:00:34. > :00:39.Good afternoon. The beginning of January is starting the lady. Fancy
:00:40. > :00:47.dress and fancy titles and Opera grabs and as the reach a climax at
:00:48. > :00:51.the leg, we're getting started. We love the darts. Yesterday was a
:00:52. > :01:01.typically unpredictable Lakeside session.
:01:02. > :01:04.Here we go, Lakeside 2016 under way with one of the real favourites
:01:05. > :01:15.here, one of the fixtures, Tony O'Shea. Match point again. Another
:01:16. > :01:19.treble 24 double ten for the match. This is a match dart for Jim
:01:20. > :01:30.Williams, the 12th seed. What a way to do it. Jim Williams! It is
:01:31. > :01:36.England against England in the first match of the women's World
:01:37. > :01:44.Championship 2016. Double 16 for Lisa Ashton and a place in the
:01:45. > :01:51.quarterfinals. Did you really dated. -- doubt it? Whoever wins the leg
:01:52. > :02:01.wins the match? It does not happen often at Lakeside, as sudden death
:02:02. > :02:07.leg. Who will hold their nerve? Dennis Harbour has a marriage dart.
:02:08. > :02:11.leg. Who will hold their nerve? It is a good marker. He has to go
:02:12. > :02:16.across to the other side of the board. Double six. What that Russell
:02:17. > :02:25.Weir have seen. Darryl Fitton will feel he has thrown that one away.
:02:26. > :02:31.Well, well. 33 Ms doubles. This is for the match. There goes another
:02:32. > :02:38.one. And another one. Can you believe what you are seeing? There
:02:39. > :02:47.it is. Welcome to Lakeside, Anca Zijlstra. OK non-elephants fans,
:02:48. > :02:52.you're about to see what the fuss is about, assuming he brings his a game
:02:53. > :02:57.onto the stage, you will see why Glenn Durrant is seeded number one
:02:58. > :03:04.and such a heavy favourite for the title. See what I mean. Tops, you
:03:05. > :03:08.only get the one dart at it. It is over. Young Dean Reynolds, the
:03:09. > :03:16.Welshman, is accounted for in straight sets. That was yesterday,
:03:17. > :03:21.this is today, and another afternoon spent in the company of a legend who
:03:22. > :03:26.has been around for so long. His first BBC contract was carved in
:03:27. > :04:54.stone, Bobby George. Yesterday was the
:04:55. > :05:30.Little did I know, probably the last 12 months would never have happened
:05:31. > :05:33.had I been runner-up. It may have been a good thing going into the
:05:34. > :05:43.game thinking it did not matter whether I won or lost. I am holding
:05:44. > :05:47.the BDO Trophy for every pub, club, darts player throughout, Europe, the
:05:48. > :05:54.world, wherever. You are holding it for them. It is the one that brought
:05:55. > :06:00.home I was a world champion. That was the sports personality, two goal
:06:01. > :06:05.to Belfast. As a British world champion, that was amazing. Humming
:06:06. > :06:09.back as world champion, you have got to enjoy it. You cannot let it be a
:06:10. > :06:14.rope around your neck. Otherwise you will be going home on the first
:06:15. > :06:19.weekend. I am trying to make it an enjoyable experience because how
:06:20. > :06:24.often will you come back as a world champion? I am trying to make sure
:06:25. > :06:28.it is not a noose around mine and more an extra Christmas present. The
:06:29. > :06:33.mental side of the game, as most players will tell you, is one of the
:06:34. > :06:37.hardest things to get right. Probably stepping on to that stage,
:06:38. > :06:40.I will feel like I am the world champion, but no matter what happens
:06:41. > :06:46.when you get up there, you have got to get your head into a position
:06:47. > :06:50.where you're one of the players making up the tournament, you get
:06:51. > :06:54.your head down and leave the banner behind. Scott mentions the defending
:06:55. > :07:01.champion. He would have looked at the bottom corner of the draw. This
:07:02. > :07:09.is the Lakeside. Along comes a guy who has never played here before.
:07:10. > :07:15.Craig Caldwell, he rocked the stage. His average was over 90. He threw
:07:16. > :07:22.his starts with authority. He looked like he had played here before.
:07:23. > :07:26.Scotty has got to be very careful. This guy can play darts. He did not
:07:27. > :07:34.seem to get nervous. That is the main thing. After that journey,
:07:35. > :07:38.stats are stats. He had a 50% check out percentage, but more
:07:39. > :07:45.importantly, he had bottle. He had the bottle, I would say.
:07:46. > :07:49.It is interesting, Craig got his big victory yesterday and he has got to
:07:50. > :07:54.play again as a qualified in the first round. He has had the big
:07:55. > :07:58.journey. This is another step up. He is not playing another hopeful, he
:07:59. > :08:06.is playing the world champion. He played yesterday, and that could
:08:07. > :08:09.help him. He is having to Michael bites at the cherry. This time it is
:08:10. > :08:15.the world champion he has got to play. Scotty played last year, he
:08:16. > :08:20.finished lovely, the timing was right, everything. This year, not so
:08:21. > :08:25.good on the openers, what he is the thereabouts. He will play well but
:08:26. > :08:30.he cannot give this chance. He has picked up a couple of titles since
:08:31. > :08:36.he was last year, a few semifinals, last 16. By his high standards, he
:08:37. > :08:41.probably needs to step up? Yes, when your world champion, you
:08:42. > :08:45.do not spend time on the board, you go and meet people and shake and is,
:08:46. > :08:49.you be a pop star. You're got to play darts to defend it.
:08:50. > :08:55.That is what he has got to do today. You have been doing that for
:08:56. > :08:58.decades, Bobby, swarming around shaking people's cans. Let's go to
:08:59. > :09:06.Richard Ashdown, the master of ceremonies. -- swanning around.
:09:07. > :09:12.Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the British Darts Organisation,
:09:13. > :09:15.welcome to the 2016 Lakeside World Championships. It is day two, he
:09:16. > :09:27.that the womb of world darts, the Lakeside. -- home. We now introduce
:09:28. > :09:35.a winner of 13 world ranking titles, years the reigning England masters
:09:36. > :09:36.and Jersey open champion, the reigning Lakeside world champion,
:09:37. > :09:52.Scotty Dog, Scott Mitchell. MUSIC: COUNTDOWN FROM THE
:09:53. > :09:53."Thunderbirds" THEME. MUSIC: "Who Let the Dogs Out?" By
:09:54. > :10:46.Baha Men. We now welcome back to the stage
:10:47. > :10:51.after his preliminary round victory, our New Zealand regional qualifier,
:10:52. > :11:05.all the way from Wellington, it is CC, Craig Caldwell.
:11:06. > :11:45.The champion, the household name from just on the road, against the
:11:46. > :11:47.Lakeside newcomer from the other side of the planet. Nothing can go
:11:48. > :12:00.wrong, can it? Craig Caldwell waited 42 years to
:12:01. > :12:08.make his World Championship debut. Now he walks onto the stage for the
:12:09. > :12:10.second time in 24 hours. The New Zealander, he's sort of Scotland's
:12:11. > :12:17.Alan Soutar in the preliminary round. His reward is a first-round
:12:18. > :12:22.proper match against the defending champion, Scott Mitchell.
:12:23. > :12:27.Scott returns to the scene of his greatest triumph having thoroughly
:12:28. > :12:33.enjoyed his 12 months as world champion. He is seeded sixth this
:12:34. > :12:37.year, having had a mixed 12 months on the circuit, with all the added
:12:38. > :12:44.exhibition stuff. Mitchell sometimes find it hard to switch to match
:12:45. > :12:51.mode. Back to business today. Standing between Mitchell and the
:12:52. > :12:56.place in Rome two is the New Zealand number one, who was mightily
:12:57. > :12:58.impressive on his debut on Saturday afternoon. It is England against New
:12:59. > :13:17.Zealand for a place in round two. is the best of five sets. It is
:13:18. > :13:22.Craig to throw first. Game on. Craig Caldwell, the 9-4 outsider in this
:13:23. > :13:26.match. 12 months ago, Scott Mitchell had a real tussle and his
:13:27. > :13:31.first-round encounter, it went to sudden death against Tony O'Shea. He
:13:32. > :13:36.is a one favourite to win this, Scott, but having watched cold will
:13:37. > :13:40.play yesterday, and is Vassos alluded to, Scott Davie short of
:13:41. > :13:47.match practice. Caldwell might give him problems. He looked, as he grew
:13:48. > :13:53.into the magister de, that he was very much at home. -- match
:13:54. > :13:56.yesterday. He seemed to enjoy himself, and that is not something
:13:57. > :14:00.you say about every Lakeside debutant. Sometimes you rise to the
:14:01. > :14:07.occasion. Caldwell is definitely one of those players who rose to it.
:14:08. > :14:09.Scott was telling me that he did something like between 60-70
:14:10. > :14:12.exhibition is, many something like between 60-70
:14:13. > :14:18.charity. He says one of the something like between 60-70
:14:19. > :14:22.is not only lining his own pocket, he has been able to put so much
:14:23. > :14:29.money towards worthwhile causes, which says a lot about him as a man.
:14:30. > :14:32.Not least his dad's tractor. When he got back to Dorset, he bought his
:14:33. > :14:36.old man tractor with ?100,000 prize money. He will be hoping for a
:14:37. > :14:56.repeat check this time around. Just about managing to maintain
:14:57. > :15:00.advantage with that good visit. 108 is a very makeable finish. That is
:15:01. > :15:19.loose. Double 16 for the opening leg of the
:15:20. > :15:24.match. He was very good yesterday and he has carried on where you left
:15:25. > :15:32.off. Scott will have to get on his game and get on it quickly. Scott
:15:33. > :15:39.Mitchell first came to the Lakeside in 2010. He lost in round one, he
:15:40. > :15:45.repeated the trick in 2011, and in 2012. He finally got the victory in
:15:46. > :15:51.2013 it and got to round two. The same in 2014, but last year it was a
:15:52. > :15:55.completely different Scott Mitchell. Mentally he was more prepared to
:15:56. > :16:03.show what he can do on the stage. He was not going to get overawed. That
:16:04. > :16:10.is likely Scott we know. 180! He announces his presence in this match
:16:11. > :16:17.with that. It was a good final. Against Martin Adams. He beat 7-6. A
:16:18. > :16:22.big check out on the way as well, 158. It was an outstanding game,
:16:23. > :16:27.maybe not quite to match the brilliance of the match between
:16:28. > :16:29.Adams and Glenn Durrant, which was a Lakeside classic, Scott produced his
:16:30. > :16:43.a game big-time 12 months ago. Craig Caldwell has the advantage of
:16:44. > :16:50.bringing the momentum of a very recent match on the Lakeside stage
:16:51. > :16:54.into this first round. Scott has not played in a World Championship for
:16:55. > :16:59.12 months. He has changed is darts as well. The last time he threw
:17:00. > :17:04.those darts was the winning double last year. They are now in his safe
:17:05. > :17:10.at home. I think he knew that he was going to have to grow in to this
:17:11. > :17:13.tournament. He said, I am not quite sure, I am used to playing people
:17:14. > :17:20.like Martin Clunes rather than coming in four matches like this.
:17:21. > :17:22.This is handy. Just the wrong side of the wire. He will get another
:17:23. > :17:39.chance. He will want to put some pressure
:17:40. > :17:41.on. Interesting array of headgear and outfits as ever as Mitchell
:17:42. > :17:55.lines up. I saw one lass below the commentary
:17:56. > :17:59.position who looked like she had come in in her pyjamas. She probably
:18:00. > :18:16.had. First to three sets, a reminder.
:18:17. > :18:21.First to three legs takes the set, except in a decider, which has to go
:18:22. > :18:28.to a margin of two clear. If it goes to five all, it goes to sudden
:18:29. > :18:32.death. Long time to go before that. Caldwell will be hoping he can do it
:18:33. > :18:38.in QuickTime. That is his first maximum of the day, of the game.
:18:39. > :18:47.Caldwell has the advantage of throwing first in this leg. Darts
:18:48. > :18:57.players do like to hold their throw, a bit like tennis when you hold your
:18:58. > :19:07.serve. That 180 will have helped to that end, but either side of it, 60
:19:08. > :19:11.and 43. Great time of year for this sport. So much attention with the
:19:12. > :19:18.two championships being concentrated. Bobby George, looking
:19:19. > :19:25.like I have never seen him before! I thought that was quite a good
:19:26. > :19:27.likeness! King of bling. The lads have worked at that. There is a
:19:28. > :19:49.whole team of them! Caldwell closing in. Good first
:19:50. > :19:57.start. Might just here. Could be going for 18s possibly. Good dart.
:19:58. > :20:05.Lovely dart, leaving him on double top for the leg.
:20:06. > :20:15.Wants to leave himself a finish. Once to make sure there is least
:20:16. > :20:27.some pressure on the 40 and that is a good last dart. It was. Caldwell
:20:28. > :20:39.on tops. Look at that! Good finishing records.
:20:40. > :20:53.Scott must hold to extend the set. Steady start. Doesn't he look
:20:54. > :21:03.focused? How about that! Second maximum. He has not made the 12,000
:21:04. > :21:05.plus mile journey for nothing. Giving a very good account of
:21:06. > :21:11.himself so far. It is a good response.
:21:12. > :21:23.Back in the treble numeric 20, Caldwell. And again. Five out of
:21:24. > :21:28.five! And it is six! Just a reminder, the perfect leg of darts
:21:29. > :21:42.is a nine-darter and it has not been seen at Lakeside since 1890.
:21:43. > :21:47.Pantomime booze for that. He was on one yesterday and he missed with the
:21:48. > :21:53.seven dart of that. There has not been a perfect check out since 1990.
:21:54. > :22:01.If anybody does it this time around, there is a ?52,000 bonus. What
:22:02. > :22:09.Caldwell will want to do here is make sure he wins the leg and the
:22:10. > :22:18.set. He is 82 points away. 17 for tops. He has not missed a double
:22:19. > :22:23.yet. This for the set. Mitchell needs this to hold onto his throat.
:22:24. > :22:33.118 is a big ask. He can still do it. He can't now because he needed
:22:34. > :22:44.the treble 4 double numeric 19. He has to leave something. Caldwell
:22:45. > :22:52.will be fancying his chances. That is hurting the local, Mitchell and
:22:53. > :23:29.the outsider takes the first set. Scott Mitchell credits his sport
:23:30. > :23:35.hypnotherapist with his remarkable turnaround in Lakeside form. He did
:23:36. > :23:38.used to freeze on the stage and he said it was the best ?150 he ever
:23:39. > :23:48.spent. It said it was the best ?150 he ever
:23:49. > :23:54.wonder if that would help my putting on the golf course? Nothing helps
:23:55. > :24:04.that! Caldwell is averaging over 94. Good throwing.
:24:05. > :24:12.He needed that, the treble with the last dart, Scott Mitchell. Under
:24:13. > :24:20.pressure on his own throw again at the start of the second set, having
:24:21. > :24:27.lost the first. Caldwell gets on a finish, 161. That would be the
:24:28. > :24:36.biggest throw of the championship so far if he can take that out. Good
:24:37. > :24:50.nevertheless for Mitchell, two dart checkout.
:24:51. > :25:03.16, double 16, for Scott Mitchell. He has gone for tops. This is for a
:25:04. > :25:18.15 dart leg. Sigh of relief. Under pressure with Caldwell 96. He creeps
:25:19. > :25:21.in with that crucial double 10. Just for the moment, you get the feeling
:25:22. > :25:30.that the World Champion is hanging on in this match.
:25:31. > :25:34.He had an opportunity there. 140 would have put Caldwell under the
:25:35. > :26:03.cosh. The crowd here is not quite at its
:26:04. > :26:07.full and rockers best. It will be revved up a bit as the afternoon
:26:08. > :26:31.progresses. Not a spare seat in the house at Lakeside.
:26:32. > :26:37.Young Sam and Katie, Scott Mitchell's kits, watching dad. --
:26:38. > :26:49.kids. Not on a finish though. If Scott can
:26:50. > :26:57.somehow make this leg, the complexion of the match changes. He
:26:58. > :26:58.will move 2-0 up in the second set and look favourite to square the
:26:59. > :27:00.match at one set piece. and look favourite to square the
:27:01. > :27:14.first to three Mitchell is on a finish, 142 and
:27:15. > :27:27.Caldwell nicely placed on 100. Can't do it now. That was a great dart. It
:27:28. > :27:36.has left him on his feet. All sorts of pressure on this 104 Caldwell, to
:27:37. > :27:50.hold his throat. -- on this 100 for Caldwell, to hold his throw. Good
:27:51. > :27:58.dart! Confident. Straight in there, no messing. Now he has this second
:27:59. > :28:12.set maybe in his grasp. Looking to serve it out to square the match.
:28:13. > :28:23.Chatting to Scott backstage, a few minutes before the match, he had his
:28:24. > :28:26.headphones half in and half out, listening to music in one ear and I
:28:27. > :28:33.meant to ask him what it was and I forgot. Music in one ear and you in
:28:34. > :28:43.the other? I would go for the music as well! We had what looked like
:28:44. > :28:49.members of Case in here yesterday. That is a great 180! Brilliant hit
:28:50. > :29:10.from Mitchell, second maximum. There have been some commendable
:29:11. > :29:12.beards around as well. Like ZZ Top. What a good leg of darts this is
:29:13. > :29:41.from Scott Mitchell. 11 or 12 darter here. Treble 19 for
:29:42. > :29:49.him. He has got time. He will come back with tops to make it 3-0 and
:29:50. > :29:55.one apiece. First of three wins the first round match, remember. Three
:29:56. > :30:17.out of five so far. 1-1. Game on! Two sets with the darts so far but
:30:18. > :30:43.is the momentum shifting towards the defending champion?
:30:44. > :30:51.Plenty of refreshment around the auditorium. This might be too early
:30:52. > :30:54.for you, but not Kvyat Lakeside. Sunday lunch, it is allowed, isn't
:30:55. > :31:16.it? Always. That is a let off. He could do with
:31:17. > :31:23.a nice easy leg to settle the nerves, Craig Caldwell. He could
:31:24. > :31:27.recover his poise. He showed it in the first set. He was on the
:31:28. > :31:32.receiving end in the second set. Scott Mitchell really up the ante,
:31:33. > :31:40.and look at this, more of the same, that is his second maximum. 180 X
:31:41. > :31:53.commission marked he does not let you off the leash for long, Scott
:31:54. > :32:02.Mitchell. 118 is makeable, but if Mitchell got 100 plus year, he would
:32:03. > :32:12.be under pressure. That is not bad. Starting with the treble 20. No. A
:32:13. > :32:19.couple of times he has strayed low and right. He pulled every single
:32:20. > :32:28.one. It was a good last dart. Mitchell, 97 to take on against the
:32:29. > :32:34.throw. Not to be. You feel maybe that is one that has got away. This
:32:35. > :32:43.is where we find out how did the New Zealand nerves are. Both of them
:32:44. > :33:00.four out of six on their checkouts, impressive from both men.
:33:01. > :33:07.There they are, not scoring badly either. Mitchell is slightly out
:33:08. > :33:15.heating Caldwell at the moment. You can see, not a lot between them when
:33:16. > :33:16.it comes to 180 and 140s. Mitchell just with the edge on the averages
:33:17. > :33:53.right now. Come on, he said to himself after
:33:54. > :34:05.the first two. He gees himself up and then it goes for a treble. Nice
:34:06. > :34:07.response. Four ranking titles in 2015, Caldwell. He had a very good
:34:08. > :34:37.year down under. So, 101 required. This is to hold
:34:38. > :34:39.his throw. Caldwell is poised. Treble 19 he needs for double 12. It
:34:40. > :35:03.cannot be done now. Really big. Bull's-eye to break the throw for
:35:04. > :35:09.Caldwell. Our rueful shake of the head as Mitchell returns for his
:35:10. > :35:14.favourite double 16. It is going well. That is what wins you matches,
:35:15. > :35:29.five out of eight now for the big fellow. Former Scott. -- Farmer
:35:30. > :35:34.Scott. The fourth maximum for Caldwell. He does like starting legs
:35:35. > :35:42.with the maximum. The third time he has done it in one and a half
:35:43. > :35:47.matches. When he did it earlier and yesterday, he followed it with
:35:48. > :35:49.another maximum. Not this time. He got a bit excited with that opening
:35:50. > :36:06.dart. Not too shabby. He is not letting that missed pills
:36:07. > :36:18.I affect him, Caldwell. -- bull's-eye. He cannot get an nine
:36:19. > :36:23.darter, but he could get ten. This is great darts, Vassos. Scott's
:36:24. > :36:50.wife, watching on. Sharon. Nine, double 16, or 14 tons.
:36:51. > :36:57.Analysing dart leg. -- an 11 dart leg. He is a good player, this
:36:58. > :37:02.fellow. Just when you thought the momentum was with Mitchell, having
:37:03. > :37:06.breezed through the second set, back comes Caldwell. It is nip and tuck.
:37:07. > :37:15.You could see this going the whole way. Here he goes again. He is going
:37:16. > :37:22.through a purple patch, following on from that deliver in darter and a
:37:23. > :37:30.great first visit. -- that 11 darter. And the great response under
:37:31. > :37:53.pressure from Mitchell. It is a heavyweight exchange.
:37:54. > :37:59.He gees himself up with a little talking to and put himself on a
:38:00. > :38:08.finish, Scott Mitchell, the defending champion. He needs a
:38:09. > :38:12.treble. He does not find it, so he has six darts, Scott, from 161. Will
:38:13. > :38:26.he go has six darts, Scott, from 161. Will
:38:27. > :38:31.likewise make he will, a showman. How much did he love that? I think
:38:32. > :38:35.he was rather pleased with that. He gave it a little strut around the
:38:36. > :38:41.stage and low-paid to his supporters. Caldwell, the gentleman,
:38:42. > :38:45.stage and low-paid to his shakes his hand. The highest
:38:46. > :38:56.checkout of the tournament, 161. 180! This match is suddenly caught
:38:57. > :39:04.fire. Another maximum from Caldwell to start the deciding leg of the
:39:05. > :39:08.set. Both of them averaging over 94, a good standard. That is
:39:09. > :39:20.set. Both of them averaging over 94, four. Five, six. Six out of six, he
:39:21. > :39:30.has done it before. 180! It is on. To did the? Scott Mitchell is
:39:31. > :39:36.stifling a smile. He has had two attempts at this. Both have faltered
:39:37. > :39:55.on this dart, and again. Good going, though. -- good throwing. Six
:39:56. > :40:04.maximums now to his name, Caldwell. And they are back-to-back. So, for
:40:05. > :40:13.another 11 dart leg. Double eight, to take the set. That was a shame
:40:14. > :40:21.after the brilliance leading up to that. Mitchell is way back. 180.
:40:22. > :40:33.Just putting a little bit of pressure on that 16. 140 would help,
:40:34. > :40:38.but it is not beer. Now check two fours for the set. You does not want
:40:39. > :40:44.to keep missing, but he will be back, AP does. Beads of perspiration
:40:45. > :40:55.on Caldwell's phase. It is hot on the stage. Mitchell could have put
:40:56. > :41:01.himself on a finish there. It was a mistake. Back to the double eight,
:41:02. > :41:10.which he has missed three times already. Not four. The third set,
:41:11. > :41:14.for Craig Caldwell. He is one away from knocking out the defending
:41:15. > :41:20.champion. He produced a really good side. Mitchell had blasted it in set
:41:21. > :41:28.two, what Caldwell dug in and started peppering the treble 20.
:41:29. > :41:34.Twice he had back-to-back 180s. The nine darter was on. The crowd really
:41:35. > :41:41.enjoying his contribution. Scott Mitchell shaking his head after that
:41:42. > :41:46.her first visit. His throw is under massive pressure now. Already. This
:41:47. > :41:53.is awful that he has to dig himself out of, or he is heading out of
:41:54. > :41:59.Lakeside. -- this is a hole. I am not encouraging people to wager, but
:42:00. > :42:05.we did say before we started that Caldwell at 9-4 looked good odds.
:42:06. > :42:16.You would not get 9- for now, I would tell you. You would be lucky
:42:17. > :42:21.to get 4-9. Caldwell has taken the throw. He has taken away the
:42:22. > :42:29.advantage of Mitchell having the darts. Remember, Mitchell has got to
:42:30. > :42:38.win this. Sharon watching on, trying to encourage Scott. He wants one 40s
:42:39. > :42:49.era, minimum. It will not leave a finish. -- 140 here. 144 Caldwell
:42:50. > :42:56.would leave Mitchell in dire straits. He needs to slide on over
:42:57. > :43:10.the top. He elected to switch to treble 18. That was a clever last
:43:11. > :43:12.darts. -- dart. It was a champion's response, but is it too little, too
:43:13. > :43:34.late. This can be done in two darts. Oh dear. He made a bit of a mess of
:43:35. > :43:40.that. Mitchell on 80. Well done. He had to dig deep. That is a
:43:41. > :43:51.champion's response. Caldwell sees it as a chance that got away. Well,
:43:52. > :44:00.our 140, and then the perfect dart to take out the 80. He will not go
:44:01. > :44:07.away, Caldwell. Scott refused to watch. He refused to watch Craig's
:44:08. > :44:11.match in the preliminary round, beating Alan Soutar from Scotland
:44:12. > :44:13.and looking impressive as he did it. He told me he watched a James Bond
:44:14. > :44:20.film well that was going on. Caldwell continues to thunder in the
:44:21. > :44:40.big numbers. I tell you what, whoever wins this
:44:41. > :44:51.match will have earned their place in the second round.
:44:52. > :44:59.Mitchell, this was a chance, because Caldwell, no checkout. The average
:45:00. > :45:03.is reflecting that this is a good standard match, probably the best we
:45:04. > :45:08.have seen so far at Lakeside. The best in this Championship. Good
:45:09. > :45:21.checkout stats as well, particularly from Mitchell. Andy Goode leg from
:45:22. > :45:23.Mitchell. Three ton 40s. 81, two strike against the throw. This would
:45:24. > :45:39.hurt Caldwell. Brilliance check out again from
:45:40. > :45:42.Mitchell! Caldwell blows out his cheeks and gives a little smile of
:45:43. > :45:54.recognition for some quality throwing. This is to take us into a
:45:55. > :45:58.deciding set. Really good darts from Scott Mitchell, the defending
:45:59. > :46:08.champion, in the last leg. Good match. No question. Mitchell, eight
:46:09. > :46:14.doubles out of 11. 73% checkout rate. They always say anything over
:46:15. > :46:24.40% is pretty handy. Caldwell is 43%. Mitchell has brilliant
:46:25. > :46:41.finishing and his best checkout, the best of Lakeside 2015.
:46:42. > :46:56.Then he goes again! Number seven. Brian, Scott's brother, watching on,
:46:57. > :47:08.himself the darts player. Decent. You wouldn't want to draw them in
:47:09. > :47:17.the pub knockout. Oh, yes, good last dart.
:47:18. > :47:33.Oh, what a good standard of darts visitors.
:47:34. > :47:56.though. It is on. He finds the double. Wow! What a finish!
:47:57. > :47:58.Astonishing from Scott Mitchell. We are into a deciding set and
:47:59. > :48:05.everybody at Lakeside is delighted by that. They want more of this. All
:48:06. > :48:07.Caldwell could do was raised his eyebrows. I don't think he has been
:48:08. > :48:15.hit by finishing like this very often. 75%, Scott Mitchell's
:48:16. > :48:19.checkout statistics. Indicative of how well Caldwell is claiming that
:48:20. > :48:24.he is actually living with that, and it is still all square in sets, 2-2.
:48:25. > :48:35.Caldwell has been hammering the big numbers. Seven times 180 already.
:48:36. > :48:40.This is like a running race where the pace just gets faster and
:48:41. > :48:43.faster. We hope they are on a flat-out sprint because the averages
:48:44. > :48:51.are going up, the doubles are being found. They are trading mighty
:48:52. > :48:59.blows. 161 checkout, 11 dart leg, great stuff. The best that Scott has
:49:00. > :49:07.ever done, in average terms. Statistics don't tell the best story
:49:08. > :49:14.that he has done 96 before and he is close to that. Caldwell is a new,
:49:15. > :49:19.but a name to remember, isn't he? Averaging 95 in this match,
:49:20. > :49:26.Caldwell. I am so impressed that he is not fazed by being up in front of
:49:27. > :49:29.a boisterous crowd. The Heat of the lights, the television cameras. New
:49:30. > :49:38.experience but he is throwing very well. And against a popular
:49:39. > :49:45.opponent. He has got the majority of the crowd, if not against him, then
:49:46. > :49:53.certainly with his opponent. And he is on a finish. Albeit a big one.
:49:54. > :49:55.certainly with his opponent. And he on as he would have wished. 160.
:49:56. > :50:01.What can Caldwell BVO? on as he would have wished. 160.
:50:02. > :50:08.through against Alan Soutar in the preliminary round to set up this
:50:09. > :50:18.match and he looked good. What can Scott do? He will not take out 160
:50:19. > :50:23.at this stage. In this set, if it reaches two legalled, then either
:50:24. > :50:28.player has to win by two clear legs until you get to five all when it
:50:29. > :50:40.goes to sudden death. -- if it reaches two legs each.
:50:41. > :50:51.To break the throw. Tops for Mitchell? The only one he has
:50:52. > :50:56.missed. His finishing has been quite brilliant so what a moment to let
:50:57. > :51:07.him down. Caldwell seven. Looking at the bottom of the board for three.
:51:08. > :51:14.Double two. That is not lying to well. It was blocking the route in.
:51:15. > :51:31.Good leg and what an important one. What a good moment this is.
:51:32. > :51:37.Yes! When we come to the end of the match that may well be a moment you
:51:38. > :51:44.look back at and say that was where Scott Mitchell showed a real
:51:45. > :51:50.champion's resolve. Be just paused, just collected himself, just
:51:51. > :51:53.remembered what he did to win the title a year ago and remembered what
:51:54. > :52:02.a good player he was and produced the dart to back that up. He has not
:52:03. > :52:03.built on it and Caldwell can jump all over this and make an immediate
:52:04. > :52:20.riposte. But he hasn't. Let off for Mitchell.
:52:21. > :52:21.We have not seen two shabby visits in a row for him often in this
:52:22. > :52:33.match. And there you go. Good darts. Needs a treble. Just about hanging
:52:34. > :53:01.on in. Edging towards a finish, Scott
:53:02. > :53:12.Mitchell. Caldwell could do with another treble 20. Wild one.
:53:13. > :53:19.Mitchell trying to tighten his grip on this decisive set. That is a good
:53:20. > :53:34.dart. Really big one. And another. Is he sensing victory?
:53:35. > :53:45.So he has six darts from 78 to move within a leg of the match.
:53:46. > :53:53.I know quite a lot of farmers, and they are not given to hurry on.
:53:54. > :54:00.There is a measured look about Scott Mitchell, isn't there? He doesn't
:54:01. > :54:12.exactly rush up there. He takes his time. Very measured. Now this double
:54:13. > :54:18.20 would put him 2-0 up. Well played, Scott Mitchell. His
:54:19. > :54:25.finishing has been the principal difference between him and Craig
:54:26. > :54:33.Caldwell. They have both had 17 darts hit the double. Scott has hit
:54:34. > :54:46.11 and Craig just six. Right there, that is the difference. One leg away
:54:47. > :54:56.from round two. And he knows that he will have been in a battle. Caldwell
:54:57. > :55:15.has other ideas. He will not lie down.
:55:16. > :55:23.What a time it would be for another 180. Kind of needs it. Kind of get
:55:24. > :55:54.fit! No check out this time but Mitchell
:55:55. > :56:05.is adrift. Double 18 for the leg and to keep him alive when he returns.
:56:06. > :56:17.You get the impression that Scott is just steeling himself for the next
:56:18. > :56:24.leg. He will study himself, psych himself up, concentrate, take his
:56:25. > :56:30.time and this is the moment that Mitchell can close out the match.
:56:31. > :56:36.Maybe. Could do with a treble. A glimmer of an opportunity for
:56:37. > :56:46.Caldwell? What has he got left? Another magic leg left in him to
:56:47. > :56:48.take us to sudden death? Not a good moment to do that. Tension in both
:56:49. > :56:55.men. Bit unlucky, off the barrel. Well,
:56:56. > :57:19.well, well. Nobody wants it! Perhaps they wanted
:57:20. > :57:29.too much and a bit of tension is coming into the darts. Just lying a
:57:30. > :57:34.bit low in the bed, that first treble 20. He manages to squeeze
:57:35. > :57:40.another one in beside. He inches closer. Here comes the response from
:57:41. > :58:07.Caldwell! Another maximum! It has been a high
:58:08. > :58:20.standard match, this one. Twists and turns all the way. Scott Mitchell is
:58:21. > :58:26.poised for victory now. Caldwell cannot find a finish. So 20 and tops
:58:27. > :58:35.for Scott Mitchell and a place in round two, but not this time. He
:58:36. > :58:39.will be back. He came close. Caldwell have to leave himself on a
:58:40. > :58:45.decent finish and hope that Mitchell somehow makes a mess of it. Three
:58:46. > :58:54.from nine on tops. See what he can do now. Takes aim at the top of the
:58:55. > :59:04.board. Two 10s for the match and there it is! What a game for Scott
:59:05. > :59:08.Mitchell. My, he was tested. Well played, Craig Caldwell. Very well
:59:09. > :59:20.played. Scott Mitchell is through to round two.
:59:21. > :59:27.Ladies and gentlemen, a brilliant match. Let's take the two players
:59:28. > :59:30.off the stage together. New Zealand's Cray Caldwell and the
:59:31. > :59:59.defending champion, still defending, Scotty Dog Scott Mitchell!
:00:00. > :00:06.Under the cost, but that is what champions do. He checked out more
:00:07. > :00:12.quickly than Usain Bolt in a celebrity edition of Supermarket Is
:00:13. > :00:13.sweet. Craig Caldwell on his debut, please come