > :32:47.Still to get past that second round who do -- hoodoo.
:32:48. > :33:35.It has been brilliant. Robson Green soldiers on into the fifth set.
:33:36. > :34:00.OK. Robbie Green. Not a finish, 193. Looking to finish with the next
:34:01. > :34:14.throw. Gary Robson is still on 223. 54 looks handy for Robbo. Fifth leg
:34:15. > :34:24.of the -- first leg of the fifth set. He will be back with Gary back
:34:25. > :35:03.on 182. The high-scoring is evading him now. Double ten. There it is.
:35:04. > :35:30.The match has just gone off the boil a bit. The last time he beat Robbie
:35:31. > :35:36.Green was the quarter-final of the Northern Ireland Open in 2011.
:35:37. > :35:41.Robbie Green not too far away from taking his record against Robbo to
:35:42. > :35:44.macro 52. Two more legs and he will be in the quarter-finals for a
:35:45. > :36:08.second successive year. -- 5-2. Not pleased with what is happening
:36:09. > :36:17.up there, Robbo. A bit deflated. 120 for Robbie Green to go one leg away
:36:18. > :36:26.from victory. Again, a leg against the darts to move him within a leg.
:36:27. > :36:32.He has hit it again. The nasty as kind of Shanghai surprise for Gary
:36:33. > :36:42.Robson because he has taken him to the brink of elimination.
:36:43. > :36:50.I think his son is a Liverpool supporter as well.
:36:51. > :37:08.I wonder what's going through his brain.
:37:09. > :37:22.Good cover shot. Getting ever closer.
:37:23. > :37:34.Well, that's going to help a little, but it's a long way back.
:37:35. > :37:41.brilliant. No other word for it. That's brilliant. It has left a
:37:42. > :38:18.158. Oh, dear. It's a shame. Part of a
:38:19. > :38:29.great match. This for a place in the quarter-finals. Treble 18. That
:38:30. > :38:36.would have left double 12. Single 20, meaning he needs tops. Gary
:38:37. > :38:53.needs 124 to save the match. Treble 18, bull's-eye. It swings now. All
:38:54. > :39:05.waiting to cheer. The family tree's there. Double tops. Yes! With the
:39:06. > :39:13.second. The end of a thriller. But look at them here. What a match
:39:14. > :39:17.they've seen. Absolute brilliance. Jim couldn't wish for better.
:39:18. > :39:22.Fantastic match, some real high-quality. Robbie Green is
:39:23. > :39:24.through to the quarters having lost only one set so far. Kong marches
:39:25. > :39:32.on. Scottie dog Mitchell was scampering
:39:33. > :39:36.all over the stage on Tuesday after knocking out Paul Hogan in the first
:39:37. > :39:41.round. He ran off stage and coached his dad, who had never watched him
:39:42. > :39:46.in 25 years of professional darts -- hugged will stop would it be the
:39:47. > :39:51.same against Wilson? He had been brilliant in knocking out Christian
:39:52. > :40:10.Kist late on Tuesday. Fascinating match on the agenda.
:40:11. > :40:16.It's the mental disintegration - what it can do to you in this third
:40:17. > :40:21.set, as he tries to get back into it. He can't afford to let it play
:40:22. > :40:27.on his mind - one dart making all the difference. First to four sets,
:40:28. > :40:34.remember, taking place in the next round. Mitchell will be cursing
:40:35. > :40:40.himself at that. He's got to find a way to put it behind him.
:40:41. > :40:46.Mitchell looked as though he was home and dry! Set that up
:40:47. > :40:55.brilliantly. ..until the finish. Hit two of his 11 doubles in that
:40:56. > :41:07.second set. I think the nerves so fraught in
:41:08. > :41:14.that last leg of the second set has affected both of them here. 20%
:41:15. > :41:20.checkout rate for Mitchell - last thing that he needs. Wilson - the
:41:21. > :41:25.advantage in scoring, and also perhaps more importantly, the
:41:26. > :41:27.advantage in finishing. He's taken out a couple of big ones along the
:41:28. > :41:33.way. Surely Mitchell's gonna get this.
:41:34. > :42:07.APPLAUSE Comfortable hold, but I bet you as
:42:08. > :42:16.he walked back from the board he thought, "Well, I can do it now. Why
:42:17. > :42:23.couldn't I do it three minutes ago?" The P word is what it's often about
:42:24. > :42:36.so -- is what it's about so often in darts - pressure.
:42:37. > :43:01.Great start to this leg - three 140s between them.
:43:02. > :43:22.Lovely cover shot - treble 17 setting up a good finish on 90.
:43:23. > :43:27.Lie of the darts didn't help your view, but I can tell you that was an
:43:28. > :43:46.absolutely perfect dart. They would have been Hoping to --
:43:47. > :43:50.hoping to play tonight - Scott Waites sitting in the audience,
:43:51. > :43:55.taking it all in. Third Yorkshireman to win the world title. Wilson, of
:43:56. > :44:03.course, could become the fourth, as John mentioned earlier.
:44:04. > :44:12.Bet you Dennis Priest is watching this right now. He was the first
:44:13. > :44:17.Yorkshire winner back in 1991. The man with those feather-like darts
:44:18. > :44:24.that served him so well. Had such a brilliant career.
:44:25. > :44:31.The man that gave his legion of supporters - of which I'm more than
:44:32. > :44:54.happy to say I'm one - so much pleasure in his darting career here.
:44:55. > :45:07.Mitchell with the darts, in a good position. 104 required.
:45:08. > :45:16.Treble 20 would have left him double 12. Double 15... Talked about the
:45:17. > :45:22.importance of counting... Scott didn't get it right that time.
:45:23. > :45:30.Eminently hittable. He's come close to a 164 already tonight. Decisions
:45:31. > :45:34.for Scott - he's got three darts in his hand. Could go 10, double 10.
:45:35. > :45:36.Not when you can do that! Why bother?
:45:37. > :45:59.LAUGHTER Double 15.
:46:00. > :46:05.Scott's 88 tonight exactly the same as it was against Hogan in the fist
:46:06. > :46:11.round. Wilson's just a little bit less than he hit against Kist.
:46:12. > :46:20.If you took the first set out of that match against consist consist,
:46:21. > :46:25.he averaged 101 -- Kits, he averaged 101 for sets two and four combined.
:46:26. > :46:31.A mere 93 so far. Handy last dart there from Wilson, just maintaining
:46:32. > :46:34.the advantage. In this leg. Got the darts. Has to win this leg to keep
:46:35. > :46:43.this set alive, Wilson. Needs the treble for the bull... Not
:46:44. > :47:19.that treble, though. 161 dash can be done. -- 161 - can
:47:20. > :47:25.be done. Wilson will come back with 76 to make it two apiece.
:47:26. > :47:34.Needs to set up a decisive leg in this third set. 16 for double-top,
:47:35. > :47:39.for two each in the third - no. CROWD GROANS
:47:40. > :47:49.Mitchell - 96 to take his first set and make it 2-1. Great dart. Double
:47:50. > :47:54.18 - takes it! He's into the match! Was an effort, wasn't it? He kept it
:47:55. > :47:57.together. A rueful smile from Wilson.
:47:58. > :48:29.? This is a telling story - look at the checkout percentage Scott
:48:30. > :48:35.Mitchell has had in the second set - 2 out of 11. Improving radically in
:48:36. > :48:51.that third set. ? Three chances for Wilson to be
:48:52. > :49:55.broken by Mitchell. Three opportunities to break the
:49:56. > :50:00.Wilson throw - this the first of them in this leg - one that he
:50:01. > :50:04.hasn't been able to take up to this point. Pressure on Wilson's 90.
:50:05. > :50:20.Pressure indeed! Another bull's-eye checkout for
:50:21. > :50:23.James Wilson! APPLAUSE
:50:24. > :50:31.That is the mark of a potential champion. Mitchell on double-top for
:50:32. > :50:38.a leg against the darts if he was given the opportunity. One dart at
:50:39. > :50:44.bull - hits it, damage averted. Big score, big first visit straightaway,
:50:45. > :50:48.putting in an advantage. First to four sets. Mitchell can just
:50:49. > :51:21.maintain the momentum somehow... If you're wondering how Wilson is
:51:22. > :51:25.getting on in this little mental game he plays - how many he can win
:51:26. > :51:28.in 15 darts or less - that kind of tells you the story. He's averaging
:51:29. > :51:32.15. 4. A little bit over par, as far as
:51:33. > :51:48.he's concerned. A big checkout possibility for
:51:49. > :51:53.Mitchell. Could be a different story! There you go! Good chance to
:51:54. > :52:10.go 2-0 up now! Decent from Mitchell, but the sort
:52:11. > :52:19.of form Wilson's in, you could see him getting this. He wanted another
:52:20. > :52:22.bull's-eye! He was so close! 56 for Mitchell to hold. Two dart at
:52:23. > :52:26.double-top to tie it up at 1-1 in the fourth. He only needed the first
:52:27. > :52:29.of them. APPLAUSE
:52:30. > :52:34.Fourth set going with the darts at the moment. If it goes with the
:52:35. > :52:37.darts all the way through, it will be Wilson that takes a 3-1 lead into
:52:38. > :53:25.the fifth set. Second of the three opportunities in
:53:26. > :53:42.this set to break the Wilson throw and potentially get it back to 2-2.
:53:43. > :53:48.Wilson coming back now with 203 required. Nothing between them in
:53:49. > :53:51.terms of score. Wilson with the throw.
:53:52. > :54:05.A glimmer of an opportunity for Mitchell maybe...
:54:06. > :54:10.Three darts which faileded to hit the treble. Wilson at 144 - great
:54:11. > :54:31.first dart. All they can do is rack up the
:54:32. > :54:36.numbers and hope now. Last dart didn't go where he wanted it to go,
:54:37. > :54:41.but it could be academic. Double-top for Wilson, who leads 2-1 in legs
:54:42. > :54:58.and sets. 3-1, of course, far from being an
:54:59. > :55:03.unassailable lead if Wilson were to see out this set. But it would give
:55:04. > :55:09.Mitchell a mountain to climb. Realistically, has to hold here.
:55:10. > :55:13.Then has to break the Wilson throw in the next leg. Precious little
:55:14. > :55:16.between them in terms of scoring stats in this match. Both averaging
:55:17. > :55:44.around about the 90 mark. Hasn't been able to produce his best
:55:45. > :55:50.form here at the Lakeside. He has won five ranking titles, Mitchell -
:55:51. > :55:53.two of them in 2013, beating Tony O'Shea at the French Open, and back
:55:54. > :56:23.in November he beat Martin Adams. So, to keep the set alight. 103
:56:24. > :56:28.required. Six darts at it. -- alive. No check out for Wilson. He
:56:29. > :57:02.is going to stay where he is. Hits the double top again, right in
:57:03. > :57:09.the middle from left to right. It will go to a deciding leg in this
:57:10. > :57:18.fourth set. A smile of approval from dad, Jim, as well. With the
:57:19. > :57:21.advantage of throwing first, trying to polish this leg off now, Wilson,
:57:22. > :57:33.to make it 3-1. He has hit tops twice in set number
:57:34. > :57:37.four. He missed it twice with set darts in set number two and Wilson
:57:38. > :57:43.came back to punish him with a double five which took the set.
:57:44. > :57:45.Again he has got a 180 on the floor. Unlucky, he had the top
:57:46. > :57:50.wire. -- he hit. Maybe not. He might have
:57:51. > :58:10.hit the dart on the left-hand side. The only other set that has gone to
:58:11. > :58:17.a deciding leg went Wilson's way as both players had double trouble. A
:58:18. > :58:23.loose second dart, annoyed at himself for that. 41 is poor. Wilson
:58:24. > :58:26.can really take a stranglehold now. A couple of troubles would be handy.
:58:27. > :59:02.-- the trebles. Not the leg to have 60, 141. -- 100
:59:03. > :59:14.and 41. Six darts at it. Mitchell is a long way back.
:59:15. > :59:26.Scott is still only back on 118. -- this got. Wilson to take a 3-1 lead
:59:27. > :59:31.and moved to within a set of the quarter-finals. Decent marker with
:59:32. > :59:39.the first. A little adjustment. Too much of an adjustment. Well,
:59:40. > :59:46.Mitchell hasn't really looked like winning this leg at any stage, but
:59:47. > :59:58.now he's got a chance. 118 and this would make it 2-2 in legs. Trying to
:59:59. > :00:02.compose himself, putting the crowd noise behind him. Great first darts.
:00:03. > :00:11.He got the concentration absolutely right. Wilson must have thought that
:00:12. > :00:13.he had just about done enough, but he couldn't close it out. Mitchell
:00:14. > :00:33.stays there. He missed tops twice when he had a
:00:34. > :00:39.chance to win the second set, which he lost. He has had one dart at tops
:00:40. > :00:45.and he has nailed it just when he has to. Three darts and doubles in
:00:46. > :00:50.set number four for Mitchell and he has hit all three. His double
:00:51. > :00:55.conversion rate early on was pretty lamentable but he has really stepped
:00:56. > :00:59.it up. The sense of confidence coursing through the veins. He now
:01:00. > :01:06.looks like a man who really believes he can win. I'm right in saying he
:01:07. > :01:10.has hit six of his last seven now. That gives him nine out of 22
:01:11. > :01:21.overall. He has the better conversion rate now.
:01:22. > :01:40.Three from four in set number three. Set four, three from three.
:01:41. > :01:46.Another bounce out. That is five that Wilson's had now. He will count
:01:47. > :01:58.himself a little bit unlucky there. 141, though, Mitchell with the
:01:59. > :02:12.darts. Wilson has nicked them. He will switch across to tens. Good
:02:13. > :02:31.darts. Wilson will be back. Straightaway,
:02:32. > :02:43.an opportunity of double 16 for a leg against the Mitchell throw at
:02:44. > :02:51.the start of the fifth set. Rolled it off the barrel. That is against
:02:52. > :02:57.the darts. You get the impression that that was a really important
:02:58. > :03:01.dart. If he'd let another one slide away through in different finishing,
:03:02. > :03:15.Mitchell would be even more on a role than he is at the moment.
:03:16. > :03:23.needed that. A treble with the third dart.
:03:24. > :03:35.Looking for 180. Metronomic when he is trying to rack up the numbers.
:03:36. > :03:37.When he gets onto the double, he is really trying to force them home,
:03:38. > :03:45.Wilson. That won't go. Somewhere over deep
:03:46. > :04:17.mid-wicket. Under a bit of pressure before this.
:04:18. > :04:28.That has changed the dynamics of the match. Second maximum of the leg. He
:04:29. > :04:40.will be back having a look at double 18 for a chance to take a 2-0 lead
:04:41. > :04:51.in this fifth set. Minor adjustment. Beautifully done. Impressive darts.
:04:52. > :04:56.2-0 up. James Wilson has steadied himself. At one stage he was
:04:57. > :05:02.beginning to look distinctly creaky. He got that key double check out.
:05:03. > :05:07.Was it a double eight that he managed to get when under real
:05:08. > :05:13.pressure? Took it out and what a difference it makes. It has stopped
:05:14. > :05:17.the charge of Mitchell. Wilson winning the first set against the
:05:18. > :05:24.darts, holding in the second for a 2-0 lead. Mitchell then held, broke
:05:25. > :05:31.the throw in set number four, looks like it will be an immediate
:05:32. > :05:37.response from Wilson. I'm sure that players past and present will be
:05:38. > :05:55.enjoying the standard and relishing this atmosphere and taking in an
:05:56. > :05:59.enthralling game. The broadcasts -- that was Wayne Mardle. The
:06:00. > :06:01.broadcasts in other pastures and he does it rather well. -- he
:06:02. > :06:31.broadcasts. The angle of that first dart was
:06:32. > :06:38.horrible for him. A decent third. 118 for Mitchell. A great first
:06:39. > :06:44.dart. 18 for double top. A fraction away. He hit a 113 to win the fourth
:06:45. > :06:51.set, couldn't quite hit another one to save the fifth. Treble 19 would
:06:52. > :06:58.leave double 19. Not to be. Annoyed with himself as much as anything at
:06:59. > :07:16.that first dart. Left himself a good finish. He thought that one was in.
:07:17. > :07:27.Steady, Sun! -- son. A couple of eights for Wilson to take this fifth
:07:28. > :07:33.set. 3-2. Mitchell thought he had it. But no. Double eight and it is
:07:34. > :07:46.3-2 will stop Wilson, the number two seed, needs just one more. He starts
:07:47. > :07:49.set number six with the darts in his hand. Hold on here and he is proved.
:07:50. > :08:05.-- through. Wilson scoring more heavily on the
:08:06. > :08:13.140s and the 180s. Almost twice as many scores of 140 or more. Looking
:08:14. > :08:31.for a 177. Mitchell's impetus has been slowed,
:08:32. > :08:36.he had a great chance but not able to take it. His finishing letting
:08:37. > :08:50.him down when it really mattered. A good solid three from Wilson.
:08:51. > :09:23.139 to move to legs away. -- two legs. Double top when he comes back.
:09:24. > :09:31.Another 15 dart for James Wilson. It is significant not necessarily for
:09:32. > :09:36.tonight, potentially for longer in the tournament, if Wilson wins here
:09:37. > :09:41.today that early in the game, and in the third set, the only needed one
:09:42. > :09:46.dart at a double to see it off. Since then he has been winning
:09:47. > :09:51.legs, but he has needed a few looks at the double each time. It has been
:09:52. > :09:57.solid from Wilson, but he hasn't been where he was in the first round
:09:58. > :10:01.against Christian Kist. You get the feeling that if he is going to go
:10:02. > :10:06.all the way this year, he will have to move up a level from this. He has
:10:07. > :10:16.been good, he has been solid, but is it title winning darts? In all but
:10:17. > :10:23.one of the legs he has won it has taken him 19 darts or more. This
:10:24. > :10:27.isn't a match that has had the intensity as the one against
:10:28. > :10:32.Christian Kist, but he was pushed all the way there. He got inspired
:10:33. > :10:34.there, it was a real humdinger of a match. This one hasn't reached that
:10:35. > :10:51.feverish level. again, a crucial treble with the
:10:52. > :10:55.third dart for Mitchell. Look at a concentration on Wilson's face. --
:10:56. > :11:10.the concentration. This is decent. Could have done with
:11:11. > :11:29.the 25 rather than the 50th. But Wilson, he can do 107 -- the 50.
:11:30. > :11:38.Tops. Double four. Double two. Come on, he says. And now, after a brief
:11:39. > :11:44.hiatus, he makes the double two. Good adjustment from Scott
:11:45. > :11:56.Mitchell. A smile from dad, Jeff. All level in set number six. It has
:11:57. > :12:03.been a good scrap between these two. A good game of darts. And still you
:12:04. > :12:09.suspect one or two twists and turns to come. 22 stopped the rot as
:12:10. > :12:15.well, it would have been the fifth successive Laiki would have lost --
:12:16. > :12:27.double two. -- successive leg he would have lost. Total concentration
:12:28. > :12:39.on the face of James Wilson. A sort of lugubrious look about him. A hint
:12:40. > :12:43.of Gene Wilder. If there's one man I can imagine that wouldn't be any
:12:44. > :12:52.good at darts, it would have been him. Donald Pleasant? Gene Wilder
:12:53. > :12:59.would have been a fantastic football linesman. Again, Mitchell is in the
:13:00. > :13:06.same boat as he was in the fourth set. He has got to break the throw
:13:07. > :13:10.at some stage. Wilson back on 140. He has got a great opportunity, he
:13:11. > :13:18.has set himself up beautifully here and real pressure on Wilson here.
:13:19. > :13:28.Another one of those will be very useful. Double ten for a 140.
:13:29. > :13:33.Absolutely brilliant! That is how to knock the stuffing out of an
:13:34. > :13:36.opponent. A polite round of applause from Scott Mitchell. He's not always
:13:37. > :13:43.the most demonstrative but he enjoyed that big-time. A bit of a
:13:44. > :13:50.rueful smile on the face of Mitchell. Come on! Of the equation
:13:51. > :13:59.for Mitchell is simple here, he has got to win the next two legs -- the
:14:00. > :14:07.equation. Otherwise it is 4-2 to Wilson. And he already has a big
:14:08. > :14:13.advantage in this leg. A wonderful double ten that he hit. He missed
:14:14. > :14:18.three at double ten to win the fourth set and take a 3-1 lead. Had
:14:19. > :14:25.he hit them, his night would have already been over. The finishing
:14:26. > :14:33.line approaching, though, seemingly after a 140 and 134 at the start of
:14:34. > :14:40.this leg, and two sub 50 scores from Scott. Those two treble 19s putting
:14:41. > :14:50.him in a dominant position. Just one leg required. That treble is another
:14:51. > :14:55.body blow to Mitchell. More than 200 behind after nine darts apiece in a
:14:56. > :15:04.leg he has to win. He needs a miracle here. 130, at least six
:15:05. > :15:09.darts to do it for the match. He has gone four double five instead for
:15:10. > :15:20.the match and he was a hairsbreadth away. Mitchell is a mile back.
:15:21. > :15:23.Single 20 and another single 20. Wilson will have six darts to get
:15:24. > :15:40.this and take a place in the quarter-finals. Excellent victory
:15:41. > :15:45.for the number two seed. Another good game. Scott Mitchell Falls at
:15:46. > :15:51.the second round hurdle again. And he was not at his most fluid best,
:15:52. > :15:56.James Wilson. Did not play at the same intensity and standard as
:15:57. > :16:03.before, but he has done enough and he makes it through to an appetising
:16:04. > :16:05.quarter-final. Days Prince was absolutely buoyant after not just
:16:06. > :16:12.one but two victories at Lakeside this year. But he would need all the
:16:13. > :16:16.confidence he could muster against the number one seed, Stephen
:16:17. > :16:32.bunting, who swept all before him in 2013. It would take a mountain to
:16:33. > :16:37.stop the bullet. Bunting is such an easy-going, affable figure, but
:16:38. > :16:41.right on his game here. He looked remarkably relaxed before the game.
:16:42. > :16:54.That the confidence of winning tournaments. Just brushing the
:16:55. > :17:12.barrel as it went through. Bunting is looking to set it up. He needs a
:17:13. > :17:16.trouble but cannot find it. -- treble. It's important to make an
:17:17. > :17:30.impact on this match at an early stage. No finish for Bunting. Again,
:17:31. > :17:42.he had that little cushion, so the pressure was not on as much. Tops
:17:43. > :17:54.for the first leg for Prins. Some adjustments required. Now,
:17:55. > :18:03.across... Well, he may be penalise for that. Bunting could hurt him. He
:18:04. > :18:10.has been doing that for the last year or so. Never in doubt, never in
:18:11. > :18:15.doubt. A good finish and Bunting into the match, straight off the
:18:16. > :18:23.redhot favourites. He takes the first leg. He always plays with that
:18:24. > :18:35.smile on his face. There is such a funny story with that picture. He
:18:36. > :18:42.tells a joke about the hair... -- about the tortures. No one tells
:18:43. > :18:59.that story like he does because of his face. He has his game face on
:19:00. > :19:11.today, from the looks of it. It was the tortoise and the total, I
:19:12. > :19:17.remember it now. -- tortoise and the turtle. I was going to say that it
:19:18. > :19:35.was missing something in the telling. (LAUGHS). Big cash prize
:19:36. > :19:56.this year. What about this? I'm lucky. Just the wrong side of the
:19:57. > :20:03.wire. Plenty of time. 180. First maximum of the match going to Prins.
:20:04. > :20:14.But Bunting can finish it off... Beautifully done! He looks so solid!
:20:15. > :20:21.He is in a good mood. The confidence that he has got from last year... He
:20:22. > :20:26.feels like he can do this in every single match replays and to be
:20:27. > :20:38.honest, that is exactly what he has been doing. 180! He needs the leg.
:20:39. > :20:46.That's the statistic that matters. 140. I know that averages don't
:20:47. > :20:52.count huge amounts but I think he would like to come out of this match
:20:53. > :21:03.with an average over 100. It would make a statement to everyone that he
:21:04. > :21:07.is the man. Before Christmas, he was on the receiving end of a heavy
:21:08. > :21:13.defeat by Jamie Wilson, who played really well. That still hurts him, I
:21:14. > :21:24.know it does, and he will be out to prove a point. Wilson will be in
:21:25. > :21:31.action later on today. The third for Prins. Surely he will get on the
:21:32. > :21:40.scoresheet this time! He has an average of 112 at the moment. He is
:21:41. > :21:56.doing nothing wrong. 41 required. Double 16... Slight adjustment. And
:21:57. > :22:05.perfection! He gets the leg. Can Bunting served out the first set?
:22:06. > :22:11.It's been great so far. He needs to string them together in this leg. A
:22:12. > :22:19.slightly more prosaic visit that time from Bunting. Look at those
:22:20. > :22:30.numbers from Prins. Importantly, Bunting has been the guy who has
:22:31. > :22:40.been checking out. One out of five, 20%... 67%, you would not often see
:22:41. > :22:49.that being beaten. Anything above 40 is a good average. Interestingly,
:22:50. > :22:55.Bunting's record year has not been quite what you would expect for a
:22:56. > :23:00.player of his standing. Got to the quarter-finals in 2011 and lost. He
:23:01. > :23:09.would love to have these finals. This is the only thing not on his CV
:23:10. > :23:19.at the moment. As we were hearing before hand from our master of
:23:20. > :23:26.ceremonies... That is some statistics. I don't know what the
:23:27. > :23:35.record is. I had to 6-1. I thought I was great. He has 8-8. All those
:23:36. > :23:45.victories give you so much confidence as well. You think you
:23:46. > :23:55.are unbeatable. Coming back with a potential 124 checkout and he has
:23:56. > :24:09.six starts in which to do it. -- six darts. All Prins can hope to do is
:24:10. > :24:29.put a little bit of pressure on. So, this is for the first set. And
:24:30. > :24:35.impressive. Very impressive. Three successful double attempts out of
:24:36. > :24:59.five. He has that little lead, now, and he will look to defend all of
:25:00. > :25:03.that. He will be to set up. He is a very quiet character, Prins. He does
:25:04. > :25:11.not scream and shout when he is playing well. That was a close-up of
:25:12. > :25:26.the thrilling action that is serving Bunting so well and already, he is
:25:27. > :25:34.ahead. We were saying what a good year he has had. On both the steel
:25:35. > :25:39.tip and the soft tip. His manager was telling me that they have been
:25:40. > :25:50.around the world a bit, having a go at that and doing pretty well. Hong
:25:51. > :25:53.Kong, China, France... I think he was the favourite for the World
:25:54. > :26:03.Championships in Hong Kong but he got beaten in the quarter-finals.
:26:04. > :26:05.This is quality darts. Wonderful. Three treble 19 's, leaving him on
:26:06. > :26:27.88. 121. It's impressive for Prins, but
:26:28. > :26:40.surely a little bit too late. That conversion was so impressive.
:26:41. > :26:55.Four out of six, continuing that wonderful 67% checkout rate. And
:26:56. > :27:16.putting his man under pressure once again... 180! First set to Bunting.
:27:17. > :27:29.Dear we whisper? The crowd will be going stratospheric. 140. He will
:27:30. > :27:34.have to settle for the ten darter. The only wins one leg, no matter
:27:35. > :27:39.which way he does it. That is what he is concentrating on. Starting to
:27:40. > :27:57.rack up that average. By any standard, 104 is brilliant. 98 is
:27:58. > :28:10.not too shabby either, to be honest. He has got to hit the treble 20s.
:28:11. > :28:20.Bunting is back for 84. The way he has been finishing, you fancy he
:28:21. > :28:26.will get this. That's another break. Such certainty! Wanting to make a
:28:27. > :28:35.statement to the rest. He is certainly doing it. He is in total
:28:36. > :28:42.control. But then, Prins is not doing much wrong, to be honest. He
:28:43. > :28:45.is throwing some quality darts but being swept away by a performance of
:28:46. > :29:07.brilliance at the moment from Bunting. An extraordinary checkout
:29:08. > :29:15.rate. He did not have a lot to aim at there. Mind you, the darts only
:29:16. > :29:20.way about 14 grams. Probably the lightest ones in the tournament.
:29:21. > :29:22.They really are light. Dennis Priestley used to throw featherlight
:29:23. > :29:53.starts, didn't he? -- darts. Good switch. And some beautiful
:29:54. > :29:58.cover shots. He needs Bunting to just quake somewhere. There is not a
:29:59. > :30:11.glimmer of opportunity for Prins when he is throwing like that.
:30:12. > :30:19.Almost every leg, he has put in a big score. And Prins is throwing in
:30:20. > :30:25.some big darts as well. Hitting him where it hurts. Great darts,
:30:26. > :30:36.wonderful darts. And that was absolutely clinical. Paula Prins
:30:37. > :30:54.must be wondering what he has got to do. -- poor Prins. It's not rocket
:30:55. > :31:14.science. Bunting already two sets up. 180! Performance of the
:31:15. > :31:23.tournament by a mile. There's plenty more in the tank, he can play better
:31:24. > :31:31.than this. Averaging at this stage 106.5, Stephen Bunting. By any
:31:32. > :31:36.stretch of the imagination, you know who has been around for a few years,
:31:37. > :31:41.he would think at that and think that is a bit handy. I have played a
:31:42. > :31:58.few years and only done that once in my life. Pretty impressive. Doggies
:31:59. > :32:16.watching from one of the players's vantage points -- macro dobby --
:32:17. > :32:30.Anastasia Dobromyslova. 105 to go ahead again in this first set. No
:32:31. > :32:35.finish, but he can set it up. The first time in the match he has given
:32:36. > :32:55.David the chance of a finished. 20s first. Treble 19 probably now. He
:32:56. > :33:05.has had a think. He went for 15s. Bunting has an opportunity. 14 for
:33:06. > :33:10.tops. Doesn't really matter which double he's hitting at the moment.
:33:11. > :33:27.Just like that. Shelling peas. 7/10. Producing such solid darts with the
:33:28. > :33:46.throw. Write up alongside some of the best
:33:47. > :33:55.performances ever produced at the Lakeside if the level continues as
:33:56. > :34:04.it is. Pretty close to the record, 104 at the moment. Formidable
:34:05. > :34:11.averages. Prins, he has been walloped at the moment with an
:34:12. > :34:26.average that most of the time would win you the match.
:34:27. > :34:39.A nice finish for Bullet this one. Two treble 20s, double eight. You
:34:40. > :34:45.would give him fairly short odds on doing it. I thought that was going.
:34:46. > :34:50.That is the first time he has missed double eight. He loves that side of
:34:51. > :35:01.the board. Bunting will be coming back. Double eight required to make
:35:02. > :35:14.it 2-0, throwing with the darts. Surely now. Precision. Prins up
:35:15. > :35:23.against it to stay in this third set. He has won every single leg he
:35:24. > :35:29.has started. Now he's got the breaks. It is unfortunate for Dave,
:35:30. > :35:35.looks like it could be a 4-0. You really need to be getting hundreds,
:35:36. > :35:40.then that means the other guy has got to get 12-darters to beat that
:35:41. > :35:42.and he is getting better than that. He would probably win any other
:35:43. > :35:55.match, as you said. on the receiving end of this sort of
:35:56. > :36:02.thing, I wonder what sort of thoughts are going through Dave
:36:03. > :36:08.Prins Luke Hodge -- Dave Prins' mind. He will be hoping for a
:36:09. > :36:13.glimmer of an opportunity. Steve isn't letting him into any leg to be
:36:14. > :36:20.honest. He shouldn't beat himself up, though, he's played really
:36:21. > :36:32.well. He has put the hours in practice. I spoke to him earlier and
:36:33. > :36:37.he seemed really confident. Only 28, Stephen Bunting. He seems like he's
:36:38. > :36:43.been around for ages. He beat Vincent van der Voort on his debut
:36:44. > :36:47.is nine years ago. Not a bad scalp first time out. Then he got Ted
:36:48. > :36:54.Hankey in the next round and was thrashed. We have all been there. It
:36:55. > :37:05.is his turn now, he is the daddy at the moment.
:37:06. > :37:09.He desperately needs the treble. He has got to get one now. That is a
:37:10. > :37:29.good last dart after switching. Well, clearly in the context of the
:37:30. > :37:39.match, this is a huge visit for Prins. Great first start. Tops for
:37:40. > :37:47.the leg. Oh, dear. He missed it by a distance. That was made more
:37:48. > :37:51.difficult because he hasn't really had many chances. When you come
:37:52. > :38:00.along it is essential you get them. Bull's-eye for the macro set -- the
:38:01. > :38:07.set. The set is slipping by quickly. Looking for his second leg
:38:08. > :38:17.of the match. Not a bad marker. Tens now. So, dear. It's just not
:38:18. > :38:20.happening for him. -- oh, dear. In this kind of match he simply has to
:38:21. > :38:28.get those. Back to his old favourite, double eight here. It is
:38:29. > :38:34.a set winner. Come on, he says. 3-0. Only one more required. The
:38:35. > :38:37.checkout rate not quite what it was, 56%, 9/16, but he is three sets
:38:38. > :39:22.up. Well, Prins just needs a bit of
:39:23. > :39:33.magic here. Bunting has maybe taken his foot of macro gas a little. Not
:39:34. > :39:37.intentionally. -- off the gas. Fortunately for Dave it looks like
:39:38. > :39:53.Dave has done the same thing at the same time.
:39:54. > :40:09.Maximum number four for Prins. Can he close it out now, though? It
:40:10. > :40:23.isn't a good visit from Bunting, so Dave Prins has six darts from here.
:40:24. > :40:36.You could almost put your money on this happening. Perfect darts. He
:40:37. > :40:46.went across and got treble 13 and therefore the double 12. A must get
:40:47. > :40:52.now for Bunting. Trouble leaves double eight. Not to be. Bunting now
:40:53. > :40:58.with treble 12 to take the edge in this first set. You miss those
:40:59. > :41:06.chances and he had a chance, he knows it, you miss those chances and
:41:07. > :41:13.it ain't going to happen. Still not lost a leg on his start. Totally in
:41:14. > :41:17.control will stop he's looking good, Stephen. Six out of six he has had
:41:18. > :41:42.with the dance. -- the darts. When Steve has been getting down to
:41:43. > :41:48.around the 200, the shop to leave his finishing in special. Every shot
:41:49. > :41:53.leaves him with a double or a two darter -- the shot. Nothing
:41:54. > :41:57.whatsoever in Bunting's performance to suggest that he is not a just
:41:58. > :42:07.above favourite. He is the man to beat. He is hitting these maximums.
:42:08. > :42:16.That is his fifth. Bunting with just a couple.
:42:17. > :42:29.No checkout for Prins. This is where he needs to set it up.
:42:30. > :42:33.This is where Bunting has been exceptional, with this visit to set
:42:34. > :43:01.it up. Treble 20 would leave double eight
:43:02. > :43:07.for Prins. I'm surprised he didn't go for the bull's-eye there. He will
:43:08. > :43:21.have time to think about that one as Bunting tries to check out. Superb.
:43:22. > :43:30.12 doubles out of 18. Superb. Stats like that we knew tournaments and
:43:31. > :43:39.majors -- when you -- when you. One leg away from a place in the next
:43:40. > :43:44.round for Bunting -- win you. The one big title that he is yet to
:43:45. > :43:59.take. He has been mighty impressive this afternoon. Averaging over 100,
:44:00. > :44:05.or thereabouts. I beg your pardon. There you go. 100.21. I thought it
:44:06. > :44:06.was thereabouts. I keep these statistics in my head you
:44:07. > :44:25.understand. A loose three from Bunting, but he's
:44:26. > :44:38.got time. I think we will allow him. A big deflection with the last
:44:39. > :44:43.dart, didn't put the pressure on. Will be oche a millions be going on
:44:44. > :44:48.Bunting to win the title? Millions of yen. Quite brilliant. Just what
:44:49. > :44:55.Tony oche a was saying about. The visit he makes to set up the
:44:56. > :44:59.finish, he has been doing it absolutely brilliantly -- Tony oche
:45:00. > :45:08.eight. Now he will return for tops for the match. That absolutely sums
:45:09. > :45:12.it up. His finishing has been brilliant. Stephen Bunting has
:45:13. > :45:19.annihilated Dave Prins, who hasn't thrown that badly himself, but he
:45:20. > :45:25.has taken it 4-0. His average over 100. His checkout rate, 63%. By any
:45:26. > :45:30.reckoning, absolutely world-class from Bunting. If he carries on like
:45:31. > :45:33.that, it will take a special performance from somebody to deny
:45:34. > :45:37.him the world title. Finally tonight we focus on one of the women's
:45:38. > :45:43.matches. Armstrong from Germany is the number eight seed and she was
:45:44. > :45:54.trying to beat Prins into one of two remaining quarter-final berths.
:45:55. > :46:21.And she is going straight in. Good pressure shots. Armstrong is looking
:46:22. > :46:49.good. Definitely. And again! 135, 125... Prins is going to get into
:46:50. > :47:17.Top Gear. This is a ladies match. That's a good call. She has not got
:47:18. > :47:28.a lot to do. Sharon has been steady on the 60s and has not been getting
:47:29. > :47:40.that travel very much. -- treble. That was a great leg from Armstrong.
:47:41. > :48:00.A 14 dart finish. That is brilliant. She has got to start hitting the
:48:01. > :48:13.travel instead of a 60. It's a good crowd tonight. Yes, they are great.
:48:14. > :48:32.As always. Prins is getting in there. That's a bit more steady for
:48:33. > :48:46.her. We just saw Patrick, Sharon's partner. It has caught the
:48:47. > :49:02.imagination of the crowd. Patrick and Sharon have been together 6.5
:49:03. > :49:29.years. After 12 darts... Leaves it 96. 180! That is great darts!
:49:30. > :49:43.Brilliant darts from Armstrong! Right on the wire. Can Armstrong
:49:44. > :49:51.make this a positive? Here she goes. And there it is. She takes the set.
:49:52. > :50:08.Set points to Armstrong. What a comeback! She is clapping her hands.
:50:09. > :50:14.It's the best of three sets. It does not look like this will take long.
:50:15. > :50:46.Sharon has got to get into gear. She has got to put the pressure on. 60%
:50:47. > :51:09.for Irena in the checkouts. It's very high. They have come up in
:51:10. > :51:27.leaps and bounds, the ladies. We have a very strong field at the
:51:28. > :51:35.moment and it's so good. Sharon is still with problems. Irena is just
:51:36. > :51:39.power scoring, isn't she? And she is taking out the double. That is the
:51:40. > :52:27.thing. She is finishing straightaway. And that is what Irena
:52:28. > :52:36.is going for. Irina, take it away. She has got its! She finishes later
:52:37. > :52:43.we! Those doubles were really good. I think that we could say brilliant.
:52:44. > :52:55.She is hitting them right in the middle as well. Sharon has to make
:52:56. > :53:10.throwing first and advantage and make it count. The overall average
:53:11. > :53:20.for Irina at the moment is 75.4. At Prins is 70.3. She is back right in
:53:21. > :53:32.there. She is not missing that treble very much, if she?
:53:33. > :53:38.Straightaway, she comes in with the 135 and puts the pressure on.
:53:39. > :53:47.Exactly. It's a very confident performance at the moment from
:53:48. > :53:53.Irina. But as you know, it could all change very quickly. Of course.
:53:54. > :53:58.Sharon is a great player as well, so it could alternative around. I have
:53:59. > :54:03.seen her on the circuit and she has had some good performances and has
:54:04. > :54:20.been playing really well all year. Yes! 180! A great darts! Brilliant
:54:21. > :54:37.darts from Irina! Treble 20, double 12. 79... 13 would leave her double
:54:38. > :54:56.top if she went for the treble. I don't know where that last one went,
:54:57. > :55:05.but there you go. Take 65 away. 65 and 25. 13 for tops. And there she
:55:06. > :55:13.is. She is not missing anything! She is not missing anything! We have
:55:14. > :55:30.only been playing about ten minutes. It could all be over at this rate.
:55:31. > :55:38.High scoring again. She is looking really confident, Irina. Look at
:55:39. > :55:58.this. She is straight in there again. Look! 120. She is on fire!
:55:59. > :56:10.Bring Bunting on. See if he can beat her. This is great! This is
:56:11. > :56:19.unbelievable! Sharon Prins has caught Irina Armstrong on a day to
:56:20. > :56:27.remember. Sharon is not firing as I know that she can. She has not been
:56:28. > :56:50.allowed to, really. She has been punished every time. OK, 172.
:56:51. > :57:06.Fluency, there. That was brilliant darts. So consistent, so consistent.
:57:07. > :57:15.That's the one! And that is the match! Brilliant darts from Irina.
:57:16. > :57:19.Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! Thank you very much for your
:57:20. > :57:28.company. That wraps things up from day five at Lakeside. Join us later
:57:29. > :57:30.this afternoon on BBC Two. The drive for the titles continues in earnest.
:57:31. > :57:34.Has a good night. This January, we aim to bring you
:57:35. > :57:37.the Northern Lights, As you can imagine, it's
:57:38. > :57:43.a pretty risky experiment, so if it doesn't work,
:57:44. > :57:46.this is what you'll be watching. BEEP
:57:47. > :57:49.Sorry about that!