:00:13. > :00:46.Welcome to highlights from Day one of the 2014 BDO World Championship.
:00:47. > :00:52.It is bigger than ever. We have 40 men and 16 women. We have qualifiers
:00:53. > :00:57.from Australia, Canada, Latvia, Japan. A real global event. We
:00:58. > :01:04.always start with the champion from last year, which was of course Scott
:01:05. > :01:15.Waites. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the
:01:16. > :01:24.2014 BDO World Championship. We welcome first of all, the former
:01:25. > :02:14.singles champion, the reigning world champion, Scott Waites.
:02:15. > :02:17.His opponent, a former French Open, Luxembourg open and Welsh Masters
:02:18. > :03:11.champion, Alan Norris. We join as one nice and early. They
:03:12. > :03:20.show the first of four legs, it is 2-2. Whoever takes this set takes
:03:21. > :03:29.first blood. Two out of two. Is this the first maximum of Lakeside? It
:03:30. > :03:47.went over top. That could have come out. It is hot up there. It is hot
:03:48. > :04:11.in the audience. They look like halos, don't they? The angel of
:04:12. > :04:33.darts. Switching to 18. Needed a third in the travel. Advantage
:04:34. > :04:39.Norris. 257. He could not finish on that, but Norris can finish. He
:04:40. > :04:46.could do nothing about that, doubles coming in. Under no pressure
:04:47. > :05:00.whatsoever. Double temperatures that. He comes there, he could find
:05:01. > :05:10.himself under pressure. Scott Waites, what have you got? He will
:05:11. > :05:20.have a finish, the matter what. Single one, double two. Norris
:05:21. > :05:29.getting the applause. He did well there. Shaky first champion. -- for
:05:30. > :05:48.the champion. They are just having a quick change
:05:49. > :06:09.of the board. The outside ring. The four came off. Second leg, game on.
:06:10. > :06:17.He is doing a great job. Isn't he just? Is that the past decade in
:06:18. > :06:26.this commentary box. There he is, he loves it. I have no team since it
:06:27. > :06:40.was 16 years of age. He just wanted to be up on stage. He still looks
:06:41. > :07:04.about 16, mind you. Two of them. Still that it though. -- ad vantage
:07:05. > :07:17.though. A good recovery. Again, finds the trouble with the last art.
:07:18. > :07:29.Scott is favourite to this one. 183, he could not finish. Very tidy. Very
:07:30. > :07:38.tidy. All of a sudden, people feel he needs to hit 148, which he could
:07:39. > :07:48.not do. At the chance for the first break of throw in the match. Double
:07:49. > :07:54.top four Alan Norris. Two tens. The claim to the clincher that this will
:07:55. > :08:00.tell you what it means. You have got to watch out for Norris in the early
:08:01. > :08:13.rounds. He can storm away. He means business. The first break of the
:08:14. > :08:48.match. Quite a quiet start for both
:08:49. > :08:57.players. We had forecast this. Still a way to go. First to three sets. It
:08:58. > :09:18.is not over yet. He is from Yorkshire. He is asking himself,
:09:19. > :09:35.what is going on? Here we go. Barry says. -- and dad
:09:36. > :10:08.almost two in a row. How about this? You require 97. More agony. Yes,
:10:09. > :10:17.double ten. The market is there. Snatched at it. A chance for Waites
:10:18. > :10:39.to save it. A double break. Double 16. Look at them, they are loving
:10:40. > :11:08.it. The biggest smile I have seen there. Takes 137 to start the third
:11:09. > :11:14.leg. Is that Lancelot? Chelate is arrows, did he? -- he liked here
:11:15. > :11:21.is. I wonder if he was as accurate as
:11:22. > :12:17.these two. 95. You require 133 will he get this
:12:18. > :12:25.one? Scott, you require 167. Once again, Norris patrolling around.
:12:26. > :12:40.Moving in four treble 20. Double top. It is there. No messing. Three
:12:41. > :12:45.and 4% now. Drawing for a two set lead. The reigning champion may not
:12:46. > :12:58.be so for much longer. A nice start from Waites. Look at
:12:59. > :13:41.the room that. 100 The business end of this leg. Down
:13:42. > :13:58.to the finish. Nothing Waites can do. He can only wait. 55. He had a
:13:59. > :14:06.chance. A big finish. This will be like a dagger through the heart of
:14:07. > :14:12.Norris. Two fives for a two set lead.
:14:13. > :14:21.That is wild, that is better. Larry says.
:14:22. > :14:40.He limps over the line. Norris leads by two sets. He is one set away from
:14:41. > :14:54.knocking out the defending jab in. -- champion. In 2010, Norris hit
:14:55. > :15:06.nine 180 's. The first round and he is doing the same here.
:15:07. > :15:27.He always scores well. He just needs this set and that is the hardest one
:15:28. > :15:28.to win. Jolly good. I wonder if they have a dartboard at Buckingham
:15:29. > :15:50.Palace? Definitely. Smiles are there for Norris. That is
:15:51. > :16:36.a good marker. Full house. A bit of a drop. He needed that last
:16:37. > :16:51.trouble, he got it. Double 16 coming in. He is on the way back.
:16:52. > :17:10.Let the fightback begin. Good cover shot. Very good.
:17:11. > :17:22.He has been a bit wayward, Alan Norris. A few throws. He is not
:17:23. > :17:28.pushing them through the air like he has been doing. He may be struggling
:17:29. > :17:36.with the heat on the stage. Unusually hottest year. It is always
:17:37. > :17:47.hot. With all those lights and cameras pointed at you, you really
:17:48. > :18:05.do feel it. Good cover. That will do. That is a maximum. The Norris
:18:06. > :18:38.gang keep rolling. Very good. Hollywood darts. Slipping
:18:39. > :18:49.away. From Hollywood to Hollyoaks. Their riches, B-double top bad. It
:18:50. > :18:59.is all he needed. Two legs away. He has to hold his throw twice. Can he
:19:00. > :19:26.do it? He is in trouble. We talk about Alan Norris and his
:19:27. > :19:34.check out problems, the way he scores, he will always get more
:19:35. > :19:51.chances. Waites with a maximum. His first of the match. They do not know
:19:52. > :20:09.who to cheer. Good finishing. It is the champion that is in trouble. You
:20:10. > :20:19.require 121. Under pressure. He could not finish now. 80 14 Alan
:20:20. > :20:30.Norris. He will move a leg away. Here we go. He wants the bull. He
:20:31. > :20:52.has got the bull. Norris, one leg away. Incredible. He has got
:20:53. > :21:02.everything to do now. Norris cannot chuck this away. Are we on the verge
:21:03. > :21:26.of a famous upset? All eyes on Norris. This leg will
:21:27. > :21:43.do. And with that, just like that, yes... Yes! Look at this. He is
:21:44. > :22:02.fighting back, he is the champion. You require 127. Treble 20, treble
:22:03. > :22:16.19, he wants a shot. Here we go. This has got to go in. Double 17. He
:22:17. > :22:27.has got 88. A fraction away. 84 needed. Treble 20, double 12 will
:22:28. > :22:39.do. He has a shot at finish. Matchpoint, Alan Norris, he can do
:22:40. > :22:54.this in two darts. That was nerves. What a waste. He says the match.
:22:55. > :23:11.Norris had a chance. Now he is good at all to do. A great start. There
:23:12. > :23:22.is the finish. He still got a mountain to climb. If he can win
:23:23. > :23:39.this leg, then we are back with the darts. If. What a save, but one. He
:23:40. > :23:52.just keeps an hour. Norris is still favourite at this stage. A big
:23:53. > :23:58.finish. 170. What a shot would be to take the champion out. It is as big
:23:59. > :24:08.as they come. Two treble 20s and a bull's-eye. That is what is needed.
:24:09. > :24:22.He did not have to go for it, we will see if he does. It is still in
:24:23. > :24:32.the balance. Still in the balance. He missed 84 for the match in the
:24:33. > :24:46.previous leg. 85 between Alan Norris and around two. Fifteens and 20s. He
:24:47. > :24:52.has done it. How many times has it happened in the past? The world
:24:53. > :25:01.Champion falls at the first hurdle of his defence. The man to do it,
:25:02. > :25:08.Norris, he is the body, he is the star of the day. We had a couple of
:25:09. > :25:14.wins each, it was always going to be one of those matches. I think, Scott
:25:15. > :25:17.as defending champion, he is conscious of that. He has done
:25:18. > :25:23.everything. He probably would have preferred somebody else. I have been
:25:24. > :25:28.here six times, I am not worried about playing darts on the stage.
:25:29. > :25:34.Everytime I seem to break him and put myself in a situation, I
:25:35. > :25:41.slightly fall. I really fancied the 170. A look at my darts, I thought
:25:42. > :25:49.that they were spread out. I changed it and head a big five. That is the
:25:50. > :25:52.way goes. A big upset as other day. It was not the only one of the
:25:53. > :26:01.afternoon session. The nine times champion lost to a debutante in
:26:02. > :26:06.straight sets. A real shocker. Another multiple champion, Martin
:26:07. > :26:15.Adams, had no real problems in his game. He stormed out in front early,
:26:16. > :26:24.when the first seven legs. -- winning the first seven legs. Wesley
:26:25. > :26:35.Harms, serious as always as he won, 3-0. He has straight into the second
:26:36. > :26:41.round. Next up, Jeffrey de Graaf, who has quite a few stamps to his
:26:42. > :26:45.name. He is taking on Martin Atkins, who first played here into dozens
:26:46. > :27:16.five. It is 1-1 in the third. He is a long way back here. He has
:27:17. > :27:26.got to get them thinking. Nice and relaxed. A smooth rhythm.
:27:27. > :27:39.60 is at the start and would have hoped for to try to build on that 14
:27:40. > :28:00.dart leg. No harm done on that occasion.
:28:01. > :28:20.Martin, he is slipping behind the scoring. Yes, they both are. Another
:28:21. > :28:25.one. That could be the one that could win the match. Just remember
:28:26. > :29:11.that 180. That is his fall. You require 170. A big finish. You
:29:12. > :29:17.require 80. Treble 20. Double ten. He went for the 18. He would've let
:29:18. > :29:25.himself double 16 it had the single for instead. Double temper Martin to
:29:26. > :29:41.move within one leg. -- double ten for Martin. Will he go for the
:29:42. > :29:53.single? He has got two darts. Could the tide change?
:29:54. > :30:06.To stay in a match he had to win a leg. He managed it. He only has
:30:07. > :30:23.himself to blame. He was picking off a couple of trebles. Martin back in
:30:24. > :30:33.rhythm. When his brain is working, he has to concentrate on the game.
:30:34. > :30:41.An excellent start to the leg. What a good start. 100 followed by his
:30:42. > :30:53.fifth maximum. The chandelier shimmer.
:30:54. > :31:13.This is a great leg. A great leg. 100, 180, 140. 81 left.
:31:14. > :31:25.56. Martin, you require 81. E needed it treble... A 12 darts!
:31:26. > :31:37.This is a tough order for Jeffrey de Graaf. One he couldn't take. E Rush
:31:38. > :31:41.that. He really did. The best on the board. Double 16. Martin needs it
:31:42. > :32:00.and he has it. Martin Atkins. Had the break and lost it
:32:01. > :32:04.straightaway and Mark and he just has to make that six out of eight.
:32:05. > :32:11.And he is through to the second round. It has been a long time
:32:12. > :32:44.coming. Yes. That could start helps. -- that
:32:45. > :32:52.good start helps. Looking all over at this stage. From three of those
:32:53. > :32:58.wins, they came against Dutchman. Jeffrey de Graaf hoped to throw
:32:59. > :33:07.himself a highflier. Don't open the door yet.
:33:08. > :33:35.Go for the bullseye. Treble 20. That leaves the bullseye. For the match.
:33:36. > :33:50.Yes! What a way to take the match. Brilliant. Take that. Brilliant. The
:33:51. > :33:53.number eight CDs out. Martin Atkins sees him off in straight sets. --
:33:54. > :34:09.the number eight seed is out. The assassins were in. Another slice
:34:10. > :34:14.of action, a preliminary involving two new bees. Madars Razma against
:34:15. > :34:36.John Michael from Greece. We joined this one at 2-1 to Madars Razma.
:34:37. > :34:43.This is good. Very enjoyable. Though Mackie has a chance here. Madars
:34:44. > :34:46.Razma scored 40. Two wayward darts and John Michael doesn't take
:34:47. > :34:54.advantage. Madars Razma strutting again. A good last dart. Might
:34:55. > :35:14.Mackie needs it. He has come back to life now. -- he needs it.
:35:15. > :35:26.Only 32 behind. He can't find the trouble. It seems that when he goes
:35:27. > :35:36.below, he can't get up enough to get into the treble. He has that edge.
:35:37. > :35:42.It is strange but I just noticed it. Madars Razma has the opposite
:35:43. > :35:58.problem on that visit. Here we go. He'll reach that again, you see.
:35:59. > :36:06.He can't finish now, what every does. On his next visit so six from
:36:07. > :36:19.194 to take that into a deciding set. A good start. A steady time.
:36:20. > :36:32.Still six darts. Eight treble 19. Leaves him with a double 18 for the
:36:33. > :37:16.set. Disappointment. It could be thrown
:37:17. > :37:21.away if this man gets 87. He never even has a shot at the bullseye.
:37:22. > :37:37.Should have gone for the big 24 the treble. Double two to take us into
:37:38. > :37:42.the final set. It has been a thrilling stuff. Greece against
:37:43. > :37:57.Latvia. A chance for Greece to equalise. One more. Greece slip up.
:37:58. > :38:11.Surely this is it. 14. Here we go. Two down. Double top needed. He
:38:12. > :38:18.back! Look at the sweat coming down his brow. Just in case you were
:38:19. > :38:25.wondering how much pressure these guys feel. You can see it in their
:38:26. > :38:32.eyes. There goes the dart. A double one. That takes us into a decider!
:38:33. > :38:54.to see either of them go out. I want this to be a credit to this year 's
:38:55. > :39:11.championship. No real advantage to throwing first
:39:12. > :39:12.in this deciding set. It is two legs all. You have to win by two clear
:39:13. > :39:28.legs. He is right in the middle as you can
:39:29. > :39:40.see. There we are. Looking very despondent with himself. Don't do
:39:41. > :39:43.that. Just get on with it. 85. Still only 85 from Michael. A lull at the
:39:44. > :39:53.start of the set. That is understandable. He knew he had a
:39:54. > :40:00.chance of taking it in the last leg. That might be why he is dejected.
:40:01. > :40:10.Two darts at double top for the match. Mixed by Madars Razma.
:40:11. > :40:24.Madars Razma is back. Not much to choose between these two. The first
:40:25. > :40:37.finish will be to Michael because 200, you need a lot... John, you
:40:38. > :40:43.require 94. OK, he could go to the bullseye or treble 18. He is going
:40:44. > :40:56.for the bullseye. 19. He wants it now. 126, gives him options on the
:40:57. > :41:20.19. A nice finish this. Eight treble 19 will leave him the bullseye. He
:41:21. > :41:27.has done it! He has the throw. He never looked like winning, that led
:41:28. > :41:44.it. Time 40 and then a one, two, six.
:41:45. > :41:55.He's just stopping it to go a little bit further. He has a spring in his
:41:56. > :42:29.step again. That's a finish. A treble 20. 66.
:42:30. > :42:34.Would have been a first start. Leaves at 104 if he gets it. Back on
:42:35. > :42:42.the 20. No doubt shot And so say all of us.
:42:43. > :43:10.Who doesn't love the full Richard? -- little Richard. John Michael
:43:11. > :43:16.doesn't love Little Richard. Well done. Little Richard, if you are
:43:17. > :43:21.just joining us, doesn't refer to that Little Richard. It is Richard
:43:22. > :43:29.Ashdown. He has just taken over this year as MC at Lakeside. For years,
:43:30. > :43:38.he was with us in the commentary box.
:43:39. > :43:56.He is looking dejected, Madars Razma.
:43:57. > :44:26.A good recovery needed, that one. If he can hold here, he will move one
:44:27. > :44:34.leg away. Will John Michael. He has that habit of coming up short. He
:44:35. > :44:43.then fails to recover. Still, 1464 finish and two for one is not. This
:44:44. > :44:49.is the opportunity for him. -- 146 is a finish and 241 isn't. Only
:44:50. > :44:55.trebles. Treble 2486. He won't finish.
:44:56. > :45:11.He has done a 126. How about a wonderful one with a treble 19 and a
:45:12. > :45:23.double 12. Pressure on the 88 and how. Treble 20 four double 18. This
:45:24. > :45:34.leaves the bullseye. Lucky. So lucky! So far. Can Madars Razma do
:45:35. > :45:42.it? At double 12. The market is that they are.
:45:43. > :45:58.-- mark is there. One away and he has the dart. That will be a
:45:59. > :46:04.champion's dart. In fact it is only really finding the doubles that sets
:46:05. > :46:09.him apart from John Michael. 53% is his check-out percentage which is
:46:10. > :46:16.excellent. Michael's is 35% which is average.
:46:17. > :46:27.Michael has won more legs, as you can see.
:46:28. > :46:45.Here we go, he we go, here we... Almost go. He is a battler.
:46:46. > :47:22.Very tense on the stage. 16. Michael with the league now. 82 left. Went
:47:23. > :47:33.for the bull with that dart but it is OK. Madars Razma still on two to
:47:34. > :47:36.two. He won't be after this. -- 222. Down to the finish. He will have to
:47:37. > :47:54.go further 17. -- for the 17. This is matchpoint
:47:55. > :47:56.right here. That is and the 50. He has to darts. He wants to double 16
:47:57. > :48:13.for the match. He's done it! He's done it. Applause
:48:14. > :48:19.to these two men on this stage. Latvia versus Greece. What an
:48:20. > :48:27.exhibition. Bring them back. Bring them all over here and now.
:48:28. > :48:34.Madars Razma wins. Other results from today involving four players
:48:35. > :48:38.making their Lakeside buyers. The Republic of Ireland's Michael Meaney
:48:39. > :48:44.beat the astounding qualifier Harley Kemp in straight sets and in the
:48:45. > :48:47.lady last 16, Denmark beat England 2- zero to progress to the
:48:48. > :48:54.quarterfinals. If you want more darts, stay tuned.
:48:55. > :49:02.More highlights are coming. Back with live action tomorrow at 1:00pm.
:49:03. > :49:08.Robbie Green and Richard George got all the way to the finals. And proof
:49:09. > :49:13.that you can come from nowhere, a qualifier last year went on to win
:49:14. > :49:15.the title. Big names tomorrow. Today belongs to Alan Norris.