:01:19. > :02:28.former Japan Open champion, the man there.
:02:29. > :02:55.Introducing from the Netherlands, the current European champion, the
:02:56. > :02:55.2012 champion, it's Lipstick Christian Kist.
:02:56. > :03:12.. Well, Shimizu actually took the
:03:13. > :03:16.first set not missing a double on the throw and then Kist did the same
:03:17. > :03:21.thing on the second and we join it at 1-1 on the second. And every leg
:03:22. > :03:34.in the entire game so far has gone with throw.
:03:35. > :03:41.Well, I tell you what, they have a prize here for the best fancy dress
:03:42. > :03:45.of the day. And that's got to be early favourite, hasn't it? I think
:03:46. > :04:44.you're running close! Avatar! Well, he gets the treble. He's on a
:04:45. > :04:49.finish. Is this the leg? That Christian Kist can finally break the
:04:50. > :04:58.throw and Hiroaki. Excellent response here and plenty of room
:04:59. > :05:06.after that first start. How about this - no, not this time!
:05:07. > :05:15.And only 60. Comment comment you require 70. So favourite to go with
:05:16. > :05:19.the darts again. Great reaction from Shimizu when he hit the second
:05:20. > :05:31.treble 20 in the last leg. 20 leaves tops. Tops again for Shimizu to
:05:32. > :05:39.hold! Oh! That's extraordinary. Some of the best finishing we have ever
:05:40. > :05:47.seen from a Lakeside debutant. Seven out of eight. As Kist starts a leg
:05:48. > :05:52.with a tonight 40. Seven out of -- seven out of eight from Hiroaki and
:05:53. > :05:57.six from six at double top. Chris on the other hand has only hit double
:05:58. > :06:04.top once out of four tense. Double ten has been bailing him out. That's
:06:05. > :06:09.fantastic. And it puts the pressure on Christian because he knows every
:06:10. > :06:14.time Hiroaki is getting close, if he can get to a stage with where he
:06:15. > :06:17.only needs to hit double top, Christian will almost certainly hit
:06:18. > :06:24.the leg. Seven out of eight is brilliant. He's hit each of the last
:06:25. > :06:27.six. Now, can he put some pressure on Christian Kist? It's the
:06:28. > :06:56.Dutchman's throw. Christian looked kind of relaxed
:06:57. > :07:05.backstage. Before the game. Not so now.
:07:06. > :07:14.I think the feeling was that Shimizu would never beat Kist. But you never
:07:15. > :07:22.know now. Again, just unable to apply the
:07:23. > :07:48.pressure. Well, treble 20, treble 18
:07:49. > :07:51.bull's-eye or two treble 19s if he prefers. There's one. Treble 19 for
:07:52. > :08:12.the bull's-eye. 88 left. Up for treble 20. It's the
:08:13. > :08:21.one. Does need this. Two tens! No problem! That is 14 legs in a row
:08:22. > :08:25.with the throw. Seven for each player.
:08:26. > :08:33.So, for the third set in a row, we go to a decider.
:08:34. > :08:42.An excellent start by Hiroaki. Kist really needs to reply in kind.
:08:43. > :08:53.This is the treble with all three darts.
:08:54. > :09:02.Just the wrong side of the wire with the first dart. The second is good.
:09:03. > :09:12.And the third is good! A tonight 40 and a 135 to start this leg. That
:09:13. > :09:23.could put him 2-1 to the good. What a cracking match this is!
:09:24. > :09:31.It's a lawedible plan to expand the tournament, bringing the
:09:32. > :09:33.international qualifiers. It's a more laudible plan when the
:09:34. > :09:39.international players do well, and Hiroaki certainly more than
:09:40. > :09:49.justified his presence here. Well, he likes these finishes involving
:09:50. > :09:53.19s. M if he gets a treble there. Bull for the set! Wow!
:09:54. > :10:01.(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE). This is just great. Brilliant darts.
:10:02. > :10:05.That's from Hiroaki Shimizu of Japan. VOICEOVER: Unbelievable
:10:06. > :10:09.finishing and the massive underdog in the lead but the 2012 champion
:10:10. > :10:15.took the fourth to level things up and we'll rejoin the action at the
:10:16. > :10:19.beginning of the deciding set. Again, significantly bearing in mind
:10:20. > :10:23.what has preceded it in this match. Here is Hiroaki who has the throw.
:10:24. > :10:40.Not a good start with it. From 2-2, though, you do need to win
:10:41. > :10:45.this set by two clear legs until 5-5 in which case there's a sudden death
:10:46. > :10:55.leg. But we'll get to that if and when we come to it.
:10:56. > :11:09.A unique sporting venue, chandeliers lit up by an excellent opening game.
:11:10. > :11:25.So thank's on the second day of the Lakeside 2014.
:11:26. > :11:38.Kist can really punish Shimizu here. A tonight 40 would do it. Not down
:11:39. > :11:43.to a finish, though. An outstanding chance to break, you would imagine.
:11:44. > :11:46.I think that's right. It's the two missed darts at doubles and the
:11:47. > :11:54.first time he missed double top in the whole match in the first leg of
:11:55. > :11:58.the fourth set. And its phased him. He's on a finish here. It was a good
:11:59. > :12:02.recovery but another treble here from Christian puts the pretsure on
:12:03. > :12:07.big time. He needs this 140. He's hit a 126. But there's margin for
:12:08. > :12:09.error in that and there isn't here. There's one treble 20. Needs
:12:10. > :12:27.another. So treble 17 would leave double 12
:12:28. > :12:33.from here. Here's a chance for the former champion. Two 18s! No
:12:34. > :12:47.problem! Four legs in a row for Christian
:12:48. > :13:03.Kist. And he is heavy favourite from here.
:13:04. > :13:10.To underline the size of the task facing Hiroaki now, you can see that
:13:11. > :13:15.at the bottom there. Christian has won nine out of nine when he's had
:13:16. > :13:22.the darts. All he's got to do is hold twice. And he's through the
:13:23. > :13:24.awkward preliminary round tie. In to the first round proper. Shimizu's
:13:25. > :13:52.scoring has just deserted him. He seems to be surfing a wave of
:13:53. > :13:57.hitting double after double after double. And the wave just crashed to
:13:58. > :14:05.the shore with a missed double top and a missed double 10. And since
:14:06. > :14:13.then, he hasn't won a leg. He hasn't hit a treble in nine darts in this
:14:14. > :14:24.leg. Way back on 411. That means even the 44 from Christian Kist
:14:25. > :14:30.doesn't hurt. This is the 20th leg of the match. Many of the games that
:14:31. > :14:34.Hiroaki plays won't go that far but here at the Lakeside stage, the
:14:35. > :14:37.pressure here and the atmosphere and just being in the World
:14:38. > :14:41.Championships for the first tile, I think that there are many
:14:42. > :14:49.contributory factors taking their toll here. Christian well in
:14:50. > :14:52.control. It would be nice if he could hit a maximum to take home
:14:53. > :14:58.with him. And I thought that that was it! I
:14:59. > :15:13.really did. Kist to move a leg away. Needs tops.
:15:14. > :15:29.That's a great marker. He'll be back.
:15:30. > :15:38.Double top then for Christian to move within a leg of the first round
:15:39. > :15:44.proper. Double 10 which has been good to him and is again!
:15:45. > :15:54.The 2012 champion nearly there, but he has been worked really hard.
:15:55. > :16:05.Well, the first 16 legs of the match were won alternately. The last five
:16:06. > :16:31.have all gone to Christian Kist. And he's one away.
:16:32. > :16:38.You would imagine it would be sight seeing rather than the first round
:16:39. > :16:42.on the agenda now for Hiroaki. And his entourage. His presence here at
:16:43. > :16:47.the Lakeside has been fantastic. This has been a really entertaining
:16:48. > :16:55.game. There's no doubt that the rising star from the the land of the
:16:56. > :17:03.rising sun will be back here again. Let's hope so.
:17:04. > :17:19.You never know - there might be life in the match yet. Just maybe!
:17:20. > :17:26.Obviously rmgs he needs this leg and the next one just to stay alive.
:17:27. > :17:34.First things first - hold your throw. Still to be broken twice in
:17:35. > :17:39.the match. But... The last two times he threw first. Not on a finish. And
:17:40. > :18:01.Kist will be. Oh, dear. He knows that this could
:18:02. > :18:10.be his last dart at Lakeside this year. He'll aim it at 19.
:18:11. > :18:23.Didn't get the treble that he wanted which would have left him with 19.
:18:24. > :18:33.He needs this. It would raise the roof.
:18:34. > :18:44.His accuracy has just deserted him. Crucial treble potentially with the
:18:45. > :18:49.last dart. 74 for Christian. 20 for double top. Which he's missed much
:18:50. > :18:53.more often than he's hit. And he misses it again. Just to leave the
:18:54. > :18:56.door slightly ajar. You just never know in darts, you just never know.
:18:57. > :19:16.If he can take out 81... We go on. Bull's-eye for Shimizu to extend the
:19:17. > :19:22.match? No. No, not this time. Kist with another chance to close it out
:19:23. > :19:25.with a double top. And another. And now a double 10. Five out of six?
:19:26. > :19:36.Five out of seven! And we go on. Right, you would imagine that he
:19:37. > :19:43.would go four for double top because double top he's been brilliant at.
:19:44. > :19:50.Can he hit the big four? Double top to stay alive.
:19:51. > :20:02.Good on you Hiroaki! He's held! But he's got to break the throw. And he
:20:03. > :20:08.hasn't managed that at all all day. Still the odds overwhelmingly in
:20:09. > :20:14.Christian Kist's favour. And he starts with a 137. He's not letting
:20:15. > :20:21.the missed doubles affect him, it seems. But... Has that given?
:20:22. > :20:23.Shimizu has a lift. Can he find his scoring again? These darts are
:20:24. > :20:57.better. Just 100. Just under the treble 20. And that's
:20:58. > :21:01.just to the left. It's not what he needed. Kist can breathe a little
:21:02. > :21:11.easier. Needs a big one here. Surely! And he
:21:12. > :21:33.hasn't got it. 41 leaves him 99 adrift. Christian
:21:34. > :21:37.with the darts. Kirsten doesn't look relaxed, does she? Well, her man has
:21:38. > :21:40.been in the game, but ultimately a game that he seems destined to win.
:21:41. > :21:53.Yes, we thought that last leg. This might change the dynamic, if he
:21:54. > :21:58.goes for it. But he may not. Go on, do it!
:21:59. > :22:06.He's having a... He's having a long think. Does he want a maximum? Will
:22:07. > :22:14.he go for the bull's-eye? Oh, he's got the maximum! Biggest cheer of
:22:15. > :22:19.the day at Lakeside. Even Kristen appreciates that! But it could be
:22:20. > :22:27.too little, too late. Tops for Kist for the match. He's missed another
:22:28. > :22:38.one! Here we go. Surely not, surely not! Gets the the maximum.
:22:39. > :22:46.He'll look for a 14 here and just hope that Christian's inability to
:22:47. > :22:53.hit double top, which has haunted him throughout will do so again. He
:22:54. > :23:06.hits it! He wins. He's in to round one! But what a match. What a
:23:07. > :23:09.battle! And what a gracious loser. Hiroaki Shimizu's first Lakeside
:23:10. > :23:15.adventure comes to an end. Christian Kist, the 2012 champion, is through
:23:16. > :23:21.to the first round proper. And we've had fun watching it!
:23:22. > :23:25.Shimizu adored by the crowd but Kist through as is the 13th seed in the
:23:26. > :23:31.13th year in the Lakeside, Gary Robson huffed and puffed but he
:23:32. > :23:36.eventually won in five sets winning the last with a checkout of 143 and
:23:37. > :23:44.that shine high to finish with the Lakeside crowd was absolutely
:23:45. > :23:46.loving. Also this afternoon, Richie George
:23:47. > :23:51.returned after reaching the semifinals in the debut 12 months
:23:52. > :23:54.ago but he ran in to a first match round-up with Robbie Green and he
:23:55. > :23:58.was firing from the beginning taking the first set. As we join it in the
:23:59. > :24:04.second, he's already a leg to the good.
:24:05. > :24:10.Robbie Green told me he's been practising for four hours a day. And
:24:11. > :24:15.that's what practice does right there. Robbie is an avid practicer.
:24:16. > :24:20.I know that he practiced with a great player up in his area, Mark
:24:21. > :24:25.Rice. And when you're pushed by a really good player, it does improve
:24:26. > :24:30.your practice no end. Four out of four! Going from the crowd there.
:24:31. > :24:34.We'd all like to see the two 180s back-to-back and given that nine a
:24:35. > :24:43.chance. Well, 24 years is long enough to wait, isn't it? It is! If
:24:44. > :24:47.you're new to darts, we're talking about the perfect 9-dart leg. It was
:24:48. > :24:55.last accomplished in Lakeside in 1990. But what a leg this is from
:24:56. > :25:05.Robbie Green. 180, 140, 145. Look at it, a ten-darter. That doesn't
:25:06. > :25:13.happen every year! Richie has left himself 170. Just in case he gets a
:25:14. > :25:24.go. 10-dart leg. Going for Robbie Green. There's Alan Norris in the
:25:25. > :25:29.background sat there. And Jamie sat there with that one from dad.
:25:30. > :25:36.He's found his range now, hasn't he! I said to him - you know you're the
:25:37. > :25:40.hot favourite to win this one and he nodded to me as if to say - yeah,
:25:41. > :25:45.and, of course I am! Robbie is experienced. He would have seen
:25:46. > :25:50.games a little bit more than Richie. Richie burst on to the scene with
:25:51. > :25:53.his first Lakeside last year and just took the place alight. You
:25:54. > :25:58.know, and this year, it was always going to be hard for him to come
:25:59. > :26:08.back with such a tough start against Robbie as well to try to relive
:26:09. > :26:10.that. However, he did survive seven match darts in his first round
:26:11. > :26:26.match. So he knows what it's like to come
:26:27. > :26:35.back from the brink. He's almost on the brink here already. Yeah, that
:26:36. > :26:39.treble spells danger for Richie George. Both of those trebles spell
:26:40. > :26:56.danger. 64 for a 2-set lead, then. Double 8.
:26:57. > :27:04.For a 14-dart leg! He's certainly not missing the doubles now, Vassos!
:27:05. > :27:11.What is going through Richie's mind right now? Well, we can see what miz
:27:12. > :27:18.mum thinks! This is a tough one to watch for the family.
:27:19. > :27:26.Well, to be fair, no-one could have lived with Robbie in the last two
:27:27. > :27:31.legs. 24 darts! That's fantastic. It's fantastic darts. Those four
:27:32. > :27:35.hours practice a day is obviously serving him well now. Is there a
:27:36. > :27:41.point where you can over practice? I believe there is, but I think that
:27:42. > :27:52.every player is different. Here he goes again! 180! Maximum number four
:27:53. > :27:59.for Robbie Green. Richie needed to hit one just to stay with him.
:28:00. > :28:07.Robbie is on fire! Six legs in a row.
:28:08. > :28:16.Fantastic amples there for Robbie Green. 95! That takes some keeping
:28:17. > :28:23.up with. And look at his first nine darts. 107. Fantastic. St 1, then,
:28:24. > :28:28.for a seventh leg in a row. Treble 17 and bull if he wants to do it in
:28:29. > :28:33.12 darts. With Richie on 168, he doesn't immediate to. He's just
:28:34. > :28:36.trying to set it up. Richie will now in turn try to pressure the 62 of
:28:37. > :28:56.Robbie's. There's the treble 10. The double
:28:57. > :29:02.16? Double 8 up a bit? Hasn't missed many of them since the first leg.
:29:03. > :29:12.Richie needs to take this. Double 16??
:29:13. > :29:27.Both very happy and quite she should be. Her man is playing
:29:28. > :29:30.magnificently. Is this sending a message to everyone else what Robbie
:29:31. > :29:33.is doing here? I think that every player in the first round would like
:29:34. > :29:37.to send a message of how well they're playing and Robbie has
:29:38. > :29:42.certainly done that. Switch to 19s there because he was worrieded if he
:29:43. > :29:47.stayed in the treble 20, his initial dart would fallment and he found the
:29:48. > :29:54.treble 19 right in the middle of it Just for a change! Richie fights
:29:55. > :30:02.back there with a 140. Richie is yet to hold his throw. He broke Robbie
:30:03. > :30:12.in the first leg and Robbie missed nine darts at a double. But since
:30:13. > :30:15.then, it's been one-way traffic! This is one of the games when the
:30:16. > :30:19.draw came out, we were all looking forward to it. And it hasn't
:30:20. > :30:29.disappointed us! Yeah, definitely good spirit between
:30:30. > :30:32.the two guys there, showing the friendship!
:30:33. > :30:42.Treble 17 would have left the bull. And that was for a 12-dart leg. So a
:30:43. > :30:47.tonight 40. Surely not? Not this time. You wouldn't have put it past
:30:48. > :30:52.him before he threw a dart, to be fair. Look at that last dart! So the
:30:53. > :31:18.64 for Richard! Double 8. First leg he's won since the opening
:31:19. > :31:24.leg of the match. He needed that double 4 didn't he? He did. He did.
:31:25. > :31:29.He needs to hold this game. He needs to break this leg now, I think. Oh,
:31:30. > :31:32.no, he's started so he needs to hold this leg which is what he hasn't
:31:33. > :31:43.been doing in the game, which has been the problem for him.
:31:44. > :31:49.Already ready to throw. Robbie was taking his last dart out of the
:31:50. > :31:53.board. This is much better from Richie George. He's upped the pace
:31:54. > :31:56.of his throw a little bit. He's a rhythm player and he's upped the
:31:57. > :32:00.pace a little bit and he's reaping the rewards. They're both pretty
:32:01. > :32:04.quick, aren't they? That's why I thought it would be a great game.
:32:05. > :32:08.They're a similar pace and they like the way that each other throws and
:32:09. > :32:13.the speed that each other's throws. It went for a good game. But Robbie
:32:14. > :32:22.is clinical. He's been clinical today. Heads back for a drink of
:32:23. > :32:30.water. Unusually for him, he hasn't found a tonight plus in three visits
:32:31. > :32:36.this leg. That's what winning a leg can do for you. Richie is gone
:32:37. > :32:41.straight in with a ton 40 and 55 could have been unlucky. Such a
:32:42. > :32:45.momentum sport this. It is a momentum spinner. You grab a big bit
:32:46. > :32:50.of confidence from hitting the doubles. In that second set, no-one
:32:51. > :32:56.was touching Robbie Green. He's not going to try to fill it up. But
:32:57. > :32:59.those are three perfect darts once again. What a fantastic dart to
:33:00. > :33:15.leave 32. Double 16 but this is under
:33:16. > :33:23.pressure! Pressure, what pressure! I's a leg away, Robbie Green.
:33:24. > :33:33.Scott, when you're playing well, as Robbie is on the big stage, how much
:33:34. > :33:36.fun is it? This is great, I've been lucky enough to do this once in my
:33:37. > :33:40.visits, but it is great. The not the fact that you're playing well, it's
:33:41. > :33:43.the fact that your opponent knows that you're doing well. And the the
:33:44. > :33:47.crowd knows you're playing well. Absolutely. Absolutely. And they get
:33:48. > :33:54.behind everything that you're doing and it just Spurs you on.
:33:55. > :34:15.He is taking that chance! Dominant darts. From the man they call Con!
:34:16. > :34:21.Great response from Richie. Terrific response! "I'm not going away," he
:34:22. > :34:23.says. "You're going to have to actually beat me." That's what makes
:34:24. > :35:06.him special. He never gives up. 72 for the match for Robbie Green.
:35:07. > :35:14.16. Leaves him double top for the match! Was it ever in doubt? Ruth,
:35:15. > :35:20.there, absolutely delighted for her man. I'm sure that the support back
:35:21. > :35:25.home will be over the moon for him. That was a superb performance there.
:35:26. > :35:29.Absolutely brilliant from the fourth seat, Robbie Green. Richie George's
:35:30. > :35:35.adventure lasts just one round this year, but wow, how good was Robbie!
:35:36. > :35:39.Many congratulations. That must be amongst the best you've ever played
:35:40. > :35:45.at Lakeside? It didn't like it after the first... Well, the first set. It
:35:46. > :35:50.was sloppy and I got in to it. But it could get better. But you must
:35:51. > :35:54.be... You must be happy overall. The ton 80s, and the 10-dart finish.
:35:55. > :35:58.There were wonderful moments in that match? It doesn't matter, I won the
:35:59. > :36:02.game. That's what I set out to do, just win the game. That can be nice
:36:03. > :36:08.when you watch it back, but it doesn't win you games! You know,
:36:09. > :36:13.you've got to keep going, keep going. After you've hit a 10-dart
:36:14. > :36:16.leg, it's about the next leg. That's gone.
:36:17. > :36:20.Robbie Green meets Gary Robson. While in the 16-strong lady's
:36:21. > :36:24.championship, places in the quarterfinals were up for grabs as
:36:25. > :36:29.Anastasia Dobromslova just about made it through after losing the
:36:30. > :36:35.first set to Karin Krappen. While 19-year-old Fallon Sherrock from
:36:36. > :36:40.England showed battle and brilliant disposing of Erades and setting up
:36:41. > :36:44.an unmissable quarterfinal against Anastasia Dobromslova. But more
:36:45. > :36:49.action now from another match that went five sets. This time the
:36:50. > :36:54.preliminary between the American world championship debutant Jim
:36:55. > :36:59.Widmayer and Lakeside's most laid back Garry Thompson. We're going to
:37:00. > :37:04.join it at two legs a piece. A reminder that the final set must be
:37:05. > :37:08.won by two. Should we reach the 11th leg, we will play sudden death.
:37:09. > :37:12.Fifth leg is Jim to go first. Game on.
:37:13. > :37:17.The referee just reminding the audience here at the Lakeside
:37:18. > :37:25.exactly what the situation is. Have to win by two clear legs. If it gets
:37:26. > :37:53.to 5-5, then we have a winner takes all sudden death 11th leg.
:37:54. > :38:00.He just flicks his hand across and somehow, the dart follows away from
:38:01. > :38:04.it. I've been watching all the time with Garry. I don't know if he
:38:05. > :38:06.realises it. Let's see if he does it here. That's it. That first one is
:38:07. > :38:17.alright and there we go - flick! Well in control of this fifth leg of
:38:18. > :39:07.the fifth set. I fancy Widmayer. Double 16! He
:39:08. > :39:16.leads again. And Garry back in the same position that he was. Fire e
:39:17. > :39:21.fighting! It means that the Storm Troopers and more here need another
:39:22. > :39:30.win here. Jim breaks here and he's won.
:39:31. > :39:37.A good ton, that. Still, just the three breaks in the entire match.
:39:38. > :39:43.That's what I was trying to say. That one. Going for the 20 and his
:39:44. > :39:58.hand just went the other way. Right across-the-board.
:39:59. > :40:37.Very little in it. The advantage Garry. 155.
:40:38. > :40:48.So, 126 for Widmayer when he comes in. Not a bad finish, 126. This is
:40:49. > :40:56.for the match. Treble 19! Would have left bull. Instead of treble 19, he
:40:57. > :41:06.ends up with a single 3. Garry again can breathe. 98!
:41:07. > :41:15.So 84 for the match. Jim's task is getting easier.
:41:16. > :41:25.Double 11 for the match for Jim Widmayer.
:41:26. > :41:34.Double top! He's saved the match. What a game! All the way we're
:41:35. > :41:48.going. The finishing line was in sight. The
:41:49. > :41:56.dart at double 11 to win the game and he couldn't take it and Garry
:41:57. > :42:02.again, nerveless. Last three darts that Garry has had at doubles.
:42:03. > :42:17.Double top he's hit them all. He's had to.
:42:18. > :42:26.The thing is that neither of them have had any clear-cut chances, have
:42:27. > :42:29.they? When you think of the way that it's develop ed. Just that one dart
:42:30. > :42:34.in the last leg, that's been it. And Garry hasn't been able to put any
:42:35. > :42:44.pressure on Jim's throw since about the second set. Broke his throw in
:42:45. > :42:51.the third leg of the third set. And Jim missed the dart at double 18 and
:42:52. > :42:58.Garry hit double 10. And since then, Jim has been able to hold very
:42:59. > :43:07.routinely. Won by two clear legs there, just to remind you.
:43:08. > :43:27.Yes, 80 left. 264 the score. For Garry Thompson.
:43:28. > :43:38.Another single 20 leaves double top. So a chance here for garry. . Good
:43:39. > :43:41.finish 124. 14 leaves the bull. He has to go for the bull. And he's
:43:42. > :43:49.left the chance for Jim Widmayer. This is a big, big chance there for
:43:50. > :44:10.Garry Thompson. Double 4. A chance he couldn't take. They're
:44:11. > :44:13.both left on double 2. It's headaches all around there at that
:44:14. > :44:33.table. Can Garry do it - exactly the same
:44:34. > :44:39.task? Exactly the same result. No score. Let's spin the coin.
:44:40. > :44:49.OK, it's nerves now. It's grabbing them both. That's the one. Advantage
:44:50. > :44:59.to Widmayer. And again, he's playing catching up
:45:00. > :45:04.and again he's doing so on the back of having just taken a big
:45:05. > :45:10.psychological battering. Had the chances. To steal the darts and he's
:45:11. > :45:14.so good there, he's won 10 out of 11. Had he hit that double 2, then
:45:15. > :45:24.he would have been throwing for the match. As it is, he's now throwing
:45:25. > :45:27.to save the match. He's got a good start, though. At 114. He's back in
:45:28. > :45:51.the red again. This has been a really good leg for
:45:52. > :46:16.Garry. 140, 85, 137. The two guys have been at it hammer
:46:17. > :46:24.and tongs for just a shade under an hour. And if Garry holds here, we're
:46:25. > :46:32.still no closer to knowing who's going to win.
:46:33. > :46:55.Going there. Garry Thompson on eight. Double 4!
:46:56. > :47:12.Must win by two clear legs! And Widmayer has got one of them. 52
:47:13. > :47:23.points left. For the match. Double 16. Double 8 for the match. More
:47:24. > :47:30.match darts missed. Another life for Garry Thompson. Surely this time.
:47:31. > :47:40.Double 2. To save it. He's bust and Jim will be back looking at double
:47:41. > :47:48.8. Tense, nervous headaches. Can the man from America come in and take
:47:49. > :47:53.it? COMMENTATOR: Game, shot and match.
:47:54. > :47:59.His Lakeside debut ends in victory, and boy, did he do it the hard way?
:48:00. > :48:04.Mismatched darts but got over the line to beat Garry Thompson, the
:48:05. > :48:08.Lakeside veteran and become the first American to win here at
:48:09. > :48:12.Lakeside in 16 years. While Jimmy and Garry went all the
:48:13. > :48:15.way, two other men's matches tobt were more straight forward. In the
:48:16. > :48:20.preliminary, a win for the oldest man to win at the Lakeside with a
:48:21. > :48:24.set of darts on his hands. 58-year-old Mike Day from New
:48:25. > :48:30.Zealand beat Sam Head and he'll now play Glen Durrans in the first round
:48:31. > :48:35.proper. And in the first round Rick Hofstra returning after nine years
:48:36. > :48:40.returned in real glory to win against van Eijden. An all-Dutch
:48:41. > :48:44.affair and he didn't win a single leg along the way. That's all from
:48:45. > :48:47.tonight but in a change to the usual schedule, the afternoons of BBC2
:48:48. > :48:54.will not be full of highlights, it will be live darts all the way. So
:48:55. > :49:01.join us from 1 pm tomorrow on BBC2. Amongst the headliners there, Jan
:49:02. > :49:06.Dekker. That's all from the Lakeside tonight. Goodnight.