:00:29. > :00:36.lamentable 11% now, 1 out of nine. Harbour, anything over 40% is pretty
:00:37. > :00:45.good. 50% is very good. You can feel Martin surfing. He has to win this
:00:46. > :00:49.leg, you sense, if he can't find a way of getting home here, it really
:00:50. > :00:55.will be a huge task to come back from three down. He won't give in
:00:56. > :01:05.though, I'll tell you that much, Martin. He is the reigning
:01:06. > :01:15.I suppose, I should have known that was coming.
:01:16. > :01:30.He fancied his chances of finding that up. He couldn't find the old
:01:31. > :01:34.lipstick for a second time. Good leg here for Martin, tonne, tonne,
:01:35. > :01:43.tonne. Consistency, is the name of the game. He got to hold his throw,
:01:44. > :01:49.hasn't he? Should do now. Having said that, it's going to be down to
:01:50. > :02:05.dulls if he continues the 1 out of nine ratio, then maybe not.
:02:06. > :02:19.That's better. Plenty of room as well. Set for the flight. Looks a
:02:20. > :02:28.really high quality visit, not on a finish. Whereas Phillips was. Not
:02:29. > :02:45.now. It's not great. Harbour is not out of this yet.
:02:46. > :03:02.Good dart. Checking where he is. 103 remaining. Back to back 1 forts for
:03:03. > :03:08.Dennis Harbour. Put -- back to back 140s for Dennis Harbour. He is not
:03:09. > :03:21.able to respond. Harbour, 43 to get a break and go two up. Composes
:03:22. > :03:28.himself. Has a think. With the 11, 16 or three for tops. Looks like he
:03:29. > :03:36.is going for three. They are all the same size. Not exactly 1 you'd chose
:03:37. > :03:45.though, is it? If he gets inside the wire, he is in problems.
:03:46. > :03:56.Double threaten. Good dart! Good dart, Dennis! And already, two sets
:03:57. > :04:13.up, he is now two legs up in the third set. He knew what he was
:04:14. > :04:19.doing. Knew what he was doing. As you rightly say, they are all the
:04:20. > :04:24.same. Phillips just sort of smiled to himself, as much to say, I
:04:25. > :04:27.thought I was in there, but just can't stop this guy. He called the
:04:28. > :04:47.flight there, rightaway. Good dart. Consistent all the way
:04:48. > :05:08.through this match. Not happy. It's just not working for
:05:09. > :05:14.him, is it? No, no, shaking his head. Nothings that gone. Bless you.
:05:15. > :05:25.A bishop in dark glasses. Why not? Extraordinary outfit.
:05:26. > :05:42.Yes, 100. Earlier on today, I was suggesting, I'll tell you in a
:05:43. > :05:50.minute - a bit surprised I have not seen a chew Dhaka. I had a meck from
:05:51. > :06:04.-- a Chewbacca. It be nice to see him here. Lovely company. Which you
:06:05. > :06:12.-- Harbour with the darts. But not on a finish yet. But he's the
:06:13. > :06:15.favourite and just can't find these troubles, can he? He is having
:06:16. > :06:20.trouble, Martin, he is under pressure. He is having a bad night,
:06:21. > :06:35.averaging shy of 80. And his double checkout rate is poor. 1 had been
:06:36. > :06:44.six from here. -- he is on a finish again. Good finish, 86. For the set.
:06:45. > :07:21.Here is the bull now. He almost got that, didn't he? He clipped the
:07:22. > :07:38.wire. Not another opportunity to steal it for the set. For 988. He's
:07:39. > :07:42.gone 1 double 12. Sixes now. He got double 13. Same vicinity. There you
:07:43. > :07:45.go. Double six. In goes Dennis Harbour for another set. He's 3-0
:07:46. > :08:09.up. Yeah, he is well off. Off we go. 180. Martin Phillips second of the
:08:10. > :08:17.match. Woke the crowd up, woke Phillips up. At last, it's a 28.
:08:18. > :08:26.Exactly. A bit of a flash in the dark or he is going to be able to go
:08:27. > :08:32.on from there? Capacity crowd, pretty enraptured if he gets another
:08:33. > :08:41.1. The Welshmen, definitely. Very proud nation. Maybe not in
:08:42. > :08:46.Cambridgeshire contingent. And a lot of Dennis's friends and family, I'm
:08:47. > :08:51.sure, around the area are going to be watching and hoping he can
:08:52. > :08:55.continue this. Very much 1 of the young sung players of this year's
:08:56. > :09:01.championship, but he is looking pretty well set to go through. Only
:09:02. > :09:14.needs 1 more set now and he's there. The first to four. Win will play
:09:15. > :09:18.neither Brian Dawson or Jeff Smith. An intriguing match. The
:09:19. > :09:27.Yorkshireman against the Canadian. Our last match. My favourite, if you
:09:28. > :09:30.want it, Smith the Canadian. He looked very good in the performance
:09:31. > :09:55.he produced against wolfy Adams. Phillips is on 62. Well placed to
:09:56. > :10:09.hold his though on this first leg of the fourth set.
:10:10. > :10:31.He has a chance to throw for a double, first for a while. Beg your
:10:32. > :10:36.pardon, one out of 11 he's had, though. He did have a couple,
:10:37. > :10:42.couldn't close it down. There's a long gap before that.
:10:43. > :11:02.He has not got 1 since the first set. Harbour, 113 required. Phillips
:11:03. > :11:04.is having a mayor on the doubles -- a mare on the double, isn't he?
:11:05. > :11:31.Terrible. It happens. Still, it's you elusive. And at
:11:32. > :11:37.last! An ironic cheer from the Lakeside crowd. And big smiles from
:11:38. > :11:52.Phillips. First time he's held his throw in the entire match.
:11:53. > :11:58.Harbour still got a good checkout rate. Didn't even have a dart to
:11:59. > :12:24.finish the second set. Look at this now. 180. Could be a late night. Out
:12:25. > :12:32.comes Dennis the menace. Will he go for it, or go for the any? He is
:12:33. > :12:46.having a look. He is going for it. Very hard luck.
:12:47. > :12:54.A lot of players would have gone for the treble shot. Rather than trying
:12:55. > :13:06.to squeeze is into the bed for the maximum. There again. So consistent.
:13:07. > :13:12.He is looked for his second 180. Just clipping the barrel. Harbour is
:13:13. > :13:39.on a finish and Phillips isn't. 161 though. Treble 20. Treble 17
:13:40. > :13:44.would leave the bull. Treble 20s. Phillips is on no-finish. Not a bad
:13:45. > :13:54.lead for Harbour. 64. All Phillips can do is try to put some pressure
:13:55. > :13:55.on. Which he's done for 140. And now 64 for Harbour, on his throw to
:13:56. > :14:02.square up the set. Another 1 leaves double 16, eight
:14:03. > :14:27.would be tops. Double 16 now. Way off. OK, he could go for 2005.
:14:28. > :14:30.There it is. -- for 25. He is waking up. Two up. Is he going to take a
:14:31. > :15:00.set now. Oh! I've got 1 of them. A German
:15:01. > :15:25.shepherd dog. Good of her to come She'll be looking for me. Come to
:15:26. > :15:44.life is Phillips. Phillips needs this one on the
:15:45. > :15:59.throw. To take the set. Harbour not finding the trebles. So
:16:00. > :16:00.he's going to have a really good chance here, Phillips, to narrow the
:16:01. > :16:11.gap. He is very warm up there, and we've
:16:12. > :16:14.got a capacity crowd. Dennis Harbour said after his match against Darryl
:16:15. > :16:19.Fitton, that he really struggle would the heat. He said that he was
:16:20. > :16:22.so hot up there, that his glasses were steaming up. It's not quite at
:16:23. > :16:35.that level, but it's starting to get pretty warm in here. , they are
:16:36. > :16:54.Needed the treble to finish. Terrible ten to leave, double 16.
:16:55. > :17:02.Harbour on 158. Big ask. Phillips nicely placed on 56. He got that. He
:17:03. > :17:06.needs another for double 19. Oh, it's a good effort but not in the
:17:07. > :17:13.bed. Phillips will come back with a chance to win the set. , OK, Martin,
:17:14. > :17:20.16, double top, clean as a whistle. Yeah, there it is. I could feel like
:17:21. > :17:24.coming. He's looking like a different man. He's got a smile on
:17:25. > :17:33.his face at last. A lot happier with his game.
:17:34. > :17:38.First to four takes this. Can Phillips somehow conjure up a
:17:39. > :17:46.recovery? There's the advantage now. Dennis
:17:47. > :17:55.Harbour. Well, they do things in style, why
:17:56. > :18:06.not? Mess about with a pint. It's there again... Taking his
:18:07. > :18:52.time... Oh, unlucky. There is the bishop
:18:53. > :18:58.with his pint. He is mingling. Spreading the word. He has moved
:18:59. > :19:26.around the table. Enjoying his darts.
:19:27. > :19:36.Just changing the flight. You are not missing anything. He is changing
:19:37. > :19:39.his flight. Towelling down. He's feeling the heat, is Dennis. I think
:19:40. > :20:09.they both are, to be honest. Averaging 87, is Dennis Harbour.
:20:10. > :20:15.Just shy of 80, and Harbour is still well ahead. There is Dawn Phillips,
:20:16. > :20:17.hoping the revivala her husband produced in the last set is going to
:20:18. > :20:37.continue. Harbour is on a finish. Re had that double six in the,
:20:38. > :20:55.earlier in the set. Plenty of bling. Won't be pleased,
:20:56. > :21:10.will he? A cross between Chris everiens and Bobbi George. Here we
:21:11. > :21:18.go. Evans and Bobbi George. Here we go. If Harbour wins this set, the
:21:19. > :21:22.match is over, and he'll be into the next round to face Brian Dawson or
:21:23. > :21:24.Jeff Smith. Poor visit from Martin Phillips as Dennis takes a moment to
:21:25. > :21:45.rehydrate. Harbour is so slow and deliberate,
:21:46. > :21:49.is it just my perception, or is he slower now that Phillips has started
:21:50. > :21:57.to find his form a little? Nothing is happening.
:21:58. > :22:06.He'll think it's an advantage to Phillips. A group of lads here, in
:22:07. > :22:07.full dress and makeup, the kind of tribute to the American rock band
:22:08. > :22:25.Kiss. Maximum! His fourth. Well, you can
:22:26. > :22:59.kiss that. Phillips not finished yet. He is on
:23:00. > :23:07.180, no checkout. Harbour a long way back. He is handling them well.
:23:08. > :23:09.Well, he's with the darts here, Phillips, and nicely poised. Just
:23:10. > :23:18.needing tops when he comes back. Tops for a 13-darter. It's double
:23:19. > :23:48.top. There it is. He needs to take the advantage
:23:49. > :24:03.those, Harbour. This is going to help. Classic visit, that. 16th
:24:04. > :24:22.score of 140 or more. He is scoring more heavily than Phillips. Phillips
:24:23. > :24:31.has had the maximums, the 1 ate as, but the -- the 1 ate as, but the 140
:24:32. > :24:41.pluses... This is a good leg. Excellent leg
:24:42. > :25:04.from Dennis Harbour. We are all waiting for a maximum! He
:25:05. > :25:25.took the one off. Good thinking. So Harbour gets to 100, to go 2-1
:25:26. > :25:40.ahead on to throw. He's got six darts from here. Phillips back on
:25:41. > :25:49.215. He missed it. He got time, looking at treble ten. It's not too
:25:50. > :25:58.clever. Time on his side. Sixty. Two dart checkout.
:25:59. > :26:06.Separateford on the 20s. Yeah, single, leave the double. There's
:26:07. > :26:11.the single. And can he get over the top there? We'll see. He has!
:26:12. > :26:28.Nicely done. Harbour, two-1 up. Phillips has to hold his throw or
:26:29. > :26:34.Harbour is the winner. To be quite honest, I've enjoyed this. It's
:26:35. > :26:43.really been a good match. Not for Phillips so much, but he handled it
:26:44. > :26:55.well. Contrasting styles make for its own peculiar fascination.
:26:56. > :27:26.He's really wide-shafted darts, daunt he? You don't often see
:27:27. > :27:40.players with that sort of width. Sort of harks back to previous era,
:27:41. > :27:46.doesn't at the? A sort of John Lowe kind of darts. But he has stubby
:27:47. > :27:51.hands though, if you look. From the fingers, if you look at it. He
:27:52. > :28:00.doesn't hold them very gently. His fifth maximum. Up we go, it's
:28:01. > :28:25.the show. On the throw, he now needs double 14
:28:26. > :28:29.to square off the set. Surely he is not going to foul this 1 up. Good
:28:30. > :28:42.from Harbour, but this is for the leg. Good dart. 2-2.
:28:43. > :28:52.The battle is still on for Martin Phillips. Harbour with the throw...
:28:53. > :29:01.Still looking, still looking to win the match.
:29:02. > :29:16.Holds his throw and it's 3-2 and that's good enough.
:29:17. > :29:22.First to four takes the match. He is 3-1 up. All he has to do is hold his
:29:23. > :29:48.throw. Scoring 12... Yes. Yes! ! That's his
:29:49. > :29:53.sixth maximum. Great time to do it. And how is it going to affect
:29:54. > :29:57.Harbour? Everybody is standing and applauding this. At all stages. It's
:29:58. > :30:05.magic. Good response. And another... Oh! Yes, the wrong side of the wire.
:30:06. > :30:20.Just a glance off. Now, that is a mess. Is he going to
:30:21. > :30:25.come way from the 20, he is. Good cover shot. Yes, very good. A bit
:30:26. > :30:39.angry as he pulls them out of the board. Harbour, 1801. Furious with
:30:40. > :30:47.himself. He had a good opportunity to put himself in a set-winning
:30:48. > :30:52.position. It's only treble 1. 23 he's got. Lovely cover shot for his
:30:53. > :31:13.last dart. This is for the match. 101 for
:31:14. > :31:19.Dennis Harbour. The unsung veteran from Cambridgeshire, the first time
:31:20. > :31:31.here for a decade. Is he going to put out the number nine seed? It's
:31:32. > :31:40.just the wrong side of the wire. Is this the last chance for Martin.
:31:41. > :31:46.There is the 19. Bull's-eye! Oh! Did you rush it too much? And that his
:31:47. > :31:52.last visit to the oche in this match? Dennis Harbour composes
:31:53. > :32:01.himself for what could be a match-winning dart, double 16 he
:32:02. > :32:05.wants. And double 16 he gets! And Dennis Harbour's wonderful, Lakeside
:32:06. > :32:12.championship continues. The number ten seed defeated, Martin Phillips,
:32:13. > :32:20.sportingly, applauding his opponent but Dennis Harbour, the 54-year-old
:32:21. > :32:24.grand yad from Cambridge sthir -- grand dad from Cambridgeshire is
:32:25. > :32:35.through. Jamie Hughes was not too happy with his form, but he emerged
:32:36. > :32:39.unscathed. But so to hid dis opponent, Madars Razma. With the
:32:40. > :32:55.east European nation be celebrating once again. Good evening.
:32:56. > :33:04.Both those players throw the dart a little quicker than we saw in the
:33:05. > :33:16.last match from Dennis Harbour. So hopefully, we should have a nice
:33:17. > :33:23.pace about this. In Madars Razma got to the first round proper, won one
:33:24. > :33:34.match and lost 1. But he started in round one proper last year. But he
:33:35. > :33:38.reached this stage, the last 16. He lost 4'' 320 Brian Dawson. He made
:33:39. > :33:45.quite a lot of friends along the way. He feels like a regular
:33:46. > :33:52.fixture, the lav viian, already. Just his -- the last Vivian,
:33:53. > :33:56.already. Just his third Lakeside. Not a particularly good start from
:33:57. > :34:17.Jamie Hughes. This is better from Razma though.
:34:18. > :34:28.This is his second Lakeside. Again, he was seeded last year, and lost at
:34:29. > :34:40.this stage to Glen Durrant. So whoever wins this match will be in
:34:41. > :34:46.uncharted waters. This is better from Jamie.
:34:47. > :34:55.So bull for 15s and tops. There we see, the day the bull is in there.
:34:56. > :35:03.Treble 15 would have left double top.
:35:04. > :35:13.Congratulate last dart. This is to hold his throw. Won't now do that.
:35:14. > :35:29.Well, he might now do it, but he won't do this visit.
:35:30. > :35:36.A couple of eights for Madars Razma to strike first. Yes, beware the
:35:37. > :35:44.Latvian when it comes to the finishing. Didn't play particularly
:35:45. > :35:50.well, didn't score particularly heavily against Reed Robinson in his
:35:51. > :35:57.first round match, Madars. He averaged just south of 80, but won
:35:58. > :36:06.it with a 150, and hit 67% of his doubles. He didn't have to produce
:36:07. > :36:12.his best in that 1. He did enough. Jamie destroyed an out of sorts Ross
:36:13. > :36:30.Montgomery. A shake of the head as he strays into the one. He is
:36:31. > :36:36.looking calm and cool. I saw him outside the hotel. A lot of his
:36:37. > :36:42.mates were out having a chat and a beer, he was sitting outside on his
:36:43. > :36:48.own, for ten-15 minutes, just taking stock of thngs. He is enjoying
:36:49. > :37:02.himself tonight. So far so good for the Latvians. HITE
:37:03. > :37:20.Not this time. No pressure on the throw though. Looking to
:37:21. > :37:51.OK, for a two-leg lead in the first set.
:37:52. > :38:21.So, two darts at tops for a two-leg lead. First set for Madars Razma.
:38:22. > :38:38.Double 10 or Jamie is coming back. And he is.
:38:39. > :38:44.Well, you can't give this man this many chances. You would expect him
:38:45. > :39:00.to take this out, the way he's been finishing.
:39:01. > :39:11.I melsed Razma's finishing, in his first round win over Reed Robinson,
:39:12. > :39:15.he hit 67% of his doubles. 10 out of 16. He missed three already tonight,
:39:16. > :39:40.but hasn't been punished. Jamie's overallage is a lot better
:39:41. > :40:12.than his average for this first nine darts.
:40:13. > :40:21.7 there are Latvians aplenty at Lakeside. That is masaries's
:40:22. > :40:31.girlfriend. We had 1 on camera too. And who knows how many others.
:40:32. > :40:54.Maybe Latvia is the new darting Holland. In it's a little bit scary.
:40:55. > :41:01.Another one of those to apply pressure. Congratulate adjustment.
:41:02. > :41:30.So, 64 for Razma. It would leave 1 dart at double 16. Unable to do so.
:41:31. > :41:33.He missed that double 16 three times already. And this is for the first
:41:34. > :41:45.set already. For Madars Razma. Someone shouted out. They were
:41:46. > :41:56.trying to encourage him. That's sensible. He composes himself. He
:41:57. > :42:02.has two darts at tops for the set. Almost talked himself out of that
:42:03. > :42:10.second one. So a couple of eights. Three darts at it to hold throw.
:42:11. > :42:19.Jamie Hughes. He can get the fourth seed on the board in the last 16. He
:42:20. > :42:23.missed his first foisk shots -- 5 shots at a double. Make that a
:42:24. > :42:41.Not quite everyone. Madars needs to concentrate. And there it is.
:42:42. > :42:49.A set against the darts, two breaks of though from the Latvian. -- throw
:42:50. > :43:03.from the Latvian. There's plenty to ponder early on
:43:04. > :43:11.for Jamie Hughes. You sense the buzz inside in Lakeside tonight. All
:43:12. > :43:18.kinds of attire, fancy dress, we were treated in the interval between
:43:19. > :43:25.matches to half a dozen penguins doing the Macca rena.
:43:26. > :43:34.They are both having issues with their scoring. Especially, at the
:43:35. > :43:44.start of the leg, for Jamie Hughes. Have a look at that. His first nine
:43:45. > :43:53.darts, that 1 had been 40 scrapes him into the 70s. Madars with a
:43:54. > :44:25.tonne plus. That's fine, acceptable, good.
:44:26. > :44:46.Razma on a finish. Jamie, very much not.
:44:47. > :44:54.Disappointed with that. Needs something to get him going and this
:44:55. > :45:01.would be that something if he could do it. He has nod looked happy since
:45:02. > :45:03.the walk-on. Questioned whether the board was straight, and then really
:45:04. > :45:17.hasn't got going. That's more like it. Yeah, a couple of 140s from
:45:18. > :45:25.Jamie in this leg. 18 for tops. And a fourth leg in a row he's missed
:45:26. > :45:29.it. Doubles aren't flowing quite as well as they did in his first-round
:45:30. > :45:33.match. A chance for Jamie Hughes to get on the board and
:45:34. > :45:40.And another leg against the dart. Threer four legs so far, been breaks
:45:41. > :45:48.of throw. Perfect start for Jamie. Oh, blimey. That's a party trick.
:45:49. > :46:10.Groucho darxs. And Jamie's first nine darts having
:46:11. > :46:29.eyebrow raising so far. LAUGHS
:46:30. > :46:54.Highlight of the match so far. Kind of is.
:46:55. > :47:01.Unable to find any consistent so far. If the board was not straight,
:47:02. > :47:02.it wasn't a million miles off. It was adjusted. Hasn't really helped
:47:03. > :47:22.matters. Trina Gulliver, she has won nine
:47:23. > :47:30.world titles, would dearly love to make it 10. Just missed the treble
:47:31. > :47:47.17, straight into the treble two. Better darts than Jamie, but he may
:47:48. > :48:05.not get back. 85 for Razma. 1 dart at bull's-eye. So nine double 16. He
:48:06. > :48:15.hit them late in the last leg... And he's missed it there. Oh, dear. One
:48:16. > :48:24.off nine in doubles. 17 leaves double four. Leading by a set to
:48:25. > :48:29.nil. Double two. Miles off. What has happened? To the Madars Razma that
:48:30. > :48:36.could barely miss a double in the last round?
:48:37. > :48:48.Another miss. And Jamie Hughes, last dart. Had a chance. No. One from 12
:48:49. > :48:58.on the double. They are both struggling badly here.
:48:59. > :49:05.22nd dart of the leg. And another break of throw.
:49:06. > :49:14.Jamie Hughes has not held yet. Oh, yeah! That will get them going at
:49:15. > :49:18.Lakeside. That's exactly what had match needed.
:49:19. > :49:44.Thought about going in the treble 20, that first dart. And just chose
:49:45. > :49:48.to drop south of the wire. Unlucky. Only had to adjust and come down,
:49:49. > :49:53.because he would have knocked the first dart out. So precarous was the
:49:54. > :50:21.lie. This is more like it, Jamie. They are both getting a little off
:50:22. > :50:31.put by ill-timed shouts from the crowd.
:50:32. > :50:39.So two treble 20s, double 10 to hold this throw.
:50:40. > :51:06.So the same shot for Jamie Hughes. Well, he's strayed into in treble 5.
:51:07. > :51:09.Look a anguish, big 7. What are you doing, he says to himself. How about
:51:10. > :51:42.the third? Jamie Hughes would dearly like to
:51:43. > :51:53.make him pay for that. Treble 20 leaves single for a dart at tops.
:51:54. > :51:59.For authority break of throw. So double 10 to hold and move ahead
:52:00. > :52:11.second set. Two 10s for Madars Razma. No mistake.
:52:12. > :52:24.So I mentioned 16 minutes or so ago, that Jamie Hughes wassages in the
:52:25. > :52:32.60s, he turned that around, rather. -- was averages in the 60s. He
:52:33. > :52:40.turned that around, rather. Always happens when you say something like
:52:41. > :52:41.that. Almost always. Razma, the Scottish classic champion, the man
:52:42. > :53:35.from Latvia. Well, he's not managed it yet, Jamie
:53:36. > :53:41.Hughes, but he must hold his throw here, we he's two sets down.
:53:42. > :54:18.Jail, 84 for a first hold of throw. Treble 16 would leave budget eight.
:54:19. > :54:25.That is what he went for. , he'll be back for 32. He is yet to hit double
:54:26. > :54:53.16, so a bit of pressure could be applied here.
:54:54. > :55:04.Only his second successful double in 14 attempts, Jamie Hughes. Trying to
:55:05. > :55:13.get himself going. So there's a break after this leg of darts.
:55:14. > :55:18.If I can pull something out of the bag this leg, I can just start
:55:19. > :55:29.again. In the context of the match, you
:55:30. > :55:39.hardly need me to tell you this is an important leg. 2. 0 in 1-all, in
:55:40. > :55:48.a race to four, very different scorelines. And Razma has the darts.
:55:49. > :55:57.Just off camera, for just while Jamie Hughes was throwing there,
:55:58. > :56:05.Madars Razma just crouched down onto his haunches. Don't know why he did
:56:06. > :56:09.that. Yes, not in first time he's done that. Maybe just composing
:56:10. > :56:18.himself. Just what Jamie needs to do here,
:56:19. > :56:24.because - oh, yes, he needed that, the final dart. There is Madars. Had
:56:25. > :56:44.a little crouch down and a spring up. OK then, Madars, over to you.
:56:45. > :56:59.When you're back at the oche 146 for a two-set lead.
:57:00. > :57:08.Just in. He thought it was in, just out.
:57:09. > :57:35.Needed a second. Very, very crucial moments in this match coming right
:57:36. > :57:45.up. Yep, he's given himself a chance if Madars slips up. But that's a
:57:46. > :57:50.fresk first dart. Double 15 for a two-set lead, for the world number
:57:51. > :57:59.18. No, no, for Madars Razma. What a chance for Jamie Hughes. Lead, for
:58:00. > :58:01.the world number 18. No, no, for Madars Razma. What a chance for
:58:02. > :58:06.Jamie Hughes. This to pull level at one apiece. It will feel like a
:58:07. > :58:10.lead. One dart at double six for the set.
:58:11. > :58:17.What an important moment in the match. It looked as though Jamie
:58:18. > :58:21.Hughes was suffering the darting blues, but he hulled pud it out, and
:58:22. > :58:51.we go to the break level at 1 apiece.
:58:52. > :58:58.Tony O'Shea, I know, thinks that Jamie Hughes is throwing a little
:58:59. > :59:03.slower than normal. And Madars Razma, before the match, told me he
:59:04. > :59:08.was looking forward to playing Jamie because he throws quickly. If Madars
:59:09. > :59:13.was telling everyone that, and Jamie got to hear that, and said, I know,
:59:14. > :59:17.I'll slow down a bit, and it will affect Madars's rhythm. It kind of
:59:18. > :59:33.worked as well. Also, during the break, as Jamie was
:59:34. > :59:40.hammering the practice board with a disdain, looking like a kid who was
:59:41. > :59:46.told he was grounded for a month, while it was going on, we had three
:59:47. > :59:50.or four officials on stage checking the board was OK and level. Jaily
:59:51. > :59:52.having question it's right at the start of the match. It seemed to be
:59:53. > :00:13.OK. 20 and tops then. To hold his throw
:00:14. > :00:14.at the start of the third set. My goodness me, who is favourite for
:00:15. > :00:30.this match from here? Bull to start. Oh, absolutely
:00:31. > :00:42.perfect. Treble 15 for double top, for a 135. Can you, Madars? No.
:00:43. > :00:46.State bit of the board for Jamie Hughes. The top bit.
:00:47. > :01:10.45 for double 10. He finds a way to win the leg again. , first leg of
:01:11. > :02:03.the match as well. Hello, sailor! Look at those averages. Jamie Hughes
:02:04. > :02:12.started so quietly. He couldn't find the trebles. Madars Razma, well,
:02:13. > :02:24.much of a muchness. Yeah, much better from Jamie, second set. We
:02:25. > :02:29.just had word from the BDO, the organisers, that yes, the board was
:02:30. > :02:38.level, is level, continues to be level... It's all fine.
:02:39. > :02:45.Unless many more people start doing the konga, then the dozen or so
:02:46. > :02:55.during the last break, then we'll be fine. Madars is waiting on 121 to
:02:56. > :03:05.hold throw for one apiece. One set apiece. So treble 20, treble 11,
:03:06. > :03:07.14s, still needs a shot here. It would have left a bull's-eye. Look
:03:08. > :03:28.how far back Jamie Hughes is. E How much can he eat into this? Two
:03:29. > :03:34.18s to level the set and level the match.
:03:35. > :03:48.Oh, his finishing is completely gone. Well, they have both thrown 21
:03:49. > :03:58.darts at a double. Four have landed for Hughes, 5 for Razma. Who was 10
:03:59. > :04:05.off 16 in his last round. It's a good last dart. Might not mean
:04:06. > :04:13.anything, if Madars can take out two 18s. He bends the top of the wire
:04:14. > :04:24.twice. Has a breather. This 1 has to land. Missed it six times.
:04:25. > :04:44.Nah, just the wrong side of the wire, and that's unlucky. Can't now
:04:45. > :04:45.finish. A seventh chance, Madars to win this leg. He's gone for 10
:04:46. > :05:04.double four. Oh, would you believe it. Didn't
:05:05. > :05:12.fancy it at all. Was his wife Jane, now can he take out 95. It leaves
:05:13. > :05:27.13, double 16 for a Ninth chance is going for the double
:05:28. > :05:29.nine this time. Didn't want to know, did he? Tenth dart at a double. No!
:05:30. > :05:43.Still no! Well, it's a problem, a big problem
:05:44. > :05:47.now. 18% both on checkouts. Nowhere near good enough. That's more like
:05:48. > :05:57.it. Hughes moves two clear for the set.
:05:58. > :06:04.So coming into the match, we were all talking about how Madars Razma
:06:05. > :06:13.couldn't be given too much darts at a double, because he just doesn't
:06:14. > :06:25.miss. 10 from 16, 67%, look at him today. 5 from 2008 and he missed 10
:06:26. > :06:34.-- 28 and he missed 10 chances. He missed the last 12 at a double,
:06:35. > :06:41.Razma. Good last dart. Solid vision from Jamie Hughes. Madars strays
:06:42. > :06:47.into the treble 5 twice. He is playing Jamie Hughes into a bit of
:06:48. > :06:48.form. Yep, and the pace has picked up from him as well. And it's
:06:49. > :07:23.working for him. Hello. It happened so often in this
:07:24. > :07:30.wonderful game of darts, 1 maximum responded to snappily. He's not
:07:31. > :07:38.going to go for another. Not from 215. Two more perfect darts. Nine in
:07:39. > :07:47.a row! This could quieten things straightaway though. Double nine for
:07:48. > :07:51.the set. Not this time, Jamie. So for a break of throw, will he go
:07:52. > :08:12.six, yes, he will, six double 16. That must feel good after 12 misses
:08:13. > :08:41.in a So he's actually hit a 180, a 177,
:08:42. > :08:47.and then double this time out. Two 1 ate eight as for
:08:48. > :08:55.180s for the match. A bit of nonsense at the start when Jamie
:08:56. > :09:01.didn't think the board was straight and Madars just wondered off, but
:09:02. > :09:06.played in a decent spirit, this, players acknowledges each other in
:09:07. > :09:11.between legs. A touch of the fists. Imagine in jaily sped up, I think
:09:12. > :09:17.that Razma picked up the pace too. We are seeing much better darts.
:09:18. > :09:29.Are we going to see another 180? Not this time. 147, you would like this
:09:30. > :09:39.in snooker ever day of the week. What about at the Lakeside? Treble
:09:40. > :09:48.17. But this is set point again. Just feel he should have carried on
:09:49. > :09:56.there. The force was with him! Treble 17 for bull, who is left
:09:57. > :10:05.accidently and now can't finish. Three really good visits from Jamie
:10:06. > :10:15.Hughes, a 123, a 134 and a 140. Double from Razma to level the set.
:10:16. > :10:24.Set point again. Treble 16 is the two-darter. And again, Jamie Hughes
:10:25. > :10:38.waits. It's going to have to be 16, double
:10:39. > :10:45.16 now. 1 dart at it for the set for Jamie Hughes. The eyes close and the
:10:46. > :10:51.chance goes. I thought he was better when he was quick. Two 16s for
:10:52. > :11:01.Razma. Yes. The set is level. The match is level. Another big moment
:11:02. > :11:09.coming up. Who is going to win this leg, who is going to win this set?
:11:10. > :11:15.Jamie has the darts. And you're right, he picked up the pace,
:11:16. > :11:21.started to nail the trebles and the doubles, and then got a bit serious,
:11:22. > :11:27.started to pause, and he left the door open and Razma said, "Thanks
:11:28. > :11:43.very much, I will pop in, if you don't
:11:44. > :11:53.It's Hughes with the advantage off the darts in this leg. He's only
:11:54. > :12:01.held throw twice, in six attempts. It's three from six for Madars. None
:12:02. > :12:10.of that matters really. It's just whoever wins this leg. They move
:12:11. > :12:16.ahead in sets. Yeah, the break definitely benefitted Jamie Hughes.
:12:17. > :12:21.He went in 1 apiece, but in all truth, could have been two-nil down,
:12:22. > :12:26.through a succession of very angry darts in the practice area, in the
:12:27. > :12:45.bar, and we're seeing much better play now. 243 plus these. Hasn't
:12:46. > :12:49.left a finish. Razma was miles away. For Jamie, he'll be first to a
:12:50. > :13:03.finish. He's had one dart for the set. Go for the bull here. Treble 10
:13:04. > :13:17.though. Very nice darts. Terrific three darts. He has all the time in
:13:18. > :13:26.the world at 36. It leaves 170, will he get a shot? And Jamie Hughes
:13:27. > :13:27.leads 2 sets to one. The darts starting to ooze from the arm of
:13:28. > :13:44.Hughes. All around, they enjoy the odd bit
:13:45. > :14:06.of But impeckaty behaved, as they --
:14:07. > :14:11.impeccably behaved, as they always are, at the dart. A trip to the
:14:12. > :14:19.Bashers in the morning, Sir. Maybe he heard me and put the hat
:14:20. > :14:44.on. 2-1, Jamie Hughes. The start of set
:14:45. > :15:11.number four. Can't look shy when the camera's on
:15:12. > :15:23.you if you dress like that. Brilliant darts, Jamie Hughes!
:15:24. > :15:33.Still throwing angry, isn't he? It's working. He got the bit between his
:15:34. > :15:46., paces up and down. 5 for double eight. He hit treble 15 there. You
:15:47. > :15:54.really have. 5 for double eight. Yes!
:15:55. > :16:21.Loud applause from Jane. That's Robert... With the grey hair. His
:16:22. > :16:36.manager. Jamie's manager, that is. Already
:16:37. > :16:41.160-odd ahead. This is better from Madars. Yes! Just when you think
:16:42. > :16:54.you're struggling, he does 1 of those.
:16:55. > :17:01.He is still struggling. He needs a couple more visits like that, Madars
:17:02. > :17:07.Razma. Not backing it up at the moment. That's a good final dart.
:17:08. > :17:14.Now that 1 definitely is not natural hair. More so than that one, I would
:17:15. > :17:33.say. Yozza on a finish. But Madars will
:17:34. > :18:06.be favourite for the leg after this. Well, that leaves the bull's-eye.
:18:07. > :18:09.Unlucky. You sense he needs this. A big 15, double top, one from
:18:10. > :18:27.seventy, make that 1 from eight. Double eight for Jamie Hughes. Two
:18:28. > :18:54.fours. Oh, he's done it! Could be a big dart, that. Jamie...
:18:55. > :18:58.Holds his throw and moves to within 1 leg of
:18:59. > :19:08.Looks for all the world like he was going two set down. Shows how
:19:09. > :19:12.important it was, playing badly to go into the first break level
:19:13. > :19:19.pegging at 1 apiece, that would have felt like a lead for Jamie Hughes.
:19:20. > :19:23.And he could just dust himself down, throw a few angry ones in the
:19:24. > :19:29.practice room, come back, start again. Play first to three. He got
:19:30. > :19:50.the release wrong there. How is your release? I say, quite a
:19:51. > :19:51.lot inferior to what we're seeing here. Mind you, that wasn't great.
:19:52. > :20:04.That was. I played a lot of darts. I lived in
:20:05. > :20:10.France for a year. I played a lot of the electronic darts down the local
:20:11. > :20:16.pub. Electronic machine. It did all the calculations for you. That
:20:17. > :20:27.helped, my substandard GCSE mathematics. A good year that,
:20:28. > :20:38.actually. Razma on a fish. 66 to level this set up. Nine for double
:20:39. > :20:43.16 now. Yes! Where did that one come from? She finally has something to
:20:44. > :20:59.shout about. This is Jamie Hughes throwing first
:21:00. > :21:09.it. For that 3-1 lead. Great first dart. Plenty of room in
:21:10. > :21:42.the bed for Very deliberate, that second dart.
:21:43. > :21:51.And that third. Great stuff from Jamie. Got a big
:21:52. > :22:01.lead here. Whitby town FC. The seasiders. Great
:22:02. > :22:23.to have you down at the Lakeside. Only 60, but he's well clear, unless
:22:24. > :22:34.Razma can find a big finish here. He gets another. OK then! Business end
:22:35. > :22:44.of this leg, but treble 20 leaves the bull's-eye.
:22:45. > :22:57.Now then, Madars, can we nick this one? We can't. But a drebl here --
:22:58. > :23:05.treble here, leaves double top and this 65. He will aim for and hope
:23:06. > :23:11.not to hit the bull. Unlucky. So 15 for bull now. Treble would have left
:23:12. > :23:13.double 10. Now he'll aim for the bull. And hope against hope that he
:23:14. > :23:37.does hit it. So Razma, three darts at tops. They
:23:38. > :23:47.have not been his friend. Double 10. Refocuses. Fires and misses. Well,
:23:48. > :24:15.frankly, he had his chance. It is it is 3-1 to the fourth seed.
:24:16. > :24:20.He is one more set away from the place in a quarterfinals.
:24:21. > :24:34.Oh, yeah! 123... You know what, it's lovely up on stage. They are
:24:35. > :24:45.acknowledging each other's successes. And trading blows!
:24:46. > :25:01.Now, this was at the end of that fourth set. A lot of respect there.
:25:02. > :25:09.Jamie helping out Madars, back on his haunches again. Taking stock of
:25:10. > :25:14.a three sets to one deficit. The thing is, Madars Razma there three
:25:15. > :25:18.darts on his hand and 40 left on the score sheet. The way he was
:25:19. > :25:42.finishing against Reed Robinson, you would have put the mortgage on him.
:25:43. > :26:09.Great last dart. E Great last dart. No, just not happening for him. So
:26:10. > :26:10.two 18s for Jamie Hughes. And the forth seed starting to flex his
:26:11. > :26:18.Lakeside muscles. Second leg in a row we've begun
:26:19. > :26:51.perfectly. Oh, unlucky. Well, he knows quite
:26:52. > :27:01.rightly, it's pretty much now or never, Madars Razma. 3-1 down, first
:27:02. > :27:08.to 4, having taken the opener... Could perhaps, should have been
:27:09. > :27:16.2-nil up. Let's have a look at the finishing, set by set. That was set
:27:17. > :27:17.4. Big improvement from Jamie Hughes, Madars continues to
:27:18. > :27:39.struggle. But if you want real struggles,
:27:40. > :27:40.Madars Razma in set three was two from 15, including 12 misses in a
:27:41. > :27:52.row. He's got a healthy advantage here
:27:53. > :28:04.though. Jamie not doing much to change that with these athlete
:28:05. > :28:13.darts. So, 82. He went bull. So 17 would leave tops now. It's not
:28:14. > :28:18.happening for him, is it? 1 out of terrific on tops for the Latvian. He
:28:19. > :28:40.will have three more goes. Oh, just not happening, is it? So
:28:41. > :28:44.easy in the last round, so, so difficult in this round, and you
:28:45. > :28:55.know what - those double beds have not got smaller. Jamie can steal
:28:56. > :28:59.this now. Great start. Treble 19 for double 12, for a break of throw.
:29:00. > :29:05.Great effort! I thought he would get that. So he's going straight for the
:29:06. > :29:15.double 5. And finally! Eight misses in a row before that
:29:16. > :29:35.double 5. And only 40 from Jamie Hughes
:29:36. > :29:40.throwing first. He just needs to hold his throw twice and he's
:29:41. > :29:46.through to the quarterfinal. But he won't do that with many more visits
:29:47. > :29:50.like that 40. Slow down going, hasn't he? Neither of these two have
:29:51. > :30:33.tasted a Lakeside quarterfinal. We are about halfway through, and we
:30:34. > :30:38.have had 18850 darts thrown at Lakeside this year. That's quite a
:30:39. > :30:40.tally chart that you've kept. I do very little else, and I don't get
:30:41. > :30:55.out much. Hasn't been a vintage leg from
:30:56. > :31:01.either. Hughes, crucially, has the darts. He may stay 18s. So, he's
:31:02. > :31:07.straight into the 4, and then into the one.
:31:08. > :31:21.He made his debut last year, Jamie Hughes. Lost to Glen Durrant in the
:31:22. > :31:27.second round, nearly got here twice before, leeched the final qualifying
:31:28. > :31:31.round in 2012, in Hull, but controversially, I think, timed out
:31:32. > :31:39.before his match against Andy Bolton, and he reached the final
:31:40. > :31:45.qualifying round against in Hull, in 2013, but lost to Dave. None of that
:31:46. > :31:51.will be going through his mind right now, as he lines up a 5. Bull's-eye
:31:52. > :32:03.was the start. 20 for another crack at bull's-eye. Unlucky. Just flicked
:32:04. > :32:11.the wire. So 164 for Madars Razma. It won't be happening. Is he poised
:32:12. > :32:23.to go two-1 down and within a leg of defeat. You know how it goes, 988.
:32:24. > :32:33.Won't want to give Razma a chance at Shanghai. But has done. Big moment,
:32:34. > :32:50.this, big opportunity to break the throw, needs a treble. Doesn't get
:32:51. > :32:52.it. Does now. So four for a 2-1 lead and to move within one leg of a
:32:53. > :33:09.place in the quarterfinals. And that voice you can hear above
:33:10. > :33:15.all others at Lakeside, that of Jamie's wife Jane.
:33:16. > :33:27.What a chance here for Jamie Hughes. This awful first visit from Razma,
:33:28. > :33:33.needing to hold to stay in this year's championship and only 22.
:33:34. > :33:38.That's not a great deal better, is it? More than twice as good.
:33:39. > :33:46.LAUGHS Needs to find the treble. It's
:33:47. > :33:52.deserting himself at the moment. We are not seeing any razzmatazz from
:33:53. > :34:04.Madars Razma. Big visit here. Can really do some damage.
:34:05. > :34:18.I tell you what, he meant those last two, didn't he? Put his shoulder
:34:19. > :34:27.into those, like a forward if a rug di tackle. Pity the dart board here.
:34:28. > :34:40.-- in a rugby tackle. Pity the dart board here. Look at this. "Have some
:34:41. > :34:47.of that.". Remember, he must hold or he's out.
:34:48. > :34:55.Not a classic leg, this, from either. Razma with the dart, no real
:34:56. > :35:02.advantage. Finally, a treble from Jamie. Puts a little bit of pressure
:35:03. > :35:23.on. Good response though. Wesley Harms awaiting the winner. He
:35:24. > :35:28.was watching as well. He attends as much as he can. Still very much a
:35:29. > :35:36.student of the game, and above all, a huge fan of the darts. So, this is
:35:37. > :35:43.for the match for Jamie Hughes, the fourth seed.
:35:44. > :35:57.A couple of times he's done this. Oh, he starts with a bull. So treble
:35:58. > :36:03.15 for tops. Treble 18 and Razma, well, this would be some way to
:36:04. > :36:08.extend the match. It's the for Hughes, unless Razma can take this
:36:09. > :36:10.out. Another one of those. A bull's-eye... To stay in the world
:36:11. > :36:50.championship. This is for the match. And there it
:36:51. > :36:54.is! The fourth seed will taste a Lakeside quarterfinal for the very
:36:55. > :37:03.first time. A slow old start from Jamie Hughes, but in the end, Hughes
:37:04. > :37:09.will cruise into the last eight. , Barnsley's Brian Dawson was
:37:10. > :37:12.brilliant in this first round match, leaving up to this nickname,
:37:13. > :37:21.producing dogged determination to come back from two sets down. That
:37:22. > :37:27.was a classic, this next 1 has the makings a classic encounter too. He
:37:28. > :37:31.is up against Jeff Smith, who silenced Martin Adams to such an
:37:32. > :37:41.extent that people have installed him as the tournament favourite.
:37:42. > :37:44.Being looking forward to this 1. Dawson's man with Walton last night,
:37:45. > :37:51.probably my favourite match of the tournament. What a performance it
:37:52. > :38:00.was for Jeff Smith though, beating wolfy. He came with a lot of
:38:01. > :38:08.confidence. Martin Adams couldn't put him away, when Smith got his
:38:09. > :38:17.chances, he took them. He is a cool customer. Now he's wounded wolfy,
:38:18. > :38:22.can he down doggy Dawson? He'll have his lucky shirt on, will Brian.
:38:23. > :38:27.Complete, no, hang on, I think he changed colour. Not in the same
:38:28. > :38:32.shirt. The 1 he was wearing last night, had a few holes in it, caused
:38:33. > :38:42.by a bit of overenthusiastic ironing. Can't be that superstition
:38:43. > :38:58.if he is not wearing his lucky shirt. The old hot steam iron on
:38:59. > :39:02.polyvester is never a good idea. Maybe slight sli more high-tech
:39:03. > :39:12.fabric than that, I suppose. He is on a finish, Smith isn't. Good first
:39:13. > :39:23.dart, though, from Jeff, with Dawson waiting on 160. Can he conjure one?
:39:24. > :39:31.Smith will have the chance to hold? Let's see what his finishing is like
:39:32. > :39:38.tonight? A poor visit from Dawson, 87 needed. And there's your answer.
:39:39. > :39:41.What a way to start? What a way to take out the first leg! Cool as you
:39:42. > :39:57.like, as a cucumber. He's the kind of guy, Jeff Smith,
:39:58. > :40:09.that you can't imagine panicking about anything. Jeff Smith's
:40:10. > :40:14.tournament checkout rate, close to 50% and Dawson's even better. What a
:40:15. > :40:26.great fightback from Brian. Really was a fine performance,
:40:27. > :40:33.Smith came through a preliminary match, had a victory over Matthew
:40:34. > :40:35.Medhurst, to start and then beat Martin Adams. This is his third
:40:36. > :40:52.match of the tournament. He played the extra match, of
:40:53. > :40:53.course, explains why he had so many more attempts at doubles than
:40:54. > :41:11.Dawson. Winner of this 1 plays Dennis
:41:12. > :41:17.Harbour. Dennis Harbour is a man who sprays cars for a living. They'll be
:41:18. > :41:29.able to have a chat away, is Jeff Smith wins. That's his business as
:41:30. > :41:36.well. A finish here for Jeff. Treble 19 leaves a bull's-eye. Dawson well
:41:37. > :41:43.back, it can be done, but not now. He was slow to get into his stride
:41:44. > :41:48.last night. When he did, didn't he hit some darts. It was Awesome
:41:49. > :41:58.Dawson last night. Two sets down he was, came back to win it. He got the
:41:59. > :42:04.darts now to take the opening set. Two out of three on the dulls, he'll
:42:05. > :42:17.take that every time. -- on the doubles, he'll take that every time.
:42:18. > :42:31.Settle Dawson down a tad. His first score of over 140. Come on, he says
:42:32. > :42:43.to himself. Get an impression there's a lot of
:42:44. > :42:47.respect for Dawson, around his fellow professionals. He was a good
:42:48. > :42:53.player for a long time, before he finally started to deliver on the
:42:54. > :43:02.big stage. 47 years old now. Seeded at 15.
:43:03. > :43:10.He won't want to, obviously, fall too far adrift, the knowledge of
:43:11. > :43:17.what he was able to do against Walton will stand him in good stead,
:43:18. > :43:24.in case it does happen again. Smith on 143, if he can make it a good
:43:25. > :43:27.visit, heath put a lot off of pressure on the throw. Fabulous
:43:28. > :43:36.darts from Dawson. Can Smith take So Dawson has the chance to break
:43:37. > :43:46.the throw here, and a great chance. Needs to take this out. Sixes now.
:43:47. > :43:54.Threes, a tough 1. And he wasn't particularly close, so Jeff Smith
:43:55. > :44:01.can close out the opening set with treble 16, now, 16 for double six.
:44:02. > :44:22.All the 16s from Jeff Smith, first set to the silencer.
:44:23. > :45:00.Tony Green was telling me, he fancies this fella, Jeff Smith, to
:45:01. > :45:05.go all the way. We'll only had the 1 Canadian world champion. But this
:45:06. > :45:15.guy, commit commit commit, he looks the real deal. I love his cucumber
:45:16. > :45:18.cool composure on the big stage. He did fall apart against Scott
:45:19. > :45:26.Mitchell. I wonder whether he learnt from that. Scott pursued a very
:45:27. > :45:30.clear tactic of slowing him down, really slowing him down. And I think
:45:31. > :45:40.he got to him. He played mind games with him and won the battle. 104 for
:45:41. > :45:54.Dawson. So Shanghai for Smith to break the
:45:55. > :45:56.Dawson throw again. Brilliant first dart. Perfect second. And brilliant
:45:57. > :46:17.third! Another clinical piece of finishing.
:46:18. > :46:23.He is used to playing his darts on the other side of the Atlantic,
:46:24. > :46:27.where matches are played in a shorter format, that puts a premium
:46:28. > :46:37.on finishing. He has an 80% checkout rate.
:46:38. > :46:43.Wouldn't expect him to maintain that sort of rate, but overall, he's got
:46:44. > :47:00.a 50% average. There is Bill. He was in good form,
:47:01. > :47:11.Bill, last night in. He was, wasn't he? A bit of a twnk twinkle in his
:47:12. > :47:20.eye, when he was being interviewed. An ever present with Brian, never
:47:21. > :47:32.misses his matches. So 120 for a 2-nil need. 140, rather.
:47:33. > :47:49.Uncharacteristically erratic. But unlikely to be terminal in this leg,
:47:50. > :48:01.unless, well, a 96 for Jeff Smith. Wrong bed. And this is for 14. Well,
:48:02. > :48:11.then, Doggie, can you take his one out? Struggling a bit, isn't he?
:48:12. > :48:15.It's similar to last night, he took a long time to settle against John
:48:16. > :48:32.Walton. And he looked for all the match he was going to win it.
:48:33. > :48:42.He is slowing as well, Jeff Smith. He doesn't look like he is going to
:48:43. > :48:46.miss, he doesn't expect to miss. He says he is more nervous doing
:48:47. > :48:52.interviews than he is playing darts. He'll get the hang of that, if he
:48:53. > :48:58.keeps putting in decent performances on the world stage. There will be a
:48:59. > :49:04.lot of media interest in him. He does like to keep to himself much he
:49:05. > :49:11.does like to take himself to bed at the end of the night. He does like
:49:12. > :49:17.the tuck himself into a corner. Yeah, it's fascinating, it's a great
:49:18. > :49:23.privilege to walk around this venue and go into the players' practice
:49:24. > :49:31.area and bar and see the deliverses in prescription. Those chatting to
:49:32. > :49:36.their mates, having a laugh, and those having a quiet moment in the
:49:37. > :49:44.back. Setting up another finish against the throw. He can take the
:49:45. > :49:53.second set with his next visit here. Smith, requiring 130, and Dawson is
:49:54. > :49:59.not pressurising him. And he's not looked like winning a leg,
:50:00. > :50:14.It's going to have another chance, because Dawson is on no-finish. A
:50:15. > :50:24.break at the end of this set. So studio can take it out. -- he missed
:50:25. > :50:30.1. He won't miss two! This is fabulous darts from the silencer!
:50:31. > :50:36.Two sets to nil he leads, and at the moment, Doggie Dawson's bark is
:50:37. > :50:43.worse than his bite. I get the feeling here, George, that Brian
:50:44. > :50:48.Dawson has to get into the set, or he is in danger of being blown away.
:50:49. > :50:54.If Smith continues to throw in the manner he has, it's could be a quick
:50:55. > :51:04.night. This was the point that Dawson woke up against John Walton.
:51:05. > :51:15.And the 15th seed needs a big start to set number three. Smith with the
:51:16. > :51:21.darts and two sets to the good. Just the statistics from the two sets.
:51:22. > :51:30.And you see, Smith, really scoring heavily in that second set. A bridge
:51:31. > :51:32.of 98, very good. And his checkouts were outstanding. Six out of 10
:51:33. > :51:51.spells 60%. And already way clear is the silence
:51:52. > :51:57.in set number three. With the darts, and with a two-set buffer... He is
:51:58. > :52:07.playing really well again. He is taking on where he left off against
:52:08. > :52:15.Martin Adams. His match average, a 92 and a half. Wolfie is here. He
:52:16. > :52:21.has been in every session, watching the darts. Disappointed to be
:52:22. > :52:25.knocked out and fall at the first hurdle. Double 18 here. I do believe
:52:26. > :52:43.he missed 1. There he is. So double nine now. To hold his
:52:44. > :52:48.throw. Really good double, right in the middle of the bed.
:52:49. > :53:09.Not got anything on his own throw yet Dawson.
:53:10. > :53:18.He won't care how it comes, he just needs a leg a dart. Cos at the
:53:19. > :53:29.moment - that's better - it's all about the Canadian. Not had a 180 in
:53:30. > :53:45.the match yet. Just slightly subdued crowd, maybe. Well, they want to see
:53:46. > :53:48.a contest here. Smith, there is Mario's mate, Liugi. Friends of
:53:49. > :54:04.yours? Not yet! The evening is young. Spent a lot of my student
:54:05. > :54:06.live wastes hours on the Nintendo 64, it Mario Carlton or sonic the
:54:07. > :54:14.hedgehog. Other consoles are available.
:54:15. > :54:26.Dawson is on a finish at last. 154. It's a poor dart.
:54:27. > :54:33.For he is. Our mate. He wanted a pint so he broke off from the Conga.
:54:34. > :54:43.Those are good darts from Smith again.
:54:44. > :54:56.Tops now. Needs it. He got it. Into the match at last. Here I go, he
:54:57. > :55:04.says to his friends and family. Well, Dawson has been dawdling. Will
:55:05. > :55:08.that give him a bit of spark? As we said, at this point, he really
:55:09. > :55:15.started to get into his stride last night. Can he do the same again? He
:55:16. > :55:18.has got the real hunger, the scrapper's reallitation. He never
:55:19. > :55:37.knows when he's beaten. He keeps battling right to the end.
:55:38. > :55:50.We are not playing match play, are we? So there's the chance...
:55:51. > :55:59.Larry Butler, he got on the wrong end of Glen Durrant earlier on and
:56:00. > :56:03.Durrant really gave him a thumping, didn't he, with perhaps the
:56:04. > :56:04.performance of the round so far. Yeah, the Butler didn't do it, he
:56:05. > :56:27.got absolutely battered today. Smith is handily placed on 66 to
:56:28. > :56:36.hold his throw. There is John Walton. A nice cardy as well, from
:56:37. > :56:46.John. A big rugby league fan. He follows Bradford. Onwards he goes.
:56:47. > :56:56.Is that right? He's a Bradford Bulls fan? Yes, he is. I've just gone off
:56:57. > :57:02.him a bit. He was originally a Bradford man before he moved to
:57:03. > :57:08.Sheffield. There's a Bradford Bulls mug in the kitchen. And that
:57:09. > :57:14.Walton's Somebody made me a cup of tea in it, and I wasn't amused,
:57:15. > :57:19.being a Leeds boy. Then again, I could make my own cup of tea,
:57:20. > :57:25.couldn't I? Took the words out of my mouth! Meanwhile... Dawson with the
:57:26. > :57:31.darts and a tonne or so lead. Smith has this.
:57:32. > :57:40.Big crowd here tonight. No spare seat. A great atmosphere here,
:57:41. > :57:48.absolutely love coming to the Lakeside. Knowledgeable, fun, plenty
:57:49. > :57:56.of liquid refreshment. I do believe that's the boss of BT watching on
:57:57. > :58:13.there. In which case, you are most welcome. Always been a big fan of
:58:14. > :58:22.your work. 96 from Dawson. Simon Green, there he is. The man in
:58:23. > :58:29.charge of BTsport. Double 16, meanwhile. For Doggie Dawson. No! So
:58:30. > :58:38.Smith, this is for the set. Against the throw.
:58:39. > :58:45.Double 18. Clinical! Clinical! And it's now three sets to nil. Dawson
:58:46. > :59:08.doesn't know what's hit him tonight. He is averaging close to 93. 60%
:59:09. > :59:15.checkout rate, and he's getting his opportunities and he's taking them.
:59:16. > :59:31.Needs a few more of those. That's a wonky old dart. He has to come for
:59:32. > :59:39.19s. Not happening for him. Does he still have the belief?
:59:40. > :59:46.Is come on, he says to himself. Smith not capitalising there. And
:59:47. > :59:50.this is more like it! The first of the night for Dawson, the first of
:59:51. > :59:53.the match. That's got the crowd going.
:59:54. > :00:02.They want to see this go the distance. As much as they love Jeff
:00:03. > :00:08.Smith... They want to see Brian do that a few more times. No finish.
:00:09. > :00:11.But Smith well back, doing the treble. He found one. Very last dart
:00:12. > :00:23.for Brian Dawson. Got a very healthy cushion here.
:00:24. > :00:46.Suddenly, Jeff Smith can't find the treble. So 91 for Dawson.
:00:47. > :00:50.So Dawson can go ahead in this fourth set, only with the throw. A
:00:51. > :01:23.couple of 10s. 5s... Result. Two off 10 for Dawson. Smith up at
:01:24. > :01:33.60%. And the average north of 90 as well. Dawson is starting to come
:01:34. > :01:40.alive a little bit here. Is the doggy tail starting to wag? He is
:01:41. > :01:48.saying ohimself, come on, come on. Good stuff. Concentration on his
:01:49. > :02:00.face... No quitting in Brian Dawson. And
:02:01. > :02:05.he's got a chance of going two-nil up here. He looks like he fancies
:02:06. > :02:11.the fight here as well. Come for neans. Terrific cover -- 19s.
:02:12. > :02:25.Terrific cover dart. This is more like it, Brian. Nine darts to 104.
:02:26. > :02:37.Is he going to take it out? 104. This can be rescued. Treble 19 for
:02:38. > :02:39.double 16, not now. Good third dart. Jeff, the biggest possible checkout,
:02:40. > :02:56.Scott Mitchell had a 161. Good dart. Two eights for two-nil. Fourth set.
:02:57. > :03:07.Sneaks in. And is he starting to sneak back?
:03:08. > :03:21.Needs just a leg for the set. Both these players knocked out last year
:03:22. > :03:23.by Scott Mitchell, the champion. Jeff Smith in the semis, Dawson in
:03:24. > :03:37.the quarters. Scott Mitchell on the same side of
:03:38. > :03:47.the draw as these two, in theory. They could be facing him in the
:03:48. > :03:48.semifinal. Scott has got a tricky match coming up tomorrow, against
:03:49. > :03:57.Mark McGeeney. Wesley Harms had a victory earlier
:03:58. > :04:03.on against Jim Williams. Got through by 4 sets to three. He is going to
:04:04. > :04:06.be facing Jamie Hughes. There he is, Wesley, in the middle of the
:04:07. > :04:11.picture. No, not the guy waving. LAUGHS
:04:12. > :04:15.In guy with a little smile at the end. A couple of darts from Jeff
:04:16. > :04:33.Smith. Fill it up! Here we go! The second
:04:34. > :04:38.maximum. Not on a finish, but it gets him in contact.
:04:39. > :04:49.Well, we missed that, but it was bull's-eye.
:04:50. > :05:21.A shot at tops. Nothing heck do now. -- he can do now. Nine then, to pull
:05:22. > :05:30.a leg back. Oh, dear. 7 now. He sees the amusing side of it. And it's
:05:31. > :05:36.cost him. So, for his first set of the match, two darts at double top,
:05:37. > :05:42.1 at double 10, and goes on the board!
:05:43. > :05:48.Three sets to 1 Smith leads, but Dawson is up and running. The crowd
:05:49. > :06:04.reacts. And they are getting on him now. Dawson is into it.
:06:05. > :07:08.Smith itk clinch the match with this set.
:07:09. > :07:12.Nicely positioned, Brian Dawson. Against the throw. Here is Jeff
:07:13. > :07:28.Smith with a 180. Double required to take out this.
:07:29. > :07:52.There it is. Finishing brilliantly. Darts can be agonising to watch when
:07:53. > :08:03.players start to trouble with their doubles. No such problems from
:08:04. > :08:11.Looking for his third maximum. And finding it.
:08:12. > :08:22.This is more like the Awesome Dawson that downed John
:08:23. > :08:41.Can semi-can rattled? -- can Smith get rattled? Dawson's sister, Karen.
:08:42. > :08:45.Who gives us all the information? I thought it was your breadth of
:08:46. > :08:49.knowledge, John. I don't know everyone in the audience. Dawson
:08:50. > :09:03.with the darts plus a 51 lead. He is on a tonne though. Nicely
:09:04. > :09:04.placed. Working in 20s for an opportunity to draw level in the
:09:05. > :09:19.set. Treble 20 would leave double 10. He
:09:20. > :09:27.missed it. And that's nicely placed. Smith, a big ask. 156. Good opening
:09:28. > :09:37.dart. Another 1 would give him double 18. Not quite. Tops to bring
:09:38. > :09:47.up the fifth set. Nails it second dart.
:09:48. > :10:13.Shooting lovely cover shot on treble 17.
:10:14. > :10:22.Right in the middle of the treble from Jeff Smith.
:10:23. > :10:30.Still maintaining that average of just shy of 93, Smith.
:10:31. > :10:40.So, not an exceptional average by a decent
:10:41. > :10:50.Dawson has blown so hot and cold, he's got nowhere at all in the first
:10:51. > :10:58.couple of sets. He is into it now, but is it all too late?
:10:59. > :11:06.Well, we've not seen one of these yet. Are we going to see one now! ?
:11:07. > :11:15.Could not have been Loving the support he is getting
:11:16. > :11:28.from the crowd. They are starting to chant for his name now. So 25 for
:11:29. > :11:35.Smith to go 2-1 ahead. Double eight. Double 4. And Dawson is not on a
:11:36. > :11:45.The urgency was not really there from Jeff, he knew that Dawson was
:11:46. > :11:49.nowhere near. You can see a slightly more focused approach here, as he
:11:50. > :11:57.goes looking for double two. There it is. He is 2-11 and he's a leg
:11:58. > :12:04.away from winning the match. You got to produce now, Brian. Or
:12:05. > :12:28.it's all over. Good start. Coming down the board... Interesting
:12:29. > :12:30.how he chooses 17 for his cover shot, rather than 19, which most
:12:31. > :12:49.players favour. There again, straight at the treble
:12:50. > :13:11.17. Bigton here. It would apply some
:13:12. > :13:23.real pressure. It's a must-take for Dawson, or the game is all over.
:13:24. > :13:38.So Dawson first to a finish. 118 awaits. Look at this for fresh from
:13:39. > :13:45.Jeff Smith. He is poised on science fiction. A straightforward -- a
:13:46. > :13:53.separateford checkout. He can only wait and hope or it's going to be
:13:54. > :14:05.all over. Treble 20 he is aiming for. Double 18 for the match.
:14:06. > :14:13.78 to stay alive. This has to land. Oh, no!
:14:14. > :14:35.There it is! Jeff Smith, the cool guy from Canada, does it again. And
:14:36. > :14:39.Brian Dawson is limit eliminated. Jeff Smith is through. The crowd are
:14:40. > :14:47.starting to warm to him. He moves into the quarterfinals. Winning this
:14:48. > :14:54.by 4 sets to one. Now to a rematch of the world Masters final from last
:14:55. > :14:58.autumn. Larry Butler finished runner-up to Glen Durrant, but he
:14:59. > :15:06.fancied his chances, back on the big stage for the first time in 24
:15:07. > :15:12.years. But Glen Durrant has not put a foot wrong since being knocked out
:15:13. > :15:22.here against Martin Adams. Could his glorious run continue in earnest?
:15:23. > :15:29.So, Larry Butler has had just three darts at a double, all at
:15:30. > :15:36.bull's-eye. His average, and his average for the first nine darts are
:15:37. > :15:41.almost identical. He is just being swamped.
:15:42. > :15:50., take a break at the end of the next set and it can't come soon
:15:51. > :15:56.enough for Butler. Desperately needs to get into his match, somehow.
:15:57. > :16:01.Well, he is not being allowed to. You say you play the board, not the
:16:02. > :16:05.man, but when the man is throwing the sort of darts that Glen Durrant
:16:06. > :16:14.is currently, it's an awfully difficult thing to do.
:16:15. > :16:25.Seigo Asada, the Japanese player, with an American flag.
:16:26. > :16:28.Those flags looked rather forlorn, didn't they? Just at the moment. He
:16:29. > :16:44.is only a finish again, already. I tell you what, John, you wouldn't
:16:45. > :16:48.be surprised if he took this out. He had five maximums, he needs another
:16:49. > :17:00.couple of treble 20s, before a bull's-eye. Not this time. 121 is
:17:01. > :17:12.the highest checkout. Scott Mitchell, who got that, 161.
:17:13. > :17:20.Again, must start with a treble 20, and does. Another one, for double
:17:21. > :17:35.14, for a 148. Wowee! You watch an awful lot of darts
:17:36. > :17:41.matches before you saw finishing like this. 89% checkout rate.
:17:42. > :17:48.Eight legs in a row. Eight doubles in nine attempts.
:17:49. > :18:04.Extraordinary. Sensational! Brilliant. From Durrant. Just 1 more
:18:05. > :18:14.leg to go. Three sets up. That's better. There is Larry Butler's wife
:18:15. > :18:24.Sharon. She hasn't applauded much. That 140 was much needed.
:18:25. > :18:31.Has he got it in him to be able to fight back. Has he got the game to
:18:32. > :18:35.do that? If he keeps on doing this, maybe.
:18:36. > :18:58.Do you know what, Larry Butler may be first to a finish.
:18:59. > :19:22.S that unlucky, that second dart. So close to being another maximum.
:19:23. > :20:09.Tops he needs. Must hit it. Does! And listen to the cheers. USA, USA,
:20:10. > :20:40.USA... They chant. And a little half smile, he knows what he can do.
:20:41. > :21:03.7 already. USA again, did you hear it?
:21:04. > :21:08.1 thing you can say about Larry, he's got a very good temper. . He
:21:09. > :21:19.keeps chugging along. Absolutely right.
:21:20. > :21:27.160. Treble 20s needed. Durrant is well back. So he leaves himself with
:21:28. > :21:49.a tonne when he comes back. He won't want to lose his set...
:21:50. > :21:55.Glen Durrant. But the Butler is right back in it if he takes this
:21:56. > :22:01.out. Great dart. Tops to level up this particular set. Double 10. ,
:22:02. > :22:19.well, this is for the set. Eight 20s in all required. Needed
:22:20. > :22:29.two trebles to start it. Double 10 for Butler. Only got 1 double out of
:22:30. > :22:31.six. This is so important. Well, he talked about what a good finisher he
:22:32. > :22:39.is, and he's not showing it. Tops for Durrant and a three-set
:22:40. > :23:02.lead. They are going all right in the
:23:03. > :23:07.championship, Glen Durrant going very nicely indeed in this match. He
:23:08. > :23:09.leads by three sets to nil. So first things first for Larry Butler, hold
:23:10. > :23:35.your throw, in We do sometimes see big turn
:23:36. > :23:43.around... After little breaks... . We saw 1 last night. Brian Dawson
:23:44. > :23:52.come fighting back when he was two down, two sets to nil down and
:23:53. > :23:59.winning it 3-2 against John Walton. Walton, a couple of darts to... And
:24:00. > :24:03.still, Brian was not fazed. And scraper of a player he is, and
:24:04. > :24:13.Butler needs to be like Wests Tigers. Speaking of darts to win a
:24:14. > :24:17.match, this man, Glen Durrant, had three darts to reach the final here,
:24:18. > :24:23.last year. And even though, they put it out of his mind to the
:24:24. > :24:29.exalternative that he won six ranking titles and got himself
:24:30. > :24:34.seeded number one, and unquestionably, I think, has been
:24:35. > :24:40.the benefit player on the BDO circuit, it must have rampingled.
:24:41. > :24:44.Somewhere in the back of his mind, those darts must have rankled. You
:24:45. > :24:49.still have to do it when you get up there. He has to produce. Look at
:24:50. > :24:54.the BBC and Michael van Gerwen. The year that he had. And when it came
:24:55. > :25:05.to the world championships, he was found wanting. Yep.
:25:06. > :25:19.Another three figure finish. Treble 12 for double 16. He hasn't missed
:25:20. > :25:25.it. Well, he has now. Last year last year oi then though, has to -- Larry
:25:26. > :25:29.on the though, has to take it out. Treble 16 would leave double 18.
:25:30. > :25:39.It's not good. Two eights for Duzza. Two missed doubles in a row. Not
:25:40. > :25:54.seen that So, his nose is ahead and that's a
:25:55. > :25:57.break of throw. So now it looks as though it would take a near miracle
:25:58. > :26:04.for Butler to get back into this. He has pleased with that last dart.
:26:05. > :26:28.With good reason. Averaging over hundred, Glen
:26:29. > :26:38.Durrant, with his first nine darts. It's pretty nice.
:26:39. > :26:46.And the finishing is not shabby either from Glen Durrant. Despite
:26:47. > :26:48.those two mixed doubles in a row, in the last leg, 10 from 15, you'll
:26:49. > :26:55.take that any day of the week. Got a break the throw and that's got
:26:56. > :27:11.to hurt. Still not on a finish though.
:27:12. > :27:20.Durrant will have first pop at Coming down the board. Very happy
:27:21. > :27:39.indeed. Nicely placed. Well, he miscounted once. Make sure
:27:40. > :27:47.you don't do it again, Larry. Don't think he was about to do that.
:27:48. > :28:02.And an unusual wild 1. Butler, double 10.
:28:03. > :28:18.No, sir. Think she will be folding up the flag before too long.
:28:19. > :28:34.Ooh. Game, and just as Larry Butler may have sniffed another
:28:35. > :28:37.opportunity, Glen Durrant extinguishes those hopes with a dart
:28:38. > :29:01.at double five. 1 more leg for the match. He has only won one,
:29:02. > :29:10.Anything you can do... Matching Butler's 140 opener.
:29:11. > :29:16.And now he could put himself under some pressure.
:29:17. > :29:33.Not lying well, coming down the board. Now for 18.
:29:34. > :29:40.Well it's not been a tight match, it's not been a close match, not
:29:41. > :29:45.been an exciting match, but it's been fascinating to watch, because
:29:46. > :29:47.of what Glen Durrant did, principlely, in those first set two
:29:48. > :30:02.sets, but is still doing now. A potential 12-darter if he takes
:30:03. > :30:12.out 124 to win the match. So Durrant, 124 to win it.
:30:13. > :30:20.To seal one of the most unsided matches you will ever see. Treble 18
:30:21. > :30:23.leaves the bull's-eye for the match for Glen Durrant. It would be a
:30:24. > :30:33.fitting way to finish. Only a little there. Great effort. Butler needs 93
:30:34. > :30:37.to keep the match alive. Treble 19 would leave a double eight from
:30:38. > :30:46.there. He can't do it now. So Durrant, 25, for 4-nil.
:30:47. > :30:48.The Middlesborough contingent still screaming their support. Their man
:30:49. > :30:53.is very close to the 1 dart away, in fact. A double eight
:30:54. > :31:12.away. And there A truly sparkling performance from
:31:13. > :31:20.the top seed. He has blown Larry Butler off the oche. Butler only won
:31:21. > :31:27.one leg. Glen Durrant, the top seed, through to the swiems and how.
:31:28. > :31:32.That's it for now. But do join Colin and Bobbi live, later on afternoon,
:31:33. > :31:37.where we have both defending world champions in action. Scott Mitchell
:31:38. > :31:38.and Lisa Ashton hoping to take 1 step closer to retaining their
:31:39. > :31:39.titles. A