:00:56. > :01:12.MUSIC. Good afternoon, and welcome to the
:01:13. > :01:22.Lakeside and the men's semifinals and ladies' final day. We will be on
:01:23. > :01:30.BBC Two, BBC Two and the Red Button, right until the final dart hits its
:01:31. > :01:37.mark. With me is the man with a golden chest, mice are good father,
:01:38. > :01:43.Bobby George. Expectations are high to date. This tournament has got
:01:44. > :01:47.better and better. And Norris against Wilson, a classic last
:01:48. > :01:58.night? Brilliant. Wilson played lovely darts. OK, we go on averages
:01:59. > :02:09.but it means nothing. Norris did not have a sweat, he played brilliantly.
:02:10. > :02:14.That is because he's had matchplay. This really does not tell the story.
:02:15. > :02:19.There were several darts after the interval when they did not have a
:02:20. > :02:25.triple 20 but apart from that it was perfect.
:02:26. > :02:33.55% for Alan Norris, he is into the quarterfinals. That was sensational,
:02:34. > :02:40.and a wonderful day ahead. We have the ladies' final and two
:02:41. > :02:44.semifinals. Will we go even higher? I hope so. The game gets hanged. The
:02:45. > :02:51.longer they play, the better they get. They relax and show how they
:02:52. > :02:55.play. You cannot do that with a short game. And the hotter it gets
:02:56. > :03:02.in here. It is a greenhouse today and we are in the coolest part of
:03:03. > :03:07.the venue. We are sweating already. It is hot on that stage. And these
:03:08. > :03:14.are big guys. It is the guy that the fittest that is going to last the
:03:15. > :03:22.longest. Here is today's order of play.
:03:23. > :03:28.Both of these players are deeper into the draw than ever before and
:03:29. > :03:33.are capable of world-class players they can handle it.
:03:34. > :03:38.And then the ladies' final, and Deta Hedman has ever been in better form.
:03:39. > :03:45.Can she finally went? The same can be said for a Lisa Ashton, who
:03:46. > :03:49.knocked out Anastasia Dobromyslova earlier today. They are a ray of
:03:50. > :04:02.sunshine tax stage every year, both of them.
:04:03. > :04:11.Then, the second men's semifinal. Jan Dekker find his Midas touch last
:04:12. > :04:15.night to make the last four. So to the first semifinal, a
:04:16. > :04:30.Merseyside derby. It is the first seed against the fourth seed. It is
:04:31. > :04:36.The Bullet against Kong. I had up for it. It is what we have come to
:04:37. > :04:41.do. This is the furthest we have both got. Let's get up there. It
:04:42. > :04:45.will be a fight to the death. We both want to get to the final.
:04:46. > :04:53.Unfortunately, only one can get there. Without doubt, the best
:04:54. > :05:04.player of the last two years. He can score, he can finish. I cannot
:05:05. > :05:07.afford to miss. He is playing really well. I think he is averaging 90. I
:05:08. > :05:14.know he can play better than that and so does he. There will be a lot
:05:15. > :05:22.of 180s and some good finishes. It will be a big contest. I am up for
:05:23. > :05:27.it. I have got confidence, I am going into it with all of the
:05:28. > :05:36.confidence in the world. Hopefully I am ready for the fight. It is going
:05:37. > :05:47.to be a belter, an absolute belter. I can't wait. Bobby, if you are
:05:48. > :05:53.sitting at home right now and thinking of opening the laptop or
:05:54. > :05:58.going to the bookies, we would say, run away, because we cannot choose.
:05:59. > :06:05.Keep your money and spend it on ice cream later. It is difficult to pick
:06:06. > :06:10.a winner. It is a toss a coin job. The averages are very similar. They
:06:11. > :06:19.are all the same. The average is nothing. There is nothing in it. It
:06:20. > :06:24.is very difficult to pick one. Most importantly, both have never been
:06:25. > :06:28.here before. There are Lakeside best is the quarterfinal. Let's start
:06:29. > :06:35.with Robbie Green. The one question over his head is, when he needs the
:06:36. > :06:42.set to win, can he get the job done on the biggest stage he has ever
:06:43. > :06:48.been on? Killer Mike he had so many -- he had so many chances and he let
:06:49. > :06:52.Tony Eccles when last March. He has got to think that he is going to do
:06:53. > :06:58.it. The other night he struggled, but he got back. He was down, he was
:06:59. > :07:03.freaked out, but he got back and he won the game. He fought for the
:07:04. > :07:11.game. He has got it in him to fight. Not only that, she has been over the
:07:12. > :07:17.line loads of times this year and Robbie hasn't. It is so hard to
:07:18. > :07:21.choose. Robbie said he was nervous. Your whole thing has been when he
:07:22. > :07:27.has the medium checkouts, he hits them, and he did not do that. He
:07:28. > :07:33.admitted to nerves. He needs to find the 100 plus average. I know he
:07:34. > :07:40.froze fast but the other night it was even faster than normal. He was
:07:41. > :07:46.not playing natural. You cannot do that here. You have got to get your
:07:47. > :07:54.doubles and get on top of your opponent. Whoever gets in front is
:07:55. > :07:58.the captain of the ship. I think both of us could be called
:07:59. > :08:02.politicians. If you want to say on national television who you think is
:08:03. > :08:09.going to win, be my guest, but I am not. I would say bad thing. You
:08:10. > :08:17.always put me in that position! -- I would say bumping. This is going to
:08:18. > :08:25.be a close-run affair. And calling them on stage, the man who is never
:08:26. > :08:29.short of a line, the MC, Little Richard Ashdown. Welcome to the 2014
:08:30. > :08:43.Lakeside World Championship semifinals. Welcome to the home of
:08:44. > :08:47.world darts, the Lakeside! May I now introduce the current holder of
:08:48. > :08:53.eight world ranking titles. He is the twice reigning world Masters
:08:54. > :09:01.champion and BDO world number one, The Bullet, Stephen Bunting.
:09:02. > :09:59.MUSIC.: "Bullet In The Gun" by Planet Perfecto.
:10:00. > :10:03.We now introduce a former world Masters finalist and the winner of
:10:04. > :10:29.four BDO world ranking titles. He is our number 14, he is Kong, Robbie
:10:30. > :10:32.Green! MUSIC.: "Rockin' All Over The World"
:10:33. > :11:25.by Status Quo. APPLAUSE.
:11:26. > :11:28.It is a Liverpool thing at the Lakeside this afternoon in the first
:11:29. > :11:34.men's semifinal, but only one will walk alone into the final tomorrow.
:11:35. > :11:42.This could be very special. Let's go to Scott Mitchell and John Roy. Good
:11:43. > :11:47.afternoon. Great atmosphere here at the Lakeside. All of the fancy dress
:11:48. > :11:50.costumes are out. It is packed to the rafters. It is a heavyweight
:11:51. > :12:01.battle in every sense of the word. Stephen Bunting, the number one seed
:12:02. > :12:13.Robbie Green, difficult to pick. The bookies rate Stephen Bunting 3-1
:12:14. > :12:17.favourite. Robbie Green, 5-2. The bookies have it beg for Stephen
:12:18. > :12:21.Bunting. As a player, I do not think they worry about the bookies. The
:12:22. > :12:27.tournament averages and everything say that Stephen should win this,
:12:28. > :12:35.but there is nobody out there more like a bulldog chewing a wasp than
:12:36. > :12:42.Robbie Green. And he was clearly revelling in the reception he got.
:12:43. > :12:47.Bunting is the first man with the darts. There has always been a
:12:48. > :12:52.feeling that Stephen Bunting, if you get to him early, he is not as good
:12:53. > :13:02.coming from behind as he is setting the pace. Maybe he led that to rest
:13:03. > :13:07.when he beat hostel. There is the feeling in the game. I think they
:13:08. > :13:17.know each other so very well that this could be a tentative start. It
:13:18. > :13:24.is important to get into the match at an early stage. The first to take
:13:25. > :13:32.six sets gets the place in the final. Nothing between them as it
:13:33. > :13:37.goes. Both are huge Liverpool fans, these two guys. Whoever gets to the
:13:38. > :13:40.final is going to be rather interested in what is going on in
:13:41. > :13:48.Stoke tomorrow, but is where Liverpool are. There, Kong has it on
:13:49. > :13:51.his chest. Both are from different errors in Liverpool. Robbie is from
:13:52. > :14:08.Wallasey. And that is his 17th maximum of the
:14:09. > :14:14.tournament. Straightaway, settling onto the sort of form he is going to
:14:15. > :14:21.be wanting to produce. Presumably he will be coming back with that 64.
:14:22. > :14:31.That is one of the traits of his game. Double 16. He was struggling
:14:32. > :14:37.for the doubles in his last match. No danger there. None at all. He is
:14:38. > :14:44.calm and collected. It is important to win the first leg with the darts.
:14:45. > :14:50.It has been heard of for certain players to allow the honour to go
:14:51. > :15:00.elsewhere and to get a psychological advantages and hit against the darts
:15:01. > :15:08.early on. Played well in his second round match. He averaged over 100,
:15:09. > :15:14.Bunting. And his finishing was around 60%. And you can score like
:15:15. > :15:22.that but you have to get the doubles on the back of it and that is what
:15:23. > :15:26.he was doing. This is the second leg and the meant has gone with the
:15:27. > :15:31.first leg. Stephen is looking to feel more comfortable -- the
:15:32. > :15:38.momentum. He is looking to set it up, but cover shot. -- a good cover
:15:39. > :15:46.shot. 47 and he is going to have six darts
:15:47. > :16:03.at it. 15, I would say. He will be coming back so Robbie
:16:04. > :16:13.will be trying to pressure the 16, using them as practice darts for the
:16:14. > :16:20.next attempt. He would have liked the Hollywood shot on the bull. That
:16:21. > :16:23.is an excellent double from Bunting to gain, making it two out of three
:16:24. > :16:37.-- again. Two legs. Stephen has been practising with
:16:38. > :16:43.Steve Barrow and I am sure he will be watching, and the pack this has
:16:44. > :16:49.gone well, -- the practice has gone well. A couple of players have got
:16:50. > :16:55.through psychological barriers, Bunting has never been at his best
:16:56. > :17:00.at the Lakeside. Alan Norris is another in the second semifinal.
:17:01. > :17:04.Three guys in unknown territory and the youngest, Jan Dekker, is the
:17:05. > :17:16.least experienced for this situation. Green is not settled into
:17:17. > :17:24.it. He is averaging 76 rather than 185, an early part of the game and
:17:25. > :17:31.still time for it to change. You do get famous faces here. I am not sure
:17:32. > :17:48.that is what David Jason would have hoped for!
:17:49. > :18:08.The guys are struggling a bit this leg. Even the greatest watch this!
:18:09. > :18:34.Are you looking for a knighthood at some stage? The knighthood, I cannot
:18:35. > :18:39.fit in the suit! He missed the treble he was looking for but
:18:40. > :18:51.setting up nicely. Green is way back. Bunting will need 66 for the
:18:52. > :19:02.opening set. I think Bunting has thrown in the towel. First set is
:19:03. > :19:12.nicely in the bag. Robbie will not be too worried. Stephen had the
:19:13. > :19:19.darts anyway. This will be the set for Robbie. And this opening leg,
:19:20. > :19:24.coming in with 60, if Bunting gets a big hit, he will be under pressure
:19:25. > :19:28.straightaway. That is a quality last dart. Green is already under
:19:29. > :19:41.pressure. The first six takes a place in
:19:42. > :19:52.tomorrow's final. 11 sets is possible. ?20,000. 35 is guaranteed
:19:53. > :20:04.for the player who gets through. ?15,000. That is better! That has
:20:05. > :20:05.settled Robbie down. You kind of sense a bit of relief from big
:20:06. > :20:26.Robbie. That was unlucky. 141, he is at the top of the board.
:20:27. > :20:28.Making the switch. He will stop with treble 20, I would imagine. --
:20:29. > :20:59.start. First attempt at a double and he has
:21:00. > :21:08.missed and Bunting punishes him. He would have felt he needed the 32.
:21:09. > :21:15.Bunting, or macro doubles out of six. That is the percentage of
:21:16. > :21:18.somebody who will prove very difficult to beat. His average is up
:21:19. > :21:52.around 100. We talked beforehand about the fact
:21:53. > :21:57.it was important for Robbie Green to stop well, to get into this match,
:21:58. > :22:03.and he has got to pop it from here -- to start well. That sort of
:22:04. > :22:09.throwing is putting him under pressure, that is Bunting 's third
:22:10. > :22:15.maximum. Stephen seems more comfortable so far done Robbie.
:22:16. > :22:22.Robbie is not hitting form that he has played this championship. Bobby
:22:23. > :22:28.George was up before having a word for the sell-out crowd here. He was
:22:29. > :22:34.telling us how hot it is, conditions top for the players. -- off. --
:22:35. > :23:08.tough. It is roasting in here. Green is poised, Bunting with three
:23:09. > :23:21.darts, that is not bad. This time, surely! The last. Always hurts. --
:23:22. > :23:34.the last dart always hurts. Hunting gets it. -- wanting. What is that
:23:35. > :23:41.about? He has chosen to start on 19. He is struggling to hit treble 20.
:23:42. > :23:45.He is trying to hit something downstairs and go back up with a
:23:46. > :23:54.different vision, players do do this. That is more like it. Still
:23:55. > :24:00.averaging shy of 80, Stephen Bunting. Much heavier scoring is
:24:01. > :24:11.required to put this guy under pressure. 2013 was a great year, he
:24:12. > :24:20.won eight EDL ranking events. Including the well Mao Masters,
:24:21. > :24:26.actor back wins. -- Wilmao. Adams and Eric Bristow have done that
:24:27. > :24:34.before. He is part of the elite, and rightly so. It is warm in the arena.
:24:35. > :24:44.People have turned up in fancy dress. No such thing as being
:24:45. > :24:50.overheated, it it is a question of inappropriate address! -- it is. We
:24:51. > :24:54.hope it is his first time here, it you would think he had the sense to
:24:55. > :25:06.wear something else if he had been before! Yes! You can see who he is
:25:07. > :25:14.supporting! First leg from Robbie. Bunting with the darts trying to
:25:15. > :25:24.serve it out for the second set. Kong is sweating, he is feeling it.
:25:25. > :25:32.What would it be for him, the side of a skyscraper? I think I would put
:25:33. > :25:46.him in a cage! I will leave that observation to you!
:25:47. > :25:58.Who was in the original Kong? You should be asking Tony Green about
:25:59. > :26:03.that, I am too young. So am I, it was in the 1930s. I might have a few
:26:04. > :26:18.grey hairs, but I am not that old! Dedication to the cause, this is
:26:19. > :26:28.impressive and green has settled in. Robbie Green. That is a serious wig.
:26:29. > :26:32.That last one was unlucky. Superb recovery from Stephen, he did not
:26:33. > :26:50.let it get to him. Suddenly found his range. That is unlucky. 135,
:26:51. > :26:57.Bunting, for the second set. He is outside the treble.
:26:58. > :27:14.134. Bottom or top? He is going the top way. 14 will leave him tops. He
:27:15. > :27:21.is sat waiting. Bunting, 65. How good is your finishing when the
:27:22. > :27:37.pressure is on? Double 16. That is the answer to that!
:27:38. > :27:56.Stephen 's dad. Tony. Tony Martin alongside him. The partner of
:27:57. > :28:04.Anastasia Dobromyslova. She went out of the women 's tournament earlier.
:28:05. > :28:09.She did six darts for the match and could not put it away. One of our
:28:10. > :28:16.competitors this week, Mike Day, he found out he was his mum yesterday
:28:17. > :28:20.morning while he is over here. So Mike from New Zealand, our
:28:21. > :28:24.condolences to you and your wife Wendy and your family from the BDO,
:28:25. > :28:35.a sad time after such a great week here. Well said. Bunting continues
:28:36. > :28:45.to pepper this treble 20. His fourth 180. 168 is a bogey number. No check
:28:46. > :29:01.out from that. Green has been missed maximum so far
:29:02. > :29:13.in this tournament but he is being outscored so far this match. This is
:29:14. > :29:20.better from Robbie. He is letting Stephen know he is still there.
:29:21. > :29:26.Double 16 for the first leg of the first set. And a moment of
:29:27. > :29:39.fallibility on the finishing line. Robbie has to have these to get back
:29:40. > :29:41.in the match. Bull's eye! That will make him feel better, that is the
:29:42. > :29:57.first he has had against the throw. Shots like that change your mindset
:29:58. > :30:00.when you are playing. It was important to see how both of these
:30:01. > :30:17.lads would cope with the atmosphere. Tournament wise, Green has had the
:30:18. > :30:26.advantage. He absolutely has. Robbie is edging it. It is a surprise he
:30:27. > :30:30.has not jumped out of the traps. Statistics can tell you so much, but
:30:31. > :30:42.sometimes they do not tell the story. Who is taking the leg is
:30:43. > :30:51.really what matters. Last night we saw Morris win, even though he had a
:30:52. > :30:55.significantly lower average. As I have said in the past, if somebody
:30:56. > :31:01.is doing 105 and they do not have the darts, the guy with the first
:31:02. > :31:07.double has it. Averages can wash the brain and little bit if you do not
:31:08. > :31:13.watch it. -- a little bit. He is just trying to get onto a decent
:31:14. > :31:25.finish. Another treble would have been handy. Not bad, though. Bunting
:31:26. > :31:32.is well back. Plenty of sustenance being taken in the auditorium. Of
:31:33. > :31:40.course, you can get a drink, but there is also interesting food.
:31:41. > :32:07.There are hotdogs and burgers - very popular. So, too-0 in the third set.
:32:08. > :32:25.-- 2-0. At last, he has momentum. Not quite on a roll, but he has the
:32:26. > :32:29.advantage. Good cover shot. The gentle man with the heart is the man
:32:30. > :32:36.who designed the stage here. -- with a hat. He has made a fantastic job
:32:37. > :32:51.of it, it is a fantastic background to this stage. Robbie is in there
:32:52. > :33:02.again! 180! Robbie Green's third maximum. The Bullet is looking a
:33:03. > :33:10.little bit fallible at the moment. He started brilliantly. Green is in
:33:11. > :33:28.the match now, 90. He has left a very achievable finish. Good from
:33:29. > :33:40.wanting to leave 100 and -- 170. He is playing with belief. I think that
:33:41. > :33:48.bull's-eye earlier has changed the game for Green. 2-1. Heavyweight
:33:49. > :34:19.hitting. He is hitting those covers now as
:34:20. > :34:26.well, a bit of confidence back with Kong. Early on his average was
:34:27. > :34:30.languishing in the 70s. A series of big hits have now taken him into the
:34:31. > :34:36.90s. As far as the match is concerned, first to six sets, 2-1,
:34:37. > :35:46.and he is right back in it. That was a big mistake. 28, now, for
:35:47. > :35:56.Bunting. Angry, angry! Treble 16, double 12, double six. Oh, dear! He
:35:57. > :36:23.knows he should be taking those opportunities. Six starts, he has
:36:24. > :36:38.had the opportunity to check out. Surely now? You could have put those
:36:39. > :36:52.three on the top of a drawing pen. Wrong side of the wires.
:36:53. > :37:09.Who wants this? You get used to this down the local, but you do not
:37:10. > :37:17.expect to see it here. Oh, come on! He can't believe it. Ronnie's
:37:18. > :37:25.significant other, Roath. She can't believe it.
:37:26. > :37:39.Still, Bunting cannot find the double four. But at last. I thought
:37:40. > :38:07.it was going to go on for ever. Obviously, that was a significant
:38:08. > :38:21.leg to take. Both of them are struggling with
:38:22. > :38:32.their checkouts at the moment. Both are on 29%.
:38:33. > :38:40.Green is taking out the bigger checkouts. That tells you so much.
:38:41. > :38:59.29%, they would both hope for better than that. Robbie needs to mentally
:39:00. > :39:03.deal with missing the doubles. He has got to forget missing those
:39:04. > :39:18.doubles, otherwise the game will be gone for him, particularly this set.
:39:19. > :39:23.This is to convert the advantage which was so hard-won in the last
:39:24. > :39:53.lake. -- leg. I feel for the cameraman and the
:39:54. > :40:11.spotters. Green, in a situation where he badly
:40:12. > :40:30.needs to hold onto his thorough here. -- his throw.
:40:31. > :40:35.Robbie plays best when he is fired up. He wears his heart on his
:40:36. > :41:05.sleeve, doesn't he? That is Stephen Bunting's other
:41:06. > :41:13.half. Stephen Bunting could do with a treble. Not there now. He will
:41:14. > :41:30.come back looking for Shanghai but will take a Green card check out.
:41:31. > :41:40.Here is the treble. Here is the single. Double top! He takes the
:41:41. > :41:52.fourth set to go 3-1 up. That has hurt Robbie Green. He had a good
:41:53. > :41:57.spell. He was moving really well in taking the third set but never got
:41:58. > :42:06.going. Stephen Bunting, 3-1 up, he is nearly there. The first to six
:42:07. > :42:10.takes a place in tomorrow's final. We have spoken about the heat, but
:42:11. > :42:18.we forget about the referees. They are in a suit. They do not have
:42:19. > :42:30.short sleeves. Rather them than me. But is warm attire. -- that is.
:42:31. > :42:46.There is Wesley Harms. He completed earlier this week. Behind Worsley
:42:47. > :42:47.was the serious face of Chelsea, Robbie's daughter. -- behind Wesley
:42:48. > :43:13.Harms. She looked very concerned. ?100,000 to the winner. There is
:43:14. > :43:18.Robbie's son, feeling the pressure. Good throwing. Maximum number 54
:43:19. > :43:19.Stephen Bunting. It sets him up for just tops when he returns and lots
:43:20. > :43:57.of time to do it. And away we go. The break can't come quick enough
:43:58. > :44:05.for Robbie Green. It is coming at the end of this set. Robbie Green,
:44:06. > :44:12.if he can hang on, he could do well but he has to regroup. He needs more
:44:13. > :44:16.of that. That is his maximum number four. Lots of support for Kong in
:44:17. > :44:22.the crowd. It does not take a brain surgeon to realise he would rather
:44:23. > :44:34.be going in 3-2 in the break, damage limitation. 4-1 is starting to look
:44:35. > :44:42.a long way away. 180, 140, and he has set himself up for the finish.
:44:43. > :45:00.Another maximum, number six from Stephen Bunting. What a checkout!
:45:01. > :45:14.Bull's-eye before, it has propelled Kong into his best checkout of the
:45:15. > :45:23.match. 180! Maybe Stephen Bunting is thinking, here we go. Oh, unlucky!
:45:24. > :45:27.He should have gone for the cover shot. Lots of professionals will say
:45:28. > :45:37.that he should not have gone for that. It looked like the Dart was
:45:38. > :45:42.leaning on the wire. As soon as he touched it, it was always going to
:45:43. > :45:58.fallout. He has got to put it behind him.
:45:59. > :46:04.Stephen Bunting is doing the maths, deciding to come to the top of the
:46:05. > :46:23.board. 164 is remaining. Ill disguised annoyance from Robbie
:46:24. > :46:30.Green. Bunting, 164. Stephen realises he does not have to go for
:46:31. > :46:34.the bull, he is looking to set this up. Good darts now. Brilliant bird
:46:35. > :46:56.darts. -- third. 2-1, Stephen Bunting. He succeeded
:46:57. > :47:13.last time. Not this time. Green will go the route of the bull, not now.
:47:14. > :47:24.Bunting, world number one. Winning this match, small adjustment. Too
:47:25. > :47:31.much. Happily converting the double. Going 2-1 ahead in legs, one more
:47:32. > :47:37.required for 4-1 at the interval. He comes in with a score here and he
:47:38. > :47:47.will be in a really commanding position. This is a big leg in the
:47:48. > :47:52.match. That hurts! That is a body blow! Green is going to be chasing
:47:53. > :48:12.this leg. He does it well. Bunting keeps it so he is still
:48:13. > :48:21.chasing, Robbie needs to go in again. Another on the floor and he
:48:22. > :48:29.is losing it, that is not going to help him. A visible loss of
:48:30. > :48:35.composure. I know you say he is an emotional figure, but that is not
:48:36. > :48:38.going to help. Indeed. I have been in that situation before and it does
:48:39. > :48:47.play on your mind, it is only natural. You do not have to be a
:48:48. > :48:51.master of lip-reading to get the gist of that. Please stay on the
:48:52. > :49:11.board, he will be saying! 121. A great first dart. Double 14 for a
:49:12. > :49:20.checkout. The crowd was almost willing it in. He has to have this,
:49:21. > :49:32.Robbie. If it does not happen, he will stay there. And again. 14.
:49:33. > :49:41.And he has got the double. Instead of going straight for the double
:49:42. > :49:47.seven, he split it. And sympathising, sympathising with
:49:48. > :49:55.Robbie Green. The bottom line is that the big fella, Stephen Bunting,
:49:56. > :50:05.world number one, Leeds 4-1. -- he leads.
:50:06. > :50:09.Bunting is so far out so front so early and Robbie Green will be
:50:10. > :50:13.furious as he heads backstage to have a serious word with himself.
:50:14. > :50:24.The Bullet hitting the mark when it matters, 4-1 at the break.
:50:25. > :50:33.Bobby, he will go back feeling so in control of this game and it is about
:50:34. > :50:40.being 50 points ahead after the first nine darts in every leg.
:50:41. > :50:46.Robbie did not get it going. The first two sets, his average was 58.
:50:47. > :50:55.He went up to eight the and stayed roughly at 80, 83. -- 80. Bunting
:50:56. > :51:01.has been 90 all the way through. He is setting up the shots. He has been
:51:02. > :51:07.unlocking a couple of times but Bunting is on top and controlling
:51:08. > :51:12.the game -- unlucky. He is doing it on cruise control. You said on the
:51:13. > :51:18.first day his finishes make it special and we have not seen that.
:51:19. > :51:30.We expected him to be more in the late 40%. That is what makes you win
:51:31. > :51:37.tournaments, it shots. 164. -- big shots. He is doing well enough, he
:51:38. > :51:46.is setting it up. He will not waste an arrow. He will have to go for it
:51:47. > :51:53.sometime. He just has to beat the man on the stage and that is what he
:51:54. > :52:02.is doing. Are you surprised early on he was going for 19th in the first
:52:03. > :52:14.darts -19. Just trying everything, were you surprised? You go down to
:52:15. > :52:24.19... It is no use going to 20 if you are not going for it. I call it
:52:25. > :52:29.chasing numbers, they do it to see how accurate they are on the numbers
:52:30. > :52:34.and sometimes they are better off doing it that way, that is what he
:52:35. > :52:39.is trying to do. Greenwell have to now when five of six sets, he has
:52:40. > :52:50.got to win everything else -- green will have two. If he gets his head
:52:51. > :52:55.right and takes two sets, maybe he will have a chance. You have to take
:52:56. > :53:00.one game at a time and he has to get it out of his head he is in treble
:53:01. > :53:06.and play his normal game. If he loses, he loses. -- he is in
:53:07. > :53:11.difficulty. It is easy to say, but difficult to do. He has to compose
:53:12. > :53:18.himself, he is capable of doing it and we have seen it happen before.
:53:19. > :53:23.But it is difficult to get a comeback with a guide laying as well
:53:24. > :53:28.Stephen Bunting. We need to see that form when they, act out. But let's
:53:29. > :53:37.mark your card for tomorrow, looking like Bunting tomorrow against Alan
:53:38. > :53:38.Norris or Jan Dekker. That is the only time you need to remember this
:53:39. > :53:53.Sunday. On the red button before, the ladies
:53:54. > :53:59.semifinals, the number one Deta Hedman one win away after winning in
:54:00. > :54:09.straight sets against Ann-Louise Peters from Denmark. Lisa Ashton, in
:54:10. > :54:13.a repeat of the final last year, knocked out reigning Champion
:54:14. > :54:18.Anastasia Dobromyslova after losing the first set to the Russian, a
:54:19. > :54:24.great performance from the English rose. A new name on the trophy no
:54:25. > :54:32.matter what happens in the semifinals tonight. Lisa Ashton
:54:33. > :54:40.against Deta Hedman. And there is nothing between them. Confirmation
:54:41. > :54:44.of where we are, it in the interval of the first men 's semifinal and
:54:45. > :54:50.Robbie Green needs to get his head straight and give a good account of
:54:51. > :54:57.himself. Stephen Bunting, number one seed, two sets away from a place in
:54:58. > :55:01.the final. And this evening, the second semifinal between the Jan
:55:02. > :55:06.Dekker who averaged over 90 in his win against Martin Adams takes on
:55:07. > :55:13.Alan Norris who worried us last night with his win over James
:55:14. > :55:22.Wilson. Jock, it seems, is in the zone. -- Charlie. It was your mental
:55:23. > :55:28.strength which impressed me. It has been good this week. Keeping it all
:55:29. > :55:33.the way. Where does this new mental strength, from which to mark it is
:55:34. > :55:42.not new, a lot of of people have seen that before. -- new strength?
:55:43. > :55:47.Back to basics and doing what is best for myself. If you put pressure
:55:48. > :55:52.on yourself, how does that translate physically? There long formats and a
:55:53. > :56:01.very hot lights and the temperature is 100 degrees. I do not know how
:56:02. > :56:05.you put pressure on yourself. It is not about pressurising yourself but
:56:06. > :56:10.getting the right mental state. That actually takes it away if you are
:56:11. > :56:15.thinking clearly and focused, it is not so much pressure. If you look at
:56:16. > :56:20.your winning darts against Wilson, it looked like a sprint and not a
:56:21. > :56:23.marathon, you looked very fresh for somebody who is in the semifinals
:56:24. > :56:30.and has been playing every day almost. I would not say a sprint or
:56:31. > :56:36.a marathon, you have to take it as it comes. I was disappointed at 2-2
:56:37. > :56:42.at the break and I had a word with myself at the break and sorted it
:56:43. > :56:48.out. Was the quarterfinal the best darts you have ever played at
:56:49. > :56:53.Lakeside? Statistically, yes. I am looking to increase the points and
:56:54. > :56:56.there is still room for in movement. -- in proven. A couple of bad
:56:57. > :57:03.starts, you get yourself in front and you relax and all of a sudden
:57:04. > :57:08.and you have let the guy back in. Luckily, James did not capitalise
:57:09. > :57:11.every time. You have always had the potential to go far in this
:57:12. > :57:14.tournament and all the players on the circuit know you have the
:57:15. > :57:21.potential, what is it like to achieve that, to not be in the bar
:57:22. > :57:27.watching in the final weekend? It has been a long week. My sixth time
:57:28. > :57:35.at Lakeside so I know the area well now. Keep it going. It is nothing I
:57:36. > :57:40.do not expect of myself, to be fair. Tell me about Jan Dekker, the
:57:41. > :57:46.skinniest player left at this stage. Nice guy, nice family, played him
:57:47. > :57:53.out in Holland. He gave me a good lesson in Luxembourg. Hopefully I
:57:54. > :58:00.will be repaying the visit. He has had a different tournament, he
:58:01. > :58:07.started slow. Against Martin Adams, we saw what he is capable of. He is
:58:08. > :58:13.a tremendous player. Everyday is a difference Day. He is a dangerous
:58:14. > :58:19.player. -- different day. You have to take a lot of mental focus.
:58:20. > :58:27.Do not go anywhere today. We will see through this semifinal on BBC
:58:28. > :58:37.One. Fourth 30p.m. On BBC Two for the ladies -- 4:30pm. Bobby and I on
:58:38. > :58:42.a very long shift, it is darts all the way. Which Alan Norris is that?
:58:43. > :58:49.Even when I was interviewing him today, it is like he is in the
:58:50. > :58:57.perfect state to handle the Lakeside. I have seen him in
:58:58. > :59:03.Scotland, he is going to all the opens. Rest of five. Top players
:59:04. > :59:08.going into them for the pack is and that is what you have to do. He has
:59:09. > :59:15.been focusing on those games. -- for the practice. When you are playing a
:59:16. > :59:19.pressure game like the best of three all day, that is hard. He is now
:59:20. > :59:26.playing a longer game and he can relax, but he has got the passion.
:59:27. > :59:32.Come on, boy! That is what I like to see in somebody. Physically and
:59:33. > :59:36.emotionally different players when you look at Jan Dekker. He is a
:59:37. > :59:42.family guy, Stephen Bunting looks like Peter Griffin but he had is a
:59:43. > :59:48.family guy. His partner is here and his others, he is well spoken and
:59:49. > :59:49.quiet but last night he relaxed and he was not just one point above the
:59:50. > :00:09.guy he was eating. -- eating. Adams did not play well last night.
:00:10. > :00:16.Dekker, I thought Adams would have beaten him, but he kept himself
:00:17. > :00:22.together. He deserves to be here. Let's get back to the first men's
:00:23. > :00:29.semifinal. Robbie Green has it all to do, he has a mountain to climb,
:00:30. > :00:39.but Bunting still has to get across the semifinal finishing line. Never
:00:40. > :00:51.count your doubles, Bobby, and it is not over yet.
:00:52. > :01:02.Where did it all go wrong for Kong? As he paused in the starting blocks
:01:03. > :01:06.he was hit by a speeding Bullet. Stephen Bunting is the best front
:01:07. > :01:13.runner in the deal world darts. He raced to a two said lead. Even
:01:14. > :01:21.though Green rallied, he was feeling the sting the blue as he left the
:01:22. > :01:43.stage. -- distinctly blue. Can he rally? And even if he can, is it too
:01:44. > :01:52.late? He has the darts. He has a mountain to climb. But it has been
:01:53. > :01:57.done before, it can be done again. When it comes to comebacks, you
:01:58. > :02:03.cannot go far without mentioning the late Phill Nixon and the
:02:04. > :02:12.extraordinary comeback in the final against Martin Adams from 6-0 down,
:02:13. > :02:34.to win 7-6. Good start from Bunting. It is
:02:35. > :02:39.relentless. And straight back in. They have changed the board. It
:02:40. > :02:47.looks a lot newer. There were nine bounce outs in the last set, so they
:02:48. > :03:03.decided to change, just in case it was a board issue.
:03:04. > :03:34.That is the one. The first one against the darts. And straight back
:03:35. > :03:46.in four treble 20. This is why he is such a good frontrunner. There is
:03:47. > :03:53.Lee Croft. He and his late wife travelled to 24 different countries
:03:54. > :03:58.to try and persuade them to join the BDO. He invented this championship.
:03:59. > :04:06.He started everything from his house in Muswell Hill. I should know, I
:04:07. > :04:14.married his niece! We have had 35 great years together as well. This
:04:15. > :04:22.is absolutely relentless from Stephen Bunting. 180! Again, a
:04:23. > :04:51.chance for an 11 dart leg. Since the break, he has won two legs
:04:52. > :05:15.in 24 darts and he has missed two and a double. Oh, dear! 180!
:05:16. > :05:36.Nastasic Andy Fordham -- nice to see Andy Fordham back. He beat Mervyn
:05:37. > :05:42.King to win the final ten years ago. Stephen Bunting responding to
:05:43. > :06:00.everything Robbie Green is throwing at him. There is a chance in this
:06:01. > :06:19.leg for Robbie. He has got 48 left. Under pressure for 48. Come on, you
:06:20. > :06:26.can do it, double 16. Oh, no, no. And that is the one.
:06:27. > :06:38.He is one set away. He has thrown 37 darts since the restart, Stephen
:06:39. > :06:46.Bunting. He has won three legs, a set, and has missed two and a
:06:47. > :06:53.double. In the World Masters he went through to the final where he won at
:06:54. > :06:55.without dropping a set. That is in the full championship. Never, ever
:06:56. > :07:11.been done before. I tell you where this match is being
:07:12. > :07:15.won, right there, the first nine darts from Stephen Bunting. He is
:07:16. > :07:21.getting into a position where he can afford to miss the odd double. We
:07:22. > :07:24.saw his checkout percentage was 38%, but with this relentless scoring he
:07:25. > :07:30.is giving himself a chance every leg.
:07:31. > :07:49.Nothing going for Robbie. Switches to up top, he gets two.
:07:50. > :07:59.He started as a teenage world champion.
:08:00. > :08:18.Oh, yes... 40 left for Green, he might win this leg. He needs to win
:08:19. > :08:36.a few sets. He is having to produce potentially 13 dart legs.
:08:37. > :08:46.He is getting a telling off! These two are good friends. Both are from
:08:47. > :08:52.Liverpool and support Liverpool football club. I read in the papers
:08:53. > :08:56.this morning that Robbie Green has decided that in his head, while
:08:57. > :09:01.onstage, he wants to make it personal. He is thinking, I will rip
:09:02. > :09:08.your head off. You are taking food of my children's table. It has
:09:09. > :09:13.worked for him so far through the tournament. 180! Who knows, more of
:09:14. > :10:14.that and it might even work today. He will be back for the 72, with
:10:15. > :10:21.Stephen well back. He can hold here, when the set. Double 18 he
:10:22. > :10:40.needs, and he gets it. There is every chance night of a
:10:41. > :11:02.set. 2-0 in this seventh. This is more like the Robbie Green
:11:03. > :11:05.we have seen all week at Lakeside. Bunting is off the boil for the time
:11:06. > :11:30.being. He has slowed down a little bit,
:11:31. > :11:35.Stephen Bunting. Right back into the middle. Great leg here and he will
:11:36. > :11:52.take a set. He just has to hold this through and
:11:53. > :12:28.stay in it. 20 would leave double 16. Now then,
:12:29. > :12:50.Stephen Bunting, can you take this one? Double 16 he needs, and double
:12:51. > :13:01.16 he gets. Big leg, this, for Robbie Green. He was looking like a
:13:02. > :13:08.winner there. Good finish from Stephen. He only missed one dart for
:13:09. > :13:23.it. Stephen Bunting is the top seed. He
:13:24. > :13:34.has won eight ranking titles. Since last we saw him at Lakeside, he lost
:13:35. > :13:41.to Darryl Fitton. This is his first semifinal, as it is for Robbie. They
:13:42. > :13:47.are both off the boil at the minute. This is not championship level.
:13:48. > :13:55.Dekker or Norris in the final tomorrow evening, live on BBC Two.
:13:56. > :14:07.He has got a chance, Stephen Bunting.
:14:08. > :14:14.He is spelling danger for Robbie Green. Robbie Green still has a
:14:15. > :14:28.chance of taking the set. He has now.
:14:29. > :14:39.That second treble is significant. He will fancy his chances of 104.
:14:40. > :15:25.Double six to move a leg away from the final. All the way on the
:15:26. > :15:35.right-hand side of the board. Double three at the bottom. Robbie Green
:15:36. > :15:44.has messed two darts for this set. -- has missed. It is a long way back
:15:45. > :15:51.from 5-1 down but any, has to start somewhere. -- comeback. Stephen
:15:52. > :15:59.Bunting well throw first and he will see the finishing line looming. That
:16:00. > :16:05.brings its own problems. I have followed Stephen since he was 16 to
:16:06. > :16:16.this day. He has won every world title from junior up to this stage.
:16:17. > :16:29.I am sure this year could be another world title.
:16:30. > :16:59.Very handy, he got the bull in. He needs a score here. He really needs
:17:00. > :17:09.a school, Robbie Green. -- a school. Has not found a treble yet this leg.
:17:10. > :17:17.Does he now believe he is beaten? Jamie certainly does. You have got
:17:18. > :17:35.to feel for the family. The pressure he is going through.
:17:36. > :18:02.Robbie, four visits to the board and he has not scored over 60.
:18:03. > :18:19.He can do this in two darts. The top seed Stephen Bunting. For a place in
:18:20. > :18:28.the World Championship final. 20, tops for a place in the final. He
:18:29. > :18:35.has done it! He has finally cracked it at Lakeside. One much more to win
:18:36. > :18:39.if he is to be crowned World Champion but who would bet against
:18:40. > :18:45.him after a performance like that in the semifinals? For red beet green,
:18:46. > :18:51.if Kong is to be crowned King of world darts, it will not be this
:18:52. > :18:56.year. Today was about a bullet in Stephen Bunting is through to the
:18:57. > :19:03.final. -- about the bollard and Stephen Bunting. -- the bollard. A
:19:04. > :19:07.superb World Championships, show your appreciation to Kong, Robbie
:19:08. > :19:17.Green! And through to his first ever
:19:18. > :19:23.Lakeside World Championship final, the bollard, Stephen Bunting! -- The
:19:24. > :19:48.Bullet. Eight titles in 2013 and today he
:19:49. > :19:51.showed he could go through uncharted territory, he has taken them all out
:19:52. > :20:09.one by one. Stephen has to do a job, in the
:20:10. > :20:15.quarterfinals he was very aggressive, every 180 and big
:20:16. > :20:19.finish, he was up to it. It was very different that time, a much more
:20:20. > :20:27.level-headed performance because he never felt he was in a match. He was
:20:28. > :20:35.under pressure. So he played his normal game. No reaction. Just did
:20:36. > :20:42.it about job. Kong did not get in it. He never let away. He looked up
:20:43. > :20:49.his hat -- he built up his average. Bunting was 90, 94, 99. It was a
:20:50. > :20:55.level game all the way and his finishing was good. Not big scores
:20:56. > :21:06.but he finished tidy. I would just get this, who needs computers? How
:21:07. > :21:10.many legs did Robbie Green get? Six. Six the whole time. He won just
:21:11. > :21:16.three and six sets, total domination. The way I put it, he
:21:17. > :21:22.beat him up. I cannot say it's nicer than that. So number one seed, the
:21:23. > :21:29.Masters Champion, will talk to us about an emotional match.
:21:30. > :21:34.Congratulations, Stephen. When you hit that double top to win, there
:21:35. > :21:39.was a bit of recognition that you realised you were in your first
:21:40. > :21:48.final, a bit of emotion. Definitely. Before I came here, this was always
:21:49. > :21:51.the plan. We prepared right again. Being in the afternoon suits me
:21:52. > :21:58.better. Robbie Green, really good friend. And that took a lot of out
:21:59. > :22:02.of me. I have been watching Robbie all week and he has been one of the
:22:03. > :22:08.best players in the tournament. To be a fellow Scouser as well, it is
:22:09. > :22:13.always hard. You have got respect for him, so do we and he has played
:22:14. > :22:18.really well this week and given some of the best darts in the tournament
:22:19. > :22:21.but he was not in that because your first nine darts put is so far
:22:22. > :22:28.ahead, you must have felt a lot less pressure than you did in your last
:22:29. > :22:31.game against Rick Hofstra. Definitely, I know how well my
:22:32. > :22:36.scoring can be. I remember the commentary with Bobby and Richard
:22:37. > :22:42.and they said how many times I started with a 180 so I know at the
:22:43. > :22:47.start of legs I can start big and put people under pressure, that is
:22:48. > :22:51.the way I learned to play that I learned to play the game. At
:22:52. > :22:57.Lakeside, the get titles you have one before, -- baguette. You have
:22:58. > :23:02.had an easier semifinal than your quarterfinal which you were so much
:23:03. > :23:08.in favour for that bookies would not give odds on you! People may say
:23:09. > :23:14.that but my feeling inside playing Robbie, my friend and a fellow
:23:15. > :23:18.Scouser, it has been built up and we have got that much respect for each
:23:19. > :23:24.other, I love Robbie to bits. It was really hard to prepare for a game
:23:25. > :23:28.such as that. What about when you know he has not brought his best
:23:29. > :23:34.game and you cannot employ that natural sympathy for him? Is that
:23:35. > :23:40.the most difficult thing in a one-sided match like that?
:23:41. > :23:47.Definitely, I was playing Robbie and also my first semifinal. I was like,
:23:48. > :23:52.please, get to the final, relax. Another couple of hours rest and get
:23:53. > :23:59.ready for tomorrow. We will talk to you more, he has made his first
:24:00. > :24:05.Lakeside final and he summed it up when he said one word to the camera,
:24:06. > :24:10.sorry. We will forgive you for the darts do have played before today.
:24:11. > :24:14.You can be proud of the way you have played for this -- in this
:24:15. > :24:17.tournament, you made the semifinals for the first time, it was not what
:24:18. > :24:23.you wanted but you have had a good week. I feel like I have played well
:24:24. > :24:30.this week and I have shown what I can do. Let myself down a bit today.
:24:31. > :24:34.Stephen was power scoring and doing what he does, getting the doubles,
:24:35. > :24:43.that is his game and I was not with him. A deserved winner by far. We
:24:44. > :24:45.saw the frustration before the interval and you were prowling
:24:46. > :24:50.around in here, difficult to keep the emotions in check when there is
:24:51. > :24:55.such a big prize of a place in the World Championship final? I should
:24:56. > :24:59.not let it get to me and I should know better but it is hard, there
:25:00. > :25:03.seems to be a dead spot on the treble and Stephen -- and Stephen
:25:04. > :25:12.said to me the same early in the game. When you hit it, it seems to
:25:13. > :25:18.dip. It may be big -- affected me more than him. He was too busy
:25:19. > :25:22.beating me up! You will take positives from this week? At times
:25:23. > :25:27.you have been excellent and it has been a great run to the last four.
:25:28. > :25:33.Yes, I had a tough start to the week, very proud to have made the
:25:34. > :25:37.semifinal. Gutted I did not make it further but I did not deserve to
:25:38. > :25:43.make it further. Stephen beat me up, he did what he does best and this is
:25:44. > :25:47.why he is number one in the BDO. He is the best player in the BDO by
:25:48. > :25:54.far. I have been saying for the last two years, the boy is just a
:25:55. > :26:00.nominal! Do you think, if you do not mind me asking, is he going to win
:26:01. > :26:06.this title? Whoever wins the second semifinal. I would not like to call
:26:07. > :26:13.it, I have been practising with Alan Norris and I know what he can do. I
:26:14. > :26:18.will be honest, it it is on the day. Every day is different, let's see
:26:19. > :26:24.what happens. Alan has a tough game against Jan Dekker and hopefully for
:26:25. > :26:30.me as a good friend of Alan, I want him to beat him. But nothing is a
:26:31. > :26:36.certainty in life. Let's hope they play a better game, both of them,
:26:37. > :26:44.than me and Stephen just did. Because I feel like, I do not know,
:26:45. > :26:52.I did not give my best. Reasons behind it, but, yes. We can see your
:26:53. > :26:56.frustration, gracious in talking to others, you are wishing Steve the
:26:57. > :27:02.best. It has been a great run, see you next year. See you.
:27:03. > :27:08.When things are not going for you, you can get things twisted in your
:27:09. > :27:14.head. Stephen had six bounce outs and it was six out of seven set that
:27:15. > :27:19.did for Robbie Green. The number one seed is through to the semis -- is
:27:20. > :27:25.through to the final tomorrow and he will take on one of these two, Jan
:27:26. > :27:30.Dekker has been doing better and he beat Martin Adams. He is against
:27:31. > :27:34.Alan Norris who has found his zone that has been missing in his
:27:35. > :27:42.previous five visits to the Lakeside. The iron against Jan
:27:43. > :27:46.Dekker. -- the Ironman. It might be too close to call but have you been
:27:47. > :27:54.sub prized how Alan Norris seems to have found this regal nest this week
:27:55. > :27:59.and is backing up everything he has saying that she has been saying? He
:28:00. > :28:03.is number six seed but I would probably put him favourite the way
:28:04. > :28:10.he is playing this week. He is throwing the best darts of his life
:28:11. > :28:15.will stop in practice, he is 180. What are you doing the rest of the
:28:16. > :28:19.day? You had a shopping trip to Central London, are you staying in
:28:20. > :28:25.the Lakeside and enjoying the ladies final or are you going to lie down?
:28:26. > :28:31.I will stay around. I went on the London eye yesterday at it was shot.
:28:32. > :28:38.I will definitely stay here! -- and it was closed. As for the ladies
:28:39. > :28:43.semifinals, we had them before today and we are proud of the number one
:28:44. > :28:49.seed Deta Hedman who is through. The -- the other semi-final was a repeat
:28:50. > :28:53.of last year, Lisa Ashton against Anastasia Dobromyslova, we can bring
:28:54. > :29:03.you some of that before the final at 4pm. This is the deciding set.
:29:04. > :29:20.60! The bookies are not often too far
:29:21. > :29:25.wrong and beforehand, they described this as Russia versus Lancashire.
:29:26. > :29:37.A good match. Anastasia Dobromyslova was within touching distance of a
:29:38. > :29:43.place in the final but could not close out the match, now has to
:29:44. > :29:49.refocus. In her previous matches this year at Lakeside, she has come
:29:50. > :29:57.from a set down to win on both occasions. This seems at the moment
:29:58. > :30:03.to be going the other way. The standard is good. Anastasia is
:30:04. > :30:12.averaging close on 86. More now with that, 87 with a second maximum of
:30:13. > :30:14.the match. And Lisa Ashton who was languishing down previously is now
:30:15. > :30:37.82. Missed 12 troubles there, dear me.
:30:38. > :30:41.She had another chance at an 11 dart leg but has left herself a double
:30:42. > :30:58.top if she comes back. Either way, she cannot finish. Tops for
:30:59. > :31:03.Anastasia. Just when she doesn't need this, she is finding a curse on
:31:04. > :31:13.the doubles. She has missed nine in a row, six but the match. Lisa
:31:14. > :31:19.Ashton can move ahead. That was just the wrong side of the wire. That is
:31:20. > :31:28.another big mess from Anastasia. That is better.
:31:29. > :31:36.If that had gone the wrong way it really would have been a mountain to
:31:37. > :31:42.climb. That was a break against the darts. The break, back with
:31:43. > :31:47.Anastasia. She has never been behind, all match. This is fun,
:31:48. > :31:54.isn't it? Missed doubles create their own drama and tension.
:31:55. > :31:59.Women's darts sometimes gets a bad rap and I do not think it is right.
:32:00. > :32:04.There is no reason why women cannot play at the same standard as the
:32:05. > :32:12.guys. These two, the averages are not quite where the men will be
:32:13. > :32:18.later on, but averaging 83, 84 in this sort of pressure, as
:32:19. > :32:33.Dobromyslova is doing, with the TV cameras and the big audience, it is
:32:34. > :32:38.handy. Unlucky with the last one. This is a crucial leg. It goes
:32:39. > :32:47.without saying. Anastasia can win if she moves.
:32:48. > :32:56.But if Lisa can win, she will feel she can complete a remarkable
:32:57. > :33:06.comeback. Ashton has pinched the darts. She is now ahead. That was a
:33:07. > :33:09.chance mess. She should have been looking for more than that, but she
:33:10. > :33:21.is still the better part of 100 clear.
:33:22. > :33:34.Six darts to level the set. Does she need six? We saw that spectacular
:33:35. > :33:41.finish from Deta Hedman, bull, bull, double 16, that was nearly
:33:42. > :33:46.better from Lisa Ashton. That is good darts. But is it too little too
:33:47. > :34:04.late? And there is the double. It has
:34:05. > :34:19.levelled the match again. They are believing now.
:34:20. > :34:36.180! Look at the difference in Danielle's face. She looked desolate
:34:37. > :34:39.15 minutes ago. That is Dobromyslova's third maximum of the
:34:40. > :34:43.match, having not had a single one in the
:34:44. > :35:03.Nothing between them in terms of scoring stats. Lisa has not left the
:35:04. > :35:11.finish and Anastasia, from here, well, she will.
:35:12. > :35:21.It is a big ask, 157, Ashton can put herself into a strong position and
:35:22. > :35:33.does, brilliantly. Just 36 left. This is pressure. She can't do it.
:35:34. > :35:37.So, Lisa approaches the oche with three darts to move ahead in the
:35:38. > :35:50.match for the first time with a finishing line very much insight. --
:35:51. > :35:58.in sight. And she misses. Agonising. She tightened up a little bit. 20
:35:59. > :36:01.would have left tops, five is not what was required. Ashton remains
:36:02. > :36:20.favourite. And she is ahead. What a comeback.
:36:21. > :36:27.Remember, Anastasia had six missed darts to win the match. She will be
:36:28. > :36:44.trying her very hardest to forget all about that. She is still scoring
:36:45. > :36:53.well. Lisa has applied pressure. What a tense match this has been.
:36:54. > :37:05.If Anastasia wins this leg, they go to sudden death. Closest to the bull
:37:06. > :37:16.throws first. If Lisa wins this leg, she is in the final.
:37:17. > :37:42.Ashton is a long way back. Brilliant last two, narrowing the gap.
:37:43. > :37:57.Not what she wants. She has got to be careful to make sure she leaves a
:37:58. > :38:17.finish. Six darts for 101. Oh, great first start. And the second. Another
:38:18. > :38:42.missed doubles. -- double. The 32 is under severe pressure.
:38:43. > :39:02.This is tense! No. Well, well, well, in the practice room they have
:39:03. > :39:19.been doing it for fun. A different story when you are up there. 30 61
:39:20. > :39:23.match. She at this time. -- Lisa Ashton has come storming back and
:39:24. > :39:27.her nerve held, getting the doubles when it counted and taking her place
:39:28. > :39:36.in the final against Deta Hedman, 2-1. Great match. The only winning
:39:37. > :39:43.double is the last one. Lisa Ashton got that. It is an all England
:39:44. > :39:46.final. Neither of these women has lifted the trophy. A fairy tale the
:39:47. > :39:54.matter what happens on BBC Two, coming up shortly. -- no matter what
:39:55. > :39:59.happens. The Bullet, Stephen Bunting, cruised through six - one
:40:00. > :40:05.against Robbie Green. He will be disappointed with what he brought to
:40:06. > :40:12.the stage today. He has taken everybody out, one by one. Coming
:40:13. > :40:18.up, we will switch over to BBC Two for the ladies' final and then over
:40:19. > :40:24.to the Red Button, and then after that the second man's semifinal. It
:40:25. > :40:32.is Alan Norris versus Jan Dekker. Jan Dekker has been creeping up. He
:40:33. > :40:33.beat Martin Adams in his quarterfinal. We are not sure how
:40:34. > :40:43.that is going to go. I am really excited about the
:40:44. > :40:56.ladies' final. Two of the nicest people you will ever meet. I knew
:40:57. > :41:01.Lisa in the 80s, when she started. We played together in a mixed pairs
:41:02. > :41:06.tournament. She is playing so well. She is so good. I love watching her
:41:07. > :41:11.play. I didn't use to watch the ladies, but I love watching her
:41:12. > :41:18.because she just puts them in and she is such a good scorer. It is
:41:19. > :41:23.great to watch. She had a little bit of luck today, because Anastasia
:41:24. > :41:38.missed some doubles. You have got to have a bit of luck. So, she has got
:41:39. > :41:43.another chance. There is a whole table of Ashtons out there who could
:41:44. > :41:53.be due up, her daughters are playing darts. -- beat you up. We will have
:41:54. > :41:59.a few tears on stage. We will also get that the second man's semifinal.
:42:00. > :42:02.We expecting fireworks this afternoon but we just about got a
:42:03. > :42:10.Catherine wheel. I was expecting better. Norris will be different. I
:42:11. > :42:17.have got to say, I cannot see Dekker beating Alan Norris, I dust can see
:42:18. > :42:21.it. If he plays in the form he has played, all that passion and hitting
:42:22. > :42:29.the big scores, I would put my money on Norris. It is going to be over 11
:42:30. > :42:34.sets. Either way, we will see a trophy lifted today and we have good
:42:35. > :42:42.darts on the way. You would not go anywhere, would you? The game coming
:42:43. > :42:48.up, you have got to watch it. If you are the betting type, Norris. If
:42:49. > :42:51.not, enjoy it. Both of us are excited about the ladies' final,
:42:52. > :42:56.because two nicer women you would never meet. It would seem strange if
:42:57. > :43:02.Deta Hedman never lifted the title here, due to the amount of years of
:43:03. > :43:14.having been an ambassador for the ladies' game. She gets a bit nervous
:43:15. > :43:19.and sometimes she does not think about what she is doing for
:43:20. > :43:26.finishing, and she miscounted. I cannot say who will win. We are
:43:27. > :43:30.switching over to BBC Two. So far today, Stephen Bunting yet again the
:43:31. > :43:52.big guns. Stay with us, we will see you in a moment.