:00:36. > :00:44.Good afternoon. Welcome back to the BDO championships at Frimley Green.
:00:44. > :00:51.I am in the practice area. Scott Waites, bookie's favourite, is
:00:51. > :00:58.against Ted Hankey tonight. Huge game. What are you thinking?
:00:58. > :01:05.think Ted will be out of the Count tonight. We are going to recap last
:01:05. > :01:11.night's second night -- second round matches. Mark Hughes is not
:01:11. > :01:16.the only one in the headlines. Wesley Harms went up against Robbie
:01:16. > :01:24.Green. Fighting it out for the place in the quarters, Paul
:01:24. > :01:32.Jennings and Steve Douglas. And there was Tony O'Shea taking on
:01:32. > :01:40.Ross Montgomery. The champion Martin Adams squared up to Gary
:01:40. > :01:50.Stone. Also today, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the greatest
:01:50. > :01:51.
:01:51. > :01:54.Lakeside final ever. When a or lose, players generally stay around for
:01:54. > :01:58.the whole nine days because they spent the whole year in the circuit
:01:58. > :02:03.with the same men and they like to enjoy a few drinks and cheer them
:02:03. > :02:08.on. This man Paul Jennings was in action last night. He has already
:02:08. > :02:13.taken care of Garry Thompson. He was up against Steve Douglas who
:02:13. > :02:18.knocked out Gary Robson. Don't give anything away. He was certainly
:02:18. > :02:28.smiling after four sets, winning three of them. We join it in the
:02:28. > :02:48.
:02:48. > :02:58.5th where Steve Douglas leads up 2- set. He needs it one a Mort leg. --
:02:58. > :02:58.
:02:58. > :03:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:03:51. > :04:00.every chance of going all the way. This set, the one where Paul
:04:00. > :04:10.Jennings prose first -- throws a first. Steve Douglas was under
:04:10. > :04:38.
:04:38. > :04:48.pressure before that. Not so much Douglas. It is not over yet.
:04:48. > :04:48.
:04:48. > :04:58.missed a dozen darts to when that set 3-0. He hit it first time to
:04:58. > :04:58.
:04:58. > :05:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:05:42. > :05:50.losing it a little. Maybe it is the length of the match. I do not think
:05:50. > :05:56.it would be -- I do not think he would have been playing on stage
:05:56. > :06:06.such an important match for such a long time. The last two throws,
:06:06. > :06:17.
:06:17. > :06:25.across the oche. We have mentioned the heat. This is the 23rd leg of
:06:25. > :06:35.the match. You can forgive them for a little fatigue. It is like a
:06:35. > :06:45.night in the gym. Steve Douglas will be happy now. He has saved the
:06:45. > :06:45.
:06:45. > :08:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:08:09. > :08:19.match -- saved the match knowing he Jennings. Very classy it darts from
:08:19. > :08:19.
:08:19. > :09:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:09:02. > :09:12.far a start?! 180! Let's have one landed in the north-east next --
:09:12. > :09:51.
:09:51. > :10:01.Paul Jennings has. He seems to have much but he is back to 71, I like
:10:01. > :10:27.
:10:27. > :10:33.the A team, straying into the four. -- missing in the 18th. That was
:10:33. > :10:43.what Steve Douglas back on 40. There is even more pressure on this
:10:43. > :11:04.
:11:04. > :11:14.double. This is to move within one and the leg, Steve Douglas. He he
:11:14. > :11:24.still has the advantage in the set. If he can keep that advantage, we
:11:24. > :11:24.
:11:24. > :11:34.will be going all the way. Paul Jennings will be kicking himself.
:11:34. > :11:35.
:11:35. > :11:40.He was streets ahead in the second leg. From 166 -- 116 he failed to
:11:40. > :11:50.take it out with nine darts. He is now being punished. You do not give
:11:50. > :11:51.
:11:51. > :13:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:13:30. > :13:35.Jennings. He is one gain from the match. That was another break of
:13:36. > :13:45.throw. He is throwing for a place in the quarter-finals, Paul
:13:46. > :13:57.
:13:57. > :14:07.No, as I say it, Steve Douglas trailing... Has to win at this leg
:14:07. > :14:18.
:14:18. > :14:28.to stay in the championship. What a throughout, jumping up and down
:14:28. > :14:51.
:14:51. > :15:01.Douglas. This match has enthralled he is not taking it. That is an in
:15:01. > :15:24.
:15:24. > :15:34.second-round match. That puts him back in this match. He's still
:15:34. > :15:35.
:15:35. > :16:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:16:29. > :16:33.his girlfriend, biting her nails. Well, he wanted that bull. He
:16:33. > :16:42.needed the bull! Jennings, you have got a great chance now. I'm sure he
:16:42. > :16:52.will hit this. Double top for the match for Paul Jennings, and a
:16:52. > :16:56.
:16:56. > :16:59.place in the quarter-finals! Hugs and kisses for the crowd, Jenno is
:16:59. > :17:09.and kisses for the crowd, Jenno is through. Proving that real men to
:17:09. > :17:11.
:17:11. > :17:17.wear pink. It is pastel Wednesday! Bobby, before a dart was thrown,
:17:17. > :17:22.you said, you kind of like Paul Jennings. What do you think about
:17:23. > :17:28.him now? He is a great player, but he has not been under too much
:17:28. > :17:33.pressure. Like that double was dodgy, if he missed that, he would
:17:33. > :17:38.have had some pressure on him. But he has not been pushed. The only
:17:38. > :17:42.pressure was early on in that particular match. He lost the first
:17:42. > :17:48.set against the throw, but rebounded straightaway, and broke
:17:48. > :17:53.straight back again. He had missed a lot of doubles before that final
:17:53. > :17:57.dart. He makes mistakes but he responds well. The thing I like
:17:57. > :18:01.about Paul Jennings is that he's here as a winner. He has won
:18:01. > :18:06.tournaments over the last 12 months. He is not just picking up ranking
:18:06. > :18:14.points. He's a proven winner. He has got every chance of making the
:18:14. > :18:21.semi-finals. In the first round, we were sad to see Jan Dekker go,
:18:21. > :18:28.losing to Christian Kist. They both had great stats. Here's a man who
:18:28. > :18:33.is averaging just 82. How important are the stats? It is a guideline,
:18:33. > :18:37.that's it. But myself, I think everyone puts too much on the
:18:37. > :18:47.averages. All you have got to do is to win, that's the most important
:18:47. > :18:52.
:18:52. > :18:57.thing. They are a guideline. It is how you rise to the occasion. When
:18:57. > :19:03.we talk averages, the game that comes back to my mind was from the
:19:03. > :19:10.first round, Tony, up against Martin Adams. Because he was hardly
:19:10. > :19:13.even hitting the dartboard, Martin Adams' average was not very high.
:19:13. > :19:16.Darts is one of those few sports where the performance of your
:19:16. > :19:20.opponent has a great bearing on your performance on the day.
:19:20. > :19:26.Sometimes your opponent can drag you down. Maybe that's happening a
:19:26. > :19:32.little bit with Paul Jennings. Steve Douglas did not really show
:19:32. > :19:38.up today. Last year, Jan Dekker got to the semi-finals, without getting
:19:38. > :19:42.very good averages at all. So, there can be extenuating
:19:42. > :19:49.circumstances as to why your average might not be that good.
:19:49. > :19:59.that subject, I want to give a little shout to Steve Douglas. He
:19:59. > :19:59.
:19:59. > :20:04.did get six darts, he was a bit shaky on the seventh. What are we
:20:04. > :20:10.looking to see with Paul Jennings moving forward? We want a test of
:20:10. > :20:14.his bottle on the bigger stage, don't we? He has got to up his game,
:20:14. > :20:19.obviously. He has got to hit his doubles, and he has got to score
:20:19. > :20:22.better, to carry on. But he has got it, he's really up for it, you can
:20:22. > :20:26.tell by his body language. He concentrates on the game, he does
:20:27. > :20:33.not look at the crowd, so he could do really well. He will be playing
:20:33. > :20:38.the winner of this one, many people start calls for this year, up
:20:38. > :20:48.against the Dutch kid Wesley Harms. He has got many friends at the
:20:48. > :20:51.
:20:51. > :20:55.Lakeside, including a very cuddly one. Me and Alan Norris are in the
:20:55. > :20:59.same team in Holland, playing Super League. Before we start any game,
:20:59. > :21:08.we always practise for half-an-hour on the pool, smashing the ball all
:21:08. > :21:13.over the place. Being here for the first time, it is great, on stage.
:21:13. > :21:18.And winning the first game ever, yes, for me, it is a great feeling.
:21:18. > :21:23.I just play my own game, it is not too slow, but it is slower than his
:21:23. > :21:30.game. I think he could not get into the game all the way through. It is
:21:30. > :21:36.massive, the crowd, it is awesome, the moment you throw the double,
:21:36. > :21:45.they're shouting, it is awesome. Madhouse! Yes, he has raised the
:21:45. > :21:51.roof with that one. In Holland, everybody loves darts. The last
:21:51. > :21:56.couple of years it has gone down a bit, but now it is on the
:21:56. > :22:00.television, I think put it on the telly, and it will come up, and
:22:00. > :22:09.that's what's happening right now. There are great young players
:22:09. > :22:13.coming up right now. He's seeded fourth, I believe, so I think the
:22:13. > :22:22.crowd will be behind him. But maybe during the match it will be turned
:22:22. > :22:25.around, you know? If it is going to be like the game he played against
:22:25. > :22:32.Darryl Fitton, I will have loads of chances, I think, because he missed
:22:32. > :22:36.a lot of doubles. My advantage is the doubles right now, my scoring
:22:36. > :22:46.has been a bit low, but if he starts missing doubles, then I will
:22:46. > :22:55.
:22:55. > :22:57.Thankfully, his throwing arm is Thankfully, his throwing arm is
:22:57. > :23:02.better than his cueing arm. We join this in the fourth set. This, for
:23:02. > :23:09.me, has been the best set of the match. It is the first time we have
:23:09. > :23:13.seen both players going at it hammer and tongs, and the outcome
:23:13. > :23:23.of it is going to be so, so important in the context of the
:23:23. > :23:24.
:23:24. > :23:34.match. TONY GREEN: Every leg has gone with
:23:34. > :23:35.
:23:35. > :23:43.the darts this time. Crofty it sounds obvious to say, but there is
:23:43. > :23:53.a massive difference between Robbie Green levelling up at 2-2, or going
:23:53. > :23:56.
:23:56. > :24:00.2-1 down. I can see the Dutchman taking this set, and going a 3-1 up.
:24:00. > :24:10.What a big, big leg of darts this is. That was a really good three
:24:10. > :24:14.
:24:14. > :24:19.darts. He has thought out the finish, and what he needs to leave.
:24:19. > :24:22.Whether he gets it will not is not important. Green knew in his last
:24:22. > :24:30.visit that his opponent was not on a finish, and that put the pressure
:24:30. > :24:40.on him. He will be back for 72 for the set. How much of 206 can Green
:24:40. > :24:45.
:24:45. > :24:52.take out? 100. Now, three darts for a 3-1 lead. Double top... Once
:24:52. > :24:58.again, he stops himself, and once again, he turns Lakeside Electric,
:24:58. > :25:08.and a big upset is very much on here. What a performance so far
:25:08. > :25:22.
:25:22. > :25:27.seed getting us under way in potentially his last set at
:25:27. > :25:32.Lakeside this year. DAVID CROFT: The good thing for
:25:32. > :25:42.Robbie is that he does at least get us under way in this set, he has
:25:42. > :25:44.
:25:44. > :25:54.the southern? Of starting, if necessary. -- he has the comfort
:25:54. > :26:09.
:26:09. > :26:15.that was in the first set, the averages tell their own story.
:26:15. > :26:21.he has been bossed and bullied from the outset, and Wesley Harms still
:26:21. > :26:30.maintaining that 97 average. I do not care where you play your darts,
:26:30. > :26:40.that's class. Look how cross he was, just with that single parent dart,
:26:40. > :26:40.
:26:40. > :26:50.and it was not that far away, either. That was a good switch from
:26:50. > :27:24.
:27:24. > :27:34.opponent is under pressure. And he's putting him under that
:27:34. > :27:38.
:27:38. > :27:48.pressure himself. That was unlucky. Double 16... He needed double eight.
:27:48. > :27:48.
:27:48. > :27:58.Never looked like he was going to hit that, to me. Double top for an
:27:58. > :28:09.
:28:09. > :28:17.have left Robbie Green another chance. A chance he did not think
:28:17. > :28:27.he was going to have. So take it, simple. He has done it. You see,
:28:27. > :28:48.
:28:48. > :28:58.could see that he thought he would not be back. But then, Wesley Harms
:28:58. > :29:25.
:29:25. > :29:35.missed, and Robbie Green thought, relentless. -- Wesley Harms has
:29:35. > :30:14.
:30:14. > :30:24.be his highest of the week so far. Let's see what he can do. No, he
:30:24. > :30:44.
:30:44. > :30:54.could not even hit the treble 20, Robbie Green's time is running out.
:30:54. > :30:54.
:30:54. > :31:04.Once again, he could not find the treble. Game, shot and the leg,
:31:04. > :31:06.
:31:06. > :31:14.Wesley Harms. He will be kicking himself, Robbie Green. Rightly so.
:31:14. > :31:19.He needs to give himself a swift boot as well. A bit lacklustre.
:31:19. > :31:29.is a big Liverpool fan and the finishing has been Andy Carroll-
:31:29. > :31:48.
:31:48. > :31:58.little bit himself in this set. His average has dropped down to just
:31:58. > :32:02.
:32:02. > :32:12.under 94 now. It is just not going his way on the big scores, Robbie's
:32:12. > :32:36.
:32:36. > :32:46.wave. He has not been able to find a while. Nine apiece on the ton-40s
:32:46. > :33:16.
:33:16. > :33:21.at a double. That I think is the most crucial mess of the match.
:33:21. > :33:28.Wesley Harms stepped in at the first time of asking and the young
:33:28. > :33:33.Dutchman might now see the finishing post ahead. It is 3-1 up
:33:33. > :33:38.in it sets, he is to have someone up in it legs and despite going off
:33:38. > :33:47.the boil himself, he has done more than enough to take control of this
:33:47. > :33:57.5th set. He does not want to over think it does. 180! Robbie Green
:33:57. > :34:10.
:34:10. > :34:14.wakes up from his slumber. The consistency in your game, this is
:34:14. > :34:21.where you take control. To follow it up with a 60, it is not enough.
:34:21. > :34:31.The he has to break the throw this leg or he is out. He has not broken
:34:31. > :34:49.
:34:49. > :34:59.Wesley Harms's throw for a long home. He is on a finish, 161.
:34:59. > :35:18.
:35:18. > :35:28.go? Plenty of opportunities. That was a dart for the match! He was
:35:28. > :35:38.
:35:38. > :35:48.not far away. Last chance to save have his baby in his arms tomorrow,
:35:48. > :35:48.
:35:48. > :37:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:37:07. > :37:17.7th dart for the match. Is it magnificent? Not get. Not now. Oh
:37:17. > :37:31.
:37:31. > :37:41.How can he smiled?! I do not know if Wesley Harms is laughing or
:37:41. > :37:56.
:37:56. > :38:03.this match -- nine chances. That is the first time he has milder all
:38:03. > :38:13.weekend, Wesley Harms. -- of the first time he has smiled. For the
:38:13. > :38:13.
:38:13. > :38:20.match, again... Yes! He has done it! At the 11th time of asking, he
:38:20. > :38:26.gets up the match winning double. What great scenes here. Add in the
:38:26. > :38:33.FA Robbie Green. Delight for Wesley Harms. -- agony for Robbie Green.
:38:33. > :38:43.Wesley Harms has made the quarter- final on his Lakeside debut.
:38:43. > :38:45.
:38:45. > :38:50.know a debit fund is going to be You seem to be smiling as you were
:38:50. > :38:56.going for it. I have not seen that before. If you miss so many darts,
:38:56. > :39:01.the only thing you can do is smile. You are on the world stage. Missing
:39:01. > :39:05.so many is unbelievable. Normally, it will not happen. You will not
:39:05. > :39:09.see it on the European Tour. It is difficult. You have come here with
:39:09. > :39:14.high expectations. You were being interviewed before and you said, I
:39:14. > :39:21.am not here for inexperience, I am here to win it. You must be going -
:39:21. > :39:27.- growing in confidence? Everybody here wants to win the title. I
:39:27. > :39:37.think everybody is here for the title. The matches are getting
:39:37. > :39:43.heavier every time. Now it is the quarter-final, the other quarter-
:39:43. > :39:46.finalists deserve to be there as well. You have got to beat the man
:39:46. > :39:51.in front of you. Is that how you feel of are you disconcerted with
:39:51. > :39:55.your performances? How confident are you? I am confident. I have not
:39:55. > :39:59.played as well as I can do. Averages do not matter as long as
:39:59. > :40:04.you play the border and play your game you have got to take the
:40:04. > :40:13.double before them. If they miss, you have got to step in. That is
:40:13. > :40:18.darts. It is so simple! What are your thoughts. You are friends now.
:40:18. > :40:22.This is as close as you are going to get before tomorrow night.
:40:22. > :40:27.all depends. If I am in the flow, it will be a terrific game.
:40:27. > :40:33.have not beaten him yet? No, never ever. I do not want to remind you
:40:33. > :40:38.of that. I have played 10 two times and I could not beat him. This is a
:40:38. > :40:44.big stage, a lot of crowd behind you, maybe it is different.
:40:44. > :40:52.look fantastic up there, it has to be said. You have real Christmas.
:40:52. > :41:00.The hair... I know you RNLI attrition -- you are an electrician.
:41:00. > :41:04.Do you stick your finger in the socket?! Fantastic. Both of you are
:41:04. > :41:12.a real family men. Have you managed to get to your family here to enjoy
:41:12. > :41:18.it with you? I have got my wife and my manager here. I am looking
:41:18. > :41:22.forward to that. What about you, you must be wasting a lot of money
:41:22. > :41:26.in phone calls back home or have you managed to get them here?
:41:26. > :41:35.parents and my girlfriend are here. We try to do most of the things by
:41:35. > :41:38.internet. Facebook, Twitter. It says a lot of money. Will you
:41:38. > :41:43.practise today or will you have a day off and relax and tomorrow get
:41:43. > :41:50.down to business? Just relax today and go for a meal with my wife and
:41:50. > :41:58.my manager and start in the morning. It I have seen you on the proctors
:41:58. > :42:03.board a lot. -- practice board. have started tomorrow -- today
:42:03. > :42:13.already. In the evening, a good friend of mine is playing. Before
:42:13. > :42:14.
:42:14. > :42:19.his match, we will smash the board together. Before we go, it are you
:42:19. > :42:23.going to come out with a spike tear tomorrow?! I will try. We are going
:42:23. > :42:27.to take a trip down memory lane to what some say is the greatest
:42:27. > :42:31.Lakeside final of all time. 20 years to the day that this match
:42:31. > :42:41.happened and as they come out from the interval at the 3-3, nobody
:42:41. > :43:16.
:43:16. > :43:26.could have predicted what was about Looking at Mike Gregory's score...
:43:26. > :44:02.
:44:02. > :44:12.rocks. 161 out the shot for Gregory. It is not over yet. Attention all
:44:12. > :44:22.the way for Phil Taylor. Treble 20, double 18, for the sector. -- for
:44:22. > :44:26.
:44:26. > :44:36.the set. There was pressure on Phil Taylor. What a final. It is 5-5. We
:44:36. > :45:06.
:45:06. > :45:16.are going all the way. For the his! Gregory could have been
:45:16. > :45:24.
:45:24. > :45:32.championed but is it going to go to cheering. Gregory had the chance.
:45:32. > :45:38.There you have it. What a final, There is the champion, Phil Taylor
:45:38. > :45:48.air, a champion in 1990. World champion in 1992. The relief. You
:45:48. > :45:50.
:45:50. > :45:54.What about that. The amount of people I had to get away from here,
:45:54. > :46:04.who wanted to see that. You must have some fantastic memories of
:46:04. > :46:08.
:46:08. > :46:13.that day, Tony. It was fantastic, it was so tense. When Mike got
:46:13. > :46:20.there, I thought, this is it, I really did. But then, you have got
:46:20. > :46:27.so far, you tense up. You think, get this, I'm World Championship. I
:46:27. > :46:32.said to Mike, was it going through your mind? He said, yes. But Phil,
:46:32. > :46:37.give him credit, he went on and took the match, and I think that
:46:37. > :46:40.made Phil, it really did. I just wonder coming into that game, what
:46:40. > :46:47.were the thoughts, who was favourite, what was everybody's
:46:47. > :46:52.saying before the game? Did you think it was Gregory's to win?
:46:52. > :46:57.definitely. He had been beating Phil Taylor and winning
:46:57. > :47:04.championships in that year. I said at the beginning, I'm sure I did, I
:47:04. > :47:14.fancy Mike to win this. And, at the end of the day, Phil Taylor, really,
:47:14. > :47:16.
:47:16. > :47:24.he stayed and son, and then... rest is history. Yes, but that's
:47:24. > :47:31.darts. How would it have changed the history of darts if he had got
:47:31. > :47:35.that double? Well, if he had hit that double, it probably would have
:47:35. > :47:40.changed his life, yes, but you don't know if Phil Taylor would
:47:40. > :47:47.have gone on and won all those World Championships. It might have
:47:47. > :47:52.put him back a bit. But once you have one it once, and that was the
:47:52. > :47:57.second time he won it, you can go on. The first one is the hardest.
:47:57. > :48:03.But, double top, Double Ten, he must think about that all the time,
:48:03. > :48:09.Gregory, he must do. You touched on this, you were out playing
:48:09. > :48:14.exhibitions every night, buying all that gold, did that final make you
:48:14. > :48:21.come back in 1993? I watched that final, and I thought, I don't know,
:48:21. > :48:24.I wouldn't mind getting back. But it is not that easy. You don't just
:48:24. > :48:34.walk into this tournament, you have to prove you can play darts to get
:48:34. > :48:35.
:48:35. > :48:40.here. I went in the qualifiers and I came back the following year.
:48:40. > :48:44.Thank you very much for coming in, Tony. Let's get back to last
:48:44. > :48:52.Tony. Let's get back to last night's second round matches. So,
:48:52. > :49:02.this is the ultimate veteran, going up against young Gary Stone. The
:49:02. > :49:19.
:49:19. > :49:29.champion won the first two, but it Quite a turnaround! Crofty he took
:49:29. > :49:51.
:49:51. > :50:01.a moment to compose himself, and England and Scotland in perfect
:50:01. > :50:17.
:50:17. > :50:20.harmony. Yes, the Flower of strayed into the single five when
:50:20. > :50:30.going for the treble Fuente? He has not killed that problem he had
:50:30. > :50:46.
:50:46. > :50:56.for the set, Gary Stone. Double top needed, just snatched at it a
:50:56. > :51:21.
:51:21. > :51:31.little bit. And Martin Adams is unlucky! A leg he was favourite to
:51:31. > :51:34.
:51:34. > :51:44.win, now he has given Martin a chance. Single nine, double 16...
:51:44. > :51:46.
:51:46. > :51:55.Yes! It's there. It is another set! He's 3-0 up, Martin Adams. It is a
:51:55. > :52:00.cakewalk now. Martin Adams, 25 years the senior in this match.
:52:00. > :52:06.Just like he has taken the candy from the baby, and take in his
:52:06. > :52:16.pocket money off him, too. Throwing for the set, Gary Stone missed out,
:52:16. > :52:20.
:52:20. > :52:30.and Martin Adams stepped right in. It could have been so, so different,
:52:30. > :52:48.
:52:48. > :52:58.he has not really got him thinking. He has pushed him, but only so far,
:52:58. > :52:58.
:52:58. > :53:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:53:55. > :54:05.along with the rest of his darts bling. And Gary Stone still cannot
:54:05. > :54:35.
:54:35. > :54:39.beat Martin Adams, not with that Gary Stone can find something
:54:39. > :54:49.incredible when he gets down to the double. Sadly, we have been saying
:54:49. > :55:16.
:55:16. > :55:21.the 140 he has just hit. All square after six darts. 91.5 average for
:55:21. > :55:27.Martin Adams - we have seen him average more in the past. What is
:55:27. > :55:33.keeping him in this game is those stats on the doubles. 50%, that's
:55:33. > :55:38.pretty good, really, he will not be unhappy with that at all. Stone,
:55:38. > :55:48.22%. You have got to buy yourself double the amount of opportunities,
:55:48. > :56:08.
:56:08. > :56:16.if you're going to miss as many as Gary Stone. It is a Shanghai.
:56:16. > :56:26.Double top, and he's done it! Lovely stuff. Her man gets his
:56:26. > :56:27.
:56:27. > :56:37.highest finish in a World start, what a tussle this would
:56:37. > :56:39.
:56:39. > :56:49.have been. It is never over, is it? I wonder what she would be like if
:56:49. > :57:04.
:57:04. > :57:13.little bit, and he's not the only one. Someone wake her up! She did
:57:13. > :57:18.bring a sleeping bag with her, actually. Oh, dear. That's cruel.
:57:18. > :57:28.Only somebody like you would do that, David. Absolutely, it is her
:57:28. > :57:57.
:57:57. > :58:07.opportunities, so he will have to make the best of this one, and he
:58:07. > :58:14.
:58:14. > :58:19.is ahead. That's OK. But this finish is a good one, 146. I would
:58:19. > :58:28.rather be shooting for 110 than 146, because you only need the one
:58:28. > :58:38.treble. And there it is. Double top... Oh, and he was just a
:58:38. > :58:55.
:58:55. > :59:00.fraction of away. And you can see take this chance. I think he will,
:59:00. > :59:08.but he will have to do it with Double Ten. No! That was a very
:59:08. > :59:18.good opportunity. He should have been confident after the sheng high
:59:18. > :59:31.
:59:31. > :59:41.on the previous leg. That has been first. Game on. This will not be a
:59:41. > :59:45.
:59:45. > :59:50.match that Gary Stone will want to watch again. But if you're Scott
:59:50. > :59:55.Waites, you will be thinking, we have got a chance against Martin
:59:55. > :00:01.Adams. This is not the Martin Adams we have seen in previous years in
:00:01. > :00:09.the second round. Not really, but I most admire him on his finishing
:00:09. > :00:15.tonight. He has put some very good finishes away. Yes, he has taken
:00:15. > :00:20.the opportunities, you're right. But it may not have happened, if
:00:20. > :00:26.Gary Stone had taken his doubles, and put Martin under pressure.
:00:26. > :00:30.Because you can put Martin under pressure, he knows that himself.
:00:30. > :00:35.I'm not sure what Martin Adams will make of this match, to be honest.
:00:35. > :00:40.He will probably think to himself, I have to improve a bit. Because
:00:40. > :00:46.from the quarter-finals onwards, he is not going to get away with the
:00:46. > :00:53.chances that he's giving his opponent. Well, he has only got two
:00:53. > :01:03.legs to go now, and he can go away and think about it. The players are
:01:03. > :01:18.
:01:18. > :01:28.180! It is the 140s he has been slipping up on. That might be the
:01:28. > :01:47.
:01:47. > :01:56.ever. Gary Stone... To stay at a Lakeside. Court of the flight,
:01:56. > :02:00.bounced out of the bald. The EU have got to feel for him. -- you
:02:01. > :02:07.have got to feel for him. Game, shot and the match, Martin Adams.
:02:07. > :02:15.The Gary Stone and did not have him -- have it with him tonight. Martin
:02:15. > :02:23.Adams marches on. Even though he Adams marches on. Even though he
:02:23. > :02:30.I think that is what you call it a bit steeper learning curve. Very
:02:30. > :02:35.much so. Had tea hit a couple of doubles in the first set, it might
:02:35. > :02:39.have been a different game. Gary Stone could not finish. That was
:02:39. > :02:44.why he was out. It was his first time. He will hit them next time.
:02:44. > :02:48.There were a lot of nerves there. I look at Martin Adams's performance
:02:48. > :02:53.and I think something is not right with him this year. Do you think
:02:53. > :02:58.so? I am going to take the opposite side. All I hear is look at his
:02:58. > :03:05.drawer, he has not been tested, there are plenty of good scenes
:03:05. > :03:09.going out being knocked out. He is too powerful for that boy. He is a
:03:09. > :03:19.very military player. If the boy had played better, he whipped with
:03:19. > :03:19.
:03:19. > :03:27.debt for up to his game. 4-0 is a good win. But that is not 84-0.
:03:27. > :03:32.That is what the scoreline says. You always say, in darts, look way
:03:32. > :03:36.you are throwing, throw way you look. Martin Adams, throwing into
:03:36. > :03:42.the five. Spraying too much away from the 20 bed and into the fire.
:03:42. > :03:47.That is not the consistency we have seen. That did not affect him...
:03:47. > :03:56.got away with it. Because Gary Stone missed his doubles. Have you
:03:56. > :04:01.finished?! Sorry about that! Another Dutchman with big ambitions
:04:01. > :04:11.against the man who put John Walton out. The big cabbages from the new
:04:11. > :04:13.
:04:13. > :04:18.faces. Det Davos versus Christian Kist. The headline acts, Waites and
:04:18. > :04:22.Hankey have publicly said that they will nor the other one tonight.
:04:22. > :04:27.Scott is the favourite end he is with Rob Walker. Absolutely
:04:27. > :04:32.everybody is talking about this match. Scott, they do not come
:04:32. > :04:37.better than us? It should be better than this. Me and Ted, it should be
:04:37. > :04:40.quite interesting. There have been some good words exchanged between
:04:40. > :04:47.the two of you. The like a bit of needling in the build-up to the
:04:47. > :04:51.match? It all adds to the occasion. Me and Ted were pretty good makes
:04:51. > :04:55.any way so there are no hard feelings. You have not taken any
:04:55. > :04:59.offence at him saying he is going to be due on the big stage? He can
:04:59. > :05:04.have a go if he thinks he is big enough! And ugly enough. You were a
:05:04. > :05:08.little bit relieved with the first round. You check outs were good but
:05:08. > :05:12.you were not happy with your scoring. How was practice going?
:05:12. > :05:16.Too well at the minute I wish I had missed a few trebles to date. As
:05:16. > :05:20.soon as you get on the stage, everything is different. Hopefully
:05:20. > :05:25.the practice I have put in will do me some good tonight. De you feel
:05:25. > :05:33.as though this could be a year when we finally get to see your a game
:05:33. > :05:38.here at Lakeside? I hope so. I hope I can go up there... You need to do
:05:38. > :05:42.it from now on. The first round is almost -- always difficult. I know
:05:42. > :05:46.Ted will be up for his game and I know I am so hopefully it will
:05:46. > :05:50.float tonight. If it starts getting involved with the crowd and
:05:50. > :05:54.inciting reaction, do you got that out or use it to your advantage if
:05:54. > :05:58.you feel he is getting rattled by the punters? I might nudge him off
:05:58. > :06:04.the stage tonight if he deems too far over. I might give him a good
:06:04. > :06:09.kick. Let him get on with it. I will get on with my business,
:06:09. > :06:14.basically. If he wants to get the crowd wound up, let him get on with
:06:14. > :06:21.it. You are up for it? Definitely. I am going to give him a right
:06:21. > :06:25.pasting. The best of luck. It will be a great show. Thank you.
:06:25. > :06:30.The image of Ted Hankey getting pushed off the stage, if you are
:06:30. > :06:36.coming to the Lakeside tonight, and you are in the front row, bring
:06:36. > :06:41.insurance. We have will have all of the highlights at 11:20pm. Who gets
:06:41. > :06:50.thrown to Wolfie in the quarter- finals? It was either going to be
:06:50. > :07:00.Tony O'Shea or Ross Montgomery? I am glad it was not a dancing
:07:00. > :07:00.
:07:00. > :08:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:08:39. > :08:46.Tony O'Shea! -- England's was in chest-beating form. We join
:08:46. > :08:56.it in the box set with Tony O'Shea just one leg away from victory. --
:08:56. > :08:56.
:08:56. > :10:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:10:11. > :10:17.inside. He had a chance there, Ross great cover. Deserves a good round
:10:17. > :10:27.of applause for that, does Ross Montgomery. He it might be in vain
:10:27. > :10:46.
:10:46. > :10:55.if Tony O'Shea can take out one- Montgomery. A break of throws for
:10:55. > :11:01.Ross Montgomery. Even if he didn't enjoy it, Tony O'Shea would have
:11:01. > :11:05.appreciated the bottle that went into that double six. Is that the
:11:05. > :11:15.double that inspires Ross Montgomery to get his first set on
:11:15. > :11:29.
:11:29. > :11:39.the board? At the moment, up 3-0 to good start but Tony O'Shea is
:11:39. > :11:50.
:11:51. > :12:00.win this match, it could be a key moment. But he only returned with
:12:01. > :12:14.
:12:14. > :12:24.bulls side to leave 170. -- bull's- eye. After the ton-40, Ross
:12:24. > :12:40.
:12:40. > :12:50.Montgomery has rather let this leg Scotsman. Tony O'Shea comes to the
:12:50. > :13:03.
:13:04. > :13:13.board again, thinking about the leg. To extend the match, double
:13:14. > :13:25.
:13:25. > :13:33.Montgomery keeps his Lakeside dream lives. Event Tony O'Shea says, Well
:13:33. > :13:38.done, mate. Tony O'Shea will undoubtedly feel happier with a
:13:38. > :13:42.match situation, he is 3-1 up. If Ross Montgomery is to reach the
:13:42. > :13:47.quarter-finals, he will have to produce one of Lakeside's all-time
:13:47. > :13:53.fight back from 3-0 down. It is doable. Can he do it? He has done
:13:53. > :13:57.it before, that is the thing. Not on this stage but in the Masters
:13:57. > :14:03.the year that he won it in the final against Robbie Green, he was
:14:04. > :14:13.4-0 down. He came back to when 5-4. A marvellous performance in Holland.
:14:14. > :14:22.
:14:22. > :14:32.after the restart, at 60 and 38. Another 60. He has the darts. You
:14:32. > :14:39.
:14:39. > :14:49.would not know it looking at the Tony O'Shea, the traditional slow
:14:49. > :14:50.
:14:50. > :14:56.starter. Like an old car on a cold winter's morning. He has forced
:14:56. > :15:06.himself into second gear now. has just got the choke out! He is
:15:06. > :15:10.
:15:10. > :15:16.hoping he will not choke. He is 3-0 up in it sets. Ross Montgomery is
:15:16. > :15:26.well on course to pinch the darts. Game, shot and the leg, Ross
:15:26. > :15:44.
:15:44. > :15:53.Ross Montgomery at the start of the is his highest of the tournament so
:15:53. > :16:03.far. VASSOS ALEXANDER: But Montgomerie
:16:03. > :16:22.
:16:22. > :16:32.with his first dart there, O'Shea. That's not the way he likes it. The
:16:32. > :16:33.
:16:33. > :16:38.Jennings have found some friends from Australia. Paul Jennings and
:16:38. > :16:48.his wife enjoying themselves with the fans that have come down from
:16:48. > :17:11.
:17:11. > :17:21.Hartlepool to cheer on the scaffold. 102 in the previous set at a
:17:21. > :17:21.
:17:21. > :17:31.crucial time. Double 16! And he has landed a killer blow once again,
:17:31. > :18:04.
:18:04. > :18:09.O'Shea. If he can keep that up, that is Championship winning form
:18:09. > :18:19.on the doubles. And if he can keep up the scoring... Is there anyone
:18:19. > :18:27.
:18:27. > :18:32.who can stop him?! Only five 180s in the match. And so far, Tony
:18:32. > :18:42.O'Shea has hit three so far in this match. But on the doubles, as you
:18:42. > :18:43.
:18:43. > :18:49.say, he has been superb. He did not have a dart for the match in that
:18:49. > :18:56.fourth set. He was handily placed a couple of times, and you would have
:18:56. > :19:03.fancied him to reach the quarter- finals, had Ross Montgomery missed
:19:03. > :19:13.crucial doubles, but both times, he found them. Once again, he has
:19:13. > :19:14.
:19:14. > :19:24.strayed below the treble 20 with his first dart. Ross Montgomery
:19:24. > :19:25.
:19:25. > :20:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:20:12. > :20:19.Stockport. Beautiful. And rightly, he beats his chest. A 104 checkout
:20:19. > :20:29.and a bull checkout to move 2-1 up in this set, and once again, to
:20:29. > :20:55.
:20:55. > :21:05.within one leg of the quarter- 54% on his checkouts, and on the
:21:05. > :21:09.
:21:09. > :21:19.doubles, Ross Montgomery is not even in the same league. O'Shea,
:21:19. > :21:20.
:21:20. > :21:28.against the darts here. Forging ahead with two treble 19s. He could
:21:28. > :21:38.finish it next time. It is how you would choose to finish it. He's
:21:38. > :22:10.
:22:10. > :22:19.going to go for it, because Ross the highest checkout of the week,
:22:19. > :22:27.to the relief of Dean Winstanley. But that's it. Tony O'Shea
:22:27. > :22:34.completes his 4-1 victory. The Silverback is on his way to the
:22:34. > :22:37.Silverback is on his way to the quarter-finals. I'm here with the
:22:37. > :22:42.two quarter-finalists, they have been there, done it and bought the
:22:42. > :22:49.T-shirt. These guys have had more than 100 Birthdays between them,
:22:49. > :22:54.and 30 appearances at Lakeside. Assess your second round, Martin.
:22:54. > :22:58.Finishing was good, I'm quite happy. And what about meeting this guy, it
:22:58. > :23:04.is amazing, you have both been around so long, but you have only
:23:04. > :23:14.taking each other on once here at Lakeside. I remember that, 3-0 I
:23:14. > :23:14.
:23:15. > :23:19.believe it was, 2007. It does not reflect the game. Far from it. But
:23:19. > :23:23.we have met at varying tournaments, all over. We have played lots of
:23:23. > :23:27.games against each other, and with each other, in the England team.
:23:27. > :23:32.There is not much we don't know about each other. Tony, a little
:23:32. > :23:36.bit of dancing before your match last night, you were really up for
:23:36. > :23:40.it - were you happy with how things turned out? Well, I thought the
:23:40. > :23:44.dancing was really good, I did not know they were filming it, I was
:23:44. > :23:54.just taking the Mick out of Ross Montgomery. I had forgotten about
:23:54. > :23:58.that! I was pleased, it was a tough game out of the way. One thing I
:23:58. > :24:02.really like about Lakeside is all of the banter, but at what stage do
:24:02. > :24:06.you put all of the French ships on hold? Obviously, we will be
:24:06. > :24:11.speaking during the day tomorrow. Literally as we go on stage, that's
:24:11. > :24:16.it, but up until then, we will just be normal. We see quite a lot of
:24:16. > :24:22.each other during the year, Provan -- probably more than we do our
:24:22. > :24:29.wives, to be honest. What about you, Martin, you still want that record
:24:29. > :24:36.to match Eric Bristow? Of course I do. We're here to win. You do not
:24:36. > :24:39.want to fawn over for any other player, we're here to win. So much
:24:39. > :24:44.experience, guys, I know you're going to put on a great show.
:24:44. > :24:51.Thanks for talking us, and best of luck tomorrow. They are friendly
:24:51. > :24:54.and cuddly, yes, really nice guys, but you're not telling me it is not
:24:54. > :24:59.one of the best match shops in recent history. It will be
:24:59. > :25:05.brilliant, two grandkids, casting aside the pipe and slippers for one
:25:05. > :25:10.night only. The key is, if Martin Adams improves his scoring a bit,
:25:10. > :25:16.but stays on that finishing percentage, and at the same time,
:25:16. > :25:20.Tony O'Shea can replicate what he did against Ross Montgomery. His
:25:20. > :25:25.checkouts were fantastic. If he does that against Martin Adams, he
:25:25. > :25:35.puts him under pressure. And if Martin Adams wins, he can match
:25:35. > :25:35.
:25:35. > :25:40.Eric Bristow. It is all to play for. I think the way Tony O'Shea is
:25:40. > :25:48.playing, I think he could do Martin Adams. A really believe so. Do you
:25:48. > :25:53.think last night he was hitting that form? Yes, he just looks and
:25:53. > :25:58.throws, he does not aim. But he's hitting everything, that's what I
:25:58. > :26:05.like about him. I have just got a feeling. It will be a tight game,
:26:05. > :26:12.because Martin Adams does not Rolo very easy. But I think O'Shea will
:26:12. > :26:15.just get him. That's a big shout. It is a great shout, because the
:26:15. > :26:19.closer we get to the final, the more Martin Adams thinks about that
:26:19. > :26:24.hat-trick as well. He has put a lot of pressure on himself, talking
:26:24. > :26:26.that up. Is he up to it? We will see. We're getting a little bit
:26:26. > :26:33.see. We're getting a little bit ahead of ourselves, we have got to
:26:34. > :26:41.night's second round matches first. Which one's jumper out at you?
:26:41. > :26:45.Geert De Vos against Christian Kist grabs my attention. I think
:26:45. > :26:49.Christian Kist is sensational. I hope he replicates what he did in
:26:49. > :26:54.the first round, but we do not know. Can Alan Norris keep up his
:26:54. > :27:04.consistency? We do not know. Dean Winstanley will have a tough match
:27:04. > :27:06.
:27:06. > :27:09.if he can. And then we have got the main course of course, Scott Waites
:27:09. > :27:14.main course of course, Scott Waites against Ted Hankey. Let's recap on
:27:14. > :27:20.what has happened. You said very clearly, based on your expert
:27:20. > :27:26.knowledge of darts, that you thought Scott Waites had way too
:27:26. > :27:31.much for Ted Hankey tonight. He has taken that a bit thick. I'm only
:27:31. > :27:41.doing my job, only saying what I feel, that's my job. I hope he gets
:27:41. > :27:41.
:27:41. > :27:46.beat up now. No! If he plays his game, Ted Hankey, he can beat Scott
:27:46. > :27:50.Waites, but he doesn't. He's playing his games, snarling and all
:27:50. > :27:56.that. If he concentrates on his game, he has got the ability, he
:27:56. > :28:02.could give Scott Waites a really good game, but I would still go for
:28:02. > :28:10.Waites. He has wound Scott up a little bit. Saying he was going to
:28:10. > :28:18.put him out for the count, so he has got under the skin of Waites...
:28:18. > :28:21.Just a touch. I don't think he has got under his skin enough for Scott
:28:21. > :28:23.got under his skin enough for Scott Waites to choke, though. I cannot
:28:23. > :28:25.Waites to choke, though. I cannot Waites to choke, though. I cannot