:00:31. > :00:35.Welcome to highlights of Day Five of the BDO World Darts Championships
:00:36. > :00:40.from here at the Lakeside in Frimley Green. Now, the last night it burst
:00:41. > :00:45.into life the tournament. That continued into the afternoon session
:00:46. > :00:49.and into the evening today as the Men's Second round got underway we
:00:50. > :00:54.had close finishes and high averages as well. Sit back and enjoy. We got
:00:55. > :00:59.to beginning with the bullet. Stephen Bunting has been awesome
:01:00. > :01:06.over the last 12 months. Dave Prins and the bank goer averaged 96 and it
:01:07. > :01:08.only earned him one leg. Take a look at the second. Bit of advice, do not
:01:09. > :01:24.blink. -- badger. REFEREE: 80.
:01:25. > :01:31.COMMENTATOR: Confident start from Bullet.
:01:32. > :01:39.REFEREE: 83. COMMENTATOR: He's a very quiet
:01:40. > :01:48.character. He doesn't scream and shout when he is playing well.
:01:49. > :01:51.Closup of the throwing action, Stephen Bunting is serving them so
:01:52. > :02:00.well. Already he is ahead in this set.
:02:01. > :02:11.COMMENTATOR: Certainly what a good year Bullet has had on the steel tip
:02:12. > :02:16.he has had a great year on the soft tip tour as well. His manager was
:02:17. > :02:21.telling me that he had been around the world, having a go at that and
:02:22. > :02:29.doing very well. Shanghai, China, Hong Kong, France. Useful Air Miles.
:02:30. > :02:32.I think he was actually the favourite for the World
:02:33. > :02:37.Championships in Hong Kong recently. He got beaten in the quarters. This
:02:38. > :02:43.is quality, quality throwing. REFEREE: 171.
:02:44. > :02:57.COMMENTATOR: Superb. Three treble 19s leaving him on double 8.
:02:58. > :03:05.Impressive first two from Prins. Surely, a little too late, Bunting
:03:06. > :03:06.for the first leg of this set. The double conversion is just so
:03:07. > :03:26.impressive. COMMENTATOR: Four out of six,
:03:27. > :03:31.continuing that wonderful 67% checkout rate.
:03:32. > :03:46.Here, putting his man under pressure, once again.
:03:47. > :03:51.REFEREE: 180. APPLAUSE
:03:52. > :03:56.COMMENTATOR: Dare we whisper the 9-darter. The afternoon crowd at the
:03:57. > :04:06.Lakeside would love that. They would go stratospheric, no, not now. A
:04:07. > :04:11.mere 140. Had to settle for the 10-darter. He only wins one leg,
:04:12. > :04:16.whatever way you do it. That is all he is concentrating on. Look at the
:04:17. > :04:20.way in which his power darts now are starting to rack up that average.
:04:21. > :04:29.Wide any standards, 104 is brilliant. -- by any standards, 104
:04:30. > :04:39.is brilliant. 98 is not too shabby either, to be honest. 140, got to
:04:40. > :04:45.hit the treble 20s. He'll go for another.
:04:46. > :04:52.Bunting, back for 84. Talk us through. This The way he has been
:04:53. > :05:03.finishing you fancy he will get it. Up the top 20s, Wow! ! Such
:05:04. > :05:07.certainty. Wanted to make a statement to the rest. He is
:05:08. > :05:19.certainly doing so. He is in total command. Again, Dave is not doing a
:05:20. > :05:23.hell of a lot wrong, to be honest. Dave Prins throwing some quality
:05:24. > :05:27.darts, but being swept away by a performance of brilliance at the
:05:28. > :05:32.moment from Bunting. Long way to go though. Checkout rate,
:05:33. > :05:50.extraordinary. Oh, thread through with that last
:05:51. > :05:57.dart. Not a lot to aim at. The darts are about 14 grams. Probably the
:05:58. > :06:03.lightest darts in the tournament. That really is light. Dennis
:06:04. > :06:08.Priestley used to throw feather-light darts, didn't he?
:06:09. > :06:11.Yeah. About 14 grams again. They are. Little projectiles that are
:06:12. > :06:27.doing the damage right now. Good switch. And another. Beautiful
:06:28. > :06:31.cover shots. APPLAUSE
:06:32. > :06:36.Keeping upside, Bunting, but you need Bunting to quake somewhere, not
:06:37. > :06:39.a glimmer of opportunity for Prins when he's throwing like that.
:06:40. > :06:48.Another fantastic shot there to leave a two-dart finish.
:06:49. > :06:55.Almost leg he has put in a big score to leave that finish. When Dave has
:06:56. > :07:01.throne great darts in the leg as well. Hitting him where it hurts, 68
:07:02. > :07:05.again. Oh, great darts. Superb dart. Double four, minor adjustment
:07:06. > :07:12.required. That's again absolutely clinical. Quality. Quality. It went
:07:13. > :07:18.on like that, Bunting smashed through the next six legs. His match
:07:19. > :07:21.average over 100. His finishing straight out of the top drawer. I'm
:07:22. > :07:27.thinking he has still another gear to move up. Bunting plays the Dutch
:07:28. > :07:34.man Rick Hofstra in tomorrow evening's quarter-final after a
:07:35. > :07:40.bizarre night on the oche with The Assassin Atkins having to withdraw
:07:41. > :07:44.due to an Jerry. Rick has never had an easier night on the Lakeside
:07:45. > :07:50.stage. Earlier in the afternoon Robbie Green kept up his plus 90
:07:51. > :07:54.average. The man from the Wirral is through to the last eight again. He
:07:55. > :07:59.would face the winner of our next match. Wesley Harms looking to make
:08:00. > :08:03.it three semi-finals in three years against Tony Eccles who did for
:08:04. > :08:07.Darryl Fitton in round one. It's the best of seven sets now and Harms is
:08:08. > :08:14.just two legs away from victory as we join it.
:08:15. > :08:20.COMMENTATOR: 3-2, Harms. 14-darter from Wesley Harms. Looking to repeat
:08:21. > :08:24.that in this leg or better it if he can, you would think he would have
:08:25. > :08:31.an outstanding chance of moving within a leg of the victory. First
:08:32. > :08:39.to four sets. Harms breaks here, Eccles is in big, big trouble.
:08:40. > :08:51.Nobody will know that more than Tony Eccles, will he? Good last dart.
:08:52. > :08:59.REFEREE: 140. Looks as though he is moving into the position where he is
:09:00. > :09:05.thinking he can close that one out, Harms.
:09:06. > :09:12.That's good. Needed it. But Harms now, 100 plus. Wouldn't that look
:09:13. > :09:19.handy? It's only a single though. COMMENTATOR: Decent recovery from
:09:20. > :09:51.Tony. . REFEREE: 140. Tony, you require 108.
:09:52. > :09:56.COMMENTATOR: 108. The pressure is on big time. Treble 17. For the
:09:57. > :10:03.bull's-eye. This will be a massive takeout of 108 if he hits it. He hit
:10:04. > :10:08.the single three. Harms then, 80 to go 2-1 ahead, in what could be the
:10:09. > :10:14.last set. Treble five with his first dart. Tops now. Oh, good finish. Use
:10:15. > :10:21.the bull, having gone into the treble five. 25, left him with tops.
:10:22. > :10:29.That was the result. 2-1, only needs one more leg, Wesley Harms. He has
:10:30. > :10:36.the win. Crucially, he has the darts. The last four legs he has had
:10:37. > :10:43.the darts, he's won. None of them started 5-1.
:10:44. > :10:55.Excellent cover dart from Wesley. So conceivably this is the last leg of
:10:56. > :11:04.Tony Eccles' career. A few people who know him say, believe that when
:11:05. > :11:08.you see it! Good record over the years and still, as he has shown
:11:09. > :11:17.here, able to throw at a very good level.
:11:18. > :11:24.REFEREE: 140. Career which has brought him nine ranking titles. A
:11:25. > :11:30.CV which saw a quarter-final place here in 2007. Had an elimination to
:11:31. > :11:37.Mervyn King in that match. What he would give for a 180 here.
:11:38. > :11:57.REFEREE: 99. COMMENTATOR: I will always remember
:11:58. > :12:01.that 2077 Lakeside campaign. He took the lead in the quarter-final
:12:02. > :12:06.against Mervyn King. Hadn't dropped a set in the tournament up to that
:12:07. > :12:18.point. Missed the darts, lost the match 5-4. 167, for the match.
:12:19. > :12:25.Can't be done, no checkout for Eccles, Harms will come back. Nicely
:12:26. > :12:40.placed now. REFEREE: 99.
:12:41. > :12:52.COMMENTATOR: 99, 67 for Wesley Harms, for the match. 18 for double
:12:53. > :13:03.16. Composes himself. And misses. Well, Eccles, again, come on his
:13:04. > :13:17.supporters shout. 80. Tops now, for Tony Eccles. To make it 2-2. And
:13:18. > :13:22.keeping the match alive. At last he says to himself, "where has that
:13:23. > :13:28.been earlier?" With the darts, in what will be the deciding leg. Life
:13:29. > :14:25.in the Oldboy yet. This is going to be very much what
:14:26. > :14:30.Sir Al calls squeaky bum time. This is going to be about bottle, about
:14:31. > :14:35.nerve, and who can hold it together when it comes down to the crucial
:14:36. > :14:43.moments. Is this going to be the end as far as Eccles is concerned or is
:14:44. > :14:49.he going to keep the match alive? Simple as that. If it is to be the
:14:50. > :14:53.last match of his career, the last week of his career, wouldn't it be
:14:54. > :15:00.fitting for it to end on a missed shot at tops in that last leg? He
:15:01. > :15:07.went to the bull's-eye with that third dart. He has left himself with
:15:08. > :15:12.a bit of a mess. He has got no finish here, and Harms can move into
:15:13. > :15:17.a controlling position. Troubled 20 would be handy and that is precisely
:15:18. > :15:26.what he has got. The scoreboard tells its own story. -- treble 20.
:15:27. > :15:32.He needs to do some damage to the 182 here. He hasn't done it,
:15:33. > :15:39.effectively. 141 from here. Tony will have two conjure up some
:15:40. > :15:47.majesty. He surveys the scoreboard. 61 left, Wesley. Double 18 if he
:15:48. > :15:57.comes back. What a quality last dart that was. 122. Double 7, he has got
:15:58. > :16:07.it. The crowd poised. What a checkout that is. Eccles keeps his
:16:08. > :16:10.hopes alive. It is three apiece. He roars his appreciation along with
:16:11. > :16:17.the crowd and his supporters. That is a superb check under massive
:16:18. > :16:26.pressure. Why are you thinking of jacking it in, Tony? Double 7, to
:16:27. > :16:28.stay in the tournament. 122, junior. He may not like the motorways, but
:16:29. > :17:09.he likes the checkout. What price is it for this one going
:17:10. > :17:16.right to the wire? Just a reminder, it's the first of three legs
:17:17. > :17:21.provided you win by two clear legs. If not, we carry on going until
:17:22. > :17:31.somebody is two legs clear. If it gets to 5-5, we play and all or
:17:32. > :17:35.nothing sudden dense final leg. Then it really is just down to who can
:17:36. > :17:38.keep it together. I wonder if it will go as far as that? You can
:17:39. > :17:56.certainly see it happening. A loose first start. 16 leaves in
:17:57. > :18:02.double top. A late adjustment therefrom Wesley. He does have the
:18:03. > :18:20.advantage of the darts in this decisive set.
:18:21. > :19:07.Tens for the opening leg of the opening set.
:19:08. > :19:13.That checkout from Tony Eccles which took that last set, had to be one of
:19:14. > :19:22.the checkouts of the tournament so far. Two treble 18s, and double 7,
:19:23. > :19:29.you don't see that too often. Sometimes, when you are on the point
:19:30. > :19:35.of no return, it can kill you. Sometimes it can bring out the best
:19:36. > :19:38.of you. Yesterday, we saw Paul Hogan hitting the bull to stay alive
:19:39. > :19:42.against Mitchell. A fantastic checkout. Tony Eccles, double 7,
:19:43. > :19:58.wonderful. And he will be coming back with 144.
:19:59. > :20:04.Harms probably going to come down the board and leave himself on even
:20:05. > :20:13.checkout. There you go. Now Eccles, 144. He will fancy this now.
:20:14. > :20:28.79 required. Terrific last draft. 106 needed. A great start. Heads the
:20:29. > :20:35.64 double top to move within it. He has missed it again. Another
:20:36. > :20:41.pressure visit for Eccles. Double 11. Not a bad marker. Now this is a
:20:42. > :21:00.big daft. -- daft. It was huge. Tears in the eyes of his cousin as
:21:01. > :21:02.she watches and admiration. Tony Eccles doesn't know when he is
:21:03. > :21:11.beaten. He has kept his nerve brilliantly. But still, it's going
:21:12. > :21:18.to be sudden death, this, Jim. Every chance, unless someone can produce
:21:19. > :21:25.something of extraordinary brilliance.
:21:26. > :21:44.It was an epic checkout from Tony Eccles which set this up. It wasn't
:21:45. > :22:05.quite as quick as that, but you get the drift. It wasn't far short.
:22:06. > :22:18.180 would be handy here. A bit unlucky.
:22:19. > :22:30.He has left himself on a bogey number there. Single five. That was
:22:31. > :22:34.an opportunity going begging, wasn't it? He had a real chance to take
:22:35. > :22:45.that leg by the scruff of the neck of and just couldn't do it. Nerve
:22:46. > :22:53.ends are jangling! So a chance, against the darts, Ford Tony Eccles.
:22:54. > :23:03.-- for Tony Eccles. Who can take it out more quickly? 17 will leave
:23:04. > :23:14.tops. What pressure now on Wesley Harms taking 139? He can't do it
:23:15. > :23:15.now. Eccles with tops. To take a monumental step towards winning this
:23:16. > :23:33.match. Double 10. Double 10 again. Slight adjustment.
:23:34. > :23:39.Yes, he has got it! Here's one for legs out of five and all he has to
:23:40. > :23:44.do now is hold and he is a quarterfinal for the second time in
:23:45. > :23:48.his career. The fans were leaping up in a claimed there. They really know
:23:49. > :23:54.their darts here, and when that went in, they knew that, despite the fact
:23:55. > :23:59.that for much of this match, Harms has looked like the likely winner,
:24:00. > :24:01.Eccles is in pole position. It is his to lose now. His to lose, with
:24:02. > :24:16.the darts. Looking to serve it out. Well, he has held in just over two
:24:17. > :24:20.thirds of the legs in which ears have the darts. A reminder that in
:24:21. > :24:24.set six, Wesley was in the same position, where he had the darts for
:24:25. > :24:33.the match. Eccles took out a double top. And in the next leg, had a
:24:34. > :24:38.brilliant 122 to win the set. But Wesley, only 42 with his first three
:24:39. > :24:45.darts, a lead he has to win, and Eccles replying magnificently.
:24:46. > :24:58.Oh, he says. But he's in really strong position now. Harms can't
:24:59. > :25:02.find it when he needs it. He is way, way back. A brilliant last dart
:25:03. > :25:05.because he squeezed in between the other two into a gap which seemed
:25:06. > :25:13.inconceivable to him but after that 140, excellent treble 19 with the
:25:14. > :25:22.last dart. I cry from the audience a moment ago, "you are nearly there,
:25:23. > :25:30.Tony! " He knows how close he is. Is Harms buckling? We can see Eccles
:25:31. > :25:34.geeing himself up. Eccles made sure he was never out of harms way in
:25:35. > :25:39.this match. A raise of the eyebrows from Wesley. That's the first to
:25:40. > :25:46.tell from the poker player we have seen. Doesn't have the look of a
:25:47. > :25:50.potential winner, does he? And the scoreboard supports the contention
:25:51. > :25:54.because Eccles will come back and Harms looks like he is thrown in the
:25:55. > :26:09.towel in. 56 for the match for Tony Eccles. 16. Eight. It is double 16
:26:10. > :26:14.for the match. He will be back. Harms, 289, and he threw that last
:26:15. > :26:22.dart away in that last visit, and this is a bit too late. He's still
:26:23. > :26:25.not going to finish. Only once has he reached the quarterfinals on this
:26:26. > :26:26.stage and there is, the last tournament of his career, it is
:26:27. > :26:31.double 8. A sharp intake of breath. Happy
:26:32. > :26:48.birthday, Tony Eccles! He has seen off Wesley Harms
:26:49. > :26:55.brilliantly on the ropes. Almost passed the point of no return. 122.
:26:56. > :26:59.It will all live in the memory of a brilliant checkout, and then three
:27:00. > :27:06.successive legs in the decisive seventh set. Wesley Harms,
:27:07. > :27:12.semifinalist in the last two years come out in the second round. Tony
:27:13. > :27:18.Eccles beats him in a thriller, 4-3, magnificent at Lakeside yet again.
:27:19. > :27:23.STUDIO: His 44th birthday and Wesley kept giving him gift wrapped chances
:27:24. > :27:32.and my goodness didn't he take it. Let's move on to Glenn Durrant who
:27:33. > :27:38.took on Alan Norris who has toughened up a bit. We'd join it one
:27:39. > :27:48.set up and two legs all in the final leg of the second set.
:27:49. > :27:49.COMMENTATOR: Great first dart but it had unlucky with the second. Good
:27:50. > :28:03.enough, though. -- but had unlucky. These two have only met once before
:28:04. > :28:10.and it was a very significant meeting particularly for Durrant.
:28:11. > :28:15.Norris one and it was the final qualifier for Lakeside 2012 and
:28:16. > :28:22.Norris doctors based at Durrant's expense. That would've been a
:28:23. > :28:25.particularly bad defeat to take. Norris went all the way through to
:28:26. > :28:26.the quarterfinals that year but they meet again on the Lakeside stage
:28:27. > :28:57.proper. For a place in the quarters. Nine darts now. Durrant returns
:28:58. > :29:06.looking to tee up a nice finish. Good first dart. Treble 20.
:29:07. > :29:17.Beautiful. Both in. Spectacular! Maximum for Durrant at last and
:29:18. > :29:31.leaving him on the ideal checkout. Now double top to win it. And tie it
:29:32. > :29:37.up at one set a piece. In a context of the match a brilliant recovery,
:29:38. > :29:44.three darts of doubles in this set. Glen has hit all three, a dart at
:29:45. > :29:50.tops, three big leg, 1-1 the score. Maximum number four or for Norris.
:29:51. > :30:11.Hot atmosphere and hot darts. REFEREE: 46.
:30:12. > :30:17.COMMENTATOR: Another one goes in. Oh, unlucky. Just the wrong side of
:30:18. > :30:28.the wire. Look where the third one was? Tough luck for Norris.
:30:29. > :30:33.Reef 60. COMMENTATOR: Well in charge of this
:30:34. > :30:39.first leg of set number three. Even more in charge now.
:30:40. > :30:47.REFEREE: 140. COMMENTATOR: First eight darts of
:30:48. > :30:52.this leg all trebles. Seven of them in the perfect treble. No pressure
:30:53. > :30:58.what so ever. 58, Norris, 18 tops, you would anticipate here. Here he
:30:59. > :31:05.comes for an 11-darter. That's impressive throwing.
:31:06. > :31:11.REFEREE: Game on. COMMENTATOR: Excellent leg of darts
:31:12. > :31:23.from Alan Norris. He's been all over the place. Hails
:31:24. > :31:31.from Somerset. Spent time in the Netherlands, in Scotland as well. A
:31:32. > :31:35.spell in Sweden as well, didn't he? He's been all over the shop.
:31:36. > :31:49.Multi-cultural. REFEREE: 140.
:31:50. > :31:56.APPLAUSE COMMENTATOR: This is really good now
:31:57. > :32:00.from both men. Ratcheting up the standard.
:32:01. > :32:06.REFEREE: 180. COMMENTATOR: Five for Alan in the
:32:07. > :32:14.game so far. Can Durrant reply in kind? Just the wrong side of the
:32:15. > :32:18.wire. 180 from Norris, followed by a 135 from Durrant. Alan, just
:32:19. > :32:27.assessing again what the situation is here. 126 required for Durrant.
:32:28. > :32:38.Norris, not on a finish. Six darts from here. Oh, it's a great first
:32:39. > :32:50.dart. Just working it out, nine would leave 16 s. Very nice. Chuck,
:32:51. > :32:58.miscounted last time round. Double 16 here, for Durrant, to make it
:32:59. > :33:02.1-1. In legs and sets. No problem. Counting just absolutely of
:33:03. > :33:10.paramount importance. You want to get your kids being good at doing
:33:11. > :33:16.their takeaway, mental arithmetic, get them on the oche. Works well for
:33:17. > :33:20.my lads. They are good at taking one and five off anything.
:33:21. > :33:24.REFEREE: 100. COMMENTATOR: Oldest swingers in town
:33:25. > :33:34.in tonight, by the look of it. REFEREE: 140.
:33:35. > :34:05.APPLAUSE COMMENTATOR: Only one 140 in the
:34:06. > :34:10.first four visits to the oche between these two players. A sense
:34:11. > :34:20.this is a little breather. That's unlucky. That was off the wire.
:34:21. > :34:32.Look at this? Brilliant! REFEREE: 180!
:34:33. > :34:39.APPLAUSE COMMENTATOR: Durrant then to take
:34:40. > :34:40.the advantage, 81 required. Starting down the bottom of the board, of
:34:41. > :34:52.course. Bull's-eye.
:34:53. > :34:57.REFEREE: 44. COMMENTATOR: No, sir. Tops for
:34:58. > :35:13.Norris. He's held. He's clung on. He take as 2-1
:35:14. > :35:18.advantage, with the match tied one a piece in sets. The miss at bull was
:35:19. > :35:35.the first miss in five foreGlen. -- for Glen. Norris is 2-1 up in
:35:36. > :35:37.legs rather than 2-1 down. Durrant throwing to hold and stay in the
:35:38. > :35:54.third set. Good switch. Lovely cover shots now.
:35:55. > :35:58.That puts Durrant under pressure, Norris ahead. And poised, maybe, for
:35:59. > :36:01.something special and to take this leg and, and with it the set.
:36:02. > :36:04.Durrant will have other ideas. He needs a treble. No.
:36:05. > :36:16.REFEREE: 98. COMMENTATOR: Unlucky, those first
:36:17. > :36:27.two darts. Perfect elevation, but still with a decent advantage here.
:36:28. > :36:30.The pressure on Glen. He got the treble with the third dart, which
:36:31. > :36:39.was absolutely crucial, because it means he is on a finish. Important
:36:40. > :36:44.last darts indeed. That puts Durrant now in a strong position. 132, when
:36:45. > :36:50.Norris returns, if he returns. He will do now.
:36:51. > :37:00.REFEREE: 100. COMMENTATOR: He said a 122 already,
:37:01. > :37:14.he has had a 132. For the third set. A 2-1 lead. Treble 19. Would have
:37:15. > :37:20.left bull. Here comes Durrant. 46 to square it up again. That's the easy
:37:21. > :37:28.part. Now double 16. Not a bad marker. Oh, just too much. Stuttered
:37:29. > :37:33.on the walk to the board. He thought that was in. Double 12 then for
:37:34. > :37:43.Norris for the set. One more dart at it. Hits it. He's 2-1 up.
:37:44. > :37:50.APPLAUSE He is feeding off the crowd. Get ing
:37:51. > :37:53.the adrenaline rush from the support. First to four. The unseeded
:37:54. > :38:11.Norris, 2-1 up now. I can't remember the last time that
:38:12. > :38:21.Alan had three darts, and scored less than 60. Peppering the trebles
:38:22. > :38:26.with wonderful high scoring. REFEREE: 117.
:38:27. > :38:27.COMMENTATOR: Look at these figures. This is after just three sets of the
:38:28. > :38:49.match so far. Checkouts have been pretty handy as
:38:50. > :38:52.well. Norris, in his first match, average 47% checkouts, now he has a
:38:53. > :39:04.53% checkout rate. Didn't get the treble that he
:39:05. > :39:09.needed. As you can see, Alan, after a poor leg by the standards he set
:39:10. > :39:12.himself in this match, is not in a position to capitalise here. Not
:39:13. > :39:42.yet, anyway. 16s when he comes back. He will be
:39:43. > :39:46.back. Surely well. All Norris can do is try and put a little bit of
:39:47. > :39:56.pressure on, but not with darts like this. Blocked his route to the
:39:57. > :40:06.treble 20. Comes down. Norris, 32. Double eight now. Fours. That's
:40:07. > :40:12.unlucky. REFEREE: Game on.
:40:13. > :40:20.COMMENTATOR: That is why Alan was frustrated, he left himself on 162.
:40:21. > :40:42.Academic in the end, Glen hits the double four.
:40:43. > :40:55.Alan had one major final so far. There was a Bullet with his name on
:40:56. > :41:00.it, Stephen Bunting beat him in the final. He came close to a
:41:01. > :41:04.nine-darter here a couple of years ago, lost to Christian Kist in the
:41:05. > :41:08.quarter-final. Christian the eventualal Champion, almost on the
:41:09. > :41:12.wrong end of a nine-darter, Alan missing a dart at double 12 for
:41:13. > :41:17.that. He has certainly had some moments. It's good to see him
:41:18. > :41:21.playing with such fantastic consistency. He will be feeling that
:41:22. > :41:23.he is doing himself justice this week so far, with some excellent
:41:24. > :42:05.darts. Treble 14 would leave tops. Just the
:42:06. > :42:15.wrong side of the wire. This would be a decent time to do it.
:42:16. > :42:27.Double top, for Alan. To level up this set. Beautifully done. Nine
:42:28. > :42:35.darts out of 17. That makes it one a piece, Norris with the 2-1
:42:36. > :42:42.advantage, remember, in sets. That's great consistency around the
:42:43. > :42:45.doubles. In the first match he had against Waites, further improvement
:42:46. > :42:54.from what was a pretty impressive return anyway.
:42:55. > :43:01.Anybody clocks at that sort of checkout rate, assuming they are
:43:02. > :43:15.scoring decently, makes them mighty hard to beat.
:43:16. > :43:25.Superb darts again. More underlining the checkout statistics from Norris,
:43:26. > :43:38.really good. 50% overall for the tournament, Jim. Will this be number
:43:39. > :43:43.nine? Yes, it is. Anything you can do.
:43:44. > :43:47.REFEREE: 180. I can do better. No check out for Durrant. There is one
:43:48. > :43:50.for Norris. Really important he gets a decent score here. It's not
:43:51. > :43:57.coming. That is an important last dart. Norris can hurt him there.
:43:58. > :44:08.Excellent first dart. Bull's-eye. For a 127, against the darts,
:44:09. > :44:11.brilliant finish from Alan Norris! APPLAUSE
:44:12. > :44:18.122 is impressive in the second set, now a 127, and even he... Back
:44:19. > :44:24.down-to-earth, composes himself, looks to build on it, and does so
:44:25. > :44:28.beautifully, and with a second. Oh, wonderful! Maximum number seven for
:44:29. > :44:42.Norris. APPLAUSE.
:44:43. > :44:50.We are going to get 11 day, you know. Not this time, though.
:44:51. > :44:59.Just a reaction to this support. Just waited half a second before
:45:00. > :45:05.going to take the dart out of the bull and pursed his lips. Always
:45:06. > :45:06.that little bit of special reaction, isn't it, with a bull's-eye
:45:07. > :45:32.checkout? One thing which is very evident
:45:33. > :45:36.tonight, also evident in that match, Chuck is really enjoying it.
:45:37. > :45:41.He's had as injuries which should not help last at all. With the
:45:42. > :45:45.defeat to Wesley Harms, he didn't use it as an excuse but he was
:45:46. > :45:50.having shoulder problems. Three of those now, and he's really relishing
:45:51. > :45:56.what's happening here. He lost his interest, to an extent. We just lost
:45:57. > :46:00.his momentum. Lost his sparkle for the game, Alan Norris, and it seems
:46:01. > :46:09.to be back and there is now could put him 3-1 ahead, and that would
:46:10. > :46:16.look very good. Tops now. Oh, yes! He takes the set 3-1 and he is 3-1
:46:17. > :46:20.ahead. Only one more needed. STUDIO: There were no surprises,
:46:21. > :46:27.one-way traffic in the third set as he banged out three legs in a row.
:46:28. > :46:34.An average of 93.85. He is through to the quarterfinals. Norris, after
:46:35. > :46:40.his win was speaking to Rob Walker. It's been a long time for you to
:46:41. > :46:44.wait since that last win against Scott Waites, and you are into the
:46:45. > :46:49.quarterfinals again. Yes, it's been a funny old week. First the lights
:46:50. > :46:56.go out, and then, yeah, another Yorkshireman goes out. Late, the
:46:57. > :47:00.first game. Just got to keep your head on. Stick to the plan, practice
:47:01. > :47:07.every day. Get up there and do your stuff. In the past, people perhaps
:47:08. > :47:10.have underestimated your ability and your personality on the big stage.
:47:11. > :47:15.But they are not doing that any more. Well, to be honest, a lot of
:47:16. > :47:21.my friends say you have got the talent but maybe sometimes you are
:47:22. > :47:28.too nice. I'm the Bombay bad by the sweet, so keep it going. Do you
:47:29. > :47:32.really feel you can do something very, very special this week? Does
:47:33. > :47:37.this feel different to previous years at Lakeside for you? I've had
:47:38. > :47:42.a lot of experience here before and I've changed a few things around
:47:43. > :47:51.this year. Yet, why not, you know? It's time. Just keep it going.
:47:52. > :47:54.There's another three or four points in the average at least on this type
:47:55. > :47:59.of format, so let's get it on. You have got to be in it to win it and
:48:00. > :48:04.you are still going so best of luck in the quarters. Thank you. He will
:48:05. > :48:10.be getting it on the winner this game the quarterfinals. James Wilson
:48:11. > :48:14.sparkling in a first round took on Scott Mitchell, who then took out
:48:15. > :48:20.this to make it 2-2. In the first four sets, they spread them but then
:48:21. > :48:25.he turned the screw and on the final 2000 and dropped only one leg, and
:48:26. > :48:32.average of 92.5, and Wilson goes through to the quarters.
:48:33. > :48:36.In fact, let's bring you up to date with where we are in the men's draw
:48:37. > :49:00.at the moment. Tony Eccles would not give up over
:49:01. > :49:04.Wesley Harms and one seventh set and will take on Robbie Green. He has
:49:05. > :49:16.got the On BBC Two from 1pm tomorrow with
:49:17. > :49:21.Bobby George, we will take care of the outstanding round to matches. We
:49:22. > :49:27.have the guy from Belgium against a man from the Netherlands, Jan
:49:28. > :49:31.Dekker, that is too close to call. And Scotland against England. Ross
:49:32. > :49:35.Montgomery against Martin Adams. Martin has really found his form. He
:49:36. > :49:42.will be favourite. We already know our first quarter-final. Wilson
:49:43. > :49:47.against Norris. They will have to wait a couple of days before they
:49:48. > :49:50.play that. Round one of the women's championship and an impressive
:49:51. > :49:58.performance from Armstrong, who had a 75% checkout percentage. She will
:49:59. > :50:04.now face Hedman, averaging over 80 in the quarters. Coming up next is
:50:05. > :50:09.Darts Extra with Rob Walker, it has been quite the day, so we need room
:50:10. > :50:12.for extended highlights. We will be back tomorrow. The culmination of
:50:13. > :50:19.the second round. Then tomorrow evening, the quarter-finals of the
:50:20. > :50:22.men's. Today belonged to Stephen Bunting, who entered 100 club.