:00:47. > :01:01.# You shine a light. # But I can't hear a word you say.
:01:02. > :01:07.# I'm criticised. # But all your bullets ricochet.
:01:08. > :01:19.# You should me down. # But I get up.
:01:20. > :01:29.# I'm bullet-proof, nothing to lose. # Fire away, fire away.
:01:30. > :01:37.# Ricochet, take your aim. # Fire away, fire away.
:01:38. > :01:42.# Shoot me down, but I won't fall. # Shoot me down, but I won't fall.
:01:43. > :01:56.# I am titanium. Prepared for battle backstage and
:01:57. > :02:01.ready to party in a packed Lakeside Country Club, fancy dress and
:02:02. > :02:06.opt-out jests, beating hearts and world-class darts. One part
:02:07. > :02:11.pantomime, one part soap opera, hopefully one part thriller. Today a
:02:12. > :02:17.new game will be born as we crown either Stephen Bunting or Alan
:02:18. > :02:21.Norris as BDO World Darts Champion. Every year, I am a winner, because I
:02:22. > :02:27.get to spend happy days and happy nights with the gentleman dazzler,
:02:28. > :02:33.Bobby George, and as usual on the final day... Excuse me one second, I
:02:34. > :02:38.have had two glasses of wine! No need to be crude, we are friends!
:02:39. > :02:43.This is Stephen Bunting's title to lose, that is what everyone is
:02:44. > :02:47.telling us. Why not a Cinderella story for Alan Norris? Well, not
:02:48. > :03:00.always the guy who was supposed to win wins, it is like a fairy tale.
:03:01. > :03:04.There is Christian Kist, who beat Taylor. John P Wilson. Jockey
:03:05. > :03:11.Wilson, first time. Taylor even Eric. So you know, the old fairy
:03:12. > :03:15.tale job. We will see what happens, both finalists have had very
:03:16. > :03:17.difficult journeys to get to this final, but both know what it would
:03:18. > :03:32.mean to lift the famous old trophy. It is the Bullet! I have been
:03:33. > :03:37.watching this tournament since I was a little boy, and I have dreams of
:03:38. > :03:42.being in this final, and I want to go all the way and win it. The
:03:43. > :03:46.ambition is not fulfilled by walking out on the final stage, the ambition
:03:47. > :03:54.is to lift the trophy at the end of the day, get some brass and keep it
:03:55. > :03:57.clean for the rest of the year. Looking at the names on the
:03:58. > :04:05.trophies, you have got legends and there, Taylor, Barneveld, Scott
:04:06. > :04:08.Waites last year, or some achievements. If you get your name
:04:09. > :04:16.on that trophy, it is remembered for ever. He has been a bit inconsistent
:04:17. > :04:23.with his finishing under pressure, so I will play the same game I
:04:24. > :04:27.produced for Wilson. If he hits 180, I have got to keep him under
:04:28. > :04:33.pressure. He is one of them, he never gives in, so I have got to be
:04:34. > :04:41.on my best game to beat him. This would be extraordinary! My path
:04:42. > :04:46.suggest I can turn the match around, I can come back. I really do believe
:04:47. > :04:50.I can beat him, why not? I have come here to win it, let's get it done,
:04:51. > :04:58.you know? That is the attitude to have. I do not feel like I have
:04:59. > :05:01.played my best onstage, there is a lot more to come from Stephen
:05:02. > :05:05.Bunting, but hopefully I can produce the best in the final and become the
:05:06. > :05:07.world champion that I have been looking for. Many years. Bunting had
:05:08. > :05:24.an easier run... He got the job done in his earlier
:05:25. > :05:28.rounds with consummate ease. Norris started by beating the reigning
:05:29. > :05:31.champion, Scott Waites, he had an easier made against Glenn Durrant,
:05:32. > :05:36.then he did for the second seed, James Wilson, in a classic. James
:05:37. > :05:40.had a 99 plus average, it didn't matter. He beat young Dekker in one
:05:41. > :05:46.of the most up and down performances I have ever seen here. If this is
:05:47. > :05:51.the first game you were tuning in for, you would be wondering, after
:05:52. > :05:54.what I said, why Bunting is such a red-hot favourite when Alan Norris
:05:55. > :05:58.has been upsetting the apple cart all week. He beat the world
:05:59. > :06:04.champion, he has beaten everyone in front of him. But Bunting is a
:06:05. > :06:09.different sort of player. He is a class player. He has won eight
:06:10. > :06:13.titles over the last 12 months, he is Masters champion, the number one
:06:14. > :06:18.seed, he has had a calm head this week, but he is like a whip out of
:06:19. > :06:24.the blocks. If he gets ahead, he is not catching him. Pete Rose very
:06:25. > :06:30.quickly, he is not Speedy Gonzalez. -- he throws. He likes to bully his
:06:31. > :06:35.opponent, nothing wrong with that. If he gets in front, Norris has got
:06:36. > :06:44.a problem. But if Alan keeps is game, as he has done, he has got
:06:45. > :06:48.more ton-40s, better checking out averages, but he has played twice as
:06:49. > :06:51.many legs, that is the difference. All week we have been showing
:06:52. > :06:56.pictures of Alan Norris practising on his own, and Stephen Bunting went
:06:57. > :07:02.into that same small room and practised right beside him all day.
:07:03. > :07:06.So mind games already going on, he interrupted his solitude. Probably
:07:07. > :07:10.there were too many other players in the other room on finals day, and
:07:11. > :07:14.they are not allowed in there, you see. I do not think they are playing
:07:15. > :07:20.on the same board, they keep a board apart, so you do not show the other
:07:21. > :07:24.guide how good you are playing! They will be looking at everything going
:07:25. > :07:27.into that board! Alan Norris kept his emotions in check, just
:07:28. > :07:31.simmering, and it made him angry enough but it never overflowed in
:07:32. > :07:37.the semifinals, maybe a bit too emotional, 110 average, 80 average.
:07:38. > :07:43.Is the key for Alan Norris, especially in this first session, to
:07:44. > :07:49.keep a calm head? Yeah, he cannot get inside him and get wound up.
:07:50. > :07:57.Stephen will play at the same speed, there is no need for him to get
:07:58. > :08:01.upset. If he plays his own game, checks his darts, does not just
:08:02. > :08:09.throw them, that is what annoys me. 140, the other guys on top, he
:08:10. > :08:16.misses the first treble 20. If he does that, he can give him a
:08:17. > :08:22.chance. Peter Stringfellow is on the phone, he wants his outfit backed!
:08:23. > :08:25.One man who works for the BBC and presses the flesh always tend and
:08:26. > :08:29.makes us look like cynics, the one and only Rob Walker is on the
:08:30. > :08:33.Lakeside dance floor right now with some men are no doubt wish it was
:08:34. > :08:37.them up on the big stage today. Thanks, Colin, it has been a
:08:38. > :08:41.privilege to be here for the last nine days, it is one of my favourite
:08:42. > :08:47.events of the year. If you could touch the atmosphere, it would be
:08:48. > :08:50.pure gold. We have Darryl Fitton and Wesley Harms here, four semifinal
:08:51. > :08:54.appearances at Lakeside between them, you have known Stephen Bunting
:08:55. > :08:59.for a long time, is he ready to complete this moment of destiny?
:09:00. > :09:03.Yeah, I have known him since he was 15 years of age, and all he has ever
:09:04. > :09:07.wanted to do is become Lakeside champion, and what better chance
:09:08. > :09:14.against Alan Norris? Anything could happen today. He hasn't necessarily
:09:15. > :09:17.always been pushed here. We know he got the tonne plus average against
:09:18. > :09:22.Dave Prins, has he got more to come here? I think so, he has come from
:09:23. > :09:27.behind, he has been very passionate about his game. I think Stephen will
:09:28. > :09:33.win, I think Stephen will win, but he has not played well this week,
:09:34. > :09:36.not like he can do. Wesley, you know quite a lot about Alan Norris, you
:09:37. > :09:40.used to play for the same club when he was based in Holland. What have
:09:41. > :09:46.you made of his somatic run to this final? I think he played awesome
:09:47. > :09:52.when he needed to. So yeah, he just does enough work, and he wins his
:09:53. > :09:57.games. So yeah, I think he has got a big chance here. He wears his heart
:09:58. > :10:00.on his sleeve, and it was some comeback against young Dekker, who
:10:01. > :10:07.was nailing some brilliant checkouts. I think Jan did a
:10:08. > :10:11.brilliant job of there. First of all, I thought it was going to be
:10:12. > :10:16.over for him, and then he did that 158 out, and you saw the game
:10:17. > :10:21.turning around. Alan Norris kept fighting and won the game. They are
:10:22. > :10:26.both going to need to produce their very best, enjoy it this afternoon.
:10:27. > :10:30.We cannot wait, Colin, for this massive final to begin, it is going
:10:31. > :10:35.to be a cracker. Well, who am I to stand in your way?
:10:36. > :10:40.Both men have dreamt of this moment from the minute they threw their
:10:41. > :10:44.first darts and probably scored 26. It is also a first-time Lakeside
:10:45. > :10:48.finals day for our new master of ceremonies, who has lived up to his
:10:49. > :10:54.tall task. Let's get the players onto the stage for the 2014 final
:10:55. > :11:03.with Little Richard Ashdown! Ladies and gentlemen, it is throw
:11:04. > :11:10.time! Welcome to the 2014 Lakeside World Championship final! Nick Rolls
:11:11. > :11:15.is your referee for this best of 13 set finale here at the home of world
:11:16. > :11:20.starts, the Lakeside! -- world darts.
:11:21. > :11:28.We now introduce the current holder of eight world ranking titles, he is
:11:29. > :11:34.the twice reigning world Masters champion and BDO world ranked number
:11:35. > :11:38.one, it is the Bullet, Stephen Bunting!
:11:39. > :12:14.MUSIC: "Bullet In The Gun" by Planet Perfecto.
:12:15. > :12:36.We now introduce a former French open, Luxembourg open and Welsh
:12:37. > :12:47.Masters champion, please welcome Alan Norris!
:12:48. > :13:22.MUSIC: "Calling (Lose My Mind)" by Sebastian Ingrosso and Alesso.
:13:23. > :13:33.It is our 21st all English final. We will be putting the 23rd different
:13:34. > :13:39.name on that trophy. Let's go to the commentary team.
:13:40. > :13:46.Here we go, England against England. The world 31 against the
:13:47. > :13:50.world number one, but two players with very similar Lakeside records.
:13:51. > :13:54.Alan Norris has been here five times before and his previous best was a
:13:55. > :14:00.thrashing in the quarterfinals. Stephen Bunting has been here six
:14:01. > :14:03.times before and his previous best was a thrashing in the
:14:04. > :14:09.quarterfinals. They are good friends off the key. They have spent the
:14:10. > :14:13.afternoon in practice together. I was told they were having a laugh.
:14:14. > :14:23.Through the week, both have hit the darting heights. One of them is
:14:24. > :14:27.about to scale the highest peak. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the
:14:28. > :14:35.2014 Lakeside world final. It is Stephen to throw first. Game on!
:14:36. > :14:45.Will Norris nail it? Will we hang out the Bunting? We are seven sets a
:14:46. > :14:53.way from the prize. Not a very good start from either player. They are
:14:54. > :15:11.in the final. They cannot go any further. It is going to be very
:15:12. > :15:18.interesting. There is the first treble love the final. -- of the
:15:19. > :15:23.final. Closely followed by the second. Both players have scored
:15:24. > :15:34.well in the tournament, and crucially, both have finished well.
:15:35. > :15:42.They have both thrown 146 darts at a double over the past nine days. Alan
:15:43. > :15:48.Norris, especially, has been impressive going for doubles. He
:15:49. > :15:51.missed them yesterday. Those are their averages throughout the
:15:52. > :15:56.tournament so far. Not much to choose between them. Stephen Bunting
:15:57. > :16:05.scoring four points higher with his first night darts. And there is the
:16:06. > :16:06.first maximum of the match! That has got them going. It does not take
:16:07. > :16:26.long to get them on the feet. It could have been done with three
:16:27. > :16:28.darts, but not after the first one. Stephen Bunting with an early chance
:16:29. > :17:00.to get on the scoreboard. That is the double he has been
:17:01. > :17:14.hitting. Yes, he has been lethal on double top has Chuck. That is a leg
:17:15. > :17:40.against the darts. Alan Norris has hit 34 180s so far.
:17:41. > :17:45.It has been said that Alan Norris cannot afford to let Stephen Bunting
:17:46. > :17:50.get a head of steam up, because he is such a good frontrunner. That is
:17:51. > :17:57.why they call him The Bullet. When he gets ahead, you do not see him
:17:58. > :18:04.for dust. But if Norris can get amongst it early on, and you never
:18:05. > :18:15.know, The Bullet might just shoot himself in the foot. Good leg,
:18:16. > :18:30.this. Bonding in with a great chance here. -- hunting.
:18:31. > :18:55.69 coming in for Norris. Double 12 he has left himself. Lethal. Lethal
:18:56. > :19:04.on those doubles. It is the doubles that count. He is scoring well, he
:19:05. > :19:18.is finishing well. At this stage, the favourite. Stephen has had 16
:19:19. > :20:05.bound sites. -- on sites. This could be an 11. Leg if he hits
:20:06. > :20:19.the treble 17. Double eight for a 12 dart leg. Still plenty of time. 170
:20:20. > :20:31.is the highest score you can check out with three darts.
:20:32. > :20:50.Fortunately, Stephen has a chance to come back.
:20:51. > :21:01.He can finish on 104 if Stephen makes an error.
:21:02. > :21:23.God, he needed that. It is this leg for the first set. He has started
:21:24. > :21:33.well. Stephen has just hit his first double in eight attempts. Much
:21:34. > :21:41.younger than Alan, Stephen, and the nerves are telling. He has won every
:21:42. > :21:58.world title except this one, from being a teenager.
:21:59. > :22:09.Really good from Alan Norris. 140, 100, 135. 126 gives you options on
:22:10. > :22:24.the 19s. From this point of view, Stephen
:22:25. > :22:41.Bunting does not look favourite. Second set, first leg, Alan Norris
:22:42. > :23:07.to throw first. A set against the darts. The first
:23:08. > :23:11.27 will lift the title. That was a 14 dart leg to win the set from Alan
:23:12. > :23:20.Norris, including two mistyped and a double. -- missed darts. They said
:23:21. > :23:25.he would have to start well and he has, despite the fact that he was up
:23:26. > :23:34.at four o'clock this morning. Stephen isn't out of bed yet, the
:23:35. > :24:03.way he is throwing. Better in this leg. Yes, come on. 180!
:24:04. > :24:20.The big man, Alan Norris, lovely guy. He has been coming many years.
:24:21. > :24:25.We have had a few laughs together. For a leg against the darts. Can't
:24:26. > :24:33.finish now. Stephen has taken out 158 in this
:24:34. > :25:18.tournament, can Alan? Alan Norris, second leg. Stephen,
:25:19. > :25:26.throwing first. He can't miss the finishes at the minute, Norris. Big
:25:27. > :25:37.scores coming in from Bunting. This is going to be a classic. Norris has
:25:38. > :25:43.been coming here for several years. Every year since 2009. Usually with
:25:44. > :25:49.his brother, who is not here this year. She decided to just get a bit
:25:50. > :25:54.professional about it this year, not really talk to people. A couple of
:25:55. > :26:03.hours before the match, he gets his game face on. He has lots of
:26:04. > :26:13.superstitions. He likes to do exactly the same thing exactly the
:26:14. > :26:16.same way. She has been practising on his own this week. That has been the
:26:17. > :26:25.difference. He has said he has enjoyed it. I asked him if he had a
:26:26. > :26:38.message for the commentary box. He said, sausages. Sausages! Well, he
:26:39. > :26:49.has been sizzling. Stephen on 40, Alan still behind.
:26:50. > :27:04.To square the set, double top. Second leg, Stephen Bunting. Third
:27:05. > :27:12.leg, Alan to throw first. Game on. Loads of superstitions, Alan Norris.
:27:13. > :27:19.He refused to be interviewed by our reporter, Rob Walker, by the lake,
:27:20. > :27:26.because a couple of players who were knocked out early on were there.
:27:27. > :27:31.When he realised it would be by the lake he said it would have to be
:27:32. > :27:36.inside. He has also invited friends and families, but they have said
:27:37. > :27:40.they are not going to come, because they do not want to jinx it. They
:27:41. > :27:55.say, whatever you have been doing has been working. Well, this is
:27:56. > :28:03.working. All square in this set, one apiece. Yes! It had to come, and it
:28:04. > :28:10.has come at the right time for Norris.
:28:11. > :28:22.After nine darts, the three-dart outshot. A big one for Stephen, 161.
:28:23. > :28:26.He has done it many times, but he needs it now, treble 20. Oh,
:28:27. > :28:40.unlucky, 84 left. Double 12 when he comes back,
:28:41. > :28:43.Stephen Bunting, if he comes back. That leaves his favourite double. He
:28:44. > :28:55.has misted! Oh, you cannot afford to miss that!
:28:56. > :29:17.That was a relief. The first time that Stephen has
:29:18. > :29:39.broken all match. With the throw, he needs this one for the set.
:29:40. > :29:48.We talk about Alan Norris and his superstitions, as Stephen Bunting
:29:49. > :29:52.almost feels like, have a look at that with his foot. He always puts
:29:53. > :29:58.it on top of the oche before he throws.
:29:59. > :30:09.134, 134, the first two scores for Alan. That is OK. Here we go. Pretty
:30:10. > :30:40.level. 140! The pirates of Frimley Green!
:30:41. > :30:42.Yes, in the depths here. OK, Stephen, here is your chance. Good
:30:43. > :30:51.finish. He is missing then finishes! Alan
:30:52. > :31:12.with a chance to square this set. Stephen is on the way back, cannot
:31:13. > :31:19.believe he has got a chance here, it is double eight. For the set, to
:31:20. > :31:28.level the match. Game shot and the second set, Stephen Bunting! We are
:31:29. > :31:36.all square in the final. Stephen to throw first, game on.
:31:37. > :31:46.Yes, come on! 140. Good start. The main thing is, he has got a set and
:31:47. > :32:03.it is one apiece. Well, there we are, the Chelsea
:32:04. > :32:08.pensioners once again this year. Staff Sergeant or warrant officer
:32:09. > :32:16.Terry Abbott, regimental Sergeant frame Abraham, Lance Corporal Golden
:32:17. > :32:29.Lion, 82, and staff nurse Bridget Higgins me the chaperone.
:32:30. > :32:40.I did a raffle for the Chelsea pensioners one Christmas. It lasted
:32:41. > :32:46.three days will stop serious! They really get well looked after. OK,
:32:47. > :33:05.Stephen, treble 20. Three scores under a ton, that does
:33:06. > :33:15.not win matches. As we saw a moment ago, the averages, Stephen Bunting
:33:16. > :33:24.is, with his first nine darts, 11 points better. Double 12 for the leg
:33:25. > :33:32.for Stephen. Ahead in the match for the first time. Second leg, Alan to
:33:33. > :33:41.throw first, game on. The tide is turning.
:33:42. > :33:49.He is lethal on the doubles, but he's no good if he does not get a
:33:50. > :33:50.chance at hitting them. Look at where Stephen stands, coming in from
:33:51. > :34:00.a different angle. Oh, yes! Two 125s for Norris, going
:34:01. > :34:21.well. As you will see, with the first nine
:34:22. > :34:26.darts, Stephen Bunting has a big advantage, so he is getting to his
:34:27. > :34:36.finishes earlier, so we can afford to miss them. Well, it certainly
:34:37. > :34:41.won't be this time, because Alan Norris has left 194. Stephen is
:34:42. > :35:02.still on 248. It will be 56 for Alan Norris to
:35:03. > :35:03.level us up in the match. And he has six darts added if he needs them. I
:35:04. > :35:10.doubt he will! Well, he will need them! Cannot
:35:11. > :35:27.finish, though. 207 on the board. Alan will be coming in for double
:35:28. > :35:39.top. There we go, to square the match, double top. That is the one,
:35:40. > :35:45.double ten. Game shot. It is Stephen to throw first, game on. It is all
:35:46. > :35:52.square, one apiece, one leg apiece, advantage Bunting.
:35:53. > :36:03.Great leg, that, because Stephen Bunting applied pressure with that
:36:04. > :36:10.171, leaving himself on 36. But Alan Norris resisted the pressure. He hit
:36:11. > :36:12.the double ten when he needed to. Back in the trebles, yes! Another
:36:13. > :36:37.maximum! Up they go, it is the show! Good recovery, that, for Alan.
:36:38. > :36:43.Straight back in, Stephen. He might just be about to catch fire in this
:36:44. > :36:47.final, you know. Well, seeing the darts he has been throwing all
:36:48. > :37:01.through this year, nine darts, 81 left.
:37:02. > :37:06.To equal the biggest checkout of the week, treble 20, treble 19,
:37:07. > :37:16.bull's-eye. Oh, just the wrong side of the
:37:17. > :37:22.wire, he hit the treble seven, not the treble 19. Great cover on the
:37:23. > :37:38.18s. A chance now. Oh! What a mess! Alan Norris has
:37:39. > :37:45.every chance now. That is his father having a sip!
:37:46. > :38:14.He was talking to his father in the bar, and he said, he thinks he is
:38:15. > :38:20.more nervous than Stephen. A lovely man, he is, brought his son up the
:38:21. > :38:29.right way, taking him to darts since the age of about 14.
:38:30. > :38:37.He won every junior title, teenage title, youth title, and now here he
:38:38. > :38:56.is, hoping that the men's title will go with them as well.
:38:57. > :39:03.And Stephen wanted us to say a big thank you to some of his
:39:04. > :39:08.supporters. That is is there a maximum of this final so far.
:39:09. > :39:19.Everyone at Target, Ronnie and Nikki, who spent the week dressed in
:39:20. > :39:23.Family Guy onesies. And then he said, just don't mention the camper
:39:24. > :39:34.van! How about that?! Back to the maximum is! Two on the trot, 92
:39:35. > :39:43.after nine darts. Here is the Bullet. Can he via this one in? He
:39:44. > :39:56.wants the bull! Oh, unlike the! -- unlucky. Shanghai 20s, treble,
:39:57. > :40:02.single, double. Not this time. Stephen Bunting to break back and
:40:03. > :40:10.level this first set. Double eight he needs, and double eight he hits.
:40:11. > :40:15.Nip and tuck! Stephen to throw first, game on. Punch and
:40:16. > :40:22.counterpunch, we still have no idea who is going to win the title, and
:40:23. > :40:30.that, Tony, is how we like it. That one on the floor.
:40:31. > :40:44.Just 80 instead of 140. As it stands, one said apiece, 2-2, a
:40:45. > :40:50.vital leg here. -- one set apiece. Well, Stephen should win it, because
:40:51. > :40:56.he has the darts. This is his set to lose. But if Alan can make it and
:40:57. > :41:02.then hold his throw in the next set, there will be daylight between
:41:03. > :41:12.them. Well, there already is, because a town will leave him 161.
:41:13. > :41:13.I'm afraid, with this baroque, Bunting has taken the advantage of
:41:14. > :41:36.the throw, as Norris. If he can take out 121, Alan Norris,
:41:37. > :41:43.he will strike potentially a crucial blow. Bull's-eye for the set!
:41:44. > :41:56.A big chance, but Stephen has got a big one as well.
:41:57. > :42:09.To go ahead in sets 2-1, wrong bed! Oh dear! What a loose arrow! What a
:42:10. > :42:27.let off for Stephen Bunting! Game shot! He had to hit it and did!
:42:28. > :42:35.A vital shot, was that. It meant an extra set for Bunting. Alan to throw
:42:36. > :42:41.first, game on. In the context of this final, the past minute could
:42:42. > :42:47.just be crucial. I know it is early, but... We can return to that,
:42:48. > :43:26.see how we go one. -- on. There is a 180. They might as well
:43:27. > :43:32.stay standing. It is all happening. This was the moment for Alan
:43:33. > :43:41.Norris. If it had hit the wire and gone up instead of down, he would
:43:42. > :43:44.have won the set against the darts. Stephen Bunting might have been
:43:45. > :43:51.struggling, because he does not like having to battle back from behind.
:43:52. > :44:05.Tom, Tom, Tom, 91. Big finish for Bunting.
:44:06. > :44:27.Back to Norris. 50 left... Only a fraction away.
:44:28. > :44:50.It was very awkward. Tops to hold this row.
:44:51. > :44:57.A lot of Norris supporters at that table. I can also tell you that
:44:58. > :45:03.there are Norris supporters watching in a village in Zanzibar, where they
:45:04. > :45:14.have set up a generator to watch the match. Zanzibar? So I am told. Are
:45:15. > :45:23.you sure they did not say, is that the bar? You are probably right.
:45:24. > :45:37.180! That is his six of the match, Stephen Bunting.
:45:38. > :45:46.180! We are seeing why he is favourite, why he has been winning
:45:47. > :46:29.every title. Chance of 11. What a final it is turning out to
:46:30. > :46:44.be. Only 60 from Alan Norris. Stephen Bunting, the way he is
:46:45. > :46:51.scoring... Mind you, Alan Norris is still in front. Stephen Bunting
:46:52. > :47:29.still has a lot to do. This year, both are playing under
:47:30. > :47:39.the flag of England. I do not know if he has moved yet, but Stephen is
:47:40. > :47:55.going to St Helens. 141 left for Alan Norris. 246 the Stephen. There
:47:56. > :48:00.is a finish for both players. Not far away from the double 12. Can
:48:01. > :48:11.Stephen punish that with the 146 that would hurt? Not this time.
:48:12. > :48:18.The cheering starts a Norris, looking at double 12. A minor way.
:48:19. > :49:19.66? A - 66? A chance. 180! Big moment for Stephen Bunting.
:49:20. > :49:26.He is such a good front runner. Can he get daylight between himself and
:49:27. > :49:31.Alan Norris? He has come from behind. In the early stage it was
:49:32. > :49:48.all Norris. Look at the change around. The crowd has had some
:49:49. > :50:00.entertainment this week and some fun, as well as serious darts.
:50:01. > :50:11.18 darts is the longest leg we have had since the outset of this match.
:50:12. > :50:22.Incredible. This is what they want out there, big finishes. He did not
:50:23. > :50:32.need to go for that, because Norris was on 256. 64 when Stephen comes
:50:33. > :50:45.back for a two set lead. But he is under pressure! Now there is a
:50:46. > :50:52.chance for Alan Norris to bring it back. He will feel this is a chance
:50:53. > :51:13.he has to take. He needs a bull's-eye. So near, so far. One
:51:14. > :51:31.thing, for a 3-1 lead. Take your time. Double four, knock at the
:51:32. > :51:51.door. Double two. He has missed four carts to win this set. -- darts.
:51:52. > :52:00.Double 4... Can I please ask, do not shout out whilst the players are
:52:01. > :52:07.throwing. Norris got out of jail. Definitely. But he has got the
:52:08. > :52:13.advantage now in this set. He could take it in sets. It would be to
:52:14. > :52:19.level the match but he has the advantage in this leg. He could win
:52:20. > :52:28.the set and level the match. Stephen Bunting had four darts to win the
:52:29. > :52:40.set, 3-1, and to go 3-1 up in sets. And you have to say that The Bullet
:52:41. > :52:51.shot himself in the foot. Norris is back in the driving seat. Funny
:52:52. > :53:03.sport, darts. You take heart from your own porno's -- from your
:53:04. > :53:28.opponent's misses. Double top when he comes back.
:53:29. > :53:35.Stephen wants to pressure this with a big score. That is a good start.
:53:36. > :53:51.Double top it is. The cheers are going up. And that is the one. Here
:53:52. > :54:02.we are, two sets apiece. All square. Game on! The advantage is with
:54:03. > :54:16.Bunting. We thought we might have a big moment at the end of the third
:54:17. > :54:22.set. Stephen Bunting held. But how big was that moment, when Stephen
:54:23. > :54:33.Bunting missed his Forth said dart -- missed his fourth set dart to go
:54:34. > :54:38.ahead. He had a chance to make it 3-1 in sets, but as it happens, it
:54:39. > :54:49.is never over until the fat lady sings.
:54:50. > :55:03.There is no mistaking his father, there. He will approve of this leg.
:55:04. > :55:24.OK, big smile, still a chance. So, tops the Stephen Bunting. Yes!
:55:25. > :55:54.That is more like it, Stephen. It is a better final than last
:55:55. > :56:07.year, isn't it? Terrific! Terrific! What about that response from Alan
:56:08. > :56:14.Norris? Here comes Bunting. Alan Norris has got his second wind.
:56:15. > :56:51.Great standard in this final. 180! Even better with that maximum.
:56:52. > :57:07.Double 12, he needs. Double six. Unusually, it is Alan Norris down to
:57:08. > :57:17.finish first. It is Stephen who scores heavier with his first three
:57:18. > :57:45.visits to the oche. And Alan Norris has hit the wrong double again.
:57:46. > :57:57.Double 6... Yes. Once again, all square. You cannot separate them.
:57:58. > :58:14.Oh, this is good, this is good. 40 ahead. They are called minions,
:58:15. > :58:22.Tony, from Despicable Me. We have had anything but despicable darts.
:58:23. > :58:28.By the way, I am told that our little review of the week, which
:58:29. > :58:37.will take place in the interval, which happens after the first six
:58:38. > :58:46.sets, will feature a track from Despicable Me. Okay... Happy. Right,
:58:47. > :59:00.back to the match, it is a 170 finish for Stephen Bunting.
:59:01. > :59:18.How often do you see this? He wants the bull! Oh! A chance for Alan.
:59:19. > :59:24.For five grand, the check for the highest checkout. It currently
:59:25. > :59:35.stands at 167, it is with Robbie Green.
:59:36. > :00:01.It is fast, it is furious, it is how they love it. Once again, a chance
:00:02. > :00:10.of going ahead for Stephen Bunting. This is brilliant! What fun! Every
:00:11. > :00:14.time one of them wins a leg, the other player comes back and Nick
:00:15. > :00:19.swan back. I think the players have gone through the pain barrier, to be
:00:20. > :00:25.honest. We are having fun. It is great to watch. I know it can get
:00:26. > :00:29.really hot up on the stage, quite apart from what it does to your
:00:30. > :00:35.nerves. Under the lights with the cameras watching and thousands of
:00:36. > :00:38.eyes on you. It gets really hot, so I know that when they were in the
:00:39. > :00:41.practice room a couple of hours ago, they turned the leading up,
:00:42. > :00:49.shut the doors and windows, to try and acclimatise. -- eating. Well, he
:00:50. > :00:59.was not happy with that one. And Norris, really, could be finding
:01:00. > :01:08.himself 3-2 down in sets after this leg.
:01:09. > :01:22.He has blocked the treble 20. Looking good here for Stephen!
:01:23. > :01:52.82, bull for double 16, it is a shot on as well for Alan Norris, 126.
:01:53. > :02:00.Double 16, he has got it! Game shot and the fifth set, Stephen Bunting.
:02:01. > :02:17.14-dart finish, 3-2 in sets, Bunting leads. Last set before the break.
:02:18. > :02:29.OK, Alan, a big man, you can fight back. The match against Dekker
:02:30. > :02:32.proves the standard he plays do. -- plays too. The pressure on Alan
:02:33. > :02:38.Norris to hold here. That one was loose. Yes, good cover
:02:39. > :02:47.shot, good thinking. Oh, what a marker! What another
:02:48. > :03:05.marker! That is really putting the pressure
:03:06. > :03:12.on. I do not think Alan can afford to go two sets down.
:03:13. > :03:27.He has got to keep within himself and let the nerves takeover. -- take
:03:28. > :03:31.over. Oh dear! Oh dear, he is handing Stephen the throw here, the
:03:32. > :03:39.advantage of the darts. Well and truly, look at this!
:03:40. > :03:48.He has left himself 57 when he comes back. Some pretty young ladies all
:03:49. > :03:54.over the place. They have really turned out today.
:03:55. > :04:08.It is double top. Game shot and the first leg, Stephen Bunting. He has
:04:09. > :04:14.broken the Alan Norris road there. -- throw there. If he holds twice,
:04:15. > :04:24.he has that commission of a two-set leader, the one he missed four darts
:04:25. > :04:29.for earlier. -- cushion. He is feeling it now, Stephen, he really
:04:30. > :04:37.is. He really wants to get at that oche, he knows he is growing well,
:04:38. > :04:46.-- throwing well, he has got Alan Norris fretting, I would say. You
:04:47. > :04:53.just miss a couple of finishes and it makes all the difference. Well,
:04:54. > :04:58.he has taken everything that is the second seed, James Wilson, has been
:04:59. > :05:06.able to throw at him. He took everything that Jan Dekker could
:05:07. > :05:12.throw at him in the semifinal, and now Alan Norris is trying to prove
:05:13. > :05:27.that he is bullet-proof. A finish for Bunting, 167. 180! What a shot!
:05:28. > :05:29.Finish, oh no... Calm down. Back-to-back 180s from Alan Norris.
:05:30. > :05:53.64, a good finish it is as well. That is the one! He has broken
:05:54. > :06:03.straight back, how about that! Cor! Here we go! He broke the advantage
:06:04. > :06:08.of the throw as well. 11 darts it took him to get that leg on the
:06:09. > :06:24.board. That is almost unplayable, frankly. We could be going into the
:06:25. > :06:31.break at three apiece. I am sure we would certainly like to see that.
:06:32. > :06:41.The first 27 sets, as you can see, will lift the title. -- the first to
:06:42. > :06:43.seven sets. There it is again! Just thought when he was out of the
:06:44. > :06:54.water, back comes Bunting! It should be hunting, not Bunting,
:06:55. > :06:59.because that is what he is, hunting down his opponent.
:07:00. > :07:30.So to break back again. Double 14. Double seven. He had a chance for an
:07:31. > :07:45.11-dart there. Alan Norris can hold his pro-here. -- throw here. Do not
:07:46. > :07:53.underestimate how much pressure to hit that double 20! And it finished
:07:54. > :07:58.right in the middle of the bed, what a dart, what a match! It was this
:07:59. > :08:08.throw as well, could be going all the way on this set as well.
:08:09. > :08:10.Advantage for the Bullet. It is a steady start, isn't it? He will want
:08:11. > :08:26.more here. Oh, yes! He has obliged with a 140.
:08:27. > :08:33.Alan is there as well. That is OK, not too bad.
:08:34. > :09:00.So 130 left, good finish, 130. It could be won with the bull.
:09:01. > :09:07.He will be back. It gives Alan Norris for a big score here to
:09:08. > :09:12.pressurise even on that 86. It is a good finish.
:09:13. > :09:21.But he is doing it well. OK! There is is that, come on, you know the
:09:22. > :09:37.way, treble 18, double 16. Oh! Look at that, just a fraction!
:09:38. > :09:52.To take the set and level this final. No, just the wrong side of
:09:53. > :09:57.the wire. Here we go. 25 to level the set.
:09:58. > :10:49.Oh, yes! He is not giving in. So, so, here we go with the end of this
:10:50. > :10:55.sixth set. He wants to be careful that it doesn't fall out, he wants
:10:56. > :11:03.to throw quickly. Who is going to blink first? At the moment, they are
:11:04. > :11:09.neither of them blinking. What a last dart! He needed that, and how,
:11:10. > :11:18.to leave himself on a finish. Stephen on 264. He is on a finish,
:11:19. > :11:26.too. Terrific entertainment, terrific darts. He will not be doing
:11:27. > :11:37.it this time, 164 for Stephen, for a 4-2 lead. If he can hit treble 20,
:11:38. > :11:44.treble 18... But he will be coming back if he cannot hit 74.
:11:45. > :11:52.He is rushing it a lot, really rushing it.
:11:53. > :12:15.Double eight! Oh! Chances once again for Alan Norris and double top! Oh!
:12:16. > :12:26.Everything is happening! Double top coming to the oche! To make it 3-3
:12:27. > :12:33.in sets. Just take your time. He is not taking a look at this, Bunting.
:12:34. > :12:44.He has got one left. He has got it! He has hit it! What a match this is!
:12:45. > :13:08.3-3! Stephen Bunting has now missed seven
:13:09. > :13:23.darts. Alan Norris has pounced every time and this could be a classic.
:13:24. > :13:30.After the first six sets we are none the wiser. Norris splits the first
:13:31. > :13:42.session. The number one seed cannot find the daylight.
:13:43. > :13:49.We talk a lot of rubbish up here, but I think we got it right. The two
:13:50. > :13:55.main things were good bonding get a lead, and could Norris keep his
:13:56. > :14:00.emotions in check? They were the two vital ingredients for a classic
:14:01. > :14:07.final. It is a shame that Norris missed the double eight on the first
:14:08. > :14:19.set, otherwise he would be a set up. But I think if Stephen Bunting
:14:20. > :14:26.had got 4-2, it would have been good for him. Just one double changes the
:14:27. > :14:31.game completely. There are children who have never watched darts before
:14:32. > :14:39.and they could tell us what we need to show, the deciding leg, this
:14:40. > :14:43.doubles on over at the place. Both men showing an element of nerves, as
:14:44. > :14:48.you would expect. This exemplified that.
:14:49. > :14:56.This is not what Bunting does, he has been winning by hitting them.
:14:57. > :15:03.Have you sensed nerves of steel in Bunting? Just a little bit of fire
:15:04. > :15:12.not there as much? He is not firing as fast as he was. He is lower
:15:13. > :15:19.today. Norris, the trouble is he takes his time, Rose Nye starts and
:15:20. > :15:25.then all of a sudden, he just grows them -- throws them and does not
:15:26. > :15:39.even look. It is silly. How important was that dark? It was a
:15:40. > :15:48.big dart, Horden Bennett! -- Gordon Bennett! It changed the game
:15:49. > :15:52.completely. Why Stephen Bunting is such a good front is that he
:15:53. > :15:55.consistently hates two dart finishes. -- he consistently The
:15:56. > :16:23.headlines... S -- hits. He has, -- not gone at the big shots
:16:24. > :16:28.today. Norris has gone for the big shots under pressure, he has got a
:16:29. > :16:35.lot of bottle. He is keeping the emotion in check. Bunting is not
:16:36. > :16:46.doing his famous finishes and Norris is keeping his cool. You just do not
:16:47. > :16:51.know what is going to happen and that is why darts is exciting. It is
:16:52. > :16:56.the uncertainty of who is going to win. It is live on the BBC. More
:16:57. > :17:28.sport on the way this evening. After the first session of the
:17:29. > :17:35.men's final, we will pause and look back at the tournament so far. Both
:17:36. > :17:36.on the oche, and off. We have had some bad games and some good games
:17:37. > :17:45.and we have had some classics. # It might seem crazy what I'm about
:17:46. > :17:51.to say. # Sunshine she's here, you can take
:17:52. > :17:59.a break. # I'm a hot air balloon that could
:18:00. > :18:02.go to space. This is sudden death. # With the air, like I don't care
:18:03. > :18:06.baby by the way. # Because I'm happy.
:18:07. > :18:09.# Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof.
:18:10. > :18:15.# Because I'm happy. # Clap along if you feel like
:18:16. > :18:18.happiness is the truth. # Because I'm happy.
:18:19. > :18:22.# Clap along if you know what happiness is to you.
:18:23. > :18:28.# Because I'm happy. # Clap along if you feel like that's
:18:29. > :18:34.what you wanna do. # Here come bad news talking this
:18:35. > :18:43.and that. # Yeah, give me all you got, don't
:18:44. > :18:47.hold back. In the madhouse to win the game.
:18:48. > :18:50.# Yeah, well I should probably warn you I'll be just fine.
:18:51. > :18:52.# Yeah, no offense to you don't waste your time.
:18:53. > :18:56.# Here's why. # Because I'm happy.
:18:57. > :18:58.# Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof.
:18:59. > :19:02.# Because I'm happy. # Clap along if you feel like
:19:03. > :19:05.happiness is the truth. # Because I'm happy.
:19:06. > :19:09.# Clap along if you know what happiness is to you.
:19:10. > :19:11.# Because I'm happy. # Clap along if you feel like that's
:19:12. > :19:22.what you wanna do. The travel news... -- treble 20,
:19:23. > :19:39.treble 17... Look at that! He needs a bull's-eye. What a way to
:19:40. > :19:52.do that. # Clap along if you feel like a room
:19:53. > :19:55.without a roof. # Because I'm happy.
:19:56. > :19:57.# Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth.
:19:58. > :20:00.# Because I'm happy. # Clap along if you know what
:20:01. > :20:03.happiness is to you. # Because I'm happy.
:20:04. > :20:06.# Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do.
:20:07. > :20:09.# Because I'm happy. # Clap along if you feel like a room
:20:10. > :20:12.without a roof. # Because I'm happy.
:20:13. > :20:16.# Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth.
:20:17. > :20:20.# Because I'm happy. # Clap along if you know what
:20:21. > :20:23.happiness is to you. # Because I'm happy.
:20:24. > :20:30.# Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do.
:20:31. > :20:33.# Bring me down... Can't nothing.... # Bring me down... Your love is too
:20:34. > :20:56.high.... # Bring me down... Can't nothing....
:20:57. > :20:59.# Bring me down, I said. # Clap along if you feel like a room
:21:00. > :21:02.without a roof. # Because I'm happy.
:21:03. > :21:04.# Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth.
:21:05. > :21:07.# Because I'm happy. # Clap along if you know what
:21:08. > :21:10.happiness is to you. # Because I'm happy.
:21:11. > :21:13.# Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do. Have been as,
:21:14. > :21:32.that is what it is all about. # happiness.
:21:33. > :21:42.Hiroaki Shimizu was my favourite. He loved it. And also, it is great
:21:43. > :21:47.drama. If someone can go out there and hit a plus 100 average but the
:21:48. > :21:50.game was not remarkable, the line between success and failure has
:21:51. > :22:01.never been drawn so significantly in that lady's -- ladies' final. Your
:22:02. > :22:08.heart was breaking for Deta Hedman, soaring for Lisa Ashton. She played
:22:09. > :22:20.brilliantly, absolutely brilliantly. I felt sorry for detail. -- Deta
:22:21. > :22:30.Hedman. But Lisa was unbelievable. Great tournament for ladies' darts.
:22:31. > :22:37.Yesterday on BBC Two, it was just shy of a peak audience of 2 million
:22:38. > :22:42.people. One of the trophies has been handed out, the other one still
:22:43. > :22:46.needs a name on it. We are exactly where we were when we came on air.
:22:47. > :22:57.We talked about Stephen wanting to get sets all -- sets all, let's go
:22:58. > :23:21.back to our commentary team. Stephen Bunting and Alan Norris have
:23:22. > :23:24.already delivered a thriller. The most significant moments of the
:23:25. > :23:39.evening still lie ahead of us. Lots of drama yet to unfold. Game on!
:23:40. > :23:52.Stephen Bunting missed three set darts. Is that a good or bad
:23:53. > :23:59.interval? He has had time to think about it. A great one for Chuck. He
:24:00. > :24:24.would have been happy with the two going into the break.
:24:25. > :24:32.He might have been happy to have dropped that dart. It gave him a
:24:33. > :24:42.thought, he came back in with a trouble 19. -- treble 19. Out of the
:24:43. > :24:47.traps quickly at the beginning of set number seven, is even more
:24:48. > :25:11.thing. That is a very wayward one from Chuck.
:25:12. > :25:31.Chuck, I way back on 264. -- our way back.
:25:32. > :25:38.That will do Stephen Bunting the world of good. His finishing was not
:25:39. > :25:43.good in set six, notwithstanding the missed set out in the final leg. He
:25:44. > :26:13.missed format of the previous five before that. -- he missed four.
:26:14. > :26:32.Norris will be looking to build on that first time. -- ton.
:26:33. > :26:44.It is only Alan Norris's second major final in his career. His first
:26:45. > :26:58.was in 2012. He had two 170 checkout in the process. He was beaten 5-0.
:26:59. > :26:59.Alan has never won a significant match against Stephen so far in his
:27:00. > :27:28.career. These are the grandchildren of Bob
:27:29. > :27:37.Potter, the host of Lakeside world darts. There is Barbara as well.
:27:38. > :27:52.They seem to be enjoying it, that is the main thing. That is what we are
:27:53. > :27:56.after, new fans. Alan will be back looking for a 106 to four in a
:27:57. > :27:58.moment, but Stephen can put the pressure on here, and has done. --
:27:59. > :28:19.164. He leaves sell 25, but he leaves the
:28:20. > :28:27.door open for Stephen Bunting. -- himself. Double 16, two darts at it.
:28:28. > :28:33.Well! Well, well, that was a chance to break that he has not been able
:28:34. > :28:35.to take. It is the pressure of the missed shot from Norris on the throw
:28:36. > :28:50.before, Alan himself now has 25. I always feel, when you miss that
:28:51. > :28:57.first dart, it pressures the second. Double 16.
:28:58. > :29:05.Oh, his finishing is failing the close inspection at the moment, that
:29:06. > :29:12.is five missed darts at double 16 in this leg. A chance for Alan Norris
:29:13. > :29:16.that he would not have believed he was going to get. He was too close
:29:17. > :29:19.on the first two, those guys who play up and down the country know
:29:20. > :29:33.what it is like to have the first dart to close. Game and leg, Alan
:29:34. > :29:37.Norris. Another potentially significant moment, five missed
:29:38. > :29:42.darts at doubles against the Alan Norris row, it would have been the
:29:43. > :29:54.lead that he needs in set number seven. It wasn't to be, Alan Norris
:29:55. > :30:00.holds. 180! He takes the confidence of winning a bad leg and start the
:30:01. > :30:04.next one with a 180. You do not mind winning a bad leg, Jim, as long as
:30:05. > :30:18.you win it! It is the ones you lose that mentally destroy you.
:30:19. > :30:28.Nothing to choose between them in terms of sets or legs, 5.5 between
:30:29. > :30:35.them in terms of the averages. Stephen's scoring over the first
:30:36. > :30:37.nine darts is eight points better. He has not been able to use that to
:30:38. > :30:56.his advantage so far. For an 11-dart finish your plants,
:30:57. > :31:06.double top. A 12 darter will do it! It bounced out of that bad leg,
:31:07. > :31:09.12-dart next leg. A mini break for Alan there as well. He comes back
:31:10. > :31:20.in, throwing for the set. These two guys are not the only
:31:21. > :31:30.thing is making a debut this year up there, the new win mall board --
:31:31. > :31:34.Winmau board, this is its debut in the championships. Has it gone down
:31:35. > :31:39.well with players? I think, with a lot of us it has. Some of the
:31:40. > :31:47.lighter throwers, it hasn't. In general, it is coming across as a
:31:48. > :31:54.really good board. We have had a lot of dart on dart bounce outs, not
:31:55. > :31:58.sticking, should I say. But in general, once it is a few legs in,
:31:59. > :32:04.it is really soft, a very good board.
:32:05. > :32:10.This is a leg that Stephen Bunting needs to win against the Norris row,
:32:11. > :32:17.he has made an excellent start with 140 and 137. And it gets better for
:32:18. > :32:22.him, he will take a one to three. He knows he will have a shot at 101 to
:32:23. > :32:35.get that mini break back. -- he will take a 123.
:32:36. > :32:49.To go to-do in this set. -- 2-2. Hello, Chuck! I am not going
:32:50. > :32:57.anywhere, I think that was the message.
:32:58. > :33:06.101 at checkout, appreciably the match so far.
:33:07. > :33:11.Coming at a crucial time as well, not an awful lot of difference in
:33:12. > :33:18.terms of the finishing between the two men. Alan's finishing ratio is
:33:19. > :33:23.superior tonight and has been over the tournament at large.
:33:24. > :33:28.Understandable, I suppose, Scott, that both men's checkout
:33:29. > :33:32.percentages, the low 30%, lower than they have been for the tournament,
:33:33. > :33:37.because the pressure increases, and it is understandable that the radar
:33:38. > :33:41.begins to waver near the finish of the event. Indeed, we have got
:33:42. > :33:52.another dart on dart bounce out there. We call it a DOD from now on!
:33:53. > :34:00.I am sure I was talking to somebody earlier, and I am sure the walk ons
:34:01. > :34:03.tonight, being debut darts in the world final, next year when they
:34:04. > :34:08.come back to the first round, it will be easier for them mentally.
:34:09. > :34:11.Neither, of course, had progressed beyond the quarterfinal here at
:34:12. > :34:32.Lakeside prior to this year. 132 for the set. The dart slipped
:34:33. > :34:49.out of his hand there. Likewise Stephen, a three figure
:34:50. > :34:58.checkout for a 4-3 lead in the match. Double 18! A fraction away
:34:59. > :35:03.from a 129, how important that could prove to be. On the wire, the
:35:04. > :35:09.margins are so narrow between success and failure, particularly
:35:10. > :35:12.now if Norris takes out 72. At 2-2 last time before the break, Norris
:35:13. > :35:27.took the set. The second and just went into the
:35:28. > :35:34.chapel me. He has missed a crucial dart as well, so double 18 for a 4-3
:35:35. > :35:40.lead, right in the middle of the bed! A missed set dart for Stephen
:35:41. > :35:44.Norris, Stephen Bunting knows how that feels, he has missed seven so
:35:45. > :35:50.far. But it is Bunting rather than Norris that takes the 4-3 lead. It
:35:51. > :35:55.is role reversal, but mentally Alan will be thinking, it is my darts
:35:56. > :36:19.this set. Alan, of course, missed two set
:36:20. > :36:25.darts earlier when Stephen held his throw. Alan bounced back to win the
:36:26. > :36:36.next set and tie it up at numb 2-numb two. -- 2-2. I know that
:36:37. > :36:41.Stephen's practice partner is here tonight to watch him, and all the
:36:42. > :36:43.practice that they have been having, he will be seeing at first
:36:44. > :37:04.hand, in the final. That is what it is all about, the
:37:05. > :37:09.prestige, rather than the silverware, in many ways. That is
:37:10. > :37:13.the most famous trophy in darts, Jim. Every player who has ever
:37:14. > :37:23.thrown a dart wants to get their hands on that. And iconic trophy,
:37:24. > :37:27.and iconic venue. I know we are only seven sets out of a potential 13,
:37:28. > :37:29.but you sense that we are in for yet another classic final. We have been
:37:30. > :37:38.treated to so many over the years. So Stephen has got treble 19s. It is
:37:39. > :37:46.not on now. He will leave tops beautifully.
:37:47. > :38:07.Norris coming back for double six. This would really hurt Alan Norris,
:38:08. > :38:12.and look at that, he has taken the chance, Stephen Bunting finding his
:38:13. > :38:17.rhythm, three successive legs now. More critically for Alan Norris, he
:38:18. > :38:24.has had the darts to win two of them and has missed those chances. The
:38:25. > :38:30.mini break in set number 84 Stephen Bunting. Alan needs to jump back on
:38:31. > :38:54.it as soon as he can, he mustn't let this get into his head.
:38:55. > :39:03.Seven ranking titles in his career, Alan Norris, BDO ranking outside the
:39:04. > :39:07.top 30. In comparison to Stephen, who was mine three majors and 11
:39:08. > :39:14.ranking titles in the last two years. -- won. Good 134 by Norris
:39:15. > :39:42.brings him back into the leg. And again, he is in a position to
:39:43. > :39:47.set himself up with a finish, 108. Norris will be looking to pressure
:39:48. > :39:52.that 108. He should stay up, I think.
:39:53. > :40:06.108 to take a lead in this set. That double 16 did not work for him
:40:07. > :40:10.earlier, I wonder whether he should have maybe changed it and gone
:40:11. > :40:16.somewhere else. It is Norris back in, 101.
:40:17. > :40:34.Is dart has gone backwards somehow. -- his. He is back in, double top.
:40:35. > :40:39.Six successive darts as doubles missed by Norris.
:40:40. > :40:44.Game shot and the second leg, Stephen Bunting. Four successive
:40:45. > :41:00.legs for Bunting. Third leg, Alan to throw first, game
:41:01. > :41:04.on! Double 16 has not been kind four Stephen Bunting, 15 attempts in the
:41:05. > :41:10.match, he has only hit it four times, as Alan Norris wades in with
:41:11. > :41:15.a maximum at the start of a lead he has to win! Alan, at this moment,
:41:16. > :41:19.will be feeling that he keeps robbing legs off of him, because
:41:20. > :41:24.Alan is getting in on the double and Stephen is tidying up after him. He
:41:25. > :41:31.mustn't let that get into his head, he is getting there first, he has to
:41:32. > :41:34.be more positive and the doubles. Five trebles from his first six
:41:35. > :41:47.darts in this leg. It will be first to the finish this
:41:48. > :41:53.time around. Critically, he has to take it. Which he has been unable to
:41:54. > :41:58.do in each of the last three legs. He has had chances, and in each of
:41:59. > :42:04.them Stephen Bunting has come from nowhere to win it. Treble 20, he
:42:05. > :42:18.will stay there, double eight. That is freaked there, that is
:42:19. > :42:23.Alan's made. -- Freak. I do not know his real name, that is how I know
:42:24. > :42:32.him! Wesley Harms as well, watching on, another close friend of Alan's.
:42:33. > :42:38.That was the first of three legs that Alan Norris has to win to tie
:42:39. > :42:47.it up at 4-4, Stephen with the throw this time round. I think the freak
:42:48. > :42:48.was sporting the hairstyle of an early 1980s Bobby George, very
:42:49. > :43:24.similar! Another maximum for Stephen, his
:43:25. > :43:31.10th of the match so far. There was no way he was going to throw that
:43:32. > :43:42.third one at the treble! That is probably the fastest Stephen has
:43:43. > :43:51.moved all week. First to seven sets, Stephen Bunting with a chance for a
:43:52. > :43:56.5-3 lead. Double 16 left when he returns. He has struggled to hit it
:43:57. > :44:05.throughout the match. He has a chance to take a 5-3 lead. What can
:44:06. > :44:11.he do? He has got it, and he has got the 5-3 lead. Since the mid-session
:44:12. > :44:36.interval, Stephen Bunting has been very impressive.
:44:37. > :44:42.Bunting has a distinct advantage in sets. He will definitely be feeling
:44:43. > :44:49.the more comfortable of the two. You can see how good the scoring has
:44:50. > :44:58.been since the interval, he has outscored Norris in both sets. In
:44:59. > :45:09.the second round he beat Dave Prins and averaged 101. In the game
:45:10. > :45:22.against Wilson, he also averaged just over 101 in that match.
:45:23. > :45:42.180! Bunting is ramping up the pressure. Norris, replying in kind.
:45:43. > :46:13.Norris will have a shot at 140 and a chance to break.
:46:14. > :46:17.Stephen has been taking opportunities from Alan. Alan needs
:46:18. > :46:36.to start getting there first. Stephen has hit six of his last nine
:46:37. > :46:41.darts at doubles. The Chelsea pensioners, loving it. But I suspect
:46:42. > :46:45.the man on the left wants Alan Norris to win, judging by his
:46:46. > :46:59.reaction. If Alan were two when he would have
:47:00. > :47:04.done at the hard way. He would have beaten seeds one, two and six and
:47:05. > :47:29.taken out the champion as well. That was a big visit for Norris in
:47:30. > :47:32.this leg, in the context. Stephen has a chance to turn it round. He
:47:33. > :47:43.has not taken it. He has dropped his dart again. That
:47:44. > :48:07.is the third time. Double top? That does not help! That looked like
:48:08. > :48:19.a straight bounce out to me, that had to come off a wire. He has gone
:48:20. > :48:35.on to hit two treble 20s to put pressure on. No scorer. -- score.
:48:36. > :48:43.Game, second leg, Stephen Bunting. Brave move, but it went Bunting's
:48:44. > :48:50.way. And that, another leg against the
:48:51. > :49:20.darts. He now finds himself just a leg away
:49:21. > :49:23.from a 6-3 lead. If you do not hit it, you kick yourself all the way
:49:24. > :49:44.back to the table and have a drink of water. 180! Number 811 for the
:49:45. > :49:51.tournament -- number 11 for Alan Norris.
:49:52. > :49:57.He really needs to win this leg. He really needs another travel. --
:49:58. > :50:09.treble. Alan's biggest checkout of the
:50:10. > :50:31.tournament, 133, of the final, 69. He cannot hit the 140. Double 16 for
:50:32. > :50:42.another set. It is 88. The finishing line is approaching for the man from
:50:43. > :50:56.St Helens! That is his lady, hitting him advice, but I do not think she
:50:57. > :50:59.needs to. He is 6-3 up. 180! The power scoring still there from Alan
:51:00. > :51:04.Norris but he has lost eight of the last nine legs. There is speculating
:51:05. > :51:08.about how important the mid-session interval might have been, it has
:51:09. > :51:22.given Stephen Bunting the chance to regroup from missing those darts at
:51:23. > :51:28.the end of the sixth set. What will his mentality be? Will he think he
:51:29. > :51:39.can relax and play darts? We may see his level go up?
:51:40. > :51:44.There have been famous finals, particularly the Martin Alund final
:51:45. > :51:50.against Phill Nixon, where the finishing line was so close and
:51:51. > :51:59.seemed to get further away for Martin as time progressed. Alan
:52:00. > :52:13.Morris is still in this! Sometimes with a player you think, I
:52:14. > :52:19.have been trying and it has not been working. That shows that Alan has
:52:20. > :52:26.relaxed, taking his foot off the trying too hard pedal, and produced
:52:27. > :52:28.an 11. Leg. Ideally he would have produced it against the Bunting
:52:29. > :52:39.throw. He has got to break at some stage.
:52:40. > :52:41.With him having lost so many legs in a row, he will have been happy to
:52:42. > :52:59.get his confidence back. 6-3 down, Alan Norris. He has got
:53:00. > :53:05.the darts in his hand for this set. We would expect he can get back to
:53:06. > :53:11.6-4. It will only take one break of throw in the set after that, 6-5,
:53:12. > :53:17.holds again, 6-6. It is easy when you say it like that. But that looks
:53:18. > :53:21.like a big margin, the 3-set deficit. It is only going to take
:53:22. > :53:30.one break of throw in the next set, potentially. Stephen, on a finish.
:53:31. > :53:39.Rather nonchalant, it is like he knew he was going to hit it.
:53:40. > :53:45.Robbie Green had the biggest checkout of the week, 167, worth
:53:46. > :53:58.?1000. Alan Norris is 2-0 up in set number
:53:59. > :54:21.ten. Not a good start to the leg from Mr
:54:22. > :54:35.Norris. Quite duly punished by the world number one.
:54:36. > :55:21.There is a massive deficit after six darts apiece.
:55:22. > :55:42.That is not an auspicious start for Stephen Bunting. Something handy
:55:43. > :56:12.here from Norris? He is confusing the cameraman. Miles
:56:13. > :56:14.away in this leg at one stage, now, 104 to reduce the set deficit to
:56:15. > :56:49.just two. He knows if he wins the next two
:56:50. > :56:57.legs he is the champion of the world. It has been a long road for
:56:58. > :57:01.Stephen, I remember seeing him when I was playing for Dorset and he was
:57:02. > :57:13.playing his first games from Merseyside. -- from Merseyside. He
:57:14. > :57:22.was 14 or 15. He has been playing for their stay. -- this day. His
:57:23. > :57:32.first significant victory was at 16 when he won the World Masters youth
:57:33. > :57:41.title. Everything has gravitated towards this. His first appearance
:57:42. > :57:45.in a World Championship final. The two men get on together well. That
:57:46. > :58:08.is apparent, they are having a joke despite the pressure.
:58:09. > :58:35.The first treble he needs, that is the second, double ten, brilliant! A
:58:36. > :58:45.140 and immense pressure from Alan Norris, it is worth a set to him,
:58:46. > :58:49.6-3 becomes 6-4. Well, he knows that he has to win the last four sets of
:58:50. > :58:54.the match to become world champion, and that is the first one of those
:58:55. > :58:59.under his belt. But now Stephen Bunting, with the darts in his hand,
:59:00. > :59:04.if he can hold this set, then he has won the title. They do not come much
:59:05. > :59:31.sweeter than winning the set with a 140 checkout!
:59:32. > :59:37.I have to say, the crowds this week have been absolutely fantastic for
:59:38. > :59:41.the players. When we have been coming in and out, they have been
:59:42. > :59:45.superbly respectful to us all, and we cannot do it without them. The
:59:46. > :59:46.place is jammed to the rafters tonight to make the atmosphere
:59:47. > :00:09.better for us to play in. Brilliant from Alan Norris.
:00:10. > :00:12.Remember, to win this matche has to break the Bunting throw, three
:00:13. > :00:20.attempts to do it, assuming that he holds his own twice. So once again,
:00:21. > :00:28.Robbie Green is at home with his fingers crossed, and he has got away
:00:29. > :00:36.with it again! Shanghai 20s, a treble, a single and a double.
:00:37. > :00:44.Double top for 120. He could not get it. And a chance, albeit a difficult
:00:45. > :00:55.chance, for Alan Norris to break the Bunting throw.
:00:56. > :01:01.Double ten for Bunting to move within two legs again.
:01:02. > :01:16.Double five. HNC has not taken, Norris on 61. -- a chance. When you
:01:17. > :01:29.are two sets down, these 61s have to go.
:01:30. > :01:42.Double top for the mini break, which he needs to stay in the match. That
:01:43. > :01:43.could be a big, big dart in the 2014 final. Stephen Bunting is back for
:01:44. > :01:55.five. He only needed the one dart at
:01:56. > :02:02.double two, a missed opportunity for Alan Norris. I am wondering whether
:02:03. > :02:07.he should have stuck back, he is a rhythm player. I would liked to have
:02:08. > :02:12.seen him just stood there and let go at it, use a bit of rhythm. It is
:02:13. > :02:17.his way. It seems a strange thing to have stopped and had a look, but if
:02:18. > :02:24.he had hit it, it would have been the right thing to do.
:02:25. > :02:27.Stephen's father there, suited and booted in the crowd, watching his
:02:28. > :02:49.boy. 43 and 60 at the start of this oh so
:02:50. > :03:31.critical leg for Alan Norris. And a let off, only 57 from Stephen.
:03:32. > :03:41.That is his first treble of this leg.
:03:42. > :03:46.Stephen effectively has the darts. He has turned that around, they are
:03:47. > :03:59.both in. So it is 104 for Bunting. That is
:04:00. > :04:17.there, 12, double 16! That is the red I was talking about
:04:18. > :04:27.with Norris. -- rhythm. And Stephen didn't stop, the double 16 was his.
:04:28. > :04:33.A 104 from Stephen Bunting that puts him in the situation that he will
:04:34. > :04:42.have dreamt about for years and years. One leg, throwing first, wins
:04:43. > :04:47.it, and he is the world champion. Norris in a situation now where he
:04:48. > :04:55.has to win the next three legs and the following two sets. The
:04:56. > :05:06.finishing line is inside four Stephen Bunting. -- in sight.
:05:07. > :05:16.He is a great product of the system, Jim, he has come through the youth
:05:17. > :05:28.systems. 180! He never knows when he is beaten, like Chuck Norris! On the
:05:29. > :05:38.ropes, but coming out punching. A great response from Stephen Bunting.
:05:39. > :05:52.He leaves himself on a finish. You sense that he might have to hit it.
:05:53. > :06:07.So, then, to save his match. He cannot do it now.
:06:08. > :06:16.He needs 110 points for the world title.
:06:17. > :06:25.Treble 19. That would have left in the bull's-eye. He is getting
:06:26. > :06:41.closer, he is 28 points away. Can stay alive? Double 18! Oh! A 113
:06:42. > :06:47.under enormous pressure! Talk about coming out punching, Stephen Bunting
:06:48. > :06:53.must have thought he was there, and Alan Norris has just hits one of the
:06:54. > :06:55.biggest checkouts of his life, 113 against the darts. He is still in
:06:56. > :07:09.it! Well, it sounds as if the crowd
:07:10. > :07:19.wanted to go on, we want it to go on. And it is going on for one more
:07:20. > :07:24.leg at least. It is not just the brilliance of a 113 checkout, but to
:07:25. > :07:28.do it under that pressure, knowing that if you missed, it was probably
:07:29. > :07:33.the last start of his first World Championship final. There ain't too
:07:34. > :07:36.many players in the world that have understood what was going through
:07:37. > :07:40.Alan's mind, there can't have been many who have been in that
:07:41. > :07:43.situation, and he came straight through it on that occasion to give
:07:44. > :07:56.himself another chance to save it, that is what he is hoping.
:07:57. > :08:03.So many times in the past we have seen players freeze on the big
:08:04. > :08:09.stage. 180! Alan Norris, in only the second major final of the modern
:08:10. > :08:16.career, he will feel that he has done himself justice, whatever
:08:17. > :08:20.happens from here. Stephen is still playing brilliantly, probably
:08:21. > :08:30.telling himself, I will make you go away, Mr Norris! Norris took out 113
:08:31. > :08:34.to stay alive, this is 121 for the world title for Stephen Bunting.
:08:35. > :08:39.Treble 17 leaves the bull. Bull's-eye for the title!
:08:40. > :08:45.He pulled it slightly. So it is now back for an 81 for Norris to save
:08:46. > :09:03.his life again. Bull's-eye for Norris! So Stephen
:09:04. > :09:09.Bunting is closer than he has ever been with the darts in his hand, 43,
:09:10. > :09:17.two darts for the World Championship. Game, set and the
:09:18. > :09:27.match and the 2014 Lakeside world professional champion, Stephen
:09:28. > :09:34.Bunting! The Bullet is top of the world! He has conquered the lot at
:09:35. > :09:41.the age of 28. Breaking records in the process. Stephen Bunting has
:09:42. > :09:51.been a world champion elect for 12 years. Today, his day of destiny.
:09:52. > :09:56.The 12th of January 2014, the day that those dreams of a lifetime came
:09:57. > :10:03.to fruition. The man from St Helens is champion of the world.
:10:04. > :10:09.He has been the class act from start to finish, and there is no doubt
:10:10. > :10:13.that the right name is going on that trophy. He arrived at the Lakeside
:10:14. > :10:18.many years ago with a full-time job, this was his hobby, but now 100
:10:19. > :10:22.grand in the back pocket, Stephen Bunting is your 2014 champion, and
:10:23. > :10:27.these guy is the limit for this lad, because he can play with a 96.5
:10:28. > :10:32.average. I thought that was a good final in the end. I know Norris got
:10:33. > :10:37.beaten, but he didn't give up at all, write to the end. He was not
:10:38. > :10:42.sure what was going to happen. Was he going to buckle? You could see
:10:43. > :10:47.the light at the end of the tunnel, and you thought, this is it, and I
:10:48. > :10:53.said, it ain't over yet, we stood up and we sat down again. The 140, the
:10:54. > :10:58.130, he stayed in it. Stephen Bunting, it went according to
:10:59. > :11:01.describe, the number one seed, the Masters champion, the BDO World
:11:02. > :11:05.Darts one, he was always going to win this trophy. It would have been
:11:06. > :11:09.another planet if he did not win it at some stage, and he has been a
:11:10. > :11:14.little bit better all the way through the tournament. Norris has
:11:15. > :11:23.played brilliantly, give him credit. But he played even better. So the
:11:24. > :11:26.guy is top class, really. Alan Norris played his part, Stephen
:11:27. > :11:29.Bunting is our champion, and Rob Walker is on the stage. Ladies and
:11:30. > :11:35.gentlemen, what a week we have had, and what a final we have just
:11:36. > :11:38.enjoyed. Before we interview the run-up and the champion, one more
:11:39. > :11:50.round of applause, please, for what we have experienced here today.
:11:51. > :11:56.You have had a superb week, your first final, and you have conducted
:11:57. > :12:02.yourself brilliantly. It was not a bad week, was it? I guess it is back
:12:03. > :12:12.to Monday night darts in bonus tomorrow! Apparently against a dream
:12:13. > :12:16.team! You have entertained us in fine style, and your darts has taken
:12:17. > :12:25.a step forward this week, I think you will all agree. Thank you. We
:12:26. > :12:29.will be back next year, won't we? Teach these boys a lesson! Good to
:12:30. > :12:35.see you still smiling, Alan, and, Stephen, the greats have stood on
:12:36. > :12:46.this stage and taken the trophy that you will lift very shortly. Your
:12:47. > :12:46.dream has come true, what a moment. Definitely. The crowd has been
:12:47. > :13:04.fantastic. This is my eighth time here and to
:13:05. > :13:12.finally be crowned champion is magnificent. Thank you to all of my
:13:13. > :13:20.friends, to my Mrs, and back home to Toby. And a word for your dad, he
:13:21. > :13:24.has been staying in a camper van to watch you. He was living every
:13:25. > :13:31.arrow. As the tears run down your face, can you give a mention to your
:13:32. > :13:42.dad who is in the crowd? I owe everything to him. The tears of a
:13:43. > :13:42.champion, ladies and gentlemen. One more round of applause. Your
:13:43. > :13:59.presentation awaits. Ladies and dental men, we welcome to
:14:00. > :14:07.the stage, are presentation party, Bob Potter and the chief executive
:14:08. > :14:21.director, accompanied by Wayne Williams.
:14:22. > :14:27.To receive a cheque for ?35,000, the 2014 runner-up, Alan Norris!
:14:28. > :14:54.APPLAUSE. Ladies and gentlemen, your
:14:55. > :15:07.appreciation once more, Alan Chuck Norris! To receive a cheque for
:15:08. > :15:11.?100,000, the World Championship trophy, and most importantly, the
:15:12. > :15:17.title of 2014 Lakeside world champion, Stephen Bunting!
:15:18. > :15:31.APPLAUSE. He is the champion of the world,
:15:32. > :16:06.Stephen Bunting! MUSIC: "We Are The Champions" by
:16:07. > :16:17.Queen. Stephen Bunting has showed you how
:16:18. > :16:21.much it means to him. We often look at the doubles percentages and
:16:22. > :16:32.everything and we say, well, he has missed a few. That is why. He has
:16:33. > :16:35.been after this all of his life. This is the one that has made him
:16:36. > :16:41.world champion. Lots of champions have been through the Lakeside and
:16:42. > :16:46.have been here through when there has been no darts anywhere else.
:16:47. > :16:53.Historically, Stephen Bunting is a megastar. He has a 100 plus average
:16:54. > :16:58.this week and has struggled with the doubles, he has went from a normal
:16:59. > :17:02.job with darts being his hobby, thankfully he has been able to make
:17:03. > :17:07.this a full-time job. This guy is the limit for this boy. He is so
:17:08. > :17:14.special. He has done it from youth, since he was a little boy. He went
:17:15. > :17:22.through the youth system. He played for his county and worked his way
:17:23. > :17:26.up. He has done his apprenticeship. He has done marvellous. A little
:17:27. > :17:32.worried about the family. He has got a newborn child. His wife watching,
:17:33. > :17:44.his dad has made a massive commitment to him. For every player,
:17:45. > :17:48.others make sacrifices. A little worried for the family support. He
:17:49. > :17:54.is a quiet lad with a close-knit family. He is a nice boy. He doesn't
:17:55. > :18:03.say a lot. I don't know his wife but I know his dad, his dad is nice. He
:18:04. > :18:07.takes him everywhere. He is so kind. He is a really nice person. It is
:18:08. > :18:17.nice to see the father taking the sun from a little boy to a man. I
:18:18. > :18:22.would love to put his dad up there. Every sports man needs that, they
:18:23. > :18:29.need someone with them. And on that note, let's speak to his dad.
:18:30. > :18:34.There were tears on the state and I had some in my eyes and there were
:18:35. > :18:38.tears in the eyes of this man, the proudest dad in Britain right now.
:18:39. > :18:43.Can you put into words what you have experienced, the emotion? Absolutely
:18:44. > :18:49.fantastic. The proudest day of my life since Stephen was born. This is
:18:50. > :18:56.unbelievable. It is what he has gone for since he was 12. He has won
:18:57. > :19:00.every title, but this was the one he really wanted. I tell you what, Alan
:19:01. > :19:04.Norris put up a great fight. It took everything out of your son to claim
:19:05. > :19:14.the world title? Absolutely. They are great mates all over the
:19:15. > :19:22.European circuit. It is brilliant. This is you living every arrow. You
:19:23. > :19:31.are going to get some text messages after this. Oh, I have had a few
:19:32. > :19:37.lately! I cannot explain. It is something we have been going for
:19:38. > :19:45.three years and it is done now. -- four years. Thank you for talking to
:19:46. > :19:51.us. I hope you enjoy a fantastic evening. Just a final thought on how
:19:52. > :19:55.worthy champion Stephen Bunting has been at the 2014 World Darts
:19:56. > :20:01.Championship 's? He is the best young champion because he worked his
:20:02. > :20:05.way through and he has done his apprenticeship, and he has now
:20:06. > :20:14.become a proper dark playing young man. , page -- he has come of age.
:20:15. > :20:20.From the bottom of our heart, thank you for watching. It is a win
:20:21. > :20:22.according to the form book. The Bullet has set the world on fire.
:20:23. > :20:25.Good evening from us.