:00:37. > :00:43.Hello again to those who've just switched over from BBC One. A warm
:00:44. > :00:49.and sweaty welcome to the new viewers tuning in on BBC Two. We are
:00:50. > :00:51.at the Lakeside. It's a BDO World Championships. Three games and
:00:52. > :00:59.already we've had two giant killings.
:01:00. > :01:02.The mens champion is out. Alan Norris has been here six years and
:01:03. > :01:15.he walked the walk, winning in straight sets with a phenomenal
:01:16. > :01:25.finish. Loving the bullseye. And gold n Golden Girls took part.
:01:26. > :01:31.Tamara won the day. Bobby George, I know you predicted
:01:32. > :01:39.Alan Norris, but - I have to put up with this all night even when we go
:01:40. > :01:44.off air - but there were bolts from the blue, like Trina? She was about
:01:45. > :01:50.in the match at all. -- she wasn't in the match at all. The other lady
:01:51. > :01:54.played tidy darts. She went 147 at the right time and Trina was the
:01:55. > :02:00.fives, not the scoring power shed. She wasn't the same player today.
:02:01. > :02:04.What about the mens' champions? A sizeable number now going out. Eight
:02:05. > :02:09.champions that went out in the first round after winning it. Scott Waits,
:02:10. > :02:13.he goes out in the first round? Well, it's pressure, isn't it? Some
:02:14. > :02:20.people can handle the pressure. If you've won it and come back to
:02:21. > :02:29.defend it, it's very difficult. He's under a lot of pressure. Norris just
:02:30. > :02:34.bashed him up in the end. What impressed you most about Alan
:02:35. > :02:38.Norris' performance, keeping his cool in the set? He's been
:02:39. > :02:42.practising the playing in the little tournaments and people think, why do
:02:43. > :02:46.that, but it's the best thing for training. No good playing on your
:02:47. > :02:50.own in the bedroom on the dartboard, you've got to go out and play people
:02:51. > :02:55.and that's what he's doing, going out to the pubs and clubs, for silly
:02:56. > :02:59.prize money, but he's been winning and that's what I said to you at the
:03:00. > :03:05.beginning, he's dangerous because he's done his work.
:03:06. > :03:10.When you win the world title from Scott Waits' point of view, your
:03:11. > :03:14.year can change? World champions get paid to turn up. You can't blame
:03:15. > :03:17.him. You don't focus on your darts like you should do. Some do, but
:03:18. > :03:22.probably this year he didn't. He took the easy money, can't blame
:03:23. > :03:28.him. He was a good world champion and he's had his day. He's a good
:03:29. > :03:32.player. He'll be back. Adams is going to play against O'Shea in the
:03:33. > :03:36.first round proper. That was a preliminary. The field of men is at
:03:37. > :03:40.its biggest ever here at the Lakeside, up to 40. We are going to
:03:41. > :03:42.see a live game in a minute from now.
:03:43. > :03:46.Paul Jennings, the last two years, he's been in the quarter-finals, but
:03:47. > :03:51.he's talken on a guy who's ice cool, confident and some would say a
:03:52. > :03:54.little cocky, Wesley Harms, he's only been here twice, nolet a
:03:55. > :03:58.problem, two semi-finals, some think he could go all the way and he's
:03:59. > :04:04.been talking with Rob Walker. Wesley, a fantastic run here to the
:04:05. > :04:09.semi-finals last year, happy to be back? Always happy to be here. Yes,
:04:10. > :04:14.the crowd and everything, it's great. What do you want more? As a
:04:15. > :04:18.darts player, you want to be here. You've said that last year was an up
:04:19. > :04:21.and down year, but having said that, you won the World Cup and you had a
:04:22. > :04:30.good win at the Scottish Open as well? Yes. Those were my two main
:04:31. > :04:36.things I've won and the rest of the year I struggled a little bit. So
:04:37. > :04:41.yes, some tournaments you lose early, but I've got my game face on
:04:42. > :04:47.and we'll get there. One thing you never lack is
:04:48. > :04:51.confidence. Oh, I've got enough confidence, so yes, everybody
:04:52. > :04:56.wishing you luck gives you a good feeling as well.
:04:57. > :05:00.It's just great. Paul Jennings had a good run to the quarter-finals last
:05:01. > :05:03.year and won the Polish Open later on in the season. What's your
:05:04. > :05:08.assessment of what you're going to need to produce to beat him? Paul
:05:09. > :05:13.Jennings is a brilliant player, coming here. He never lost the first
:05:14. > :05:15.round. For me, it's the same thing, so yes, it should be a cracking
:05:16. > :05:19.game. Good luck. We can't wait to see it.
:05:20. > :05:25.Thank you for that. I'm looking forward to this. It's
:05:26. > :05:32.best of five. If Paul Jennings gets off to a good start, Wesley's smile
:05:33. > :05:36.might be wiped off his face. They don't know what it's like to
:05:37. > :05:47.get knocked out in the first round. They know what it's like to go deep
:05:48. > :05:54.though. It's hard to pick a winner. Paul is slow slower. He's a good
:05:55. > :06:05.player though. Harms has to play well to beat Jennings. I heard that
:06:06. > :06:12.Wesley Harms went to bed at 10. 30 and he takes things deadly serious?
:06:13. > :06:18.Yes, for some players, yes. He's a very serious player, wears a glove
:06:19. > :06:26.when it's cold which is a bit weird but he's a tidy player and very good
:06:27. > :06:30.at playing sets. He's a slow, very precise military dart player. We
:06:31. > :06:40.want to get on to the stage now and say hello to a man whose last big TV
:06:41. > :06:46.appearance was alongside Gene Wilder in Charlie and the Chocolate
:06:47. > :06:51.Factory. This is the 2014 BDO world championships here at the home of
:06:52. > :06:56.World Darts, the Lakeside. We Noel now welcome to the stage the
:06:57. > :07:01.Dutch international, twice the Lakeside world semi-finalist, the
:07:02. > :07:05.reigning Scottish world champion and singles champion, it's Sparky,
:07:06. > :07:56.Wesley Harms. We now introduce the twice Lakeside
:07:57. > :08:02.quarter-finalist, a six times BDO ranking title winner, the reigning
:08:03. > :08:14.Polish Open champion, it's Jenno, Paul Jennings!
:08:15. > :09:06.Two men who do not like to go home early from the Lakeside. That's
:09:07. > :09:17.going to change this afternoon. Let's get straight to Tony Green and
:09:18. > :09:20.Jim. Wesley Harms, a beaten semi-finalist for the last two
:09:21. > :09:26.years, only the fifth man in Lakeside history to get to the last
:09:27. > :09:29.four of his first two Lakeside Championships. Against him,
:09:30. > :09:37.Hartlepool's Paul Jennings, whose worst result here is a quarter-final
:09:38. > :09:44.defeat. Jenno only lost one set last year and the highest ranked of the
:09:45. > :09:47.unseeded players, he is. Both of these guys learned how difficult
:09:48. > :09:51.things can be, after meeting in the epic quarter-final in 2012 which
:09:52. > :10:01.Jenno lost 5-3. What is intriguing is, it's only the
:10:02. > :10:05.best of five sets today. It can get off to a flyer. It could be
:10:06. > :10:11.completely different. When the draw was made, Tony, this was one fixture
:10:12. > :10:16.that jumped off the page? There is a few. But Jennings is an entertainer.
:10:17. > :10:31.Lad from Hartlepool up north there. Wesley, like you said he's done no
:10:32. > :10:36.harm as far as his play and titles. He's from the Netherlands.
:10:37. > :10:41.Ladies and gentlemen, first set, first leg, Paul to throw first. Game
:10:42. > :10:48.on! OK, Jim. Let's go for it!
:10:49. > :10:57.Huge amount of mutual respect between these two men.
:10:58. > :11:04.Perfect record in the first round here in the Lakeside. Clearly, one
:11:05. > :11:09.of these two will see that record tarnished in the next hour or so.
:11:10. > :11:24.Over sucks foot tall. So serious looking with his face.
:11:25. > :12:01.Concentrating. Yet to find his range so far,
:12:02. > :12:05.Wesley, just the one treble in nine darts thrown up to this point. Jenno
:12:06. > :12:41.with the advantage. 74 for Paul Jennings when he comes
:12:42. > :13:23.back. Gets the treble with his first dart.
:13:24. > :13:28.16 leaves double top. And he's got the 16 finish. The
:13:29. > :13:36.first leg of the game goes against the darts darts. Good start for
:13:37. > :13:41.Wesley. Now for some indifferent scoring around the trebles. Great
:13:42. > :13:47.checkout. The other thing as well, Jim, it was Martin McGuinness the --
:13:48. > :13:59.against the darts. Took the advantage in this set.
:14:00. > :14:18.She'll be warm in that! Certainly hot in here.
:14:19. > :14:41.Doesn't mess about. Straight through.
:14:42. > :14:49.Jennings just 37 years of age. Quarter-finalist of 2012 and 2013.
:14:50. > :15:03.Here at the Lakeside. Jenno's ranked 17th in the world, so
:15:04. > :15:06.that makes him the most highly regarded of the unseeded players
:15:07. > :15:10.here in the tournament. He was unseeded last year and took out Ross
:15:11. > :15:34.Montgomery in the first round. Treble 20 to leave 78. That Beale
:15:35. > :15:39.the shot. No, he's don't go for 57. So treble 19 again. -- he's gone for
:15:40. > :15:44.57. Would have left him double top. But Army's coming back for 56.
:15:45. > :15:51.Wonder how big he is on the doubles. Double top. Double 10. Oh, options
:15:52. > :16:07.now. So, having lost the first leg, a
:16:08. > :16:10.chance to get back straightaway for Paul Jennings. Double top required.
:16:11. > :16:25.Now double 10. APPLAUSE
:16:26. > :16:32.And both men with a break of throw in the opening leg.
:16:33. > :16:39.Paul to throw first. Game on. Now he has the darts, can he make
:16:40. > :16:48.them count? Given that bit of an advantage.
:16:49. > :17:00.I like his throw. Good rhythm, full extension of the arm. Have a look at
:17:01. > :17:19.that when he comes next to the oche. Full extension, as I say. Nice, easy
:17:20. > :17:31.follow-through and there's the result.
:17:32. > :17:55.So Harms leads. Won five BDO ranking titles in his career, the Dutchman,
:17:56. > :18:02.including the Scottish Open in February and the WDF World Cup where
:18:03. > :18:16.he beat Stephen Bunting in the final.
:18:17. > :18:45.Sneeze 101. Leaving himself double top. Impressive so far. He's in to
:18:46. > :18:48.it win. The first and the third legs. All three have gone against
:18:49. > :19:21.the darts up to this point. There you go. Like a python.
:19:22. > :19:46.Straight at his enemy. Tony O'Shea has been beaten by him
:19:47. > :19:51.in the semi-finals in each of the twloos events. This time though,
:19:52. > :20:01.he's in the top half of the draw, Tony's in the bottom half. They
:20:02. > :20:07.can't meet until the final. -- those two events. Lot of chickens being
:20:08. > :20:16.counted there, of course. Certainly will be pleased, Tony.
:20:17. > :20:33.It's a finish though, 124, Jennings still on 161. Having no luck.
:20:34. > :20:42.Time on his side here, Wesley. Went for the treble 18 which would have
:20:43. > :20:46.left him bull. But probably no harm done. He knows he'll be back for 43
:20:47. > :20:56.which will give him the first set. Could be looking for 11 with his
:20:57. > :21:07.first throw. 16 with the second. Let's see. Happy New Year to you
:21:08. > :21:18.too! Just got the three. Double 16.
:21:19. > :21:22.Missed with the first and only just hit with the second. He's just given
:21:23. > :21:36.Jennings a chance with a 140 here. A chance that the Teessider was
:21:37. > :21:49.unable to take. Pressure on here. Double 8. Yes, double 8 it is. The
:21:50. > :21:58.first set, Wesley Arms. -- Harms. Right in the middle. Second set,
:21:59. > :22:10.first leg, Wesley to throw first. Game on.
:22:11. > :22:14.Superior finishing from the Dutchman. Critical in that first
:22:15. > :22:26.step. This is more like the Jennings we
:22:27. > :22:33.know of last year. Oh, look at that! Oh, what a shame. The flight must
:22:34. > :22:41.have caught it, pushed it up. Look, there it is. Oh, dear!
:22:42. > :22:45.That's frustrating enough, but when you throw one at the board and it
:22:46. > :23:15.costs you 40, even more frustrating. Loose darts here. And a chance now
:23:16. > :23:22.for Jennings. He's trying too hard. That's his problem. Needs to be a
:23:23. > :23:28.bit looser. Two great cover darts but it's the first dart really
:23:29. > :23:32.that's not been his friend up to this point. This is better for
:23:33. > :23:36.Wesley. 180! The crowd on their feet again. That
:23:37. > :23:58.was a sucker punch. Buy heck. 17 will leave double top. For the
:23:59. > :24:04.first leg of the second set. Yes, game shot and Paul will throw first
:24:05. > :24:12.next. Dutchman deadly around double top up to this point. Hit it three
:24:13. > :24:24.times. Good start here though, Jim. Oh, no. Oh, what have you got to do?
:24:25. > :24:26.! Can't believe it. Look at that! I think he needs to shout for them
:24:27. > :24:43.points. Rough them up a bit. A fraction over five legs of darts,
:24:44. > :24:44.Jenno's had four bounce outs, the last costing him 60, the one before
:24:45. > :25:38.that costing him 40. . If Harms has been unlucky with the
:25:39. > :25:43.draw in getting Jennings, clearly Jenno will feel the same way. He was
:25:44. > :25:45.unlucky last year, he ended up getting Scott Waite in the
:25:46. > :25:49.quarter-final, the only man in the entire tournament who managed to
:25:50. > :25:55.take a couple of sets off the eventual champion and lost that 5-2.
:25:56. > :25:58.Quite a prolific run for Jennings. Six rankings in less than three
:25:59. > :26:08.years, most recently winning the Polish Open last year when he beat
:26:09. > :26:23.de-Graff in the final. Hope this one doesn't bounce out.
:26:24. > :26:48.Treble 20. Treble 19 next in his line of fire. Probably go back up to
:26:49. > :27:21.the 20s here. As it is, Harms on 68. 16. Oh, he
:27:22. > :27:26.wants double Toms. Pulled it down. -- double tops. An opportunity for
:27:27. > :27:30.Jennings. An opportunity he surely has to take. Three crucial darts
:27:31. > :27:37.here for Paul. Good start. Double 10, two darts at it. Now double 7.
:27:38. > :27:45.Unable to make the recovery in what could be a costly error. He couldn't
:27:46. > :27:51.hit double 10, can Wesley? Yes, he can! His finishing has been the
:27:52. > :27:53.sharper. Consequently, he's take taken the 2-0 lead in the second
:27:54. > :27:58.set. Yes, it's going all harm's way. --
:27:59. > :28:12.all harm's way. Really got to get into it now. Had
:28:13. > :28:51.no luck whatsoever. Good cover shot. Anthony is the man taking charge.
:28:52. > :29:01.The bow tie he has has Clutha written on it, paying tribute to the
:29:02. > :29:05.helicopter crash into the pub on the River Clyde in Glasgow. 180!
:29:06. > :29:18.At last some cheers for Jennings. In theory, it was his third 180, the
:29:19. > :29:22.second that counted, he had one bounce out, of course.
:29:23. > :29:35.Can't finish from here though. This for the set. And a 2-0 lead.
:29:36. > :29:45.Treble 17 would leave double top. Jennings will be back looking at 90.
:29:46. > :29:54.Harms only needing double 16. What can Paul do from here? Double 15.
:29:55. > :30:00.Decent marker. Can he squeeze it in. He managed to do it. That would have
:30:01. > :30:09.done his confidence the world of good after losing four successive
:30:10. > :30:16.legs. Still a lot to do. Needs toe get this leg.
:30:17. > :30:24.Oh, another one! Another one! Oh, dear.
:30:25. > :30:35.Fortunately enough, only one scored. One scored by Harms. Don't look down
:30:36. > :30:49.in anger! The good news for Paul Jennings is
:30:50. > :30:53.he has the darts as he tries to make things all square in this second
:30:54. > :31:00.set. The bad news is, he's yet to win a single leg in which he's had
:31:01. > :31:04.the darts. Broken all three times by Wesley Harms. He won't have a better
:31:05. > :31:23.opportunity than now, Jim. 285 before the throw, Harms on 377.
:31:24. > :31:33.145 treble 20. Has his own way of finishing.
:31:34. > :31:49.Buts it happens, Harms on 332 won't be finishing.
:31:50. > :31:54.Six darts at 80. Just asking for clarification of what that has hit.
:31:55. > :32:01.It was a single 7. Double top when he comes back in a
:32:02. > :32:33.moment. He will be coming back. Fourth leg, Paul Jennings. Wesley to
:32:34. > :32:38.throw first. Game on. General hoe holds for the first time
:32:39. > :32:44.and now Wesley Harms will try and do likewise and take a 2-0 lead. Yes,
:32:45. > :33:08.it's advantage time for Harms. He has gone off the boil a bit.
:33:09. > :33:19.The difference now between 1-1 or 2-0 to Harms. A bit of pressure here
:33:20. > :33:26.for the lad from Hartlepool. His scoring has been better in the first
:33:27. > :33:39.nine. An average of four points a dart.
:33:40. > :33:46.Good recovery that. Oh, yes. That's going to help him on his way. Not
:33:47. > :34:13.finished yet, but Harms on 265. Just when he needs a big score! He
:34:14. > :34:18.nails the 180. That's a massive one for Paul. Harms can't take out the
:34:19. > :34:25.167, so Jennings back, 49 for the set.
:34:26. > :34:34.It's the big 17. Two darts at double 16 to tie it up at one set apiece.
:34:35. > :34:43.News with the first. And has newed with the second as well.
:34:44. > :35:04.10. It's the double top. Way off. Nerves are creeping in here.
:35:05. > :35:13.Can Jennings take the second out of Harm's way? Double 9. Talk about
:35:14. > :35:23.pressure. One now for double 4. Just the one
:35:24. > :35:31.dart at double 4 for the second set. Oh! Could be a costly error. Nobody
:35:32. > :35:44.wants it! Double top. Harm's throw. Harms
:35:45. > :35:49.second set. Well... Paul to throw first. Game on. All those chances
:35:50. > :35:52.missed. But as it is now, Harms 2-0 up in
:35:53. > :36:10.sets. An absolute sickener for Jennings,
:36:11. > :36:15.in the manner in which he lost it. 2-0 down now and Harms has hit twice
:36:16. > :36:43.as many doubles in fewer attempts. He's getting back into it now, come
:36:44. > :37:12.on. 2-0 down. Two sets for Wesley Harms up to this
:37:13. > :37:14.point. For Jennings, none. Saying prayers there for Jennings. But
:37:15. > :37:27.Harms is taking it away. Jennings will be back for 121. He's
:37:28. > :37:54.only held his throw once so far. He's looking up. Yes, he's got the
:37:55. > :37:57.60. 11 or the treble. He wants the bull. He's left it. Can he get it?
:37:58. > :38:19.No. 9 for double 16 for Jennings. He
:38:20. > :38:21.hasn't hit double 16 all afternoon so far. Now's the time, Paul, you
:38:22. > :38:36.need it. Same old story. Double 16. One to go. He's got
:38:37. > :38:54.markers. A chance I'm sure he thought he
:38:55. > :39:12.wouldn't get. Paul Jennings second leg. Game on. Wesley to throw first.
:39:13. > :39:17.Crucial for Paul Jennings, that. One of the nuns there giving a very nice
:39:18. > :39:46.smile! There she is, the Sound of Music!
:39:47. > :40:00.C!- The Lakeside is alive. Forget the scotch, I like me ale!
:40:01. > :41:11.Needs all the prayers here. 144. Needed the treble. So harm's coming
:41:12. > :41:16.back for double so. -- double 10. -- so harm's coming back.
:41:17. > :41:32.General know had a great debut tournament in 2012, beating Thompson
:41:33. > :41:37.and Douglas on his way to the quarter-final defeat to Harms. Last
:41:38. > :41:45.year saw off Montgomery and Cullen. Lost only one set out of eight that
:41:46. > :41:56.he played. Getting through to the quarter-final with Waits. He's got
:41:57. > :41:59.work to do if this tournament's not going to end at the first possible
:42:00. > :42:39.juncture. That's better. Both players have set up the 180
:42:40. > :43:03.with two perfect first starts on a number of occasions.
:43:04. > :43:12.Let's see if he can do it. It's a good start. Single 20 now. He made
:43:13. > :43:27.it difficult. Had to move across, but it's double top. Treble 13 for
:43:28. > :43:35.double 16 and a 131 out shot. Wesley Harms wins that leg. Dazzling
:43:36. > :43:41.Dutch darts from Wesley Harms. A 131, his highest out of the
:43:42. > :43:50.tournament. Wesley to throw first. Game on.
:43:51. > :44:24.Wesley Harms one leg away now with the darts in his hand. More relaxed
:44:25. > :44:49.as well. The celebration spoke volumes, it
:44:50. > :44:55.wasn't just the 131 and the manner of the 131, but the significance of
:44:56. > :45:00.the time in which he did it after Jennings missed the dart at double
:45:01. > :45:03.top. Now he leads 2-1. General know I'm sure will feel that he is
:45:04. > :45:12.ultimately beaten here and hasn't had the rub of the green. Look at
:45:13. > :45:17.that. -- general know. -- Jenno. Can't win matches on that, you
:45:18. > :45:29.really can't. Like I said, it goes that way sometimes. Nno. -- Jenno.
:45:30. > :45:34.Can't win matches on that, you really can't. Like I said, it goes
:45:35. > :45:42.Double 16 one of the best finishers on the board. Jennings is on 238.
:45:43. > :45:52.Let's see what's happening, is the match over? Double 16 for the match.
:45:53. > :46:00.Still able to squeeze one in. Wesley Harms beats Paul Jennings for the
:46:01. > :46:09.second time in three Lakeside tournaments and he makes its through
:46:10. > :46:12.to a second round tie. Paul Jennings can't find a way past the Dutchman
:46:13. > :46:20.again. First time he's ever been beaten in the first round. Some
:46:21. > :46:24.impressive stuff from Harms. Wesley Harms 3.
:46:25. > :46:29.Ladies and gentlemen, as he leaves the stage, let's hear it, come on,
:46:30. > :46:34.for Paul Jennings. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:46:35. > :46:37.And twice the semi-finalist, he's on his way again, Wesley Harms.
:46:38. > :46:58.CHEERING AND Paul Jennings might feel he punched
:46:59. > :47:05.himself in the face one or two times too many. Two semi-finals in a row
:47:06. > :47:27.he's on the march again, Harms. MUSIC
:47:28. > :47:32.Bobby, let's start with the positives, Harms a 45% check out
:47:33. > :47:35.rate. When you check any game of darts that's happened anywhere in
:47:36. > :47:41.the world in the last 12 years, that's world class standard, not
:47:42. > :47:51.much else was firing? Well, 45% is really good. Jennings did lose a few
:47:52. > :47:55.darts, that was unfortunate. I haven't seen that before. We should
:47:56. > :47:59.clear that up. Last year the dartboard saw too many bounce outs,
:48:00. > :48:03.they were a little dry. This year the dartboard's changed, the players
:48:04. > :48:08.are loving it and there was only two other bounce outs in all the other
:48:09. > :48:15.games. Could it be Jennings darts? Must be. You have got to rough your
:48:16. > :48:19.flights otherwise they bounce out. I've never seen that many before.
:48:20. > :48:29.Never seen a guy lose so many darts, so it's got to be his darts. The
:48:30. > :48:35.dartboard is OK, so many darts just stick in the board. Harms,
:48:36. > :48:41.particularly in the doubles, he had his 131. We've come to expect this
:48:42. > :48:46.of the young man. He call him cool, confident and cocky. Very, very
:48:47. > :48:53.serious. Even when he's happy he's serious!
:48:54. > :48:57.And Wesley Harms when he hit the winning dart, he played like that
:48:58. > :49:05.against seven, eight, nine, ten other play players, he'd be out now?
:49:06. > :49:11.It's a bad draw for them two because they are two good players. Jennings
:49:12. > :49:14.is a good player. He didn't hit many doubles, Harms didn't give him the
:49:15. > :49:23.chance but he's a good player. It's a shame that you get draws like
:49:24. > :49:32.that. . Did you have a fiver on him? No, no, no. Let's hear from Wesley
:49:33. > :49:36.with Rob Walker. Tell you what, Colin, this guy is as
:49:37. > :49:40.smooth as silk itself. Wesley, what is it about performing here at
:49:41. > :49:45.Lakeside that you seem to love and thrive on so much? I actually don't
:49:46. > :49:49.know, but I don't think I'm supposed to win the game, it's just a few
:49:50. > :49:54.high score finishes that I made that made a difference. In the end, he
:49:55. > :49:57.had a lot of bounce outs so we'll call this one luck. We were talking
:49:58. > :50:01.this morning about how the fact that 2013 didn't pan out how you would
:50:02. > :50:04.have liked, but it's certainly looking as though your confidence
:50:05. > :50:11.and groove is returning just in time?
:50:12. > :50:14.I think so. I just see 2014 as a new start so we are beginning all over
:50:15. > :50:18.again and yes, winning the first game is always a good moment to say
:50:19. > :50:23.yes, I'm happy with that. Do you feel that this tournament is now a
:50:24. > :50:28.lot wider open than it was before Scott Waits was knocked out? I think
:50:29. > :50:33.you can never say that because everybody that's here is a
:50:34. > :50:38.performance darts player so everybody could be a world champion.
:50:39. > :50:41.You never know. Darryl or Tony next. Who do you prefer or are you so
:50:42. > :50:45.confident you don't care? Actually I don't mind, you know, they still
:50:46. > :50:49.need to play and I'm the lucky one, I can watch the game, so we'll see
:50:50. > :50:54.what happens. There's one thing for sure, I need to perform better. I'm
:50:55. > :50:58.sure you will, but that 131 check out's not a bad way to up your check
:50:59. > :51:03.out accounts here. Tell you what, Colin, this guy is so cool, calm and
:51:04. > :51:10.composed, you can't rule him out! Absolutely. Terrible at pool, beaten
:51:11. > :51:15.by a certain Northern Irishman last night, but I'm pretty sure he'd beat
:51:16. > :51:19.me at darts every day of the week. What a day we've had. We have a bit
:51:20. > :51:25.of bonus time so we can show you a combination of Alan Norris against
:51:26. > :51:29.last year's champion, Scott Waits. We'll join it at 2-0 to Norris and
:51:30. > :51:37.it's the deciding leg of the third set. . Game on. Norris has a chance.
:51:38. > :51:50.Now he's got it all to do. There's the finish for that man
:51:51. > :51:55.there, the champion. Still got a mountain to climb.
:51:56. > :52:01.Well, if he can win this leg, Scott Waites, then we 're back with the
:52:02. > :52:19.darts. What a save your, that one. Just
:52:20. > :52:29.keeps him there. Norris still favourite at this stage.
:52:30. > :52:38.Big finish 117. What a shot it would be to talk the champion out. Big as
:52:39. > :52:50.they come. Two treble 20s and a bullseye. That's what's needed. He
:52:51. > :52:52.doesn't have to go for it. Lets's see if he does.
:52:53. > :53:18.Missed 84 for the match. That was in the previous leg. 85. Between Norris
:53:19. > :53:26.and round 2. 15s and 20s. Bullseye. Oh, he's got it!
:53:27. > :53:33.Oh, yes. How many times has it happened in the past? The world
:53:34. > :53:41.champion falls at the first double hurdle of his defence. Norris is the
:53:42. > :53:46.boy! He's the man. He's the star of the day. You would be gutted to go
:53:47. > :53:50.out in the first round coming off the back of winning the title 12
:53:51. > :53:55.months ago but there's something to be said about not losing it
:53:56. > :53:59.yourself. He was playing a guy set up 100 average in the first nine
:54:00. > :54:03.darts, the guy was hitting half his check outs and he missed two? But he
:54:04. > :54:08.wasn't the player he was last year. Didn't get a chance to be though,
:54:09. > :54:15.did he? No, he was on top of him, didn't let him go. He got beaten up,
:54:16. > :54:19.in the nighest possible way. Alan, we can say this, we hang out with
:54:20. > :54:22.them, Alan's been saying since we got here on Friday morning, I'm
:54:23. > :54:26.going to win this game, put your house on it, I'm going to knock out
:54:27. > :54:32.the champion and that's not him, he's a quiet guy, but this time he
:54:33. > :54:38.said, I'm going to do him. I said to you that Eid been in tournaments,
:54:39. > :54:42.little ones, not big ones -- he'd been in tournaments. You have got to
:54:43. > :54:48.practise. That's what he done, he put the hours of practise in. Don't
:54:49. > :54:55.practise on your own, you play people that you don't know. You come
:54:56. > :54:59.in, takes the nerves away. Waites has all the pressure on him because
:55:00. > :55:03.he's world champion. He won't be world champion come next Sunday
:55:04. > :55:08.because it's not going to be Scott any more, he's out. What about Alan
:55:09. > :55:14.Norris, the adrenaline rush he's going to have following the highs
:55:15. > :55:18.and lows, does he need to get sleep now, not let it go to his head and
:55:19. > :55:24.not celebrate too much? I don't think it will go to his head because
:55:25. > :55:30.sucks years he's been here and he's a sensible guy. He's got to up his
:55:31. > :55:35.game to be world champion. You've got to maintain at least 100 a
:55:36. > :55:41.throw, at least 15 darts a leg to be a world champion. He's not far away,
:55:42. > :55:46.but he's got to up his game. There's one man we haven't talked about
:55:47. > :55:52.today, Stephen Bunting he'd have loved today, a pint of WKD behind
:55:53. > :55:58.stage watching that? We'd forgotten all about him but he's played the
:55:59. > :56:00.best last year. The best player in the BDO. He's won a lot of
:56:01. > :56:10.tournaments. There are luger darts, great big
:56:11. > :56:15.doubles and trebles and bullseyes, but there's a lot of money in this.
:56:16. > :56:23.I don't blame the boy. He's oning a few of them. Certainly a lot of
:56:24. > :56:28.people's smart money is on him. Remember when Dave Chisnall walked
:56:29. > :56:33.in in his yellow T-shirt and we were like, who's he. We've had a
:56:34. > :56:42.legendary first day. Just reminding people tuning in just now. A big
:56:43. > :57:12.win. Just watched Wesley Harms beat
:57:13. > :57:21.beating Paul Jennings. Trina Gulliver has been searching for
:57:22. > :57:24.years for this score. Tamara Schurh knocked her out. You can see on the
:57:25. > :57:48.red button these games: Those are the first two games on for
:57:49. > :57:58.you tonight. Then two more on the red button.
:57:59. > :58:04.Exciting things to see. A fantastic first day, loads more to come.
:58:05. > :58:08.Enjoyed yourself? Yes, I love it. Love it. It's your round, so you get
:58:09. > :58:13.your wallet, I'll round this up. Every time. Never forget, Bobby, off
:58:14. > :58:19.you go! Right, red button from 6. 30 and then we'll have the highlights
:58:20. > :58:22.of all of today's first day at the BDO championships from 11. 55. Good
:58:23. > :58:25.evening, everyone.