:01:37. > :01:41.Good afternoon! Welcome to one of the most romantic sporting venues
:01:41. > :01:47.on the planet, the Lakeside Country Club on Frimley Green. Ready tor
:01:47. > :01:53.the 2013 BDO World Championships. Some are part of the furniture,
:01:53. > :01:57.others are wide-eyed and full of hope. This is the dream factory of
:01:57. > :02:02.World Darts. This tournament has spurned all but one champion that
:02:02. > :02:07.has ever walked the earth. And now, myself and the great Bobby
:02:07. > :02:12.George will be perched on the balcony, passing comment and
:02:12. > :02:18.chuckling for the next nine days. You can see it here on the BBC. We
:02:18. > :02:23.are live this weekend, live next weekend. We have dates for the
:02:23. > :02:30.diary, next Sunday, 5 .4 5pm for the final. P you need a reason to
:02:30. > :02:34.tune in, Bobby is wearing a different tie every day. Explain?
:02:34. > :02:39.young lady made this for me. Every day I have a little message. Every
:02:40. > :02:44.day they are different. All family viewing? Oh, yeah,
:02:44. > :02:47.nothing nasty. Not with your name on it! What is going through your
:02:47. > :02:51.head? What type of tournament will we have? I always think of the
:02:51. > :02:56.players. I have been here. I know how they feel. They have gone
:02:56. > :03:01.around the world, got the points. They have played here, but they
:03:01. > :03:05.have gotten here. You can get here, my boy came here the first attempt.
:03:05. > :03:10.Some have done that, but a few never get here. The ones that get
:03:10. > :03:15.here, I feel for them. They are all great players, I hope that they all
:03:15. > :03:21.play well. More about your boy, more about the
:03:21. > :03:26.defending champion soon, but listen, the number one seed is noted a
:03:26. > :03:32.Martin Adams it is not Scott Mitchell, it is a to-year-old
:03:32. > :03:36.Scouser who came of age in 2012. We like to call him the Family Guy. He
:03:36. > :03:41.calls himself the Bullet. He is the hard-hitter. He has had the best
:03:41. > :03:46.year, but can he win it? He has gone through the year. All the way
:03:46. > :03:51.through. He has played the youth thingment. He has won loads of
:03:51. > :03:55.tournaments, never pressed a button here. Now he is the number one seed
:03:55. > :03:59.but deserve it is. He played well in the World Masters. He is a great
:03:59. > :04:09.lad. It could be his year. We will come back to the champion
:04:09. > :04:15.
:04:15. > :04:21.in a second. He will be live in the Stadium later. What about Tony O'
:04:21. > :04:25.Shea? He has done so well but he's been the runner-up. He is so close.
:04:25. > :04:29.He is capable of doing it. I like his throw. He throws where
:04:29. > :04:34.he is looking and looks where he is throwing.
:04:34. > :04:37.Ouch! He is the great guy but never pressed the right button yet. He
:04:37. > :04:43.could do. Can't wait. How can you possibly
:04:43. > :04:48.not tune in! The bottom half of the draw is mouth-watering. You have
:04:48. > :04:52.Martin Adams who wants to show the youngsters a thing or two. Scott
:04:52. > :04:59.Waites, surely he will win at Lakeside World Professional
:04:59. > :05:05.Championsships at some stage? He is the bookies' favourite. Who is this
:05:05. > :05:09.dashing young man, Richie George? It is a chip off the old block.
:05:10. > :05:13.Let's get the expectation right first of all it is a wonder he is
:05:13. > :05:18.here. Look, he said, he would go all of
:05:18. > :05:22.the different countries. Can't talk the lingo, got there, got the
:05:22. > :05:27.points. He is in the World Championship. It is a great
:05:27. > :05:34.experience for him. I never said he would win here, win this. Some
:05:34. > :05:39.people, all their life, they never get here, but you can take the
:05:39. > :05:43.horse to water but can he play? What about Dave Prins? He is a
:05:43. > :05:48.tough character. He has been here three times, but he had to get here.
:05:48. > :05:52.He had to qualify again. That is tough. He knows the rules. He will
:05:52. > :05:58.slow the boy up. He is a proper dart player. If my boy does not
:05:58. > :06:03.play darts, he is out. What about Martin Adams? By his
:06:03. > :06:08.standards it is not a good year. Wolfie is number two seed. I don't
:06:08. > :06:12.know how he did that, but he has been down a bit. He has lost a bit
:06:12. > :06:16.of weight. Too much, I think, but he looks fit.
:06:16. > :06:20.He can shell the shirts now, but my boy said to me he is playing well
:06:20. > :06:24.again. So it is nice to see him playing well.
:06:24. > :06:29.I know that you are reluctant to say that this person is going to
:06:29. > :06:34.win, before the first round but I think that both you and I think
:06:34. > :06:39.Scott Waites has to win it at some stage, why not this year? Scott
:06:39. > :06:44.Waites is a great dart player. I look at him like Gary Anderson. He
:06:44. > :06:48.never seemed to do it here but had all of the talent. Scott Waites has
:06:48. > :06:53.everything. He played great in the Grand Slam. He is the number one
:06:53. > :06:57.guy in this tournament. First round, I think, personally, but it does
:06:57. > :07:03.not always work out like that. Everyone we talked about will not
:07:03. > :07:08.be first at this stage. There is a tradition here at Lakeside, we
:07:08. > :07:18.start with the champion, Christian Kist.
:07:18. > :07:19.
:07:19. > :09:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 102 seconds
:09:01. > :09:08.# Living in the Hall Of Fame. # How did you come up with that
:09:08. > :09:13.nickname? Did it come in your sleep? Well, Kiss. Kiss Kiss!
:09:13. > :09:18.is he not seeded? He has been nothing all year. He has not done
:09:18. > :09:23.the tournaments. No-one has seen him. He has done a couple, but as a
:09:23. > :09:28.world champion, it was a waste not to use it. He has not gone places.
:09:28. > :09:32.He has had a good year. He has had fun. He is the world champion. Now
:09:32. > :09:35.he has to lay darts. And he is playing against Robbie
:09:35. > :09:40.Green. Every year he goes on the circuit.
:09:40. > :09:45.He take as title, but not here. He has not gone past the second round.
:09:45. > :09:51.Is the type of opponent he needs? He is a tough player. He said this
:09:51. > :09:57.morning, he said he was going to beat him up. That is what they Saul
:09:57. > :10:06.say, though, don't they. Robbie is a fighter. He plays the same. He
:10:06. > :10:10.does it, he plays a couple and misses a few, but he is good with
:10:10. > :10:16.the doubles. Are you ready? Ready.
:10:16. > :10:24.Let's do it. It is the BDO Championship. It is live from the
:10:24. > :10:29.Lakeside Country Club. Let's cross to the director of darts himself,
:10:29. > :10:39.Martin Fitzmorris. Are you ready?! Ladies and
:10:39. > :10:40.
:10:40. > :10:50.gentlemen, let's play darts! From England, the man they call Kong.
:10:50. > :10:50.
:10:50. > :11:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 102 seconds
:11:45. > :11:55.Welcome, Robbie Green! He is the man from the Netherlands.
:11:55. > :12:35.
:12:35. > :12:41.He is the reigning world champion, Christian Kist! We are ready. We
:12:41. > :12:47.are excited. To para phrase a the great man himself, the eyes are
:12:47. > :12:56.budging like a chaffinch. Before we kick off with the match.
:12:56. > :13:01.It is going to be a pleasure to me to speak a little bit about Sid
:13:01. > :13:06.Wood all. He was a great commentator of darts and great
:13:06. > :13:11.sportsman. I know we worked together for 20 years, here and
:13:11. > :13:18.around the world but I would like to say as far as the Lakeside fans
:13:18. > :13:27.here, there is, every one of you, please, I think, because I get full
:13:27. > :13:32.of emotion just saying this, Sid, we are all thinking about you, mate.
:13:32. > :13:36.Also a year of course in which darts lost one of its true greats.
:13:36. > :13:43.Jockey Wilson. One of best players who ever lived.
:13:43. > :13:49.I nok that Jockey was a great inspiration, he won the second of
:13:49. > :13:55.his World Championships on the stage here in 198 the.
:13:55. > :14:00.-- 1989. The first, game on! What a game we
:14:01. > :14:10.have here. Jockey would have loved this. It is a first-round march.
:14:11. > :14:32.
:14:32. > :14:40.The fifth seed against the he was playing an exhibition,
:14:40. > :14:45.swelled up to twice the normal sized. He could not hold the dart.
:14:45. > :14:55.Speaking to him moments ago, he says he is fully fit, his hand is
:14:55. > :15:01.
:15:01. > :15:11.the streets in Holland. Maybe his hand swelled up from signing
:15:11. > :15:47.
:15:47. > :15:57.Phil Taylor. 16 titles, well done. Thank you for commemorating Sid
:15:57. > :16:14.
:16:14. > :16:24.the match, it is the first to three now, but Robbie wants to be King
:16:24. > :16:55.
:16:55. > :17:00.and nobody had heard of him. This World Championship. When he got
:17:00. > :17:05.back home, on the Monday after his World Championship victory, he
:17:05. > :17:15.lives in rural North East Holland. The whole time had stayed up to
:17:15. > :17:21.
:17:21. > :17:31.welcome him. They had a good old brought him the title, the first
:17:31. > :17:31.
:17:31. > :18:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 102 seconds
:18:29. > :18:39.time of the match from Christian hitting them last year. He was
:18:39. > :19:05.
:19:05. > :19:15.that will be one good thing. said he felt a little burnt out
:19:15. > :19:18.
:19:18. > :19:22.after the Masters in early December World Championship, doing what he
:19:22. > :19:27.thinks he should be doing rather than what he wants to do. Not this
:19:27. > :19:37.year. Some practice with some friends, in the past fortnight,
:19:37. > :19:37.
:19:37. > :20:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 102 seconds
:20:25. > :20:30.seems to be working. The big man from Birkenhead. He has lost a few
:20:30. > :20:40.titles through finishing, but that was a good finish. It will give him
:20:40. > :20:47.
:20:47. > :20:52.confidence against the world draw came out. Did he say why?
:20:52. > :21:02.fancied beating him. He says he has got the beating of a man who has
:21:02. > :21:05.
:21:05. > :21:15.never lost on the Lakeside stage, you do not need to stand in the
:21:15. > :21:16.
:21:16. > :22:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 102 seconds
:22:55. > :22:59.centre. Similar style to Christian darts player. He used to work on
:22:59. > :23:06.the roads, in his native Holland, before last year's victory, which
:23:06. > :23:14.brought with it a cheque for �100,000. He realised he could make
:23:14. > :23:24.a living out of darts. He was a road sweeper, wasn't he? Certainly
:23:24. > :23:24.
:23:24. > :24:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 102 seconds
:24:20. > :24:30.one This week last year. -- won the Double top served him so well 12
:24:30. > :24:30.
:24:30. > :25:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 102 seconds
:25:50. > :26:00.to draw first, game on. It is fast the barrister, it is more about the
:26:00. > :26:00.
:26:00. > :27:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 102 seconds
:27:30. > :27:40.unlucky. He needed it. Would have told him if he did not win today he
:27:40. > :27:54.
:27:54. > :28:04.was walking home. Not to put any 19. That is the names of his
:28:04. > :28:06.
:28:06. > :28:16.children. His son is a promising backs Blair. -- darts player. He
:28:16. > :28:16.
:28:16. > :29:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 102 seconds
:29:11. > :29:21.has a lot to live up to. Another do that one purpose. Look at Robbie
:29:21. > :29:32.
:29:32. > :29:42.we started. Christian Kist is really coming to
:29:42. > :29:42.
:29:42. > :31:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 102 seconds
:31:22. > :31:32.calling of "100" he has a slight by Robbie Green.
:31:32. > :31:36.
:31:36. > :31:41.He has taken a six out of the 142. Is it too little, too late? Game on
:31:41. > :31:51.the first leg. Robbie Green. Second leg, Robbie Green to throw first.
:31:51. > :31:51.
:31:51. > :32:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 102 seconds
:32:34. > :32:40.The comfort of the Lakeside. It is paradise.
:32:40. > :32:46.It is one of those places, Tony, isn't it, everyone comes in here
:32:46. > :32:53.and everyone has a great smile on their face. None other than
:32:53. > :33:03.Christian Kist. He finds his third max mum of the match. It puts the
:33:03. > :33:20.
:33:20. > :33:30.pressure on Robbie Green throwing A chance for Christian Kist now.
:33:30. > :33:55.
:33:55. > :34:05.He needs a treble 18. Christian Kist to throw first. Game
:34:05. > :34:24.
:34:24. > :34:30.He was so confident. An hour or so watching on as well.
:34:30. > :34:32.He told me he loves darts. He has been playing 20 years but that he
:34:32. > :34:40.is terrible. Robbie is doing the chase at the
:34:40. > :34:50.moment. There is a lot of celebrities and
:34:50. > :34:50.
:34:50. > :35:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 102 seconds
:35:43. > :35:53.Can you keep your nose in front? Yes! It's there! On the third leg,
:35:53. > :35:53.
:35:53. > :36:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 102 seconds
:36:49. > :36:59.Robbie Green. They are not masking their emotions
:36:59. > :36:59.
:36:59. > :37:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 102 seconds
:37:41. > :37:51.Game on the fourth leg, Christian Kist. Fifth leg, Christian Kist to
:37:51. > :38:25.
:38:25. > :38:30.Both of them are slipping up a little here.
:38:30. > :38:40.The high scoring is not happening. It is the pressure of the match
:38:40. > :38:40.
:38:40. > :39:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 102 seconds
:39:37. > :39:47.situation. You mentioned it, Tony. It could blow him apart if the
:39:47. > :40:03.
:40:03. > :40:07.take it is two sets to one on the first round at Lakeside. He
:40:07. > :40:17.celebrates like he has won the title. He still has to win another
:40:17. > :40:21.set to reach round two, but, look at Ruth.
:40:21. > :40:28.Fourth set, first leg, Robbie to throw first. Game on.
:40:28. > :40:31.It looks from here that Robbie has quite a number of fans here.
:40:31. > :40:41.You reckon?! Everybody was stood up there.
:40:41. > :40:42.
:40:42. > :40:48.It is one leg away. Lots of fans out supporting Robbie
:40:48. > :40:53.Green. He says to say hello to all of those who couldn't come down. So,
:40:53. > :40:58.hello to all Robbie Green fans back home.
:40:59. > :41:08.And perhaps a little happier than they were a few minutes ago, with
:41:09. > :41:26.
:41:26. > :41:36.In this game, there is nothing if it is not for a pair. Or at least a
:41:36. > :41:36.
:41:36. > :43:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 102 seconds
:43:04. > :43:10.Game on. Christian Kist to throw and his injury problems, Tony. I
:43:10. > :43:13.asked him when I saw him how his year had been as the world champion.
:43:13. > :43:18.He said without missing a beat, difficult.
:43:18. > :43:24.I expected him to say brilliant. But you have had the same disease,
:43:24. > :43:29.am I right? It is a form of arthritis. I have not had it, I'm
:43:29. > :43:34.pleased to say, but I think there is a problem with the elbow, the
:43:34. > :43:41.hand. He has a foot problem similar to gout as well. You would not wish
:43:41. > :43:45.it on anybody, but he says he is fully fit. He has recovered.
:43:45. > :43:55.Double 16. Yes! But a leg away from going out.
:43:55. > :44:34.
:44:34. > :44:44.lose up there. He has been a great champion. It's just one of those
:44:44. > :45:15.
:45:15. > :45:25.things, the problems he has had back, because it will. It is
:45:25. > :45:29.
:45:29. > :45:39.looking bleak for at the defending champion. 180! How about that? No!
:45:39. > :45:39.
:45:39. > :47:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 102 seconds
:47:09. > :47:16.that time to throw when a maximum. losing in the first round the next
:47:16. > :47:26.year has happened before. Is it going to happen here? Christian
:47:26. > :47:34.
:47:34. > :47:41.three darts. Everybody is anxious and waiting. But it has happened to
:47:41. > :47:51.him before, he has missed the double. Can he take it now? Yes he
:47:51. > :47:53.
:47:53. > :48:02.can! Yes he can, and he ends the reign of Christian Kist. No longer
:48:02. > :48:12.the King, King Kong goes into round two. He has beaten the defending
:48:12. > :48:20.
:48:21. > :48:30.the stage, Christian case, and into the second round, Robbie Green! --
:48:31. > :48:46.
:48:46. > :48:56.mind, the lipstick has been smeared, what a start 29 days of darts on
:48:56. > :49:06.
:49:06. > :49:11.the champion has gone out in the first round. That is the magic. It
:49:11. > :49:20.is only three sets, you said Robbie Green would beat him up and he came
:49:20. > :49:30.out firing. Christian case did not play as well as last year, too many
:49:30. > :49:35.
:49:35. > :49:43.thought he was coming back, but Robbie did enough. You are a
:49:43. > :49:50.difficult task master. Let's look at the first set. 3-0. You can only
:49:50. > :49:55.be what is in front of you. Yes, but overall he was scruffy on the
:49:56. > :50:05.doubles. Christian Kist was not the player he was last year, and Robbie
:50:06. > :50:06.
:50:06. > :50:09.Green did his job. Christian Kist will be feeling this, Mrs Robbie
:50:09. > :50:14.Green, at in the right state of mind, through to the second round,
:50:14. > :50:19.which is usually where he falls. The difference is he has beaten the
:50:19. > :50:23.champion, so confidence will be high. He did his job, Christian
:50:23. > :50:33.Kist did not put enough time into it, did not practise enough, world
:50:33. > :50:40.champion, going to the parties, if you win this tournament, you are a
:50:40. > :50:44.hero. It is hero to zero, straight away. Now he needs to go around the
:50:44. > :50:48.world and qualify. Maybe he should have put more work in over the last
:50:49. > :50:56.12 months, as Robbie Green has done. We would have Robbie Green on the
:50:56. > :51:02.balcony but, health and safety. If there was any pressure at taking
:51:02. > :51:09.on the defending champion, this man did not show it. What a performance.
:51:09. > :51:14.The pressure was on him, coming in as defending champion. The
:51:14. > :51:20.bookmakers made me out to be a mug. I was surprised that the odds, and
:51:20. > :51:24.I hope a lot of the lads back home jumped on it. Dry sense you were a
:51:24. > :51:31.bit fired-up at being ranked as an outsider? Yes, I have worked hard
:51:31. > :51:35.this season to get a seeding. He came in as world champion, and
:51:36. > :51:42.rightly so, and he deserved to win at last year, but he was not going
:51:42. > :51:47.to win it this year. I put in so much hard work before it, and I
:51:47. > :51:50.played him in the Belgian Open, beat him there, and I knew it was a
:51:50. > :52:00.different game, different day, but I proved to myself that I could
:52:00. > :52:04.beat him. I felt confident. He has never gone beyond the second round,
:52:04. > :52:11.but he is speaking about a confident game.
:52:11. > :52:15.Well done for getting through that, people say Robbie Green has
:52:15. > :52:20.arrogance, but you cannot doubt yourself up there. You cannot
:52:20. > :52:30.second-guess yourself. You have to think you're the best player, if
:52:30. > :52:34.
:52:34. > :52:40.the Lakeside is the only place on the planet where you can become a
:52:40. > :52:43.female champion, and last year it was the return of the Russian.
:52:43. > :52:53.After a four year absence, Anastasia Dobromyslova blaze the
:52:53. > :53:18.
:53:18. > :53:28.trail to the final, where she faced The 2012 Ladies' Professional Darts
:53:28. > :53:49.
:53:49. > :53:54.will do the same this year. We start in the quarter-finals, this
:53:54. > :54:00.is the top half and the bottom half. Deta Hedman will want to go one
:54:00. > :54:07.step further than getting to the final. She faces Lisa Ashton. This
:54:07. > :54:12.is the bottom half, Julie Gore will play Trina Gulliver. The champion
:54:12. > :54:21.will take on Lorraine Farlam, Dean Winstanley's better half. He will
:54:21. > :54:26.be cheering her on after his nine- darter just one week ago. Lovely to
:54:26. > :54:34.see you again. Do you ever tire of this, because it is light
:54:34. > :54:41.delivering -- like you are living room? I get response every year --
:54:41. > :54:50.I get goose bumps. There was a bit of an edge last year, is that what
:54:50. > :54:54.you need to get fired up and get the trophy back this year? I am
:54:54. > :55:04.better late -- I am definitely going for my 10th title. What would
:55:04. > :55:10.that mean? How much do you want it? As much as any other time. Last
:55:10. > :55:14.year was a little bit different, but of course I want it. Bobby, I
:55:14. > :55:20.think every quarter final is delicately poised, looking forward
:55:20. > :55:24.to them. The ladies have improved. When you'd got the first title, it
:55:24. > :55:29.was not so good, but they are getting better. The field is really
:55:29. > :55:34.strong. They are playing like the men now. You could not pick one
:55:34. > :55:39.person and say they will win it, they are all very good players.
:55:39. > :55:46.Have you sensed the crowd are more involved and attached to women
:55:46. > :55:49.start? The atmosphere during the semi-finals was amazing. --
:55:49. > :55:54.attached to women's darts. Absolutely, there is a lot more
:55:54. > :56:01.going on, hopefully we will get more media attention, like you're
:56:01. > :56:11.giving us. We always give you it! am not saying you do not, but the
:56:11. > :56:13.
:56:13. > :56:18.more the better. Who will win the men's title? That will give Robbie
:56:18. > :56:21.a good chance now that he has beaten the champions. I would like
:56:21. > :56:31.to see Ritchie George do well, and that is not just because you're
:56:31. > :56:35.here. Despite his dad? He is far better than his dad. Then you have
:56:35. > :56:41.Stephen Bunting as well, who has had a really good year. Let's see
:56:41. > :56:51.how that goes. It could be any of them. It depends how you play on
:56:51. > :57:16.
:57:16. > :57:20.the day. Here is two men we are years since I was nine. I was
:57:20. > :57:27.watching Jocky Wilson, my hero, it was my greatest wish ever to come
:57:27. > :57:33.here. It is a great feeling to come back here. It would be fair to say
:57:33. > :57:36.I have not played well here, so that would be an achievement.
:57:36. > :57:42.one of the most laid-back players you will ever meet. He is
:57:42. > :57:46.unbelievable. Everybody says I am really relaxed, but inside is a
:57:46. > :57:50.different story. I get the butterflies but I do not show it as
:57:50. > :57:59.much as other people. I seem to have one good year and one bad year,
:57:59. > :58:03.this is set to be a good one. I am really looking forward to it.
:58:03. > :58:08.is so evenly matched, the statistics speak for themselves.
:58:08. > :58:13.They have all achieved and under- achieved in equal measures. They
:58:13. > :58:20.have been playing for a long time, proper professionals. Gary Robson
:58:20. > :58:26.has been playing for 20 years. Between the two of them, I cannot
:58:26. > :58:36.choose one. One is very fast, the other is very slow. The slow one
:58:36. > :58:39.
:58:39. > :58:49.can when it. He has been to a psychologist, what about that? We
:58:49. > :58:57.
:58:57. > :59:07.have just rubbish approbation, let's play darts. England versus
:59:07. > :59:07.
:59:07. > :59:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 102 seconds
:59:56. > :00:06.England, please welcome the man MUSIC: I'm Sexy And I Know It
:00:06. > :00:07.
:00:07. > :00:17.Please, welcome a man of Yorkshire, the Recliner, thampthampthamp! --
:00:17. > :00:46.
:00:46. > :00:56.Garry Thompson. MUSIC: Glory Garry Thompson.
:00:56. > :00:57.
:00:57. > :01:00.Not since Gary Lineker lined up for Spurs has there been such a
:01:00. > :01:04.competition.$$NEWLINE Two veterans here. Both have reached the
:01:04. > :01:08.quarter-finals in the past. A couple of years ago Gary Robson was
:01:08. > :01:17.within a couple of sets in the place in the semi-finals.
:01:17. > :01:23.Well, nerves should not be a problem for Garry Thompson. He is
:01:23. > :01:33.nicknamed The Recliner. So-called as known by all and Sundayry as the
:01:33. > :01:39.
:01:39. > :01:46.Two popular players with 27 previous Lakeside matches between
:01:46. > :01:56.them. Big Robbo has been here since 2001.
:01:56. > :01:56.
:01:56. > :02:00.Thompson meet ing here for the fifth time to Frimley Green.
:02:00. > :02:05.You mentioned Garry Thompson being cool and calm. He does look it, but
:02:05. > :02:10.he told me earlier he is occasionally wracked with self-
:02:10. > :02:20.doubt. You can sometimes see it when he misses double after double,
:02:20. > :02:35.
:02:35. > :02:39.but sometimes, he says that the in two of the last three years. A
:02:39. > :02:44.three-time quarter-finalist but lost all three.
:02:44. > :02:50.He said if he reaches the finals, he will win the title, is what he
:02:50. > :03:00.told me. I hope he can come good on that.
:03:00. > :03:18.
:03:18. > :03:28.180! The Recliner weighs in with Gary Robson.
:03:28. > :03:30.
:03:30. > :03:37.Second leg it is Garry Thompson to throw first. Game on.
:03:37. > :03:44.Both of these gentlemen were beat no-one the first round. Gary Robson
:03:44. > :03:53.losing to Steve Douglas. Garry Thompson lost to Paul
:03:53. > :04:03.Jennings. Guarantee the that -- that one of them will go further at
:04:03. > :04:03.
:04:03. > :04:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 102 seconds
:04:59. > :05:08.break. He needed the first one.
:05:08. > :05:18.So, the first leg. A 2-0 lead. He is a little nervous, he says as
:05:18. > :05:18.
:05:18. > :05:27.he is throwing with new darts. This is difficult in the world of darts.
:05:27. > :05:34.They are two grams heavier. He seems to have made the
:05:34. > :05:41.adjustment pretty well so far. He only switched over six weeks ago.
:05:41. > :05:49.His old darts were smoother on the handle, on the grip. These are more
:05:49. > :05:55.gnarly, if you like. He won the Czech Open Pairs. Reaching the last
:05:55. > :06:00.8 in the singles. He's been practising with them heavily in the
:06:00. > :06:10.past fortnight or so. But this is his first major with
:06:10. > :06:25.
:06:25. > :06:35.the new darts. You never know how pressure on. He has not been able
:06:35. > :06:35.
:06:35. > :07:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 102 seconds
:07:47. > :07:51.to do it. doubles. Both of these players can.
:07:51. > :07:56.Garry Thompson. His first successful double. His first leg on
:07:56. > :08:05.the board. How will Big Robbo be feeling? You can see it on his face.
:08:05. > :08:09.A shake of the head. He said he cancelled Christmas so he could be
:08:09. > :08:15.ready. Ready to have a real go at the
:08:15. > :08:25.title here. No drinking between November and
:08:25. > :08:29.last night for Gary Robson. I hope he didn't have six weeks'
:08:29. > :08:39.worth last night! You can imagine that last leg is playing on his
:08:39. > :08:39.
:08:39. > :09:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 102 seconds
:09:28. > :09:38.mind but that is a great way back. Thompson. One more dart at it. Will
:09:38. > :09:53.
:09:53. > :10:03.And it is 1-0, Gary Robson. You wondered whether those missed
:10:03. > :10:41.
:10:41. > :10:51.darts for the set would start to third Yorkshireman to win the title.
:10:51. > :10:51.
:10:51. > :12:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 102 seconds
:12:01. > :12:06.Dennis Priestley back in 1991. high on the list of those here at
:12:06. > :12:10.Frimley Green. I think that is probably the first time we have had
:12:10. > :12:15.a hashtag on a T-shirt at the World Darts.
:12:15. > :12:22.Hundreds all of the way on this leg. Garry Thompson, incidentally, just
:12:22. > :12:27.back from holiday in Lanzarote. He got back on New Year's Eve. A
:12:27. > :12:32.big night out on New Year's Eve back at home. He went to work. He
:12:32. > :12:42.is an engineer on Wednesday and Thursday. Got here on Friday. Here
:12:42. > :13:19.
:13:19. > :13:25.he is. Saturday afternoon, trying nice marker with the first dart. It
:13:25. > :13:32.came out of the board, but as you saw it was in the single any way.
:13:32. > :13:42.Well let's have another go at double 16s, shall we, Garry? And
:13:42. > :13:42.
:13:42. > :13:52.another one. How about a double eight? Yes! Gary Robson, third leg
:13:52. > :13:55.
:13:55. > :14:05.it is Garry Thompson to throw first. Thompson's finishing. It can play
:14:05. > :14:06.
:14:06. > :14:16.on his mind. So far nailing two fr the 12 possible doubles.
:14:16. > :14:21.
:14:21. > :14:31.Bottom in the decisive leg of the does not enjoy it on the stage. He
:14:31. > :14:34.
:14:34. > :14:43.people, and he will still have the collapse in the quarter-finals
:14:43. > :14:50.against Jan Dekker on his mind. He missed nine darts to win the match.
:14:50. > :15:00.He led 4-2. He ended up losing 5-4. I remember that match, you really
:15:00. > :15:39.
:15:39. > :15:46.had to feel for him. Dart after it first time, this time round.
:15:46. > :15:56.Much better finish from Garry Thompson this time. He holds the
:15:56. > :16:08.
:16:09. > :16:18.throat and he takes the lead in the who has a little bit more here than
:16:19. > :16:31.
:16:31. > :16:41.perennials, playing for the 11th consecutive year. He has beaten the
:16:41. > :17:19.
:17:19. > :17:29.likes of Stephen Bunting and John with treble 19. He went for the
:17:29. > :17:33.
:17:33. > :17:43.single and that opens the door or for Gary Robson. He gets the 20. 2-
:17:43. > :18:00.
:18:00. > :18:07.2 in the set. Can Garry Thompson Gary Robson has taken, he once beat
:18:07. > :18:15.the tournament favourite. We talk about Garry Thompson having lost to
:18:15. > :18:20.Jan Dekker in the quarter-finals, that is his potential opponent in
:18:20. > :18:26.the second round. If he were to beat Gary Robson he would play the
:18:26. > :18:36.winner of Jeffrey de Graaf versus Jan Dekker. That would be a chance
:18:36. > :18:36.
:18:36. > :19:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 102 seconds
:19:16. > :19:26.to exercise some demons. -- finish, that left the bull's-eye.
:19:26. > :19:44.
:19:44. > :19:54.Garry Thompson back for seven. Robson hit the Bull's eye he would
:19:54. > :19:54.
:19:54. > :20:04.be to Max! -- he would be two sets up. The momentum is with the
:20:04. > :20:29.
:20:29. > :20:39.the set, we have seen him before in hole. You would never guess he was
:20:39. > :21:17.
:21:17. > :21:21.leg, Garry Thompson. He gets on a roll, Garry Thompson, and when he
:21:21. > :21:31.gets on a roll, will betide you if you are his opponent. He is just
:21:31. > :21:57.
:21:57. > :22:05.starting to feel it. He got that in a match on the Lakeside against
:22:05. > :22:15.Martin Adams in 2010. This would be his best performance in a match at
:22:15. > :22:43.
:22:43. > :22:53.commentator. It will not be the last six legs. He is losing his way
:22:53. > :23:04.
:23:04. > :23:11.leg. This will not be one they want to put on the Christmas DVD. There
:23:11. > :23:21.is a brief hiatus here. Just asking for a correction or clarification
:23:21. > :23:28.
:23:28. > :23:38.to the score, as do exactly what out, he will want it on the best of
:23:38. > :23:49.
:23:49. > :23:54.is actually correct, that is the state of play. There is a problem
:23:55. > :24:02.with what is being shown on the big screens either side of the stage.
:24:02. > :24:07.It is not only the players to get nervous and make mistakes. -- who
:24:07. > :24:17.get nervous. Anthony is asking for clarification and they may well get
:24:17. > :24:25.
:24:25. > :24:35.it sorted out, the need to have a moment. They are trying to change
:24:35. > :24:47.
:24:47. > :24:54.it but they are changing the wrong they wrote it in chalk. Now it is
:24:54. > :25:04.done electronically, and while they sorted out, let's mention Garry
:25:04. > :25:13.
:25:13. > :25:23.Thompson's walk on music recorded by a punk band. They are famous for
:25:23. > :25:32.
:25:32. > :25:38.a song called The Good, The Bad And see another referee coming on,
:25:38. > :25:48.bringing his abacus. All the scores at the bottom of your picture are
:25:48. > :25:53.
:25:53. > :26:03.correct, they will get there but scores are, but the officials need
:26:03. > :26:38.
:26:38. > :26:48.not been a referee for a few years but you can always trust him to
:26:48. > :26:54.
:26:54. > :27:04.at Lakeside. Now they are speaking about whether they can have some
:27:04. > :27:30.
:27:30. > :27:37.practice or whether they go moment, it was better in the old
:27:37. > :27:47.days. We were speaking about that earlier, they need to press the
:27:47. > :27:48.
:27:48. > :27:54.right button. It took all that time to work out the scores. They should
:27:55. > :28:04.have scrub the game and started this again. I don't know why
:28:05. > :28:15.
:28:15. > :28:25.they're doing this. Let's get back been nice if he got it after that.
:28:25. > :28:43.
:28:43. > :28:53.the bull's-eye. Garry Thompson goes for the lead. He has got it. Gary
:28:53. > :29:07.
:29:07. > :29:12.the break when he started building up momentum. Who will react better
:29:12. > :29:22.to that? That is the question. Whoever does you fancy to take the
:29:22. > :29:48.
:29:48. > :29:53.refereeing your first game on the Lakeside stage, that is the last
:29:53. > :30:01.thing you want to happen. We should say it was not his fault.
:30:02. > :30:06.Not in any shape or form. Nothing could be done about that.
:30:06. > :30:10.Garry Thompson did not have a finish. Robbo is back to have a
:30:11. > :30:20.crack at 112. He will go for it again.
:30:21. > :30:28.
:30:28. > :30:36.He got it the third time of asking. Oh, yes. That is the set. Garry
:30:36. > :30:41.Thompson! And all of a sudden Big Robbo has lost four consecutive
:30:41. > :30:47.legs. Having been a set up, he is now 2-1 down.
:30:47. > :30:57.All of the momentum here is with Garry Thompson who won the Swedish
:30:57. > :31:01.
:31:01. > :31:05.Open this year. A semi-finalist in Germany and Belgium.
:31:05. > :31:14.When he goes on a run like this, Garry Thompson, he is very hard to
:31:14. > :31:18.stop. He has to dig deep here. Gary Robson knows he has the darts in
:31:18. > :31:24.him. That is what will frustrate him. As I say, we always know what
:31:24. > :31:34.he is thinking as he wears it on his face.
:31:34. > :31:55.
:31:55. > :32:05.He would fancy his chances playing stay at the top of the board.
:32:05. > :32:15.
:32:16. > :32:23.fourth set. And stop the rot. He needed that.
:32:23. > :32:27.Second leg it is Gary Robson to throw first. Game on.
:32:28. > :32:37.Five legs in a row he lost. He takes the lead in the fourth set.
:32:37. > :32:47.He has to hold twice now. That will level the match. I tell
:32:47. > :32:52.
:32:52. > :33:02.you what, thou, Garry Thompson was are decided.
:33:02. > :33:28.
:33:28. > :33:32.gartpwar ga-ga. He said when the draw was made he was nervous as he
:33:32. > :33:37.did not want to play really good mates. These two are friends. They
:33:37. > :33:41.know each other well. They play each other lots, but they are not
:33:42. > :33:51.best mates it is always tough to play one of your best mates on the
:33:52. > :34:01.
:34:01. > :34:11.stage. Shanghai is a treble, a single and
:34:11. > :34:23.
:34:23. > :34:33.straight away. How important that could prove to be. Third leg it is
:34:33. > :34:34.
:34:34. > :34:43.Garry Thompson to throw first. Game Now he has to hold throw twice and
:34:43. > :34:53.he is through to round two. The pressure is intensifying on the
:34:53. > :35:16.
:35:16. > :35:26.big man all the time here. not been reduced to none but not
:35:26. > :35:26.
:35:26. > :36:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 102 seconds
:36:15. > :36:25.sure if he loses this lap. Oh, yes! And the third leg, Garry
:36:25. > :36:43.
:36:43. > :36:47.Thompson. Fourth leg it is Gary Robson firstment game on.
:36:47. > :36:57.Garry Thompson has grown in confidence and stature and started
:36:57. > :36:58.
:36:58. > :37:08.to hit his doubles. That will frustrate him. He had a
:37:08. > :37:10.
:37:10. > :37:14.chance of taking a big lead. He has won six of the last seven.
:37:14. > :37:19.Robson's game has just fallen apart a little bit.
:37:19. > :37:29.Three time as quarter-finalist but he will do well to get to the last
:37:29. > :37:33.
:37:33. > :37:37.fact that Garry Thompson, after starting so poorly, in finishing
:37:38. > :37:45.has hit all of his last six doubles. That has been the difference
:37:46. > :37:55.between the two. Double 18! It would have been a
:37:56. > :37:56.
:37:56. > :38:05.great recovery. This is match point.
:38:05. > :38:15.Will he make this count? He will. Fifth leg it is Garry Thompson.
:38:15. > :38:47.
:38:47. > :38:57.Game on. you are hanging on to the Lakeside
:38:57. > :39:10.
:39:10. > :39:20.outs today. As you can see they are asking for a break as they replace
:39:20. > :39:30.the flight. It looks as though that flight is broken. Another big break.
:39:30. > :39:37.
:39:37. > :39:41.Hear we go, then. Robson throwing Recliner. Nothing seems to phase
:39:41. > :39:51.him. There have been a couple of incidents in this game. It has not
:39:51. > :39:58.
:39:58. > :40:08.bothered him in the slightest. Garry Thompson has six darts from
:40:08. > :40:10.
:40:10. > :40:20.183. And Gary Robson is struggling now.
:40:20. > :40:27.
:40:27. > :40:34.Garry Thompson! He reaches round two again.
:40:34. > :40:42.And it is more Lakeside disappointment for Gary Robson.
:40:42. > :40:49.The tenth seed goes home. COMMENTATOR: Ladies and gentlemen
:40:49. > :40:54.put your hands together. Both players, Gary Robson and Garry
:40:54. > :41:01.players, Gary Robson and Garry Thompson.
:41:01. > :41:11.Another seed fails to bloom on day one at the Lakeside. Robson is out
:41:11. > :41:13.
:41:13. > :41:20.The Recliner, Garry Thompson, is sitting pretty.
:41:20. > :41:25.Bottom line, Bobby. His average was 90, the check out was over who%. A
:41:25. > :41:30.job done for Garry Thompson? but I don't like him to play darts
:41:30. > :41:34.like that. It was all over the job. Terrible, really. When you think
:41:34. > :41:39.the years he has played he would put them together more. He has a
:41:39. > :41:46.really bad snatch. Most darts players are anti-heroes
:41:46. > :41:49.but he takes it to the extreme that most people don't know, he is
:41:49. > :41:52.pretty straightforward. Called the The Recliner for a reason. He has
:41:52. > :41:57.all of the old habits from his very first dart.
:41:57. > :42:01.He is boring as he is different, but he did the business. Robson
:42:01. > :42:05.played terrible. He crumbled in the last set.
:42:06. > :42:12.The first set. Great. Then he went down hill and down hill and had a
:42:12. > :42:17.muck up with the scores. That did not look good. They should have
:42:17. > :42:22.scrubbed that game with the leg and the last set he did not perform at
:42:22. > :42:27.all. He gave up there. I don't think you should do that a guy with
:42:27. > :42:33.his ability. He only had to hit a 140, 180, and put on the pressure,
:42:33. > :42:37.he could have still been in it. So, champions are out, seeds are
:42:37. > :42:41.out, how do you like that for a start? If I was playing, I would
:42:41. > :42:46.love it, but you never know. It is a short format. Typical for the
:42:46. > :42:50.guys, it is a lot pressure of these guys can play better darts than
:42:50. > :42:56.that. This man will not want the next
:42:56. > :43:01.seed to go out on this stage at 4.30pm because it is the seed of
:43:01. > :43:06.his loins, it is Richie George. He is making he debut. There may have
:43:06. > :43:10.been one earlier on before coming on air, Martin Atkins against Jason
:43:10. > :43:15.Cullen. We are joining it with a qualifier, not a surprise. This is
:43:15. > :43:25.qualifier, not a surprise. This is the beginning of the fourth.
:43:25. > :43:43.
:43:43. > :43:53.Atkins? You will not thank me for mentioning, but he has lost as
:43:53. > :44:08.
:44:08. > :44:18.matches. If you look through the histories of his performance, they
:44:18. > :44:40.
:44:40. > :44:50.darter finish on the Lakeside. wonder if that his going to beat
:44:50. > :45:05.
:45:05. > :45:13.the year when we start talking moment was been present when John
:45:13. > :45:23.Walton got the nine-darter. Deta Hedman is looking on here. There
:45:23. > :45:23.
:45:23. > :46:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 102 seconds
:46:15. > :46:20.needed that. He needed that big- double top in the last leg. He also
:46:20. > :46:30.missed one for the first set. He has had seven darts at double top
:46:30. > :46:30.
:46:30. > :47:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 102 seconds
:47:22. > :47:32.and he missed them all. Otherwise, it most years, most famously when
:47:32. > :47:49.
:47:50. > :47:59.Ted Hankey won the World top. That has blocked him a little
:48:00. > :48:13.
:48:13. > :48:23.has missed seven of these. Now it is 8. Standing way out wide and
:48:23. > :48:39.
:48:39. > :48:49.just missing the double 10. He is a vastly more experienced
:48:49. > :49:00.
:49:00. > :49:10.player, but he is really showing more than 140. His average is 90.
:49:10. > :49:20.
:49:20. > :49:29.He is really playing well, Jason pushing Martin Atkins. He was not
:49:29. > :49:39.expecting this one, Martin. Look at this. Really lined up, the treble
:49:39. > :49:45.
:49:45. > :49:55.horses, but he has not been on horseback recently, because he does
:49:55. > :50:13.
:50:13. > :50:23.not want to fall and break his rest. He wants the double Six. Not the
:50:23. > :50:56.
:50:56. > :51:06.Disappointing. Where will he go? He is nervous. He must hit this. He
:51:06. > :51:33.
:51:33. > :51:38.does head this. Game and the third nowadays, they enjoy it just as
:51:38. > :51:48.much as the men. I'm not sure they enjoy it, it is torture. They can
:51:48. > :52:19.
:52:19. > :52:29.do nothing but watch and Gia and match goes all the way, to be
:52:29. > :52:36.
:52:36. > :52:46.those three we were darts from Martin Atkins. Six starts to level
:52:46. > :53:00.
:53:00. > :53:04.the set. He would move to within a first our. -- his first dart. He
:53:04. > :53:14.has got six starts for a finish, does he need them? He doesn't need
:53:14. > :53:14.
:53:14. > :54:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 102 seconds
:54:26. > :54:36.Cullen, he came out here, he has Lakeside and invented his own
:54:36. > :54:37.
:54:37. > :54:47.Atkins died, a diet of darts. -- Atkins diet. He is certainly not on
:54:47. > :55:15.
:55:15. > :55:25.feel the trapdoor opening under the stage. This is for the match for
:55:25. > :55:28.
:55:28. > :55:32.Jason Cullen. He has done it! set and the match, Jason Cullen!
:55:32. > :55:37.They can smile for the first time this afternoon, his first time on
:55:37. > :55:43.the Lakeside stage, he struts around like he owns the place. What
:55:43. > :55:53.a performance. Martin Atkins is out. He has set his place alight. Well
:55:53. > :55:57.done. What a way to make your debut at Lakeside, what a performance.
:55:57. > :56:05.was hard but we got there eventually. I made a few mistakes
:56:05. > :56:09.early on and I thought they would come back to Hong make -- come back
:56:09. > :56:14.to hurt me, but thankfully it did not. You have been playing for 12
:56:14. > :56:20.years, but what a moment to get up on the big stage. Yes, most of the
:56:20. > :56:26.day I was trying to keep my mind away from darts, what was going on,
:56:26. > :56:34.but it was when I came to walk on, that was it. Everything happened,
:56:34. > :56:38.thank God. We saw a few Irish in the crowd, will there be a few more
:56:38. > :56:42.coming over for you second-round match? You never know, I hope so.
:56:42. > :56:47.At least we have done the Irish crowd in Lakeside, we're happy with
:56:47. > :56:53.that. Keep up the great form, keep calm and we will see you in the
:56:53. > :57:02.second round. The Pitons safely through, the drama is getting under
:57:02. > :57:05.way in Lakeside. -- a debutant through. This is his first
:57:05. > :57:14.fortnight at the Lakeside, we will judge it as it goes on, he may do
:57:14. > :57:20.well. He played well. Martin Atkins was a bit shocked, he thought this
:57:20. > :57:25.guy was not that good, but it turned out he was landing the
:57:25. > :57:29.trebles and finishing. We were expecting something from Martin
:57:29. > :57:34.Atkins, he came here with the more he can, we thought he would get
:57:34. > :57:42.further. It did not happen. He did not play very well. Darts is like
:57:42. > :57:47.that. People are upset because he is a better player than that. That
:57:47. > :57:51.was not Martin Atkins, but that is darts for you. You never know.
:57:51. > :57:57.at the three results we have had, only one seed is true, and he had
:57:57. > :58:03.to be the champion to do it. Robbie Green, King Kong was brilliant to
:58:03. > :58:10.knockout Christian Kist. That finished 3-1. We have seen Martin