Day 1 Part 1 Darts: World Championships

It is one of the most familiar locations in all of British sport

and host to one of the most dramatic, sometimes heartbreaking,

sometimes bizarre world championships in the sporting

calendar. 2014 kicks off macro with the PDO will starts from here at the

Lakeside as we say hello to some familiar faces, I wonder which

Rangers will announce themselves -- which Rangers as stars. Competitors

from New Zealand, Canada, Latvia, the Czech Republic, Belgium and of

course here in the UK. It is the arrows on the BBC and the sky is the

limit. Hello, everybody, and welcome to the

only madhouse where the lunatics queued to get in. The Lakeside is

ready for the opening afternoon session of the 2014 PDO world darts.

Joining me as always, perched up high in the balcony, looking down on

his minions, the only man who dresses down for Mardi Gras, Bobby

George. It must be three decades you have been here? I do go home

sometimes! Do you have the same tingle? I get the feeling every time

I come here, I would love to be up there and I know how they feel. You

also mention the girls as well, it is a bit of a walk in the dark this

year. I bought a pint and put it down and somebody stole it and then

when the lights came on... We did have a little scare when the Power

went out. When we were watching the Ally Pally darts, the format is a

bit different, more men and more women. Rob Walker can explain it. We

have got the familiar setting here at Lakeside but we will have some

new names here courtesy of the men's draw being widened to 40

players. The top 20/ in September which left 16 places for the

qualifiers, eight of them have travelled from all across the world,

some of them making their first appearance here at Lakeside and also

in the 16 lining up for the preliminary round, two former world

champions, Martin Adams and Christian Kist, the lipstick is up

against Heery OKI shim zoo -- very lucky shim

Mike Day making history for New Zealand, travelling all the way from

Auckland and he will be the oldest player ever to appear at the

Lakeside at the tender age of 58 when he takes on Sam Head. All of

those results could have an impact on the line-up for the first round

proper. Stephen Bunting, what a 2013 he had. He will be up against either

Jim Widmayer or Garry Thompson. Wesley Harms reached the semifinals

several months ago, he is up against Paul Jennings, that could be a good

one as well as the line-up, Ritchie George against Robbie Green. That

could be an absolute cracker, sure to have his father on the edge of

his seat. James Wilson will face the winner of Kist or Shimizu. Scotty

'2' Hotty has got a difficult match against Alan Norris and could Tony

O'Shea faces long-term friend Martin Adams? Only if he gets past David

Cameron. We have got nine days of scintillating arrows in prospect, it

will be dramatic, it will be passionate and we cannot wait for

every single second. Very exciting, you will have

pronunciation problems over the first week but you always give me a

name at the start that nobody is talking about. Who is it this year?

It is difficult for me to say that. Jimmy Wilson for me. He is playing

well but we almost that. It is the person we do not know, possibly an

overseas player. And the eight regional qualifiers which means you

get a Canadian in there, a New Zealander, an Australian. They have

done it from their own merit. It is easy to play the person you know, it

is hard to play the person you don't know and that is exciting. A real

mixed today, and that is what you will see. This is what we have

coming up. Martin Adams are starting to find his feet again after a

period on and off the oche, he is playing a Canadian by the name of

David Cameron. Then it is two-time semifinalist

Wesley Harms who has been handed a first turf round draw against Paul

Jennings to reach the quarterfinals of 2012 but we will start their

champion, Yorkshire's Scott Waites trying to defend after winning style

last year. And it will not be easy because the pressure will be on

Scotty '2' Hotty but he changed the last format last year. He took the

pressure off macro and spent time with his friends and family and it

delivered his first world title. I headed down to have a chat with him

away from the humdrum of the Lakeside but stupidly I brought my

darts. No score. Never! I will give you a

chance, backwards, 66. You cannot buy that can you? What a

doubt! -- what a dart will stop how has life changed for the man who

says darts is a hobby not a profession? It comes from winning

the world championship. But that is what it is all about. You get

recognised a bit more in the street and you cannot go shopping without

people pulling you up in the seafood section, it is mad. I am still doing

a bit of carpentry, a bit of joinery. I enjoy it. And then the

darts in the night. What do you remember of the final? It all

happened so quick, I remember being up and I thought I cannot win 5-0

up, and then I did it. The World Professional Darts Championships,

Scott Waites! Right now and for every day of the tournament, they

are talking about their best win and their best defeat. Lots of players

and you remove yourself and you just come in here... It is more relaxing

when you come in here with friends and family. If you want to stop at

Lakeside for the hustle and bustle, you can do but we like to go away

and come down here, a bit of quiet, you get treated really well. A quiet

game of darts. What more do you want for reparations? Only two players

have retained their title, in BDO history. You are second favourite

for the bookies, forget that, how do you feel? They had me as favourite

all the way through last year and Stephen Bunting is favourite, he has

been on the circuit, he has probably won more tournaments than any other

player this year and as being Lakeside favourite, Stephen has been

playing a lot of soft tipped darts and you play off eight foot. If he

has been concentrating too much on that, I am not concentrating on his

steel tipped darts. It is anybody's, really. He may have the

world at his feet but he will have to be on his toes in the third

round, best of five sets, Scott Waites is taking on Alan Norris,

every time he turns up here, he is living in a different country. He

has got good form, always takes eight good player to knock him out.

Scotty has got a lot of pressure on him, world champion, first guy to go

on the stage, lots of pressure. Alan Norris, good, steady player, he has

been round the circuit. All the little opens and tournaments so he

has done his homework. He is winning them. What will happen in this first

game? Do you think the first apps His opponent, a former French open

Luxembourg open and Welsh Masters champion, welcome to the stage Alan

Chuck Norris! COLIN MURRAY: Alan Norris could be

the spanner in Waites cogs. In the commentary box, a legend, Tony Green

alongside Vassos Alexander. COMMENTATOR: Thank you, Colin. Here,

here we go. The first match at Lakeside 2014. Alan Norris against

Scott Waites. Top of the world and still a carpenter. Waites decided

not to give up the day job despite winning the world Chebet ship last

year, possibly the world first, a dominoes injury, Waites played

dominoes in his local last week and he could not move when he went to

get up, and add a troublesome shoulder to the bad back and it

could be nailed onto an early return to woodwork but Waites says he is

pain-free today for the first time and last time he played Alan Norris

here, he thrashed him 4-0. Norris making his sixth Lakeside

appearance. I was chatting with Alan Norris

earlier on and all he would say to every question, he said it is all

good and he is right there, we are under way here at Lakeside 2014 and

Tony, it is all good. It is exciting.

It will be a high-scoring match, this. Two of the big scorers. The

world champion. I was talking to him, in the

auditorium and he has no problem with double blank any more. He will

not be making any excuses. He is a Yorkshireman after all. He lives in

Huddersfield, 36 years old. Alan Norris has lived all over.

Representing England this year and first to a finish.

There is the bull. Double 14... He is fast, he is furious, he could

have had it. But a good chance now. yes! It is there! Both players on

form. It is going to be a cracker. More of the same, please. The first

leg at Lakeside, a bit of a belter. If it goes along like that, would be

something to set the stage alight. I noticed Norris was smiling all the

way during the introductions. Yes, I mentioned he didn't want to talk

much. Unusual for him because he is a very friendly guy. But he says

this time around he has got his game face on. But, he said, please say

hello to the Crown darts team, which is his team.

He is a very high-scoring player. Usually his finishing let him down.

Six darts from 140. He cannot take it out this time. He will switch to

19. He will have 100 when he comes back.

So, two good legs from both players. That was unlucky. It bounced out. 60

points on the floor. Still waiting for our first maximum of Lakeside

2014. But you get the feeling we will not be waiting long.

They are both fast players. They get on with it.

Where are they going to night? -- tonight. What a leg this is from

Alan Norris. I must say, he is a very high scorer. His doubles have

let him down in the past. Well, if Alan Norris can keep

finding his doubles, Scott Wade could find himself in trouble. Never

a problem scoring. And look at those first nine averages.

That is better. Scotty, Yorkshireman from Huddersfield. He will not give

in. That is for sure. In this first round it is the best

of five sets to win the match. This is to take us into a deciding leg in

the first set. It is hot up there. It is hard in

the audience. -- heart. The angel of darts! Switching to 18.

He needed a third one in the trouble if he was to leave a finish. --

treble. Still advantage Norris. You cannot finish on 257 but Norris can

finish on double top. Could do nothing about that. Double top

coming here. Under no pressure whatsoever. Well, well, well. Next

time he comes to the key, he could find himself under pressure. -- the

oche. That is the one! Yes, Norris getting

the applause. He did well there. Shaky now for the champion.

We are just having a quick change of the board. The ring outside, where

the numbers are, I think the four came off.

Little Richard has taken over on the stage. He has been doing a great

job. Isn't he just? He spent the past decade or so in this commentary

box. Berry is, loves it. I have known him since he was 16 years of

age and he just wanted to be up on that stage. He still looks about 16,

mind you! Oh, dear. Scotty... Good recovery on

the last dart. Again finds the treble with the last

dart. Scott is favoured for this one.

Very tidy. Very tidy. And all of a sudden, to hold his throat, Scott

Waites will feel he needs to hit 148, which he cannot do. A big

chance for the first break of throw in the match.

He secures the break. A tense of the first will tell you what it means.

-- clench of the fest. You have to watch out for a Norris in the early

rounds. He means business. So, the first break of this matter.

-- match. A quiet start to this leg from both

players. Bobby forecast this as well. He knew, as well as I do, the

form of Norris. Still a way to go, Tony, the first to three sets. Oh,

it is not over yet. I told you, he is from Yorkshire. He is asking

himself, what is going on? Scotty is not to party. -- Scott is not too

hot. There it is! Almost two in succession.

How about this? OK, Scotty. So, more agony for Scott

Waites. He snatched at it. A chance for

Scott Waites to save it. And to break back. Yes! Look at them, they

are loving it. The biggest smile you have ever seen

there. And that was from Norris. Scott Waites bangs in 137 start the

third leg of this set. Anything you can do... Was that Launcelot? He

liked his arrows, did Launcelot. Yes, I was just thinking. Yes, sir.

I wonder if he was as accurate as these two on the stage?

Alan Norris has basically nicked the throw.

Norris patrolling around the oche, moving in for treble 20, double top.

Yes, it's their honour no messing! -- it there, . Throwing for a two

set lead. The reigning champion may not be raining too much longer.

A nice start from Waites. But look at the room there. They are up in

the air. You could have got another three in there. Is this another

maximum? Come on, Scotty, keep it going.

The business end of this leg now. Down to a finish.

There is nothing Waites can do, only wait.

This would be like a dagger through the heart of Alan Norris but it

can't happen now. So 25s for a two set lead.

There it is! He limps over the line but the finishing line comes

closer. Norris leaves by two sets to nothing and he is a set away from

knocking out the defending champion. In 2010, Norris hit nine 180s

against Robert Whitener. -- Wagner. He always scores well. But this is

it, he now knows he just needs this set and that is the hardest one to

win. I wonder if they have got a

dartboard at Buckingham Palace. He needed the last treble, and he

got it. He is on the way back. A 112 out to

break the throw. Alan Norris has just been a little

bit wayward since the start of this set. He is not pushing them through

the air like he was doing. It looks like he might be struggling with the

heat on the stage. It is unusually hot here this year. Although it is

always hot. With all those lights and cameras pointing at you, you

really do feel it. That is a maximum. Norris camp keeps

rolling. Slipping away. To level this set.

There it is, that double top was there, that is all he needed.

He has to hold his throat twice. -- hold his throw.

We talk about Alan Norris and his check out problems, the way he

scores, he will always get more chances... And Scott Waites gets in

with a maximum. His first of the match. It is pandemonium out there.

They don't know who to cheer here. Good finishing, 180s, 140s, but it

is the champion who is in trouble. He wants the bull and he has got

it! Norris, one leg away. Incredible. He has got everything to

do now. Well, well, well. Norris cannot chuck this away.

Are we on the verge of a famous upset?

All eyes on Norris. This leg will do.

Yes! Look at this, he's fighting back, he is a champion.

A fraction away, 84 needed. Treble 20, double 12 will do.

Match point. Alan Norris can do this in two darts.

Yes, he says the match! -- saves. Norris had a chance, now he has got

it all to do. Great start, there is the finish for

that man there, the champion. But he has still got a mountain to climb.

If he can win this leg, Scott Waites, then we are back with the

darts. And that is a big if. What a saviour, that one. It just

keeps in there. But Norris is still favourite at this stage.

He takes a drink, he doesn't have to go for this, but let's see if he

does. But he won't without doubt. So it is still in the balance.

He missed 84 for the match in the previous leg. 85 between Alan Norris

and round two. I, he has done it! Oh, yes! How many

times has it happened in the past? The world champion falls at the

first hurdle of his defence and the man to do it, Norris, he is the boy,

he is the man, he is the star of the day. Ladies and gentlemen, our

champion last year, we say goodbye this year, Scott Waites!

And through to the second round, Alan "Chuck" Norris!

COLIN MURRAY: Several champions lie after winning the year before, no

luck for Scott Waites, what a way to start 2014 PDO World Darts

Championship 's. -- PDO. Let me introduce you to the smartest

man in all of Britain now. The first game you called the world champion

going out. There was pressure on Scott but let's make no mistake, the

last 32, you are averaging over 90, phenomenal darts.

When you are averaging almost 100 for the first nine darts, and

overall average, you have got to do 15 dart leg every time against him.

He had a few scruffy darts and they both did, to be honest. Overall, I

said to you, in practice playing in the pubs, he did his homework. You

come off the first two sets and it was not a done deal, he has got to

knock out the champion and when the pressure was on Alan Norris, he had

his finishes. It might only be an 81 but he got that bull's-eye. That was

lovely. His winning darts are exactly the same. To beat the world

champion and knocking out and not him out with a bull's-eye, what a

way to do it. But that is the way it goes. When you are the champion, the

pressure is on you. The boy didn't play like you can but Norris did not

give him a chance. So good luck to him. We left a little gap and we

will have to make a bigger one because Alan Norris has knocked out

the world champion, Scott Waites. Get in the middle. You predicted 3-1

and you won 3-0? I took my chances. I fancied a 170. I changed the

flight. The bull's-eye finish. I like the bull's-eye. It is my

favourite double, to be fair. You played really fast darts. What

impressed us was that when you are to set ahead, you held your nerve?

No. Both myself and Scott, we did not play our best games. Locally

I've been playing pretty well. I have been pretty stable. I wasn't

probably on us much pressure as people think. I am thinking,

defending world champion, he has got more to lose than me. I would rather

have him over a shorter format than over seven sets. I have got six

years experience in now, quite comfortable. Hats off to my mates.

They all come and practice with me. Get hammered week in, week out. Job

done. We will talk to you a bit more. Your greatest moment at the

Lakeside. Letter from Scott Waites. -- S from Scott Waites. Scott has

been superb period Lakeside in the past. It is the first time you have

gone out in the first round. What has gone on in the lead up to this?

Bit disappointed. I have had a few mishaps coming up to Christmas.

Allen, on the day, he played awesome. The better man wins on the

day. No excuses. My game didn't come to fruition and his dead. Were you

surprised at just how good he was when it came to the pressure points?

No. I have played Alan. I know what sort of game I am going to get from

him. I did not turn up. The best man won on the day. Darts is all about

the day. If you don't turn up, you don't win. Is their any chance you

may go full-time after this? We know you have huge quality. Quality? I

don't know. We will see what happens. You never know. I need some

practice after that, definitely. Thank you for talking to us. That

was very gracious. I know you are going to celebrate

victory tonight in proper Alan Norris style. This is what you will

be celebrating. These final darts. I will probably be celebrating with a

pot noodle because the food is not much here! Similar averages to what

I have been doing in local tournaments. I will take a 31

average every day of the week. First nine, the first six darts are good.

I need to improve on my third throw. But I never analyse statistics like

that. It will be better next time. When you are hitting one out of two

you will have many good times appear. 75%, I will take that every

day of the week. I played Dean Winstanley and I was three sets to

one down. He had similar averages. I kept steady. I came back. Same

result. That's all right. Congratulations. All this on the

back of waking me up at half past two this morning outside my hotel

room. I have decided to change everything this year. My brother is

not here. I bet he is dancing round at home now. He loves the darts. I

have changed everything. Early nights, but 7:30am and practising

for 14 hours as none of the window. It is more late nights and early

mornings. If you are going to continue doing that, wake me up at

half past two every morning. Congratulations. Enjoy the chicken

and mushroom tonight. A Bombay bad boy! Now a man who is making his

21st consecutive appearance at the Lakeside. It has been a tough 12

months for Martin Adams on and off the oche. We sent Bobby George

Longford a heart-to-heart. 21 years at the Lakeside. That's a

record. No it is, you're right. Three times world champion. What has

gone wrong to What can I say, really? Going through a divorce

process has a big effect. Lost a lot of weight through the stress. You

find you're not playing like you used to. You think you are doing it

the same but you are not. You don't seem have that power. A lot of dart

players try to lose weight and then you try to get back to the same

standard that you had with the weight you have lost. It is very

difficult. You're not doing too bad this year. You're looking good!

Also, you're going to play an MP. From Canada. That's the one. David

Cameron. I haven't heard a thing about him. I have not bothered to

research what he has done, how he plays etc. I'm going to take him as

he comes. He is the top man from Canada. I'm expecting good things.

I'm expecting a good game. You need unknown players you don't know all

the time on the circuit. You handle it like that. You haven't really

travelled that much. You haven't gone to every tournament like a

couple of years ago? No, I haven't. I pick and choose. There are

different points systems for different tournaments. That is why

you are playing a Canadian, because nobody wants to go there for 400

quid. So they play their own tournaments and get qualifiers. It

has done you a favour in one way. But if you don't get the points when

you do travel, you are in trouble? You get points for the last 64, last

32. If you don't make it into the last 32, you have got no points. In

category A, you do. Every little helps. This time last year I was on

about page 340 of the rankings. I am on page one now. I'm doing well. Is

the wolves happy? Yes, the Wolf is very happy at the moment. Things are

going well on the dart board and in my personal life. Family's good.

Family's healthy. So yes, I'm happy. David, what a way to mark your

Lakeside debut against a three-time champion, Martin Adams. And you come

here not just as anybody, but as the other David Cameron. How much banter

have you had? I have had a little bit from some people about the name.

It has not been too bad overall. Will it impact on your nickname?

Will you come out as the Prime Minister? No, I'm just going to come

out as David Cameron. What does it mean to you to be here on the

biggest stage of all? Is my first time participating in this

tournament. It is a good feeling. I feel pretty proud to be part of this

and represent Canada. So hopefully I will be very successful. You won a

couple of titles last year in Canada. Do you believe you have got

a chance? Absolutely. 100%. You have two be positive, stay focused and

take one game at a time. Have you stopped to think about the noise and

the adrenaline and what that moment will feel like when you walk out

onto the stage for the first time? At times you think about it. But if

you stay focused and try to walk out there and acknowledge the crowd, and

let everybody know that you are there to play and try your best. If

you are going to win this, you are going to do it the hard way, with

Martin and possibly Tony O'Shea in the next round? Absolutely. I look

forward to it. It is a great chance. We will see what happens.

David Cameron, we had a chat just before he came on air. Did he seem

like he was in all of the Lakeside? He is nervous. But he was trying to

focus. He will get a one play the dart board. Obviously he is going to

be nervous. And he is playing Martin Adams. He could be world champion,

we don't know. What is remarkable is there is a three times world

champion playing in the preliminary rounds this year. He didn't get the

results. He has taken it very graciously. An honest question, is

Martin Adams past his best can you regain former glories? I think he

could come back and play like he did. That is my opinion. Will he

find his form again on this stage will be have a second upset? I have

got to go on what I can see on paper. I don't know anything about

the bloke from Canada, so I have got to go for Martin Adams. To be fair,

you can't see too much these days anywhere, Bobby! You are always

complaining about your eyes! Lets get back onto the stage for the

second game to date of the 2014 PDO world darts Championships.

Ladies and gentlemen, we are at the home of world darts here at the 2014

BDO World Championships at Lakeside! We now introduce a preliminary round

match and welcome first of all I Canadian regional qualifier. A

former Canadian open champion. Welcome, Dave Cameron!

Is we now introduce three times when no world Master, three times

Lakeside world champion, it is Wolseley, Martin Adams!

-- Wolseley. Only at the Lakeside would you get a

three times world champion playing against a Canadian called David

Cameron. Here are your commentators. COMMENTATOR: Promotion to the BDO

front bench for David Cameron who has come up against some hard

labour, some eight ranking tournaments brought three victories

and the chance to escape the Nova Scotia weather conditions for a

chance at glory. Martin Adams's experience, right at the other side

of the spectrum. He's here for a 21st consecutive year and his

embarking on his 62nd match in the one championships. He has won three

quarters of them. Last year, he suffered defeat in the first round,

12 months on, The Wolf is bang to his old self. Of course, the prize

for these two, the first round meeting with Tony O'Shea.

What were you doing in the first week of the New Year in 1994? Martin

Adams was making his Lakeside baby. -- Lakeside debut. For the first

time, he was throwing darts at the Lakeside which is what Dave Cameron

from Canada is doing this afternoon. Cameron admitted he will get nervous

in the opening exchanges. He says he just has to focus, get his head

down... Get his head Downing Street! Certainly a conservative

start for David Cameron! Will be beaten by Jimi Hendrix in

the first round last year which was some experience, his first

first-round exit in several years, despite having the better average

and hitting more honourable members. -- more 180s.

Six very loose darts from wealthy. He has let Cameron back into this,

exactly what he didn't want to do. . Still no outshot for Martin Adams

after 12 darts. He has lost a lot of weight this year. He put that down

to stress, but he says he is finally feeling good. And from August

onwards, he has been rediscovering the form that made him world

champion three times. A chance for a first leg against the

darts for the Canadian. He has a very impressive first-round

record here at Lakeside, played 20, won 15 including each of the eight

prior to his defeat last year. Not just longevity, he wants it 16 180s

in a match against Chris Mason, in the late 90s. Is he still lost that

much. Good darts from Dave Cameron, down

to a finish already. And Adams, that will help.

The last dark leaves him with Shanghai 20s if you comes back.

A single, a treble and a double all on the 20s.

The nerves perhaps taking their toll. Now Wolfie can really strike a

psychological... We are sorry to go to this breakdown

slide, I am afraid we are experiencing some problems with the

World Professional Darts Championships here on BBC One but we

will be back with you just as soon as we possibly can.

We are back now with the World Professional Darts Championships on

BBC One. It goes without saying, it is always

good to settle the nerves and get the first leg on the board. Dave

Cameron will be mindful of the fact that he has thrown six different

double so far and not hit any of them. What do you think his

favourite one is? Number Ten? Please let us apologise for the loss of

pictures we understand you suffered from a phone. -- from at home.

Everything going the way of Martin Adams at the moment. The Wolf on the

prowl. 20th anniversary since John Parrott

became the first and only Canadian to win this World Professional Darts

Championships -- John Part. And he was saying that he is an inspiration

to him. No problem at all, Adams nails it

and the first set going with the darts.

All he has done, Dave Cameron, is lose a set of darts he would have

expected to lose because Adams through first but he has missed

seven darts at a double in the process of losing that set. And he

has yet to register a leg. And those butterflies in the stomach will be

beating their wings faster and faster.

The scoring through the first nine darts of a leg is actually superior

to Martin Adams but look at this... There it is, the first 180 of the

match for Wolfie. A big day for Little Richard. A big

day for Wolfie as well, hoping to make it through to the first

round... He found his range nicely now.

The solitary difference between these two men up to this point has

been the finishing. Dave Cameron has had seven darts at a double and has

not had one of them. Wolfie, four out of six. And that is an excellent

percentage. If he can keep that up, Martin Adams. And Dave Cameron will

just start hoping to win a leg and go from there. He has lost four in a

row. And if anyone is at home on that stage, it is Martin Adams.

He made his winning debut in 1994 and he reached the quarterfinals.

And here he is, 21 years later... Proving he has still got it with

that 180. Dave feeling the pressure, you sense

he is getting a bit all over the place at the moment.

That has been the problem for Cameron, he's just not able to put

any pressure on Martin's first display of wayward finishing which

ends with a very solid double 4. Dave Cameron is still looking to get

a leg on the board. Good start. To reach Lakeside, Dave Cameron won

the Quebec open and the Newfoundland open and reach the semifinals in

Saskatchewan, the quarterfinals in Halifax and Canada open. The last 16

in Vancouver and my goodness me, he has been around North America

picking up ranking points to earn his place on the Lakeside stage.

Also played several tournaments in Las Vegas which he says is a blast.

His eyes did light up when he was talking about that trip to Vegas.

This for a set against the darts and a 2-0 lead. No problem at all. A

marked difference to how Wolfie was 12 months ago.

Total dominance from the three-time champion. Six legs out of six, two

sets out of two. It is not only is finishing that is so impressive,

look at the average with his first nine darts. The best part of 15

points better than David Cameron. Very impressive finishing statistics

to back that up as well. Those seven darts at a double that Cameron

missed all came in the first two legs. Since then, he has not had a

sniff. You get the feeling the Lakeside crowd is beginning to feel

a bit sorry for this Canadian debutant.

He has not hit the treble often enough.

No such problems for Wolfie. Consistent scoring from the

three-time world champion. He will be the first to a finish again.

It is just not happening for Cameron.

Yes! Yes indeed. Cameron may be struggling but Martin Adams is

starting to flow. Take John part out of the equation,

Lakeside has not been a happy hunting ground for the Canadians.

None have made it to the quarterfinal stage with the

exception of John part. It is not to be for him at the

moment. Still, Cameron will be first to a

finish in this leg, a much needed dart at a double. Good cover.

This is David Cameron's first dart at a double since the second leg of

the first set. There is. Cameron's favoured number, number ten! Long

time since Dave Cameron has had a round of applause like that.

Taking it in magnificent spirit but clearly it was a crucial leg for him

because he has the darts in this set.

He has to break the throw somewhere along the line.

Cameron just failed to take advantage of a rare missed

opportunity at a treble from Martin Adams. What does Wolfie do? He

weighs in with 140. His first maximum. And it just puts

a bit of pressure on. And now that little light at the end of the

tunnel for Cameron, who surely has to take this out.

Takes a moment to compose himself. Martin Adams knows this is

important. And he misses. He only needed the one dart. That is

two legs in success and having lost the first seven of the match. That

one against the darts. So, if he holds here, Cameron has a set. And

if he holds here, game on. The last time Martin Adams played an

American at Lakeside, he lost in the first round. Roger Carter beat him.

That was in 1997. The second time he has missed the

bull's-eye in the game, Cameron. A rueful shake of the head because he

has left the door open. None of those darts workloads. --

workloads. At the fifth time of asking. He

snatched at it. The kind of opportunity he cannot afford to give

away. No! Is a dart for the set. -- this is is

eighth dart for the set. He finally finds it!

And here we go. The match now going with the darts again. Cameron knows

he has two win against the darts sometime. He is back in it having

done exactly that in the third set. Pizza 58 set dart Mrs. -- he

survived eight set dart misses. It is rarely easy if you are a

Martin Adams fan. That checkout statistic has dropped

markedly as far as Martin is concerned. He has lost the last

three legs and has missed the darts to win two of those three.

Cameron is on a finish. Martin Adams is back in the treble.

He stopped the rot. One look at it was all he needed.

Perhaps significant that time that he did not have much time to think

about it. He did not change the rid of the throw at all. Nailed at the

first time of asking. He is not being given an easy ride, all of a

sudden. Wayward darts this time from

Cameron. Martin could end up playing his

400th set of darts on the Lakeside stage this week. If he makes it that

far. He was short, could not sneak in

underneath. Massive two darts here, and only

needed one of them. He breaks back straightaway, which

you feel he have to do. Make no mistake, we have got a game on here.

Dave Cameron has the throw in this leg but significantly, of the six

legs he has had, he has broken Martin Adams as many times as he has

had his throw. If Dave Cameron does go on to win,

it would make some trivia question, what links Jimmy Hendriks to David

Cameron? It was Jimmy Hendriks who beat Adams in round one last year at

Lakeside. Plenty of Yorkshire folk down here,

Garry Thompson from nearby Silsden in action later.

He has done 121, now travel 19 four double 12, how about this?

He will be very frustrated with that. And Wolfie is one leg away

now, he hits double 16 which has been his friend throughout.

The Wolfie whistles has started again at Lakeside.

His not easy when your opponent is throwing maximums like that.

He needed another treble to leave himself with a finish.

A great set of three darts from Cameron there. But look at this.

A monumental visit here for Dave Cameron.

Are those his last two darts at Lakeside? There it is. He is back.

The three times champion beats David Cameron in a preliminary round at

Lakeside, Martin Adams is through to round one.

Ladies and gentlemen he has come all the way from Canada, let's hear it

for David Cameron! And he is now through to the first

round, Martin Adams! COLIN MURRAY: Bobby George, first

two sets we saw a bit of the old Wolfie. David did not provide much

pressure and then he went to sleep for a while. He always makes hard

work of it. He should stay on the stage longer. There was a lovely

moment because David Cameron was very nervous, he was losing so many

of his first darts and when he finally won a leg, they have lived

with Wolfie here for two decades, the crowd gave him such a round of

applause when he won the first leg. He thought he had won the title.

Yellow marker there he goes. Lovely jobless.

Everybody knows what he's going through. Everybody on their feet, a

wonderful thing to see here at the Lakeside. If you can play good, and

he did his best there and the crowd still got behind him. They know he

is under pressure, they know he can play better than that. But Martin

didn't give him much chance, his finishing was good. It was almost

like a game of two halves. Let's bring in Wolfie. He is a relieved

man. First of all, as we talk to you with Bobby, which everybody wants at

home, before your live game here at the Lakeside, it has been an up and

down game, you wanted to rediscover your form and the first few games,

you must have been thinking thank the Lord. I was thinking, there is

something wrong here, David has not won a leg here and I thought it

would be nine straight legs and then I shouldn't stop thinking that. We

were talking that last night, weren't we. If you start thinking...

But you do that a lot! 100 miles an hour, you could get a puncher. The

first seven legs, you were hitting 67% of your doubles, your average

was over 90, fantastic stuff. And that is not like Wolfie, to find

your confidence and you were looking into the crowd to try to get the

energy back up, was there a lot of pressure to avoid going out in a

preliminary? People want to see me win and you don't want to let them

down. Last year I felt I let them down and another game on Tuesday,

happy days. I know you have not won yet, I have been lucky to see some

of your winning matches. Outside of finals, did not feel like a big game

for you? A massive game. When you have struggled and you have lost

weight and tried to learn to play again, you never really know whether

it will happen or not. And it happened so I am happy now. I can

calm myself down now, I know how to do it! A different next game for

you. It will be. You know who that guy is at least. Not the first time

we have played. The silverback will be something else. I have to ask you

about 2007, a remarkable final, because we lost film exam this year.

Very sad. He was much loved, as he walked out to go 6-0 down against

you, but he would have done it and a very sad loss. A great man, a very

sad loss to the sport and a great darts player. A big loss to darts.

The man he was and the way he conducted himself stop I am sure you

will say the same, Bobby Roger McGill marker I played him in the

world Masters wants, and he didn't complain. I thought I would give him

a little kiss for that. You had better get out of the way

before you get into trouble, Wolfie. Well done today. Wolfie is through,

it has been quite a day so far. We had a blackout and then this

happened, the defending champion Scott Waites became the eighth

champion to go out in round one defending his title, Alan Norris

hardly missed a double on his own throat averaging close to space by

95 and the blue lusty's champion away. I'm Martin Adams as we saw

just now, beat the Canadian newcomer Dave Cameron in four sets and found

a bit of form especially in the early legs and we just found out how

big a wind that was for him psychologically, for Martin Adams.

At 4:30, Wesley Harms on BBC Two, they call him Sparky which could be

handy with blackouts, but he will have to be turned on against Paul

Jennings because he has got back-to-back quarterfinals. It is

not just the men's tournament that has expanded, they went from 32

players starting to 40, the women's has doubled up to 60 and now trying

to beat this woman, she came back to the BDO two years ago, Anastasia

Dobromyslova, the woman to beat and this time the journey is longer. I

would say first of all, six Debbie times, seven different countries.

Anastasia back at the Lakeside, give three semifinals, and we will be

learning a little as we go but there is the mistaking, the nine times

champion, Trina Gulliver now MBE. She has already played their first

round, against Tamara Schuur and the Dutch girl is making her Lakeside

debut. Familiar against the unpredictable and the new girl is

taking an early lead in the first set, we are joining them at 2-0 up.

Nervous? What nervous? Having said that...

A break is only a break if you hold your own troll, of course.

How about that? He barely wayward looking 26. Keeping the pressure on.

What has Gulliver got? You cannot have enough Bobby at

Lakeside. There is only one Bobby George. I

cannot tell you how hot that lady will be in there. The birds will be

cooked by ten o'clock. She will be disappointed with that.

It gives Tamara Schuur the chance which she looks like she will take.

She will take it. Her average through the first nine

darts has been excellent. It is the heavy scoring which is doing the

damage. And she has an opportunity now. 112 checkout for the first set.

Will she be punished? Trina Gulliver needs this. Now

finish from there. Three successive legs, one set to

the good and now she has the darts. All she has to do is hold her throw.

Look at that very wayward dart followed by two excellent darts.

Excellent response. Trina's first 140 of the afternoon.

Just playing a little bit more quickly now.

The standard of finishing has been pretty good from Tamara. Can Trina

take it out? Just a glimmer for Tamara.

At one stage, Tamara was 160 points behind but still wins the leg.

Well, well, well. This has the makings of a big, big shock.

That is not the usual standard you expect from Trina Gulliver.

Her finishing is three times better than Trina's so far.

Trina Gulliver was the inaugural Lakeside champion and has come here

every year as sense. She has won the title nine times. She still thinks

this is the big one when she walks through the door. But there is

something rather jaded about her performance.

That dart there was very unlike Trina Gulliver.

Having come close to a 164 in the last leg, Trina knows she is under a

whole host of pressure. Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! 147 checkout.

And she is one like away from eliminating the nine time champion.

Perhaps we should be focusing on Tamara Schuur and her sensational

darts. Nerveless. Every time she throws a slightly wayward darts, she

comes back with two or three excellent darts. One like away.

She has never lost before the semifinals, Trina Gulliver. She is

potentially six darts away. If anybody can deal with the

pressure, you would imagine Trina would be able to.

Once again it is six darts for the win. The last dart is the hardest.

It she can't do it now, she knows she will have another crack.

What pressure can Trina apply? How about this then? To knock out

the nine times champion in the first round. Tops she needs, tops she

gets! Trina Gulliver, the nine times champion, has been beaten and round

were on -- round one and beaten by a debutante.

That was the first game we were treated to today.

She'll asked a short... You have got six debutants sought

people will be going up against people they can't prepare for.

You don't know who you're playing? Brilliant, isn't it?

Not if you're playing them. But it is good for the crowd. In this

tournament, you do not know who is going to win. I felt sorry for

Trina. We will be going live on BBC Two in

a minute or so and will have Wesley Harms versus Paul Jennings. More cup

upsets to come? Find out on BBC Two. Thanks for joining us.