:00:33. > :00:39.CHEERING Excitement for a Monday afternoon.
:00:40. > :00:45.If you are lucky enough to have your feet up, you cannot beat this. The
:00:46. > :00:48.1st weekend was more about the new players, but yesterday, there was
:00:49. > :00:56.enough to limit your faces to keep us entertained. -- enough familiar
:00:57. > :01:03.faces. COMMENTATOR:
:01:04. > :01:14.It is England against New Zealand. Here comes Caldwell... 180.
:01:15. > :01:20.For the match... There it is. What a match. What a win for Scott
:01:21. > :01:41.Mitchell. Going the way? Hewson... We have a
:01:42. > :01:51.problem. And it is the Swedish top player who goes through to the main
:01:52. > :02:04.draw. He is back. Ted Hankey. For a 16th time at Lakeside. 11... Double
:02:05. > :02:13.12, for the match. Yes! Please be assured that Ted Hankey is back.
:02:14. > :02:34.There it is! The marathon marriage. The player from Greece prevails. He
:02:35. > :02:37.has done it. Absolute delight. Scott Waites... He has been putting
:02:38. > :02:42.together an impressive performance. Look at this. Double 11, yes! What a
:02:43. > :02:59.checkout. Surely not again? Brilliant! Come
:03:00. > :03:03.on. He has motored through to round 2.
:03:04. > :03:08.That was Sunday, this is Monday. We spend it on the company of a legend,
:03:09. > :03:12.he has been around for so long, he turned up to his 1st starts
:03:13. > :03:19.championship on a Penny Farthing. Robert George. How are you? Body. It
:03:20. > :03:25.is always great to be on a journey with you but I don't know what to
:03:26. > :03:31.expect. We are not sure. Guys from the, guys from far-away. Her strong
:03:32. > :03:36.nerves, I don't know. We will see, I tell you what, there will be if you
:03:37. > :03:39.go to 5 sets. I hope so. We know what is coming up but you don't,
:03:40. > :03:54.let's see how today is shaping up. The qualifying system means an old
:03:55. > :03:57.friend has popped round to say hello. John Walton takes on Rob
:03:58. > :04:02.Madre. And old Dutch affair, Jeffrey de Graaf meets Richard Veenstra and
:04:03. > :04:07.the winner of this will play the winner of the 3rd and final game,
:04:08. > :04:12.Pip Blackwell meeting the veteran Martin Atkins.
:04:13. > :04:21.Let's mosey on into a Monday afternoon. 3 live games for you in
:04:22. > :04:25.the camp of Bobby George. On the stage in a 2nd, a familiar friend,
:04:26. > :04:32.he won the title in 2001 and is looking to turn back the clock. --
:04:33. > :04:48.in the company of Bobby George. So much history. I call it home. My
:04:49. > :04:50.1st time was 1999. I lost 3- 0. I came back, I wanted to win a set. I
:04:51. > :05:04.won the whole thing. Game, set, match and the
:05:05. > :05:12.championship... I was some were up in the ceiling. I was so high. I
:05:13. > :05:15.made a promise to my dad when I was 15, watching Eric Bristow win the
:05:16. > :05:27.World Championship. I said, I will win out. At 15 years old... 25
:05:28. > :05:29.people that have won the darts World Championship. I am 1 of them. That
:05:30. > :05:41.is a unique club. Absolutely amazing. I haven't played here for 2
:05:42. > :05:50.years. I qualified this year. As soon as I go into the venue is
:05:51. > :05:51.either sign above the top. The hairs come up on the back of your neck,
:05:52. > :05:58.chills run down your back. I am home! Personally, I go out and meet
:05:59. > :06:07.the crowd and I love it, I love meeting people. I am here to try and
:06:08. > :06:15.win this. I want to be a 2-time world champion. That is why we are
:06:16. > :06:16.in this tournament. That is why we go and do the circuit, what
:06:17. > :06:24.motivates us to come back here. Absolutely fantastic.
:06:25. > :06:30.I love that story, he takes on Rob Madre making his Lakeside debut,
:06:31. > :06:35.ranked number 1 in the Australian qualifier and plays all over the
:06:36. > :06:40.southern hemisphere but this is his 1st journey to the home of the BDO.
:06:41. > :06:45.I love that. The fact that he told his father he would win but that was
:06:46. > :06:53.2001. Is this a fleeting appearance from an old flame or is this a
:06:54. > :07:02.return to glory? He qualified. That is 1 of the hardest things you can
:07:03. > :07:08.do. 2001, he won the Masters, every tournament almost. A strong field in
:07:09. > :07:14.2001. Like picking flowers, it was so easy, he got there and won it. He
:07:15. > :07:19.struggled, to a 9-darter in the world Masters. Then he went to sleep
:07:20. > :07:24.for a while but he has come back and he loves to play the game. Get
:07:25. > :07:29.wackier. If he presses the right button you could see good darts.
:07:30. > :07:34.When I 1st arrived this morning not a huge amount of people around, you
:07:35. > :07:38.know me, I like to get in nice and early and I saw Simon Whitlock
:07:39. > :07:47.throwing darts. I thought I had woken up at the wrong place. I met
:07:48. > :07:53.him at exhibitions. He is a tidy player, he says he is a bit nervous
:07:54. > :07:58.cos he has not been here before. Simon said, on down, you cannot win
:07:59. > :08:03.this quick, take your time. He got beaten in the final here so he knows
:08:04. > :08:11.what he is talking about. We know John Boy Walton has experience,
:08:12. > :08:12.Simon Whitlock advising him, it is nice. Let's head down to the pocket
:08:13. > :08:19.rocket and get the players onto the stage,
:08:20. > :08:24.Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the British Darts Organisation,
:08:25. > :08:32.welcome to the 2016 Lakeside World Championships. It's day 3, here at
:08:33. > :08:34.the home of world darts... The Lakeside...
:08:35. > :08:40.CHEERING We now introduced to the stage our
:08:41. > :08:45.Australian regional qualifier. He is a former Pacific Masters and
:08:46. > :08:59.Australian Masters champion. The remedy... Rob
:09:00. > :09:47.We now introduced the winner of 11 BDO world ranking titles, former
:09:48. > :09:56.world Masters champion... The 2001 Lakeside world champion, it is John
:09:57. > :10:22.Boy Walton from Yorkshire! CHEERING
:10:23. > :10:45.You are only as young as the darts you throw. Rob Modra stands in his
:10:46. > :10:51.way. Let's join the commentary team. COMMENTATOR:
:10:52. > :10:56.. Cheers, Colin. A big Lakeside welcome for Rob Modra and a big
:10:57. > :11:02.welcome back to the former champion John Boy Walton.
:11:03. > :11:08.The Lakeside stage has not been kind to Australian players in recent
:11:09. > :11:12.years. The last Aussie to win a match was the man we saw backstage
:11:13. > :11:20.helping Rob Modra out. Simon Whitlock. He reached the final in
:11:21. > :11:27.2009. Rob Modra will be hoping to buck that trend. John Walton joins
:11:28. > :11:31.Bobby George, Tony O'Shea, Gary Robson and jockey Wilson on the team
:11:32. > :11:46.World Championship appearances, only four players have more.
:11:47. > :11:56.Thank you, the 1st of 5 sets. The 15th seed rates in round 1. --
:11:57. > :12:07.awaits. Mandy at the Lakeside, here we go.
:12:08. > :12:20.Yes, the only player from Australia to win the title, won it in 2002.
:12:21. > :12:28.So... Let's see what Rob can do here.
:12:29. > :12:35.Nice big crowd in for a Monday afternoon. There is John Boy. The
:12:36. > :12:54.former world champion. He has had a long lay-off. Might be
:12:55. > :13:01.a bit rusty. The Aussie number 1. I tell you what... Wouldn't he just
:13:02. > :13:13.love to emulate his good pal, the wizard, Simon Whitlock. Yes, great
:13:14. > :13:17.player, Simon. And a good guy. The 1st to a finish... John Boy
:13:18. > :13:37.Walton... Cannot check out but he will be back.
:13:38. > :13:45.At the ochie... Treble 20, double top...
:13:46. > :14:03.Yes... Well, treble 20 and a double 16, cannot now finish. This is for a
:14:04. > :14:12.leg against the darts... Game and the 1st leg, John Walton. 2nd leg,
:14:13. > :14:23.John to throw 1st, game on. It is like he has never been away. Yes, as
:14:24. > :14:30.I said, that title he won... The lay-off could maybe have taken it
:14:31. > :14:35.away from him. Thinking back to 2001, coming in as the Masters
:14:36. > :14:43.champion and he was on this great, big wave of confidence. In all his
:14:44. > :14:54.matches he never looked like losing. Beating the defending champion 6- 2
:14:55. > :15:01.in the final. In fact, he only dropped 7 sets. In 6 matches. Also,
:15:02. > :15:11.the Masters, he had a 9 dart finish. He did. Some achievement. We know
:15:12. > :15:28.what he can do. As the lay-off took him away from his game, C. -- let's
:15:29. > :15:35.see. Went for 25... To leave himself an hundred and 70, which is a
:15:36. > :15:41.checkout. 175 is not. A bit like watching Ted Hankey yesterday. He is
:15:42. > :15:48.a fixture here, John Boy, not the same without him.
:15:49. > :16:11.Treble 20... Yes. 18... Double 16... Game, shot and the 2nd leg, John
:16:12. > :16:35.Walton. A good start to the match. 110
:16:36. > :16:38.checkout. Very tidy. 180! CHEERING
:16:39. > :16:47.John Boy means business. The best of order. Early in the
:16:48. > :17:24.morning! They are engrossed. That time he went for 25 and got it,
:17:25. > :17:30.he has left himself on hundred and 74 this set...
:17:31. > :18:02.It is all go. What a good match to kick us off. Yes! Game and the 1st
:18:03. > :18:11.set, John Walton. Clean as a whistle. Paroled Rob Modra, on his
:18:12. > :18:16.Lakeside debut. He will not know what has hit him. This is vintage
:18:17. > :18:30.Walton. Straight back into treble 20... And again... Dear John! Why
:18:31. > :18:36.did you go away? It just goes to show how much of this game is
:18:37. > :18:42.confidence. No 1 doubts John Walton and his talent. He hasn't got the
:18:43. > :18:49.best Lakeside record, to be honest, apart from the year he won, 2001. A
:18:50. > :18:56.couple of 2nd round defeats. A quarterfinal loss, that was in 2004,
:18:57. > :19:03.2 Raymond van Barneveld. And to Ray Hankey. Apart from that, it is round
:19:04. > :19:22.1 and round 2. -- Ted Hankey. 6 starts at least. Treble 17,
:19:23. > :19:34.leaving the bullseye. That would have been for a 12 dart leg.
:19:35. > :19:59.Single 18, he will be back. Modra, 204. He has another 3 darts. Double
:20:00. > :20:17.top... Game, shot and the 1st leg, John
:20:18. > :20:21.Walton. To case time. -- took his time. He needs everything he can
:20:22. > :20:38.get, advantage time. John Walton... Playing some of the
:20:39. > :20:44.best darts we have seen from him in over a decade. 180.
:20:45. > :20:57.CHEERING Terrific. Already up, standing,
:20:58. > :21:04.cheering, the ambassadors of darts. He has made to scores of 180 already
:21:05. > :21:08.and again... Just as we start thinking about a perfect leg of
:21:09. > :21:18.darts, he comes out of the barrel and bounces high! Dear, this is
:21:19. > :21:24.good, John. It is really good, you are right. The average is north of
:21:25. > :21:52.90, almost 94. Left himself a tonne. Does not matter. With Modra back and
:21:53. > :22:03.206. He would have preferred to have taken it. 3 darts, double top...
:22:04. > :22:06.Game, shot and the 2nd leg, John Walton. That is 5 legs in a row. For
:22:07. > :22:18.the former champion. He has not just announced that he is
:22:19. > :22:23.back, he is making a bit of a statement.
:22:24. > :22:34.Incredible, away from the big time, coming back so well. I know there
:22:35. > :22:40.are various sporting rivalries between New Zealand and Australia.
:22:41. > :22:49.That is Craig Caldwell, the Kiwi, played really well on his debut. I
:22:50. > :23:00.wonder who he is supporting? Well, let's hope he puts some lad... Gets
:23:01. > :23:02.it into the treble, there it is. Having said that, the Aussie is in
:23:03. > :23:14.all black. They are yellow, but they are
:23:15. > :23:29.bananas! Yes, very appealing! Yes, the Harbour. Watching on with
:23:30. > :23:50.interest. Double 18... Double 18 for Modra
:23:51. > :23:54.when he comes back and he will come back. Unusually, John Walton has had
:23:55. > :24:09.a couple of visits without finding treble 20. The 1st success for
:24:10. > :24:09.Modra. Only his 2nd start at a double all match. He missed double
:24:10. > :24:30.top in the 3rd leg. Good start. 1 out of 24 Modra. Around 50% for
:24:31. > :24:37.John Boy as well. With the weight of his scoring, he can afford to miss a
:24:38. > :24:46.few. Back in the treble. And again... 180!
:24:47. > :24:51.CHEERING What a performance he is putting up.
:24:52. > :25:10.He has been away for 2 years. Four years. He has not won a match in 5.
:25:11. > :25:18.A chance here for Modra. 69 points. But he is going to be under
:25:19. > :25:42.pressure. He must take this. John Boy has the darts, this
:25:43. > :25:51.deciding leg, the 2nd set. Remember, the 1st to reach 3 sets will reach
:25:52. > :26:04.the 1st round proper. Yes, come on. Brian Dawson awaits. Yes! 180!
:26:05. > :26:14.180! The perfect reply. Up and down for both players. Keep standing. A
:26:15. > :26:20.terrific match, we did not really know what to expect, Modra has never
:26:21. > :26:26.played here before, John Boy has not set the darting world on fire for
:26:27. > :26:32.played here before, John Boy has not over a decade but this is great.
:26:33. > :26:39.That is unlucky. Still happy with the treble.
:26:40. > :26:45.John Boy will want to leave a decent finish. Has not really done that.
:26:46. > :26:51.But he is on whoever wins this leg, wins this
:26:52. > :27:11.set. Treble 19... Double 18... It will be
:27:12. > :27:24.19 here, Modra... Treble 20... Went for the bullseye.
:27:25. > :27:40.Went to 25, 4 tops. Double 16... He has hit the double 16... Double 8...
:27:41. > :28:00.That might be a big mess. Yes! Game, shot and the 2nd set,
:28:01. > :28:08.John Walton. Showed a bit of experience. Composed himself. He
:28:09. > :28:17.knew he had another Dartford the set and e-mailed it. 2- 0. -- he knew he
:28:18. > :28:28.had another heart for the set. What a great match.
:28:29. > :28:33.The big man from Australia, his 1st time here. Showing us what they can
:28:34. > :28:52.do. Modra is a decent player. Played
:28:53. > :28:58.Gary Anderson in Auckland last year and only lost 6- 5.
:28:59. > :29:11.We know the form of Gary Anderson, don't we? Yes, he is a decent enough
:29:12. > :29:17.player, isn't he? 9-darter... World champion again. Problems with his
:29:18. > :29:26.eyes. Does not want to wear glasses. Because it affects his throw. OK,
:29:27. > :29:36.good finish year. Treble 20... Still treble 20...
:29:37. > :29:44.OK, John. Another 1 of those, please.
:29:45. > :29:58.Here we go. Double top... Double 10...
:29:59. > :30:11.You have got to put them away! Double 18. Grade marker. And again.
:30:12. > :30:33.He won't get any closer. Double 10. Well off, but that is in.
:30:34. > :30:42.When you have won the first five legs of the match, we thought John
:30:43. > :30:48.Boy Walton might run away with it, but Rob Modra, credit to him, he has
:30:49. > :30:56.kept his composure. He has a won a couple of legs in the last set. Had
:30:57. > :31:14.an dart to take the set, but missed it. He smiled all the way through.
:31:15. > :31:42.Good thinking. Leads his favourite double. -- leaves.
:31:43. > :32:04.I tell you what else about this match. They both get on with it.
:32:05. > :32:13.It's fast, it's furious, it's decent scoring and good enough finishing.
:32:14. > :32:20.This is what darts is all about. Yes, there is no messing about.
:32:21. > :32:41.Waiting on the, as John comes by. -- waiting on the oche.
:32:42. > :32:49.Switches it on the board after missing the treble 20. A busy time
:32:50. > :32:55.for Father Christmas, but this is what he does in his leisure time! He
:32:56. > :33:10.never came to me. That's because you were naughty, Tony.
:33:11. > :33:25.Should switch down... John Boy on a finish. It is all about the 20s. But
:33:26. > :33:32.Modra will be favourite to take this leg.
:33:33. > :33:38.Not if John Boy finds another treble 20, but just the wrong side of the
:33:39. > :33:51.wire. Pressure now. Treble 20. Oh, no! If that is treble 13 we will
:33:52. > :34:03.just wait. Can't finish. John is coming back. John, you require 64.
:34:04. > :34:04.Treble 16 48 double 8. Yes, yes, yes!
:34:05. > :34:22.All of a sudden he is a leg away. Fourth leg, John to throw first. And
:34:23. > :34:25.he has the darts. Difficult to tell sometimes with John Boy when he is
:34:26. > :34:31.playing darts, but I can guarantee he is enjoying himself up there. He
:34:32. > :34:36.is at the moment. Because he looks a certainty for this match. And what a
:34:37. > :34:48.comeback it's been. Great to see him back and great to
:34:49. > :34:56.see him on former. You won't meet a nicer bloke. -- on form. Still
:34:57. > :35:05.battling away. I was going to say, Rob Modra went echo those
:35:06. > :35:05.sentiments. He would probably rather John Walton was struggling. And he
:35:06. > :35:21.certainly won't be giving up. Brian Dawson awaits in the first
:35:22. > :35:33.round proper. A tidy player, Dawson. Isn't he just. 15th seed this year,
:35:34. > :35:45.Brian. Not giving up. That's the one. This could be it,
:35:46. > :35:57.right here. Yes, 14, for tops. Match dart. John Boy waltzes. Oh yes! He
:35:58. > :35:58.really is back, isn't he? Jon Walters disposes of Rob Modra and he
:35:59. > :36:04.really is back, isn't he? Jon has made a bit of a statement. Act
:36:05. > :36:11.for the first time in four years, and back to his best. He is through
:36:12. > :36:17.to round one. Ladies and gentlemen, as he leaves the stage, from
:36:18. > :36:20.Australia, Rob Modra. But through to the first round proper, it is John
:36:21. > :36:47.Boy Walton. a couple of years ago many predicted
:36:48. > :36:48.it was good night John Boy, but on that evidence he is wide awake. That
:36:49. > :37:03.wraps up this year's preliminaries. For a preliminary match, to have an
:37:04. > :37:11.average over 90, that is no For a preliminary match, to have an
:37:12. > :37:13.average over 90, that is no mean feat. I was surprised at just how
:37:14. > :37:19.calm and clinical he was. He has always worn his heart on his sleeve,
:37:20. > :37:21.that was a little different. The first set was like a practice
:37:22. > :37:26.session because Rob didn't get going at all. The second set he could have
:37:27. > :37:31.had shots to take the second set but didn't take it. John scored
:37:32. > :37:39.had shots to take the second set but finishing isn't quite there, but
:37:40. > :37:51.today straight out, no messing. Another Anna -- analogy is tennis.
:37:52. > :37:52.Some people who normally don't watch darts, the first nine are really
:37:53. > :37:58.important and he averaged over 100. He is likely to get a shot at a
:37:59. > :38:00.double every time it is his throw first. That is right, when you are
:38:01. > :38:07.at the darts player you have to win on your throw, if not, you are in
:38:08. > :38:16.trouble. A short format for these guys, three legs are set, best-of-5.
:38:17. > :38:20.We didn't have do send anyone to go and get John Boy Walton. Up he
:38:21. > :38:28.comes. We were just saying how clinical that was from you. How in
:38:29. > :38:34.control of everything you were. There would have been emotions
:38:35. > :38:37.riding high? There was, but I just relaxed and went and played darts. I
:38:38. > :38:42.haven't been on the circuit for years on a beginners how I am
:38:43. > :38:50.playing. But I am just enjoy myself again. That is so important, isn't
:38:51. > :38:56.it? Yes. It was just one of those games. I wanted it over and done
:38:57. > :38:58.with. Being first round, not first-round, preliminary. You said
:38:59. > :39:05.when he is throwing well it's like picking flowers it's so graceful.
:39:06. > :39:12.Picking flowers in the park, so easy. He had it going. It
:39:13. > :39:18.Picking flowers in the park, so wonderful. And you hit your doubles.
:39:19. > :39:20.You know that has been my problem. But you on the ball today. I'm
:39:21. > :39:25.scoring well enough to give me a chance at doubles. On one of the
:39:26. > :39:32.legs he was 300 and something and I was on a double. I'm scoring enough
:39:33. > :39:33.to give me a chance at the doubles. Whilst you are way where you
:39:34. > :39:38.practising just as much was a case of needing a little break from the
:39:39. > :39:38.practising just as much was a case board for a while? With a trapped
:39:39. > :39:44.practising just as much was a case nerve in your neck, you have too
:39:45. > :39:51.rested and you have to go through physiotherapy and chiropractors and
:39:52. > :39:54.all sorts of us. You basically rest it but relax your arm. You are not
:39:55. > :40:01.practising as much as you have to loosen your arm up. That's how it
:40:02. > :40:10.is. Dawson in the next round. My Super League mate.
:40:11. > :40:14.is. Dawson in the next round. My team-mates, county team-mates as
:40:15. > :40:20.Lovell stop we know each other's game. It all depends on who turned
:40:21. > :40:27.up. Darts is on the day, it always is. Have you had a look further down
:40:28. > :40:34.the draw? Yes and no. He has an obstacle in Larry Butler. I have an
:40:35. > :40:38.obstacle in Dawson files. I haven't looked at that far, no further than
:40:39. > :40:44.that. To qualify as well, that is a little different. In a weird way, do
:40:45. > :40:45.you feel you are match hardened, that you have earned your place?
:40:46. > :40:51.Played every game to get here? Definitely. Bobby was king of the
:40:52. > :40:58.qualifiers. I've done it twice now. You have is really hard games in
:40:59. > :41:04.that. I'm not saying that wasn't a hard game, but you have some really
:41:05. > :41:10.hard games. We will see how it goes for the next game. It's great to
:41:11. > :41:17.have an average over 90 in the preliminary. I didn't know about the
:41:18. > :41:18.average. And your checkout percentage, nine from 21, 40 3%.
:41:19. > :41:29.Room for improvement. There always is. John Boy Walton is through.
:41:30. > :41:37.Three games this afternoon. The preliminaries are over. The first
:41:38. > :41:43.round match now. On the oche they will be the worst of enemies, but
:41:44. > :41:52.before that Rob Walker spoke to them when they were the best of friends.
:41:53. > :42:03.# I want you to be my best friend #. . Did you believe it when you saw
:42:04. > :42:09.the draw, up against each other, two good mates against each other on the
:42:10. > :42:09.first round? No, you always know there is a chance because there are
:42:10. > :42:15.a lot of Dutch players. But quite surprised, actually. And Richard,
:42:16. > :42:22.making your debut, already destined to be a memorable occasion. Number
:42:23. > :42:27.three seeded, so it will be a tough game. How much time have you guys
:42:28. > :42:30.spend together over the years? This is my first year I am playing
:42:31. > :42:36.internationals. Six months with Geoffrey and Wesley. Now for the
:42:37. > :42:40.first time at Lakeside. Does it make a difference when you are on the
:42:41. > :42:46.tour and the circuit, is it nice to have a good mates with you? Yes, it
:42:47. > :42:52.makes travelling easier, to travel with some friends. It makes it a lot
:42:53. > :43:00.more doable. It is a lot more fun when you do it together.
:43:01. > :43:07.This year you, as the number three seed. Are you ready to change your
:43:08. > :43:15.Lakeside history? I hope I can. I feel good. I am the number three
:43:16. > :43:22.seed, so I have had a good year. I am quite confident in myself, so we
:43:23. > :43:24.will see what happens. Are your two sets of families sitting together,
:43:25. > :43:31.close together? Where will we hear the noise from in the arena? I think
:43:32. > :43:38.table 72 and 73! Our families are sitting right next to each other. If
:43:39. > :43:42.Richard is playing well against me, I think my family will cheer for him
:43:43. > :43:47.as well. Let's see the handshake between you. The very best of luck
:43:48. > :43:52.to both of you. Jefferies searching for your first when and Richard you
:43:53. > :43:56.will experience it for the first time. Good luck. A nice story,
:43:57. > :44:07.keeping it in the family. Both of them sitting beside each other. But
:44:08. > :44:13.to grasp -- Jeffrey de Graaf won everywhere last year. Every time,
:44:14. > :44:20.does the passage to the second time seem even more narrow in his head?
:44:21. > :44:26.Well, he has won all the opens. He comes in and goes out first
:44:27. > :44:26.Well, he has won all the opens. He He is playing his mate today. When
:44:27. > :44:29.Well, he has won all the opens. He you play a mate, you are not
:44:30. > :44:34.nervous. You know his game and you can relax. I think it will be a tidy
:44:35. > :44:40.game with these two, because they know each other and there are no
:44:41. > :44:43.nerves. De Graaf might go on this year, it might be his year, but he
:44:44. > :44:48.has to start sometime otherwise he will get fed up going out first
:44:49. > :44:54.round. Other Dutch players have been around it perhaps a bit quicker.
:44:55. > :45:00.Whether you go back a lot further to Klaasen or you talk about Wesley
:45:01. > :45:05.Harms, de Graaf will feel a bit like a bridesmaid. He could be the next
:45:06. > :45:09.big Dutch staff will stop you don't know, there are so many good players
:45:10. > :45:13.from Holland. It was their system allows them to play when they are
:45:14. > :45:18.youngsters. They can play in the bars over there so their mums and
:45:19. > :45:23.dads can take them everywhere. They have a very good youth and a lot of
:45:24. > :45:27.people coming up the ladder, into these tournaments. The Dutch are
:45:28. > :45:31.quite good players now, overall. This could be the kiss of death. It
:45:32. > :45:38.usually if there are a couple of Dutch players upset and they are
:45:39. > :45:42.young enough it is very fast. I hope it is, I don't like stroke play,
:45:43. > :45:47.it's boring. These two should play like that, because they know each
:45:48. > :45:52.other. I think we will have a nice game of darts. Just a small matter
:45:53. > :46:01.of the introductions from the master of ceremonies, Richard Ashdown.
:46:02. > :46:05.Ladies and gentlemen, it is the 2016 BDO World Championships and we are
:46:06. > :46:15.here at the home of world darts, the Lakeside. We now introduce a BDO
:46:16. > :46:20.Trophy finalists, the reigning German open, Denmark Masters and
:46:21. > :46:34.Belgian open champion, the number three seed, Jeffrey de Graaf.
:46:35. > :47:16.MUSIC: Get Up (Rattle) by the Bingo Players
:47:17. > :47:23.we now welcome to the stage a current Dutch international, a
:47:24. > :47:33.former Luxembourg open champion. It is fires, Richard Veenstra.
:47:34. > :48:15.the hard graft needs to begin now to prevent an exit. Hoping to get his
:48:16. > :48:23.Lakeside career off to a flyer. Jordanne Whiley and JR are in the
:48:24. > :48:27.commentary box. COMMENTATOR: Thank you, good afternoon. An old Dutch
:48:28. > :48:31.affair. It could turn out to be an attractive match between these two
:48:32. > :48:39.friends. Richard Veenstra, throwing now, very much the underdog but BDO
:48:40. > :48:45.ranked 15. 34 years old. Some nine years older than the number three
:48:46. > :48:48.seed in the blue shirt, Jeffrey de years older than the number three
:48:49. > :48:53.Graaf. Richard Veenstra reached the last 16 of the world Masters. De
:48:54. > :48:57.Graaf, seeded number three, the Belgium are open champion, danish
:48:58. > :49:09.Masters champion. Game on! He has had a competitive
:49:10. > :49:14.Ike's Tree over Veen stra in the Danish condition, last year. --
:49:15. > :49:28.Aiken -- a competitive victory. It should be a good game, this one,
:49:29. > :49:34.John. Not just because they are two good mates, but the way they play,
:49:35. > :49:42.and what is at stake. Veen stra on his debut. De Graaf with that awful
:49:43. > :49:47.run, three successive first-round defeats. A little unlucky in who he
:49:48. > :50:04.came up against. Martin Atkins and an inform Brian Dawson.
:50:05. > :50:12.Runner up in the world Trophy, as well, last year, Jeffrey de Graaf.
:50:13. > :50:17.He will still be kicking himself about how he didn't win it. He was
:50:18. > :50:20.8-4 up against Geert de Vos and eventually lost it. That will have
:50:21. > :50:36.tested his sense of humour. 167, the first look at a finish. Not
:50:37. > :50:47.this time. Here is Veenstra. It can be done.
:50:48. > :51:04.Not now. You require 103. Treble 19, yes.
:51:05. > :51:11.Double 18. To strike first. He has pulled it into the fore. Veenstra
:51:12. > :51:20.with a chance to take the leg against the throw. Tops. Good
:51:21. > :51:22.finishing. 100 checkout in the opening game of the day, good stuff.
:51:23. > :51:44.1-0. Terrific finishing. Jeff Smith, the Canadian, there.
:51:45. > :51:53.Going to be in action against Martin Adams.
:51:54. > :52:03.That match tomorrow, Smith got all the way to the semifinals last year.
:52:04. > :52:09.That match, if you are looking forward to seeing it, is due at just
:52:10. > :52:18.after one o'clock, first up on our BBC broadcast. Struggling a bit with
:52:19. > :52:24.the darts here, Veenstra. Opportunity for de Graaf.
:52:25. > :52:37.Great response, this, from Jeffrey de Graaf.
:52:38. > :52:44.No checkouts. 165. Veenstra, similarly, not on a finish yet. But
:52:45. > :53:04.set it up nicely. You require 70. So this, to break
:53:05. > :53:15.back. Treble 18 Leeds double 8. Two darts at it. No. He has just done
:53:16. > :53:16.this, Veenstra. This to hold his throw this time. He went for tops,
:53:17. > :53:28.tops. Veenstra back with the throw. Level
:53:29. > :53:58.pegging. Three Dutchman up there on the
:53:59. > :54:20.stage. A Dutch referee! Great strength and depth in the
:54:21. > :54:35.Netherlands now, in the darting game.
:54:36. > :54:51.Jeffrey de Graaf, nicknamed peanut. One for Rob Walker to find out why
:54:52. > :54:53.that came about! LAUGHTER He could have been generator or
:54:54. > :55:10.something... Veenstra well poised for another
:55:11. > :55:17.break. Is anybody going to hold their throat? -- throw. 70, for
:55:18. > :55:37.Veenstra to go 2-1 ahead. Tops. Another one of those would be nice.
:55:38. > :55:53.Double 16 would be very nice. What a finish! First told. -- first hold.
:55:54. > :55:56.And what a way to do it. Treble 17 route, perfectly executed. And boy,
:55:57. > :56:09.he enjoyed that. You just sensed this is going to be
:56:10. > :56:16.a good one, didn't you, John? Treble 17 route. That is Simon's way of
:56:17. > :56:25.checking out. I saw him in the auditorium a little earlier on. A
:56:26. > :56:31.bit of consoling to do now, I think. Veenstra being watched by his wife,
:56:32. > :57:06.there she is. 105, Veenstra on a finish. Is he
:57:07. > :57:22.going to be able to hold onto his throw? Tops.
:57:23. > :57:34.180! His first of the tournament.
:57:35. > :57:49.That could be costly. I was going to say that match might be in vain...
:57:50. > :57:55.One dart at double the merit for. -- double 4. Come on he says to
:57:56. > :58:02.himself. Veenstra now. A couple of fives. Two a piece. A nice little
:58:03. > :58:27.smile. Not another one. What was it Colin said, a Dirk Kuyt
:58:28. > :58:45.haircut? He does have a Dirk Kuyt look.
:58:46. > :58:56.More good shooting from Jeffrey de Graaf. His girlfriend watching on.
:58:57. > :59:12.Smiling happily. Another one of those. Not this time.
:59:13. > :59:18.But he will be back, de Graaf, to throw for the first set. Nicely
:59:19. > :59:25.placed on 48, isn't he? This is going to put a bit of pressure on
:59:26. > :59:37.the throw. A solid 140. 16, double 16. A sip of water. A gathering of
:59:38. > :59:48.thoughts. And this, for the first set, for the third seed. Double zero
:59:49. > :59:54.Merrick eight. An easy bit of calculation here,
:59:55. > :00:02.needs another one for tops. Can't put it away.
:00:03. > :00:16.One dart at 44, and Jeffrey de Graaf holds, to move a set to the good.
:00:17. > :00:26.Not a lot between them. Similar checkouts, similar averages.
:00:27. > :00:44.Yes, 3 from 11, there we go. Jeffrey de Graaf.
:00:45. > :00:57.Good darts. That is his 1st maximum. 180!
:00:58. > :01:06.It is warming up a bit now! Not again, surely? 180!
:01:07. > :01:15.CHEERING Will... He could go for the
:01:16. > :01:30.bullseye. 18 instead. 132... Double 16, the
:01:31. > :02:16.opening leg of said two. Double 8... Nip and tuck. Really, not a lot
:02:17. > :02:22.between them. Thought this was going to be a close match. Been straight
:02:23. > :02:31.is the favourite,... I beg your pardon, de Graaf, the number 3 seed.
:02:32. > :02:36.Been straight is a decent player. De Graaf has beaten him a couple of
:02:37. > :02:41.times, moved up 9 places in the rankings this season after winning
:02:42. > :02:47.in Germany, Denmark and Belgium. Veenstra, remember, this is his
:02:48. > :02:50.Lakeside bowl. He is coping with it pretty well, George. He looks pretty
:02:51. > :03:05.focused. You see some people who really
:03:06. > :03:12.struggle with the atmosphere of playing up there on the stage, we
:03:13. > :03:21.saw that with Rob Modra, in the previous match. No finish. 148...
:03:22. > :03:37.Note check out now. Treble 19 may be the shot, would
:03:38. > :03:48.have left double 11, he went 4 double 18... That could be costly.
:03:49. > :03:59.94... 2- 0. Treble 17, he has missed. Left him double 18.
:04:00. > :04:17.Nel... Stumbling towards the line. De Graaf has already had 21 darts in
:04:18. > :04:23.this leg. Veenstra, 69 needed. 18... Double 16... 1 dart hazard...
:04:24. > :04:59.Aside from that 130 for finish from de Graaf, not being particularly
:05:00. > :05:27.clever on the doubles. -- 134. Almost goes without saying, Veenstra
:05:28. > :05:34.cannot really afford to let another set slip away. The 1st to reach 3 in
:05:35. > :05:37.the 1st round matches. So far, going with arts in this 2nd set, Veenstra
:05:38. > :05:57.badly needs to hold onto his throw. 144, the potential checkout when he
:05:58. > :06:02.comes back. 134 earlier on from de Graaf. A handy cushion. Pressure to
:06:03. > :06:23.finish it off. Treble 18 would be the dart, I would
:06:24. > :06:33.have thought. He has got it, double 16. Great finishing.
:06:34. > :06:42.Darth Vader enjoy that! It is not your same meet as yesterday, is it?
:06:43. > :06:50.I don't know, he may be here for the week! My kids made a 2nd trip
:06:51. > :06:58.yesterday already, to see it, they are totally hooked. This is the
:06:59. > :07:16.film, rather than the darts? Absolutely.
:07:17. > :07:27.That particular Darth Vader has the audio, as well. Heavy breathing in
:07:28. > :07:36.that Darth Vader kind of way! 81, Jeffrey de Graaf. Treble 10 would
:07:37. > :07:47.have left double 16. 158, for the set... Yes! Double 19!
:07:48. > :07:57.CHEERING 158, brilliant! What a match on now,
:07:58. > :08:02.George. 180! CHEERING
:08:03. > :08:08.You can say that again. The force is certainly worth! -- with them. The
:08:09. > :08:22.match has awakened! He is going through a purple patch,
:08:23. > :08:51.Richard. Average is up over 90. He is speeding up, as well. Senses
:08:52. > :09:02.he is in the zone, Richard. Just a bullseye, why not? 135. Just had
:09:03. > :09:09.103rd to yet. The way he is playing at the moment, he will fancy this.
:09:10. > :09:18.Needed a bullseye. Note check out. Just checking his calculations.
:09:19. > :09:23.Needed 25... Tops... Well... It is kind of a Dutch thing back in the
:09:24. > :09:38.90s, they started using the bullseye extensively on checkout.
:09:39. > :09:52.Is the upset on? He is ahead for the 1st time. He is flying here.
:09:53. > :10:04.De Graaf will need to graft. This is great stuff. He is absolutely in a
:10:05. > :10:07.rich vein of form right now. 158 checkout. 180!
:10:08. > :10:15.CHEERING The maximum.
:10:16. > :10:22.They might be the best of friends but they are trading heavy blows.
:10:23. > :10:29.The Veenstra average up over 90. 180.
:10:30. > :10:44.There is a ?52,000 bonus for the 9-darter.
:10:45. > :10:55.He was after treble 15... Great effort. Fabulous darts. Acknowledged
:10:56. > :11:09.by Veenstra. He will be back to finish off the job. He has to finish
:11:10. > :11:24.off the job. And he does. 10 dart leg. Great throwing by any standard.
:11:25. > :11:30.Haven't had a 9-darter in the BDO World Champion ship since 1998.
:11:31. > :11:41.Martin Adams came desperately close last year. He had 8 in and wired on
:11:42. > :11:48.the double 12. Tony Green told us yesterday, the 9-darter from pollen
:11:49. > :11:53.followed a round of golf with Tony! Maybe that is what needs to happen?
:11:54. > :12:00.He was on a winning role. Well played, again.
:12:01. > :12:12.This is high quality. Just produced a 10 dart. He could have an 11
:12:13. > :12:20.daughter. Double 16 rather than treble 20. Rather, double 18.
:12:21. > :12:37.Veenstra is miles back. To put the number 3 seed ahead once
:12:38. > :12:43.more... He has had 3 of these out of 7. Make that four out of 8. A 10
:12:44. > :13:08.dart leg. Veenstra is rich vein of form after
:13:09. > :13:14.the 100 and yet seems to have propelled him. The pair of them
:13:15. > :13:21.averaging in the region of 90. A competitive game of darts.
:13:22. > :13:28.The 2nd highest checkout of the tournament, 158. Scotty Mitchell,
:13:29. > :13:56.the champion, 161. Veenstra on a finish when he comes
:13:57. > :14:13.back. Looking for 118. That was 158, the double 19, a good dark. -- dart.
:14:14. > :14:28.Double 10... Takes us the distance. Set number 3. De Graaf with the
:14:29. > :14:37.darts. Playing to go ahead once more. 1- 1 in sets.
:14:38. > :14:45.A little clinch of the teeth, he knew that was good.
:14:46. > :14:57.He has only ever 1 a ranking title, Richard Veenstra, the Luxembourg
:14:58. > :15:07.open in 2014. A sizeable scalp, if he could pull off a victory here.
:15:08. > :15:13.Boy, would it! Trading blows, these 2 men. He looks mean, doesn't he,
:15:14. > :15:27.when he is in the mood, piercing eyes. 18, trying to get down to 170.
:15:28. > :15:35.A chance here... 140... Going down the board.
:15:36. > :15:58.He will stay down. Now, Richard... 150. Good dart, though. He may go to
:15:59. > :16:08.18... And he does. This for a 2- 1 lead, double 8... No! He was going
:16:09. > :16:20.for that, that was not a miscalculation. Double 16... Good!
:16:21. > :16:24.3- 2, he is ahead. 2- 1 sets, for the unseeded Richard Veenstra and
:16:25. > :16:31.his Dutch family and supporters are celebrating. And those in the
:16:32. > :16:37.auditorium, I suspect, who had a little flutter on the outsider. They
:16:38. > :16:40.will be enjoying this. Fabulous match on the 3rd afternoon. Here at
:16:41. > :17:17.the Lakeside. Veenstra, a good breakthrough by
:17:18. > :17:20.nicking that said, it looked as if it was going to de Graaf. But his
:17:21. > :17:33.throw is under pressure. Courtesy of 55 and 45. The 10th score of 140, to
:17:34. > :17:39.add to his scorers of 180. Robin Hood... You do not see many of
:17:40. > :17:57.those! I was saying yesterday, in the old
:17:58. > :18:05.days of wooden flights and feathers, that was the end of it when that
:18:06. > :18:13.happens. Time to reboot. Although they did not call that had in those
:18:14. > :18:22.days. Veenstra will have 1st look at a finish. With the throw. Good
:18:23. > :18:29.darts, puts the Veenstra throw under big pressure. Tops... Good effort.
:18:30. > :18:37.Tops to break... That is more like it from the favourite. Great
:18:38. > :18:53.response. So little between them, it is a
:18:54. > :18:54.brave man that would make a big production 1 way or the other at the
:18:55. > :19:05.moment. This match is on a knife edge. The averages have been almost
:19:06. > :19:06.identical. They still are, the checkout percentages, very level in
:19:07. > :19:48.every aspect. That is handy. 140. Veenstra, he has
:19:49. > :20:00.to try and respond in kind. A little bit unlucky. Treble 17. Double 16.
:20:01. > :20:11.2- 0, de Graaf. Looking very much as though the match will be squared up
:20:12. > :20:28.once more, going into a decider. This all Dutch affair. Some lovely
:20:29. > :20:33.characters making their way over. There is a fellow staying in the
:20:34. > :20:39.hotel, 1 of the supporters, has brought a castle of the most
:20:40. > :20:45.beautiful meat pies. I tell you, once you have been broadcasting for
:20:46. > :20:50.about 5 hours... I bet you have made friends with him. You have got to
:20:51. > :20:56.shake the hand of a man who comes along with that sort of thing.
:20:57. > :21:05.LAUGHTER his wife apparently makes them for a living, that is her
:21:06. > :21:12.business. Have you sampled any yet? I have, they are fabulous,
:21:13. > :21:20.absolutely. Worth saying hello to him at some point! It sounds like a
:21:21. > :21:30.plan. Meanwhile... Yes, back with the darts...
:21:31. > :21:45.Another 1 of those would be nice. De Graaf cannot finish but he can apply
:21:46. > :21:49.pressure. And he does. Veenstra... 82 left. A big 1... Treble 20...
:21:50. > :21:57.Double top... Shanghai... Some good finishes from both these
:21:58. > :22:13.men. Not a great start. 41 from de Graaf.
:22:14. > :22:32.To take us into a decider. A tonne of 40, piling on the pressure.
:22:33. > :22:40.Veenstra has got to de Graaf throw under pressure, he can take this, he
:22:41. > :22:47.would have the darts and potentially, in a position that he
:22:48. > :22:50.could force... 3- 1. 180. CHEERING
:22:51. > :23:04.Number 3 for him and he is the favourite now. 180! 81, would make
:23:05. > :23:10.it 2- 2. And he does it. That was finishing and huge scoring of the
:23:11. > :23:14.very highest order. A match which is really easy on the eye and now,
:23:15. > :23:29.Richard Veenstra is throwing for the match. That was massive. 11 dart
:23:30. > :23:33.leg. Terrific finish. The 2 of them starting with 140. And here comes
:23:34. > :23:34.been straight... 180. CHEERING
:23:35. > :23:48.Stop it! Brilliant. He has only had 6 starts. Trying to
:23:49. > :23:53.tee up the finish. That is a lovely cover shot. What a story we could
:23:54. > :23:59.have. That was unlucky, so unlucky. Now...
:24:00. > :24:23.84... For the match... Great darts but he has to cross
:24:24. > :24:34.everything. Tops... Here we go. And he has blown it. Has he blown it? He
:24:35. > :24:39.has not been missing. Crucially, with the biggest darts of his
:24:40. > :24:52.life... His wife can hardly bear to look. De Graaf, to take us all the
:24:53. > :24:57.way. Veenstra blew it. He had done enough, he was in a position to win
:24:58. > :25:03.the match and now, it is going to go down to the decider. The 3rd and
:25:04. > :25:09.final set, the 1st leg, Jeffrey de Graaf to throw 1st. Game on. He has
:25:10. > :25:17.to forget about that. Shake of the head. That poker face has slipped
:25:18. > :25:21.for the 1st time, Richard Bean struck. 3 darts at tops. You are
:25:22. > :25:41.right, he blew it. -- Richard Veenstra.
:25:42. > :25:50.Well, this is breathtaking stuff. Almost a chance to regroup, take it
:25:51. > :25:59.easy for a moment. There he is. That is the pie boy. Is that your pieman?
:26:00. > :26:04.That is the pieman. He is thinking, why am I on telly? What have I done
:26:05. > :26:13.that is special. You have come up with something that tastes great. He
:26:14. > :26:16.looks indecent shape for a man who eats a lot of pies! -- looks in
:26:17. > :26:38.decent shape. Great darts. Not a good start. Treble 18. Would
:26:39. > :26:50.leave a shot on bullseye. Not now. 64, to hold the throw. Jeffrey de
:26:51. > :27:01.Graaf... 16 leaves double 16. Getting the start he wanted.
:27:02. > :27:09.As the chance gone for Veenstra? 3 darts. A major upset at the
:27:10. > :27:22.Lakeside. He has to pick himself up. He does. We can do without him
:27:23. > :27:23.winding up on the floor. The referee helping him retrieve the fallen
:27:24. > :27:42.missile! De Graaf just needing to serve it
:27:43. > :27:47.out. Gets as far as 2- 2. You have to win by 2 clear legs to take place
:27:48. > :27:49.in the 2nd round. Pip Blackwell and Martin Atkins await. That is coming
:27:50. > :28:03.up next. He has to hold, you sense. Been
:28:04. > :28:33.straight. -- Veenstra. He is not in a bad place. De Graaf
:28:34. > :28:42.needing a treble. Cannot find it. Treble 19. 20 would leave bullseye.
:28:43. > :28:53.20 would mean he would come back with a double 16 if... He gets the
:28:54. > :28:55.chance. De Graaf on 150, not really threatening. Veenstra having gambled
:28:56. > :29:05.to an extent gets the chance to capitalise. Game shot, and the 2nd
:29:06. > :29:12.leg. Richard Veenstra. He was not throwing for the match, a pity. That
:29:13. > :29:14.is the difference. Nervousness, tension, how you cope with it is so
:29:15. > :29:25.much a part of this sport. Yes, the World Championship was
:29:26. > :29:26.played on the practice boards at the back, the standard would be
:29:27. > :29:38.sky-high. But in the spotlight... And, of
:29:39. > :29:44.course, playing for a 3rd wedge of cash, ?100,000 champion prize.
:29:45. > :29:59.Significant, to say the least! It is life changing, isn't it?
:30:00. > :30:08.Tractor buying, in the case of Scott Mitchell! He is still in there,
:30:09. > :30:15.pitching. His victory in the 1st round yesterday. He was brilliant.
:30:16. > :30:18.Went under real pressure. This is good. Against the darts from being
:30:19. > :30:31.struck. He has a squeak of a chance here. It
:30:32. > :30:39.is very makeable, and that is a great first dart. Tops now. Oh! He's
:30:40. > :30:41.going to have nightmares about double tops, if he does lose this,
:30:42. > :31:00.Veenstra. Double 16, to hold throw. Double 20s, a double which players,
:31:01. > :31:04.professional players can pretty much literally hit with their eyes
:31:05. > :31:10.closed. But in a match-winning situation, it becomes a whole
:31:11. > :31:21.different game. That is fabulous darts. Is de Graaf closing in? Or is
:31:22. > :31:24.there to be another twist? Just the wrong side of the wire! Looking for
:31:25. > :31:50.his fifth maximum. Well, he really should have gone
:31:51. > :31:52.across the 18s. One added on 62 is a bogey number. It would have left him
:31:53. > :32:13.on 170. De Graaf way off. Treble 10 will be his dart here, I
:32:14. > :32:21.think. He's got it, double 16 to square it up at 2-2. He missed it by
:32:22. > :32:35.a distance. Double pane again. And is that it? Bull would leave... And
:32:36. > :32:36.erratic visit from de Graaf. Double 16 for Veenstra. Now he finds it.
:32:37. > :32:54.2-2. The final set has to be won by two
:32:55. > :33:00.clear legs. Jeffrey to throw first. Initially there has to be the two
:33:01. > :33:06.leg cushion to decide this. If it gets to 5-5, they go to sudden
:33:07. > :33:12.death. When these two good friends walked out, you just sensed this
:33:13. > :33:16.would go the distance. Bobby said on the balcony this will be a nice one
:33:17. > :33:21.to watch. They play at a good pace, good spirit between them and both of
:33:22. > :33:24.them decent players. And it has shown to be very accurate words,
:33:25. > :33:29.because it has worked out that way. Yes, spot on, Bob. He said, none of
:33:30. > :33:41.that boring -- boring rubbish. Nothing boring
:33:42. > :33:50.about Bobby back in his playing days. De Graaf with the darts, still
:33:51. > :33:52.with the advantage in this set, which is going to determine the
:33:53. > :34:05.course of this match. Great dart. We hope you are enjoying
:34:06. > :34:14.this is as much at home as we are in the Lakeside commentary box. It's a
:34:15. > :34:22.Dutch darting dual which is going the distance. Treble 10 would have
:34:23. > :34:29.left 18s. No check out for Veenstra. And de Graaf poised. That's as good
:34:30. > :34:37.as it can be. He's going to have to take it. This, to hold. One dart at
:34:38. > :34:44.double 10. Now Veenstra has had agonies with this double 20. Is he
:34:45. > :34:55.going to get one now? Yes! Against the throw. 3-2 ahead, holding his
:34:56. > :35:03.throat. This time his nerve does hold. Can he see it through? Flyers,
:35:04. > :35:10.the debutant. The pair of them are good darts players to watch. The
:35:11. > :35:13.average is not stratospheric, but they have been so well matched it
:35:14. > :35:21.has made it a really interesting game of darts. Average decent, but
:35:22. > :35:26.not remarkable. And checkouts, they have been similar as well, and that
:35:27. > :35:31.is what it is all about. Two very level players, it makes for a good
:35:32. > :35:40.game to watch. Putting the Veenstra throw under pressure. Needed that.
:35:41. > :35:50.Needed that last dart. Well, still advantage Veenstra. He
:35:51. > :35:59.would be first to the finish, you would hope. Needs a treble badly,
:36:00. > :36:06.but can't find it. No pressure from de Graaf.
:36:07. > :36:12.The nerve ends are jangling now. They both know what's at stake.
:36:13. > :36:20.Girlfriends, supporters, all getting so keyed up. And that is a good,
:36:21. > :36:32.steady time. On a potential two dart check out from there. Oh, I'm lucky!
:36:33. > :36:42.-- unlucky. 96, this is for the match. He's got
:36:43. > :36:50.it. Double 18. Huge dart. Yes! Veenstra has put the number three
:36:51. > :36:57.seed out of the tournament. Great friends, and on his Lakeside debut,
:36:58. > :36:59.a man who plays with a smile on his face has provided some rich
:37:00. > :37:10.entertainment and has eliminated Jeffrey de Graaf. Excellent game of
:37:11. > :37:14.darts. Veenstra goes through. A double Dutch dream here at Lakeside.
:37:15. > :37:20.Let's hear it for both players as they leave the stage. Jeffrey de
:37:21. > :37:27.Graaf, and through to the second round, Richard Veenstra.
:37:28. > :37:48.the curly haired straight Soutar from Holland, Richard Veenstra are,
:37:49. > :37:51.never played here before, now he has been, he saw and he conquered. --
:37:52. > :38:07.straight shooter. Again, we have had another debutant
:38:08. > :38:12.with a 90 average. Great stuff, hats off to him. But when he had those
:38:13. > :38:19.double tops to win the fourth set and missed them, I thought, he will
:38:20. > :38:25.go. But he didn't. He didn't. It was a good match, because they were so
:38:26. > :38:29.even. The averages, the percentages, and it was a nice pace. That is what
:38:30. > :38:32.I said to you at the beginning, they are mates and they will not slow the
:38:33. > :38:36.other one down, they will display their natural game. It was an
:38:37. > :38:44.enjoyable game watched, because you didn't know who would win. No one
:38:45. > :38:48.got two legs in front. One leg, one leg... I liked darts like that. I do
:38:49. > :38:53.think what you were saying beforehand about de Graaf failing in
:38:54. > :38:57.the first round three years in a row, I do think it must be on his
:38:58. > :39:00.mind. He came out and got off to a good start but I think
:39:01. > :39:01.psychologically it seemed Veenstra had a little more up there, let
:39:02. > :39:07.alone on the board. It's a had a little more up there, let
:39:08. > :39:11.the fourth time he has gone out in the first round. He will be well
:39:12. > :39:17.upset, really. I wouldn't be his mate any more! Their fathers are
:39:18. > :39:21.just below us, sitting at the same table, going through it at the same
:39:22. > :39:28.time. As you said before it started with a wink, this will be a nice
:39:29. > :39:34.game of darts. It was enjoyable. The 158 was great, I wasn't expecting
:39:35. > :39:39.that. He finished well. The double top he missed, he must have thought,
:39:40. > :39:44.I've lost it now. But he came back, held his bottle and he has gone
:39:45. > :39:47.through. Sometimes the debutant is saving most nerve wracking thing
:39:48. > :39:51.they do here is their interview if they win after the match, they get a
:39:52. > :39:56.little nervous on international TV. Luckily he is in safe hands. We will
:39:57. > :40:00.not make him feel nervous. He walked in whilst you were chatting. He
:40:01. > :40:05.said, we gave you a match. I said, you gave us a match and a half. What
:40:06. > :40:10.a performance and what a result against your best mate and the
:40:11. > :40:16.number three seed. Can you believe what you just achieved? No, I don't
:40:17. > :40:22.believe. It was a great match. I was 2-1 up and Jeffrey played a good leg
:40:23. > :40:30.with 180, 180. I missed tops and I thought, oh God, no. Don't miss
:40:31. > :40:34.them. It was 2-2 in the final set and every time I held my leg,
:40:35. > :40:43.otherwise Jeffrey tries out. Then I broke him on 2-2. Only 60, 60, 60 in
:40:44. > :40:50.the last leg. I thought, hit 140 and I will be ready. It was a tough
:40:51. > :40:55.game. I'm sorry for Jeffrey, but I am happy to be in the next round.
:40:56. > :40:59.And you should be. An incredible match with great drama. How did you
:41:00. > :41:03.maintain your composure, after you missed that opportunity to seal the
:41:04. > :41:10.match with double top? You must have thought your chance had gone? Yes, I
:41:11. > :41:13.thought that. But Jeffrey is a good player, and you have to keep
:41:14. > :41:21.focused. You cannot give up. You have to move on. And I did. We'd
:41:22. > :41:27.like you to talk us through that 158. Surely that is the biggest
:41:28. > :41:38.checkout you have produced in a pressurised situation. Yes, I was
:41:39. > :41:43.2-1 up. You gave it a big double arm salute. Absolutely sensational. Have
:41:44. > :41:48.you surprised yourself here today? I think yes, a little bit. But I know
:41:49. > :41:53.I am a good player. I know when I am good, you can win against anybody.
:41:54. > :41:59.It is a win for me, the first time, so I am happy. You are not just
:42:00. > :42:04.good, you are excellent. We have the final darts to you to enjoy on the
:42:05. > :42:12.screen. Nerves of steel. The first one I thought, oh no. What was your
:42:13. > :42:20.instant emotion after that? Happy, I'm a happy man. Listen, I'm sure
:42:21. > :42:24.the friendship with Jeffrey will go on and on, but it was your turn to
:42:25. > :42:31.come away with a great victory. I hope you've booked the rest of this
:42:32. > :42:34.week off work, because you are not going home, you are into the next
:42:35. > :42:40.round. I have to book the boat home, because I booked it for tomorrow. I
:42:41. > :42:44.can book it in two or three days later. I think until Monday now, I
:42:45. > :42:47.will have the week. Stay for the whole week. There will be plenty
:42:48. > :42:53.more to come from you, I'm sure. Many congratulations, from everyone
:42:54. > :43:00.who watched that, a cracking match. We will see you in the next round,
:43:01. > :43:06.congratulations. Thank you. Everyone's best mate, Rob Walker. He
:43:07. > :43:09.will get hit with a ?30 fine for changing the boat. They usually
:43:10. > :43:13.charge you for changing those, so not a good day all round for Richard
:43:14. > :43:20.Veenstra. I do not think he's worried about the 30 quid a! Losing
:43:21. > :43:23.a game to save 30 quid! I'll tell you something else, he will get a
:43:24. > :43:30.lot more than that if he gets through the next round. Pip
:43:31. > :43:30.Blackwell against through the next round. Pip
:43:31. > :43:36.necks. They've been talking about through the next round. Pip
:43:37. > :43:39.each other. -- next. I've always wanted to play at Lakeside, since I
:43:40. > :43:43.was a kid and watched on the wanted to play at Lakeside, since I
:43:44. > :43:48.It was the only darts we ever saw on telly, at Lakeside. I said I want to
:43:49. > :43:55.play there, and I did. I watched when Ted won it. My ex-wife said to
:43:56. > :43:59.be at the time, the next time you go is when you play. I came two years
:44:00. > :44:04.ago and watched the semifinal and final. It was superb. That's when I
:44:05. > :44:11.said, I have to play there. This is my 11th time. My first one, it
:44:12. > :44:13.wasn't the best experience. I played Robert Thornton, or nobody knew who
:44:14. > :44:17.he was. I didn't know who Robert Thornton, or nobody knew who
:44:18. > :44:21.about half an hour before I played him. He beat me. I got back here the
:44:22. > :44:26.year after and got my first win. It has been up and down, really. A few
:44:27. > :44:31.first round exits, a few second round exits under quarterfinal. I
:44:32. > :44:34.wasn't afraid to get out there. It was the crowd, the noise of
:44:35. > :44:37.wasn't afraid to get out there. It crowd. Once you start hitting a
:44:38. > :44:43.double or a big score, it can put you off. Ross's finishing last year,
:44:44. > :44:47.I think he hit five ton-pluses and she is against me. He played really
:44:48. > :44:52.well. My scoring is one of my strongest points. I've been
:44:53. > :44:56.sharpening up on my doubles over the past few months, and that has been
:44:57. > :45:00.going quite well. Just get out there and play my game. When you make
:45:01. > :45:05.Lakeside, that's what matters. When you are here, it doesn't matter who
:45:06. > :45:10.you play. I have played him at four transistor, won two and lost two
:45:11. > :45:16.foster people think he can win and I will think I can win. As we said
:45:17. > :45:21.earlier, we are expecting close games to happen today. They may not
:45:22. > :45:27.be known across the nation tuning in today but Pip Blackwell is ten years
:45:28. > :45:32.old county darts for Kent. He's playing against all these guys are
:45:33. > :45:37.here month in, month out. That side of it won't be over roaring for him.
:45:38. > :45:41.He has played 86 times for Kent and I think he has won 63, so he
:45:42. > :45:49.obviously has a good standard. These two buys know each other. Atkins had
:45:50. > :45:50.trouble a couple of years two buys know each other. Atkins had
:45:51. > :45:57.his arm and try to sort that out. I think this will be a heavy scoring
:45:58. > :46:04.game. Every time he played Barney he used to be him. It's interesting,
:46:05. > :46:10.when you looked at that. He has been here for so many times. He's in his
:46:11. > :46:14.second decade of playing at Lakeside. It's funny when you see
:46:15. > :46:21.the pictures throughout the years, changing. The changes. He was
:46:22. > :46:25.good-looking! You always looked beautiful, if they ever show a
:46:26. > :46:35.picture of you. Would you call this one? I will go for Atkins. A little
:46:36. > :46:40.experience in the first round. Yes. He is in that group... We will see
:46:41. > :46:44.Gary Robson later in the week. You have Martin Atkins and in a group of
:46:45. > :46:50.players, diehards that you hope can go on. A lot of experience. He has
:46:51. > :46:58.played for a long while and he is a good score. When he's on his game,
:46:59. > :47:04.he's on his game. Pip is good player as well. It will be a close game.
:47:05. > :47:06.But I will go for Atkins. From Atkins to the Atkins diet, our
:47:07. > :47:15.master of ceremonies. We continue with the first round of
:47:16. > :47:25.the Lakeside World Championships. It is Day 3 at the home of world darts,
:47:26. > :47:29.the Lakeside! We now introduced to the stage a man
:47:30. > :47:32.who has reached five BDO world ranking finals. Our number 14 seed,
:47:33. > :48:48.from Kent, it's Pip Blackwell! We now introduced a former British
:48:49. > :48:52.Open champion. The reigning International open champion,
:48:53. > :49:07.Yorkshire's assassins, Martin Atkins.
:49:08. > :49:41.We have had some dodgy walk on Tuesday, but that we deem fit all
:49:42. > :49:50.from both players. Martin Atkins, BDO to the core but he has to be a
:49:51. > :49:55.little wary of Pip. COMMENTATOR: Is a tough match to call. Pip Blackwell
:49:56. > :49:58.against Martin Atkins, England against England, following Holland
:49:59. > :50:05.against Holland. The winner of this plays the winner, Richard Veenstra.
:50:06. > :50:09.Pip Blackwell has only been here one before -- once before and lost. He
:50:10. > :50:14.is the favourite with the bookies. But Martin Atkins has all the
:50:15. > :50:21.experience. This is his 11th year in a row at Lakeside and has been as
:50:22. > :50:26.far as the quarterfinals. So who knows who's favourite and who
:50:27. > :50:33.far as the quarterfinals. cares. Let's just enjoy the darts.
:50:34. > :50:43.Ladies and a woman, first set, first leg, Martin to throw first. It
:50:44. > :50:47.Blackwell, in only his second match on the Lakeside stage. But Atkins
:50:48. > :51:00.underway. He lost Ross Montgomery, Pip, last
:51:01. > :51:05.year on his debut. But he threw some decent darts. A 142 checkout,
:51:06. > :51:23.average of over 92. Let's have a look at Pip Blackwell
:51:24. > :51:29.and his shirt. Every world champion. And the year in grade, with his own
:51:30. > :51:39.name written large up and down the back. Will he be adding that name,
:51:40. > :51:41.to that shirt on Sunday evening? If he produces his best darts between
:51:42. > :52:08.now and then, you just never know. Martin Atkins, a fixture here at
:52:09. > :52:13.Lakeside. So is Ted Hankey, who is back for the first time in a while
:52:14. > :52:18.this year. No prizes for guessing who they are supporting, but he is
:52:19. > :52:23.not playing today, though. Five times Martin Atkins has been seeded
:52:24. > :52:28.here, and once went as far as the quarterfinals. He has also won four
:52:29. > :52:36.ranking titles, most recently last year.
:52:37. > :52:53.Nice darts from Atkins there. He will come back with a handy little
:52:54. > :53:02.two darter. 18 and tops. For first blood.
:53:03. > :53:15.One was too high and the other two low. But he will come back.
:53:16. > :53:48.Martin, you require 20. To hold his throat. -- his throw.
:53:49. > :54:05.We mentioned Pip Blackwell has only played one match on the Lakeside
:54:06. > :54:12.stage before and lost it 3-1 to Ross Montgomery, but Ross the boss really
:54:13. > :54:25.did boss that match, with five checkouts of over 100. Pip himself
:54:26. > :55:02.averaged 93, so it's not as if he came up on stage and froze.
:55:03. > :55:20.I mentioned Ted Hankey doesn't play today. He doesn't play this
:55:21. > :55:25.afternoon, in this session, hopefully he will have tickets for
:55:26. > :55:31.tonight, when the Count is in action.
:55:32. > :55:39.This, to break the throw. Treble 18 is the shot now, which would have
:55:40. > :55:50.left bull. Double top, for Pip Blackwell. To
:55:51. > :56:02.get on the board in this match. Yes, there it is.
:56:03. > :56:15.You mentioned Ted Hankey. Ted's game last night, I wasn't commentating so
:56:16. > :56:17.I just went and took a seat in the audience. He is still a huge draw,
:56:18. > :56:24.they love his walk on. Isn't he just! He is box office. I was
:56:25. > :56:28.delighted to see the Cape returns this year. The last few times we saw
:56:29. > :56:34.him here he kind of dispensed with the Cape. Then he walked on, he
:56:35. > :56:38.stood in the centre of the stage as if he completely owns the place,
:56:39. > :56:47.which he has done twice. I thought, is he going to throw the bats out?
:56:48. > :56:55.He did, they went into the crowd and everybody absolutely loved it. 140
:56:56. > :57:13.for Blackwell. To keep pace with the throw of Atkins.
:57:14. > :57:24.Martin Atkins from Leeds, in Yorkshire. A proud Yorkshire man.
:57:25. > :57:27.Represent his county and lots of friends and family down supporting
:57:28. > :57:41.Martin, including his daughter, Chloe. There she is.
:57:42. > :57:54.Treble 20. He will have another crack at that.
:57:55. > :58:00.So this is to break the throw, in this first set. A race to three,
:58:01. > :58:07.through to the last 16. Tops, he needs.
:58:08. > :58:21.Treble 19 for double 12. 12 would leave bull. Or a treble 4 double 13.
:58:22. > :58:32.Two 13s for Atkins. Yes! Gosh, that was a really good dart
:58:33. > :58:36.under pressure, already. These two players know each other so well.
:58:37. > :58:41.They've played four times in the last 12 months. Atkins has won two,
:58:42. > :58:59.Blackwell has won two. Martin arrives at Lakeside, in fact,
:59:00. > :59:14.having just celebrated his 50th birthday, on Christmas eve. A bit
:59:15. > :59:17.annoying for the family, isn't it? A double whammy over the festive
:59:18. > :59:19.period. Yeah, these people with Christmas birthdays... My wife is
:59:20. > :59:36.one of them. My mum and dad are. Been in a couple of finals, Pip
:59:37. > :59:45.Blackwell. This year he was the runner-up the Denmark Open. The Isle
:59:46. > :00:05.of Man classic. On both occasions. No shame in that.
:00:06. > :00:09.No real pressure currently being applied by Martin Atkins, but that
:00:10. > :00:20.treble changes things a little. We are for we were on the last leg.
:00:21. > :00:28.He needs the bullseye. CHEERING
:00:29. > :00:34.. Very nicely done. Get in there, he
:00:35. > :01:14.says. In an understated kind of way. Ann-Louise Peters, who triumphed in
:01:15. > :01:40.the women's World Championship. Not a great visit from Atkins.
:01:41. > :01:50.Opportunity... Another 1 of those could make things
:01:51. > :02:04.here interesting. Here we go. 6 darts. From 180. To
:02:05. > :02:30.take the set. Could do with a treble. Still
:02:31. > :02:33.Shanghai when he comes back. That is what they call it when it is treble,
:02:34. > :02:40.single and double of the same number. A handy last dart. But it
:02:41. > :02:57.may be academic. Dear... Not far but, here comes Pip
:02:58. > :03:26.Blackwell. He has missed. Martin did not think
:03:27. > :03:34.he was coming back here. CHEERING
:03:35. > :03:40.That will feel like a steal. No question, it will. He missed that
:03:41. > :04:31.1st dart at double top, he would've thought... This set is gone.
:04:32. > :04:38.Pip Blackwell obviously has lots of friends and family in the audience.
:04:39. > :05:01.That is his wife, Denise. She is head of his cheering brigade!
:05:02. > :05:04.Having had those starts to take it against the throw, he will want to
:05:05. > :05:30.make sure and win this leg. Both players, at the moment, slight
:05:31. > :05:48.tendency to pull it into the 5. That is better. 6 starts from 162.
:05:49. > :05:54.Good last dart. Putting some pressure on the double 16, for a
:05:55. > :06:02.break. Martin Atkins, from England. There it is. 2nd leg, Martin to
:06:03. > :06:15.throw 1st, game on. The Assassin is firing at the
:06:16. > :06:41.moment. A bit of a blip for Pip! We mentioned Martin Atkins has loads
:06:42. > :06:45.of Lakeside experience. He has only ever 1 more than 1 match wants. That
:06:46. > :06:55.was in 2012, reach the quarterfinals. Lost to Ted Hankey,
:06:56. > :07:02.5- 1. The last time he came 2 years ago, he was playing Rick Hofstra and
:07:03. > :07:10.had to concede. He did, didn't he? He damaged some ligaments in his
:07:11. > :07:26.throwing arm. That was on New Year's Eve.
:07:27. > :07:34.Do we know how? I am just trying to remember. I just think... I am
:07:35. > :07:41.pretty sure he told us. I don't think he was keeping it secret! It
:07:42. > :07:42.might just have been a slip or a fall, quite possibly, while
:07:43. > :07:59.practising! Atkins waiting with 145. 3 very
:08:00. > :08:06.strange darts. Brian Dawson, watching on with interest, the 15th
:08:07. > :08:15.seed place tomorrow evening. Are you sure? He is not playing tonight as
:08:16. > :08:25.well, is he? He plays John Boy Walton. He disposed Rob Modra from
:08:26. > :08:31.Australia earlier this afternoon. 104 Atkins, another 1 of those.
:08:32. > :08:48.He will be back for tops. No damage Blackwell can do. I wonder if he has
:08:49. > :08:58.let that 1st set at affecting. He had to darts at tops to win, Pip
:08:59. > :09:07.Blackwell. Game, shot and the 2nd leg, Martin Atkins.
:09:08. > :09:26.As soon as I say that... LAUGHTER straight into the treble 20! He is
:09:27. > :09:28.struggling, Blackwell. The average is 80 at the moment, hovering around
:09:29. > :09:40.78. Atkins, not a great deal better. There we are, both capable of an
:09:41. > :10:11.awful lot more. When he came here in 2011, Martin
:10:12. > :10:19.Atkins, he hit the 1st round record, 9 scores of 180, when he missed to
:10:20. > :10:23.darts at the double to beat the eventual runner-up Dean Winstanley.
:10:24. > :10:32.Lost that match in a deciding set. Good visit from Blackwell. Atkins is
:10:33. > :10:42.way back. Ever since I said he lost his
:10:43. > :10:59.scoring, he has refounded! Game, shot and the 3rd leg, Pip
:11:00. > :11:03.Blackwell. Good to see. I am not sure Martin Atkins would agree. You
:11:04. > :11:12.never like to see anyone struggling up on that stage, really. Atkins is
:11:13. > :11:23.not absolutely at home. A couple of loose 1s.
:11:24. > :11:59.He knows he must break the throw. In this leg. Or he is 2 sets down.
:12:00. > :12:14.A couple of skinny 8 teams, Blackwell is not happy, 1 little
:12:15. > :12:37.bit. And not much pressure, Martin
:12:38. > :12:41.Atkins. Under no pressure at all, really. Blackwell back on 229. For
:12:42. > :12:57.the said... There it is. 3rd set, 1st leg, Martin to throw
:12:58. > :13:14.1st. Game on! There he is, I think he is calling
:13:15. > :13:33.himself darts Vader! A couple of storm troopers in
:13:34. > :13:35.yesterday in their full gear. Let's just say, it took them a long time
:13:36. > :13:47.to go to the loo! Great atmosphere, as always. Marking
:13:48. > :14:17.the start of the New Year. A couple of decent visits from Pip
:14:18. > :14:22.Blackwell. He has essentially nicked the darts, could do with a treble,
:14:23. > :14:34.does not find 1, not on a finish. Stayed where he was. All the 20s.
:14:35. > :15:37.Pip lack well. He thought he had it. You would
:15:38. > :15:55.class this as a must get for Pip Blackwell. To break... Dear me...
:15:56. > :16:11.Yes! Game, shot and the 1st leg, Martin Atkins. That will hurt Pip.
:16:12. > :16:17.Yes. In danger of just running away with him. Or rather, running away
:16:18. > :16:21.from him. 180. CHEERING
:16:22. > :16:26.That is much better. His 1st of the match. In fact, the 1st of the
:16:27. > :16:32.match! Decent response from Atkins. Can he
:16:33. > :16:51.follow that up? That is the problem. The maximum and
:16:52. > :17:12.then... Some erratic 1s. And then Atkins was back in.
:17:13. > :17:19.There is Mrs John Boy... She is having a lovely afternoon. After
:17:20. > :17:26.watching her husband back to something like his best. Yes, how
:17:27. > :17:32.good was he? Haven't had a chance to speak to him about it yet but I know
:17:33. > :17:40.what he will say! LAUGHTER I just threw the darts. But he threw them
:17:41. > :17:50.very, very well. Blackwell will be 1st to a finish. Waiting on 104th.
:17:51. > :17:56.What kind of impression can Atkins make? Not a great 1. Can he start
:17:57. > :18:23.landing these? Sorry, I am getting ahead of myself!
:18:24. > :18:33.You had me concerned. I thought I had blinked and missed it! Tops...
:18:34. > :18:41.3rd leg, Martin to throw 1st. Game on. Pip Blackwell is still annoyed
:18:42. > :18:43.with himself but he needs to channel that and get the darts flying.
:18:44. > :18:48.Atkins is doing that. A little unlucky. But he keeps pace
:18:49. > :19:07.with a tonne 40. All of a sudden, both players
:19:08. > :19:17.averages are creeping up. Still not at their absolute best.
:19:18. > :20:07.What an awful lot better. Game, shot and the 3rd leg, Martin
:20:08. > :20:13.Atkins. For play, Pip Blackwell to throw 1st, game on. They have both
:20:14. > :20:21.won a leg now and Martin Atkins is 1 away.
:20:22. > :20:30.It is now or never for Pip Blackwell. The 14th seed, the
:20:31. > :20:43.highest checkout of the match. From Martin Atkins.
:20:44. > :20:49.The best for Blackwell, 65. The problem for Pip Blackwell is that he
:20:50. > :21:04.is yet to break. He has only been broken 1s. That is
:21:05. > :21:05.all you need. Break once and Holger throw and you will win every single
:21:06. > :21:38.darts match. If this is to be the last leg of the
:21:39. > :21:49.match and it could be, it is a slow burner.
:21:50. > :21:57.Yes, they are not in a massive rush. But if Martin wins it, he will go
:21:58. > :22:04.right bananas! And he is waiting, 147. Magic number in snooker. Will
:22:05. > :22:20.it be the winning line? Blackwell will have a chance at 76.
:22:21. > :22:28.How much did he need that 140? And how much does he need this?
:22:29. > :22:42.He needed 1 dark to stay alive. Still... Double 16.
:22:43. > :22:48.Game, shot and the match... Martin Atkins!
:22:49. > :22:56.CHEERING Fine shooting from the Assassin.
:22:57. > :23:00.Martin Atkins, from Leeds. He is absolutely steam-rolling Pip
:23:01. > :23:09.Blackwell and he wins through to round 2. Ladies and gentlemen, as
:23:10. > :23:13.they leave the stage, from Kent, Pip Blackwell, but through to the 2nd
:23:14. > :23:14.round, it is the Assassin, Martin Atkins!
:23:15. > :23:38.CHEERING Martin Atkins, 1 of those players,
:23:39. > :23:46.you could say the Lakeside is a living room. Steady pace. The old
:23:47. > :23:59.familiar story. Atkins is At the Races.
:24:00. > :24:06.He was not spectacular but he does not have to be. I thought the game
:24:07. > :24:13.would be closer. Atkins was steady. Plodded along. The same rhythm. He
:24:14. > :24:18.is through, done the business. Never really under any pressure. 1 of
:24:19. > :24:25.those players, he will play the man, he will get it done. He did not push
:24:26. > :24:30.on self, he did enough to win. Trying to play better but it doesn't
:24:31. > :24:35.always happen, it was easy for him. Great to see the Passion. No matter
:24:36. > :24:40.how many times he plays. The 2nd decade at the Lakeside. That win and
:24:41. > :24:47.his reaction, it was lovely. He is well happy. We will find out how
:24:48. > :24:54.happy. Come on in. Martin, just saying, when you 1, the final
:24:55. > :25:00.double, we could see how much, after all of these years, a win is still
:25:01. > :25:08.means to you. Of course. It is the best place to win, isn't it? Me and
:25:09. > :25:16.Pip, we are really good friends, like. Ted said earlier on Friday, he
:25:17. > :25:21.says, some tough draws. The best bet of the weekend is for so many seats
:25:22. > :25:26.to go out and that is another 1. The list keeps going up and a lot of it
:25:27. > :25:30.has to do with a blood going in, you always get that with qualifiers and
:25:31. > :25:34.at the same time, you get the old campaigners who had been here and
:25:35. > :25:39.done it and you showed you can go out there and not feel nervous. It
:25:40. > :25:45.is the 1st time here that I have not spewed up on the morning that I have
:25:46. > :25:53.played. Really? I stayed in my room was nobody else. I got in the
:25:54. > :25:56.shower, I expected to be nervous and I weren't, I was so relaxed. I felt
:25:57. > :26:04.a bit twitchy the 1st set, but other than not, I was comparable. --
:26:05. > :26:09.comfortable. Is it always a struggle? No, I am always like that.
:26:10. > :26:17.You talk to Olympians who have won gold medals and they say they are
:26:18. > :26:24.sick on the morning. When I think I am going to be sick, I am usually on
:26:25. > :26:30.my game. But overall, I felt OK today. I liked how I felt. I felt
:26:31. > :26:35.very good. I practised with Scotty Waits all day on Saturday. That will
:26:36. > :26:42.help you. He had a great night last night. He was fantastic. You share
:26:43. > :26:47.something in common with Bobby George. The 1st Lakeside for him
:26:48. > :26:55.that he has slept alone, and this is a family show. The better George,
:26:56. > :27:06.Marie, as we call her, that is the 1st year she is not here. Hello,
:27:07. > :27:15.Marie, we want to say hello. Jill my partner is here. She is screaming
:27:16. > :27:20.her head off. As I said, it meant so much to you to win up there.
:27:21. > :27:24.Especially after missing last year, the 1st year I missed after 10
:27:25. > :27:33.years, with an injury. Onwards and operates. Been straight in the next
:27:34. > :27:39.round. You did not have a chance to see how he played? I am good friends
:27:40. > :27:44.with Richard. But both of them, Jeffrey de Graaf, they are both good
:27:45. > :27:49.boys. I have always fancied Richard because he is here 1st time, but
:27:50. > :27:56.Jeffrey de Graaf has never won a game here. Such a great player here.
:27:57. > :28:02.I met him the year I got injured. Jeffrey is such a fantastic player.
:28:03. > :28:14.I still cannot believe he has not won a game. Good luck to you. Thank
:28:15. > :28:16.you. Bobby, if you want to give me a call, that is OK. We will be back
:28:17. > :28:21.with the highlights later. Featuring more action from the 1st round
:28:22. > :28:25.schedule for this afternoon, we went back in time with John Boy, we went
:28:26. > :28:30.touch with Richard Bean stir and now, thanks to Martin Atkins, we
:28:31. > :29:03.will have an early dinner. -- Richard Veenstra.
:29:04. > :29:07.Listen to that cheer. It's going to be our year.