Semi-finals Darts: World Championships - Highlights

Good evening. Down by the Lakeside today, two countries went into

battle. Thousands of people threw darts for fun on a weekly basis.

But today it was for a place in the 20 tour of BDO World Championships.

O'Shea on the way. A live game involved Christian Kist and Ted

Hankey, a legend. There were rumours that this would be his last

has got to do it. 140. incredible game of darts. I'm so

glad. He would not have wanted to miss this would you? I would rather

be sitting here then there watching it. I get more nervous in front of

the television. For those at home, I'm sure you're all pretty nervous.

Ted Hankey is getting a few people... I don't think he is

talking about the crowd there. He read interested in the angle of his

darts. He thinks there is a draft onstage affecting his darts.

why? He is giving it away now. is the most relaxed loaded

Christian Kist has thrown. Why let yourself go when you have been

mentally in control for the best part of 10 sets. It is a shame. I

love the man to pieces. I could be wrong but to the way he is

motioning with his hand indicates he thinks there is a draft putting

without a shadow of a doubt. There is Ted, not a care in the world. He

still had a great chance of winning. Now it could it -- he could be out

for the Count. Christian Kist on his Lakeside debut goes all the way

to the finals! Ted Hankey, U cert to the tournament while my friend.

There but Christian Kist could be doing it for years to come! What a

after the most amazing comeback? TRANSLATION: It was unbelievable.

He can't find the words. It was a surprise. He would never have

believed it but it happened. It is great. Well Dan Christian. He is

true to tomorrow's final. Ted's exit brought some controversy. He

addressed an issue towards the end of the game and that the air

conditioner in the auditorium. He also confirmed after the game that

he would sadly be final at the end of the night.

Took me through an epic semifinal. He got away well. But I clipped him

back and I took control of the game. I was finishing well, I was very

happy. Until about the tenth set. I said to the referee that the air

conditioner had come on. I knew what and everybody felt it.Absolute

will wind up there. It looked like there would only be one winner but

he did say you felt like the wind had come on. And we felt it. You

have given a lot of credit to Christian and he deserves it but

you probably feel quite despondent? I was in control of the game. I

thought it was over. There but the air-conditioning came on. I know

why it came on, I will not say in front of the cameras but it did

come on. I will see people about it later. I can't say what I want to

say but I'm not happy about it. But fair play, he has got into the

finals, good luck to him. Today I finally got to see the Ted I have

watched on television absolutely almost impossible to beat when all

things affair. His is the last time I will see you on a Lakeside stage?

Yes it is. I'm sorry. I have a lot of fans around the world but this

is it for me. Thank you to everyone. We have been great supporters. But

times change and I have to move on. Thank you very much. I will miss

this place. You can't explain the atmosphere. It will always be what

it is. It will keep going. It is time for me to move on. Do you have

time for one more to come upon? wouldn't be able to think of one.

have one. Fangs for the memories. conditioning was on and it does

affect it will grant art that you float. Her whether heavy the darter

is, it will affect the Dart obviously. -- how whether heavy.

may regret not coming of? He should have stopped the game if he felt

the air conditioner. But it was at the end of the game. I thought it

was a dart falling out of the board, not the air conditioning. But you

can't take that one away from Christian Kist. In the last two

said he really bashed him up. I can't see why he did not say, I

will not throw any more, stop the game, turn the air conditioner

Arthur and will start afresh. But he did not do it. It is a shame it

had to happen that way at a World Championship level. They should not

have had air-conditioning on at all. It was a real war of attrition up

there. It was written over that their faces. They went through the

middle. If Christian Kist will win tomorrow, he will have to get a big

sleep after this because Ted Hankey took a whole lot of sets. These

boys play 247. -- 24/7. If this is the last time we will see Ted

Hankey at a beady a dartboard, we should honour his memory here. He

has given us so many memorable night. I used to enjoy him with all

of his sulking and moaning! But he said before that he would go and he

has come back. So when he says that I do not always believe him!

Dutchman into the final and another, Wesley Harms, looking to join him

in tomorrow. Tony O'Shea had already knocked out Martin at --

Martin Adams and it has been There has never been more than one

set between these two. It is four all in a race to six with a maximum

of three more sets of darts to stake a place in the Lakeside world

final. When Tony O'Shea went through into the final in 2009, he

beat Darryl 6-4. I'm sure he is here to cheer on his best buddy.

Tony O'Shea Leader won the Nell -- led one else. There's just no

separating these two. Neither of them has found their best darts on

the stage. You can't beat this for meets Miss Marple meets thriller.

The superheroes out on the floor. The Popeye has bought his spinach

with him. You need a 42 from here on in. You need a lane and a will

good leg of darts. Just what Wesley Harms would have wanted. I think

Tony O'Shea said to himself, "Come on Fatboy way" there. That is what

he calls himself from time to time. Wesley Harms will have the same

make name for himself. A handy footballer in his time. It was

after the ball training that he used to pick up the darts with his

said, why did you form a team? So they did. Eight years later, he is

playing in the Lakeside semifinal. And leading. 97! He has a lead of

51. Tony O'Shea bids to hold his being given chances by Wesley Harms.

Anything approaching the end scoring he produced against Martin

Adams would be good. He has given Tony O'Shea a comfortable two set

to lead by this stage. He averaged and 94 against Martin Adams in the

final. This is a lot closer. 11 keep a good man down can you? That

might swing things the way of the number eight seed. He might be

fired up because he could be one of three and the double 16 to finish

it off. 40! He almost caught the dark as it came back towards him.

That is what he does not need. He gets fired up and the bounce out

tens the temperature down to freezing again. That is his ninth

pounds out. Wesley Harms has had two. -- bounce out. Her he has

actually had a 17 during the tournament. He has had more in this

particular match. It is just the way he is throwing his darts. It is

the angle. He needed than one. He could have done with filling up the

treble 20. But what has Wesley Harms got? He got double Wolff left.

-- double 12. 14 darts. He is in the group now. The Dutchman. Maybe

that little exchange will fire up his opponent. He has been in the

comfort zone. They know that this is not exclusive. He tends to

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dedicate his victories to his This is the leg in which Tony

O'Shea has the darts and he is going to stay in the ninth set...

shade to strike first. -- Tony O'Shea. He has done it again! Tony

O'Shea has levelled the set. That is going to get the crowd fired up.

That is what he needs to help him take Wesley Harms out of his

O'Shea, to maintain a slim advantage. Well done! Back to back

140s from Wesley Harms. He needed a finish. Not doing his counting. He

could have left himself on 170. He is going to have to hope that

rabbit out of the hat? -- Tony O'Shea. He did it in the last set,

emotion it you can scream into one arena. He has done it! Now the

crowd is behind him. Finally, the crowd believes, but does that men

believe he is on his way to the last two? He is one set from the

final and he has the darts. That said gave him the energy. -- that

set. I could be wrong, but I think this set will be more comfortable

for him. It is asking a lot for Wesley Harms to come back. Nothing

is decided yet. If you are a Dutch, all is not lost. Every bounce out,

every missed double, every stray out of 20, chance that little bit

extra. -- counts. It gives your visits from Tony. I do not think he

thought that was in. He cannot believe he did not check himself.

He got carried away with the momentum. He has set himself up for

his favourite double. Wesley Harms before the break. That is the

second time he has gone for the double16. Why did he not do it last

time? It is sport, it is drama, it swings with every touch of the

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does that do to Wesley Harms? He has been a bit scrappy at times

have got to fancy his chances. I do not understand where Tony O'Shea's

game goes. A game has disappeared. The second set, Wesley Harms! All

that Tony O'Shea put in to win the last set... Has he now just had a

transfusion to put a bit of bite afford to follow 180 with 43. He

has been consistently inconsistent this match. Familiar faces, young

and old watch on. We have seen that guy come back year after year, all

the way from Scotland. He is cheering Tony O'Shea on. A little

bit of breathing space for Silverback. This is to get the

first leg in the set. There you go! If he can break here, he will be

throwing for the match. Look what the pressure is doing to Wesley

Harms! Tony O'Shea is still tense. Another bounce out. The angle the

darts are going in does not help him. They count a lot. It has to be

said, he would not have got a 60 on every one of them. As I said,

consistently inconsistent. He can put it together at. Of a leg, he

then fades away. -- at the beginning of a leg. Another one!

They say the wire on the board is 50% thinner, it does not feel like

that for Tony O'Shea. When we get to the end of a match, those bounce

outs, you begin to feel that things are against you. Tony a Che is

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What is this to be? 46. This is to put him out of his misery. It is

now 5-5! A conversation took place between the referee and the players.

Wesley Harms asked for a new board because of the number of bounce

outs. REFEREE: the final set, game on. It is the first to three legs.

This is a sudden-death decider. No advantage to throw-in first. Tony

O'Shea is 50 years-old, he has been playing darts a lot longer than

Wesley Harms. This should suit him. If Wesley Harms loses the first leg,

he will feel the pressure four times as much as Tony O'Shea in the

same position. Tony O'Shea has wanted this for so long. Wesley

Harms told me it was a fairy-tale just to be at Frimley Green. He has

got nothing to lose. He may be the Cinderella that goes to the ball.

Tony O'Shea has slowed his breathing down. It is no more than

half a chance, but it is half a it all! This is for the break. This

is huge. He was one breath away! No-one can watch. Tony requires 16.

You would think so, you would hope so if you were backing him. He has

done it! He is one leg closer. Wesley Harms loses his magic touch

just at the wrong moment. Tony O'Shea finds a lucky dart. He just

needs to hold his throw twice. Seven times he has been taken to a

deciding set on the Lakeside stage, he has won four of them. He has

survived a final sudden-death leg as well. That was in 2003. He lost

that one? I'm just looking. That Harms missed five darts to halt --

hold his lead at. Of -- at the beginning of this set. Nothing is

easy today. There is the breeding. could not penetrate the double.

This is to break straight back. Oh dear! Yes, he has found it! Tony

O'Shea is one leg away. They are not getting any easier. The peaches

say 1,000 words. -- pictures. He is one leg closer to �100,000

these... It should have been more. He would love to have a chance to

win it on this leg. Is that a lose this last set 3-0. The way he

has played, he does not deserve that. I go back to the experience

of Tony on the circuit. This is to hold his throw. This is where he

has been a bit scrappy... As neat as you could want. Tony O'Shea is

going for a place in the final. In the first a leg of the deciding set

Wesley Harms Mr five darts at the of lying back and accepting the

inevitable. He puts himself on a finish with 133. Under this

pressure, you cannot congratulate him enough. What a way this would

be to extend... They do not come much closer. Three years on from

his last final appearance, 87 is needed. Tony O'Shea shouts,

rubbish! That could be good night Wesley Harms. It might be a very

good night for Tony. So often the nearly man. He has done it! What an

epic battle. He was battered and bruised but he would not go down.

Wesley Harms gave it everything. It means absolutely everything for

Tony O'Shea as he goes through to his second World Championships

final. His grandfather can afford to smile now. Heartbreak for Wesley

Harms who has lit up Lakeside on his debut. How the crowd are loving

this. They will be singing all night. There will be tears on Tony

O'Shea's face. He is through and what a final awaits us. A deep

what a final awaits us. A deep breath and a sigh, that was a very

special match, what a show of emotion from you and the crowd at

the end. The last two games have been like that. The only way I can

thank them is by winning tomorrow. Unbelievable. Fantastic.

reached the final a couple of years ago, but was that moment the

highlight of your career? That game was so... I am shattered. You were

so impressed with Wesley Harms, not only with his play, but with his

sportsmanship? The air conditioning came on again, he was miles ahead,

it did not affect the leg. We came off. I had, I do not know how many

bounce outs. He said, let's change the board, it is not fair. What a

superstar he is. What a gentleman. He has got such a big future.

blew a kiss, you must have been on the verge of tears? I was pretty

close. My son is here today with my eldest grandson. It is the first

time they have been here, to have them here was special. Unbelievable.

Best of luck for the final. There was a problem with the air

conditioning all day at the Lakeside venue that affected Ted

Hankey. Tony O'Shea is in the final again. He deserves to win it. He

has his head in the right place. He threw some lovely darts. Tony does

grind you down, eventually he got the win. He does not give up. We