Day 5

:00:35. > :00:40.You really would not think it was Wednesday afternoon, we are happy

:00:41. > :00:48.Lakeside and it is like darts all the way. -- we are at the Lakeside.

:00:49. > :00:52.Thank you very much for joining us. Like darts all the way this week on

:00:53. > :00:57.BBC Two in the afternoon. I am happy and so is Bobby George next to me,

:00:58. > :01:02.he is positively giddy, yesterday it felt like the tournament came to

:01:03. > :01:07.life. They were all good games. Very entertaining. A couple of games were

:01:08. > :01:12.a bit one-sided but most of them were close so I enjoyed yesterday.

:01:13. > :01:18.We expect to see the standard rising down to the final 16. Different game

:01:19. > :01:24.completely. Longer format, three games for you this afternoon.

:01:25. > :01:31.Only at the Lakeside would you get Robson Green, Gary Robson has a

:01:32. > :01:37.renewed confidence with his 13th Lakeside parents. Robbie Green can

:01:38. > :01:41.beat anyone on his day, he is a plus 90 average player and he is in form.

:01:42. > :01:45.When it is the number one seed and winner of eight titles in 2013, the

:01:46. > :01:50.man to beat, Stephen Bunting. And he will take on Dave Prins who has his

:01:51. > :01:55.first two wins of his Lakeside career under his belt over the past

:01:56. > :01:58.few days. And Wesley Harms who has reached the semifinals on his

:01:59. > :02:03.previous two appearances, his only two appearances here, he is waiting

:02:04. > :02:06.to take on the man who knocked out Darryl Fitton, Tony Eccles who

:02:07. > :02:17.celebrates his 45th birthday today. So Bobby started predicting that

:02:18. > :02:20.Scott Waites would be knocked out but, you are playing a bit more safe

:02:21. > :02:28.today. You are thinking Wesley Harms, Bunting and green. The last

:02:29. > :02:34.game could be a bit dodgy. Eccles played well and with the same pace,

:02:35. > :02:42.pretty much the same. Eccles has played better than before and we

:02:43. > :02:48.have not seen the form from Wesley Harms. I would say 50-50, that one.

:02:49. > :02:53.On the fence, Bobby George, for a change! There are some other

:02:54. > :02:57.second-round ties I want to mark your card about. The top half,

:02:58. > :03:03.taking care of three of these matches this afternoon. The other

:03:04. > :03:06.second-round draw sees Martin Atkins going for the second quarter final

:03:07. > :03:10.in three years but Rick Hofstra from the Netherlands is back after nine

:03:11. > :03:13.years away from the Lakeside so he will not be overawed when they meet

:03:14. > :03:17.on the red button tonight. Also this evening on the red button from

:03:18. > :03:21.5:30pm, the top two games in the bottom half of the draw, Glen

:03:22. > :03:24.Durrant who will study last night whereas Alan Norris is on a high

:03:25. > :03:29.after knocking out Scott Waites but that first match, Scott Mitchell a

:03:30. > :03:40.real crowd favourite against James Wilson who beat Christian Kist in my

:03:41. > :03:44.opinion the best match so far. Tomorrow, it is Belgium against the

:03:45. > :03:49.Netherlands and a good old-fashioned England -- Scotland battle as the

:03:50. > :03:52.boss takes on Wolfie. Bobby, for those who were not watching on the

:03:53. > :03:55.red button which is where our evening action is at the moment, we

:03:56. > :03:59.should pause for thought because James Wilson against Christian Kist

:04:00. > :04:05.last night, what a good game, what a high standard and to be heading home

:04:06. > :04:08.this morning despite playing darts like Christian Kist did, a bitter

:04:09. > :04:15.pill to swallow. He started off very well and then through to the second

:04:16. > :04:20.set, I thought he was going to cry at one time. He played well and he

:04:21. > :04:31.came back and it was a great game. 96 average, you would be gutted.

:04:32. > :04:38.People found out last night what he was all about. The guys in the darts

:04:39. > :04:44.know him, he has been a runner-up, quarterfinalist, semifinalist. He is

:04:45. > :04:49.creeping up the ladder, he is a tidy player. First on the stage it is

:04:50. > :04:53.Northumberland against Merseyside, Gary Robson, 13 years at the

:04:54. > :04:59.Lakeside, 13th seed this time and he is taking on the fourth favourite,

:05:00. > :05:03.Robbie Green, who demolished Ritchie George in the first round, I don't

:05:04. > :05:10.know why I am pointing at you! He is not shy about his chances. Every

:05:11. > :05:14.year I come here, I believe I can win it. This year it feels a bit

:05:15. > :05:19.extra. Even from the first game, I believe I can go up another couple

:05:20. > :05:26.of years. After a sticky first set, I will make sure I kick in from the

:05:27. > :05:32.off this time. I was practising at the time so you can hear things over

:05:33. > :05:36.the microphone but it is the way that Robbie plays most of the time.

:05:37. > :05:38.You have to get on top of him or stick with him and when he misses

:05:39. > :05:50.those doubles. Gary Robson, good player and good

:05:51. > :05:55.friend of mine, it will be a tough game. I expect a tough game from

:05:56. > :06:02.him. I think I will win, if I can beat anyone, if I play like I can.

:06:03. > :06:12.Full. Hopefully it will go well for me on the stage. Robbie, that is a

:06:13. > :06:18.big game. I think I will get into it a lot quicker because when I played

:06:19. > :06:22.Ron Meulenkamp, he is a slow pace and I am faster with my rhythmic

:06:23. > :06:25.games. Robbie is a bit faster so I should be able to get into my stride

:06:26. > :06:31.quicker but he is playing well at the moment. It should be a cracker.

:06:32. > :06:41.COMMENTATOR: What a leg of darts that was! He will miss doubles

:06:42. > :06:48.because that is his game but he is a very heavy flooding player. I have

:06:49. > :06:52.played a few times. He is a great front runner. That is the thing with

:06:53. > :06:57.him, if you let him in front, it is really hard to pin him back. The

:06:58. > :07:02.first set, I am hoping to get in quicker. Upset him a bit. If the

:07:03. > :07:16.real Gary Robson turns up! Play my game, it is not about him,

:07:17. > :07:20.it is about me. If anything, he will have to calm me down because I will

:07:21. > :07:26.try to rip his head off. I am ready. All guns blazing.

:07:27. > :07:27.COLIN MURRAY: We have not had anybody's had ripped off yet but

:07:28. > :07:40.there is or is a first time. Robbie usually comes out on top in

:07:41. > :07:48.75% of the time these two play. There is one little thing that

:07:49. > :07:52.Robbie said about that, Gary always has trouble with his doubles. We did

:07:53. > :07:59.not see that in the first round. He played well, scoring but his

:08:00. > :08:05.finishing was good. He would be happy with that everyday, 46%. He

:08:06. > :08:16.got a 122 win the match so if he puts these scoring rounds in... He

:08:17. > :08:20.is ten points every nine darts which is not very big sounding but if you

:08:21. > :08:26.get behind and it becomes hard, he has got to really score, finish and

:08:27. > :08:33.up his game a bit. Some players, if they played their best darts, I

:08:34. > :08:40.still would not back them against Stephen Bunting but I think Robbie

:08:41. > :08:49.Green perhaps can. If they play their own game, they can. It is a

:08:50. > :08:56.difficult game to play well. Gary always takes sets off Robbie 's so

:08:57. > :09:05.it could be interesting. I think it for-2, Robbie Green. OK. What is

:09:06. > :09:11.wrong with you, come on! Let's get down there, live second-round darts

:09:12. > :09:12.and get the bull rolling right now and short and snappy MC, it is

:09:13. > :09:21.Richard Ashdown. MC: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to

:09:22. > :09:25.the 2014 World Professional Darts Championships as we begin the second

:09:26. > :09:28.round here at the home of world darts, the Lakeside!

:09:29. > :09:40.We now introduce a former world darts Trophy champion, the reigning

:09:41. > :09:51.Granite city open champion, it is big Robbo, Gary Robson!

:09:52. > :10:18.MUSIC: "Follow The Leader" by The Soca Boys.

:10:19. > :10:38.We now introduce a former world finalist, the 2012 Belgium open

:10:39. > :10:43.champion, he is our number four seed, it is common, Robbie Green! --

:10:44. > :10:54.it is Kong, Robbie Green! MUSIC: "You Shock Me All Night Long"

:10:55. > :11:53.by AC/DC. COLIN MURRAY: It is always a battle

:11:54. > :11:59.on the Lakeside stage but it is soldier, soldier marching into the

:12:00. > :12:01.quarterfinal, it is Robson Green and we will leave you with your comment

:12:02. > :12:10.it is, Jim Proudfoot. COMMENTATOR: Inside the next hour,

:12:11. > :12:12.one of them will have the win that takes them deep in this tournament

:12:13. > :12:19.as they have ever been before. Robbie Green was brilliant against

:12:20. > :12:23.Ritchie George. Of that Ritchie George's average was the ninth best

:12:24. > :12:28.of the 32 competitors in the first round and he still only took two

:12:29. > :12:32.legs, a testament to how impressive Kong 's performance was. It is

:12:33. > :12:36.Gary's 12 consecutive Lakeside parents, his 13th in all and it

:12:37. > :12:44.started with an excellent comeback against Ron Meulenkamp . Gary now

:12:45. > :12:49.eyeing up the fourth quarterfinal in seven years.

:12:50. > :12:58.The best of seven sets, they designed a woman. It is Robbie to

:12:59. > :13:02.throw first, game on. -- best of seven sets, ladies and gentlemen.

:13:03. > :13:27.Robbie Green with his first three darts. First second-round match.

:13:28. > :13:33.This is going to warm up, and it could go all the way. A reminder

:13:34. > :13:40.that all the way in the second round matches is a seventh set, the first

:13:41. > :13:46.to four sets will be the person to go through to the next age with Tony

:13:47. > :13:56.Eccles or Wesley Harms awaiting the winner of this one. A good start

:13:57. > :13:58.from Gary. He has been let down in the past by his finishing, not the

:13:59. > :14:10.best at that. A really slow start against Ron

:14:11. > :14:14.Meulenkamp which cost him early in the game but the last eight darts

:14:15. > :14:23.that he had at doubles in that match, he hid them all. -- hit them

:14:24. > :14:41.all. He has got a chance of a 161, or he did have.

:14:42. > :14:52.That is exactly what he wants, 96 for the finish. Game shot and the

:14:53. > :14:59.first leg. Gary Robson! A 14 dart finish for Robbo. That precision

:15:00. > :15:06.that he had around the double earlier in the week in the latter

:15:07. > :15:20.stages against Meulenkamp, seems to have been brought into Wednesday

:15:21. > :15:25.afternoon as well. Looking at the averages from the respective matches

:15:26. > :15:28.in the first round, where Robbie was particularly impressive was his high

:15:29. > :15:36.scoring in the first nine dots. Significantly ahead of Gary Robson

:15:37. > :16:05.in that regard. In their two performances.

:16:06. > :17:03.We've Robbie, all three dots below their target.

:17:04. > :17:07.Having won the first leg against the darts Robbie had the opportunity to

:17:08. > :17:17.get straight back in. I wonder if they will be singing

:17:18. > :19:01.tonight, these two. At least he's going to have another

:19:02. > :22:39.three dots at the finish. Oh, what a start! Everybody standing

:22:40. > :23:07.there. That is the one that counted. It came as a big surprise, that one.

:23:08. > :23:13.Is scoring, by his standards, has not been brilliant in that set but

:23:14. > :24:34.he still won it. He got the highest check-out of the tournament so far.

:24:35. > :25:24.Brilliant! 167 by Green followed by a 124 Robson. -- 120 four Robson.

:25:25. > :25:33.Robbie has had the advantage when these two have met in the past. Six

:25:34. > :25:51.previous games and he has won of those. -- he has 14-macro of those.

:25:52. > :25:59.That is his first maximum! You could have got another three darts in

:26:00. > :27:00.there. Very little between the two men in

:27:01. > :27:06.terms of the scoring. The difference between the two in the averages is

:27:07. > :27:28.increasing all the time. -- increasing. -- decreasing.

:27:29. > :28:07.Robbie Green, as in the first set, has his nose in front midway through

:28:08. > :28:16.the second. He has had 812. , a 13. And a 167

:28:17. > :28:51.finish. They travelled the world throughout

:28:52. > :29:56.the year, winning the points to get to this Championship.

:29:57. > :30:11.So double eight for a second set for Robbie Green. Oh. Very out of

:30:12. > :30:26.character. And a way in, perhaps, from Robson.

:30:27. > :30:37.OK, Robbie, you have been let off. Game shot and the second set, Robbie

:30:38. > :30:45.Green. Robbie take said. -- takes it.

:30:46. > :30:52.A set against the darts for Robbie Green. And Gary Robson will feel

:30:53. > :31:03.that he has not done too much wrong when he finds himself 2-0 down.

:31:04. > :31:14.Robbie to throw first, game on. It only takes one blue start -- loose

:31:15. > :31:25.dart to lose a set. As it is, Robbie Green, 2-0 up.

:31:26. > :31:31.Gary Robson's scoring of the first set has gone down a bit and Robbie

:31:32. > :31:32.Green's is going in the other direction. Even with that bounce

:31:33. > :32:04.out. Brilliant. 180! His son is

:32:05. > :32:17.delighted, Prince Kong, if you like. It is very exciting.

:32:18. > :32:45.A slight problem with the flight there. All adjusted now. Game shot

:32:46. > :32:56.in the first leg, Robbie Green. Two sets up and a leg now. 13. Finish,

:32:57. > :32:57.that last leg. Really forcing the issue now, there is the doubt that

:32:58. > :33:09.did it. -- the dart. His checkout percentage in his match

:33:10. > :33:20.against Ritchie George down in the mid-30s. 54% is excellent. He has

:33:21. > :33:22.been coming here 13 years to the championship, has Gary. Still to get

:33:23. > :33:37.past the second round. And at this stage, I am afraid, he

:33:38. > :34:03.has got a lot to do. He can do it, come on, Gary.

:34:04. > :34:12.That is twice he has done that on the trot.

:34:13. > :34:48.Games shot and the second leg, Gary Robson. The match stays alive, Robbo

:34:49. > :35:03.is back in it. It has been some year for Gary, he

:35:04. > :35:07.was diagnosed diabetic in 2013, he has lost a couple of stone and looks

:35:08. > :35:14.really well and also had a back injury that affected his mobility

:35:15. > :35:19.back in autumn. He got up out of the chair one day, he said, and had no

:35:20. > :35:23.movement. He still made the final of the Jersey classic that weekend,

:35:24. > :35:32.though. He has still got the same stance. So it is obviously better

:35:33. > :35:55.than it was. These cover shots they are getting.

:35:56. > :36:01.The out shots they are leaving are the sorts of shots they are having

:36:02. > :36:19.to get. He needed the treble with the first dart.

:36:20. > :36:42.There it is. Game shot and the third leg. Comparable. 2-0 up in the third

:36:43. > :37:10.set. It should be 2-1 up, so one leg away. And saving the match.

:37:11. > :37:18.As the pressure intensifies, the quality increases. The third dart

:37:19. > :37:41.for Gary just drifting off again, pushing towards the right-hand side.

:37:42. > :38:20.141, 100, 180! Those are the three scores for Robbie Green.

:38:21. > :38:46.Back comes Gary Robson, he will have to finish it.

:38:47. > :38:59.I'll, Gary, Gary, Gary! This has the feeling of being a critical leg.

:39:00. > :39:07.Both have missed three darts at doubles and now it is two apiece in

:39:08. > :39:10.the third. And now Robbie Green, having saved the set, has the darts

:39:11. > :39:15.in his hand for a 3-0 lead. The family are very happy, Jamie and

:39:16. > :39:34.Ruth there. I was really looking forward to this

:39:35. > :39:39.much, Jim. It has not disappointed me and I am sure it has not

:39:40. > :39:50.everybody else watching this classic.

:39:51. > :40:00.Robbie looked in imperious form last year, beat Scott Mitchell in round

:40:01. > :40:11.two and also Christian Kist. And a great quarterfinal with Tony O'Shea.

:40:12. > :40:14.In which he lost 5-3. In 2007, Robbo beat Michael Van Gerwen and he was

:40:15. > :40:16.17 years of age. That gives me the opportunity to say, well done,

:40:17. > :40:37.Michael. Absolutely brilliant. As well as Michael Van Gerwen, he

:40:38. > :40:43.has beaten Dave Chisnall, Stephen Bunting, another former world

:40:44. > :40:52.champion in John Walton. All scalps taken by Gary Robson and is only the

:40:53. > :41:00.scalp of Robbie Green that he is concentrating on now. It is a stage

:41:01. > :41:06.that is really missing John by Walton. I have just realised that.

:41:07. > :41:46.This is an absolutely critical set of darts.

:41:47. > :42:03.Unlucky, can he do it? For the set... Yes! Game shot and the set

:42:04. > :42:04.will stop we want this much to go all the way and it could be doing

:42:05. > :42:14.just that. He must have thought his chance had

:42:15. > :42:22.gone, Mr two set darts and then Robbie missed one. -- he missed two

:42:23. > :42:28.set darts. Against the throw as well. All told, if you count the

:42:29. > :42:34.three he missed in the fourth leg, five set darts missed. But the sixth

:42:35. > :42:44.one went in and it takes us through to this fourth set.

:42:45. > :42:51.One thing is certain, they are getting in the best of order. This

:42:52. > :43:45.great afternoon crowd. That is the one. Game shot on the

:43:46. > :43:50.first leg, second leg it is Robbie throwing first. Creeping back very

:43:51. > :43:59.slowly. These are good though, look at that. 180! You could have put

:44:00. > :44:02.those on a pinhead. The fifth maximum of the match, four from

:44:03. > :45:07.Robbie Green. He will be very disappointed with

:45:08. > :45:19.that. That is four legs in this match when

:45:20. > :45:25.he has won in 13 darts or less. Championship form. Robbo rushed that

:45:26. > :46:12.first dart. His second maximum of the match. Two

:46:13. > :46:56.excellent cover shots as well, a 144 to cover the 180.

:46:57. > :47:15.No school. He has asked it. He has taken a chance.

:47:16. > :47:25.He will get a chance at double eight.

:47:26. > :47:42.Yes, it has worked for him. Good thinking.

:47:43. > :47:50.If you were Robbie Green in that situation and somebody did that to

:47:51. > :47:57.you, effectively said, you are not going to hit the 140 check-out, does

:47:58. > :48:01.that affect you? Not really. I supposed you are engrossed in the

:48:02. > :48:18.match. You do not think about the other player's game.

:48:19. > :48:33.These two men are very close friends. Two extremely affable

:48:34. > :48:44.characters. Two huge for all funds as well. Robbie is a lifelong

:48:45. > :48:51.Liverpool fan. Robbo was chewing the fat yesterday about his delivered

:48:52. > :49:29.Newcastle United. -- below feed Newcastle United.

:49:30. > :49:41.Crucial third dart for Gary Robson. You saw him jumping up and down in

:49:42. > :49:42.frustration after a 20 and a single one with his first darts in this

:49:43. > :50:10.leg. The third set, Robbie had the darts,

:50:11. > :50:13.was won by Robson to break back. So he has to hold. Hold this set with

:50:14. > :51:00.the dark. -- with the darts. The pressure of this decisive leg is

:51:01. > :51:01.just perhaps telling a bit, from the high standards the men have set for

:51:02. > :51:44.themselves. He cannot hit bullseye either with a

:51:45. > :51:50.set dart. He has bussed it. Went for the single line and hit the trouble.

:51:51. > :52:02.Robbie with a chance he would not have believed.

:52:03. > :52:13.The Green family are ready to explode.

:52:14. > :52:26.It has been a wonderful match so far. Hugely entertaining. Decent

:52:27. > :52:32.averages. Decent check-outs. And two of the four sets going to last leg

:52:33. > :52:34.deciders, but the man that has lost it has had a set dart and has not

:52:35. > :52:41.been able to take it. Still to get past that second

:52:42. > :53:40.round. It has been really into, and Robson

:53:41. > :54:28.versus Green soldiers on into the next set.

:54:29. > :54:38.For the first leg of the fifth set, double top for Robbie Green. Double

:54:39. > :55:48.ten. He will be back with Gary on 182.

:55:49. > :55:56.The last time he beat Robbie Green was in the quarterfinal of the open

:55:57. > :56:53.in 2011. He has got it. The nastiest kind of

:56:54. > :56:56.Shanghai surprise for Gary Robson Vickers he is taken to the brink of

:56:57. > :57:05.elimination. I think his son is a Liverpool

:57:06. > :57:59.supporter as well. That is going to help a little but

:58:00. > :58:25.it is a long way back. Brilliant. No other word for it. Magic.

:58:26. > :58:42.Oh, dear. It is a shame. Part of a great match.

:58:43. > :59:24.This for a place in the quarterfinals.

:59:25. > :59:33.Yes, the second dart. The end of the thriller. Look at them here. What a

:59:34. > :59:43.match they have seen. Absolutely brilliant. Real high quality. Robbie

:59:44. > :59:53.Green through to the quarterfinals having lost only one set so far.

:59:54. > :59:57.Kong marches on. Ladies and gentlemen, as he leaves the stage,

:59:58. > :00:00.please show your appreciation for Gary Robson! And through to the

:00:01. > :00:30.quarterfinals, Kong, Robbie Green! COLIN MURRAY: Greener pastures await

:00:31. > :00:36.Robbie, he is in the quarterfinals after Robson fell off the cliff from

:00:37. > :00:53.the first set onwards, we will have that match a little later on.

:00:54. > :01:00.In many ways, Bobby, it went according to script especially the

:01:01. > :01:05.first set. If you hit a 167 when you need a finish, that was the first

:01:06. > :01:18.shots to the solar plexus. It was a lovely finish, that one. Especially

:01:19. > :01:22.earlier in the game... Paul Gary. You always felt he was battling

:01:23. > :01:25.against it, because he was putting up some decent scores but when he

:01:26. > :01:31.needed the finishes, I think the game was summed up, two legs all in

:01:32. > :01:35.the fourth set, and he has a chance to take the set and he didn't, he

:01:36. > :01:42.wasn't able to step up the gear, he hits treble 9. When he went for

:01:43. > :01:46.that, and then he is on the back foot. Because he goes out and this

:01:47. > :01:54.is the difference between the two players. Here we go. Get on that.

:01:55. > :01:58.That really hurts! I can tell you. We were talking about the checkout

:01:59. > :02:03.percentage is, always important. Robson was all right, one in three

:02:04. > :02:06.but a bit top-heavy, they were always coming a bit earlier on

:02:07. > :02:12.whereas Green was up near 50% so when he scores, he does and he has

:02:13. > :02:19.the gear that Gary Robson hasn't shown. He has got the scoring power

:02:20. > :02:21.and the finishing power. He had a number liveable percentage in the

:02:22. > :02:30.first two sets, 74%. Finishing and scoring, when there are those

:02:31. > :02:34.percentages, that is incredible. Lets bring Kong to the balcony, a

:02:35. > :02:38.bit more sweat than the first round, Robbie, talk us through your

:02:39. > :02:44.thoughts in that match. We were looking at the 170 win the first set

:02:45. > :02:53.and treble 9 that Gary hit -- we were looking at that 167. The first

:02:54. > :03:04.set, he could have taken me out. The 167, nice shot, lovely. It won the

:03:05. > :03:09.set. The nine he hit... Treble 9, I should say, killer. I have come here

:03:10. > :03:14.many a time and I felt for him but I have got to beat him. It felt like

:03:15. > :03:19.game over at that point. It's not like the wind went out of his sails.

:03:20. > :03:26.Did you feel that on stage? I will be honest, yes. I feel you have

:03:27. > :03:32.always got that extra gear and a cutting edge which you can get which

:03:33. > :03:37.you brought here last year as well. It was frustrating, that game, to be

:03:38. > :03:45.fair. I did not feel like I played as well as I can. To be honest, I am

:03:46. > :03:50.grateful I am through. It is getting through to the next round and many

:03:51. > :03:53.world champions have come here in the past and not played their best

:03:54. > :04:02.darts. I had four messages last night from former world champions

:04:03. > :04:09.and it means a lot. They are taking their time out to send me a message

:04:10. > :04:13.and wish me good luck. It is a dream, like. How nice is it that you

:04:14. > :04:18.said you did not feel you were on your game and now Robbie Green not

:04:19. > :04:26.on his game, still averages north of 90? Listen, I don't BLEEP go into

:04:27. > :04:29.the practice room and I smashed over 100 no problem and I needed it at

:04:30. > :04:39.onto the stage here and give the fans of the dish out about. And

:04:40. > :04:47.maybe shot some of the bashes up. I know it is there and it is for me to

:04:48. > :04:53.go up and produce it. But I will take the same result. It is about

:04:54. > :05:01.winning. It is quite a thick accent he has got there, he said" bashers"

:05:02. > :05:06., I was worried that my director was going to tell me to pull the plug! I

:05:07. > :05:14.figure we got away with it. Will you watch the match between Tony Eccles

:05:15. > :05:19.and Wesley Harms? I will probably go and have a practice with Wesley, I

:05:20. > :05:27.am his best man at his wedding. My goodness me! That goes to show you

:05:28. > :05:30.the family at the BDO here. I know that Stephen Bunting is definitely

:05:31. > :05:34.the man to beat here this week and James Wilson has got the darts.

:05:35. > :05:38.Everyman in front of you is the man to beat, it is not about James

:05:39. > :05:43.Wilson or Stephen Bunting. It is the man in front. It is about beating

:05:44. > :05:48.the man in front. If Stephen Bunting is not on that stage, he is not

:05:49. > :05:55.worth talking about. We are more and more starting to believe that Robbie

:05:56. > :05:59.Green can lift the title because the 100 and city seven is an example,

:06:00. > :06:06.Bobby. When he goes up with the temperament, that is what we are

:06:07. > :06:12.seeing now. In the world Masters, I think you had two darts at double 8

:06:13. > :06:18.to win and he was very close to it. In the world Masters? And now you

:06:19. > :06:23.are not missing the doubles. You learn a lot from losing games like

:06:24. > :06:33.that. You're going into the doubles, 48, double 16. Full. Sometimes you

:06:34. > :06:42.learn more from losing the needed from winning. It is better to

:06:43. > :06:45.lose... From winning. He has got a good memory as well, here's like an

:06:46. > :06:49.elephant. Stay there for a second because he will have to wait a bit

:06:50. > :06:54.to watch Wesley Harms a bit later on because we have got one game before

:06:55. > :06:58.that, a man we know all about, the number one seed, Stephen Bunting but

:06:59. > :07:04.what of the man he is taking on? Dave Prins, the budget has been an

:07:05. > :07:08.endangered species at the Lakeside. Four first-round exits from four

:07:09. > :07:10.appearances but he won his qualifying and his third-round match

:07:11. > :07:18.so he is on something of a role this year. He was smiling when he talked

:07:19. > :07:22.to Rob Walker. Finally gave, at your fifth visit to Lakeside, you have

:07:23. > :07:30.recorded not just one victory but two en route to this great second

:07:31. > :07:35.round match. Yes, the preliminary, go on that stage, every game counts

:07:36. > :07:41.and hopefully my fifth year now, I can go in and my doubles will go in.

:07:42. > :07:59.I am very happy. Was ecstatic to get to the point where you thought that

:08:00. > :08:07.the Lakeside stage was phasing you? That stage is fantastic and I broke

:08:08. > :08:12.my doc, five years and I had to do it this year.

:08:13. > :08:18.COMMENTATOR: He has finally played his best darts on the Lakeside

:08:19. > :08:24.stage, he needs double top... Game, shot and the match! Dave Prins! Do

:08:25. > :08:28.you think that the preliminary has helped to because it will be a

:08:29. > :08:32.hugely difficult match against Stephen Bunting but you have been on

:08:33. > :08:36.the stage twice already. Yes, the preliminary was Monday night and I

:08:37. > :08:43.played again the following night and then straight again this afternoon.

:08:44. > :08:49.So three games in three days, it does help. Can we expect to see

:08:50. > :08:54.quite a few fans of the Badger in the audience? Has your phone been

:08:55. > :09:00.exploding with expectations of tickets? I hope so! My wife has come

:09:01. > :09:10.down but my son had to go back with wood, -- with work commitments. Good

:09:11. > :09:17.luck, we are looking forward to it. Thank you. What is going on with the

:09:18. > :09:21.budget? You expect certain things at the Lakeside that when he doesn't go

:09:22. > :09:27.out in the first round it seems strange -- with the Badger. It seems

:09:28. > :09:33.he is talking up his chances. He keeps qualifying, and every time he

:09:34. > :09:36.is here, and he doesn't win a game and you have got to add my him for

:09:37. > :09:40.keep going in the world rankings and he goes in the play-offs and gets

:09:41. > :09:48.through to them and he is back and then he goes out in the first round

:09:49. > :09:54.and he said not this time. And I said that he might not, trying to be

:09:55. > :10:00.nice. He said, "no, I will win the first much and I will win the proper

:10:01. > :10:07.match to get in the tournament? " And he said he will win it. If he

:10:08. > :10:11.does, he will have to go through the number one seed and Stephen Bunting

:10:12. > :10:15.had Jim Widmayer in the first round, the American and he cruised in first

:10:16. > :10:25.gear with a 92 average. He is made of stone. 90 odd average and he was

:10:26. > :10:31.finishing very tidy. But can the Badger capture him? I don't know.

:10:32. > :10:35.Can he get out of the snare? He will have to get out of the traps early

:10:36. > :10:44.because when you go 2-0 down to hunting, forget it. Yes, he is

:10:45. > :10:48.experienced and he is a champion and he will keep on top of you all the

:10:49. > :10:53.time. Robbie Green already through, will the script carry on going the

:10:54. > :11:01.way we expect it? Because Dave Prins is going better than we expected.

:11:02. > :11:06.MC: Ladies and gentlemen, the 20 14th Lakeside World Championships

:11:07. > :11:15.and we continue the second round here at the home of world darts, the

:11:16. > :11:19.Lakeside! We now introduce a former Ireland man, Hungary and and check

:11:20. > :11:36.open champion, it is the Badger, Dave Prins!

:11:37. > :12:04.MUSIC: "Teenage Kicks" by The Undertones.

:12:05. > :12:12.We now introduce a current holder of eight world ranking titles, he is

:12:13. > :12:14.the twice raining Winmau world Master and BDO world than the one,

:12:15. > :12:19.it is the bullet, Stephen Bunting! MUSIC: "Bullet In The Gun" by Planet

:12:20. > :13:04.Perfecto. COLIN MURRAY: Said the Badger trying

:13:05. > :13:07.to dodge the bullets and he will need four sets against the master

:13:08. > :13:11.champion if he will do it, Bunting the man to beat and the

:13:12. > :13:15.commentators, Tony O'Shea and John rolling.

:13:16. > :13:27.COMMENTATOR: Thank you very much, Colin. Good afternoon, all. And

:13:28. > :13:36.there are at the contenders. 45 years old, Dave Prins, from near

:13:37. > :13:39.Hartlepool, originally from the Peterlee area in Durham. And a

:13:40. > :13:45.couple of victories to get to this stage and improving his averages as

:13:46. > :13:50.he has done so, 80 in the first, 86 in the second but again, Stephen

:13:51. > :13:58.Bunting, the Bullet, the favourites for the title and this match. 28

:13:59. > :14:02.years old. And as we have heard, Tony, he has got that record of

:14:03. > :14:07.success this season. Playing with real confidence. He has had 18

:14:08. > :14:12.months from heaven, last year we saw an unbelievable skill talent and he

:14:13. > :14:19.is bringing it to the game. We always need he had it as a youth

:14:20. > :14:25.player. Exciting times ahead. Dave Prins is a left-hander and a little

:14:26. > :14:31.statistic to put in your pipe, Les Wallace and Mark Webster in 1997 and

:14:32. > :14:41.2008, the only left handed champions on this BDO World Championship.

:14:42. > :14:45.The form the bullet has been in this year, I do not think that will be

:14:46. > :14:56.added to this year. Stephen Bunting, such an affable,

:14:57. > :15:03.easy-going figure but right on his game here. Settling well with

:15:04. > :15:07.another 140. He looks remarkably relaxed in the practice lounge

:15:08. > :15:09.beforehand. That is what confidence does to you, being the number one

:15:10. > :15:30.ranked player. Important for him to make an impact

:15:31. > :16:41.at an early stage. year or so. Never in doubt. Red hot

:16:42. > :16:53.favourite for this first of four sets.

:16:54. > :17:01.There is such a funny story with that picture there. He tells a

:17:02. > :17:07.story, not about the tortures and the hair. Nobody tells that story

:17:08. > :17:15.like he does and because of his facial features it is so funny.

:17:16. > :17:56.have just remembered. # The tortoise and the turtle.

:17:57. > :18:07.Big cash prize this year. Took the opening leg against the

:18:08. > :18:10.darts. What about this? Unlucky. Just the wrong side of the wire but

:18:11. > :18:43.nicely set up. He looks so solid, Tony. The

:18:44. > :18:47.confidence he has got from his form in the last year or so, he just

:18:48. > :18:54.feels like he will do this every match.

:18:55. > :19:07.His second maximum already. What he needs is a leg.

:19:08. > :19:14.I got the impression speaking to Bunting beforehand, I know averages

:19:15. > :19:23.do not count a huge amount, but he would love to come out with 100.

:19:24. > :19:30.He is the number one and the favourite. Favourites are expected

:19:31. > :19:38.to pull out the big averages. Just before Christmas he was an the end

:19:39. > :19:45.of a 5-1 or 6-1 defeat by Wilson. That hurts and he will be out to

:19:46. > :19:55.make a point. Wilson in action later. Another maximum. His third

:19:56. > :20:01.already. With the darts now. Surely he will get on the scoresheet this

:20:02. > :20:16.time. He is scoring 112 averages at the moment.

:20:17. > :20:31.And perfection. Now hunting can serve out the first set. The way he

:20:32. > :21:09.has played it will be difficult but he has done nothing wrong so far.

:21:10. > :21:19.Anything above 40 is a good average. Bunting's record at Lakeside has not

:21:20. > :21:24.been quite what you would expect for a player of his standing. Got to the

:21:25. > :21:33.quarterfinals in 2011, lost to Stanley. He would love to have this.

:21:34. > :21:35.It is the only one not on his CV this year. He seems to have won

:21:36. > :21:48.everything. The MC was saying eight BDO ranking

:21:49. > :21:55.calendar events in a year. That is some statistics.

:21:56. > :23:31.Dave is a quiet character. He does not scream and shout when he is

:23:32. > :24:02.playing well. We were saying what a fantastic year

:24:03. > :24:04.but it has had on the steel tip tour. He has had a fantastic year on

:24:05. > :24:20.the soft tip tool as well. I think he was the favourite for the

:24:21. > :24:21.World Championships in honk Kong recently but got beaten in the

:24:22. > :24:29.quarterfinals. First maximum of the match for

:24:30. > :25:39.Bunting. Dare we whisper the nine - daughter?

:25:40. > :26:54.This crowd would love that. Such certainty. He wanted to make a

:26:55. > :27:04.statement to the rest. He is certainly doing so. But again, Dave

:27:05. > :27:12.is not doing a hell of a lot wrong, to be honest. Dave Prins throwing

:27:13. > :27:14.some quality darts that are being swept away by a brilliant

:27:15. > :27:46.performance from Bunting. The darts are only about 14 grams,

:27:47. > :28:51.rubber bleat the lightest. Is in the tournament, those of Bunting.

:28:52. > :29:07.That is, again, absolutely clinical quality. Paula Dave must be one

:29:08. > :29:44.during what he has got to do here. -- Paula Dave.

:29:45. > :29:50.I have seen Bunting at close hand this year. There is more in the

:29:51. > :30:23.tank. He can play even better than this.

:30:24. > :30:30.Anastasia watching from one of the players advantage points and a

:30:31. > :30:40.favourite for the women's title. Known almost universally around the

:30:41. > :30:57.darting world as Anastasia. We call her just Anna.

:30:58. > :31:02.That is the first time in the match he has let Dave in with the chance

:31:03. > :31:23.of a finish. That is an opportunity that has gone

:31:24. > :31:40.begging so he wants 73. Just like shelling peas. Seven out

:31:41. > :31:53.of ten. He is producing such solid darts

:31:54. > :32:15.with the throw. Right up alongside some of the best

:32:16. > :32:22.performances ever reduced here if he continues at this level. It is

:32:23. > :32:31.pretty close to the record as it stands. 104 at the moment. As a

:32:32. > :33:13.formidable average. I thought that was going. That is

:33:14. > :33:15.the first time he has missed a white. He loves that side of the

:33:16. > :35:36.board. It is his turn now, he is the daddy

:35:37. > :35:40.at the moment. Desperately needs the trouble, got to get one now, surely?

:35:41. > :36:02.A good blast art. Clearly, in the context of the match

:36:03. > :36:12.this is a huge visit for Prins. Great first dart. Tops now for the

:36:13. > :36:20.leg. Oh dear, missed it by a distance. That was made more

:36:21. > :36:30.difficult because he has not had many chances. Bull's-eye for the

:36:31. > :36:39.set. This set is slipping by so quickly. Looking for his second leg

:36:40. > :36:49.of the match. Not a bad marker. Ten is now. Oh dear, it is just not

:36:50. > :36:54.happening for him. He simply has to get those. We'll be back to his old

:36:55. > :38:04.favourite, 88. Certain winner. When you are 3-0 up, you can relax a

:38:05. > :38:37.little bit. Maximum number of the Dave Prins.

:38:38. > :38:41.Can he closed it out now? Not a good visit from Bunting, so Prins has six

:38:42. > :39:30.starts from here. Great start. He had a chance there and he knows

:39:31. > :39:39.it. You miss those chances and it isn't going to happen. He's still

:39:40. > :39:45.not lost a leg on his start. Totally in control. He's looking good is

:39:46. > :40:04.Stephen. Six out of six he's had with the darts. Look at that.

:40:05. > :40:15.When Stephen has been getting down to around 200, every school leaves

:40:16. > :40:23.him a double or aid to darter. He is confident every time he gets to

:40:24. > :40:32.around that. Nothing in Bunting 's performance suggests he isn't the

:40:33. > :40:34.man to beat. He is hitting these maximums. That is his fifth. Bunting

:40:35. > :40:57.with just a couple. This is where Bunting has been

:40:58. > :41:56.exceptional. It is that's like that that we knew

:41:57. > :42:04.tournaments and majors. Bunting stands one leg away from a place in

:42:05. > :42:11.the next round. The one big title that he's yet to take. He has been

:42:12. > :42:17.mightily impressive here this afternoon. Averaging over 100 or

:42:18. > :42:45.thereabouts. That is a loose three from Bunting

:42:46. > :43:14.but he has time. With the O'Shea millions be going on

:43:15. > :43:22.Bunting to take this title? 180! Quite brilliant. Just watch Tony

:43:23. > :43:26.O'Shea was saying. Bunting has been doing this absolute par excellence

:43:27. > :43:37.and now he will return with tops required for the match. That sums it

:43:38. > :43:42.up. His finishing has been brilliant. Stephen Bunting has

:43:43. > :43:51.annihilated Dave Prins. He has taken it by four sets to nil. His check

:43:52. > :43:57.out rate is 63%. By any reckoning, wild class from Bunting. If he keeps

:43:58. > :43:59.on like that, it will take an exceptional performance from

:44:00. > :44:05.somebody to deny him the world title. Ladies and gentlemen, show

:44:06. > :44:20.your appreciation for Dave Prins. And into the quarterfinals, Stephen

:44:21. > :44:36.Bunting. Darts offers the highest drama. The

:44:37. > :45:30.Bullet was straight and true. There are only two words for that,

:45:31. > :45:41.world class. It was magic. Prins didn't play out.

:45:42. > :45:49.He didn't have a look in. Every time he did that, Prins. This may be

:45:50. > :45:55.dangerous to say but he has just had over 100 average and I don't even

:45:56. > :46:01.think that was his top game. Dave Prins was averaging 96.5. At that

:46:02. > :46:09.stage, you felt like the wind was out of his sails. He has dropped a

:46:10. > :46:15.little bit. When a guy is bashing you like that, when you are scoring

:46:16. > :46:24.well and you are leaving a shot and not getting a chance that hurts. He

:46:25. > :46:32.didn't miss, did he? It is not all the time. He did it every shot. 12

:46:33. > :46:40.out of 19 in his finishes there. It is still over 50% over his games.

:46:41. > :46:46.That is what sets Bunting aside. You don't want to send him with three

:46:47. > :46:51.darts for what he needs. That is why he is winning because he is

:46:52. > :46:55.finishing with high checkouts. He is the best checker out. He is thereby

:46:56. > :47:11.finishing better in the PDO. Come on in Stephen Bunting. Every

:47:12. > :47:17.day, if I look over the balcony, he is standing right there, enjoying

:47:18. > :47:23.the occasion, talking to the fans. You are very much at home at the

:47:24. > :47:31.Lakeside? I love this menu. It is the best venue in the game. To play

:47:32. > :47:37.here is special, no matter how good or how bad, this is the place to

:47:38. > :47:42.play. You have averaged over 100 over the last 12 months, but you

:47:43. > :47:47.have managed to put that up today and took your foot off the gas at

:47:48. > :47:52.the same time? I know how good my form has been. I said in my

:47:53. > :47:58.interview with you yesterday, I want to get 100 average and make myself

:47:59. > :48:03.the player to beat. I don't think anyone has touched it so far, but if

:48:04. > :48:09.I can keep it up I have a good chance at the championship. What did

:48:10. > :48:25.you that mental edge? Bobby said don't send you up with three darts?

:48:26. > :48:39.I think my double percentage was 22, so I have been practising over

:48:40. > :48:41.Christmas and the New Year. There was a lot to put right and I have

:48:42. > :48:43.done well. You said earlier in the week, you don't care who you play.

:48:44. > :48:46.RU looking at the draw, do you know who is up next? This is probably the

:48:47. > :48:50.first year I have looked -- not looked at the draw. Hopefully I am

:48:51. > :48:55.the player they have got to beat. Let them do the worrying. They will

:48:56. > :49:07.be worrying, I am about to tell you who it is. You might have one eye on

:49:08. > :49:14.this guy and go, " command, let's have you". They will be all

:49:15. > :49:26.frightened of you now, won't they? Over 100 average. You don't look

:49:27. > :49:29.that old to play against him. Dave Prins went out in the first two

:49:30. > :49:40.sets, he was hitting a 96 average and only took one leg off you and he

:49:41. > :49:47.brought a really good game to you? I know him really well. He is a great

:49:48. > :49:54.layer. They have played really well to get here and qualified. He is a

:49:55. > :50:03.quality player. I knew what I had to do to beat him. Luckily I did it. In

:50:04. > :50:08.defeat, put up a decent average out there, he will hopefully have a

:50:09. > :50:17.smile as he is talking to Rob Walker? You should be proud of

:50:18. > :50:27.yourself, you hardly did anything wrong, he just never let you in? I

:50:28. > :50:34.tried my best, but he never let up at all. Amazing. Fair play to him,

:50:35. > :50:38.that is why he is number one. I am happy with my performance this week.

:50:39. > :50:45.Hopefully, bring it on next year. You had five tonne 80s and it must

:50:46. > :50:49.be difficult to maintain your composure in a match like that when

:50:50. > :51:00.you see your partner -- opponent burying everything available? He

:51:01. > :51:11.checked out well. He had a load of 140 is and I think that was the key

:51:12. > :51:16.game. He checked them out. Can you see anybody beating him if he

:51:17. > :51:25.reproduces that kind of form in every round to come? No way. Thanks

:51:26. > :51:30.for talking to us. Two wins this year at Lakeside, maybe you can come

:51:31. > :51:35.back and make it three next year? Who is your biggest enemy at the

:51:36. > :51:42.moment? You cannot be complacent. Your enemy with be taking it for

:51:43. > :51:48.granted at the moment? Of course, I have two still do what I am doing

:51:49. > :51:53.and prepare for every game. There is still a lot of players in this

:51:54. > :51:57.tournament who can average the same as me and have beaten me on their

:51:58. > :52:04.day. I had to keep myself mentally right. You have alluded to some of

:52:05. > :52:08.the earlier matches when the standard wasn't as we expected with

:52:09. > :52:13.a lot of debutantes. We have talked about some other players averages. I

:52:14. > :52:22.remember your first year and your average, he was so nervous before he

:52:23. > :52:26.went out, he had pints of something that was a luminous blue, I don't

:52:27. > :52:34.know what it was. You sweated so much, you do have to adapt to hear

:52:35. > :52:40.and come through within a financial budget and play on a stage like

:52:41. > :52:48.this? With the lights on that stage, it is very warm, but I get more

:52:49. > :52:53.nervous doing interviews like this. We are going to test you on

:52:54. > :52:56.geography, history... No we're not we will let you go. This is the top

:52:57. > :53:06.half of the draw, Stephen Bunting through. Robbie Green already

:53:07. > :53:12.through. Tony Eccles, it is his birthday. But what about the coolest

:53:13. > :53:28.man at the Lakeside, Wesley Harms, is the Iceman ready again?

:53:29. > :53:33.I hope every year, I want to be in the final and I want to win this

:53:34. > :53:36.title as well. But you never know what will happen. I have a great

:53:37. > :53:41.feeling. During two years I made it to the semifinal here. But when you

:53:42. > :53:47.take a game where you have been defeated, I can watch it multiple

:53:48. > :53:51.times and learn from it, where does it go wrong? It is not always a

:53:52. > :53:57.double where it goes wrong. It could be a distraction or anything. That

:53:58. > :54:03.is why I watch those gains quite a lot. When I am playing in the

:54:04. > :54:13.afternoon, I make sure my breakfast and everything is rescheduled so I

:54:14. > :54:19.have all of my energy when I need it. It is important to listen to

:54:20. > :54:24.your body as well. Get your body in good shape and mentally ready for

:54:25. > :54:31.your game. I needed to make a choice. Do I stay working for 40

:54:32. > :54:40.hours a week? My darts went pretty well. Then I can turn it around. All

:54:41. > :54:49.of a sudden I quit my job. I think I have more rest in my body. I am

:54:50. > :54:53.expect in a tough game. Every game here is a single game. If you make

:54:54. > :54:57.it through, then prepare for the next game.

:54:58. > :55:01.It is not often you get the opportunity to say happy birthday to

:55:02. > :55:12.a late side player on the day of a huge gain. Tony, congratulations. 44

:55:13. > :55:19.today. It has always been my dream to play on my birthday, so it has

:55:20. > :55:25.come true this year. Any differences in your walk on seeing as it is your

:55:26. > :55:31.birthday? I am not walking onto happy birthday. It was unlucky to

:55:32. > :55:35.such seasoned campaigners and respectful mates had to play each

:55:36. > :55:43.other. You were sad in a little way you had to knock Darryl Fitton out?

:55:44. > :55:50.Yes, it is hard to overcome the winning leg. I missed a lot of

:55:51. > :55:57.doubles yesterday. But it is part of the game. Your first time back in

:55:58. > :56:02.the second round since 2007. You have had your time away from the BDO

:56:03. > :56:08.and from Lakeside, how much do you appreciate this place when you have

:56:09. > :56:14.been away? It is a very small stage up there. That is the only thing I

:56:15. > :56:21.can tell anybody. It is not as big as it looks up there. I am OK with

:56:22. > :56:29.it now, after yesterday. Is it nice to be back? Very nice. Your thoughts

:56:30. > :56:38.on Leslie -- Wesley Harms, he is a cool and confident young man? I have

:56:39. > :56:45.never played him before. He has got a good record here, considering how

:56:46. > :56:51.young he is and how early on he is in his career? He has a good record

:56:52. > :56:56.here, two semifinals and I have never been that far. You have made

:56:57. > :57:03.the decision, come what may even if you lift the trophy, this is it as

:57:04. > :57:08.far as professional darts is concerned. Why is that? I am sick of

:57:09. > :57:15.the travelling, I am getting a bit old for that. I don't know how this

:57:16. > :57:19.lot can do it for so many years. I have been thinking about it for a

:57:20. > :57:24.while. When is it going to stop? I think it is about time to put them

:57:25. > :57:30.down. I hope you get to savour another day on the Lakeside stage on

:57:31. > :57:36.your birthday. Have a good one. Happy birthday to Tony. What a magic

:57:37. > :57:40.thing to play on your 44th birthday and our thoughts go out to whoever

:57:41. > :57:50.took over his paper round. I think he sold himself a bit short. You

:57:51. > :57:53.look at the 86 average. But he was cruising in the early rounds with a

:57:54. > :58:01.100 average and I thought it was a good performance? He played very

:58:02. > :58:10.well. It is the best I saw him play here. Wesley, on the other hand for

:58:11. > :58:16.me, we talk about these two semifinals, I am not seeing the

:58:17. > :58:23.spark from sparky yet? He won, I think he averaged 86, 87. His

:58:24. > :58:29.percentage got him through, 45% checkout. He did not play his best

:58:30. > :58:40.game at all. But these two men are exactly the same. One has had a lot

:58:41. > :58:48.of paper rounds, mind you. But he is sick of the travelling. 44, too old

:58:49. > :58:55.to travel! We thought Bunting would win for -0, but it was with all

:58:56. > :59:01.respect to Dave Prins, Bunting was on fire. This one we think is closer

:59:02. > :59:08.but we are leaning towards Wesley? A little bit, he is very good at

:59:09. > :59:16.playing sets. He is a bit more military. Could it go all the way,

:59:17. > :59:23.all seven sets? It will be very close. We think this second-round

:59:24. > :59:30.match will be very close, it is time to head back and go back to Richard

:59:31. > :59:37.Ashdown, the master of ceremonies. Ladies and gentlemen it is the 2014

:59:38. > :59:41.Lakeside World Championships and we continue the second round here at

:59:42. > :59:48.the home of world arts, the Lakeside! We introduce a Dutch

:59:49. > :59:53.international, twice a Lakeside semifinalist, the reigning Scottish

:59:54. > :00:24.open and World Cup singles champion, it is sparky, Wesley Harms.

:00:25. > :00:59.We now welcome a winner of nine BDO titles. From England, Tony Eccles.

:01:00. > :01:30.MUSIC: "Rock This Party" by Bob Sinclar.

:01:31. > :01:44.It is Tony Eccles's birthday today but will his candles be blown out.

:01:45. > :01:52.He is 44 today and now faces Holland 's most famous electrician. Well,

:01:53. > :02:01.former electrician anyway. It is Tony Eccles's last tournament. The

:02:02. > :02:08.biggest of the lot. Having seen off Paul Jennings, 3-0. I think he will

:02:09. > :02:16.be the first to admit from the first round performance... I don't know

:02:17. > :02:20.whether I'd choose to split these two. It is a difficult call but the

:02:21. > :02:28.bookies do not too often get it wrong. Best price on Wesley Harms to

:02:29. > :02:41.win this at 9-4 on. They are making him a fairly strong favourite to

:02:42. > :02:47.take this. First set, first leg and it is Wesley to throw first. Game

:02:48. > :02:54.on. Wesley with the darts in missed first set. The second round matches

:02:55. > :03:14.are seven sets long potentially. Not too much between the averages of

:03:15. > :03:22.these two men when they've played their first round ties. Wesley

:03:23. > :03:23.averaged 84 and Tony Eccles, 86, but it was Wesley 's finishing which was

:03:24. > :03:43.the better of the two players. If Wesley Harms repeats his

:03:44. > :03:48.performance today, he will be a tough man to beat. He is a fit young

:03:49. > :04:16.fella. He won't be worried about the hot temperature up on stage.

:04:17. > :04:28.Wesley with a marginal advantage in the first leg of the first set.

:04:29. > :04:31.If Eccles can get himself a big score he will put himself in a good

:04:32. > :05:17.position. He passes with flying colours.

:05:18. > :05:24.Terrific stuff for birthday boy! First leg against the darts for Tony

:05:25. > :05:48.Eccles. He is a double 16 man generally.

:05:49. > :05:53.Harms twice the semifinalist. Tony O'Shea had a liking for matches

:05:54. > :06:20.against him. This year, seeded 12. Having reached the last four on his

:06:21. > :06:22.debut in 2012, he became the fifth man to reach the semifinals in his

:06:23. > :06:44.first two years. Ever. His predecessors who did that all

:06:45. > :07:16.went on to win the title here. A good omen for Wesley Harms.

:07:17. > :07:26.He needed the treble 17. A bit unlucky as it just kissed off the

:07:27. > :07:36.barrel. What a start. Both players winning a

:07:37. > :08:08.leg against the darts. Few players that you would fancy

:08:09. > :08:23.your chances of playing poker against, but not Wesley.

:08:24. > :08:31.Sparky. Formerly an electrician and now a full-time darter and showing

:08:32. > :09:01.the sort of form that will get him a decent payday.

:09:02. > :09:16.Wesley 's first three visits to the oche and he leaves himself on a

:09:17. > :09:18.potential 12 darter. 180! Harms now is 121 and looking to take this one

:09:19. > :09:26.out. Brilliant! . A superb checkout. He

:09:27. > :10:21.is averaging close to 105. That was clinical. I am not quite

:10:22. > :10:40.sure what that was. Robocop and teen Wolf. All the

:10:41. > :10:56.superhero here today. Who is the guy with the hat? I don't

:10:57. > :11:14.know, but I wet -- I bet he wishes he made an effort.

:11:15. > :11:28.Eccles is looking to square off the match here.

:11:29. > :11:45.Oh, dear excavation mark Harms could now take the first set. -- oh, dear!

:11:46. > :11:48.. He hits it brilliantly with brake adjustment and Wesley Harms takes

:11:49. > :11:58.the first set with the minimum of fuss. In next to no time, he finds

:11:59. > :13:04.himself 1-0 up on the back of that. A quality double.

:13:05. > :13:12.Tony was victorious in the Polish open. He had said they had not

:13:13. > :13:17.played before in the interview earlier. That is a good thing if you

:13:18. > :13:19.are a sporting champion. If someone beats you, let it go from your

:13:20. > :13:58.memory. It cannot be a bad thing. Harms has a terrific opportunity to

:13:59. > :14:32.take the opening lead -- leg of this second set.

:14:33. > :14:41.Coolness personified. Eccles can only watch and wonder if it is

:14:42. > :14:47.starting to go wrong. He has had taken -- he has had chances and not

:14:48. > :14:50.taken them. A leg against the darts for Wesley Harms having won the

:14:51. > :14:58.first set and he has his nose in front in the second. He has an

:14:59. > :15:16.idiosyncratic way of playing 72 as well.

:15:17. > :15:26.It is our MC, Richard Ashdown, favourite double. He is a little

:15:27. > :15:39.fella. Just making sure the second one did

:15:40. > :16:31.not out of the board. Yet to get a maximum in this match,

:16:32. > :16:48.Wesley Harms. That is good from Eccles. Harms now can go two up.

:16:49. > :17:06.Treble 20 will leave him double 19. 12 would leave him tops. Double 16!

:17:07. > :17:18.Leaving him double 8. Only just missed with his first attempt at

:17:19. > :17:29.double 19. He went for a six with the first dart. Everything going the

:17:30. > :17:36.way of the unflappable Dutchman up to this point. Five PDO ranking

:17:37. > :17:41.titles in his career. Won the Scottish open in February. These

:17:42. > :18:00.two, the last two winners of that competition, the Scottish open.

:18:01. > :18:08.Eccles had a spell playing in PDC tournaments in 2007. During that

:18:09. > :18:24.time had a win over James Wade. 301 apiece after six darts each.

:18:25. > :18:38.161 is the finish, theoretically for Eccles. The game is starting to

:18:39. > :18:45.slide away. Paul Hogan hit a 161 against Scott Mitchell yesterday.

:18:46. > :18:52.Tony unable to replicate it. In a good position here, a leg in which

:18:53. > :18:58.he has got the darts. He knows he cannot afford to miss it. Double

:18:59. > :19:49.16! Harms with the darts now and in a

:19:50. > :20:03.position where he can claim this second set. That makes things look

:20:04. > :20:18.rosier for Eccles. He is away. Brilliant. 180! Great response from

:20:19. > :20:30.Wesley Harms just when he needed it. This leg would give him a 2-0 lead

:20:31. > :20:34.if he can take out 154. Little between the players in terms of

:20:35. > :20:44.averages but there could be two sets between them in a moment. Eccles has

:20:45. > :20:56.had 141 a few times when he has been practising, but not this time.

:20:57. > :21:07.Treble 19 would leave double 16. Still, Wesley forced to set it up

:21:08. > :21:25.after the first dart was wide of its target. Treble 16. May the force be

:21:26. > :21:30.with you! And it was for Tony Eccles, when he needed it. He saves

:21:31. > :21:47.the set. That was a Ken Bruce commentary moment. Made the 4s be

:21:48. > :22:08.with you. We have got a game on our hands

:22:09. > :22:10.again here. If he takes this one out, he is back on level laying,

:22:11. > :22:33.Eccles. -- level playing. Terrific first dart from Eccles.

:22:34. > :22:54.Thought he was going to get under the maximum. Not to be. 100. Solid.

:22:55. > :23:06.Not the time for a 41. Tony's cousin looking on. Applause of

:23:07. > :23:12.encouragement. This is a crucial leg in the context of the whole match.

:23:13. > :23:21.Will it be to -0. This is an important visit, trying to set it up

:23:22. > :23:34.here. Just by a fraction. The wrong side of the wire. Excellent scoring,

:23:35. > :23:40.by and large. Fantastic scoring in the first nine as well. Check out

:23:41. > :23:52.percentages also impressive. Eccles has to take 157 here, which he

:23:53. > :24:06.cannot do now. Wesley Harms must finish with 123. Big chance now but

:24:07. > :24:18.Tony Eccles. Travel 18 giving him this chance. He has taken the

:24:19. > :24:20.opportunity! Back on level terms. Look how much it means. One set

:24:21. > :24:39.apiece. It might be his last tournament. I

:24:40. > :24:46.wonder if he is reconsidering the decision to retire at the age of 44?

:24:47. > :24:52.Lost the first two legs of the second set. Up against it. Nervous

:24:53. > :24:59.double 16 to win the third leg. Then hits another fantastic double 16 to

:25:00. > :25:05.win the deciding leg. It looked as though he was going to -0 down. Good

:25:06. > :25:36.checkout stats from both players. 140, for Tony Eccles. The three legs

:25:37. > :25:53.we have had so far have been won by check out of 181 or more.

:25:54. > :26:03.Eccles has clawed his way back into this. He admitted he was lucky, was

:26:04. > :26:08.the way he put it in his first round victory. Terrific throwing from

:26:09. > :26:32.Harms. After the good work of that 174,

:26:33. > :26:37.leaves him double 16. His finishing was excellent in the first set, not

:26:38. > :26:43.so in the second and that has carried on into the third. Another

:26:44. > :26:51.chance for Tony Eccles for his fourth leg in a row. Treble 16. To

:26:52. > :26:59.get the double 16. He hit double 16 to win the last set. Double 16 to

:27:00. > :27:04.win a leg against the darts. Not this time. That was a big dart. He

:27:05. > :27:12.thought it was in when he left it go. Now Wesley Harms can punish

:27:13. > :27:22.that. He does precisely that. However much Eccles might look back

:27:23. > :27:33.and regret that particular moment. He has to put it out of his mind.

:27:34. > :27:41.No man has come further to get to the Lakeside Dun Mike Day. Here from

:27:42. > :27:52.Auckland and his wife is here as well. You would stay for an extra

:27:53. > :27:59.day or two? I certainly would if I had come from Auckland. I am not a

:28:00. > :28:03.particular fan of jet lag. His achievement was just getting here in

:28:04. > :28:12.the first place. Wesley, a two-time semifinalist in the last two years.

:28:13. > :28:21.He wants that little bit more. Eccles has two scrap it out again.

:28:22. > :28:26.Took the second set, as it looked as though it was going to go the other

:28:27. > :28:41.way. Hung on in there and took his chance.

:28:42. > :28:52.Wesley with an advantage of 64 after nine darts apiece. Tony redressing

:28:53. > :28:58.the balance. Eccles will have six darts from there because all Harms

:28:59. > :29:10.can do is hit the numbers here to put pressure on. He would have hoped

:29:11. > :29:18.for more. 117 again. Pressure applied by Wesley Harms. A few times

:29:19. > :29:23.at first dart has missed its target under pressure and he has had to

:29:24. > :29:40.move right across the oche here. 93 now for Wesley Harms. How is he

:29:41. > :29:55.going to go? Goes the ballroom. -- goes the bull route. Excellent first

:29:56. > :30:09.dart. Double 16! Another excellent checkout. You get the impression

:30:10. > :30:16.Harms is slightly starting to outscore Eccles at this stage,

:30:17. > :30:20.although not too much between them in terms of averages. Eccles is

:30:21. > :30:25.sticking with it and withstanding the pressure. He is scrapping, as he

:30:26. > :30:33.did in the last set, he is still in there. Those check out percentages,

:30:34. > :30:37.both superior to their first round performances, particularly in

:30:38. > :30:58.Tony's case. He averaged 32% in the victory over Darryl Fitton. It is

:30:59. > :31:04.also significant the number of times the throw has been broken. Harms

:31:05. > :31:31.just needs to settle down and try and turned the screw.

:31:32. > :32:11.Harms is 100 ahead after nine darts apiece.

:32:12. > :32:39.That was a loose last one. A bit unlucky though.

:32:40. > :32:56.Oh, dear! That was a bit of a mess and this really now is an

:32:57. > :33:11.opportunity. That is a big missed opportunity. He

:33:12. > :33:19.had a chance to win this leg and he might yet.

:33:20. > :33:29.Perilously close to the treble with the first start. Just the right side

:33:30. > :33:46.of the wire as he looked at it. 2-1 to Wesley Harms with the throw.

:33:47. > :33:56.In the last leg, Wesley was on 20, missed the double 10 and the 55 and

:33:57. > :34:04.was left on five with one. To go and some players would have bussed from

:34:05. > :34:16.there. But he elected to stay where he was. Perfectly vindicated in that

:34:17. > :34:18.decision by taking out the 22. It was a strange one, but he would say,

:34:19. > :34:30.just look at the scoreboard. Good thinking from Eccles leaving

:34:31. > :35:14.himself on the potential checkout. 2-2 and one set apiece. Harms is now

:35:15. > :36:04.the favourite to make it 2-1. The two fellows have gone off the

:36:05. > :36:07.boil a bit as the scoring has slayed a little. Both now averaging less

:36:08. > :36:29.than 90. They started brilliantly. 85 and 41 at the start of this

:36:30. > :36:46.crucial leg. This is a really key leg, this one,

:36:47. > :36:47.which is being enjoyed by a big afternoon crowd here at the

:36:48. > :37:00.Lakeside. The first time we have had afternoon

:37:01. > :37:04.crowds here on weekdays. If you have never experienced this particular

:37:05. > :37:13.venue, I urge you to get yourself out. I am not advocating stickies in

:37:14. > :37:20.any form. Surely not! If you have some hours in the working day to get

:37:21. > :37:27.here by legitimate means... If you came in fancy dress, no one would

:37:28. > :37:34.recognise you anyway. Not even Luke skywalker knew who Darth Vader was.

:37:35. > :37:38.It turned out to be Alec Guinness, didn't it? Sorry if I have just

:37:39. > :37:46.given it away to anybody who has not seen it.

:37:47. > :38:00.He's enjoying it. Who is that man? I don't know, but he hasn't had much

:38:01. > :38:07.to drink. The business in hand of a crucial fifth leg in this third set.

:38:08. > :38:18.Wesley Harms still has the advantage at this point. Oh, what a finish

:38:19. > :38:29.under pressure! A 99 checkout just when he needed it.

:38:30. > :38:34.Eccles was in there battling right up to the conclusion, but the double

:38:35. > :39:05.from Wesley Harms gives him the advantage again.

:39:06. > :39:14.That was the first leg out of the last nine that Tony Eccles did not

:39:15. > :39:26.have a dart at a double. He is getting chances. His accuracy on the

:39:27. > :39:30.double 16 is still pretty tidy. Stephen Bunting is enjoying some

:39:31. > :39:38.time in the crowd, enjoying having his photograph taken with his fans.

:39:39. > :39:40.He said he was going to relax with a couple of shower butts after he

:39:41. > :40:18.finished. -- Sherbert s. That is solid from Wesley Harms.

:40:19. > :40:49.Right back in the leg. I think we have all managed this on

:40:50. > :40:54.occasion on a Sunday lunchtime. Not usually watched by a big crowd like

:40:55. > :41:09.this. Pressure. He just buckled again.

:41:10. > :41:13.He wasn't able to take the chance and now Eccles is back with exactly

:41:14. > :41:35.the same target in his eye line. Excellent third dart from Tony

:41:36. > :41:39.Eccles. It is becoming just a wee bit painful to watch at times

:41:40. > :41:42.because they are both feeling it. The pressure is on. So much at

:41:43. > :42:19.stake. A good marker. Is that a marker pen.

:42:20. > :42:26.A yellow crayon. What is the thought process. You wake up in the morning

:42:27. > :42:35.and think, I'm going to the darts. What can I go as? I know. I'll go as

:42:36. > :42:36.a marker pen. If only had a companion dressed similarly. Oh, he

:42:37. > :43:15.has! They will have green babies. The two legs in this fourth set are

:43:16. > :43:21.looking like going with the darts, but, Tony was 99 after the first to

:43:22. > :43:39.darts and he is working out how best to apply some pressure.

:43:40. > :44:03.-- Wesley Harms did not get the dart he wanted previously. But that

:44:04. > :44:18.double 10 has been kind to him. Also in the respect that Tony has

:44:19. > :44:27.missed it a couple of times at crucial points.

:44:28. > :44:40.The crowd love that! Talk about how quickly the tide might change! Tony

:44:41. > :44:51.with the throw. Wesley has already filled her up once and here he goes

:44:52. > :44:55.again. You go back to the missed opportunity at the end of the last

:44:56. > :45:00.leg when Eccles really should have taken that one and Wesley Harms now

:45:01. > :45:07.suddenly is on a little bit of a roll.

:45:08. > :45:18.It could have been a nine-darter with just a shade more luck.

:45:19. > :46:00.?52,000 is the bounty this year. That will be handy.

:46:01. > :46:10.Eccles looks unable to recover from a poor start to this leg. Double

:46:11. > :46:18.top. Double 10 now. He has not hit it this time. Eccles only getting 60

:46:19. > :46:27.on his previous visit leaving himself on a big finish. The man

:46:28. > :46:38.from the north-east, it is just not happening for him here at the

:46:39. > :46:50.minute. Double 10. Harms has the advantage in this set. Now looking

:46:51. > :46:54.to serve it out to make it 3-1. Had the advantage. Third dart just

:46:55. > :47:17.slipping will Wesley's big scoring is now superior

:47:18. > :47:25.to Tony's. It was pretty level earlier. You got the impression

:47:26. > :47:34.earlier in the match, Tony was hanging in and feeding on scraps.

:47:35. > :47:48.Harms just looks as though he has this greater scoring power.

:47:49. > :47:56.Wesley is famed for often wearing a glove when he is playing. Such is

:47:57. > :47:58.the heat on the Lakeside stage, no need for that in this particular

:47:59. > :48:45.tournament. This for a 3-1 lead in the sets.

:48:46. > :48:52.This is a big chance you feel Tony Eccles has two take it to stay in

:48:53. > :48:58.the set. Double 16, two darts at it. Another one of those will do him.

:48:59. > :49:12.Nails it. Excellent darts from Tony Eccles. He follows his worst leg

:49:13. > :49:18.with his most crucial to date. He did know the route in didn't he?

:49:19. > :49:43.Eccles with the darts. Horrible visit from Harms. It is the

:49:44. > :49:54.fascination of darts, it can all change so quickly. More than in any

:49:55. > :50:09.other sport, the margins are very small.

:50:10. > :50:25.Tony Eccles is in control of this decisive leg in the fourth set. 161,

:50:26. > :50:31.can be done and he has time on his side. At least six from here, he

:50:32. > :50:55.might have more. Quality. Can he hold his nerve? Double 16,

:50:56. > :51:11.two darts at it to tie it up. That is the one! His favourite finish.

:51:12. > :51:16.For fascinating sets of darts, and we are no closer to knowing who will

:51:17. > :51:26.be going through. Eccles maintaining a 45% checkout rate and taking the

:51:27. > :51:35.leg under real pressure. Who is your money on now? When the match

:51:36. > :51:40.started, Harms was the favourite. Eccles, a special day for him and he

:51:41. > :51:48.wants it to make it more special. Birthday boy, 44 years old. I think

:51:49. > :51:52.if he wins this and carries on, maybe that suggestion he was going

:51:53. > :52:01.to retire might just be put on the back burner for a little while.

:52:02. > :52:13.Hasn't always been able to do himself justice at the Lakeside. Is

:52:14. > :52:20.that reflecting the noise in the arena? The noisier it is the more

:52:21. > :52:22.lights light up? Impressed with that. It is not your average

:52:23. > :52:52.T-shirt. Wired for sound. No finish, of course. A treble would

:52:53. > :52:54.be handy. Manoeuvring his way across the oche and coming down. Great

:52:55. > :53:15.cover shot. The last time Harms had the darts,

:53:16. > :53:20.Eccles broke him. He has got another chance at the start of this fifth

:53:21. > :53:35.set. You could see the way he threw his third dart into the board in

:53:36. > :53:42.frustration. Eccles, another opportunity to pinch a leg against

:53:43. > :53:52.the darts. Oh dear! That was a big one. Look at that. Kicking himself.

:53:53. > :54:09.How many times have I done that in practice and how could I not do it

:54:10. > :54:16.now. That hurts Eccles. Two darts to win the leg against the throw and he

:54:17. > :54:23.could not take them. Tony very much a double 16 man, as we have

:54:24. > :54:26.mentioned. Double top has not been his friend so far, since the very

:54:27. > :54:39.first leg. I don't think he has hit it once. He did have a decent year,

:54:40. > :54:45.reached the quarterfinals of the England Masters in July losing /32

:54:46. > :54:58.Paul Jennings. Nine titles in his career.

:54:59. > :55:06.This is destined to be his last ever tournament. Is going to pack it all

:55:07. > :55:16.in. He could be, conceivably, 20 minutes from retirement. But he

:55:17. > :55:25.could be four days away from glory. Harms getting a bit of momentum. Not

:55:26. > :55:30.been a classic match this one, but we knew it would be tight. Bobby

:55:31. > :55:37.George said before it began, look for this to be a scrap and it would

:55:38. > :55:42.probably go all the way. Great darts from Harms, but will they be in

:55:43. > :55:48.vain? Went for the bull, which would have left in 16. Harms is back to

:55:49. > :55:57.take a two leg lead in this fifth set. Now it is 66. Now, 33. He does

:55:58. > :56:08.not hit it this time when it matters. Eccles, to hold his throat.

:56:09. > :56:32.Scrappy leg this one. Wins it with his 17th darts. -- throw.

:56:33. > :56:49.Still, everything going with the throw.

:56:50. > :56:58.Getting distinctly warm in here. And it will get a little bit hotter

:56:59. > :57:12.yet, with an evening of terrific entertainment to come. I saw the

:57:13. > :57:24.venom from the Viper as he picked his darts out of the board.

:57:25. > :57:30.Idiosyncratic throwing style. Reminiscent of the head of the Viper

:57:31. > :57:47.striking its prey as he releases the dart. Excellent cover from Tony.

:57:48. > :58:02.Not going for the maximum. When all the 177 instead. Travel 20 would

:58:03. > :58:20.have left him double 18. Tony Eccles back on 84. Single 20, so 14, leaves

:58:21. > :58:26.the bull. Oh dear. That wasn't very close. Double top for Wesley Harms.

:58:27. > :58:57.Double 10! Greater adjustment. Bobby George said this was going to

:58:58. > :59:04.be tied. Bobby is never wrong. It could not be tighter. The game has

:59:05. > :59:13.ebbed and flowed. The former electrician has never blown a fuse.

:59:14. > :59:19.It has stuttered rather than ebbed and flowed. Moments of brilliance

:59:20. > :59:34.and then moments where the pair of them have not been able to hit the

:59:35. > :59:44.proverbial rear with a banjo! No spec Dracula finishes. The best so

:59:45. > :59:59.far, 123 from Harms in the second leg of the first set.

:00:00. > :00:33.Good last start, squeezing that one in with a much-needed treble.

:00:34. > :00:43.Eccles with the chance to square up the match on 73.

:00:44. > :00:57.A good dart from Eccles. It is 2-2. Nip and tuck. The leg now to decide

:00:58. > :01:12.this fifth set. Apart from the first set, every set

:01:13. > :01:18.has gone to the decisive leg and did all of them so far, the man with the

:01:19. > :01:24.darts has won it. -- and in all of them so far. History will dictate

:01:25. > :01:32.that Wesley will take a 3-2 lead here but you never know. If Eccles

:01:33. > :01:34.keeps throwing 59 there is every 's ability that will be the case to.

:01:35. > :02:01.See if he can find a lipstick. That is what the doctor ordered!

:02:02. > :02:07.125th maximum of the tournament. It is followed by a 140. Still nip and

:02:08. > :02:08.tuck between these two in the crucial and deciding leg of this

:02:09. > :02:23.fifth set. This is a chance to take this

:02:24. > :03:05.against the dart for Eccles. Now there is some emotion from the

:03:06. > :03:11.Dutchman. Wesley Harms knows just how important that 66 was. He

:03:12. > :03:16.couldn't afford to miss that and let Eccles come back in with the chance

:03:17. > :03:35.to take the set against the darts. Great shot under pressure.

:03:36. > :03:43.If you are a betting man, and I would never go down that route,

:03:44. > :03:53.you'd certainly think this would go to the decider, wouldn't you?

:03:54. > :04:02.His famous fan discussing what might happen over the next 15 or 20

:04:03. > :04:29.minutes. Is that the Dutch contingent? Belgian.

:04:30. > :04:33.She has been pensive, she has been smiling and now she can't sit such

:04:34. > :04:58.is the tension. Time is on his side, just setting up

:04:59. > :05:22.the double 16 finish. No problem at all. The seventh

:05:23. > :05:29.successive leg of this match which has gone with the darts.

:05:30. > :05:37.It went all the way at this stage last year for Wesley Harms against

:05:38. > :05:41.his close friend and the two men have played against -- played in the

:05:42. > :05:51.same provincial team in the Netherlands. Wesley won that one

:05:52. > :05:59.4-3. It was Tony 's victory in the first round that prevented a repeat

:06:00. > :06:42.of a Wesley Harms and threaten game months later.

:06:43. > :07:06.It looks as though the throw will be decisive here.

:07:07. > :07:38.If Wesley Harms breaks here, Eccles is in big trouble. The first to four

:07:39. > :07:52.sets. Nobody will know that more than Tony Eccles.

:07:53. > :07:57.It looks as though he is moving into the position where he could close

:07:58. > :09:16.this one out. A good finish. He used the

:09:17. > :09:27.ball-macro. It left him with tops and that was the result.

:09:28. > :09:58.Conceivably, this is the last leg of Tony Eccles's career. A few people

:09:59. > :10:05.who know him say, believe that when you see it. Tyne and champion and a

:10:06. > :10:07.good record the years and still able to throw at a very good level, as he

:10:08. > :10:23.has shown here. A career which has brought him nine

:10:24. > :10:29.ranking titles. A CV which saw a quarterfinal place here in 2007 and

:10:30. > :10:32.an elimination to Mervyn King in that match. What he would give for a

:10:33. > :11:02.180 now. Against Mervyn King, he missed the

:11:03. > :11:10.darts and lost the match 5-4. He missed. Eccles again. Come on,

:11:11. > :12:17.his supporters shout. Keeping the match alive! At last

:12:18. > :12:26.I've found it, he says to himself. With the darts, in what will be the

:12:27. > :12:36.deciding leg. Life in the old boy yet. We will stay with this match

:12:37. > :12:40.even though we are scheduled to leave their Lakeside at quarter

:12:41. > :12:45.past. We will be here every step of the way with these two gentlemen.

:12:46. > :13:28.Public service broadcasting is what it is all about. This will be about

:13:29. > :13:30.bottle and nerve and who can hold it together when it comes down to the

:13:31. > :14:03.crucial throw. Wesley Harms can move into a

:14:04. > :15:01.controlling position. What a checkout that is! Eccles

:15:02. > :15:06.keeps the match alive. It is three apiece. He roars his appreciation

:15:07. > :15:12.along with his supporters and the crowd. That is a superb checkout out

:15:13. > :15:21.under massive pressure. Were you thinking of jacking it in, Tony?

:15:22. > :15:28.Treble 18, treble 18, double 7 to stay in the tournament. Genius! He

:15:29. > :15:35.might not like the motorways, but he likes the checkout.

:15:36. > :16:01.That was magnificent. If he can follow it up with a 180...

:16:02. > :16:10.It has kind of been predestined. Just a reminder, it is the first of

:16:11. > :16:17.three legs providing you win by two clear legs. If not, we carry on

:16:18. > :16:27.going until somebody is to legs clear. If it gets to 5-5 and -- 5-5

:16:28. > :17:04.-- 5-5, we carry on. Just a little late adjustment from

:17:05. > :17:07.Wesley. Does have the advantage of the darts in this decisive set, of

:17:08. > :18:13.course. That checkout from Tony Eccles that

:18:14. > :18:21.took the last set, had to be one of the best checkouts of the tournament

:18:22. > :18:28.so far. Two treble 18 and 77, you don't see that very often. Sometimes

:18:29. > :18:36.when you are on the point of no return, it can kill you. Sometimes

:18:37. > :18:40.it can bring out the best of you. Yesterday we saw Paul Hogan hitting

:18:41. > :18:58.a bull to stay in the game against Scott Mitchell. Wonderful. He will

:18:59. > :19:05.be coming back with 144. Harms just checking on the maths. Eccles, 144.

:19:06. > :19:26.I fancy this now. 79 required. Terrific last dart. 106

:19:27. > :19:35.needed. Hit the six foot double top. He missed that shot at double

:19:36. > :19:58.top again. Another Drescher visit the Tony Eccles. -- pressure. This

:19:59. > :20:03.is a big dart. It was huge! His cousin is watching in admiration.

:20:04. > :20:08.Tony Eccles does not know when he is beaten. He has kept his nerve

:20:09. > :20:18.brilliantly. It is going to be sudden death, this. Every chance,

:20:19. > :20:38.every chance unless someone can produce something of extraordinary

:20:39. > :20:42.brilliance. Nice one, Wesley. It was an epic checkout from Tony Eccles

:20:43. > :20:45.that set this up. Wasn't quite as quick as that, but you get the

:20:46. > :21:24.drift. It wasn't far short. Has left himself on eight bogey

:21:25. > :21:31.number by going for the bull and hitting a single five. That was an

:21:32. > :21:38.opportunity going begging. Had a chance to take the leg by the scruff

:21:39. > :21:48.of the neck and just couldn't do it. Nerve ends are jangling. A chance

:21:49. > :21:57.against the darts the Tony Eccles, both players on 139. Who can take it

:21:58. > :22:05.out the more quickly. 17 will leave tops. What Drescher now on Wesley

:22:06. > :22:21.Harms. We have seen how to do it. -- pressure.

:22:22. > :22:38.Double 10 again. Slight adjustment. Yes! He has got it. He has won four

:22:39. > :22:43.legs out of five and all he has to do now is hold. He will be in the

:22:44. > :22:50.quarterfinal for only the second time in his career. The fans know

:22:51. > :23:03.their darts here, and when that went in they knew that despite the match,

:23:04. > :23:15.Harms has looked the likely winner. It is his to lose now. With the

:23:16. > :23:20.darts, looking to serve it out. He has held in just over two thirds of

:23:21. > :23:31.the legs in which he has had the darts. Wesley has been in the same

:23:32. > :23:36.position where he has had the darts and Eccles took out a double top.

:23:37. > :23:48.Wesley, only 42 with his first three darts in a leg that he has to win.

:23:49. > :23:55.Eccles replying magnificently. He is in a really strong position. Harms

:23:56. > :24:04.cannot find it when he needs it. That was a good last dart, but he is

:24:05. > :24:08.way back. It was a great last darts, he squeezed it into a gap

:24:09. > :24:21.that seemed inconceivable to hit. Excellent travel 19 would the first

:24:22. > :24:27.dart. -- travel 19. He knows how close he is. It looks like Harms is

:24:28. > :24:34.a killing. Eccles is psyching himself up. Eccles made sure he was

:24:35. > :24:48.never out of Harms way in this match. Does not have the look of a

:24:49. > :25:05.potential winner. Eccles will come back. Harms looks as though he has

:25:06. > :25:11.thrown it. Double 16 for the match. He will be back. Look where Harms

:25:12. > :25:18.is. He threw the last dart away in the last visit. This is all a bit

:25:19. > :25:33.too late. He is still not on a finish. Only once has he reached the

:25:34. > :25:45.quarterfinals in the leg stipes -- Lakeside stage. Happy birthday Tony

:25:46. > :25:54.Eccles! He has seen off Wesley Harms brilliantly. On the ropes, almost

:25:55. > :25:59.passed the point of no return. A 122 that will long live in the memory. A

:26:00. > :26:06.brilliant checkout and three successive nervous legs in the

:26:07. > :26:11.decisive seventh set. Wesley Harms, a semifinalist in the last two

:26:12. > :26:23.years, out in the second round. Magnificent darts at a Lakeside yet

:26:24. > :26:35.again. A terrific tussle ladies and gentlemen. What a good game. Show

:26:36. > :26:50.your appreciation to the players, Wesley Harms I'm Tony Eccles. --

:26:51. > :26:54.Wesley Harms and Tony Eccles. It is Tony Eccles' party and he can cry

:26:55. > :27:07.with joy if he wants to. He got the best birth date present today,

:27:08. > :27:17.eradicating Sparky. -- birthday. It ebbed and flowed, it was great and

:27:18. > :27:23.it was terrible. Bobby, let's bring Tony in. We have only a couple of

:27:24. > :27:31.minutes left. It became a real war of attrition and you would not be

:27:32. > :27:35.beaten? I said all along I will take my chances when I can. I was dead

:27:36. > :27:44.and buried. I laid down for him. He let me off. It is moments like that,

:27:45. > :27:49.when it gets to the business end of a match you have to deliver

:27:50. > :27:57.something special. And the 122 was out of this world. It is one shot.

:27:58. > :28:04.When he hit the treble 18, I thought, stay there. I did not think

:28:05. > :28:10.about it, I just threw at it. Normally I stand back and have a

:28:11. > :28:15.look. But I just threw it. I struggled all the way through, and

:28:16. > :28:22.so did Wesley. You have been there as well, Bobby? If you don't stop,

:28:23. > :28:27.you don't get nervous. I don't know where the game went, we were waiting

:28:28. > :28:35.for each other. You play Robbie Green next, how is that for a

:28:36. > :28:42.birthday? Congratulations. Robbie Green in the quarterfinals. A great

:28:43. > :28:49.day of drama on the BBC. We are back on the red button with more second

:28:50. > :28:53.round matches at 6pm. Then 11:20pm for the highlights. What the day we

:28:54. > :28:55.have had.