Day 1 Darts: World Championships - Highlights

MUSIC PLAYS # Sometimes, I get a good feeling,

yeah # Good evening everyone, on a day

of knockout sport, the outdoor drama of the FA Cup has been

matched indoord, here in Frimley Green at the Lakeside and day one

of the BDO World Championships. Tonight's highlights on the way,

including the Silverback, last year's beaten finalist, Tony O'Shea,

against John Boy Walton. What a start it was to this year's

tourning. Christian Kist was sent packing in the first very round by

the brilliant Robbie Green. Hard to pick out the best set. The third

was vital. Green scoring big. From there he was out of sight. He ran

away with the fourth. With double top the lipstick was left blushing,

the fifth seed was through. He will face Scott Mitchell or Mark Barilli.

Bobby George watched his son make his Lakeside debut. It ended up two

sets all, two legs all. The winner needed to open up a gap of two

needed to open up a gap of two clear legs, at this point, unless,

it goes to five a piece. The 11th leg of this set will become sudden

death. I think Richie has the advantage on this tie-breaker. Very

all. REFEREE: 26. COMMENTATOR: Only 62,

with his first six darts, for Prins. Another bounce out of the treble 20.

Yeah. Look at that one. Off the put in a leg like this. But, like I

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said, they seem to be enjoying That one only just stayed on the

board. Good finish this. Treble 20. Only 40 scored. He wants double-top

tops for the match, in the last leg. He's back again with three, to take

a 3-2 lead. Double 10 now. Double 10 again. REFEREE: 20. COMMENTATOR:

Just a bounce off the second. OK 107 though. 57. 18. Double 16. YES!

What a finish. Look at Marie, look at his fiancee. It's not all over.

They think he's won. Ah, dear. REFEREE: Game on. COMMENTATOR:

Realisation has dawned for Marie and Kim. He needs to win by two

legs. Like celebrating a goal, only to turn round and see the off-side

flag was up. They thought it was all over. It could be now. It's a

good start. Yes. It meant a lot. Bottom line, is that Richie just

has to hold. REFEREE: 121. COMMENTATOR: Yes. He would have

turned right round to the crowd. Marie is keeping calm. OK. Let's

concentrate now on Prins. Look at this. REFEREE: 140. He isn't giving

in either. He's made the match what that Richie has had darts in his

hand knowing that he has to check out to win the match. Treble 20 is

in, treble 17, his next target. He has missed that. He knows he will

be back. Double 12 to win the game, when he's back in a moment. Doesn't

mean a thing. Does not mean a thing. He knows. Get the make-up done. He

was in the shot before the dart went in. There it is. His son has

gone through. Well done, Richie. Prins held it altogether. Give him

fairness in the match. It was a hard match for him. The youngster

hard match for him. The youngster prevails. Barely pausing for breath

after that drama. You took it to the wire, but you did what you had

to do, you won the match? I... I played what I had to play. I hit

the shots when I had to hit them. It's a good game, Dave played well.

I missed a few chances early on. At the end of the day, darts is darts.

I hit the shots when I had to hit the shots. It was scrappy. When it

counted, I did it. I'm happy with that. It was all about you out

there, as it should have been. Did you feel any weight of expectation

or pressure because of your dad? tell you the truth, I didn't when I

went on. I ain't going to lie. The first set I did. The first set went

2-26789 I missed my chance. I thought, "I got here, let's play

darts." I did and I relaxed. I wasn't playing great to start with.

The sets I had to win I won them on good legs. That was the difference.

When he was at the board in the commanding position there must have

been a number of times where you thought, "this match is over and

I've lost?" I never give up. If I play my darts I win. If you are

five sets down can you always win. I thought win my legs. Break him

once and take the set and I'm in with a chance. That is what I did.

How much better than that will you have to be to get through the

second round? Well, as long as I win I don't have to get much better.

A win is a win, isn't it? I didn't play how I play. I showed how I can

play in bits and starts. I'm more comfortable with that. There is a

lot of pressure. I didn't try to think that. I didn't think it would

affect me. It did a little bit. I won't lie. I feel more comfortable

now. If I play my darts, I will be all right. That is all I have to

say really. Listen, it is all about you. Many congratulations. Your

army of fan also grow for that second round match? Hopefully.

Hopefully, my mum. Well, well done Richie. A quick update on Bobby is

underneath the Lakeside stage passed out, sweat dripping off him.

He will have to recover in time for tomorrow's live show on the BBC. He

will have to go through it all again as a father rather than a

superstar on Wednesday in the second round of the BDO World

Championships. Now, the other Championships. Now, the other

Back to tonight. The Silverback, Stockport's finest, Tony O'Shea

against the man who has been at the Lakeside since it was a puddle,

John Boy Walton. REFEREE: England verses England, the man they call

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The Silverback, Tony O'Shea. MUSIC: CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Keep your hands clapping. Keep your feet tapping. Welcome the pride of

MUSIC: Cotton-Eyed Joe by Rednex. O'Shea off to a great start in this

one, two sets up, we join it at the throw, looking to take this next

David will be visiting us. He went to formula 1, I'm pleased to see he

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is doing so well. Nice to see you, keen awe owe graph hunter. He has

an excuse not to wash for a week. Like you need one at that age!

you see who it was? The autograph, did you see who it was? I couldn't

even work out which way round it was supposed to be, Tony. There are

third set. He has it for double top and a 105. Oh, unlucky. Who is

going to be smiling here? Good marker. Yes. Tony O'Shea moves

where John has had an opportunity disappointing start to this leg

from Tony OShea. -- a disappointing there, hasn't it? It is �5 or

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out of the game perhaps, but John Walton has 100 now. He can make it

1-1 in this sector. -- set. His best checkout of the match so far.

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He is fighting back. 2-0 up in the nine dart finish. 52,000, to be

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left, but this is a good one, 220 it. Good bottle show. He gets it at

the 4th time of asking. Tutu. -- 2- that he hasn't done so far end the

match. Yes, then the set surf is Tony, two legs of peace -- two sets

requires three at this stage. -- darts seven times in this match and

he has held for seven, so John Boy has to break in for the first time

if he is going to stay alive. Not too much in it after nine darts

This is a good shot. And he knows up against each other. -- what a

look to manoeuvre the 14s. She is ready, she is getting the car ready,

ready for the off. Double 16. set and the match, Tony O'Shea.

Great match. They are great friends on the Rocky and away from the oche,

but Tony O'Shea, easy going to be a winner this year and not a runner-

up? -- is he. up? -- is he.

Two finals fully you have been coming here for 12 years, is its

time to drop this nearly man? You think this might be the year

finally go all the way. I have been thinking that for 12 years but I

just keep coming back and doing the same thing. I just wanted to the

best I can and I have tried that every time I have been here. I have

tried to get to every final and win everyone but I do enjoy it here, I

have the crack and a bit of a laugh along the way. I won't change much.

On paper, that was quite a tricky match against John Boy, someone

will argue his finer days are behind him but it brings so much

experience, you can never take a win like that for granted. In their

3-0 doesn't do him justice, he scored fantastically in the first

two sets and he gave me a couple of chances and I took them, which is

what you have to do at this level. I said that in the pre-match

interview, John's scoring has never been bad, it is about doubles and

that turned out to be exactly what happened. How much more is there in

the tank when we have quality for new and how much more do you think

you will have to fridges in the next round -- in the way of

quality? Well, he is a pal, I have known him since 1978, on the

tournament, and it is always hard to play her friend and it was a

first-round game, they are always tough, so that is said to wear.

Hyphal could enough at times there is no there is plenty more in the

10th -- so that is out that way. I felt good enough at times to know

there is plenty more in the tank, so I got there. Well done.

For Silverback having to beat a path all the way to the trophy that

has eluded him for a decade and the final will be live next Sunday,

starting at 5:45pm. We are also live with more first-round action

tomorrow. As for tonight, entered Darryl Fitton, he is genuinely a

lovely bloke and the great character and I know all sports

people bemoan their luck but he has not had it easy. Six times he has

been knocked out as eventual finalists, so he is hoping for an

easier ride. His opponent is the young Dutchman Benito van de Pas.

Welcome, England's Darryl Fitton! CHEERING # MUSIC: One Step Beyond

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His opponent, from the Netherlands, COLIN MURRAY: And just like George

against David Prinz, this went down to the wire. We join it at the

Fitton supporters' club, he was struggling to hit double top, but

look at this for a response from the deadeye Dutchman. It is a crack

can now, two sets apiece. Everybody was standing when Darryl Fitton hit

the Earth last finish. -- that last expressions, when he turns around.

sport. Couldn't wish there anything better in darts just to show what

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two but they are good friends. Darryl Fitton has been on the

exhibition circuit in Holland for a while, and they share a mutual love

of Liverpool Football Club. Yes, but at the moment, as far as

the match is concerned, Benito will something good for Darryl Fitton.

It could be all three, look at them, on a pin head. You could tell. You

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require 40. COMMENTATOR: Two sets all. Still we can't splitt them.

REFEREE: Game on. COMMENTATOR: the luck changed for Darryl Fitton,

being so near, and yet so far. REFEREE: 180. COMMENTATOR: Say that

and back comes Benito. It's a great match. Absolutely great. Dart for

last leg, Benito. With the throw, he's hit five trebles out of six.

the last one. Good cover shot. He is back. He will be back. I've

forecasted Fitton to win this title for about the last four years now.

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I think I'm going to have to stop top. Oh, now then. Oh, Darryl. Only

wanted a single. A bull would have only needed one, double 10.

Benito's nose is in front. For the first time, he knows he is throwing

for the match. If Darryl were to win this leg, we would go into a

tie-break. Both play weirs have to win by two clear legs to take the

match. Looking at that second dart, I don't think there will be a tie-

break. These young Dutch lads, you churns them out. There have been a

few. Barney and last year's winner fourth Dutch Champion here at

Frimley Green. Good. Very good. Look at that. Look at the pace in

that. You could put in another three, another four in there.

That's what they love. They love it here, the crowds. They love the

gentlemen of the game as well. And Pas, who is going to be there with

a shot for the title on 164. The question is, can he do it? Let's

see. Treble 20. No. Goes his own way. Treble 20 now. Benito on 100.

Darryl could do with hitting 76 to stay alive. Big three darts. 16 his

next target. For double top, for 2, 2. How's that? Darryl Fitton. Great

check out. When the pressure was on. Pressure. That was, oh, top of the

tree. Couldn't wish for better. yet further. Now, both players know

they have to win by two clear legs. If it gets to 5-5, we do have one

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getting a shot at that finish, that 101 left. What is significant is

Darryl's check out ratio has improved. He has hit his last three

either. 16, for double top again! Would have been a 12-darter. Still

with three darts. May not need them. Good marker. He doesn't need them!

There is a lot of cheers, they love mattered for Darryl Fitton. He has

the darts in his hand throwing to to lose two consecutive legs. The

home support trying to roar Darryl over the line now. A-as we know,

Benito, he won't give in. Not until Yes. Still plenty of room, Darryl.

And, you've done it! REFEREE: 180. Look at them in here. The man who

has never really got through and the titles he should have had. He's

now, with every chance of getting through on a match he could quite

He hasn't really done that with that 99. Six darts, 64, to make it

through to the second round for the first time in four years. 16, he

will go for here. He went for it as well. He did go for 16. Yeah. He

missed a chance there with a couple of darts at the finish. He knows it

as well. OK. We can do it now, Darryl. Double 16, stare it out.

Cool as a cucumber. Here we go. Three darts to do it. Does he need

one? He needs it now. Just waiting to bounce is Benito. Oh, dear.

REFEREE: Benito, you require 72. done it! Oh, this is incredible.

What a match we're seeing. What a day of darts. The Fitton family,

flabbergasted. Benito lives to fight another day. Three match

darts for Darryl Fitton. Benito whacks in a bull to stay alive. You

have to say, when the pressure has been on, these two players, with

darts in their hands to stay in the match, their nerves haven't let

them down. A different story when they throw to win. Throwing to stay

alive, they have been magnificent. breakthrough? There is going to be

one. I think it will be this man. Just in the right position, just

above. OK Double 16 is often a way that players go, of course, it's

not a way that Darryl Fitton likes. Look at all the check outs he has

had throughout this match. He has only left himself on 16 is once.

That was in the fourth set and needed a couple of darts to get. It

he loves double top. Seldom goes for double 16. He missed it

crucially in the match. He still keep it is. Four points ahead,

What a player. Well done, for the to it, you have been part of a

great match here. -- Well done, It lets him down this time, but he

double 18 rather than double 16, he with the darts in his hands. Or he

has got to do is hold his throw and he is through -- all he has got to

do. Easier said than done! He has only one half of the next he has

started with the darts. -- one. When you have matches like this,

you know you can be champion. Either of these two, if they win

this one, after what they have been through, all of the pressure is off

storming matches like this in the past where he has just been edged

dead. Like in the Masters, where his lost to Stephen Bunting -- aged

Fitton to take the match! Double top, which has been his friend

throughout. Well, there were some nervy match it -- moments, but

Darryl Fitton has got it done. He has seen off the brave challenge of

Benito van de Pas. And the tears have started. It is only the first

round. Look what it Baines, Darryl Fitton the winner on the Lakeside

stage again for the first time in four years -- look what it means.

He has put his family through the mill but he is there and that is

through and he could face the No. 1 seed Stephen Bunting in the second

round. He -- that is all the highlights from today, but there is

one game that we haven't shown new, Alan Norris against Wayne, that is

up next. We are back tomorrow, live on the BBC at 12:55pm, where three