Day 4

:00:00. > :00:40.Hello, welcome to your late night highlights from day four of the BDO

:00:41. > :00:45.world darts championship. Tuesday saw us complete the line-up for the

:00:46. > :00:52.last 16. We start with a Belgian who has never failed to plog to the

:00:53. > :01:01.second round. If Geert De Vos was to keep the impressive round going, he

:01:02. > :01:02.has to beat the only Greek to win a match here. Let's Joan our

:01:03. > :01:13.commentators. Scott Waites, awaits. In the next

:01:14. > :01:15.round. But is it going to be Belgium... Or is it going to be

:01:16. > :01:32.Greece? 55 consecutive experience, yet to go

:01:33. > :01:37.past the second round. Yeah. Four times he's been here before, Geert

:01:38. > :01:43.De Vos. And he's won one and lost one on each occasion. He's gone out

:01:44. > :01:55.to the eventual champion three times. Yes, good player. Some good

:01:56. > :02:00.players Belgium. And Eric the last Belgian to reach the quarterfinals.

:02:01. > :02:04.A while ago now. Two Victoria tris needed to reach the last --

:02:05. > :02:13.victories needed to reach the last eight. A guy called John Michaels

:02:14. > :02:18.was the only previous Greek to play at Lakeside. Well done if you

:02:19. > :02:26.remember 2014, and the preliminary round defeat to Madars Razma. Well,

:02:27. > :02:33.De Vos really getting us under way, already on a finish of 141. Here we

:02:34. > :02:39.go. Let's see how the finishing goes.

:02:40. > :02:55.Ous start from Pantelidis. Yeah, it's not easy really, is it? Make

:02:56. > :03:04.your debut like that. Treble 20. Double six. Double 16 the shot.

:03:05. > :03:05.Well, he could afford to split them, couldn't he? Still too far for

:03:06. > :03:16.Pantelidis. Kind of nice for Pantelidis to be

:03:17. > :03:24.able to play his way into the match. A double eight. Winning the first

:03:25. > :03:28.leg. As far as Pantelidis is concerned, only a leg with the

:03:29. > :03:35.darts. So he would have expected, I guess, to lose that one. He wants to

:03:36. > :03:41.start finding the treble 20. Half an hour or so ago, he couldn't have

:03:42. > :03:47.appeared more relaxed. I chatted to him before his debut, he just about

:03:48. > :03:54.beat Darren Peetoom, from Essex, in the pre-law round. He won it Swiss

:03:55. > :03:57.his ninth match dart, and I went and talked to him before that, and he

:03:58. > :04:03.appeared nervous and didn't want me to talk to him. I chatted to him

:04:04. > :04:08.jufs this evening, and he said, wish you would have stuck around, have a

:04:09. > :04:15.chat." I really want to enjoy myself on this stage. He wants to emulate

:04:16. > :04:20.Jeff Smith, and play his best darts on the big stage. Easier said than

:04:21. > :04:25.done, mind you. Jeff Smith is looking like a winner. I was very

:04:26. > :04:44.pleased with his play in the last championship. Jewellery designer

:04:45. > :04:51.from Athens, Pantelidis. He said playing on that stage, genuinely, is

:04:52. > :04:59.a dream come true. Let's wish him the best of luck. And hopefully he

:05:00. > :05:05.doesn't let himself down. It's not easy, but the favourite, without a

:05:06. > :05:09.shadow of a doubt, is De Vos. Down Mexico away... Pantelidis on a

:05:10. > :05:26.finish though. 116. Treble 19 for tops. Twebl 18 would

:05:27. > :05:36.have left double 12. To nick the throw then, De Vos.

:05:37. > :05:51.OK, Pantelidis... 20 double top. Double top. First darts in his way.

:05:52. > :05:58.He can do this in two darts if he hits the treble 20 with his first.

:05:59. > :06:12.Treble 17... For double 18, but nope. Costas has another chance. To

:06:13. > :06:15.get on the board in this match. Just to move across the oche. Double 5.

:06:16. > :06:39.There! It's the double. He'll hope he can

:06:40. > :06:48.settle into the match now. He was the more nervous than he told me he

:06:49. > :06:55.would be, during that first leg. This match is live in Greece and he

:06:56. > :07:04.says his victory a couple of nights ago has caused a bit of a stir.

:07:05. > :07:12.Constant phone calls, constant texts. His phone is in meltdown. Are

:07:13. > :07:21.you serious? Yeah. Have you been the Greek? I am Greek. He doesn't speak

:07:22. > :07:27.great English. We were having a chat in Greek. I couldn't be more wrong

:07:28. > :07:31.with him. He does want to chat, tell us all about himself, how much he

:07:32. > :07:42.loves darts, what he's been through to get here. He's got a board at

:07:43. > :07:46.home, he insisted on it, practices every single day, getting around,

:07:47. > :07:56.getting the ranking points he needs to be here. De Vos leads double top.

:07:57. > :08:27.He is back again! Good fun in this match.

:08:28. > :08:39.When he first came to Lakeside, supporting Geert De Vos, in 2012, we

:08:40. > :08:47.sort of assumed that he was a Geert De Vos's dad. But he's not. He is

:08:48. > :08:54.just a fan. He is cost as's best mate. He travelled with him to be

:08:55. > :09:00.here, travelled from Athens to be here with him. They practise

:09:01. > :09:08.together. I'm loving this. You know everybody!

:09:09. > :09:20.Tell you what - it's not a bad match either. A slight look of concern on

:09:21. > :09:29.his face. He knows that Pantelidis must hold here. To extend this set.

:09:30. > :09:33.The first to three sets through to the second round. Each set the first

:09:34. > :09:58.to three legs. He will be back with double 18 for

:09:59. > :10:11.the set. Pantelidis to try and pressure the throw. He does that.

:10:12. > :10:29.Double 18. Double 9. Yes! Quick first set. First to De Vos.

:10:30. > :10:42.He is back. Right into the treble. Already one set past costas. He

:10:43. > :10:45.wants to stamp his authority on this match, doesn't he, Geert De Vos

:10:46. > :10:49.exhe's the eighth seed this year. Third time he comes to Lakeside as a

:10:50. > :10:51.seed, and that's the highest he's been. Previously, the 14th and 11th

:10:52. > :11:11.seed. Yes, another one! Another one! A

:11:12. > :11:12.turn on two-one. Putting pressure on the Pantelidis throw early in this

:11:13. > :11:27.second set. Well, they are enjoying this. His

:11:28. > :11:56.first match of the evening. He needs another. Costas well

:11:57. > :12:03.behind. Just wants to rediscover his rhythm. Experience here. Double top.

:12:04. > :12:09.There it is. And that's a 13-dart leg from Geert De Vos.

:12:10. > :12:16., someone is going oget left out in a minute. He looks bang on form.

:12:17. > :12:20.There it is, the first maximum of the night. Jackie loves it, they all

:12:21. > :12:42.love it here. Oh, dear. What a start to the evening.

:12:43. > :12:50.Absolutely fantastic. 118. 114... Six darts down. When he starts

:12:51. > :13:01.skorg, Geert De Vos, he can't half score. He won a match with an

:13:02. > :13:08.average of 114. T at one point, he was on course to break the world

:13:09. > :13:23.record average, which is, as I'm sure you all know, 118.66.

:13:24. > :13:37.He needs this. Two treble 20s in the bowl. Treble 20, double top. Treble

:13:38. > :13:43.16... Already has a feel of a must-get

:13:44. > :14:00.about it, this. Geert, it's all yours. Double eight.

:14:01. > :14:20.Off the barrel. Yes, he's done it. Nearly fell down! You know, Jackie

:14:21. > :14:25.is like a commentator who starts too high. Where do you go from that

:14:26. > :14:34.celebration? What happens when he wins the match? Looks like he is

:14:35. > :14:48.going to, as well, the way he's playing. It's magnificent. Aileen De

:14:49. > :15:04.Graaf, smiling away, enjoying herself.

:15:05. > :15:14.Well you throw the next time, just have a look at the way his hand

:15:15. > :15:19.comes down. Kostas, is this? Yeah. Very sure. Take a look. He is not

:15:20. > :15:26.messing about, Geert De Vos, though. OK, Shanghai. What will it be this

:15:27. > :15:59.time? Kostas coming back for 114. Two treble 20s. Oh... 12 double 16

:16:00. > :16:01.or four for tops. 15 double eight now, having missed the big four.

:16:02. > :16:19.Chance for Pantelidis. Double 14. Had your chance. First

:16:20. > :16:30.time he's had a dart at a double since the second leg of the match.

:16:31. > :16:42.Straight into the treble once again. If ever a player needed a break, it

:16:43. > :16:48.was Kostas Pantelidis. What he'll say to himself, and said to himself

:16:49. > :16:52.backstage, just produce your best dart, if only for another few legs,

:16:53. > :17:00.if you're going to lose, lose with a bit of pride. He started well,

:17:01. > :17:20.because he kicked off with a long 40. Not letting go.

:17:21. > :17:31.Just to let you know, it's the best of three sets. So Geert De Vos won

:17:32. > :17:35.the first set 3-1, missed a few doubles, a bit more of a scrap in

:17:36. > :17:48.the second set, in the second set, he found another gear. Averaging 96

:17:49. > :17:55.in that second set. Theage with his first -- the average with his first

:17:56. > :18:05.nine darts was near on 109. Yeah, good return there. Swifd the 19s. He

:18:06. > :18:10.left a finish of 117. Unlike De Vos, who left 165. This would be

:18:11. > :18:17.something lovely to take back to Athens with him, if he's heading

:18:18. > :18:22.back today. Lovely to take back to Athens with him, if he's heading

:18:23. > :18:28.back today. Treble 18, very nice. Much better leg from Pantelidis.

:18:29. > :18:40.Double 18 the shot. Geert De Vos and tops it is. Come on, Kostas! Keep it

:18:41. > :18:47.going! Double 18. To win just his second leg of

:18:48. > :19:04.Well done, sunshine. That was a break as well. Stranger things have

:19:05. > :19:10.happened. And we do frequently see it, Tony, don't we - in this

:19:11. > :19:14.matches, where there's a break after two sets, the guy who is struggling

:19:15. > :19:20.comes back and throws an awful lot better. Yeah, nothing to lose after

:19:21. > :19:31.a break. Thinking, well, let's just get on with it, and you throw better

:19:32. > :19:35.darts. I asked him about the Robbo nickname, Pantelidis. And it's

:19:36. > :19:53.because he throws quickly. He told me.

:19:54. > :20:00.There is Brian Dawson, playing later tonight. Interesting story with his

:20:01. > :20:10.shirt, his lucky shirt. It's got holes in it. Because he ironed it.

:20:11. > :20:18.And left the iron on too long, got distracted, so it's a holy lucky

:20:19. > :20:24.shirt. Well, Kostas wants to make a hole in this. 161.

:20:25. > :20:42.So 120, Shanghai. Because... At the moment, not taking much out of

:20:43. > :20:54.197... That's the hard bit. That's the easy bit. Oh! Unlucky. OK.

:20:55. > :21:00.Treble 20. No, he's gone for 16s. Tops now. Good thinking.

:21:01. > :21:14.Double ten. This is for a 2-0 nil in the third set.

:21:15. > :21:23.Alright Geert, you're in a match! Where did that one go? That's the

:21:24. > :21:34.double. Squeezed into the corner, didn't he?

:21:35. > :21:45.But the suddenly... He is speeding up. He found some darts.

:21:46. > :22:21.271 for Pantelidis. It could be a 180 shot here. That's 180 as well.

:22:22. > :22:37.He is cross with himself. Good leg to go for Geert. Nine darts for...

:22:38. > :22:47.Yeah, bird in heaven. 103 left. Must leave a finish and does. So 19s to

:22:48. > :22:56.start. Ten for double 18, six for tops. He missed that three times in

:22:57. > :23:00.a row, this set. Come on, Kostas! 124. Treble 18. You have got to bull

:23:01. > :23:26.to hit. Oh, unlucky. Double top. And he fell over. Oh,

:23:27. > :23:34.double 19. He's still in it, Kostas. Theory cheering him on -- they're

:23:35. > :23:41.cheering him on. Yes! ! That is the set for Kostas Pantelidis! As Geert

:23:42. > :23:48.De Vos starts wobbling on his doubles. Six missed doubles in that

:23:49. > :23:58.set for De Vos. He had chances to win every leg. Didn't take them. I

:23:59. > :24:04.think they are loving it out there. All standing up and cheering him.

:24:05. > :24:12.They all like a hundred odd, I tell you. Well, especially the way he

:24:13. > :24:22.started. Everyone kind of felt for him. But he's won a set now. And he

:24:23. > :24:26.showed that that preliminary round match against Darren Peetoom, that

:24:27. > :24:34.he's a bit of a scrapper, Pantelidis. It may have taken him

:24:35. > :24:37.nine match darts to win, but he did win, 5-3 in a deciding set. That

:24:38. > :24:52.shows a bit of nerve. You're right. Looks like Geert needs the nerve

:24:53. > :25:04.here. A treble and another treble. Is it another treble? Well in this

:25:05. > :25:12.leg, two 140s and a tonne. 121 left. Back comes Kostas. He already found

:25:13. > :25:20.one treble 20 with 12 darts. So De Vos will be mightily disappointed if

:25:21. > :25:25.he doesn't win this leg. He can do it a bull's-eye, but chooses not

:25:26. > :25:33.too, slightly disappointingly. It's brilliant, this. Double top coming

:25:34. > :25:40.in. For the leg. I don't know why he keeps persisting in leaving double

:25:41. > :25:57.top. He is not hitting it. Hitting the double ten. Come on, Jackie.

:25:58. > :26:01.He has only hit two from ten, at double top, and missed his last

:26:02. > :26:16.seven at it. Battling away. He is. A marathon

:26:17. > :26:18.Olympics round match, but Pantelidis didn't manage to register a maximum

:26:19. > :26:31.180. I know he is wants one. A fraction away. Look that. Either

:26:32. > :26:41.side of the wire. Treble 20. Three good darts for 38, weren't they?

:26:42. > :26:54.Steady tonnes coming in now from Geert. Yes, he is not giving in. No,

:26:55. > :27:01.he needed that as well. He is two legs away from going out.

:27:02. > :27:08.76 left. He needs to find a way to break the though as well,

:27:09. > :27:21.Pantelidis. He can't finish on this, can he though? 76 then, to move to

:27:22. > :27:24.within a leg. 16 for that tops. He missed seven times in a row, make

:27:25. > :27:39.that eight times in a row. It can be done. Treble 19, double 19, unlucky.

:27:40. > :27:58.Could be a double top. Still not hit it.

:27:59. > :28:06.Right, it's now or never time for Pantelidis. Yes, or it's curtains.

:28:07. > :28:25.Just one leg will do it. For De Vos. He just can't capitalise on that

:28:26. > :28:26.change of momentum. It was an appall palling dart. That stuck right in

:28:27. > :29:04.the top. Oh, yes, great marker. Yes... Here

:29:05. > :29:16.we go. 183... So Pantelidis must leave a finish. Otherwise... He has

:29:17. > :29:25.done. Well, he has. How much can De Vos take out of 183. Plenty! Treble

:29:26. > :29:38.14... Maybe the last, the last chance saloon. Never happened.

:29:39. > :29:51.Ten for tops. Forget De Vos, for the match, for a place in round two! He

:29:52. > :29:56.has done it. He's won his first round match every year he's been

:29:57. > :30:02.here, at once again, it didn't quite happen for Pantelidis, but De Vos

:30:03. > :30:11.was boss. England's number seven Zoe Jones is known sometimes as the pink

:30:12. > :30:16.pan they are, she found herself up against the all-black every to

:30:17. > :30:22.appear. Tina Osborne making the long journey from Auckland. Would that

:30:23. > :30:27.trip prove fruitful. Here is Tina Osborne, the first Kiwi woman to

:30:28. > :30:36.take part in these Lakeside championships. Greg in the men's

:30:37. > :30:42.event played really as well, and pushed the defending champion Scott

:30:43. > :30:49.Mitchell all the way. Maybe Tina will be inspired by his example.

:30:50. > :30:53.That's a night start from Zoe Jones. Nice dart from both players. Not

:30:54. > :31:17.much evidence of nerves up there at the moment.

:31:18. > :31:25.She looked really good, didn't she, in her first-round win over Paula

:31:26. > :31:31.Jacklin, did Lisa. But those are mighty short odds before a dart it

:31:32. > :31:42.thrown in the quarterfinals. Partly by virtue of the fact that were

:31:43. > :31:48.expected to be her principal rivals, they have both been eliminated. She

:31:49. > :31:52.appears to have a smoother passage than anticipated. Others will have

:31:53. > :32:00.ideas of their own, including this two women. So to take the opening

:32:01. > :32:09.leg of the match, the first to two sets through to the quarterfinals -

:32:10. > :32:14.so she went for treble 14. Hit a single 11. Can't finish but she'll

:32:15. > :32:21.be back. The first to two sets, each set a race to three legs.

:32:22. > :32:28.Solid tonne. So tops for Osborne to have the first tangible success in

:32:29. > :32:33.the opening leg of the match with the throw. She would feel a lot

:32:34. > :32:46.better when she pockets this one and there it is.

:32:47. > :33:00.They didn't have to wait long to be up and on their feet and cheering

:33:01. > :33:10.the Lakeside crowd. The pink panther biting back. Worcestershire county

:33:11. > :33:14.player, Zoe. Lost in the quarterfinals last year. And stung

:33:15. > :33:33.into action by losing that opening leg, maybe.

:33:34. > :33:40.That's her brother Matt, very smart this evening, shirt and tie,

:33:41. > :33:54.offering support. He is nicely turned out. Perhaps knew he was

:33:55. > :33:59.going on to be camera. In case you were wondering, we are both dressed

:34:00. > :34:07.in black tie in the commentary box. We like to do things properly.

:34:08. > :34:09.Old-school is the only way. You're wearing your tux for the finals?

:34:10. > :34:26.White tie and tails. Jones nicely placed to make an

:34:27. > :34:32.immediate riposte here. That's a good dart. Double 16, brilliant. How

:34:33. > :34:36.about that for a bit of confidence, a bit of swagger with it? A 14-dart

:34:37. > :35:07.leg from Zoe Jones. Nicely done. Tell you what, that 180 from Zoe,

:35:08. > :35:11.seems to have rattled Tina Osborne. The manner of that checkout would

:35:12. > :35:15.certainly impress anybody. It was so positive, wasn't it? Bang, bang.

:35:16. > :35:26.Yeah, it really was. This again! Unlucky!

:35:27. > :35:31.Early days, but she is averaging over 92, zones zones zones -- Zoe

:35:32. > :36:32.Jones. So six darts from 190 to break the

:36:33. > :37:03.throw for Zoe Jones. Two treble 20s and double five would

:37:04. > :37:12.have been the way. Treble 20 leads the bull's-eye now. Look of disgust

:37:13. > :37:29.that she missed it. There's a bit of an Elvis sneer, that one. Yeah.

:37:30. > :37:46.Not pleased again now. Osborne 115. She made fairly pedestrian progress,

:37:47. > :37:55.down with the numbers here. 21 darts already. Treble 20 would leave

:37:56. > :38:06.double 18. Jones again, for a leg against the darts. Two it 16, two

:38:07. > :38:14.eight, a tiny adjustment. Finding it hard work! Double top.

:38:15. > :38:23.Still no. She hit it first time in the last leg, but missed this three

:38:24. > :38:37.times. Make that four. Make that five.

:38:38. > :38:41.There! Did well to squeeze that one, and kissed in off the barrel, as

:38:42. > :38:48.you'll see. Good dart. Squeezing that in. And a good take of a leg

:38:49. > :38:53.against the throw and now looking to serve it out for the first set.

:38:54. > :38:54.Remember, first to two sets in the women's competition gets through

:38:55. > :39:23.into the next round. The winner of this one to play

:39:24. > :39:27.Ann-Louise Peters. She had the shock victory over Sherrock. A lot of fans

:39:28. > :39:34.supporting both players. That is Hannah, Zoe's fiance.

:39:35. > :39:42.And hearing that you may be surprised to read that "I love you

:39:43. > :39:51.Lilly" sign. That is her niece, Lilly.

:39:52. > :40:05.It's not certain was was required, trying to reset herself, trying to

:40:06. > :40:29.refocus. Straight into treble 20. You may

:40:30. > :40:39.remember from last year with Zoe, when the darts throw, they do flow.

:40:40. > :40:45.Just 23 years old, Worcestershire county player and England

:40:46. > :40:51.international. Made he debut a couple of years ago, and in a fairly

:40:52. > :41:03.strong position here in this opening set. 104 when she returns. Time on

:41:04. > :41:09.her side. Treble 18 for double 16. How unlucky is that?

:41:10. > :41:28.Bet she couldn't do that again. She would clean up on the exhibition

:41:29. > :41:37.circuit if she could do that on demand. 84 to take the set. That

:41:38. > :41:59.will do for tops. Doesn't matter. She'll be back. Tina left 166.

:42:00. > :42:18.Well... Is Osborne going to be able to claw her way back here. Double

:42:19. > :42:21.18. Oh! That is going to hurt Zoe. She paid the penalty for some pretty

:42:22. > :42:34.indifferent attempted finishing. Decent scrap this, isn't it? Yep,

:42:35. > :42:49.certainly is. Osborne not just lying down.

:42:50. > :42:56.So this is the deciding leg in the first sest. -- set.

:42:57. > :42:59.And you hardly need me to tell you, in a race to two sets, absolutely

:43:00. > :43:29.key. So far so good for Osborne. She's

:43:30. > :43:33.holding it together, isn't she? Zoe Jones had that purple patch, but

:43:34. > :43:39.just for a moment, it's going off the ball. I think for her, a purple

:43:40. > :43:47.patch is a pink patch. In the pink! The Pink Panther. Whatever, she

:43:48. > :44:00.could do with a big hit now. It's unlucky again. Seems to be

:44:01. > :44:08.having her fair share of bounceouts. Tina Osborne for the second leg in a

:44:09. > :44:17.row has left a bogey number. 169, not possible in three darts.

:44:18. > :44:42.So this is for the set. Treble 18 for bull's-eye. Yes, she's got a

:44:43. > :44:47.dart for bull's-eye, for the set. Very much in control of things

:44:48. > :44:57.there. Now, 141, can't do it. So Osborne will come back, looking for

:44:58. > :44:59.49 to take the opening set. Tina's friend looks on. Double 16 she's

:45:00. > :45:34.left. Two 16s again. Missed it three

:45:35. > :45:48.times. Missed it four times. Now needs double 12. Tension... Creeping

:45:49. > :45:57.into the throw. 38. Double 16. Double eight... And she's taken it!

:45:58. > :46:02.And celebrates. Looks as though for all the world slipping away there,

:46:03. > :46:03.but Tina Osborne couldn't make the most of her opportunities and Zoe

:46:04. > :46:19.takes the first set. Well, they both missed six darts for

:46:20. > :46:22.that opening set. Before Zoe finally wrapped it up with a budget 8. --

:46:23. > :46:37.with a double 8. Martin Atkins, one of the players

:46:38. > :46:41.watching on, on the right-hand side of your picture there. He looks

:46:42. > :46:51.smartly turned out as well, doesn't he? He does. Slightly concerned that

:46:52. > :46:56.you expect some of the people to show up that they have fallen out of

:46:57. > :47:00.a hedge. People do make an effort when they go out. You have been here

:47:01. > :47:12.before, haven't you, John? Absolutely. Now that's a shirt.

:47:13. > :47:23.Joshua Richardson, the comedian. -- John Richardson, the comedian. He

:47:24. > :47:29.was involved the let's play darts for Sports Relief, to be broadcast

:47:30. > :47:32.in March. Jones in a nice position, 118. Treble 17 would have left the

:47:33. > :47:48.bull's-eye. So Jones coming back, looking for of

:47:49. > :48:06.64. Double top. No checkout though for

:48:07. > :48:16.Osborne. The double stats are not good for either player. And again,

:48:17. > :48:20.she's left herself on 169. Will be on a finish when she comes back.

:48:21. > :48:23.Will it be too, too late? Went for the bull's-eye. , so again, Zoe

:48:24. > :48:47.Jones looking for tops. Treble 12. All the 20s now. She

:48:48. > :49:00.missed big 20. Ouch! Will she pay the price? Surely... Zoe is

:49:01. > :49:05.consistent... And consistently high. Eight missed darts at double top in

:49:06. > :49:14.this leg from Zoe Jones. That is how to do it! Right into the geometric

:49:15. > :49:20.centre. Joe will be furious with herself for that. She was way, way

:49:21. > :49:25.clear. All she needed to do was the find the double, but eight times she

:49:26. > :49:32.missed. She looks a little bit sorry for herself here. Naught from nine

:49:33. > :49:33.for double top for Zoe Jones. Including those eight misses in a

:49:34. > :50:06.row. She was high every time. Well, not a lot between them in

:50:07. > :50:09.terms of averages now. Pretty level, the checkout percentages are pretty

:50:10. > :50:20.awful on either side. The averages are average. And the sets are the

:50:21. > :50:28.ones that matters and Zoe managed thescape home. They both can do an

:50:29. > :50:32.awful lot better. Osborne with the break of throw in the opening leg of

:50:33. > :50:42.this set. Will she come away? She does. That one looked a bit of

:50:43. > :50:50.fragile from the way it was hanging. Good dart. Good response. Down to a

:50:51. > :50:59.finish. Horrible dart. That wasn't much better.

:51:00. > :51:18.So, 135, Osborne. May choose to go the bull route...

:51:19. > :51:24.55 remaining. That's the 15 to leave tops.

:51:25. > :51:37.No, can't now be done. So for 2-0... On the double top to win the opening

:51:38. > :51:51.leg. Oh, dear that's almost missed the board.

:51:52. > :52:02.Nicely done. As was that. A double top.

:52:03. > :52:11.And in a place now to square the match. If she doesn't win this leg,

:52:12. > :52:16.she'll have the throw and the one to follow. And really, should be

:52:17. > :52:36.looking to now make it one apiece in sets.

:52:37. > :52:57.So Zoe's brother continuing to shout his encouragement.

:52:58. > :53:08.Nice! Usual array of dodgy headwear and fancy dress around a very good

:53:09. > :53:52.crowd for this evening session. Good last dart. A lot of pressure on

:53:53. > :54:03.this one now. Went for the bull's-eye. So treble 19 now...

:54:04. > :54:06.Bell, that was unusual, you might say. Craig Caldwell watching on.

:54:07. > :54:27.Tops. Greg Caldwell, fellow New Zealander,

:54:28. > :54:33.watching Tina Osborne. Double four. So Craig Caldwell watches on. Perry

:54:34. > :54:35.watches on. Tina Osborne takes aim at the double ten for the set. And

:54:36. > :54:51.finds it! We And Tina Osborne, as you hear, with

:54:52. > :54:58.the darts. Initiative lost by Zoe Jones. And those doubles have hurt

:54:59. > :55:08.her. Only three out of 25. That's poor.

:55:09. > :55:17.Only difference in this leg, is if it goes to two legs apiece, then we

:55:18. > :55:20.are into a sudden death deciding leg. They'll bully up to see who

:55:21. > :55:32.goes first. That's a while away yet. Yes, I was

:55:33. > :55:37.going to say, a few twists and turns before we get to that stage. Saw her

:55:38. > :56:01.brother again. Matt. Osborne has seven ranking titles to

:56:02. > :56:04.her name. Her Lakeside debut, and if she eliminates one of the seeds,

:56:05. > :56:12.that would be some performance. That's a really good visit from

:56:13. > :56:19.Jones. She could nick this leg against the darts, life would feel a

:56:20. > :56:20.whole lot better. Surprised she didn't twitch away from the 20s

:56:21. > :56:31.there. Zoe reached two finals on the BDO

:56:32. > :56:33.circuit last year, and lost the Germany, to Stanley, and lost the

:56:34. > :56:52.international Open final to Hedman. So 148. This would be against the

:56:53. > :57:03.throw. That's no good. But the two darts that followed were and she's

:57:04. > :57:07.nicely placed now. Pressure on this. Can't be taken out so two 18s for

:57:08. > :57:13.Zoe Jones. For what could be a crucial break of throw.

:57:14. > :57:32.Nines now. That is a significant breakthrough.

:57:33. > :57:40.Her first successful double in 11 attempts. And just look at what one

:57:41. > :57:47.dart can make to the whole psyche. She stands up and does that. Good

:57:48. > :57:50.response though. A little unlucky it's only a hundred. Jones with the

:57:51. > :58:05.darts. And throwing impressively and

:58:06. > :58:13.consistently now when she needs to. Will Osborne crack?

:58:14. > :58:19.Big advantage now for Zoe Jones in this leg. It's unlucky again. So

:58:20. > :58:34.close to being 140, that one. Looked as though they were all in.

:58:35. > :58:39.10 was just a bounceout away. This would be nice. But it's not crucial.

:58:40. > :58:58.With Osborne back on 260. Big score kas almost imperative,

:58:59. > :59:02.working away along the oche and not finding where she needed to be.

:59:03. > :59:13.Double top for another. She doesn't hit double top. 220. All she can do

:59:14. > :59:17.is try to put some pressure on the ten remaining. For Zoe Jones. Assume

:59:18. > :59:29.she'll go straight at it. Double 2 against elusive. Four

:59:30. > :59:43.doubles out of 32, Jones. No, doesn't find the treble with her

:59:44. > :59:50.sect dart, so can't now -- with her second dart, so can't now finish.

:59:51. > :59:58.Zoe Jones trying to settle in nerves. But not that!

:59:59. > :00:11.She only needs to to find one more double.

:00:12. > :00:20.Averaging over 90 is Zoe Jones, with her first nine darts. But as you

:00:21. > :00:21.would expect with her checkout percentage so low, her overall

:00:22. > :00:32.average is not good. That's impressive from Osborne.

:00:33. > :00:33.She's not just lying down. She's got to take this leg, otherwise it's all

:00:34. > :01:01.over. That was Peter, the Swede, watching

:01:02. > :01:06.on in the raiseded tier of seats. On with convenience convenience, who

:01:07. > :01:15.played as well -- with Veenstra, who played well yesterday. Good player.

:01:16. > :01:39.Veenstra, who played Osborne the favourite to hold her

:01:40. > :01:41.throw. Going to come down to doubles again. Nothing between them in terms

:01:42. > :02:01.of scoring. So there is pressure on this 124.

:02:02. > :02:05.Treble 14 would have left double 11. That leaves the bull. That wasn't

:02:06. > :02:11.far away. Match point for Zoe Jones. For the match.

:02:12. > :02:23.Oh, she's gone treble six. That is a loose one. She can't do it.

:02:24. > :02:37.Single nine. Double eight. To stay in this championship. Double four.

:02:38. > :02:43.No. Over to you, Zoe. She can't believe it. Nervous darts from Zoe

:02:44. > :02:53.Jones on the last visit. A little sip of water and now 46 to take her

:02:54. > :03:00.place in the next round. Double 18. She's got it! It was an awful

:03:01. > :03:06.struggle for her today, played in very nice spirit between the two of

:03:07. > :03:11.them as they embrace and Zoe Jones, who had awful difficulties with the

:03:12. > :03:15.doubles, right the way through, finally gets the one that counts and

:03:16. > :03:21.she's beaten the New Zealander, Tina Osborne, through to the next round,

:03:22. > :03:25.by two sets to one. Deta Hedman has come so close to winning the women's

:03:26. > :03:33.world championship, not once but twice. Make she felt that 2016 would

:03:34. > :03:38.be her year. She was up against Corrine Hammond, coming all the way

:03:39. > :03:39.from Australia. Can she keep the nerves under control on the biggest

:03:40. > :03:54.stage of all? Wonder if those early nerves having

:03:55. > :03:54.replaced by excitement, anticipation, expectation,

:03:55. > :04:02.enjoyment? On the biggest stage against one of

:04:03. > :04:16.the biggest names as well. We saw you...

:04:17. > :04:23.LAUGHS I wonder if she was meant to be at

:04:24. > :04:34.work. Listen, you'll only get caught if the boss is watching darts.

:04:35. > :04:44.Well, we see various outfits at the Lakeside, how about a pair of

:04:45. > :04:54.Where did she buy those off you? I wondered where they had gone.

:04:55. > :05:06.So the deciding leg of this first set... Speaking of being spotted in

:05:07. > :05:14.the audience when perhaps you should be elsewhere, a few years ago, I was

:05:15. > :05:18.watching a televised darts event, I should have been interviewing a

:05:19. > :05:23.rugby league coach. I was there, wearing a Phil Taylor it. Shirt, and

:05:24. > :05:30.the coach texted me, who I was supposed to be interviewing. Who was

:05:31. > :05:37.he? It was Tony Smith, at the time, the former Leeds rhinos team. He

:05:38. > :05:44.said, "That's where you have gone today, is it, George?" ? Hands up, I

:05:45. > :05:50.said. He does love the darts, actually. Australian himself. Now

:05:51. > :05:51.British citizen, in fact. So I don't know who he'll be supporting here.

:05:52. > :06:13.This is nice. But Hammond, first to a finish. And

:06:14. > :06:20.a decent one as well, 116. Twice we've seen her come within a whisker

:06:21. > :06:25.of taking a three-figure checkout. This would be lovely for the set.

:06:26. > :06:36.There it is. Double tops she needs for the set, for a 116.

:06:37. > :06:48.Well, she needs to take this out. Great start. Another one of those...

:06:49. > :07:03.Is that it? That leaves double 14! Oh, so... This as proper darts match

:07:04. > :07:10.now. Two 10s for the set. Oh, no. Straight into the double 15. No, no,

:07:11. > :07:14.no. Double seven. This will feel like a steal for Deta. That's

:07:15. > :07:21.champion class! That's the kind of nerve that has

:07:22. > :07:57.won 91 ranking tightlings. She needs to forget but that,

:07:58. > :08:03.straightaway. Corrine Hammond started playing some good stuff. And

:08:04. > :08:19.that could, perhaps should, have been her set.

:08:20. > :08:28.So how is Corrine Hammond going to respond to that? Gave away the first

:08:29. > :08:37.couple of legs in the match, really. Then settled down.

:08:38. > :08:39.LAUGHS Require those outfits the first

:08:40. > :08:46.couple of days here. Absolutely tipping it down.

:08:47. > :08:53.Slightly more picturesque scene from the green, the last 48 hours or so.

:08:54. > :08:56.I think rain stopped play at the dars. Yeah, the leaking roof, wasn't

:08:57. > :09:14.it? Good leg for Hammond against the

:09:15. > :09:24.throw. A good visit from Hedman though, as well.

:09:25. > :09:36.Looking to set up a decent finish. Credit to Corrine Hammond, it's so

:09:37. > :09:40.easy not to settle on that stage. You've never been here before, she's

:09:41. > :09:47.come all the way from Newcastle, New South Wales... Knowing that she's

:09:48. > :09:52.playing the great Deta Hedman in her first round match. She didn't

:09:53. > :09:58.settle. He looked a bag of nerves in the first couple of legs. Look at

:09:59. > :10:04.this, treble 19, double 12, for 141... She keeps coming close,

:10:05. > :10:12.doesn't she! ? Everyone was willing her to finish that one off.

:10:13. > :10:23.So no finish for Deta. Hammond will be back. For double 12. Three darts

:10:24. > :10:31.at double 12 for a break of throw. First leg, second set.

:10:32. > :10:45.Just an inch below that. Oh, no. It's the finishing that's been the

:10:46. > :10:52.problem. 13%, two out of 15 for Hammond. Brilliant. That's a hold.

:10:53. > :11:01.But that will feel like a break of throw.

:11:02. > :11:08.And just that coincidence, the double 12 that Deta hit, having

:11:09. > :11:14.watched Corinne miss it four times in a row for that leg, it just must

:11:15. > :11:18.feel like a, well, a dart to the heart: On the percentages there,

:11:19. > :11:48.that is why Hammond Upwards of 70 for Hammond.

:11:49. > :11:59.Marginally higher for Deta Hedman, with darts like that, there we are.

:12:00. > :12:06.Well, the fact that Hammond's average is in the 70s, already,

:12:07. > :12:09.after the first two legs, extraordinary. And speaking of

:12:10. > :12:18.extraordinary, how about some of that! A maximum to get the Lakeside

:12:19. > :12:26.rocking. , it's the first wave of the 1180 signs of this contest.

:12:27. > :12:33.Well, this is for a 12-dart leg. Treble 20 for double 18. Didn't miss

:12:34. > :12:48.it by much. Well, if nothing else, she's nailed

:12:49. > :12:49.a 180 at the Lakeside for the very first time. This might be another

:12:50. > :13:00.one. Deta can't now finish, but she can

:13:01. > :13:42.pressure the double 5. Well, this is must-hit. Otherwise

:13:43. > :13:47.Hedman can set up a though for the match the following leg -- a throw

:13:48. > :13:49.for the match the following leg. This is exactly what she can try and

:13:50. > :13:55.do now. Yes. 11 or 19. 11 for double top.

:13:56. > :14:14.Oh, she missed 11! They call this the madhouse. It's

:14:15. > :14:32.horrible but it's got to land. Miles off. Yes! Absolutely crucial.

:14:33. > :14:46.Phew! After 1 missed doubles in a row, Corrine Hammond lands a double

:14:47. > :14:48.one. Much needed. If she lost that leg, she would be one away from an

:14:49. > :15:04.early exit. She has to find a break though,

:15:05. > :15:11.Corrine Hammond. Because they're Deta's darts.

:15:12. > :16:18.Lots of players watching the darts when they are not playing. Would you

:16:19. > :16:26.believe that, that is another one. You may think it's John Richardson,

:16:27. > :16:32.the comedian, but ask me again in March, I can't remember his nickname

:16:33. > :16:39.but he was part of let's play darts for Sports Relief. Any good? I'm not

:16:40. > :16:42.allowed to say. He joined me in the commentary box for one of the

:16:43. > :16:54.matches, and he was a lot funnier than you.

:16:55. > :16:56.LAUGHS Well, 1 #4 for Hammond won't be very

:16:57. > :17:14.funny for Hedman. 44 Actually, Deta, who wants to take

:17:15. > :17:17.out 97 here, Deta was John's partner. So he'll be hoping his find

:17:18. > :17:38.the target. She's got eight tops. Double ten.

:17:39. > :17:52.No. The Lancashire hot pot is his nickname. Tasty.

:17:53. > :18:03.They are both wobbling a bit here. No! Four missed doubles in a row

:18:04. > :18:10.from Deta Hedman. Double five for Hammond.

:18:11. > :18:21.Needs this. Oh, dear. Well, she got the release all wrong. Now double

:18:22. > :18:34.four for a hold for Hedman. Slight adjustment across the oche,

:18:35. > :18:39.just inside. Two fours, two twos. Surely, this time. No! Seven missed

:18:40. > :18:47.doubles in a row from Deta Hedman. Five now for Corinne. She needs this

:18:48. > :19:22.double two. And doesn't get it. Finally! You see, it's the moustache

:19:23. > :19:30.what won it. I know the leg went on a bit, how he managed to grow that!

:19:31. > :19:39.What it all means is, good line. It's Deta Hedman is a leg away from

:19:40. > :19:44.the quarterfinals. She's not been at her best, Deta. And Corinne Hammond,

:19:45. > :19:45.to be fair, has thrown some fantastic darts, just really

:19:46. > :20:02.struggled with her finishing. One in 17 of her last attempted

:20:03. > :20:32.doubles. 11% checkout got going to win you anything, unfortunately.

:20:33. > :20:49.There is Lynn, than. As Corinne calls her. -- nan, as Corinne calls

:20:50. > :21:08.her. Steady tonne from Deta. It's not far

:21:09. > :21:11.away now. Needs a big score here, Corinne! And gets one! Another

:21:12. > :21:27.maximum from the Aussie! Very timely. What kind of response

:21:28. > :21:37.from Hedman? Well, she's on a finish, Deta. But 92 looks a lot

:21:38. > :21:43.nicer than 134. She's gone bull, ten, double 16 to stay alive.

:21:44. > :21:51.So Hedman can win it here. Treble 20.

:21:52. > :22:10.Have another crack at it. Treble 18 this shot. No go, so 16s to stay

:22:11. > :22:21.alive. Double eight. This has to land. And doesn't.

:22:22. > :22:48.Treble 20. 16 now. This is for the match. For Deta Hedman. Tops.

:22:49. > :22:51.Emphatic! Corrine Hammond will reflect on a wastepaper basket full

:22:52. > :22:56.of missed doubles. For Deta Hedman, it's another Lakeside quarterfinal.

:22:57. > :23:00.Dutchman Wesley Harms is absolutely class when he gets it right. He's a

:23:01. > :23:06.two-time world championship-semi-finalists. He kick

:23:07. > :23:09.started his campaign in 2016 with a meeting with Japan's finest, Seigo

:23:10. > :23:19.Asada, himself back for a second crack at the big time.

:23:20. > :23:29.Been looking forward to this one. If Asada can reproduce the form that

:23:30. > :23:32.saw him beat Labanauskas, we could be in for an intriguing contest. A

:23:33. > :23:45.handy start from Harms. Look A few people feel that Wesley Harms

:23:46. > :23:49.has under achieved. She's got so much talent. First two years in the

:23:50. > :23:56.Lakeside, a good response from Asada. First two times he played

:23:57. > :23:59.here, he got to the semi-finals. Both times, incidentally, being

:24:00. > :24:27.undone by one Tony O'Shea. 2012 and 2013, beaten by Tony

:24:28. > :24:31.O'Shea. On the big stage, was Wesley Harms, and he will admit he's not

:24:32. > :24:36.done himself justice since. But a promising start this year. A

:24:37. > :24:42.promising start from both lads. Harms is on a finish. Asada needs a

:24:43. > :24:47.good score. Could do with a treble here. He's found it.

:24:48. > :24:57.Excellent start from both players. 14 would be the shot.

:24:58. > :25:06.So Asada, 87 required. Sometimes has unusual ways of going for things.

:25:07. > :25:09.Treble 17, you would an. Well, 20 would leave bull. And treble would

:25:10. > :25:19.leave double 5. Double 5 Harms was fearing the worst. As it

:25:20. > :25:27.is, he has got double six to pinch the leg against the darts. Moves

:25:28. > :25:29.over to the left of the oche to bend it round. Too much. Or Asada is

:25:30. > :25:44.coming back. Another opportunity. Fat fun, double

:25:45. > :26:13.one. That's more like it. First blood to the Dutchman against

:26:14. > :26:15.the darts. Harms gets the break against the throw. Looked to build

:26:16. > :26:36.on that success. Great demand for tickets for this

:26:37. > :26:54.event as always. He is feeling the Sparky lighting an early fuse here.

:26:55. > :27:01.Very good. He is wired. Not quite so good.

:27:02. > :27:22.Harms has left 152 on his throw. No pressure thus far from the ninja.

:27:23. > :27:39.152 is possible. He'll be going on the treble 20s. Not now. Asada well

:27:40. > :27:46.back. Happy with that. Got the very vocal Belgian contingent in, as they

:27:47. > :27:54.have been all day. 111. Treble 17 would leave tops.

:27:55. > :28:22.Good last dart. This to break right back. Double 16. For 2-0.

:28:23. > :28:27.Darts, he is averaging close to 90, is Harms. And looks as though he got

:28:28. > :28:55.his eye on tonight. Second serve Lakeside for Seigo

:28:56. > :29:03.Asada. The Japan Open champion. Scott Mitchell among those watching

:29:04. > :29:07.on tonight, the defending champion. A

:29:08. > :29:08.View of Wesley Harms's girlfriend, who travels everywhere with him,

:29:09. > :29:25.Yolanda. And that is the manager of Seigo,

:29:26. > :29:39.who is animated. Manager and cheerleader. Well, 11, giving him a

:29:40. > :29:50.much-needed leg and get him into the competition. Treble 17, no. No

:29:51. > :29:52.danger just yet. Wesley on 220, minus those three... And not a

:29:53. > :30:00.particularly impressive visit. 16. Double 16 for his first leg of

:30:01. > :30:14.the match. Good player, is Asada. And showing

:30:15. > :30:19.it there. He is averaging northside of 90.

:30:20. > :30:26.There is the world champion, Scott Mitchell.

:30:27. > :30:33.Heads being kept busy as well. A lot of practice, a lot of media work. He

:30:34. > :30:40.tells us he is enjoying a great deal. Speaking to some of the BDO

:30:41. > :30:46.officials about him, he's been a fantastic ambassador for the sport,

:30:47. > :30:51.he's done so much comkss, and public appearances. And a natural in front

:30:52. > :31:04.of the camera as well. Head feels as cool and composed as he does when he

:31:05. > :31:06.stands on the oche. Pearances. And a natural in front of the camera as

:31:07. > :31:18.well. Head feels as cool and composed as

:31:19. > :31:28.The referees, incidentally, a funny sort of bunch, sometimes. They are

:31:29. > :31:36.having a competition as the who can call the first 174. If you hear one,

:31:37. > :31:53.said with considerable relish, you may know why.

:31:54. > :31:55.Nothing more complicated than just liking saying "174". Brilliant

:31:56. > :32:05.finish, first set, Harms! Nice look to it, this match. And

:32:06. > :32:16.look how charged up Wesley Harms is. He wants it big-time.

:32:17. > :32:24.The winner of this one plays Jim Williams in the next round. The

:32:25. > :32:28.Welshman that put out Tony O'Shea in this first round match. Not going to

:32:29. > :32:34.say anything about Tony O'Shea tonight. Given that they throttled

:32:35. > :32:44.me in the commentary box, live on air, last night. Always liked him.

:32:45. > :32:48.Talking of people who stay busy... Tony O'Shea and Darryl Fitton do so

:32:49. > :32:58.many exhibitions around the country. Always very popular double act.

:32:59. > :33:04.Well, the scoring is decent. Averages north of 90 for both

:33:05. > :33:19.players so far. Harms with the darts. Nice position.

:33:20. > :33:25.Those are the averages. Showing a pretty decent standard.

:33:26. > :33:37.Anything over the 90-mark, not bad. When you start getting over the 100

:33:38. > :33:38.or thereabouts, it's exceptional. There is Yolanda again, Wesley

:33:39. > :34:00.Harms's girlfriend. Double 18. He'll be back for double

:34:01. > :34:08.nine. Asada just looking to set something up, just in case. And

:34:09. > :34:13.here's hoping there is an error. He's got a chance, maybe... Oh,

:34:14. > :34:19.dear, dear, dear. He can't check it out. He wanted the big one, staying

:34:20. > :34:29.away from the treble. He makes a bit of a hash of it. Can Well, this

:34:30. > :34:37.would be a big blow from Seigo. Oh, he needed 18, double 16, and he

:34:38. > :34:48.missed the big 18. So 14s baby. Yep. Double two. Double one for the first

:34:49. > :34:55.leg of this second set. It's not a bad marker, surely, now. Well, he's

:34:56. > :34:58.really left the door open for the ninja here. Double 8. Double 4, must

:34:59. > :35:24.be! Is! He ended up on double one twice,

:35:25. > :35:35.Wesley. Is double, only three converted. -- 12 double, only three

:35:36. > :35:41.converted. Overall favourite for this event, people may be interested

:35:42. > :35:45.to know, is Glen Durrant. He got Waites after a very impressive

:35:46. > :35:46.opening performance, and the defending champion, Scott Mitchell,

:35:47. > :36:02.6-1. Zoe Jones and her whole family of

:36:03. > :36:05.Pink Panthers. What is the collective term? A posse of Pink

:36:06. > :36:22.Panthers? I wonder if they are all from red

:36:23. > :36:26.yich. That's the Pink Panther layer. Is that the breeding ground of Pink

:36:27. > :36:44.Panthers? The Asada throw under pressure.

:36:45. > :36:55.Harms poised to make the perfect response. So treble 20 would leave

:36:56. > :37:06.double 15. It's erratic again from Sparky. Asada, 128. Treble 20 would

:37:07. > :37:11.have good enough. Now a bull's-eye. Oh, it was near!

:37:12. > :37:22.What an effort that would have been. Double six for Harms. Way off. The

:37:23. > :37:33.pause, the adjustment inside the six. Double three, down the bottom.

:37:34. > :37:35.And he began as the doubles fox. Asada now has double eight, double

:37:36. > :37:46.eight to go 2-0 ahead. Well, the scoring has been decent,

:37:47. > :37:52.the doubles haven't. It's going to be one double one again. Well, he

:37:53. > :38:09.keeps ending up undouble one, Wesley Harms. Asada, two fours. For 2-0.

:38:10. > :38:27.Surely this time. No! Great distance vision, Seigo, and he thought that

:38:28. > :38:28.double one was in. A double four, rather, and this time it is, right

:38:29. > :38:45.in there. 2-0 ahead. Holding his throw. Seigo Asada

:38:46. > :38:49.needing just one more leg to make it one apiece in sets. Wesley really

:38:50. > :38:56.struggling to check out at the moment. He's had 20 darts at a

:38:57. > :39:02.double and only three hit. Crucially, those three all in the

:39:03. > :39:03.first set, that clinched the set. But way below his immense

:39:04. > :39:27.capabilities, the Dutchman. Asada starting to get into a groove.

:39:28. > :39:33.He's got a nice throw, Seigo Asada. I think of all the pros here

:39:34. > :39:40.watching him, who have not seen a huge amount of him, just think he's

:39:41. > :39:44.had so much talent, and if he was playing here regularly, had would be

:39:45. > :39:47.a real tough competitor to deal with, and surely vying for a top

:39:48. > :39:59.eight place. He left himself down a little bit last year. Well, we all

:40:00. > :40:04.make mistakes. This for the set. Well, treble 19 would have left

:40:05. > :40:11.bull's-eye. Harms will be back for Shanghai, to stay alive in set

:40:12. > :40:17.number two. A quick bit of aarithmetic from Seigo. There is the

:40:18. > :40:30.treble. The big one, now tops! That is quality! Quality from Harms! 2-1.

:40:31. > :40:43.The group of women who you saw just briefly, wearing rollers and head

:40:44. > :40:50.skashs, are staying in my hotel. As they left they said, "Where is the

:40:51. > :40:58.bingo tonight, Duck?" I knew what there were here for. As it is, Seigo

:40:59. > :41:09.Asada has the darts to level us up at one set apiece.

:41:10. > :41:22.A handy advantage on the Asada throw. Another one of those would

:41:23. > :41:26.wipe it out. If has effectively taken the throw, hasn't he? Harms is

:41:27. > :41:35.in a position where he could level it set. -- the set. And when it gets

:41:36. > :41:39.to the deciding leg, he'd had the darts. Great first dart, right in

:41:40. > :41:45.the middle of the treble. And another! Nicely poised, if he gets

:41:46. > :41:55.an opportunity. Which may not come! Double 8! Just outside!

:41:56. > :42:08.This for the set. Treble 20, yes, two at double ten... It's there!

:42:09. > :42:20.APPLAUSE Terrific response from Seigo Asada!

:42:21. > :42:29.Doesn't look an awful lot between these two lads. No, trading blows

:42:30. > :42:34.toxt. I think it's the fact that Asada has not seen so. . People

:42:35. > :42:45.don't realise how good a player he is. You look at his ranking 160, and

:42:46. > :42:50.think this will be Wesley Harms, but that's because we don't see him

:42:51. > :42:56.playing in the BDO. Nicely starting with a 140. Could do with a trouble

:42:57. > :43:04.now and can't -- with a treble now and can't find it.

:43:05. > :43:12.Wesley Harms, one of the clean living ones. He keeps himself in

:43:13. > :43:22.great shape, doesn't He has been an almost ever-present

:43:23. > :43:27.in the auditorium. He is not only a very good darts player, he's a bit

:43:28. > :43:33.of a darts fan as well, isn't he? He's been here seeing so much of the

:43:34. > :43:36.action. He just loves the sport and he's still learning as well, which

:43:37. > :43:43.is why he wants to watch every bit of darts he can. Asada looking for

:43:44. > :43:46.Shanghai, looking for the 120 checkout. Seen Harms do this. Needs

:43:47. > :44:01.a treble 20 now. It's not in. Opportunity down at 141, taken a 120

:44:02. > :44:04.so far. That's impressive from Harms. Asada, 60 required. Harms

:44:05. > :44:17.waiting on 11. Tops. And he's got it! And goes ahead. A

:44:18. > :44:26.break of throw, beg your pardon, that's with the throw, but it's the

:44:27. > :44:31.first leg in this second set. The first time he's been ahead as well.

:44:32. > :44:38.The man from Osaka City, Seigo Asada. First maximum of the match!

:44:39. > :45:02.His fourth of the tournament. And that's four... Make it five. Go

:45:03. > :45:10.on! 52,000-pound bonus for anyone who gets a nine-darter.

:45:11. > :45:19.Well, he's ahead against the darts and he's peppering that treble now.

:45:20. > :45:23.Oh, he's going for a 25 there. Harms on 220. His throw under immense

:45:24. > :45:41.pressure. Excellent. For a two-leg lead, third set.

:45:42. > :45:45.Treble 18 would have left double 12. He may go treble 10 now. Just doing

:45:46. > :45:55.the mathematics. Oh, he does. Nails it is as well. Harms, 80. 20 for

:45:56. > :46:03.tops. To make it one apiece. He missed.

:46:04. > :46:10.So, double 18 for a two-leg lead, third set.

:46:11. > :46:24.Harms again, only four doubles out of 23 attempt, but now he gets one

:46:25. > :46:32.when it counts, squares up the set. It's one apiece.

:46:33. > :46:40.Five legs apiece across the match. But not hugely impressive on the

:46:41. > :46:46.doubles front either. Five out of 25, five out of 22. Not world

:46:47. > :47:06.championship finishing. Good again from Asada. 140. His 11th

:47:07. > :47:14.at 140 or more. He is getting more big hits than Harms.

:47:15. > :47:28.Scoring would have been very good were it not for the poor finishing.

:47:29. > :47:33.Yes, Harms, over his first niebl darts, north of -- final darts,

:47:34. > :47:41.north of 103. The doubles have let them down. Another good visit. He's

:47:42. > :47:46.on a finish. Asada trying to make it so he really needs to take that one,

:47:47. > :47:55.that he can't find the treble. This for a big break. Treble 20, treble

:47:56. > :48:00.17 would leave bull. Asada comes back looking for 143. Harms poised

:48:01. > :48:05.on 64. A lot of pressure on this Asada throw. And now what is Harms

:48:06. > :48:17.made of this time? , big leg this, you sense. 16, oh,

:48:18. > :48:31.tops. Yes! But Wesley Harms! And that's a break.

:48:32. > :48:41.So advantage Harms once more. Nip and tuck all the way this match.

:48:42. > :48:43.Swaying one way, then the other. And Harms now with the advantage with

:48:44. > :48:57.that 64 checkout. See quite a variety of headwear at

:48:58. > :49:52.this unique venue. Excellent from Harms again. Moves

:49:53. > :49:56.in, within touching distance of this second set, 102 required when he

:49:57. > :49:58.comes back. Let's see what he can do.

:49:59. > :50:08.This for the sest. Treble 20 would have left double 11. He may switch

:50:09. > :50:18.down to treble ten here now. That's what he was aiming for. 136. The

:50:19. > :50:27.biggest checkout of the match so far. It would have been. Now, Harms

:50:28. > :50:36.gets it very much more gettable 52. Is leaves tops. His favourite route.

:50:37. > :50:42.Double ten... Asada can make him pay. 76, two darts, treble 20 the

:50:43. > :50:53.first one. He missed it. Double 18... That's a great chance missed.

:50:54. > :51:01.That was a big, big moment, if he could have tank that out. As it is,

:51:02. > :51:09.all Wesley Harms needs, he takes the third set, has the darts and the

:51:10. > :51:12.lead at 2 sets to one. Seigo Asada looks a little bit disconsolate. He

:51:13. > :51:23.knows he had a great opportunity there. Pick himself up and go again.

:51:24. > :51:30.The number five seed now is a warm favourite to progress. Wesley Harms,

:51:31. > :51:37.a 174, said with great gusto. LAUGHS

:51:38. > :51:44.And a little smile. That little wager they are having between them.

:51:45. > :51:52.He is happy. He's called a 174. He is leading the race as well, isn't

:51:53. > :51:57.he? Martin, the Scottish referee, the instigator of this. And Hugh,

:51:58. > :52:16.our spotter, has none at all. A poor effort.

:52:17. > :52:27.Harms is nicely set with the darts to take an early strike. He is 127

:52:28. > :52:28.now, that he requires. Asada on a finish but it's a very big one.

:52:29. > :52:40.Bull's-eye. Well, he just moved away to compose

:52:41. > :52:45.himself and lost his momentum and focus.

:52:46. > :52:59.Well, the 167 won't be happening. So Wesley will return. 45 may happen.

:53:00. > :53:06.Asada 76 again. Double 16. Double 8, this is an important dart.

:53:07. > :53:15.So Asada with a glimmer here. Treble 20 leaves double 8. Against the

:53:16. > :53:23.throw... No! Again, an opportunity missed for Asada.

:53:24. > :54:11.A decent marker, a decent guide. It's even better, surely, this time.

:54:12. > :54:19.Averages are pretty similar between these two. But Harms starting to get

:54:20. > :54:23.big scores when it counts and his nerve just holding. It'sline very

:54:24. > :54:34.little between them, really, George, but Harms just managing to take the

:54:35. > :54:40.advantage. The heavy scoring has been rendered largely irrelevant by

:54:41. > :54:45.the quality of the finishing. They are not taking too much time to get

:54:46. > :54:53.to that finish, but you can see on the screen, what happens. Five of 25

:54:54. > :54:59.for Asada, and just eight of 34 for the fiest seed. More like it from

:55:00. > :55:04.Asada. Put him on a finish it. 101 when he comes back. And Harms has

:55:05. > :55:14.left himself on a Shanghai, should he fail. Asada then for 101. There's

:55:15. > :55:17.it one. Wrong side of the wire. For 101. There's it one. Wrong side of

:55:18. > :55:22.the wire. Well, he was trying to get the treble to leave tops there. He

:55:23. > :55:32.had one Shanghai already, second set. Big 20 leaves a double 4,

:55:33. > :55:38.another, no, not this time. Well, Asada might go 10s, could go 18s.

:55:39. > :55:45.He's got it, for double 8. Good finishing! That's more like it. And

:55:46. > :55:50.a happy manager waves the Japanese national flag and had his trademark

:55:51. > :55:56.smile on as well. It's so frustrating, isn't it - when you can

:55:57. > :56:06.see a nice clean two-dart finish like that. Where they are going

:56:07. > :56:07.through the motions and missing double one, double eights, double

:56:08. > :56:13.twos and fours. Asada has too take this set in order

:56:14. > :56:24.to progress into the decider. Harms has the darts so he's got his

:56:25. > :56:37.work to do. He's got to find a break somewhere.

:56:38. > :56:51.Opportunity here... He got the darts back. And he's got two... In the

:56:52. > :56:55.treble! Well, that is good. Sees the momentarily weakness in Harms and

:56:56. > :57:04.jumped in to capitalise. A good response. He'll have six darts at it

:57:05. > :57:10.but he might not need it. Treble 17 would leave a bull's-eye. No need to

:57:11. > :57:18.panic, back up to 20, Seigo. Brilliant dart. And he's throwing

:57:19. > :57:26.really well now. Harms, 198 he wants and that's a poor first one. Not

:57:27. > :57:34.what was ordered. Asada to go ahead against the throw. Two sixes. Yes!

:57:35. > :57:50.That's a big break. Asada now will throw

:57:51. > :57:55.That underlines what we were saying before the match and in the run-up

:57:56. > :58:02.to it. Asada is a far better player than he showed HIC to be last year.

:58:03. > :58:05.He's built on an impressive preliminary round performance

:58:06. > :58:10.against Darius Labanauskas, and he's giving Wesley Harms a real battle

:58:11. > :58:19.here. The number 5 seed knows he's in a match, and Asada at the moment

:58:20. > :58:23.has the bit between his teeth. Yeah. Worries type, these, perhaps for

:58:24. > :58:26.Harms. Another couple of those might help

:58:27. > :58:36.ANNOUNCER: 123. He is still there. He is still there hanging around! A

:58:37. > :58:41.good dart. Solid throwing, but Harms has a glimmer of an opportunity,

:58:42. > :58:48.George. He does. Another one of those and it will be an even bigger

:58:49. > :58:52.opportunity. A quality tonne. Not on a finish, though. Asada will be the

:58:53. > :58:57.first to throw a check-out. What's it going to be? He could do with

:58:58. > :59:06.another treble. It is just the wrong side of the wire. Well, he will have

:59:07. > :59:12.122 to take the set, and send us into a decider here. Her he goes --

:59:13. > :59:18.here he goes then. Just working out the various permeations, which way

:59:19. > :59:25.is he going the choose to go. 122, Harms - oh, that's a good first

:59:26. > :59:31.dart! Bull's-eye! He's got it! Right in the centre! What a dart that is!

:59:32. > :59:37.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE 22 now, and it is going all the way.

:59:38. > :59:43.Relax for a moment, man, because you have thrown a great dart, terrific

:59:44. > :59:49.check-out! Way to go Seigo! That was brilliant!

:59:50. > :59:59.What a good game of darts this is turning out to be now. You wouldn't

:00:00. > :00:07.like to bet one way or the other. It is a real pick sort of match, this.

:00:08. > :00:14.Even money either way, this one. 122, highest finish of the match.

:00:15. > :00:24.Wesley had a 120. Narrowly missed a second Shanghai as well. Asada's

:00:25. > :00:28.average now, the higher of the two. It's kind of reached the stage where

:00:29. > :00:32.it isn't about averages. We know that's been undone by some pretty

:00:33. > :00:35.poor finishing, it is really about who's nerve holds now, George,

:00:36. > :00:39.because this is where it is all decided, this is into sort of

:00:40. > :00:42.championship darts now, and this is where they will be separated, who is

:00:43. > :00:46.the toughest, who is the strongest, and who is going to keep their

:00:47. > :00:55.focus, keep their nerve. Absolutely spot on. It is about finding the

:00:56. > :01:00.finish now. Both players three doubles away from winning the match.

:01:01. > :01:10.This is a chance for Harms. Asada not on a finish. Harms, what he

:01:11. > :01:17.would give for 140 here. But has to settle for a rather more prosiay 60.

:01:18. > :01:21.He will have a shot at 144. Asada could set something slightly more

:01:22. > :01:24.comfortable up here. What is he going to set up here? He is in two

:01:25. > :01:39.minds, isn't he? 74 he's got so far. So, 144 for Harms. Asada on a good

:01:40. > :01:45.oppurtunity that's a great first dart! Looking for treble 16. Not a

:01:46. > :01:52.bad lead. Annouce say go you require 92. He's just taken out a 122. What

:01:53. > :01:57.about a 92. Treble 20 leaves double 16. Oh!

:01:58. > :02:05.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE 122, 96, back-to-back. Absolute

:02:06. > :02:08.quality! Just at the key moment. Asada found terrific darts and

:02:09. > :02:25.Wesley Harms has sweaty palms! Harms has it to do now. That was

:02:26. > :02:49.only Asada holding the throw, but Harms, anyway, has to find a break.

:02:50. > :02:53.Asada's manager watching Harms' piling on the pressure.

:02:54. > :03:09.APPLAUSE This can be done. 16 is. A -- 161. A

:03:10. > :03:18.good first start. He needed treble 17 for a bull there.

:03:19. > :03:32.Nothing Seigo can do from here. 64. To make it one each. Tops. For

:03:33. > :03:33.Harms. And he's got it! Penalty finish!

:03:34. > :03:38.APPLAUSE It is level again. Starting to look

:03:39. > :03:42.as though it is one of those which really could go all the way. Are we

:03:43. > :03:48.going to have another sudden death match here? It is looking that way,

:03:49. > :03:52.isn't it, at the moment? Oh, that's a poor visit from Asada. Now, then,

:03:53. > :04:06.a big opportunity this. Asada looking for a maximum. And

:04:07. > :04:08.getting it! APPLAUSE

:04:09. > :04:22.His second of the match! The crowd loving this game now! It's

:04:23. > :04:28.just a big scrap this now. Two sets all. One leg all. Pretty even Steven

:04:29. > :04:35.on the board, this. The third leg of the deciding set. It is good

:04:36. > :04:37.shooting again from Asada. On 155 when he comes back, but Harms...

:04:38. > :04:48.APPLAUSE a maximum! What a time to do it! He

:04:49. > :04:54.is on 140. Here goes Asada for 155. Treble 19. Oh! Unlucky, just the

:04:55. > :05:03.wrong side of the wire. Moving up to the 18s. He goes for 20s instead.

:05:04. > :05:10.Couple of treble 20s needed. That's the first of them. There is the

:05:11. > :05:15.second. So double 10 for a $14$0! . CROWD: Oh!

:05:16. > :05:22.Some distances - this has been the leg of the match. Asada on throw. 66

:05:23. > :05:31.required for double 18 now. This is a huge dart. And he's missed it!

:05:32. > :05:36.This against the throw. Wesley Harms! Three darts at double 10.

:05:37. > :05:44.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE . One ahead. He will now throw for

:05:45. > :05:50.the match. Asada looks baffled. Well, it was a huge moment, wasn't

:05:51. > :05:56.it? It was a massive dart, that, for Asada. He couldn't take it out, and

:05:57. > :06:05.Harms stepped in and now he is poised. Beautiful throwing! 140. It

:06:06. > :06:11.has turned into a terrific tussle, this one. The equation is simple for

:06:12. > :06:15.Asada - if he doesn't win this leg - that is a good last dart. If he

:06:16. > :06:19.doesn't win this leg it is all over and the number 5 seed will go

:06:20. > :06:22.through. And Harms, having thrown a 140 with his first visit... Now adds

:06:23. > :06:34.something a little less. Century minimum here, you would say,

:06:35. > :06:42.for Asada. Oh, dear. Tension in that last dart. A nervous one. Tugging it

:06:43. > :06:50.below the target, and Harms cashing in. As good as the maximum. 177!

:06:51. > :06:59.He's left himself on 116 for the match. He is going to have quite a

:07:00. > :07:03.few darts at that. But can he see it out first time? Well, treble 20

:07:04. > :07:12.would have left the finish. Treble 17 will set something nice up. But,

:07:13. > :07:19.no. That's not great, but 74... It's a far nicer place to be than 315,

:07:20. > :07:23.and Harms coming back to secure his place in the next round. All Asada

:07:24. > :07:29.can do is just watch and hope that something goes wrong. He's missed

:07:30. > :07:33.it! He had 20 for tops and he missed it.

:07:34. > :07:40.That was most unexpected but it might be also largely irrelevant

:07:41. > :07:49.here. Decent visit from Asada, but here we go! Take two, Wesley! Tops.

:07:50. > :08:00.For the match! Double 10 for Wesley Harms. And he's missed that as well.

:08:01. > :08:06.CROWD: Oh! My, ohmy, ohmy. Asada, just looking to put pressure on and

:08:07. > :08:11.make that 10 for Harms an compulsory take. That's brilliant from Asada

:08:12. > :08:15.and the crowd responding to it. APPLAUSE

:08:16. > :08:19.But now, for the match once more, double 10 for Wesley Harms! He's got

:08:20. > :08:23.it! It just inside the wire! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

:08:24. > :08:28.. Wesley Harms has prevailed in a tremendous game of darts. Forget

:08:29. > :08:34.about the averages, the doubles kind of let them both down, but it was a

:08:35. > :08:40.terrific tussle, and Wesley Harms, coming through, the seeding is

:08:41. > :08:46.confirmed. He beats Seigo Asado, a real narrow squeak, by three sets to

:08:47. > :08:49.two. Toal all-Yorkshire meeting. Brian Dawson, last year's

:08:50. > :08:54.quarterfinalist, was an interested spectator in the prelims on Monday

:08:55. > :08:58.when his good friend and County practice partner, Walton cam through

:08:59. > :09:03.his first match in four years here to tee up this great encounter,

:09:04. > :09:09.between two great friends. But which one would cast loyalty aside and

:09:10. > :09:14.book his place in the second round? A lot of prematch money being

:09:15. > :09:21.wagered on the chances of the old champion, John Walton. 54 years old.

:09:22. > :09:27.He is a Yorkshire tussle. It is a south Yorkshire tussle. Sheffield.

:09:28. > :09:36.Brian Dawson, lives in Rotherham. He plays out of Barnesly, does Brian

:09:37. > :09:42.Dawson. So, all bases being touched. One or two holes in that shirt of

:09:43. > :09:49.Brian Dawson's we have heard. Yes, an accidently air-conditioned shirt,

:09:50. > :09:53.courtesy of the-odd ironing mishap. It is his lucky shirt so he isn't

:09:54. > :09:58.going to throw it away. It will take more than a few holes in it to get

:09:59. > :10:00.rid of that. Well, they say we are tight in Yorkshire. Maybe he doesn't

:10:01. > :10:12.want to buy We have an all-Yorkshire comment try

:10:13. > :10:19.box as well -- commentary box as well. I will maintain an unbiased

:10:20. > :10:29.side though. Walton will be first to a finish. He will have six darts.

:10:30. > :10:38.Treble 20. For treble 11. Well, he went bull. Got nowhere near it.

:10:39. > :10:42.Treble 16. To leave double 4. Dawson, 196. Just trying to make it

:10:43. > :10:48.so that's an absolutely must-get. Could do with a treble here, and

:10:49. > :10:55.gets it. ANNOUNCER: John, you require eight. Couple of fours then

:10:56. > :11:03.for Walton to get us up and running. Final match of the first round.

:11:04. > :11:08.First leg John Walton. They know each other's games inside out, these

:11:09. > :11:13.two. Both county players, they play together on a regular basis. Walton,

:11:14. > :11:16.as you said, coming back to form after a poor spell. Dawson said to

:11:17. > :11:23.me, "I think I have got his measure. I beat him more often than he beats

:11:24. > :11:28.me." "I reckon that I have got him." I don't think there will be a lot

:11:29. > :11:31.between them either way. It will be a good match us this one. I would be

:11:32. > :11:39.surprised if one steam rollers the other. If Walton can find the worm

:11:40. > :11:46.that we saw -- form that we saw before, he has every chance. Back in

:11:47. > :11:51.2001 John Walton beat Chris Mason in the semifinals, and in the final

:11:52. > :11:57.talk out Merv the King, Merv the swerve. Evening Chris, if you are

:11:58. > :12:04.stunning in tonight. And evening Mervyn as well. Absolutely!

:12:05. > :12:09.Some of the PDC players pretend not to be interested in the BDO world

:12:10. > :12:14.championship but you can take it from me they are! If you are a dahs

:12:15. > :12:28.fan you are watching. Come on! We love it! That is why we are here.

:12:29. > :12:32.Bit dodgy these darts from Dawson. He looks a bit jittery. He needs to

:12:33. > :12:35.settle into the match. He will be under pressure here if Walton can

:12:36. > :12:40.find a treble. There it is! APPLAUSE

:12:41. > :12:44.Not on a finish, but he has an advantage. A tidy advantage as well,

:12:45. > :12:48.with Dawson unable to trouble the treble at the moment. Maybe a switch

:12:49. > :12:59.down will help. Well, he does find the treble. Not sure he was after

:13:00. > :13:06.the sevens. So 186 for John Walton. A televised nine-darter back in 2007

:13:07. > :13:11.at the Word Masters -- world Masters. This is his 15th appearance

:13:12. > :13:20.in the championship. Walton waiting on 126 for a break of throw. 126.

:13:21. > :13:27.You think he will go the 19 rut here? Well, he's missed it? He has a

:13:28. > :13:31.3. That is a bit of a mess. 123 now. Again, staying down the bottom of

:13:32. > :13:37.the board. That is a good dart. Now, he could go bull or treble 10.

:13:38. > :13:42.That's an excellent retrieval of a distinctly fogey situation -- dodgy

:13:43. > :13:52.situation. Yes. This 93 is just for a hold. Treble 18 would leave 7s.

:13:53. > :13:57.This for the bull's-eye. Walton... Double 18 now for darts against the

:13:58. > :14:10.throw. And he's got it! This is a good start from Walton. 2-0 up in

:14:11. > :14:16.the opening leg. A good double for John to have landed.

:14:17. > :14:28.Walton holding sway early. For those who tuned in to the coverage

:14:29. > :14:33.yesterday, you may recall Mr Rawling alongside me taking a bit of a fancy

:14:34. > :14:39.to a man who had a boot fufl of pies. We found him in the bar last

:14:40. > :14:44.night. Yeah. Had one as well. It was very happy - very happy about the

:14:45. > :14:51.fact that he'd featured on our television coverage. And another pie

:14:52. > :14:56.was served and steered our way. Very gratefully appreciated! The pride of

:14:57. > :15:03.Holland with his Australian wife who apparently is the cook. They were

:15:04. > :15:09.magnificent! Very, very welcome. Walton, back on 321. 40 doesn't

:15:10. > :15:15.improve things to a great extent either. So, Dawson with an

:15:16. > :15:19.opportunity from 221. To get the darts back and get become on the

:15:20. > :15:23.board. That's nice. Just looks like he is settling in now, after a

:15:24. > :15:27.rather sticky sort of start, is Brian. Walton looking for his first

:15:28. > :15:37.maximum. Getting it! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

:15:38. > :15:42.Double 12, though. To silence the crowd straightaway. Two sixes from

:15:43. > :15:46.Dawson. Misses. So Walton, 1301 for the open -- 101 for the opening set.

:15:47. > :15:54.Inner voice times for the Dawson supporters, and his dad. That is off

:15:55. > :16:02.the treble wire, I think. Another bounce out for Walton. 101 he wants.

:16:03. > :16:11.Coming down for 17s. He's got it! For bull's-eye! Good effort! He is

:16:12. > :16:14.looking like his old self, isn't he Double 6 then. Yes!

:16:15. > :16:18.APPLAUSE A bull like that... He's on the

:16:19. > :16:28.board. Bill used to throw a few mean darts

:16:29. > :16:39.himself back in the day - apparently. I wasn't there, but I

:16:40. > :16:43.have been told . He looks like the kind of guy who has a real tales.

:16:44. > :16:46.Brian is a chip off the old block. Said his brother was coming down. I

:16:47. > :16:51.don't know if he is actually here. Used to be a semiprofessional boxer,

:16:52. > :16:55.used to go around and do exhibitions with Harold Graham. Old Bomber!

:16:56. > :17:01.Didn't take too many liberties would him, would you? Used to go... I

:17:02. > :17:02.wouldn't take a single liberty! Martin Adams beaten earlier on

:17:03. > :17:23.today. Look at this, though, Graham used to go around the prisons

:17:24. > :17:27.and put his hands behind the back and invite any of the handy lads the

:17:28. > :17:32.try and hit him and then used to make a fool of them and make them

:17:33. > :17:42.miss. Tony Simpson called it the limbo dance. He was a terrific

:17:43. > :17:49.fighter. This at the moment looks like it may be another leg against

:17:50. > :17:56.the darts. Walton will be the first to have a crack at a finish, but

:17:57. > :17:58.what's it going to be in a treble would make things nice. That isn't

:17:59. > :18:10.what he wanted! Come back with 116. A good dart from

:18:11. > :18:20.Dawson. Dawson's hovering. If he gets a chance. Treble 20. A big 16

:18:21. > :18:28.leaves double top for the first set to Watson. He is back, is John Boy!

:18:29. > :18:31.Gly tell you what - George is looking good tonight. He is sort of

:18:32. > :18:35.disappeared off the map, didn't he. And now here comes Dawson.

:18:36. > :18:40.Disappeared off the map and he's come here this year, coming through

:18:41. > :18:44.the qualifiers, up in Hull and plying well there. Nobody expected

:18:45. > :18:48.him really to come through then. Look at this! That was unlucky. That

:18:49. > :18:50.is off the barrel. That was heading for a 180. He is looking absolutely

:18:51. > :19:03.back to Terrific stuff from John Walton. A

:19:04. > :19:10.nice final dart from Brian Dawson. He has a bit to do, has Brian. He

:19:11. > :19:14.has to try and get Walton out of his rhythm somehow. It is moments like

:19:15. > :19:23.this when he has the chance to jump all over what was a relatively

:19:24. > :19:26.mediocre visit. Geert de Vos there, the Belgian, watching on with a

:19:27. > :19:30.noisy contingent of Belgian supporters. They are enjoining

:19:31. > :19:34.themselves. It is fair to say they have had a good afternoon and

:19:35. > :19:38.evening. Yes, yes. In time-honoured fashion! Has anybody's who's ever

:19:39. > :19:42.been to Belgian and spent time in Brussels, you would know all about

:19:43. > :19:46.that sort of thing I'm sure! LAUGHTER

:19:47. > :19:52.It was a palace take to typecast, but it is a fun place to visit --

:19:53. > :19:55.mistake to typecast but it is a fun place to finish. A great finish but

:19:56. > :20:00.great pressure. APPLAUSE

:20:01. > :20:08.quality again for Walton, who is averaging nearly 95. He needs a

:20:09. > :20:11.bull's-eye now! Oh! Unbelievable! What a finish!

:20:12. > :20:15.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Exhibition stuff from Dawson.

:20:16. > :20:20.Brilliant! People are standing up. They are rising in acclaim. A

:20:21. > :20:22.spectacular finish! Awesome from Dawson! That was absolutely obscene

:20:23. > :20:35.darts! Brilliant! Used to be an Alan e Venezuela'

:20:36. > :20:39.speciality back in the day. Brian Dawson showing that the passage of

:20:40. > :20:44.two or three decades, there is still so many out there who like to do it.

:20:45. > :20:49.He had to do that, just to hold throw. That's the pressure he's

:20:50. > :21:02.under. Really looking forward to this game

:21:03. > :21:04.when I saw the old JR initials put alongside! I was really looking

:21:05. > :21:09.forward to watching this one and being here in the box for that sort

:21:10. > :21:16.of reason! That was almost a maximum.

:21:17. > :21:23.APPLAUSE Mr Dawson Senior the chief cheer

:21:24. > :21:29.leader. Peppering the treble 19. His throw is under the pressure. Look at

:21:30. > :21:32.the averages. Both north of 90. Very good! Very good!

:21:33. > :21:37.APPLAUSE There is a check-out rate. They are

:21:38. > :21:43.handy. Dawson is on a finish. Will Walton be?

:21:44. > :21:50.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE That is his second 180 of the match!

:21:51. > :21:58.Still a chance here. Treble 20 would leave bull. No, so Walton with an

:21:59. > :22:00.opportunity. 67 then to make it 1-1 in this second set of an intriguing

:22:01. > :22:10.match. Double top. Treble 20 for double 6. Strayed into

:22:11. > :22:26.the five. Great recovery. Double 8. Loving this game! Tops now for

:22:27. > :22:32.Walton. The Yorkshire rifles locked together -- rivals locked together.

:22:33. > :22:53.There it is! The game is one apiece. APPLAUSE

:22:54. > :22:59.there may be an opening for Walton. Lost his time a couple of times, has

:23:00. > :23:04.Brian Dawson. He is under a wee bit of pressure again. Can he extricate

:23:05. > :23:07.himself with a big score here? Looks as though he might be able to. 140

:23:08. > :23:14.is handy. APPLAUSE

:23:15. > :23:21.This is good stuff! Dawson's first nine darts averaging 102. Overall

:23:22. > :23:27.average for both players in the 92-93 mark. John Walton - well, the

:23:28. > :23:31.adrenaline will be pumping through him at the moment. Back on the big

:23:32. > :23:35.stage and doing himself justice. He said in his first match, didn't he,

:23:36. > :23:37.when he came through the preliminaries against Rob Modra, I

:23:38. > :23:42.think somebody spoke to him and said, "You looked so calm up there.

:23:43. > :23:48.You looked fantastic." CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

:23:49. > :23:57.He said... "I was so nervous that I managed to cope with it." And he's

:23:58. > :24:00.coping with it brilliantly again! John Boy on 161. Against the darts.

:24:01. > :24:15.Treble 20. So, not this time, but he will be

:24:16. > :24:18.back There was a visment sort of harrumpf when he missed that dart,

:24:19. > :24:21.or some other such sentiments. Here comes Dawson trying to put pressure

:24:22. > :24:29.on. Needs a treble. He's not been able to find it. He is annoyed.

:24:30. > :24:35.Treble 13 for double 16. A single. So 18 leaves one dart at tops. To

:24:36. > :24:38.break Dawson's thrall. And he shatters the throw!

:24:39. > :24:49.APPLAUSE He will now throw for a two sets to

:24:50. > :24:54.0 lead. Well, the big punt which came on Walton today appears to, at

:24:55. > :24:59.this stage, be well justified. This leg, he is two sets up. They will

:25:00. > :25:05.have an interval at the end of this leg, at the end of this set anyway,

:25:06. > :25:09.and Dawson will have to regroup unless he can hit straight back

:25:10. > :25:22.here. That is a good start from Walton with the 125. 50% the

:25:23. > :25:26.check-out. Five of his 10 yards have landed for John 'Boy' Walton The

:25:27. > :25:30.winner of this one faces Jeff Smith, the cool guy from Canada, who

:25:31. > :25:31.accounted for Martin Adams in such impressive fashion earlier on. This

:25:32. > :25:40.is good! Classy sort of match, that

:25:41. > :25:46.Smith-Adams classic darts and then Chas from Adams as well, a gentleman

:25:47. > :25:50.in defeat. Good to see. Yeah, I saw Jeff Smith at close of play last

:25:51. > :25:55.night, as we migrated back to the hotel. He was in reception. Everyone

:25:56. > :26:01.else piled into the bar. He said his good nights, went quietly off to

:26:02. > :26:05.bed. He looked fresh as a does -- daisy today. That was 5% Stewart

:26:06. > :26:06.Pearce wasn't it! LAUGHTER

:26:07. > :26:27.I will take your word for it! He is on a finish. This is for a

:26:28. > :26:31.set. 830 he needs -- 80 he needs. Six darts from here. Double 10. Only

:26:32. > :26:32.needs two. That is such good throwing again!

:26:33. > :26:39.APPLAUSE John Walton! The doubles are going

:26:40. > :26:46.in. He's scoring heavenly and he's two sets up against Brian Dawson.

:26:47. > :26:54.ANNOUNCER: Game on. The 125 finish was superb. But Walton, in no sense,

:26:55. > :26:59.phased by it. His overall average of more than 95 is top class. His

:27:00. > :27:10.finishing at 55% is similarly top drawer.

:27:11. > :27:18.Here you see the averages from the sets. They seem almost 100 for

:27:19. > :27:22.Walton in that second set. Just not fazed at all by that spectacular

:27:23. > :27:29.check-out from Dawson in the first leg of the set. Yeah. Scoring

:27:30. > :27:36.heavily. But crucially over 50% on the doubles. So, that average is not

:27:37. > :27:38.dipping once he gets to a finish. He's back in the trebles after the

:27:39. > :27:44.break. Dawson is going to have to real

:27:45. > :28:00.scrap this one out. Walton with the darts. How much it

:28:01. > :28:04.would aid Dawson's cause if he could somehow squeeze a victory out of

:28:05. > :28:13.this opening leg. Maybe he has just got a glimmer of an opportunity

:28:14. > :28:20.here. 183 against the darts. Walton had a 131. He is looking for a 141

:28:21. > :28:27.now. Usually the final throw of the nine-dart attempts. He's not done

:28:28. > :28:35.it. So, Dawson will get a chance. 124, when he recovers - when he

:28:36. > :28:48.returns. So, 124 for Dawson. Treble 18 would leave bull. Bull's-eye then

:28:49. > :28:55.the shot. Brilliant! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

:28:56. > :28:58.That is a bill moment! It is very much a Brian Dawson moment. What an

:28:59. > :29:03.opportune moment to find a spectacular finish. He did that in

:29:04. > :29:07.the last set. And then Walton recovered and came blasting back.

:29:08. > :29:09.But that's a good tart from Dawson -- tart from Dawes das in -- start

:29:10. > :29:25.from Dawson ins this second leg. Really compelling contest. Can

:29:26. > :29:28.Dawson get his way back into it? Looks like he fancies doing just

:29:29. > :29:42.that. APPLAUSE

:29:43. > :29:48.A great start again. And a second one next to it. How about the

:29:49. > :29:54.hat-trick?! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

:29:55. > :29:58.137, 140, 180, after nine darts he is on 44.

:29:59. > :30:07.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE What a response! Walton's... The

:30:08. > :30:12.fourth maximum! This is a nice way to silence the crowd!

:30:13. > :30:19.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE 11 darts. Perhaps the leg of the

:30:20. > :30:21.match so far. Dawson two-up. Both players throwing brilliantly. They

:30:22. > :30:32.have come to play, these two. We have had some double trouble in

:30:33. > :30:37.our various matches today, but Beth of these two... Look at this!

:30:38. > :30:40.Unlucky off the wire. One oh on the floor -- one on the floor. Another

:30:41. > :30:44.120. Walton on throw. Dawson in no mood

:30:45. > :31:03.to hang around. He's upped the pace as well, Dawson.

:31:04. > :31:07.Come on! Get in there. Good throwing!

:31:08. > :31:13.APPLAUSE Good throwing, you say? Oh! Just the

:31:14. > :31:26.wrong side of the wire as he went shooting for maximum number 5.

:31:27. > :31:38.Now Walton is perhaps back in the driving seat in his leg, because

:31:39. > :31:46.Dawson not on a finish. Not quite where he would wish to be. Dawson is

:31:47. > :31:50.trying to tee it up for the finish. A nice dart George!

:31:51. > :32:00.APPLAUSE 133, then, for John Boy. Make that

:32:01. > :32:07.132. A good second dart. So Dawson for the sack now. 89 with Walton

:32:08. > :32:15.poised. That's 21 of them. 18 would leave bull's-eye now. It seems to be

:32:16. > :32:23.loving these, but misses this time! So, 60 for the hold. Two darts at

:32:24. > :32:29.tops for Walton. He's missed it! He's missed it! He fancied that last

:32:30. > :32:35.one was in, didn't he? Couldn't believe that it went over the top.

:32:36. > :32:43.Double eight now for the set. Not a bad marker. Oh, he's just kissed the

:32:44. > :32:46.wrong side of the barrel. Three more, then, at tops. Two more at

:32:47. > :32:53.tops. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

:32:54. > :32:57.He needed that, John Boy. He will hold the throw. Dawson, still with

:32:58. > :33:04.the darts to make it 3-1, this third set. He is two down, remember.

:33:05. > :33:07.Walton rolling back the years and playing so impressively here against

:33:08. > :33:11.his great friend and Yorkshire team-mate and both of them are

:33:12. > :33:19.hitting plenty of big numbers. Walton over 95. Really high

:33:20. > :33:29.standards. At one stage he was close to 100. Quarterfinalest on his

:33:30. > :33:33.debut, Brian Dawson. Last year eventually losing to Scott Mitchell,

:33:34. > :33:40.who had a decent tournament, as I recall. Yeah. Not the worst! Got to

:33:41. > :33:47.the semis of the British Open. There he is! Not listening to us, is he?

:33:48. > :33:54.LAUGHTER He lines to think he's photo ennick,

:33:55. > :33:58.doesn't -- photogenic doesn't he? Well, he is a big lad! I am not

:33:59. > :34:05.going to say he's not! LAUGHTER

:34:06. > :34:12.He looks like he could pull a plough on his own, doesn't he? A great dart

:34:13. > :34:18.from Dawson. APPLAUSE

:34:19. > :34:26.This match is really easy on the eye. And great sporting sort of

:34:27. > :34:29.feeling in the crowd as well. The Dawson contingent, applauding

:34:30. > :34:32.Walton. Dawson, though, here to win the set. Double 16. There it is!

:34:33. > :34:42.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE It is 2-1. The match goes on, and

:34:43. > :34:49.Dawson has his first set success. What a scrap we have got!

:34:50. > :34:59.Has to keep the momentum going, though, does the favourite, the 15th

:35:00. > :35:09.seed. Jeff Smith waits in round 2. He will be playing a Yorkshireman,

:35:10. > :35:10.but which one? Dawson in that third set, 100-plus average. Really good

:35:11. > :35:30.darts. On throw and under a bit of pressure

:35:31. > :35:32.if Walton can step in. There is one of them. There is two of them!

:35:33. > :35:48.APPLAUSE Well, what a chance for Walton,

:35:49. > :35:53.then, at the start of set number 4. They are Dawson's darts, but the

:35:54. > :35:59.advantage is with Walton. Needs a treble, though. Clenches his teeth

:36:00. > :36:03.in a little grimace of frustration. He knows that that was an

:36:04. > :36:10.opportunity which went begging. And Dawson is in the mood to try and

:36:11. > :36:15.make him pay. That's two in! And that's just over the wire, but 140

:36:16. > :36:22.gets him back in there. But 165, not a number he would want.

:36:23. > :36:37.Suddenly a wobble from Walton. No check-out, of course, on 165. Well,

:36:38. > :36:51.this feels like a big leg. Even at this stage. Dawson waiting on 70.

:36:52. > :36:57.Got to hold his nerve now. 110 is very makeable. 20 would leave double

:36:58. > :37:05.16. He's got this last time. But not this time. Now then, John Boy, for a

:37:06. > :37:11.Bridget break -- big break, the start of set number 4. Treble 18.

:37:12. > :37:16.Not this time, John. So close, wasn't it? So close. Double 8,

:37:17. > :37:35.Dawson for 1-0. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

:37:36. > :37:45.Oh, dear. Not a good start to the throw. Immediately a chance. For

:37:46. > :37:55.Doggy Dawson. He's rather missed an opportunity there. And he knows it.

:37:56. > :38:02.Wasn't exactly slammed the door open, but he - well, burst it open,

:38:03. > :38:15.but he would have certainly made a serious impression. He is having a

:38:16. > :38:18.stick you few legs, is John Walton. "Come on, Doggy", you could probably

:38:19. > :38:34.hear Brian Dawson saying to himself! Dawson trying to focus and regroup.

:38:35. > :38:40.That's good. A lovely cover shot. Nearly the pair. Pressure on the

:38:41. > :38:45.throw, though. Walton struggling to find a treble but lands one now. And

:38:46. > :38:48.another! APPLAUSE

:38:49. > :39:02.He is on a finish with 170, Walton. Now, I wonder... Go on then, John!

:39:03. > :39:08.What have you got? A great start. Another one of those! Bull's-eye for

:39:09. > :39:13.a 170! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

:39:14. > :39:20.Unlucky, my son. You sometimes get that feeling in your bones that it

:39:21. > :39:28.is on! And he almost was there. So 25 now. And Dawson is still well

:39:29. > :39:36.back. For double 4. That's good! APPLAUSE

:39:37. > :39:47.what a good game of darts! A good leg that for Walton. It was only a

:39:48. > :39:51.hold. So crucial as well. He almost nailed -- when you almost nail that

:39:52. > :39:55.big one and you miss it, to see out the leg and make sure you don't the

:39:56. > :40:00.opponent back in on the next visit, he did that. As so often you see,

:40:01. > :40:03.when you get the check-out, and you get the leg, suddenly a little bit

:40:04. > :40:07.more confidence and a little bit more smoothness in the throw, and

:40:08. > :40:15.that was a really good three from Walton. Now, looking for more of the

:40:16. > :40:20.same. There is one. And there's two. There is three! Another maximum!

:40:21. > :40:28.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Building on the brilliant start!

:40:29. > :40:34.140, 180,... It isn't going to be a nine-darter but it could be a

:40:35. > :40:39.10-darter. Well, he won't care how many it takes if he can win the leg

:40:40. > :40:40.here because it is against the throw and it would leave Walton throwing

:40:41. > :40:54.for the match. She is going to come back with a

:40:55. > :41:01.very makeable 100. A tonne from Dawson. Walton now to take on

:41:02. > :41:08.against the throw. Oh, what an opportunity now! Two darts! Yes!

:41:09. > :41:14.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE The old champion continues to motor

:41:15. > :41:18.on! He is now within a leg of victory. Brilliant darts from John

:41:19. > :41:33.'Boy' Walton. Is Dawson creaking? This is a response!

:41:34. > :41:40.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Yes! That is more like it! As he

:41:41. > :41:47.nods at the boardment "that's -- at the board. "That's what I can do.

:41:48. > :41:52.Don't count me out." It is, though, advantage Walton. Oh! He's left the

:41:53. > :42:02.door ajar, though. And that is another one. A solid tonne. A

:42:03. > :42:07.million miles away from another 180, was it? Great response from Brian

:42:08. > :42:12.Dawson. John Boy with darts in hand for the match, but he's struggling,

:42:13. > :42:17.is Walton. Dawson, if he gets another 140 here, he would be in a

:42:18. > :42:25.great position. At it, is he is the favourite. He's found a vital treble

:42:26. > :42:32.with that last dart. Needs a huge visit here, Walton. Switches. A

:42:33. > :42:39.great switch! Brilliant cover dart John Boy! Chart chart this is some

:42:40. > :42:46.battle! 121 for Dawson. Treble 17 would set up a bull's-eye. He's

:42:47. > :42:53.missed it So Walton, again, coming in on a finish and this for the

:42:54. > :42:56.match. What a story! 112. Treble 20. Would have left double 16. So Dawson

:42:57. > :43:01.will have a chance. ANNOUNCER: Thank you. Just composing

:43:02. > :43:10.himself. The crowd are getting a little bit too excited at the wrong

:43:11. > :43:17.moment. Dawson, 83 to keep the match alive. . 16 would leave bull.

:43:18. > :43:26.Bull's-eye for Dawson. He's missed it this time! Will Walton close him

:43:27. > :43:29.out. 20 for tops. Tops. - two chances force John 'Boy' Walton.

:43:30. > :43:31.Bends the wire on the first. Bends the bottom of the wire on the

:43:32. > :43:35.second! (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

:43:36. > :43:39.That was maximum darts. Agonising for Walton and his fans. Dawson,

:43:40. > :43:41.25. Double eight. For 22 in this set. He's got it!

:43:42. > :43:52.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE He's got it! On wards we go!

:43:53. > :43:55.Dawson now with... To send this match...

:43:56. > :44:01.ANNOUNCER: Game on! Match darts missed by Walton. Two of them at

:44:02. > :44:07.tops! Will he live to regret that, John Boy? Brilliant momentum from

:44:08. > :44:10.Dawson as well. APPLAUSE

:44:11. > :44:14.He couldn't really have been any closer, could he, without getting

:44:15. > :44:19.it? Bent the top and the bottom of the wire. If he had another dart at

:44:20. > :44:27.it it would probably have gone right through the middle. Both of them

:44:28. > :44:37.peppering the treb 20 now -- treble 20 now. They have space for a 180.

:44:38. > :44:42.Compelling contest, this. For a lot of years, Brian Dawson was one of

:44:43. > :44:46.those players who people New Zealand he was a really good player on the

:44:47. > :44:51.floor in minor tournaments but he couldn't move on to the greater

:44:52. > :44:58.level. And then last year he did so. And here he is trying to confirm

:44:59. > :45:02.that advance. We saw Martin Adams there, gripped. Late night at the

:45:03. > :45:06.Lakeside. Well, if you are watching with us, I hope you are enjoying

:45:07. > :45:13.this because this is a gripping match. 161 as the flight flies off.

:45:14. > :45:17.Neither of those in. But he's got time. Making a bit of a hash of it,

:45:18. > :45:22.though. That two wasn't very clever. Oh, where is your money then? You

:45:23. > :45:27.have to be on Dawson on this one, hasn't it? 2, 2. Fourth set. Walton

:45:28. > :45:34.2-1. Missed two much darts. And Dawson is on a finish to send us all

:45:35. > :45:45.the way. 119 with Walton back on 236. Well, there is the 19. Oh! Off

:45:46. > :45:51.the wire. Walton, breathes again. Dawson on 80.

:45:52. > :45:57.No pressure at all coming from the wrist of John Walton. Looks a little

:45:58. > :46:04.bit annoyed as well. Well, he's not put himself on finish. So Dawson has

:46:05. > :46:11.six darts. Park he might need them if he throws like that. A single 18

:46:12. > :46:16.would set it up. He has done. Pressure up there now, isn't there?

:46:17. > :46:21.There is real pressure. This time, to set up a finish. Single 16, the

:46:22. > :46:25.shot. APPLAUSE

:46:26. > :46:29.That is good Trent. Pressure. He knows if he doesn't get this in all

:46:30. > :46:31.probability it is good night. But he gets it!

:46:32. > :46:36.APPLAUSE Relate guts from Dawson! He's pulled

:46:37. > :46:42.back and scared the match. APPLAUSE

:46:43. > :46:50.Cracking stuff! Under intense pressure! From Brian Dawson. These

:46:51. > :46:55.two good friends, Dawson from Rotherham, John 'Boy' Walton from

:46:56. > :46:59.Sheffield. They will go to distance. To be honest it could go on all

:47:00. > :47:05.night for all I care. All their mates are going to be glued to this.

:47:06. > :47:10.It is almost one of those matches where you sort of think it is a bit

:47:11. > :47:14.of a pit you you can't have a draw. But that isn't the nature of the

:47:15. > :47:19.game. Is the the glade theytorial nature of -- gladetorial nature of

:47:20. > :47:25.darts what appeals. If you mess it up, you may the price. -- pay

:47:26. > :47:34.Yes, that drama of jeopardy. No replays on the big stage. Walton

:47:35. > :47:41.with the darts. Dawson hitting the numbers. We are level-pegging

:47:42. > :47:46.really. Walton with the throw. That's an important treble. Tonnes,

:47:47. > :48:06.no disaster. That's two in. Been unlucky. Very close to the 180.

:48:07. > :48:12.It left him on 180, so no check-out. 135 from Walton is top drawer.

:48:13. > :48:16.Leaves himself with 70. This is nice from Dawson. A single 20 to set up a

:48:17. > :48:24.finish, if he gets the chance. APPLAUSE

:48:25. > :48:28.well, if he gets the chance! 70. Single 20 would leave double 16.

:48:29. > :48:35.APPLAUSE very, very, very good! One dart, and

:48:36. > :48:45.one dart taken. Both of them averaging well over 40%

:48:46. > :48:51.on the finishes. But it's kind of more than that. They have taken them

:48:52. > :48:52.out at key times in pressure situation.

:48:53. > :49:02.APPLAUSE good response to that 140! With a

:49:03. > :49:07.180! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

:49:08. > :49:14.His third! The eighth of the match. It is high-quality!

:49:15. > :49:28.Walton went bull. Dawson with the darts and the healthy advantage, but

:49:29. > :49:37.not supplemented. Got to win this leg, has Dawson. Walton knows he can

:49:38. > :49:39.put the throw under pressure. Hello! APPLAUSE

:49:40. > :49:54.He will have a chance. 156 for Walton to go 2-0 up. Can't

:49:55. > :49:57.be done now. And so Dawson - terrific opportunity to square up

:49:58. > :50:03.the set. APPLAUSE

:50:04. > :50:06.To bring us level again. Single 16. Oh, he's gone double 16. So trouble

:50:07. > :50:12.12. Brilliant! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

:50:13. > :50:18.He didn't intend to do that! But having got the double 8 and double

:50:19. > :50:23.16, he was flawless in his execution of the double 12.

:50:24. > :51:02.A fine last dart. APPLAUSE

:51:03. > :51:08.Trading blow for blow. Two sets all. One leg all, 261, 261.

:51:09. > :51:14.APPLAUSE Take a tonne 40 off that though for

:51:15. > :51:18.John Boy. Walton will fancy his chances from here now. And Dawson

:51:19. > :51:25.just creaking a little bit. 121 now for 2-1. To move within a leg of the

:51:26. > :51:34.match. Treble 17 leaves a shot at bull's-eye. He will come back,

:51:35. > :51:45.though. That's not bad. 64 is a decent leave. Steady tonne for

:51:46. > :51:55.Dawson. Now Walton for 2-1. Treble. 16. Two 16s now John!

:51:56. > :52:08.He's got it! Treble! And now tops! For 21! Oh! He drags it south of the

:52:09. > :52:14.mark. And grimaces as he puts in a big miss. Walton's eye focuses. But

:52:15. > :52:20.can he fire? Two massive darts these. You feel this has to land.

:52:21. > :52:27.John Walton! APPLAUSE

:52:28. > :52:34.Well, to get it to 2-2, at which point it would have to be a 2-leg

:52:35. > :52:39.margin for victory. Dawson has to throw and hold this throw.

:52:40. > :52:42.Otherwise, Walton is the champion. Or rather the champion of this

:52:43. > :52:48.particular contest! A champion of Yorkshire. It feels like that!

:52:49. > :52:52.Champion of south Yorkshire and champion of a terrific rivalry which

:52:53. > :52:56.has developed over the years between the two of them.

:52:57. > :53:04.Well, Walton is way back, which for him is a shame because that was a

:53:05. > :53:08.loose visit from Dawson. This isn't the great -- isn't a great deal

:53:09. > :53:19.better. Dawson on 306. Still with the advantage. That's a good little

:53:20. > :53:24.adjustment. No real damage done. He has still

:53:25. > :53:34.A tonne minimum, you fear at the moment. Trying to force it through

:53:35. > :53:39.the middle. 221, Dawson. Working right along the oche to create an

:53:40. > :53:49.angle to go for that treble 20. Misses it. Wolt wolt way back --

:53:50. > :53:56.Walton way back. Dawson waiting on a finish. A big one though. 161.

:53:57. > :53:59.Raised the roof if this goes in! There's a first treble 20. He's

:54:00. > :54:15.missed the treble 17, though. What kind of pressure can Walton put

:54:16. > :54:21.on here? Not a great deal. A good last dart. A cracking game this. It

:54:22. > :54:28.does feel like a final. It has that sort of rivalry. Well, he didn't --

:54:29. > :54:37.didn't go for it there. Well, Walton, then. Sang high -- Shanghai

:54:38. > :54:45.for the match. Well, treble 1 would not be the advised route. So Dawson

:54:46. > :54:50.will come back with double 16 to square up the match. Now he's got it

:54:51. > :54:55.as much as - he is saying, "Where was that one when I needed it?" Here

:54:56. > :54:57.we go then. Double 16. Can he get it?

:54:58. > :55:04.APPLAUSE . Of course he can! Going the

:55:05. > :55:10.distance. ANNOUNCER: The match must be won by

:55:11. > :55:13.two clear legs. Five legs all. The 11th leg will be sudden death. Good

:55:14. > :55:16.game of Garretts. APPLAUSE

:55:17. > :55:21.-- darts. Nip and tuck. It deserved to go all the way. Walton started

:55:22. > :55:25.superbly. He had the early advantage, but what fighting guts

:55:26. > :55:34.from Dawson to come back and drag it back. A really good match. A lot of

:55:35. > :55:40.tension up there now. And they have got to win by two clear legs.

:55:41. > :55:44.Otherwise if it goes all the way, it goes to sudden death. Two great

:55:45. > :55:53.mates won't feel like that at the moment. Don't forget Walton has had

:55:54. > :55:58.two darts for the match. It seems a long time ago. It seems like a

:55:59. > :56:02.lifetime ago in the context of the match. I wonder whether he is still

:56:03. > :56:07.thinking about it, though. Well, you would hope not for his sake. I doubt

:56:08. > :56:09.it's lodged -- no doubt it's lodged somewhere in the psyche, and he

:56:10. > :56:19.doesn't need that. Dawson effectively had the darts.

:56:20. > :56:22.Treble would be an opportunity. An opportunity missed, a big

:56:23. > :56:27.opportunity missed to real turn the screw. He still nibbled a bit into

:56:28. > :56:32.the Walton throw, though. Certainly be John can't find a treble here...

:56:33. > :56:45.This is tension, George. Nerves. Who is going to withstand it the better?

:56:46. > :56:50.The Walton arm has stiffened. He has a tonne on him now.

:56:51. > :57:04.He will be disappointed after that opening dart there. Has the darts,

:57:05. > :57:13.though. Brian Dawson. Sets up 120. He is in touching distance. The The

:57:14. > :57:16.old pub game favourite. A Shanghai. That is what he needs. Treble,

:57:17. > :57:28.single tops. Missed it. He will come back against the darts,

:57:29. > :57:38.because Walton has had a shocker of a leg. Just when it matters most.

:57:39. > :57:42.Now he's finding the trebles! It is curious sometimes, isn't it? 60 and

:57:43. > :57:47.then tops. He has two at it for a 3-2 lead. There it is!

:57:48. > :57:53.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE At last he is in front! It could be

:57:54. > :58:02.a decisive strike, if he holds his throw. It is Dawson's match. What a

:58:03. > :58:09.match! And now real pressure on John Walton. But that wasn't good!

:58:10. > :58:20.Where is that treble, John? He is only finding it at the moment when

:58:21. > :58:23.the pressure is pretty much off him. Sweating up in the paddock a little

:58:24. > :58:31.bit there, as well. Just dabbing the brow. This is good from Dawson! 140.

:58:32. > :58:37.Agonisingly close to another 180. He can almost taste it now, can Brian

:58:38. > :58:40.Dawson. What a contest this has been P maybe we're not done yet!

:58:41. > :58:44.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Either way, it's my guess these two

:58:45. > :58:50.will have a celebratory pint, whatever the result, after this.

:58:51. > :58:53.Because it has been a terrific contest and another huge hit from

:58:54. > :59:00.Dawson. APPLAUSE

:59:01. > :59:04.. I wouldn't be pouring it just yet! Because here is Walton. No fib

:59:05. > :59:11.anywhere for either man. Dawson on 18 of. A great first dart! Maybe

:59:12. > :59:15.just a touch high in the bed. Just checking where he is. He had 80

:59:16. > :59:19.scored. Terrific darts! APPLAUSE

:59:20. > :59:23.So, 52 for the match. Dawson comes back. And Walton strays into the

:59:24. > :59:33.one. Then the treble. Double 16 for Dawson to win it!

:59:34. > :59:41.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE A brilliant match! A fabulous

:59:42. > :59:44.finish! Doggy Dawson finally downs John 'Boy' Walton in an absolute

:59:45. > :59:49.cracker! (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

:59:50. > :59:57.Three sets to two. John Boyed a two darts for the match. But it's Dawson

:59:58. > :00:01.who goes through and John's gone! That is it for tonight but please do

:00:02. > :00:06.join the gang at 1 o'clock later on this afternoon. BBC Two. The second

:00:07. > :00:11.round matches include the number 1 seed Glen Durrant up against the

:00:12. > :00:17.American Larry Butler. A very good night.