:00:37. > :00:45.Good evening and welcome to highlights of the penultimate day at
:00:46. > :00:49.the Lakeside in the 20 14th World Darts Championship. Ladies finals
:00:50. > :00:55.day. Women who have been around darts forever but who have never
:00:56. > :01:01.won, Gita Hedman versus Lisa Ashton. And the world number one Stephen
:01:02. > :01:06.Bunting against Robbie Green in and all Liverpool affair. We start with
:01:07. > :01:10.a thriller, England against the Netherlands, Alan Doris against Jan
:01:11. > :01:16.Dekker. Drama all the way, the first ten
:01:17. > :01:17.sets split. The deciding set to determine who would reach the 2014
:01:18. > :01:37.final. If it goes to 2-2, the players, the
:01:38. > :01:44.winner would have to be two legs clear in order to claim a place in
:01:45. > :01:51.the final. If it goes up to 5-5, it is sudden death.
:01:52. > :01:59.Norris has the advantage with the throw in this first leg.
:02:00. > :02:05.Dekker will look to come back. A last ditch effort.
:02:06. > :02:16.This is good, just when he needs it. His 12 maximum of the match. Huge
:02:17. > :02:19.determination and concentration etched on those features. There is
:02:20. > :02:25.nothing better in this situation than dizzy or those numbers on the
:02:26. > :02:35.scoreboard. -- than to see.
:02:36. > :02:49.He has time. Plenty of it. Still not very happy about it.
:02:50. > :03:01.To take first blood in this deciding set. He is found wanting.
:03:02. > :03:05.The weight Dekker has been playing, this is by no means impossible. It
:03:06. > :03:25.is now. A tricky one for Norris. And he gets
:03:26. > :03:37.it. How important might that. B. -- might that be.
:03:38. > :03:41.A great start from Dekker. He can't afford to let Norris steal this one
:03:42. > :03:50.but if he keeps on like that, there is a possibility.
:03:51. > :04:05.A little lurch with the last dart, he will be disappointed, giving
:04:06. > :04:16.Dekker a chance. He can't find the treble, he needed
:04:17. > :04:25.it. He had a chance to regain control. He couldn't take it. A
:04:26. > :04:30.great first dart from Norris. He has set up the potential break.
:04:31. > :04:44.The pressure is well and truly on Dekker now.
:04:45. > :05:09.To save the leg! What a checkout! 158. That is his best in the
:05:10. > :05:11.tournament, what a time to do it. Goodness me. Norris must have
:05:12. > :05:25.thought he was home. Fantastic finish under pressure.
:05:26. > :05:28.A great leg of darts, terrific drama. The upshot of it all is it is
:05:29. > :05:47.still going with throw. Only just. You could see his reaction, when he
:05:48. > :06:06.got the checkout. He was just delighted. And massively relieved.
:06:07. > :06:11.The Norris throw is under big pressure. A role reversal of the
:06:12. > :06:25.last leg. A massive psychological blow at a
:06:26. > :06:34.pivotal point of the match. He had to regroup. What he would give for a
:06:35. > :06:42.huge school. -- score. That was impressive. A clever dart. No
:06:43. > :06:48.checkout for Dekker. All he can do is put pressure on Norris.
:06:49. > :06:54.That is not good enough. Having said that, we are talking about a guy who
:06:55. > :07:17.has checked out at 158. Dekker to break the throw. Having
:07:18. > :07:23.just got 158. A brilliant trouble. -- treble. Not quite. This is vital
:07:24. > :07:27.for Norris. Crucial dart. Nerve ends are just
:07:28. > :07:42.dangling. How much did he want that. Surely that was a good marker. Oh,
:07:43. > :08:02.he can't! This is a must have double, he must
:08:03. > :08:05.have this double. Trying to feed off the support of the crowd. And he has
:08:06. > :08:30.got it! The excitement is absolutely at
:08:31. > :08:41.fever pitch. I can't tell you how big that 140 was as a reply by Jan.
:08:42. > :08:44.Fantastic. Showing he has got some nerve, the young Dutchman. Battering
:08:45. > :08:58.them again. That is the reaction. That has put all the pressure back
:08:59. > :09:18.on Jan Dekker. Another heavyweight leg of power
:09:19. > :09:28.hitting. He needed that last dart. Put himself on a potential checkout.
:09:29. > :09:38.Remember, if it goes to two apiece, there have to be to clear legs to
:09:39. > :09:45.take the match. If it goes to five apiece, it goes to sudden death.
:09:46. > :10:01.Trying to put some pressure on the 68.
:10:02. > :10:11.And there we are. It is 2-2, he breeds a big sigh of relief. His
:10:12. > :10:24.girlfriend and brother giving him their support -- he breathes a sigh.
:10:25. > :10:29.Alan to throw first, game on. What a match we are having. Great
:10:30. > :10:50.entertainment. Turning into a real marathon affair,
:10:51. > :10:59.this one. Not enough there from Norris, in my
:11:00. > :11:13.opinion. The match has been going for close
:11:14. > :11:16.on two hours now. One hour and 55 on my clock.
:11:17. > :11:31.And still, and still, who would decide who is going to win? He
:11:32. > :11:36.applauds himself there. Sarcastically, I believe. Just
:11:37. > :11:55.trying to wake himself up. It is so intense. You could see the
:11:56. > :12:01.play is tightening up a little. Norris under pressure, he had to
:12:02. > :12:11.respond. And he does so with 140. His supporters urging him on. A feud
:12:12. > :12:19.Dutch fans here as well, wanting to see Dekker prevail.
:12:20. > :12:27.Alan has effectively got the throwback. Has he ever.
:12:28. > :12:35.Brilliant, 180. It leaves him on 35. And with the darts now, he is poised
:12:36. > :12:44.to take first advantage. He has two lead by two clear legs.
:12:45. > :13:02.Oh, well was it? -- where was it? He has missed it, he needed the
:13:03. > :13:24.treble. Now, it is Dekker under pressure, he
:13:25. > :13:45.had to hold his throw. Having to hold his throw once
:13:46. > :13:51.again, Dekker. Otherwise, he is eliminated. He has shown great nerve
:13:52. > :14:06.in this final set. It is going to be called into question once more.
:14:07. > :14:17.You could hear a pin drop when the trouble went in. The crowd feel the
:14:18. > :14:20.importance of this leg. There is tension in this place, and Dekker
:14:21. > :14:43.comes back. What a superb response. Norris cannot find the treble. You
:14:44. > :14:53.would say that decade is now the favourite, with that treble. -- Jan
:14:54. > :14:57.Dekker. He cannot believe that has happened to him. It looked like it
:14:58. > :15:17.bounced off the other part. -- dart. Norris will return with a for the
:15:18. > :15:28.match, this for a place in the final.
:15:29. > :15:45.It is just outside, he missed that by a whisker.
:15:46. > :15:58.Well, he has been getting those for fun, and when it really counts, he
:15:59. > :15:59.can. -- he cannot. This is the opportunity for Norris to go into
:16:00. > :16:20.the final. It is agonising. He thought he had
:16:21. > :16:38.got it. Jan Becker, double six, to keep the match alive. -- Dekker. I
:16:39. > :16:53.think he is blocked. He cannot get there from either way. This is going
:16:54. > :17:02.to be a wondered art, if it goes. -- wonder dart. He is just trying to
:17:03. > :17:06.decide which way to go. He missed by a distance. Now, Norris, for the
:17:07. > :17:40.match. He takes it! Alan Norris, he wins,
:17:41. > :17:45.and takes his place in the final. Jubilation for Norris and his
:17:46. > :17:48.supporters. It takes two to make a direct match, and Jan Dekker looked
:17:49. > :17:54.like he was going to win for long periods. What a performance he
:17:55. > :17:59.picked up, what the battle, but it was not to be. Alan Norris has
:18:00. > :18:13.produced again, I sit her piece of drama. -- our wonderful piece of
:18:14. > :18:16.drama. He is into the final. Many congratulations, you are through to
:18:17. > :18:21.the final after one of the best semifinals we have seen in the last
:18:22. > :18:26.decade? That was amazing? It is not what I was hoping for, but I said
:18:27. > :18:30.before in the pre-match interview, never take Jan Dekker for granted.
:18:31. > :18:36.His finishing tonight was phenomenal. How did you manage to
:18:37. > :18:45.keep your emotions and your composure in the face of just an
:18:46. > :18:53.onslaught of great checkouts? I had sausages for breakfast, that is it!
:18:54. > :19:03.You have just got to keep your head. You are sat on a double. Hats off to
:19:04. > :19:08.the guy. He plays great darts. But I got through it. What was the
:19:09. > :19:12.atmosphere like as a player? We were all watching and the audience were
:19:13. > :19:17.on their feet. It looked like a special moment on the Lakeside
:19:18. > :19:31.stage. I thought it was a bit quiet tonight. The crowd were not that
:19:32. > :19:36.light, but yes, some. -- were not that loud, but yes, awesome.
:19:37. > :19:44.Congratulations. We will see you in the final.
:19:45. > :19:55.Look at that, great sportsmanship. It will be a Liverpool derby in the
:19:56. > :20:25.semifinal. We will join Stephen Bunting against Robbie Green.
:20:26. > :20:35.Robbie Green, in the situation where he badly, badly needs to hold onto
:20:36. > :20:44.his throw. He had a little purple patch, but Stephen Bunting has
:20:45. > :20:54.settled down. He is trying to read himself up. It is the way that
:20:55. > :21:05.Robbie Green plays best. He wears his heart on his sleeve.
:21:06. > :21:11.That is Stephen Bunting's other half. She should be enjoying the
:21:12. > :21:25.match. Her man is up. Stephen Bunting is not on a finish.
:21:26. > :21:31.He is trying to set it up. He could do with the treble. Robbie Green
:21:32. > :21:58.cannot check out. He takes the fourth set, to go 3-1
:21:59. > :22:09.up. That has heard Robbie Green. She appreciated that one. -- that has
:22:10. > :22:18.hurt. He has had a good spell. He was moving really well in taking the
:22:19. > :22:47.third step, -- the third set, but he hasn't got going since.
:22:48. > :23:01.Wesley Harms, the young Dutchman, he competed earlier this week. Behind
:23:02. > :23:20.him was the very serious face of Robbie's. . -- Robbie's daughter.
:23:21. > :23:40.There is Jamie Green, that is Robbie's son. 180! Good throwing
:23:41. > :23:42.from Bunting. That sets him up with tops when he returns, and lots of
:23:43. > :24:13.time to do it. The break cannot come quick enough
:24:14. > :24:19.to Robbie Green. Yes, the break coming at the end of this set. If
:24:20. > :24:28.Robbie Green can hang onto this, he will be doing well. He needs more of
:24:29. > :24:31.that. 180! That is maximal number four. There is lots of support for
:24:32. > :25:02.him in the crowd. He has set himself up for the
:25:03. > :25:11.finish. 124 when he comes back. 180! That is maximal number six for
:25:12. > :25:17.Stephen Bunting. Water checkout. As spectacular bull's-eye. -- what a
:25:18. > :25:39.checkout! That is so unlucky. Maybe he should
:25:40. > :25:42.have gone for the cover shot. Lots of professionals will be looking at
:25:43. > :25:53.that thing, you should not have gone for that. It looked like the dart
:25:54. > :25:58.was leaning on the wire. As soon as he touched it, it was always going
:25:59. > :26:19.to fall out. He has got to put that behind him.
:26:20. > :26:32.Stephen Bunting, just doing the maths. Deciding to come to the top
:26:33. > :26:36.of the board. Ill disguised annoyance from Robbie Green. Bunting
:26:37. > :26:43.on 64. He is just looking to set this up.
:26:44. > :27:17.That was a good dart. Brilliant. He has not succeeded this time. It
:27:18. > :27:29.was the width of the wire. Stephen Green will go for the bull. Not now.
:27:30. > :27:47.A small adjustment. Too much. The third leg, Stephen Bunting. Game on.
:27:48. > :27:55.One more lead required for 4-1 at the interval. If he can manage that,
:27:56. > :28:06.he will be in a really commanding position.
:28:07. > :28:14.That hurts, that is a body blow. Green will be chasing this leg. He
:28:15. > :28:29.does it well. Bunting keeps it so that he is still
:28:30. > :28:38.chasing. Robbie Green needs to go back in again. That is another one
:28:39. > :28:45.on the floor, and he is losing it. That is not going to help him, the
:28:46. > :28:51.visible loss of composure. I know he is an emotional sort of figure, but
:28:52. > :28:53.that is not going to help. No, but I have been in that situation before.
:28:54. > :29:02.It is only natural. You do not have to be a master of
:29:03. > :29:21.lip-reading to get the gist of that. He has two have this. It's not going
:29:22. > :30:03.to happen now, he will stay there. And he has got it. He elected to
:30:04. > :30:09.split it. And, sympathising with Robbie Green for a little bit of ill
:30:10. > :30:14.fortune. But, the bottom line is the big fellow, Stephen Bunting, world
:30:15. > :30:22.number one, he leads. He won the sixth, and in five legs,
:30:23. > :30:28.beating an out of sorts Robbie Green, and heading to the final
:30:29. > :30:30.tomorrow after a relatively straightforward day at the oche.
:30:31. > :30:40.Bunting is through to the final. Congratulations, you have come
:30:41. > :30:45.through the all Merseyside derby and here you are in your first Lakeside
:30:46. > :30:50.final. Absolutely over the moon. That was a really tough game, he's a
:30:51. > :30:56.really good friend and fellow Scouser. I am so glad to be in the
:30:57. > :31:03.final. Were you surprised that the match this afternoon wasn't closer?
:31:04. > :31:12.Possibly. Robbie had quite if you bounce outs. It affected his game.
:31:13. > :31:18.-- quite a few. I tried to finish as well as I could. An amazing year in
:31:19. > :31:23.2013 with those eight major titles. This is the big one, this is huge.
:31:24. > :31:30.Definitely. It is what we play for all year. You can win whatever you
:31:31. > :31:40.want, if you don't have this title on your resume, it's not worth
:31:41. > :31:44.having. Tomorrow, 5:45pm, the script says Stephen Bunting but games of
:31:45. > :31:51.darts are not won on paper and it could be a belter.
:31:52. > :31:56.To the ladies final between two veterans, Lisa Ashton and Gita
:31:57. > :32:03.Hedman. What a match we had at Lakeside. Lisa won the fourth leg to
:32:04. > :32:09.save the match. What do you do when you are under pressure, you have
:32:10. > :32:18.never won the title? You take out a 141. More drama in the fourth,
:32:19. > :32:23.Ashton was on a roll. She came back from the dead. One away from
:32:24. > :32:37.levelling the match, which is where we pick it up.
:32:38. > :32:49.For straight legs for the Lancastrian. -- Four.
:32:50. > :32:52.We said she was a fighter, she is showing it again. Earlier on in her
:32:53. > :32:57.semifinal against Anastasia Dobromyslova, she came back, with
:32:58. > :33:04.the Russian having had six match starts. But she had a refusal to
:33:05. > :33:09.give in, she kept plugging away, and eventually the tide turned. She will
:33:10. > :33:10.be believing she can do the same again. A huge momentum switch in
:33:11. > :33:34.this match. Her scoring has deserted her.
:33:35. > :33:43.The Ashton camp. Looking good for the Lancastrian. Superb, again. That
:33:44. > :33:51.might not have hurt her too badly. Looks very handy.
:33:52. > :33:59.Ashton, coming back now. To take this fourth set. And send it into
:34:00. > :34:14.the decider. A good shot. She was looking for
:34:15. > :34:22.double 16 and only just missed it. She will be back though. Once again,
:34:23. > :34:31.she can't find it. She is really struggling. She could do with an old
:34:32. > :34:40.commercial break to have a breather and regroup. Double 16 takes the
:34:41. > :34:46.set. And she has! We are going into the decider. Her daughter is loving
:34:47. > :34:51.the moment. The crowd loving the fact the match is continuing. The
:34:52. > :34:56.way it is looking now, with the darts, Lisa Ashton is looking as if
:34:57. > :35:05.she might pull it off. Ever since darter Hedman moved one away from
:35:06. > :35:07.the match. Lisa Ashton has reeled off five straight legs. And here we
:35:08. > :35:35.go, who is your money on? Oh, superb. Her average now is
:35:36. > :35:55.nearly 87. She is getting better and better the further the match goes.
:35:56. > :36:06.Just to let you know, if we get to a situation where it is 2 legs all,
:36:07. > :36:12.each player will have a dart at the bull's-eye, whoever is" first in a
:36:13. > :36:17.leg to decide the destiny of the World Championship title. It makes
:36:18. > :36:21.you nervous just to think about it, let alone actually do it. A good
:36:22. > :36:34.last dart. Again, look at her scoring, it has
:36:35. > :36:41.completely deserted her. 200 back. And some.
:36:42. > :36:52.Ashton, to go ahead in the match. Looking for a 25 but it has missed.
:36:53. > :37:03.But she has got time. She beat Ann-Louise Peters in the
:37:04. > :37:21.semifinal. She looked really good. She had not got the dart she wanted
:37:22. > :37:35.there. If she can do it... It might signal
:37:36. > :37:41.another momentum shift. But she can't do it. It's just not there,
:37:42. > :37:45.for whatever reason. We talk about pressure. She has had a fabulous
:37:46. > :37:50.career for so long but she has never won this. She wants it so badly.
:37:51. > :38:02.Ashton can take the lead in the match. A wild one, but that was spot
:38:03. > :38:12.on. The Lancastrian now, her family sadly believe, come on, mum! --
:38:13. > :38:19.certainly believe. What must be going through Deta's
:38:20. > :38:23.head now. All week, she has been saying she was going to have fun on
:38:24. > :38:29.the stage, but not at the moment. She is feeling as if she is thrown
:38:30. > :38:35.with somebody else's arms. The confidence she was showing earlier
:38:36. > :38:43.on in the day has ebbed away. She needs something big to happen in her
:38:44. > :38:55.favour. Gita Hedman has lost six legs in a row. -- Deta.
:38:56. > :39:02.I wonder if that trophy is going to be heading for Lisa Ashman. Along
:39:03. > :39:10.with the ?12,000 cheque for the winner. She is looking good. It
:39:11. > :39:13.looked like it was heading for Essex but it seems like it was heading for
:39:14. > :39:33.Essex but it seems Lancashire bound now. Oh, dear, that was a wild one.
:39:34. > :39:43.Lisa will believe she has got this game now.
:39:44. > :39:55.Her supporters are hoping and praying she can find her best form.
:39:56. > :40:01.Putting a smile on the face. We have seen Ashton check out 141. Is deep
:40:02. > :40:11.to Hedman going to be able to do the same? -- Deta.
:40:12. > :40:22.No, it is not going to happen for Deta. And, Shanghai is eminently
:40:23. > :40:24.hittable. She was so clinical in the semifinal, that is what launched her
:40:25. > :40:30.comeback really. Shanghai is what darts folk call
:40:31. > :40:50.treble, double, single. There is the single. Is this the
:40:51. > :40:58.double? Did she need that, did she ever? The scoring has betrayed her,
:40:59. > :40:59.but the doubles, still looking good. That was with the darts as well,
:41:00. > :41:17.what a struggle it was to hold on. At one stage she was averaging 86.
:41:18. > :41:26.She has gone down to 78. Check out since jurors still look pretty
:41:27. > :41:39.tasty, nine out of 12. -- Checkout percentages.
:41:40. > :41:46.Has she steadied, has she stopped the rot? Throwing with a wee bit
:41:47. > :41:47.more composure. I wonder if we are going all the way to a deciding leg
:41:48. > :41:56.in this final. A sudden death leg. The last dart was unlucky, it came
:41:57. > :42:07.from the barrel. Both legs in this deciding set have
:42:08. > :42:46.gone with the darts. Six darts. To hold her throw and
:42:47. > :42:54.move herself to within a leg of the title.
:42:55. > :43:02.Straightforward checkout opportunity. Hedman, she doesn't
:43:03. > :43:04.need that. Trying to compose herself. Oh, dear, that is a
:43:05. > :43:30.shocker. She is going to have another three
:43:31. > :43:38.darts. Hedman can do no more than try to get a big number and hope
:43:39. > :43:44.somehow Lisa Ashton misses. A good first dart from Hedman.
:43:45. > :44:03.Three times in a row she has missed 19.
:44:04. > :44:12.All over the board. Who cares, the double is in. Lisa Ashton, from
:44:13. > :44:18.being a leg away from losing the final, is a leg away from winning
:44:19. > :44:24.it. It is almost heartbreaking to see the way Hedman has disintegrated
:44:25. > :44:28.in this match. She is at the point now with the darts where she simply
:44:29. > :44:36.had to win this leg or it is all over.
:44:37. > :44:46.This is what happens. That was a wry smile. This is what happens when you
:44:47. > :45:03.can see the cup to your break, and the finishing line so close. -- to
:45:04. > :45:13.your right. Is Alicia -- is Lisa Ashton going to claim this, or are
:45:14. > :45:28.we going to sudden death? You cannot take your eyes away from this. High
:45:29. > :45:40.drama at Lakeside. Well done, Deta. Well done, Deta. Massively important
:45:41. > :46:03.darts. Solid reply, but Deta Hedman keeping her nose ahead.
:46:04. > :46:17.Hello. Hello. Suddenly, the look of this leg is turned around and
:46:18. > :46:29.entirely. Lisa Ashton will have Coad 135 to become world champion. --
:46:30. > :46:39.will have a throw at 135. She may well have six from here. She starts
:46:40. > :46:49.with the bull. Treble ten, that is what she had said. That was unlucky.
:46:50. > :47:02.She is in pole position to claim this title. Deta Hedman, she cannot
:47:03. > :47:10.do it now. Is she going to be denied this title once more? This is the
:47:11. > :47:20.visit that will decide it. Double top for the title. Double ten. She
:47:21. > :47:29.has done it. Can you believe it? What a comeback. Deta Hedman was a
:47:30. > :47:37.leg away from the trophy she craves the most. But her scoring deserted
:47:38. > :47:41.her. Lisa Ashton simply does not know when she is beaten. Now, Lisa
:47:42. > :47:45.Ashton, you are the world champion. know when she is beaten. Now, Lisa
:47:46. > :47:50.Ashton, you are the The ultimate moment in your career, to incredible
:47:51. > :47:57.comebacks in the semifinal and the final. Can you believe what you have
:47:58. > :48:03.achieved today? No, I cannot. It has not sunk in, but Robert Lee tomorrow
:48:04. > :48:06.when I wake up it might be. There must have been a point where you
:48:07. > :48:16.thought that the day like this would never come? Yes, I was surprised
:48:17. > :48:19.when I got there. How did you manage to keep your belief going, because
:48:20. > :48:30.Deta was so close to finishing that match. Her checkouts were fabulous?
:48:31. > :48:36.I took it one leg at the time. When she started to miss, I thought I had
:48:37. > :48:43.the chance. I got the set, and I thought, if I get one more set, I
:48:44. > :48:49.have a chance. Your daughter was there as well, rolling your own.
:48:50. > :48:58.Yes, she has been brilliant. Without my friends and my family, I do not
:48:59. > :49:03.think I would have got through this. Congratulations, you're the world
:49:04. > :49:10.champion. It has not sunk in, I like it. Lisa Ashton triamcinolone final
:49:11. > :49:19.between two of the nicest people in darts. It was a final to remember. A
:49:20. > :49:26.well-deserved winner, but our hearts go up -- our hearts go out to the
:49:27. > :49:42.runner-up. Tomorrow, it is the men's final, and just like the ladies,
:49:43. > :49:44.there will be a new name on the trophy. We will see you at 5:45.