:00:39. > :00:49.Good evening and welcome to the highlights at Frimley Green. The
:00:50. > :00:54.defending champion against the English whizz kid in the ladies.
:00:55. > :01:01.Lisa Ashton beaten in last year's final against Tamara who beat Trina.
:01:02. > :01:06.Bunting v Green. We had to decide the other. It was Dekker v Adams and
:01:07. > :01:11.it was the number two seed, James Wilson going against Alan chuck
:01:12. > :01:16.Norris. We will start with the Norris Wilson affair because it was
:01:17. > :01:21.quite simply breathless. Wilson stormed the first set. They are both
:01:22. > :01:28.averaging 100 as we join it with Norris one leg up in the third.
:01:29. > :01:38.A wonderful 122. Treble 18, double 7. Had a 127 check out, an 11-dart
:01:39. > :01:42.finish as well. All the way through the tournament,
:01:43. > :02:11.he's been red hot. We 're only in the eighth leg of the
:02:12. > :02:16.match. And just have a look at the treble 20 bed. Compared to the
:02:17. > :03:39.double treble 12 bed. Extra traffic. Remember, neither of these players
:03:40. > :03:45.has ever made it past this stage of the competition before. Alan was
:03:46. > :03:50.here in the quarters two years ago. He lost to Kist, the eventual
:03:51. > :03:53.champion. He very nearly, very nearly had a nine-darter. He missed
:03:54. > :04:10.the dart at double 12. Last year, he lost a thrilling
:04:11. > :04:19.second round tie to Wesley Harms but this year has made it through to the
:04:20. > :04:22.quarters for the second time. Never reached the semis. Will this be his
:04:23. > :04:42.time? Back for double 16s if Norris can't
:04:43. > :04:58.talk this out. There 's the treble 20. Going for treble 17. This is
:04:59. > :05:18.important. Has to move across the oche. Big double 16.
:05:19. > :05:24.He grabbed a hold of Hills and he told me that sometimes that's what
:05:25. > :05:28.he has to do. It's not about what the other guys have to do, it's
:05:29. > :05:29.about what he's throwing and he would have been disappointed with a
:05:30. > :05:48.few loose visits to the oche. So much space. Another 180. 7 in the
:05:49. > :05:57.match so far, will this be 8? Yes, it will. 5-3, Wilson leads.
:05:58. > :06:04.Norris doing the hard yards here too talking the first set.
:06:05. > :06:28.120, 180, 133 from Wilson. But Norris has double 5. For the set.
:06:29. > :06:43.Double 4 for an 11-dart leg. Are you kidding me? Second 11-darter of the
:06:44. > :06:53.match. Hugely significant for Wilson. Now he has the darts. He
:06:54. > :07:02.tries to make it 2-1. And what a start! Relentless pressure from the
:07:03. > :07:18.Jammy Dodger. He's hardly missed a dart.
:07:19. > :07:39.When the professional sportsmen take centre stage, when the chips are
:07:40. > :07:43.really down, they can produce their best. This is the biggest game of
:07:44. > :07:46.these gentlemens' lives. The averages are extraordinary. The
:07:47. > :07:55.finishing is brilliant. The entertainment is out of this world.
:07:56. > :08:19.This is for the set. Another treble. Double 5. Bullseye. Now, a ten-dart
:08:20. > :08:23.leg. Simply extraordinary. Steve Douglas can't believe what he's
:08:24. > :08:35.watching here. And frankly, neither can the rest of us. If you can pick
:08:36. > :08:40.a time to throw a ten-darter on the Lakeside stage, you might as well
:08:41. > :08:48.pick it in the decisive leg against the darts in the quarter-finals. Not
:08:49. > :08:53.a bad start. These two showing that anybody who faces them, either of
:08:54. > :08:56.them later in the tournament, has to bring their A game. Even that's
:08:57. > :09:23.probably not good enough. Only 140. Second in a row for
:09:24. > :10:03.Wilson. After seeing a ten-dart leg nick the set from him.
:10:04. > :10:04.83 for Alan Norris for the first leg of the fourth set. Double 9. Oh,
:10:05. > :10:24.they are not missing anything! Perhaps he should change the game.
:10:25. > :10:27.He plays 15 darts and if he hasn't checked out he says he's lost a leg.
:10:28. > :10:42.Perhaps he should change to it 12. Not letting it affect him though, is
:10:43. > :10:58.he? Looks like a Sunday afternoon. Shall
:10:59. > :11:05.we have a quick game of darts after lunch, "yeah all right".
:11:06. > :11:11.He is one of the most la conI can people you could wish to meet.
:11:12. > :11:21.I asked him if he'd been seeing a sports psychologist. "Have I heck"
:11:22. > :11:31.he said. Double 12. For an 11-dart leg.
:11:32. > :11:37.You run out of superlatives for these two. Three-and-a-half of the
:11:38. > :11:49.finest sets of darts you will ever see. Look at that!
:11:50. > :12:09.Words don't do it justice. The worst of which so far has been
:12:10. > :12:13.an 18-darter. We have seen a 10. Wilson's hit three 11s. And he's
:12:14. > :12:42.trailing. The first dart's on the verge of
:12:43. > :12:56.coming out. Disappointing viz uses for Alan
:12:57. > :13:29.Norris. -- visits for Alan Norris. 180 number 12 in this match. Triple
:13:30. > :13:40.10. Single 10 rather. And the 15-dart leg. Can't keep up
:13:41. > :13:46.with them. Now throwing for a chance to tie it
:13:47. > :14:22.up again. 45 and 100. Disappointing start to
:14:23. > :14:52.the leg for Alan Norris. Steve Douglas knows what it takes.
:14:53. > :14:56.He's been here many times as a player supporting Chuck Norris.
:14:57. > :15:14.Standing in admiration every time. Big, big chance for Wilson. This to
:15:15. > :15:19.level the match at two sets apiece. 14 and double 16.
:15:20. > :15:29.Double 18 he needs now. Wasn't far away and he will be back. Unusual
:15:30. > :15:54.luxury. Game Wilson. Keeps his nerve. 29
:15:55. > :16:00.minutes of extraordinary darting genius. They lead the stage level at
:16:01. > :16:03.2-2. That's as good a session as you could wish to see.
:16:04. > :16:06.I have to report that after the interval, they took all of about six
:16:07. > :16:10.darts each to get back into the groove. Chuck took the first leg and
:16:11. > :16:29.it would be criminal to miss a single dart from here on in.
:16:30. > :16:32.Speaking relative compared to what's gone before in this quarter-final,
:16:33. > :16:40.back in the groove now. Brilliant. Interval hasn't affected
:16:41. > :16:57.Norris at all. An 11-darter in the first set of the
:16:58. > :17:01.match. He won every leg. Little did we know then what a classic we were
:17:02. > :17:21.going to have in store. Norris bounced straight back. Norris were
:17:22. > :17:32.early break in the fifth. Oh, double 12 for an 11-dart leg. Has the
:17:33. > :17:50.interval slowed him down? Not a bit of it.
:17:51. > :17:57.He is absolutely unstoppable,-month-oldstering --
:17:58. > :18:07.monstering his way through this, Alan Norris.
:18:08. > :18:13.Impressive average. Averaging much better tonight as he takes on the
:18:14. > :18:31.number two side. -- number two seed. He knew he'd have to play well. And
:18:32. > :18:33.he has. He's not missing the trebles by much, but he's gone a little
:18:34. > :18:44.quiet. Interesting a moment ago, Alan
:18:45. > :18:51.missed the two darts at treble 19. Rotated his right shoulder. This
:18:52. > :18:55.time last year he was having big problems with that shoulder. Didn't
:18:56. > :19:05.use it as an excuse in any shape or form for his defeat to Wesley Harms
:19:06. > :19:07.but it wasn't doing him any good.let Hopingly that was nothing more than
:19:08. > :19:46.precautionary. Alan Norris could take this set 3-0.
:19:47. > :20:02.Treble 18. Leaves double 16 for the set.
:20:03. > :20:13.Game on. That was a set against the dart. That was another magnificent
:20:14. > :20:22.set of darts. Look at his checkouts. And look at that!
:20:23. > :20:47.Look at this. Five perfect darts. Six let him down. Looks miles back
:20:48. > :21:20.but he hasn't really missed. Straight back into treble 20. Tops
:21:21. > :21:28.for another. Can you believe what you're seeing? !
:21:29. > :21:34.Can I put my microphone down so I can stand and applaud, please! ?
:21:35. > :21:48.Goes bull, tops, without batting an eye lid! Straight back in and again.
:21:49. > :22:12.Both players averaging well north of 100!
:22:13. > :22:41.James Wilson on a finish. Just lost four legs in a row.
:22:42. > :23:09.Double 6. Right down at the bottom for double 3.
:23:10. > :23:27.This is for a fifth leg in a row. Double 16. Just the 14 darts. It's
:23:28. > :23:31.the unstoppable force of Alan Norris just now and James Wilson who, at
:23:32. > :23:41.times, has looked like the irresistible object, is being swept
:23:42. > :23:50.aside. Those finishing stats are impressive.
:23:51. > :24:21.If he's ever played better, I would be amazed. 50 scores of 1009 or
:24:22. > :24:35.more. Look at that, 17 180s. -- 100 or more. On a finish already,
:24:36. > :25:29.Alan Norris. This is for 4-2, tops for Norris.
:25:30. > :25:34.Double 10. Yet another set. He has whitewashed Wilson since the
:25:35. > :25:42.interval. Six successive legs. Playing the darts of his life. And
:25:43. > :25:46.he's a set away from his first ever semi-final. Wilson though will
:25:47. > :26:06.provide as much resistance as he can.
:26:07. > :26:17.Two men at the top of their game. They're producing diploma Marx
:26:18. > :26:28.excitement, entertainment -- drama, excitement, entertainment in bucket
:26:29. > :26:29.loads. James Wilson will know that Christian averaged 96 against James
:26:30. > :26:57.in the first round and lost 3-1. He's 4-2 down. Chance for an
:26:58. > :27:01.11-darter. Tops. Hasn't hit a double since the interval. Double 10 when
:27:02. > :27:17.he comes back. Double 10 for James Wilson to stop
:27:18. > :27:35.the rot. Missed three darts of a double now.
:27:36. > :27:54.First leg out of the last seven that he's won. Well, we haven't seen this
:27:55. > :28:08.yet. A quiet leg and then just a 45 from Alan Norris.
:28:09. > :28:55.Think back to so many classic Lakeside matches in the past, I have
:28:56. > :29:03.a personal favourite, the 1992 final, Taylor Gregory, the great 96
:29:04. > :29:10.quarter-final, Adams against Beaton. Whatever your favourite, this has
:29:11. > :29:17.got to be right up there. This must rival them.
:29:18. > :29:43.20s. 19s and bull. Highest checkout of the tournament so far. He has put
:29:44. > :29:48.the pressure on, the man who says he feels no pressure. Treble 18 leaves
:29:49. > :30:06.double 18. Another bounce out. A lot of points on the floor that
:30:07. > :30:20.Alan Wilson's had to bend down to pick up.
:30:21. > :30:38.Tops for Wilson. Norris has missed three darts at tops in this leg.
:30:39. > :30:50.That could be a significant leg. If Wilson broke there and won the next
:30:51. > :31:04.leg, it would have been 4-3. As it is, it's all square in set seven.
:31:05. > :31:14.Back in. Twice, three times. It was only a leg and a half. He
:31:15. > :31:45.went quiet. Plugging away. Finds the big scores.
:31:46. > :31:58.What an onslaught this is from both men. 12-9 to Wilson it is. 81 for
:31:59. > :32:08.Norris. Has to work out what he's going to
:32:09. > :32:15.set himself up with. He's got 35 to go, so he'll go for the single 19.
:32:16. > :32:22.Double 8 if he comes back. 161. This is absolutely critical for Wilson.
:32:23. > :32:36.Great start. Treble 17. Bullseye for a 161 when he needs it. Really needs
:32:37. > :32:47.it. Doesn't get it. Double 4, double 2.
:32:48. > :32:49.He's 1501 points away from his first ever World Championship semi-final
:32:50. > :33:07.-- 501 points away. And he has the darts. And maybe
:33:08. > :33:35.there's nothing at all James Wilson can do about this. But a rare
:33:36. > :33:40.opportunity. James Wilson needs 140 here because he needs to break. 180
:33:41. > :34:15.would be a... Goodness! Not going to go away without a fight
:34:16. > :34:22.is he, James Wilson? Left a fantastic finish. This is a
:34:23. > :34:33.must-get. Double 15. This to stay alive.
:34:34. > :34:47.Has two darts to save himself. Will they be his last of the tournament?
:34:48. > :34:54.Double top for the match. Unbelievable game of darts. Alan
:34:55. > :35:00.Norris makes it through to his first ever World Championship semi-final
:35:01. > :35:05.at the end of a day of epic quality. You'll have to go a long, long way
:35:06. > :35:09.to see a game of darts better than that. Norris absolutely sensational
:35:10. > :35:31.in every aspect of his performance. That was simply sensational!
:35:32. > :35:37.Yes, I mean it's always a close game, he's got the better of me the
:35:38. > :35:41.last two times but yes, I guess Mr Bombay Bad Boy came out again, yes,
:35:42. > :35:45.kept bashing him back when he was bashing me so oh yes, what can I
:35:46. > :35:50.say? ! Happy days to the crowd, I hope you're all enjoying the cheap
:35:51. > :35:53.drinks tonight. Look, the quality was absolutely relentless. Surely
:35:54. > :35:58.you've never played better than that? On this stage, I don't know
:35:59. > :36:02.what's gone on there, so yes, there was a couple of loose darts and, you
:36:03. > :36:08.know, you get yourself ahead and it's like you tighten up a bit and
:36:09. > :36:12.yes, James started bashing it again and I'm like right, get your head on
:36:13. > :36:17.again and half an hour later I was back in control. You're through to a
:36:18. > :36:25.Lakeside semi-final! How good does that sound? Yes, not too bad.
:36:26. > :36:30.Another game tomorrow then, innit? ! I'll be next door you, mate. What a
:36:31. > :36:36.match. James Wilson out with a 99 average. Simply staggering. He will
:36:37. > :36:42.face the win winner Jan Dekker back in the last eight against Martin
:36:43. > :36:45.Adams back in the groove. The Dutchman found another gear to take
:36:46. > :36:52.the first two sets and the third went to a deciding leg, Becker took
:36:53. > :36:58.out this to go 3-0 up. That was more like it from the Jacket. Still a job
:36:59. > :37:09.to do though. And anything you can do, I can do better. Wolfie took the
:37:10. > :37:14.leg, sum among up all 21 years of his Lakeside experience to get back
:37:15. > :37:19.into this one! So 3-1 at the break and Adams came out stronger to take
:37:20. > :37:31.set five and we join it again at two apiece, this time in the sixth.
:37:32. > :37:39.Only one set away from his second Lakeside semi-final. But that's an
:37:40. > :37:53.in inauspicious start. That's the finish that gave him the advantage.
:37:54. > :38:11.First to throw in this leg and nothing happening. A couple of loose
:38:12. > :38:14.darts. In his last match and definitely in this match, that's
:38:15. > :38:36.really helped him. Another one of those crucial legs to
:38:37. > :38:53.hold destiny of the match -- the destiny of the match depends...
:38:54. > :39:03.This leg could be all level at 3-3 or needing to win each of the last
:39:04. > :39:06.three sets. Talk about pressure. It's epitomised by the next darts.
:39:07. > :39:42.Yes, with Jan Dekker now on 126. Cool as a cucumber but it's double
:39:43. > :39:48.6. Oh, that was brilliant. Brilliant.
:39:49. > :39:54.He hit 126 exactly the same way in the fourth leg of the fourth set. It
:39:55. > :40:00.was a massive break of throw. This time when he hits it, it's worth a
:40:01. > :40:05.set to him. And Jan Dekker is 4-2 up against the three time world
:40:06. > :40:10.champion. He now needs to win each of the last three sets, Wolfie.
:40:11. > :40:21.Dekker one away from a semi-final place.
:40:22. > :40:38.She wasn't watching. She didn't have to. Warm up the bus!
:40:39. > :40:46.It was the noise of the crowd that taught Chrissie everything she
:40:47. > :40:59.needed to know then -- told Chrissie. He's had some absolutely
:41:00. > :41:05.belting quarter-finals in the past. Think back to a quarter-final
:41:06. > :41:18.against Hankey in 2007. Quarters in 2008. Robbo in 2009 in the quarters
:41:19. > :41:25.5-4 as well. Chris Mason final in 1999 was one that he lost. But can
:41:26. > :41:28.he make this a wonderful match? It's been sensational already. Will it
:41:29. > :41:44.have a sensational climax? This is for the first leg of the
:41:45. > :41:53.seventh set. Treble 19. Would have left the bull.
:41:54. > :42:03.Martin with a chance of double top. The cheers go up. Look at this
:42:04. > :43:01.crowd! Utter enjoyment. Not a worry in the world. He carried
:43:02. > :43:04.on, played his game. He's also learned that he can't afford to let
:43:05. > :44:15.this go to distance. Not going to happen for Wolfie in
:44:16. > :44:22.this visit to the oche. You require 75. To hold his throw. Excellent
:44:23. > :44:30.first dart. Double 12. Can he hit it with his third and final? Chance for
:44:31. > :44:37.Adams. 64. 64 to break in the seventh. Not what he intended. 43
:44:38. > :44:41.left. It's OK, he says, 11. Double 16.
:44:42. > :45:07.Got to break the Dekker throw or was that the chance? One to go. Oh, yes!
:45:08. > :45:19.Another. Back comes Wolfie. Got the darts in
:45:20. > :45:23.this set. Again, it's the psychological impact of breaking the
:45:24. > :45:31.Dekker throw again. That could have done him a massive favour. Jan's
:45:32. > :45:37.taken four of the next five and starts this.
:45:38. > :45:56.Back comes Wolfie. Yes. That will help.
:45:57. > :46:07.That that's another one. Two 180s. Can he do it? 141. Three darts,
:46:08. > :46:15.?52,000 in the pots. Let's not forget he still wants the
:46:16. > :46:54.leg. He might still lose the leg. It
:46:55. > :46:58.would have been the most significant leg of darts in his life. Still
:46:59. > :47:05.could be extremely significant because it's a break. Double 16 for
:47:06. > :47:10.an 11-darter. He's a leg away from a place in the semi-finals now. Jan
:47:11. > :47:21.Dekker on the brink of eliminating the three time world champion.
:47:22. > :47:59.Throwing like a champion. The only player to have a nine-dart shot.
:48:00. > :48:34.His second quarter-final defeat in ten quarter-final appearances is
:48:35. > :48:46.imminent. He has got a chance to turn it around here and now. He will
:48:47. > :48:50.be back. He has left himself 50. Just going through the process. That
:48:51. > :48:59.is 50. Double 16, matchpoint. Once it is
:49:00. > :49:30.still there. Some way away. The finishing has let
:49:31. > :49:35.him down at crucial times. It is 88 for the match. He has missed it.
:49:36. > :49:59.Drama. This is drama. Is Dekker coming back? He is not.
:50:00. > :50:01.Dear me. They are standing, there are applauding, these two great
:50:02. > :50:25.players. It is all happening. Five match darts missed. And now
:50:26. > :50:33.Adams Heathrow. -- has the throw. A poor start for him. But what an
:50:34. > :50:35.extraordinary last leg. One of the best trips to the madhouse he has
:50:36. > :51:06.ever had. Finishing line fever is a funny
:51:07. > :51:10.thing. It affects players in different ways. It has a Dekker's
:51:11. > :51:33.finishing. -- affected. Still there. A good recovery with
:51:34. > :51:37.the lost data. Still a lot to do. Mac last dart.
:51:38. > :51:42.It is all well and good. But best to follow it up winning this lake as
:51:43. > :52:08.well. -- laid. He is going to have another shot.
:52:09. > :52:21.All Martin can do is put the pressure on. Another chance. His dad
:52:22. > :52:27.is watching on. Will he be cheering? He certainly well.
:52:28. > :52:38.There is his father. What a match! It is unbelievable, Jim, I have
:52:39. > :52:48.never seen anything like it in iLife. -- my life. It is brilliant.
:52:49. > :52:55.Many congratulations. You are into your second Lakeside semi-final. But
:52:56. > :53:07.I think this probably means more. Absolutely. When I was up 3-0, I was
:53:08. > :53:15.thinking, how could it be? You know what I mean? It was fantastic. Just
:53:16. > :53:22.all over the moon. It is fantastic. What a check out, to go 4-2 up. That
:53:23. > :53:34.was absolutely huge. Nerves of steel. I knew I had to do it. But on
:53:35. > :53:41.the last set, I was 50 after 12. I was thinking, how could I do that?
:53:42. > :53:47.But at the last leg, I knew I had to do it. I am absolutely over the
:53:48. > :53:51.moon. Give us an indication of how difficult it is to maintain your
:53:52. > :53:56.composure, for those who have never graced the stage. You have the
:53:57. > :54:05.wobbles, you have the shakes, but you got over the line. What is going
:54:06. > :54:10.over your mind? He is one of the best players we ever had. You're
:54:11. > :54:20.just thinking, you have to do it, you have to do it. You were almost
:54:21. > :54:27.down. I thought I had to do it. I just did it. Great drama. Many
:54:28. > :54:31.congratulations. See you in the semi-final.
:54:32. > :54:45.So he will play Alan Norris in the semi-final. Well deserved. One of
:54:46. > :54:51.them will be in our Sunday final. What just might be the tightest
:54:52. > :55:01.semi-final lineup in many years. In the women's quarter-finals, the
:55:02. > :55:13.champion came back from a set down, winning the deciding set.
:55:14. > :55:14.And Lisa Ashton is back after defeating her opponent in straight
:55:15. > :55:35.sets. Confirmation: there we have it. We are into the
:55:36. > :55:41.final weekend of the world darts championship. Just eight human
:55:42. > :55:48.beings can win those titles. The first men's semifinals from 2:45pm
:55:49. > :55:51.on BBC One. I will not get much sleep tonight, so I will stay tuned
:55:52. > :55:54.for darts. See you tomorrow.