Day 5 Darts: World Championships

A very good afternoon, everybody. Welcome to the 2013BDO World Darts

Championships from Frimley Green. Bobby and I have stepped out on to

the water's edge at the Lakeside where I can tell you it's

absolutely freezing. So let's get inside as quick as possible. Bobby,

what is the tie of the day? "May the Darts be with you". When did

you make up that phrase? 1994. have been using that phrase ever

since? Yes. Let's get back to the Star Wars. This is what we have

coming up this afternoon. The masters champion, Stephen bunt bunt

was focused and ready to go. He took on Darryl Fitton who is

motoring after a few years of misfiring. It was anyone's call

when Alan Norris took on the laid back glove-loving Wesley Harms.

Scott Mitchell had it all to do against King Kong Robbie Green.

Steve Douglas was a man with nothing to prove after making it

from a heart attack to the oche in three weeks, but the loveable doe r

Tony O'Shea was not be in the mood for sympathy once he entered the

arena. Also this afternoon, a look at two Lakeside legends who passed

away in 2012, jockey Wilson and Sid Fiddell.

We can't take the cold here. We'll begin with Scott Mitchell. He

reached this round for the first time and was up against the fifth

seed Robbie green. He was hoping to reach the quarter-finals. Welcome

Scotty Dog Scott Mitchell. Five, four, three, two, one.

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Robbie rocked the first three sets and was cruising as we join it at

Oh, dear. They look very similar. Yes. He's been dancing! Now that is

a programme I want to watch, Robbie Green on Dancing on Ice or Strictly.

the way things are going. A few muppets and plonker I saw there.

Ah, no, zipy and bungle. Roland Rat and Del Boy and Rodney. Only at the

darts! All part of the fun. 57. I don't know what that mask is! Look

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43. Robbie could punish that. Only one score of 60. One, two, three,

four, five, six, seven, out of nine throws. And there's the 140.

there's Colin Murray who's put on a bit of weight. Loves his darts,

Colin, doesn't he? 95. Scott rarely - the first on a finish in this leg

- to be honest... You require 16 4. He could do with something to

galvanise him. How about this, a 164? And a Shanghai for Robbie. So

this isn't going to happen. Treble 20, treble 18 and the bull. Robbie,

Shanghai on 120s. 140. You require 120. The treble 20. Single 20.

Double top. He's going to have to move. Just covering the double.

It's there! Robbie Green wins the first leg. Cruising now is Kong!

Game on. That must feel like a pun torch the solar plexus of Scotty

Dog. It's been a while since he's had a dart to the double. One leg.

His only one. He's lost the last seven in a row. Not finished yet.

Has his own landscape gardening perform. We know you can do better

one leg. 136. He'll be so distraught when he gets off the

stage, will Scotty. I know how he's feeling. 125. Sparkle. 141 left

after that 125. You require 141. should win this leg and Sharon

knows it. Biting her finger nails. 105 left. Treble 15. No. He'll be

back for 91. You just know that some pressure is coming. That's

really unlucky. 80. Scott, you require 91. Treble 17. If he wants

to. He could use double ten. Bull's Beautiful. And deserved. Third leg

Scott two, to go first. Game on! off in that last leg. Just couldn't

find the scoring. Couldn't get down to a finish. Scott, to his credit,

took full advantage with that 91. 121. And now a couple in the treble

20 and are we finally going to see some darts from Scotty Dog?

messaging each other on Facebook earlier this morning. What

surprised me, they were both up at 7.30, 8 o'clock is. Both come down

for 19s. Good thinking and a good shot. Still with the throw. 195.

Robbie's gone off the boil now. Six darts from one three eight. Can be

done in three. A treble 18. Leaves double 12. He'll be back. 79.

have done without the one. Scott Mitchell on 59. 61. Scott, you

require 59. 19 double top. 38. Oh, dear. 21 left. Fiver, double eight,

semi-finals on his way to the Center Parcs Masters in Belgium in

011. They've only met once before on TV these two. Scott beat Robbie

5-1. The first round group stage he beat him. 13 months ago that was.

Gone back to where he was in the early stages. 100. Your head's

spinning. So many people watching you, wanting to do so well for all

your fans and when it doesn't happen, it's like Mick Jagger

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this leg. 71 scored in six darts. because he cannot finish. It may

He needs it because he is just one leg away. 180! Give him some cheers

because he has had a struggle up there. We know he can do better.

That is the way to start a leg, throwing for your Lakeside life,

180. I was hoping he would get and nine the dart finish. Weren't we

all. -- nine dart finish. It is this leg, it makes all the

difference. He is on a Finnish, crucially. Robbie will not be on

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done it! Look at that! Scottie dog, the underdog! We thought he did not

have the chance. He is still the heavy underdog but the Scottie dog

may just have started howling. He has got a set on the board. He is

get that bit of energy and you guarantee that is what it is.

Giving rugby a chance to think how close he was to the quarter-finals.

-- Rob Key. 152 points away to be has happened before, he will try

not to be thinking that. But the thing is, Scott has not made up for

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He missed three darts and then lost that doesn't pump him up, nothing

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going in. Robbie is having a great this could be the point of no

return. You wanted to see him kick on after that 130 checkout to get

the first leg. He won his first set of the match. But he had a very

quiet leg and is struggling again. The it is all in the mind, that is

the trouble. Once your mind starts taking you away from it, you just

want to dig a hole. He is not the only person on this stage that has

come on and suddenly nothing has gone right. And he will not be the

last. I have seen everything in 40 years. I think I know a little bit

about what I am talking a bout. know more than a little bit, Tony.

It is just something you never want to happen. But like I said, it is

it. They do love him. They love the high scores as well. His fourth of

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the match and his first for a get this, the next leg. He has got

set, he is only a leg away, and then it becomes interesting. It can

about the match. -- throughout the match. Rugby has gone off the boil.

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-- Rob. But he has still got it in leg. And contrived to lose it.

Scott will be thinking he needs to put pressure on just like this...

And that. Can he do it? Yes. require 24. Fifth leg Robbie to go

first. Game on. Going for the match again. Just got a shot there. His

son Jamie's biting his finger nails. a lead having been up. Looking at a

152 to reach the quarter-finals. Robbie's never been as far as the

quarter-finals before. Two 140s. Come on. Maximum. Why not?! 140.

Something to cheer but not a lot. 57. Bit of breathing space for

Mitchell. Whatever happens, this leg will take a set. One of them

will take the match. You require 164. Another one. 128. You are in

trouble now Scotty unfortunately. year, sunshine. 23. Robbie Green

with a double 18 for the match. There it is. And a quarter-final

for the man they call Kong. The adventure ends in round two for

Scotty Dog. The fifth seed goes through. Without playing his best

through. Without playing his best darts but Robbie's through. In

darts, you have to expect the unexpected, but sometimes it's as

pribltible as a football match between top and boat Tom of the

table. That was the case - what we thought was going to happen did --

predictible? Robbie was up for it. Scotty's too soft, you know, he

just starts off soft. He was a bit under the weather and when Robbie

got on top of him, it was just a practise match for him, to be

honest with you. We knew from the walk-ons, Scott was looking down

and he said "Come on Scott" to himself before he'd thrown a dart.

When Robbie came out, he was up on the camera lens giving it all that.

Robbie didn't sweat. No pressure you see. If you don't sweat, you

don't have pressure and poor old Scott Mitchell just had to throw.

He just threw for the timing really, he didn't play. Yes. We should give

credit to Robbie Green. He might be a big lad, quite bullish, you know,

quite confident, but he'd never reached the quarter-finals before.

Heets - he's done that now so he got over a hurdle he's never got

over before? He wasn't pushed and to play like that even when you are

not pushed, he's done well. When he's pushed, it brings the better

out of him. He'll do better now because it's going to get longer.

He'll go a fair way. Best of seven. Nice and early in this afternoon's

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show. Let's look ahead to tonight's You've got to try and take it in

before you get out on to the stage. Obviously, as you are walking out,

the crowd are amazing here. The It's important. Obviously sometimes

it gives you a lot of time when you are having a double, but it's that

rush as well again, gets the crowd going and gets you up for it a bit

more. When the first one went in, I thought, keep the next one with it.

Then obviously the double, I didn't think, I just went straight for it.

As they've been doing in practise, they've just been going in. I don't

know much about Cullen as a player. I haven't seen anything of him

until I came to Lakeside. I watched his game against Martin Atkins.

Jason was there and took his chances when he needed them so I'm

going to have to be up for it again. They are all tough matches anyway.

Obviously, it's the second round now so it's going to be tough for

whoever's in the competition. You have to play your own game. It

doesn't matter who does what, I'm here to win it, not just to make

the numbers up. Paul Jennings doesn't see himself as that,

neither does Bobby. But he'll have to get through an impressive

debutant. How we do it back home it's a cup of tea isn't it? Yes.

Sugar? My mum will make you eight of these an hour, you will have tea

coming out of your ears, like Mrs Doyle in Father Ted. How many

sugars? All of it. Sweet and strong like myself! I like it stirred to

the left. OK. Like James Bond. Sugar? No, thanks. Same here. Just

like the taste of the tea. Bobby, if you don't understand Jason or I

say for the next few minutes, sit there and smile, OK? I can

understand him better than you. Bobby made the point, you were

first up on that stage taking on Martin Atkins, first stage at the

Lakeside. How did you handle it all? Once I walked in, to do the

walk, it hit me like it's happening now. Just as we walked down along

the other walk and once I got to the stage it was sort of like, pull

yourself together now, you have a job to do here and it just went

well. People are going to say, who is this guy, what is he going to do.

Back home in Ireland, you have cleaned up, done really well. Is it

time to announce yourself further afield? Yes, it's something I've

wanted to do. I've been in the Lakeside qualifiers seven years now.

Earlier this year I got the bit of luck and made the breakthrough.

know I think a lot of Paul Jennings, he got to the quarter-finals last

year, what does he have in his game that Jason should be worried about?

Well, he's very steady, he doesn't panic. He's a guy that does n't

panic. Some guys panic and you can read that. Jennings don't panic. He

keeps the same level all the time. He's probably just in the '90s, but

he can go up obviously he's got to go up, but 90s all the time. You

have to go 100 or 95. Jason, what part of your game should Paul be

worried about? What can you bring to the Lakeside stage tonight?

hoping to hit a good 180 here or when I relax I might let myself do

it. Just relaxing and getting myself prepared and ready to go.

Every time you do, it's like rearranging the furniture and

moving into a new flat, it takes a while to understand where

everything is and the second time you will feel more at home? Yes,

I'll hopefully feel more relaxed. You are a stonemason like this man

by trade. Bobby is a master trader aren't you, a builder? Yes.

built your own house from scratch. Redirected water off skramp land --

swamp land which he rents out at an extortionate rate. You are a

stonemason, like a bricklayer that lays stone? Yes. So they make you

the stone and you lay? Yes. don't chop out like years ago?

we do the building part of it. he's tidy with his hands. On the

level, aren't you? Yes. So the first thing you are going to do is

check the oche is level? Yes! sure the stage is right! That could

be your gimmick, that would be brilliant. One more question for

you. What is so bad about my tea?! You haven't even touched it,

Bobby's half way through, I'm going to have a second cup. You don't

even drink my tea. What's going on? We'll get to it eventually. Should

have just sent my water over here! Best of luck. Thanks for having a

chat with us. More highlights of the second round, the top half of

the draw last night and the ever popular Tony O'Shea who's been here

for an age. Steve Douglas is counting every dart as a blessing.

Amazing up here isn't it? Lakeside stage. It's hard enough

every year coming here, but with what's happened over the past three

weeks it was even harder because I was worried about his health. The

fact that we are here is massive. Had a pain in my neck. Said to my

mother, I don't feel well, she thinks I'm trying to blag a day off

work and she said what do you want me to do about it and I said I

think ring an ambulance. Straight up into theatre, accident in, three

hours, done, I asked him, the surgeon, got a game of darts in

three weeks' time and he was like "Darts?" and he said OK, should be

no problem, as long as it's not stressful and I said, that's good

enough for me. Steve Douglas. I'm more pleased the

way I was mentally than winning in a way because obviously it is the

main thing for me. I was kind of taking myself out of the moment,

trying to just have fun with it. Steve Douglas. When that last

couple went in, I was like, yeah. I welled up a little bit. 180!

darling of Lakeside. What you see on the telly with Tony is Tony,

he's a top guy, he's the darling of the Lakeside. I'm going to enjoy it.

To be fair, I might do it again. Who knows. He's normally there.

Just like playing in your front room? Just like playing in your

front room. Ladies and gentlemen, let's play

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darts. England v England. They call Get ready to sing, a man called

# Hey, hey, baby! # I wanna know # If you'll be my girl # Hey, baby #

Ooh ahh! # I wanna know if you'll throw first. Game on. Tony O'Shea

is the fourth seed this year. He knows he has got a world title in

him. The losing finalist of 2012 and of 2009. Both times, he came

mighty close to lifting the most famous trophy in darts, losing to

Ted Hankey in 2009, and 75 to Christian Kist last year. -- 7-5.

Only once in the last five years has he failed to reach at least the

quarter-finals and he says he has been throwing well, both in

practice and in matches. Steve had had an experience like he has

in the past few weeks, it does calmest he ever felt because he

expected to get beaten. If anybody ever tells you it is the taking

part that counts, think about Steve Douglas and that is true. A

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brilliant start for O'Shea! Bull's- His only find there was the latter

being open in 2011, which he lost to Paul Jennings -- Latvian Open.

Their last meeting was when Tony won 3-0 in Germany. Interesting a

Lakeside journey from Steve Douglas. We first saw him as a 22-year-old

qualifier in 2000. He reached round to, losing to Ted Hankey. Then we

did not see him again until 2011 -- round two. He lost to Garry Robson.

He events that last year, before Jennings beat him in the second

round. This is as far as he has ever been at Lakeside. Can he go

further? Not if Tony O'Shea has the amount of experience they have

got in this tournament and that will be extremely prevalent later

on, but the first maximum of the afternoon for dabblers will make

O'Shea has been in the second round. Most recently, last year of course.

He has only lost two of his seven second round ties. The last one was

against Robert Thornton in 2008. He beat Ross Montgomery at this stage

last year. He has also beaten Garry Robson and Stephen Bunting in

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went to a sudden-death tie-break from both players. A maximum, a 161

checkout, but it is a bit quiet in the third. Best of seven into the

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darts at a double in this leg now - of missing it and now is in the

Douglas in that leg. And a double, first round. Steve had a

particularly memorable match given double in the second set but then

reeled off six legs in a road to win 3-1. Also memorably interviewed

afterwards and he confessed that he did not have a clue who he was

going to be playing in the next round because he expected to be

knocked out. Having said that, I was backstage just after his match.

He was walking through a doorway and Darryl Fitton, Tony O'Shea's

best mate, was coming back through the door. Darryl said, well played,

Steve. Then he said, who have you got next? And Steve newt. You could

tell from his answer, which was moment. The wry smile belies

Steve's inner frustration. For the set. The set dart! Tony O'Shea has

hit his doubles. Steve Douglas has hit just one from eight attempts

and that is the difference at the moment, as Tony O'Shea takes as set

in the World Masters -- runner up. This would make it six major

televised finals without a victory. He has a magnificent CV. Includes a

nine-darter. His Dutch Open victory came quite soon after his Lakeside

defeat. Just possibly, Tony O'Shea could be about to hit the daddy of

all checkouts. Not this time... Two better. At the Dutch Open, it was a

few weeks after his Lakeside final debate, -- defeat, against

Christian Kist, and there are hundreds and hundreds of dart

boards along the length of a hotel for, and then there is one on the

stage, and he was on that stage in every round, having just reached

the Lakeside final, and on either side of the dog board was a huge

poster of Christian Kist with the Lakeside Trophy dash dot board.

That got Tony angry! He said he use that as motivation. Every time it

saw Christian Kist with his trophy, him win a world title. Twice losing

finalist, twice also a losing semi- finalist. Also lost a quarter-final

against van Barneveld in 2006 and he's been here every year since

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that point. Very Handley placed now. he couldn't do it this time. The

door ajar for Steve Douglas. Treble much. Double ten for Steve Douglas.

The second leg, Steve Douglas. Leads 2-0 in the second step.

to throw first. Game on. -- Steve to throw first. Game on. That's

what missed doubles do for you. O'Shea looks a bit... He's

struggling. Got to win three straight legs if he's going to take

of darts and your whole demeanour changes. Your opponent's changes

too. 180! Steve Douglas has thrown darts to sar to take him down to 84

-- so far. Steve has a chance for a 2-0. Treble 17. Would have left

removal needed by the look of it. "I've got some spares". Stkpwhrie

Lucy the saviour. Good work! Well always. Nothing ever fazes him.

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. You require 55. Now that everything

is back in order, he requires 55 than capable. We have seen it

already this evening. Needed the treble 20 to start. Could have done

with more than that. For the set... Double five. And low. Last dart.

Yes. Game and second set, Steve Douglas. He waves a fist at the

crowd. One set all in the Lakeside second round. We pick it up again

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after O'Shea made it five legs on to thank the staff at the hospital

in Ashford who treated him, he was there three or four days before he

was released to the new healthier lifestyle. He seems to have

embraced it. Good to see a rye smile as well. Just lost five legs

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mate. Usually does that backstage urgently needs this 86! The bull.

3-1 lead. Double eight big dart. Not the biggest target but a big,

big response and Tony O'Shea is flying, leads 3-1. Tony O'Shea with

the tarts at the start of this fifth set. Needing one more set to

book his place in the quarter- finals. It would be the fourth time

in five years he'd reached at least the quarter-finals. In fact, his

record at Lakeside since 2009 is final, semi-final, first round,

final. Certainly looking set fare for a -- set fair for a place in

the semi-finals this time. Aiming to win a seventh successive leg.

Won the third set in less than five minutes. He'll do anything he can

to complete the job here. Good response from the man from Kent

supporting. Even if you are neutral, frankly. One of the great stages in

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well go here. Brilliant darts from adjustment. Easy enough to follow

into the treble 20. Treble 18. Now it's the double 16 he was trying to

avoid but he hits that. The first leg, Tony O'Shea. Second leg it's

Steve throwing first. Seven legs in to leave themselves but he hasn't

hasn't he? His weight of scoring has been fantastic. OK, he's only

had the 180 so far. Look at the advantage he has over Steve in the

when he's not throwing fireworks... 100 points is the advantage. And

remember, Steve Douglas threw first in this leg. Here comes another

bit of banter in the crowd as well. The crowd saying "Come on" and he

mouthed back "I'm trying". Moves towards another leg. 16 for double

finish. The kind of chance he has ten to move within a leg of yet

another quarter-final, his sixth in his Lakeside career.

Two tens he seeds. Yes. Game Tony O'Shea. Third leg, Tony to throw

first. Game on. Despite Steve's well-publicised health problems and

despite how great it is for him just to be here, Tony O'Shea is

he would have made it through to the quarter-finals having just

dropped one set. In fact having just dropped eight legs in his

first two matches. Three of those were in successive legs in the

second set here. Since the first break, he hasn't put a foot or

easy second round win, it's sending out a bit of a message --

convincing easy second round win, three darts at Lakeside. If they

are, it has been great to see you here, Steve, and we know you will

that Steve has achieved here. He would have hoped to have achieved

fallen in the first round, you wonder whether this might just be

Tony O'Shea's turn. Twice a runner up, always a bridesmaid, and as

some of the big hitters have gone, O Shame marches on and he has

dropped just the one set in the process, but the plaudits and the

applause not just for Tony but also for Steve Douglas. His story,

A very nice win for Tony, Robbie is here as well fresh from his victory

last night. A lot of people last night said the man of the evening

was the man that he beat, Steve Douglas. We were ready thrilled for

him. I know on stage you are an animal but was there a little pot a

view that felt he deserved it? Obviously, over Christmas, we heard

the news and you do not want to hear things like that but he looked

fantastic! Better than he did before. He has come through it and

he feels well and he will do well. You look the same as always. How do

you feel this year? I feel quite good this year. I feel fitter and

healthier. Obviously not younger! But I feel pretty good. You notice

I have not asked you if this is the year. You must want to punch the

people that keep asking that every year. You are one of the best

players in the circuit. Do we abscess a bit more about Tony

O'Shea's legacy then you do? Everybody else is more fixated on

it than I am. I just do what I can do and if it is meant to be, it

will happen. This man could be sitting here with us in ten years

and we will say third quarter-final for you, it really good attitude.

You did what you said you were going to do. It went to plan. A

little bit sloppy at times but it is a win. 2010, first round, wasn't

it? Against him? He put you all the way. This time you have to beat him

up. I will try it! You are a little less bullish when you're sitting

next to him! That is interesting! I love it. I think Robbie has got

further than ever, full of confidence, Tony knows the

territory. It could be a classic. Robbie has put more pressure on him.

He played better. Tony, a little bit easier against Douglas, wasn't

it? The first two, he could have one the second set -- he could have

won. But he could not get going then, he was worn out. And you

thought to yourself, I will do the job, carry on. And that is what you

done. You will not be able to breach of us. It is a clash of the

titans. -- able to bully each other. He usually we do a fatty dance!

Will be get that again? You never know. Is something like that

happens, it would be spontaneous but it probably will happen.

now to remember two great adversaries and their sad departure

In 1989, the World Championship final, this was a match made in

heaven. Jocky on the oche. Crafty Cockney. And a Geordie it

with the gift of the gab. Lovely Two of the biggest characters in

the game, two of the biggest talents. One from England, one from

Scotland. England versus Scotland, you know, it brings out the passion

from both fans from both sides of the border. Yes! Eric Bristow!

Jocky and Eric Bristow would be arguing. I thought they would

fight! But that is how they were in those days, that was part of it.

Eric was a one-off. He knew how to wind anybody up. He would walk into

the players' room and say to every one of them, what have you come

here for? I am the one that is going to win it. You are just

wasting your time. Jocky, I am When he played in the final, I

thought he would definitely beat him. When Jocky is on form, he was

like a Bumblebee. The ratio of the wings to his body, he cannot fly,

that is a fact. Jocky never knew when he was going to lose, he never

looked at the scores, and that is what made him a good dart player

because he did not have any fear. But everybody thinks of Jocky is

the snatching throw, you can't take your eyes off him when he is on the

stage. His character, unpredictability, his character,

but as the darts player, this is from a statistician, what a

wonderful, wonderful darts play. The best five players of all time?

Jocky Wilson is in that list. does it! What an amazing comeback

by Eric Bristow! He was five sets down! Unbelievable! What a match!

He would never changes underpants when he played in a final. He would

keep them on for three or four days because he said they were lucky.

They were as well! I should have bought them off him! I used to last

Hello, mate. Yes. I remember that Every Bristol once said to me that

winning was the greatest medicine known to man -- Eric Bristow.

was a professor in history, if the truth was known, and he used that

in his commentary. Some of the things he came out with was just

are thinking about going to the local writer, is this is not throw

and hope. As a fan, I would jump up and down on my settee at home. He

was doing exactly the same in the commentary box. He was one of the

fans with us, you could tell, from the moment the match started. He

knew how to be excited from the beginning. He was up for it.

Rocking and rolling! Doing a Mick Jagger on the stage! Eric Bristow!

He is back! It is five apiece! he was on telly, or when he was

speaking, I could not understand him. He would speak in riddles. I

thought, where did he come from, he is mad! But when you knew him, he

was a very intelligent and clever man. You will expect the highest

standards from the 32 of the best places in the world... Now the

world No. 1 is ahead in the deciding set. What can you say

about Sid? Seed, you are a one-off. Incredible. He would write his

little things down, what he was One apiece in the decider. As it

got to the final set, he gave it everything. When he left the 138, I

cannot believe that Eric Bristow Championship, you have got to be an

idiot to do that. If you have a cap bit in your hand that you can

finish, you go for it! -- when you have a dart in your hand. Seed said,

he has got a chance here, he should have gone for the bull's-eye. And

then he comes up and there egos. -- there he goes. The shot is on for

the title. Yes!! I am telling you! I am telling you, I have seen

nothing like it in my life! There will only be one Sid. Absolutely

So much to talk about but we should start with Jocky Wilson and Sidney.

Jocky, you played him in exhibitions and you got to know a

great. He was a legend. Characters like that, you don't see very often.

When he came along and started taking titles of the bit two, it

was a nice change fought Joe Public. I was born in 1977 so do Lakeside

was not the Lakeside if you did not have Jocky Wilson and Eric Bristow

and you look to see if they would clash, it was like Davies and

Higgins in the snooker. It was England-Scotland, it was England,

Ireland, and it was not the same when he was not doing it. He was

that good. The yeah, legend. Sidwell del, he commentated so many.

A sad loss -- Sid Wedell. It is like talking about Pele and

football. He transformed the commentary box. He commentated on

my debut game on TV. He would light up the room. You would hear him and

stopped chuckling away with him. He was a great guy. You look back in

his history in television as well, let's not forget, can I knock your

head, Josse's giants! He was involved in so many TV programmes,

the indoor sports on ITV, you go to Cambridge where he went to

university and he is mentioned in the same breath as William

Wordsworth, but that never went to his head, certainly in a man I met

in the last three years. As down- to-earth as you could imagine.

first met him in the 70s in the British Matchplay in the red cars.

Bobby would have been there. I did not get to talked to him too much

but everybody would just listen to what he had to Safe. He was a

quality guy. He always had good stories. It was good interviewing

him on Radio 5 Live because he has written many novels, including

Jocky Wilson's by your gossip, but he once wrote a racy novel that was

banned by the high street stores. I am trying to get a copy! Just how

good was Jocky Wilson? He was a very good players. He made the

quarter-finals here every year. The worst was the quarter-finals! I

travelled with him a lot. I went all round the world with him.

Probably more than anyone. He was a real character. I played pairs with

him on the stage and I turn around and he has disappeared, he fell off

the stage, all that sort of thing! We don't see that now. He was an

anti- hero. He had his problem with the drinking. He loved the

cigarette. I used to share a room with him. You needed a gas mask on.

You could not even see the room. He used to smoke 20 fags and night

when he was asleep! And he loved the vodka. Her but that was him, he

enjoyed himself and he loved to do it. But he was great company to be

with and I had a lot of fun with him. I am glad I knew him. When I

was sitting in the shorts, you know, with a bowl of cornflakes as a

child I genuinely thought that a Jocky and Eric hated each other

If a layty came in the room, he'd get up and sit on the floor or

something. -- lady. He didn't likery and they used to have

challenge matches and Eric say, the more he drinks, the better he gets,

he'd play brilliant. He had no fear. He was like a bumble bee, you know.

He can't fly, but he could because you didn't know he'd gone. That's

what jockey was like. He didn't know when he was going to lose.

Maybe if the darts don't live up to expectations we should come back

and talk for three hours about the two of them because we could

definitely do that. Thanks for that and best of luck in the week

against each other. Thanks for joining me and back to last night's

second round action in the last 16. An England clash between two men,

who to be fair, on paper it was too close to call.

I'm just enjoying every match. That's why I play so easily up here.

I love the darts. If you don't love darts, why should you play? My

total game, I wasn't that satisfied because my average was low. At the

end of the game, mentally I stood above it, so that's good.

My goal is one match at a time at the Lakeside. Every game is a final,

That was probably my worst performance on stage for about a

year or so. We both missed a lot of doubles, but got the crucial one

for the match in tend so yes, happy in the end. We've got a good

relationship. We make jokes about each other and everything. At the

end of the row, we both want to perform better than each other.

We've got a good relationship going on there. A lot of people think

he's arrogant and full of himself, but when you get to know the guy,

it's more a lost in translation sort of thing. He's a great guy,

he'll do anything for you. I think he's a magnificent player. If you

see him all around Europe and everything, he's done great stuff.

Yeah, great respect for the guy. He's learning. He's on the circuit.

Fantastic results. He's doing well. When we play together, we're

friends. On stage, we cannot be friends unfortunately, so he won't

interrupt my game. I've played him a few times on the circuit and come

off good all the time. Never lost to Kist until last year. I'll never

say I've never lost to him before, of course I have, but not when it

matters. It will be a tough game, a proper darts match, that's for sure.

I just want to get in there and hopefully kick his ass. But that's

what he wants to do as well, so we'll see what happens.

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levelled it. It was the close call everyone thought it would be. We'll

join it at the fifth set -- Harms. He had lolts of chances to make it

3-1 -- lots of chances. Instead, it's two apiece. You would think

that would put the momentum back with Wesley Arms. He win this is

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leg, he'll be ahead for the first one from Norris. What a good round

this is. It's there again. Another leg in the fifth set. Excellent

pressure applied on Wesley Harms as he goes for double four. Missed it

a few times in the Gateshead four in the last leg. But he's hit it to

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take the lead for the first time in and decides to go the other way.

very idiosyncratic way. That's what I was going to say! I would have

said it earlier if I knew what it meant!

Harms comes to the board requiring 80. Treble 20. Double ten. One to

himself 100 if he's back. wouldn't think so. Three darts for

that Wesley Harms has won. He had a run against David. Against Rune

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Norris's eighth of the game. Harms Relief as well as a double for Alan

Norris. Next set. Game on. Next set. Still got problems. Has to win this

Wesley Harms. One more leg to go 3- played Dean Winstanley and trailed

3-1 and came back to win it 4-3. So he knows that very few positions

are insurmountable for him. A little bit frustrated that it's

proven to be more difficult than he anticipated at that point. Got his

second wind. Just a fraction is all tie it up at 2-2 and he's bust.

Just the wrong side and a chance way. Wesley Harms lost the fly and

2-0 down. We know the quality now of this young man. From the

where to be seen here. They have got the night off, those two. It is

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the other five doing the work for successive 100s for Alan Norris in

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becoming slim and slimmer. This is could well go all the waves. I

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think Alan wants to finish it now - opportunity. Although Harms is on a

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that he did. Harms Having three shots at a double which would have

taken him within one leg of victory. As it is, Norris is still in there

way, personally. Very little between the pair of them all the

way through. Allen has given that he hits a double 16. -- for

Alan Norris. No score. A he's after the 7th so the winner of this

one, it has been a great tussle from both players. They are close

mates. It has been a close encounter. We are into the deciding

with Dean Winstanley a year ago big scores are coming from these

two. Another one! This is a brilliant leg. Four big scores in

five visits to the oche. What can he had to get an 11 dart finish.

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This is brilliant. And he has that treble. Harms has taken 147.

3-3, 1-1, final set! Just as Harms thought he had got the advantage,

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Alan Norris. These two going through the full gamut of emotions.

They have had that many it fight backs, you think you can't survive.

You think it would have been over break back. Double 16. Yes! Some of

his finishing has been nervous. And Wesley Harms now knows that all he

has to do is hold his throw and he is through to the quarter-finals

for a second successive year. I say all he has got to do, because

neither player has been able to hold his throw so far in this set.

If you were picking a winner, I think a two dart advantage would go

to Harms. He kicked up absolutely brilliant and took the first couple

of sets. He has fought back. And now in charge of taking the match

sitting next to Wesley's partner, Mica. Another example of the

wonderful camaraderie all around the tour. Make no mistake though,

these two boys are gunning for each other. The families as well. They

all get involved. That is enough. He knows it. Mica knows it. Good

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Harms. Treble 10 20, single 12, Can't finish now. It's all down the

Harms -- down to Harms. Double eight. That's the one. Set eight,

Wesley Harms. Brilliant. What a match. Most enjoyable one so far,

in my opinion. It's been great. It's been a battle. But, Wesley

Harms, you've done yourself proud. Harms through to the quarter-finals

Bobby, closer than we thought. Splitting the four sets, ultimately

I was right and you were wrong with your prediction. Thank you. Harms

did the doubles when he needed to which was the difference? You have

got to score to get to the double. But you have to get your double.

But you have to get your double. He's hitting them under pressure.

The 140s, the 180s, is that like someone who can get into position,

but then you lose your bottle when you get to goal? Yes. Yesterday,

Steve Douglas gave us a workshop on how to follow through when you

throw a dart because a lot of amateur dart players will stab it

like me. Now I've been following through, this part of my arm's very

sore? It's the use, you have to do it all the time. So that's a sign

I'm doing it well? Yes. We'll talk about doubles now for those at home

picking up The Game. 16s prefer the double, there is a scientific

reason for that, it gives you more options, doesn't it? If you go for

a double 16 and hit the 16, OK, then you've got another chance, you

can go for the double eight, you hit the double eight, OK, you are

not in trouble, got another dart left. You have got the four left?

Yes, you hit the double four so next time you have double two.

two and then one, so there's five possibilities there? Yes. There's

no other place on the dartboard allows you to do that? No. So if

you are better at hitting double 18? A lot of players if they hit a

double, they hit 18, that's good if you hilt it every time. If you

don't hit it, that means double nine next. It's a one-dart. Two

darts in your hand. If you had a single nine, you need a nine and

that's not a finish. You are in trouble. Go get your darts out of

the board, that's very rude of you! We have dinner every night, I'll

throw first, you throw second, lowest score pays for dinner.

Lowest score? Yes. Whoifr gets the best score. I'll buy you dinner if

you get the best score. Three darts each, Bobby. OK. -- whoever gets

the best score. That's a one, that's a tw. Oh no,! -- two.

worst dart was my best. 38 in total. Was it 38? Yes. Five. Oh! What's

that? He went for the bull to take it. Bobby's buying dinner tonight!

Come on! Get in! Right, after dinner, he's going to go see his

son play in the Lakeside game. Let's remind everyone of what is to

One more game to bring you from the action last night in the top half

of the draw. Darryl Fitton against Stephen Bunting. Bunting is hoping

for a Lakeside babyboom. The first set I feel like I come out firing

on all cylinders and my doubles, I think I had a 50% check out success

rate so as long as I keep my doubles up like that, I should be

OK. I knew it would be a tough match. He's a fantastic player and

a really nice friend as well. I've Let me introduce you to the young

Bullet, baby Bunting, Toby, as you can see, he's taking after his dad

I've missed him. I haven't seen him for a few days so I'm going to go

for a walk around the park so we can relax and have a little bit of

a laugh. It just gives you that bit more lift I think. You always worry

about your children when they're not here and obviously, with him

being here, I can keep a little bit of an eye on him. I'll sit there

and he'll be watching me practise and then I'll sit him in front of

the telly for tonight's match. I'll just come up and play the board.

Darryl's quite slow and he's always very methodical really so you know

what to expect from him. I don't think Darryl will complain. We all

want to be world champion. As soon as you are up on that stage,

everyone just wants to win. It's going to be tough, but as long as

you get the win at the end of it, it doesn't matter. Then cow come

off stage and have a drink at the bar, you are frepbtdz again. --

friends again. It's England v England. Lakeside,

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get ready. It's the Dazzler, Darryl one in the world, the Bullet,

cracking start but Darryl won the first set, so the Bullet up against

it as we join it at the beginning offal the second. - beginning of

the second. Stephen Bunting says he doesn't

practise his doubles because he thinks he's going to score heavily

enough and he won't need to practise them because he'll get

enough chances. Wouldn't like to see how good he

was at doubles if he did practise them. 46% in his match against

Wilson and 67%. That's the heavy scoring he's talking about. Follows

his 135 with a 180. Already four from Bunting in the match. Add one

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from Fitton and we have a cracker business. He's won three legs in

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this match, two have been 12 way as Stephen won't be losing that

first set. He came back from two sets to one down as well. Darryl

was like this in his tie against van de Pas. He's coming down,

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A bit nervey. At the fourth time of asking in that leg, still he knew

to plan for both players. All seven legs we have seen so far going with

the darts. Who will be able to effect that crucial break? 180!

Amazing how many times he does that. When that second one is landed, the

third one's a quick fire, bangs it straight in to follow. Here he goes

again. Forgot far away. Looks like another leg with the darts. Stephen

did say if he's not 2-0 up after the first two sets, he'll be a

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little bit cross with himself. He another six darts in that! 7 180s

were ready and we are only would halfway through the second set. --

such that when he has had the darts, Darryl has not really, except for

one leg in the first set, come close. That puts the pressure on

deciding leg. And it never in doubt! -- and it was never in

that Stephen would win this particular leg. He has won four out

of four. Darryl is a bit cross with 60 and he followed that with a

maximum and a 140. He has firmly shut the curtains on that glimmer

deciding leg of a set. Very good composure to find that treble 20

with his last dart and to leave himself on a finish but is that

academic? It is! We are all square at Lakeside. This one is bubbling

the openening two sets. And look at than anybody through in the first

lost the set. That does not happen very often anywhere in world darts.

He knew he would have to be on form but he knows how to produce top

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Bullet fires! The highest checkout of the tournament so far! Darryl

Fitton did not get the bull's-eye match, he does now. Absolutely

fantastic from Stephen Bunting. The biggest one because you have to go

all the way around the board, treble 20, treble 19 and the

taken Stephen over 100 with the averages. Darryl's highest Lakeside

average is 100.7, achieved against Darren Robson in the second round

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What a treat these two are serving that Daddy has gone hunting and

everything around the treble 20 at the moment is sticking. He has hit

his last four doubles. This is very ominous for the rest of the field.

Particularly for Darryl Fitton at the moment. Why is he top seed? In

2012 he won the Welsh Classic, the granite city open, the Sun Parks

you can see. Not on a finish. Darryl with the luxury of six darts

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to get himself on the board in this set, when he missed them, academic

in the end, he has not even had a dart at a double Wednesday when

have had their throats. -- When Stephen has had a throw and that is

because when Stephen has had the high-scoring, he has followed it up

with some brilliant finishing. It can get better than that. It very,

We are midway through the third set. Seven out of 10 is something very,

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could be academic. For the set... It would have put it back to 2-2 in

this third set. Meanwhile, Stephen Mrs double 10, hits double five and

takes an lead instead. -- takes the lead instead. Great darts. But

Stephen Bunting has won the set against the throw. And when they

are throwing this well, the throw ride out the storm, to stick around.

He was not far away from that double top and that would have been

sensational. That could have been a and admire the darts both men are

won the Masters and followed it up with a Lakeside Championship win.

He'd be in very good company if he buzzing. Magnificent demonstration

of finishing from the number one seed. Another 12 dart leg. His

when he played van de Pas. Needs win three of the remaining four, as

opposed to both of the remaining two. This is the way he needs to do

it. 180! Number Ten of the match! Darryl's fourth, Steven's had six.

-- Stephen. This would be nice but Fitton second leg. Stephen to throw

last year. A couple of years ago well beaten to Dean Stanley. The

first time in five attempts he progressed beyond round two. He's

lot to Ted Hankey and Tony O'Shea at this stage in previous years.

start like he has, to start like a Bullet. He's just going to keep

a barrage of hitting that Steve has produced so far in this match would

have struggled, gone to pieces. Not there to leave himself double top.

Not applying as much pressure as he would have liked to have done,

Darryl. Stephen Bunting. Darryl to throw first in the fourth leg. Game

on. In the last six legs that Stephen Bunting's won, he's only

missed a double in one of them. Predator instincts and high scoring,

This is a treat to watch. Absolutely. We have been eulogising

about Stephen Bunting scoring, but Darryl's what, three behind him.

Hanging in there. Only lost one leg with a dart so far. Here he goes.

five he needs to level the set. A very rare, very loose one. This

punished. Double top. Two darts for a 3-1 lead. Misses with the first

and the second. Well, well, well. The chance Darryl didn't think he

would get. Is he going to go three double one again or one double two?

He's three again. For double one. Must hit it. Yes, he does hit it!

Fe fen now to throw first. We are into a deciding leg. Under way

already. How good is this?! Stephen now to throw first. In the context

of this match, this is a chance jammed closed on a subsequent visit.

Fitton with his next seven or eight darts could be the difference

between a 2-2 or a 3-1 dech sit going into the next break --

deficit. We are about half way through this deciding leg. This is

where it gets saucy. He's on a finish. But, one 40 here -- 140

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20 for tops. Oh! What was that, Fitton. The crowd sense it. Just a

moment to compose himself. This is a crucial trip to the oche. That is

the end of that potentially for this set forfeit Fitton now. After

Stephen making another mistake around the 20s again. Good markers.

Dramatic last one. He has missed it. Well, well, well. Three darts at

double top. Here we go. Here we go. Darryl Fitton to level the match,

double 18. Yes, he's done it! Can you believe this match of darts?

Stephen Bunting five darts to lead 3-1 missed the double top but

Fitton hit a double one and a double 18, his first break of throw

and we are still no closer to knowing who is going to be going

through to the finals, two sets apiece. It's the first to four.

He's averaging 95, has hit three 12 dart legs, a 167 checkout and he's

not winning. Stephen Bunting must was back on 306 with three darts to

go. He had the presence of mind to go for 19 with his first dart, hit

the two treble 20s which left himself on a finish of 167 and then

he took it out. Amazing. How much two. Doesn't go for the bull, goes

five now. Yes. He needed that with Bunting lurking. Three legs in a

row now that Darryl Fitton has taken. He's been in the top five

seeds on three previous occasions, Darryl. He's the lowest ranked of

the 16 seeds this time around as he played Lakeside for an 11th

consecutive year. Another man who's not had luck with the draw. Lost

out to an eventual finalist on six occasions in a seven-year spell,

including twice in the first round. Is this an opening? In the context

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first leg back from a break his own little bit of a slow one. The need

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week. Her fourth successive leg for Darryl Fitton. Now he has found two

but then it falls away. Darryl much more consistent. Only averaging 89

in winning that fourth set. 180! five attempts to hit double top

have all ended in Mrs. -- misses. building up that little bit of

momentum... 180! It can change so quickly! Just like that. Brilliant

response from Fitton to Bunting he needed that last dart to hit the

treble 20, otherwise he would have given away all the advantage built

frustrated that he did not hit a treble last time because it means

little bit of a chance. 96 to take the set, it can be done in two

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Fitton steals it with a double 18! Darryl Fitton, 23 years his senior.

Bunting needed to win the last two sets in his first round tie against

Jamie Wilson and managed it. He is in the same position here against

Darryl Fitton. And the scores keep Annabella 180 to underline the

point! -- another! Red score means has thrown some terrific stuff this

leg, but Fitton is 41 points away position that all he has to do is

hold his throw and he has won the match. What a way to start! Almost

Bunting has had the throw, he has an 11-dart leg. Bunting needs to

take advantage. There are not many lost that semi-final, I threw my

best darts but Fordham's came from the No. 1 seed... -- a leg. He is

one leg away now! It looked as though he was dead and buried but

now, there is light at the end of the tunnel and it is a Dazzler!

has only thrown 25 darts this set and he has only needed to, they had

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been that good. He means it, One of the most vociferous

supporters of Jimmy and his game against Martin Adams earlier in the

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Stephen will be back. It really has from Stockport, twice the semi-

finalists, with the problems he has had Abba Lakeside in the last three

years you would have been forgiven for thinking his chance had gone,

but he is in the zone and he might be in the quarter-finals in three

minutes time. Credit Stephen Bunting following that 135 with a

125. He will make the does allow work for it and no mistake. Another

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treble 20, and another! Take That, real pressure here. Great pressure.

Frustrated with himself about that last dart. Darryl's got three in

his hand for the match. Treble 20 he's looking at. And again, Stephen

Bunting now has a chance potentially with two darts to stay

finals, Darryl Fitton. Can he find double 14 to beat the top seed? He

can! He's done it. The top seed goes out. What a match! He's

continued his amazing record and the Lakeside problem for the big

boys continues as the number one seed is eliminated. The Bullet

firing blanks, Fitton, brilliantly makes it through. Darryl, fresh

from making a fool of himself tripping in the oche. That was

about the only foot you set wrong. about the only foot you set wrong.

Yes. I want to take you right back to the first time we saw you

mouthing the words to your song? Stephen's a really good friend.

Sometimes it's like I've got no respect for the person if I do it,

but it doesn't mean that, I just want to just focus and try a be a

different person like everyone's been telling me, toughen up a bit.

The key moment when Stephen Bunting missed the shot? He missed the

double 20, was beat 20, then he hits 20. The best time you hit that

shot in that game, it was the 136, big 20, big 20, treble 20.

Bunting's going up. Three darts at double top, you think he's going to

win. 3-1 down or two up if he misses. He misses, hits the double,

he's level. And after that it changed The Game completely.

you feel at that moment you'd weathered the stereotypical Stephen

Bunting early storm which he brings to every game, he's out of the

blocks so quickly? I knew I had to win one of the first two sets or

The Game was over. Won the first then it relaxed me a bit, then I

went down. My last treble 20 set myself up for the 136 and then with

him missing it, he killed a 167 earlier on in The Game. I had a

shot at a double to win that leg. I thought that was a turning point, I

kept grinding him down and it was brilliant. I was watching the

averages and he stormed out, even though you won the first set, you

were setting about 192, 198, you literally crossed paths though, it

was the perfect storm. Have you analysed that, because you got

better? The differences in the averagings the first game, I

started first, had more doubles, that's where the averages changed a

little bit. Stephen's been awesome on his doubles but he had a blip.

It's usually the opposite way, I am usually the one that can't get the

doubles. He's going to be against Wesley Harms and earlier he caught

up with Rob Walker. This guy proved he's not a one-hit wonder, semi-

finalist this year, the quarters this year. What a match that was

last night? Yes, it was a real tough game. The first two sets I've

only got three legs out of it and it was with a high finish as well

and I was like, he's hitting 180s for fun. I hoped during The Game

that he would score less and he managed to get his scores a little

more down at the end of the row. That's where I could keep up with

him. You showed real character in that match? Thank you for that.

you had to? Yeah. I needed to come back and I needed to play a good

friend. The first time I was like, all right, don't think about it,

don't think about it and go on with it and at the end of the row I did

and it went well. Was it difficult though to put out of youfr mind the

fact that you guys are such good friends on and off the oche -- your

mind? The Game itself proved it all the way true. At the end of the row,

both of us missed a lot of doubles when we needed to hit them. That's

the pressure because you are playing a friend. Too much respect

for each other I think. How much has the experience of last year

made you more calm this time around? It's a marvellous run to

the semis 12 months ago. That must have given you a lot of confidence

arriving back here for your second year at Lakeside? I'm only here to

prove that I'm not a one-day fly you know. So I want to make it to

the semi-finals again so that's it. There's one man standing in your

way, Darryl Fitton who, came through an absolutely epic match

against Stephen Bunting. What are your thoughts ahead of that

quarter-final? I think he played proper darts. At the end of the row,

tomorrow is a different day isn't it. You are such a laid back

character. Are you looking forward to the match because both of you

are in great form. It will be packed again, as it always is. It

will be a wonderful occasion? think the Dazzler's got the crowd

behind him because he's from England, but at the end of the day,

it's a game and we need to play it both, so just get the crowd out of

the way, out of my mind and play the board. You are talking a good

game. Enjoy it tomorrow night. It will be a wonderful, wonderful

match. Hopefully it will be. Thank you. He looks a bit like Dolph

Lungdren. Remember him, without going to the gym?! Relaxed and

nothing to lose, never played him. Will you keep the new steely

temperament, see you back in the box as One Step Beyond starts and

expect you to be looking straight ahead? I don't know. See what

happens. What happens to your glasses? I just toss them out in

the crowd. You lose a good pair of shades? Yes, they're very expensive,

cost me �1.0, I had 500 pairs made, still got 100 and odd pairs left.

Can we get a pair? Nice one, free pair of glasses. Bobby? I think

he'll beat him. If he plays like he did, he's going to beat anyone

really. That's it guys. Thanks so much for joining us. Before we go,

let us cross the Is and dot the Ts and catch up with the quarter-

Stkpwhrp Robbie just has that little bit extra. O'Shea in the

semi-final every day of the week for me. They've got to have the

experience. That's what I'm saying. You are a big fan of Jennings. I've

got to go for Jason, the only Irishman in it. What about you?

I've got no choice, I get the other one. De Vos against Waites, we both

think Scott? Got to go for Scotty haven't we. Tonight's games then

we'll know the quarter-final line- Garry goes all over the shop, he

hits the scores, I'll go for Garry Thompson. He has the track record.

I'm inclined to agree with you. Hendriks and George are debutants,

set the stage alight in their first round performances and go against

each other tonight hoping to make the quarter-final.

I'm quite fast. If you get in a rhythm, it could be a fast game.

He's quite fast as well. I couldn't believe it. I was standing like

this, like what have I done now, knocking the number two seed out,

three time world champion. I felt really good. Really enjoyed The

Game. Love to play on stage before the crowd. I was happy getting here,

happy to be seeded. I wasn't so much pressured to win, in my eyes.

I didn't care whether I won or lost, but to win it makes you more

comfortable. You always get lots of attention from people who don't

expect you to win. I'm not trying to be him, I'm trying to be myself

and get my own character out of it. I do like to enjoy myself and have

a laugh, which might be a bit of a downside to me because I can't

always be serious. But yes, hopefully people like that. Bobby's

son, that gives me load of pressure I think. He came and beat me so

that's good for him. All the Dutch look at The Game professionally.

That's what you have got to do really. You can't come here just

having a laugh and joke about it. You are here to win. Last game on,

everyone's warmed up. Been there a few hours starting to enjoy it.

Hopefully it will be a good atmosphere and hopefully we can

give them what we want. This is as good a time as any to come clean.

Jimmy Hendriks is actually my son which make this is really awkward

tonight now. What does your boy need to do? He's talked about being

his own man, he certainly is that. What type of darts does he need to

throw? He can play good darts or he wouldn't be here. He didn't play

well on the stage last time and he got away with it. They're about

even, both of them. They go to the tournaments, meet och other

occasionally, but he's going to play his own game, don't keep 19s,

18s, all that, chasing the board, play The Game as he plays and he

should play very well. Both should play better because they were both

making the Lakeside debuts. On the one hand, Richie put up with the

talk about being Bobby George's son, as well as play a game against Dave

Prins, Jimmy Hendriks had to play Wolfie Adams? They've both done

well, it's a great thing for youngsters to get to the tournament

and win The Game. Does the extra set help Richie? Does he prefer a

seven, best of seven, as it goes on, if he gets three will he prefer the

longer journey? Every dart player loves a longer race. The longer the

race, when you are a good player, the better you can shine. Hendriks

would like a longer race. He's only young but he'd like it. Richard

likes it as well. Gives you more chance to settle down, the nerves

go. New done do it on this race, you are not going to win, easy as

that. Anyone who's been watching throughout today knows that Bobby

has to buy me dinner now so we will head off. Back with the highlights