First Round: Day 4 Darts: World Championships

An afternoon on the oche at the Lakeside, and no doubt a fuel of

this lot are on fancy dress in case their bosses are watching! Six-man

two women going to work on the Lakeside stage, here is a rundown of

what is ahead. Martin Adams surely fancying his

chances this week, although Jeff Smith is a tough, tough first-round

draw. The Chatterbox is back, Peter

Sajwani, but he faces Mark McGeeney, who Bobby really likes the look.

Deta Hedman, always a Lakeside favourite, has three darts in her

hand and she hopes they are hot, hot, hot. Gary Robson plays with two

black eyes after falling off a hover board. The good news? We have a

video. From the safety of the Lakeside

balcony, it will all be watched by a legend who has been around long

enough to go out drinking with misusing 's dad, Bobby George. Are

you well? We have probably had more drama than quality, we always like

to tell it how it is, so far? Any change today? It is a good line-up.

Martin Adams, last year he was runner up and he did not play well.

This year he is playing better and he should go all the way. He has got

a lot of well ranking points, more confidence. Same old, same old, but

I never thought I would see that, not only playing at the Grand Slam

darts but playing well and everybody fell in love with Wolfie. He was

blowing kisses at everyone. But he has a tougher opponent today. Week

or him the Silencer for a reason, he averages over 90, Jeff Smith is just

deadly. He has a good game on his hands. We think it is the 23rd year

that Wolfie has been at the Lakeside, so we sent along special

agent Richard Ashdown, because we wanted to know how much Martin Adams

knows about Martin Adams. I am here for a special edition of

the Ashdown Modem, with a Lakeside legend. Name? Martin Adams. Age? 59.

Occupation? Professional. Players. Your specialist subject? Marrows!

Sorry, Wolfie. What year did you make your first Lakeside World

Championship appearance? 1994. Correct. Who was your opponent in

your very first match? Correct. You defeated a fellow Englishman to

reach first semifinal in 1995, who? I don't know! Mike Gregory. Was that

in 95? My word. What was the year you joined the dreaded list of

number one seeds to fall at the first hurdle, and you defeated you?

I will guess at 1995. 1997. The opponent? Robbie Widows? Roger

Carter. You have hit 16 180s, who was that against? Chris Mason in the

quarterfinals in 1999. Really? Would you like me to ask you any more

questions about that much? Up to you, I don't mind. We will leave it.

Who did you defeat to reach your first Lakeside final in 2005? You

beat him 5- C Rowe. -- 5- C Rowe. Simon Whitlock. He reached the final

in 2007, how many sets were you leading film Nixon by at half-time?

6-0. What was the final score and what was the checkout that she won

with? 7-6, 54, 14, double top. You have registered 11 161 checkouts at

Lakeside, but just one maximum finish of 170, against whom and in

what match? Pass. Dave Chisnall in the 2010 final. I am really good at

this?! How far away from the double 12 were you in last year's semifinal

on your attempt at the 9-darter finish and ?50,000? That was very

close. About this? We will accept that, correct. How many matches have

you played in the Lakeside World Championships? No idea. 70. My word.

How many... BUZZER RINGS. I have started so I have finished, how many

BDO world titles have you won? Three. Correct. Six correct answers

and one pass, but we will give you a bonus point for remembering the

checkout in 2007. Thank you. Not very good about, was

he? Fantastic, it brought back the memories and harks back to the most

important thing, he has this consistency that nobody else has

been able to find. What keeps him so young in that oche, to come back

every year as a favourite? He practices all the time, about three

or four macro hours a day, even when he is not playing he practices can

he puts the hours in. 70 games, that is a record, it must be.

Self-motivated, disciplined, professional? Yeah, he does it

properly. He would be a great guy to have in the Army with you, you could

trust him. I would be disappointed if he does not put a show on today.

And he will need to, we saw it with Joe Smith last year, he arrived a

relative unknown, he is back this year doing about the same thing,

averaging around 92, hitting one out of two doubles, that or thereabouts.

Consistency is the keyword. He shocked everyone. I thought he would

get to the final. He played really well. Adams knows that. Adams was

working in 140s, 180s, Jeff was as well. It should be tight but I think

I will go for Adams as well. It is a shame they are meeting in the first

round, that is the way the draw goes. They are all good players, but

they don't perform. We know those players can perform. The unknown,

you don't know what you will see, but if we do not see these play

well, we will be disappointed. There is only one man to introduce the

players, let me introduce Tim, Little Richard Ashdown. RICHARD

ASHDOWN: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME TO THE 2016 LAKESIDE WORLD

CHAMPIONSHIPS. It is day four at the home of world darts, the Lakeside!

We now introduced to the stage the reigning Dutch open champion, three

times a world master, three times the Lakeside world champion, it's

Wolfie, Martin Adams! MUSIC: "Hungry Like The Wolf" by

Duran Duran. MUSIC: "Hungry Like The Wolf" by

Duran Duran. We now introduced a Lakeside World

Championship and BDO Trophy semifinalist, the reigning Las Vegas

open champion. From Canada, the Silencer, Jeff Smith!

COUNTRY ROCK MUSIC PLAYERS. -- PLAYS.

MUSIC: "NEW ORLEANS IS SINKING" BY THE TRAGICALLY HIP.

STUDIO: Stars off the stage, John Wilson is here for his 80th birthday

and had the hall is here for her 90th.

Now the commentary team. COMMENTATOR: Here is the question,

who do you fancy for this one? Martin Adams, I hear you thinking,

and yes, he is the number two seed, Bertie is relaxed, he shared a joke

backstage not 20 minutes ago. -- but he is relaxed, we shared. He has all

the experience in the world. But Jeff Smith has something about him

on that stage. A semifinalist on debut last year, he was mighty

impressive, averaging 92 in the prelim and hitting 64% of his

doubles. England against Canada for a place in the last 16, honestly,

honestly, this is anyone's. But we expect a high quality darts match.

MC: first set, first leg, Jeff to throw first. Game on. COMMENTATOR:

One thing is for certain, the Silencer will not go quietly. We saw

how he performed last year, I'm sure we will see it a lot this year.

Hello, Martin, welcome to Lakeside! Almost a perfect start. He has had

to wait until Tuesday afternoon to get his Lakeside 2016 and away. His

71st match on that stage, can you believe it? You have seen every one

of them, Tony? Yes, hopefully I will see a fume or! I think this will be

a great match. -- see a view more. Martin is the number two siege. --

seed. Not a bad start from the three-time champion. 121, 140, 125.

Treble 20. Though he has gone for the 18. Double 10, the shaft.

This is to break the throw. He won't care how many darts, as long as that

one found the target. And it didn't. Take it away, Jeff.

Martin with a smile on his face, but I think you may be going very

shortly. Remarkable that Martin Adams has

been coming to Lakeside in producing high quality darts like these for 23

years. Last year he beat the likes of Gary

Robson, Robbie Green, he has the form. That is Jeff Smith. Martin

Adams got all the way to the final. Both players lost to Scott Mitchell,

Smith in the semis and Martin in a humdinger of a final.

A couple of loose visits from Smith, you can't afford them against Martin

Adams. Another good audience. It is Tuesday

lunchtime, remember! I wonder how many of those are technically meant

to be at work? He has missed four darters at 88.

Shanghai. Single, trouble and double. -- treble and double.

Martin, you need a double! He has missed! I tell you, this guy can

finish the shots. He needed 88, he hit 88. Wolfie is scoring so well,

but he has not hit a double in seven attempt will stop -- seven attempt.

When Jeff Smith gets near the doubles, he finds them. 64% of

doubles hate in his first-round match, two out of four today. Martin

is scoring brilliantly. But that double trouble can't continue if he

is to find his way into the last extreme. -- last 16.

Martin knows he is in a map. -- match. Each set is the first to

three legs, and the first to three sets will be through to round two.

Jeff has already had a match in the preliminary round, as Canada's

number one. He gets an automatic invite.

Single 16, he was going to go for. There it is. He will have more

chances to hit a double. Eighth time lucky! Double top for

Martin Adams. He is on the board. Finally something for his partner to

celebrate. Martin's partner, that is.

23 and paraded on the back of his shirt, it is his 23rd World

Championship -- embroidered on the back. He says he is getting so close

to 25, which would be a milestone he really wants to hate, 25 World

Championships in a row. -- really wants to hit. He is 60 on the 4th of

June this year, Martin Adams. He just thinks it is a bonus that he is

back here in his 60th year. The way he is throwing, it is nothing like

that, it is fully deserved. Jeff on 174, looking good for this

leg. Wins the like, wins the set, Jeff Smith. Very nicely done.

Double top. Yes. The first set, Jeff Smith. Second set, first leg, Martin

to throw first. 180! They are on their feet up

Lakeside. They are living it. -- loving it. He has had trouble

hitting his doubles, but four out of four for Martin Adams. There was a

grown-up because everyone knew he was on for a perfect nine. Leg, but

180, 140, not that. -- for a perfect 9-darter leg, but 180, 140, not bad.

Relentless pressure for both players. This is extraordinary.

He has missed it four times, Martin, but if he hit 30, it is for a ten.

Leg. Gok Wan. -- it is for a ten dart leg. Go on!

I told you it would be a cracking match! You certainly did! A long way

to go yet. What I was going to ask you at the start of that last leg,

are you aware of a programme called Pimp My Ride? Pardon? About it as an

MTV show where people take beaten up old bangers to a garage and they get

essentially done up a bit, spoilers on, massive speakers in the boot,

champagne on the back-seat, that sort of stuff. Like your car. That

is what Jeff Smith does back home in Canada. He owns a garage doing up

old cars. Business, he says, is booming.

A little bit to do for Martin. And is a maximum helps and puts pressure

on the double top. Jeff, you require 40. You would not expecting to miss

this with three darts in his hand. But she has! -- he has!

For the leg, double 10. Game, shot and the second leg, Jeff Smith.

140! Martin has missed seven darts at a

double, but despite that is averaging north of 100. And losing.

And, by the way, that is comfortably the best average of the week so far.

Imagine if all those darts that scored him zero weren't added to the

equation. It could finish off as a classic, this one. It really is

great to watch. Really powerful scoring from Martin Adams. But what

is it that Bobby George reminds us year on year on year? Trebles for

show, doubles for dough! A chance for Jeff Smith. Martin has

not left himself on a finish. Jeff Smith has, the daddy of them

all. He will be coming back for 170. Go one, Jeff!

This is for a rake of throw. And to move within a leg of a two set lead.

Just misses the double 16. Double 11! Yes! You just saw him as he

walked back from picking up his starter from the double 11, puffing

out his cheeks, that was a Wolfie sigh of relief, make no mistake. In

a bad position, that first dart. Needs to get over the top. Hunters.

-- and does. Jeff Smith with a shot. Jeff Smith freely admit to being a

much better player on the stage than on the floor. He did not know how he

would react last year, but he just feels to the Manor born on the

Lakeside stage. And if he didn't know before, Martin Adams knows now

that he is in a real battle. He reached the semifinals last year, he

lost to Scott Mitchell. We know the power he has got.

Martin back in 260, Jeff will be back.

This would feel good. Another one of those, has to move across the oche.

Unlucky, just came off the barrel and went north of the wire.

And it is there! Fifth leg, Martin to throw first, game on. There it

is, we are going all the way in the second set. Martin Adams with the

darts, throwing first. Must, you feel, not get broken here. From two

set stone it is an awful long way back from somebody with the

confidence of Jeff Smith. Throwing with confidence.

Larry Butler there. Fellow North American. Travelled a long way, but

they are getting results. Martin in trouble. Big, big trouble

and only 26 with that visit. Actually, that was Jeff Smith's

first maximum of the tournament and, what a time to throw it. Nothing

Adams can do it it -- do about it. He's stuck on 320.

Treble 16 would have left double 10. He'll be back. With dangerous darts

for a two-set lead. Pressure darts now.

Hit it in the last leg. Double 9. Yes. He's in trouble, is Martin

Adams. Two sets down. Listen to the crowd. He's a cool customer, Jeff

Smith. And he's the sort of player, when the finishing line homes into

view, he gets better. He loves it up there. He was telling me, I said do

you truly believe you are going to win this match and he goes

"absolutely 100%, the only person that matters whether I'm going to

win or lose, and believe that, is me" and I do.

He actually bought that car restoration business that he was

working for when he came here last year. He'sny now the owner and he

said business is going well, so A it relaxes him and B, it gives him time

to focus on his darts which is the thing he loves. Certainly the engine

is ticking here, that's for certain. Unlucky that, for Martin.

Martin on 280. He's in desperate need of help. All of a sudden, the

scoring has deserted him as well, Martin. Treble 16, double 18.

He wanting double 9 when he comes back. But will he take it? Let us

see if he's going to go straight for it. Yes. And the first leg of what

could be the final set. Martin has to find a way to break the throw. Or

he's out. Great match for the audience. Getting the best of order.

I think they are a bit shell-shocked. They did not expect

this. They did not expect Wolfie to struggle. He's being beaten up out

there. Another maximum from Jeff Smith.

701 points away from knocking out the top seed, Jeff Smith. This is

just relentless, and you have to say, superb. 60 left after nine

darts. Looking for 11-dart finish. Martin Adams treated us in the

second set to a ten-darter. This is an 11-darter maybe. No. All of a

sudden, a lifeline for Martin Adams. He's missed the treble 18. He's let

Jeff Smith in again. That is a long way off.

Just one leg away. To break of throw. Steady start.

Still fighting back, is Martin. No question. Never gives in. He will

keep fighting. To the very last dart.

Early in the match, Adams was averaging north of 100, but as Jeff

Smith's average has gone north, Martin's has gone south. It's all

about hitting the doubles. Putting it right where he needs them.

81. Is that enough? It's not a finish. Oh, dear.

That is going to be for the match when he comes back. Shanghai for the

match for Smith. There is the pressure applied from

Wolfie. You would expect nothing less from him. Nothing he can do but

watch, as Jeff Smith has a dart for the match and double top and hits

it! Stunning, superb performance from Silencer. Who knows how far he

can go this year if he keeps performing like that? ! Wolfie blown

away. Ladies and gentlemen, we say goodbye to Wolfie, Martin Adams. But

through to the second round, it's the Silencer, Jeff Smith!

What a performance. Jeff Smith, we told you, a straight line of

consistency. A robot. A machine! As cool as you like. The Silencer makes

deowed rant sweat. -- deodorant sweat.

Bobby George, the guy played for his 23rd time at the Lakeside. We saw

with Jeff Smith on his debut, but even more Mr Consistent, that was

sensationally cool playing? He got beat up. He should have won the

first set though, he should have done. Missed seven doubles. Great

scoring, I thought here we go, good match, but Jeff didn't miss a shot.

And he never let him in, he never let him in. We said he gets 40-50%

in the doubles, he did roughly that Jeff Smith, we said he'd average

92-93 and he did that as well but the scoring was heavier, it was 107

first nine-dart average so everything was working for him and

he just has the bottle, Bob? Well, he can finish, can't he? Yes. This

guy, he can score what he wants if you don't hit the double though you

don't win. Wolfie just that little bit scruffy he was. Yes. On the

scoring. He started off well and then Jeff got it at him after the

second set. I want to show you the second set. You talk about the big

finishes but, as you know, sometimes it's not those at all. He's got the

last clutch dart and an all double, double 9 and he nails it. That's why

he won that match? Yes, because he can hit any double. They are all the

same size, they just live in different places. Luteally. I wish I

could say the same about your house and mine. Let's hear from the

Silencer Jeff Smith now. Congratulations. We said we let the

audience know what you were capable of last year, but even by your

wonderfully high consistent standards, well played? I'm still

shaking like a leaf after playing Martin Adams. Shaking and doing

Canada proud. This had flare, Jeff, let's have a look at your winning

darts because this is a lovely champagne moment of was a game that

was fizzy from start to finish from you. Shanghai nights; Shanghai

afternoons, Jeff? ! That's my game. I'm the only person that has to

believe in myself and I do. It's a fantastic philosophy to have. Is it

that self-belief because we see players who hit 95, 96 averages,

they come here and crumble. You are the opposite, you come here and

thrive? I'm probably a more dangerous player on a stage than I

am on the floor. I settle down when I play, I'm calm, I throw, I'm more

nervous standing here than I was down there. Wolfie at the end was, I

thought fantastic. He knew he was beaten up. He threw some fantastic

scores, just missed some doubles? Yes, he really had a chance to pay

me back a couple of times and I'm really surprised that he didn't. I'm

lucky to be here. You made Bobby laugh. Bobby is enjoying darts, I

know he is when he sits and laughs in his seat and you really enjoyed

that? I did. The finishing was great. You must have thought when he

started I'm in trouble here. You took your chances and thought, I

know what I've got to do now, get if front of him, hit the doubles and

that's exactly what you done, you never let him in, you never gave him

a chance. He's too dangerous a player, if you give him an inch,

he'll take a mile. If you have a chance, you have to beat him. Beat

him up is the saying? Yes. Wolfie won't mind me saying

that was quite a performance. Wolfie magnanimous at the end there and

talking now. This guy is so magnanimous in

defeat. Martin, you are conducting yourself fantastically well but you

were just outclassed today weren't you? Well, yes, he played better

than I did. At the treble I thought, I'm in trouble. I thought I'm really

in trouble. He banged straight in the tops, you can't argue with that.

The doubles just didn't go in for you? No, particularly early doors.

The first set could have been a bit different if I hit the doubles, I

had plenty of doubles. I didn't take 'em. But that's darts. What about

the ten-darter, you always give the crowd something. We have got it

there for you, look. Fantastic. I was hoping for a nine, but you know,

when you hit the 180, you think, let's have a nine. Second shot, the

145, or the 140 sorry, you know, a bit of a slip that one there really.

That one went in sweet as a nut. I'd already said to little Richard, if I

lose 61, I'm going the 45 route, bang straight in, beautiful. In

practise last week,ifulry time I left 61 I kept it in and got the

double straight in. The one I couldn't hit, straight in. Maybe we

were thinking, this is going to go all the way, you've settled in and

got your eye in, but again he didn't let you settle in, did he? No, he

didn't let me settle in. We have seen a couple of games this week so

far when the chances have been given to the opponents and maybe I gave

him too many chances, not really sure, but the chances he had he

played really well and dominated the game. You know what it takes to win

the title and you know class when you see it. Is he good enough to win

this for Canada? Without a doubt. If he plays like that, people will have

to play really well to beat him. They have to be on the top of their

game, probably playing the best darts of their life to beat him if

he plays like that. Jeff was superb tonight. On behalf of everybody, we

definitely want you back, so enjoy your 60th birthday in June and see

you back next year Wolfie, thanks mate. Thank you very much indeed.

Thank you. Wonderful stuff. What a gentleman. I

love when Wolfie is smiling, we have had years when he wasn't. He is the

heartbeat and even going out, he's still the heartbeat and we love

having him on the balcony. He's entertaining. He could have got the

nine darter but he got the ten. He was nice to Jeff what he said there,

if he plays like that he could go all the way and win the title which

is nice. He wasn't nasty, didn't say anything about Jeff, he blamed

himself, he had the chances and he didn't take the chances, first set

won that, different game. You told us at the start of the show that

we'd get a bit more quality today and they both had an average of 93.

Uncle Bobby strikes again, the Yoda of darts. I'm glad, that was a good

match. We have had the Silencer already. Peter Sajwani we have next.

Let's catch up with him. # I want it all

# And I want it now... # I was thinking about lot of

different tracks but I think that suits me, you just want it all and

you want it now. I'm very impulsive, so I never know

what is going to happen next. It's hard to describe it in words, the

feeling you have. It's the best part. Wilson, the top seed, and he

has all the Lakeside experience. I had nothing to lose. I mean, it's

just amazing to play there against the number one seed. He started off

brilliant. I think he won three legs to zero and had 111 average. Looking

as though he's going to get battered. The commentator said it's

going to be the fastest knockout in the history of Lakeside. If I heard

that, I would never come back from that situation. Everything went so

fast. Suddenly I had top for match and took it out with the first dart.

The match to Peter Sajwani. I was leaving my darts on the table and I

felt my knees were going so I felt like I hope I don't pass out now. I

don't know, fire service so emotional. Feels a little unreal

when I look back to it. If you're gonna be there and play, you got to

play against the biggest names. When I get in the zone, I'm just playing

my own darts. If I get a chance, I believe I can take it.

I think I can beat all the players that's in the tournament,

absolutely. Looking for a repeat 12 months later. But he's going up

against a real pedigree I think in Mark McGeeney, albeit an unknown

making his debut. But he was on the England team that won the WBO World

Cup. He can play with the very best of England and, this is the one name

that Bobby George said to me before a dart was thrown, keep a little eye

on double M, Mark McGeeney. Very, very good dart player. I watched him

in tournaments and he's very consistent, good scorer, good

finishing. He's played van Gerwen. I know it's only fun darts but you

have to play well to beat Michael. He can play, this boy. I met him, he

is ultra--nice, very softly spoken. So what I want to know is, is he

going to bring a Jeff Smith mentality or go with the debutantes

who get swallowed with the atmosphere? He said he's looking

forward to it. He's not nervous, plays all year to get here, he's

look forward to it. He's the sort of guy that could come up here with a

nine-darter or he may not handle the pressure. But he's got the quality

in his darts to play very well and he plays the same all the time. Let

us see how it goes. 90-odd average. In terms of Peter Sajwani. He does a

little jig here and a walk on like this and he's Smiley and chatty and

we love it, it brightens up our afternoon. But if you are playing

against that, can that be as offputing a tactic as the player

who's slow and does a Hanky? If you are playing well, it puts you off,

they can do what they want and you could still hit the shots so it's up

to the person. What you do is up to you. If it gets in your head he's

done the job. Absolutely and the walk-on could last as long as the

set. The Master of Ceromonies now. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the

2016 BDO World Championships and, we are here at the home of World Darts,

the Lakeside! Let me introduce to the stage a BDO

world hundredship semi-finalists, the classic champion, the reigning

British Open champion, it's England's Gladiator, Mark McGeeney.

We now introduce a former for that Lee know former Open Champion, he's

the Baltic and Scandinavian regional qualifier, Sweden's Chatterbox,

Peter Sajwani. Peter Sajwani is up. It's Chatterbox

v Gladiator which sounds like the worths movie ever made. A little R

R in the commentary box now. COMMENTATOR: Mark, the 43-year-old

from Stockport, he'd be the favourite, the Lancashire County

player. But we saw the victory that Peter got against James Wilson, came

through a preliminary, so this is his second this year. He beat Sam

Hewson in the preliminary rounds. He never shuts up, always got a smile

on his face, cheerful sort of soul. He's the Swedish national champion,

also runner-up in the Lithuanian Open. Beaten by Darius Labanowska

there. Mark McGeeney, he won the British Open, beating Ross

Montgomerie, Martin Phillips, Gary Robson and Scott Waite, so that

shows that he can perform at the highest level. He is a talent.

Whether or not he's going to be able to bring to it the big stage remains

to be seen, but I suspect that he might.

Reach the semis of the BDO as well and had victory over Glenn Durrant

on the way to that. Lost out to Geert De Vos. If he can handle the

occasion, he's got the sort of game which could go a long way in these

Championships. Thank you ladies and gentlemen, Peter to throw first,

first leg, first set. Game on. One of these days, Peter Sajwani's

walk-on music is going to run out before he even get on to the stage.

But great to see his infection enthusiasm and a big favourite

already here. I'm looking forward to a first Lakeside glimpse of this

guy, Mark McGeeney. -- infectious enthusiasm. Victory over Scott Waits

in the Open final is an indication that he is playing well. Waits has

looked as good as anybody at Lakeside this year. Sajwani loved

his walk-on. A smattering of admirers as well.

19s are proving popular early on. 20 is working better though for the

Swede. A couple of occasions of the BDO,

but he doesn't play any more nowadays, but Sajwani is only too

well aware of how good those predecessors were, I'm sure. Those

two, the only two Swedes to reach the last four here at Lakeside.

Not quite settled into it yet. 113. No check out now.

Sajwani for 92. Treble 20 he's looking for. Double 12, good dart.

And that's good finishing. Looking for the treble 20. Treble 16

and that was lined up. Excellent finishing. McGeeney won't

feel as though he's in the contest until he's on the board.

McGeeney not really getting the scores we know he's capable of yet.

I think he's a bit nervous up there. The average is less than 70 but it's

early stages and plenty of time to settle into the match.

The tonne starting to come for the Swede. McGinley hasn't settled yet.

The winner of this one will be facing big Scott Mitchell, the

defending champion. I wonder if he is watching. He might be looking at

one of his favourite James Bond movies. He says he has not really

been watching the darts while he has been here, he has been focusing on

his own game, sitting back, having a pint and watching some James Bond.

We are only talking fractions, but that is the game.

McGeeney, remember, with the throw here, really needs another of those.

Yes! That will settle them down, that he may not get a shot at it.

Another of those would leave a couple of 6s.

He needs treble 18 for the bull's-eye. Yes! 122! Beautiful

check-out! He is into the game. A huge smile, he enjoyed that.

Fabulous. Absolutely nailed it. A couple of

decent finishes, 92, 120 two. Absolutely. The game is warming up.

Some jitters from both fellows in the opening leg. But 122 checkout

from the Gini -- from McGeeney will get him right into it.

Had some success around the circuit this year, or last year, I should

say, Mark McGeeney. And also playing in exhibitions. He beat Michael van

Gerwen, it was a fun match but if you beat him in any kind of match it

shows you can throw a bit, you do not just rock up and beat van

Gerwen! But unless he has had a very, very bad day! McGeeney is

playing well again, he has a great chance of breaking the throw. He

will fancy this. That is a great first start. Looks

like he is going 25. Oh, double 18, what a checkout this would be. Just

by the width of the wire. He will come back for three darts at double

18 for a break. To go ahead. He was not sure if it

was in! There it was! The first one was a good marker. McGeeney ahead

with the break, no. And now he can take this opening set.

The 11th seed is throwing well. Since that 122, he has settled down

and the belief is coursing through his veins. Especially as a

debutante, you don't really feel you are in a match and tell you are on

the board. Fish until you are. What a transformation. Look at this. That

is Mark 's partner, and Marie, on the left. -- Anne-Marie. She is

sitting beside Lisa lashed in -- Lisa Ashton, the number one seed in

the women's tournament. Lancashire lassies.

This match is Stockport versus Stockholm, in fact! Tony O'Shea

territory, stop board. -- Stockport. I wonder if he is a Stockport County

man? More likely Man United Manchester City, I bet.

Look like a miscalculation. Yes, definitely. He is not in tears, he

is grimacing, he can't believe what he has done.

He has got a ready smile, hasn't he? Some questionable maths, and here we

are. Should have done that before, he

says! Mark is a likeable sort of character

on the stage. He is enjoying this match as long tonne much as Sajwani

enjoyed his walk on. -- as much as Sajwani enjoyed. A succession of big

numbers are pushing his average up now into the high 80s.

Scoring well, but at that. -- look at that. If he keeps hitting like

this he will be comfortably into the 90s before too long. Looking like

favourite to hold his throw in the opening leg of the second set. First

three sets, taking a leg the next round and reserving a berth against

Scott Mitchell. He will have quite a few darts up

that, leaves 125. 74, when the Gini comes back and he

can probably still have 9-darter back. -- when McGeeney comes back.

Good stuff! The Gladiator has four checkout excesses out of eight

attempt, he is scoring heavily now. Sajwani picks itself that Ritchie

soon, McGeeney will be surging away in this match.

Some new names coming through, Mark McGeeney is certainly one of them.

We have seen one or two established stars exiting already this year. And

McGeeney wanting to show that he is part of a new generation. Bobby

George called it. Keep your eye on him. You can't take your eyes off

him at the moment. The girl Sajwani is not throwing well. -- Sajwani is

not. Sajwani all over the place again.

Throwing badly. And the body language, he is just meandering

around the stage. McGeeney on 267. Sajwani looks like a man who does

not want to be there. He smashed James Wilson last year

after Wilson got off to that flying start. He can play, this lad. He is

only averaging 73 at the moment, he is way, way short of where he can

be. He showed glimpses in Hezbollah in a

rerun victory of what he is capable of, but we have not seen anything of

that today -- he showed glimpses in the preliminary round victory.

Another pretty weak visit from Sajwani. Sajwani taking forever to

get off the oche. A huge advantage against the throw

former Gini to go to a clear second set. -- for McGeeney to go. Can't

seem to get stop -- can't seem to get this.

Almost another big checkout for McGeeney.

You wouldn't expect him to have a shot at this finish

stop not happy with that. Sajwani, who has not looked like winning this

leg at any stage, finds itself with a chance. Oh, that was not good.

27 darts, he is still not there. Not one for the highlights programme,

this leg! Say what you like! I don't know where that one went.

There will be a fuel around the pubs and clubs watching this thinking, I

can do this. Sajwani trying to and clubs watching this thinking, I

the crowd. Trying to lighten the mood little bit. McGeeney smiles, he

is not too worried about the antics of his opponent. I can think of

another couple of players who might not have enjoyed that. . Number 30.

Blimey! Try it with Ross Montgomery, Ted Hankey... Might have been

received differently. Well, that leg was... Different.

McGeeney gets it, though. Break of throw, 2-0 up. The kind of leg of

darts that impose scheduling problems. That is a TV term, to the

own initiative eight -- to the uninitiated, it is when programmes

following needs to be postponed or cancelled. 180! The first maximum of

the match. The referee was not joining in the

liberty of the moment. -- levity. Fairly stony faced as Sajwani was

milking the applause. He is a good lad, Anthony, that referee, despite

looking a little bit dour. It is almost as of Sajwani has said, I am

playing rubbish, I am just going to have a laugh. All very well, but

McGeeney has a job to do when needs to maintain concentration. -- and

needs to. Ted Hankey was throwing, by his standards, abysmally,

Phillips had to keep it together and just about manage to do so. Not

always easy in those circumstances. Bogey number, no checkout.

Sajwani has got an opportunity. It is erratic. He is playing with

what could charitably be called a bit of a lack of focus, is Peter

Sajwani. This for the second set. There it is. He is winning easily.

Chatterbox on the rocks. And McGeeney is under no real pressure.

It's took him at first leg to settle, Sajwani took it with a 92

but has done nothing since. Chatterbox silenced.

One of the Dutch contingent watching on. Jeffrey de Graaf. He was in

action yesterday. Fans down from Whitby. A little

Whitby town sign. Lovely place, Whitby, if you have never been.

That is more like it, Peter! Again, a bit of a display of emotion. They

will be back for 142. -- he will. Boy, could he do with this. Treble

20. That would have left bull 16. That is more like it. Giving himself

a potential checkout, 32. Second leg, marketed through first.

Game on. -- second leg, Mark to throw first.

Razma is in action later in a good-looking match against Gary

Robson. He is not practising, he is right here watching this match.

Razma, who qualified from the Baltic region, he is a BDO ranked qualifier

ahead of Peter Sajwani. Sajwani has steadied the arm a

little bit now. He looked as though he had almost given up in the last

set, at one stage. His prospects of pulling this one around remain

rather bleak. He is on 72, very makeable. Sajwani

throws another bad dart. That is more like it. Treble 20 or treble

12. Double 18. So, way off. That look like a good marker. 152 can't

be done, McGeeney will come back again looking for the double 18.

McGeeney is in the cruise mode. He looks as if he has another gear that

he can go into if necessary. Sajwani is not really pushing him.

The crowd are ready and braced with 180 signs. McGeeney has not produced

one of those yet. England fans, appropriately dressed

for the darts. He was looking for his first maximum and thought he had

got it, I think. McGeeney was part of last year 's victorious England

World Cup team. He will be coming back with an opportunity to

checkout. This is a chance to strike against the darts.

Peter has had a sneak preview of what could be. Mimic the first two.

Oh, he is playing his own game here, Sajwani.

That puts him just about there. He is 2-1 up, a break of the throw, now

he has the arrows for a straight sets win. It is not done yet, but

this has been surprisingly straightforward for Mark McGeeney,

who has thrown well. He has met Cyr resistance from his Swedish

opponent, unfortunately. Look at the averages. -- he has met the road --

no resistance. He looks a bit disconsolate. He

knows he has not produced anything, really. The highlight of his day was

the walk on. It lasted almost as long as this

match. Mentally, I think Sajwani is back in the bar. Well, he will be

able to experience a bit of reality before too one, McGeeney is getting

near. Chatterbox on the rocks, McGeeney 168 points away from

winning his first ever match at the Lakeside. No checkout.

McGeeney will come back. 68 is the checkout. Treble 20, 44-macro. 16

would leave double 16 for the victory. Oh, yes! You can't believe

it. It was surprisingly straightforward. -- he can't believe

it. Sajwani says, I'm going to knock you out. Peter, that is what he has

done to you. The Gladiator stands tall, McGeeney makes his mark and

cruises through to round two. Sweden's Peter Sajwani and England's

Gladiator, Mark McGeeney! MUSIC PLAYS

STUDIO: The joke on Peter Sajwani. Mark McGeeney in his first match has

the last laugh here at the Lakeside in the first round. The punch line,

how straightforward was that?! Bobby, we will get to how a debutant

plays against that type of, shall we do is the word character, for now,

but there were little glimpses from Mark McGeeney about the type of

player you talked about? He started off scruffy, wasted a few doubles,

but he held it together. When Peter was mucking about in front of him he

ignored him completely. He was not pushed. It was like a practice

session. Nobody pushed him. Not great averages. You know I am not a

killjoy if anything I go the other way, but where is the line? When I

was watching that and they were having a joke of a leg, and in Paris

meant the leg, I am not sure you should be doing this when you are

throwing three more darts at a W should have taken out ages ago at

this level. I think there is a lot more to it than just playing the

fool. When you're averaging 74, I find that different than when you

are doing it in a good game and the averages are good. He tried to

change the game around for himself, all the energy with dancing around,

he should have put it into the darts. How did he handle it? He

tried to put him off a bit. It didn't help him, anyway. Mark just

focused on the game. He obviously knew he would do that. Lets talk to

the man himself, come on in. The first time I met him was just

yesterday. Congratulations. Talk as through your first Lakeside

experience of winning on the stage? I have never been as nervous in my

life as I was there, it is surreal, I was shaking. You are having to

handle antics, we think, it is OK to have a laugh but we were showing...

Showboating when doubles were being missed, you were looking down and

trying to use the way, you must be pleased with how you handle that? I

handled it well. I have seen his tactics before. He is a lovely bloke

but I thought, Lib Dem, don't get involved. Concentrate on your darts.

-- looked down, don't get involved. That nice ton-plus finish must have

helped? There is your 18, first of all. Look at that, snake eyes!

Luckily gently! I didn't think I'd even win a leg.

When I got that first, I was relax and still nervous. You stood

alongside, which you have done, played with Scott Mitchell. Yes. You

are going to have to play against him. Now, I have a little inkling

that playing against a more straightforward player like that,

he's going to hit an average of over 90, it's going to lift your game?

Yes, I know Scott. He played pairs together in the World Cup. He's

fantastic, I love him to bits and we are going to have a proper game of

darts we are, it's going to be fun. I'm excited about that one, Bobby,

it was only an 85 average but look at the first nine, the tonnes, he

was hitting those and certainly enough glimpses of this man to be

excited. And you told me I wasn't nervous! I was always worried about

the very first game on the Lakeside because I've watched since I was a

kid. To get the first win under my belt, we'll see where we go from

here. Would you like to see your final darts again because that's

always a moment? Oh, yes. There you go. You've messed that up now, you

are never going to do it. One dart at it. I couldn't believe that. That

was just surreal. I've actually won a game on the Lakeside stage, it's

amazing. Part of the tournament now. I can concentrate on winning the

whole lot. If I can play like that, I can win it. I'm liking the class

of your top, black-and-white and beautiful. As the name would

suggest, representing England but the Irish connection as well, so a

mix of the family, so the reason for people to support you, not just near

the Lakeside but across the Irish Sea as well? I'm a proud Irishman.

Irish blood English heart whatever it is. That's it. Wonderful stuff.

We'll go all over the place for you when it comes to England, Ireland

and Newcastle. Newcastle in New South Wales in Australia though,

home to Corrinne Hammond. This is the ladies details.

Looking forward to seeing Lorraine Winstanley this year, always

knocking on the door. Anne-Lou was a Peters knocked out.

New Zealand's a far place to travel in the men's draw. We have got

Australians in there as well and we are going to Australia now. Let's

find out a bit more about Corrine Hammond. Corrine, welcome to

Lakeside and an incredible Lakeside debut. Are you feeling up for this?

I'm feeling a little bit nervous at the moment because it's very

surreal, like nothing that we have at home. Now that I've been here a

couple of days, I think I'll be good to play. What have you made of the

atmosphere over at the arena because I've seen you there in the practise

area a couple of days? It's very different to what I expected. I have

seen bits and pieces of Lakeside on TV at home. Only short parts. The

way that it's portrayed on television is nothing like what it

actually is when you're there in the crowd.

What was your instant reaction when you realised or you were told you're

going to the World Championship, you've made it, you've qualified? I

was kind of like erm yes, so this is real what's going to happen now, I

don't know if I can do this. I'm very excited, very proud of the fact

I've been able to qualify but it's like, this is real, what is it going

to be like when I get there. Let's look on the positives from your

perspective. Anastasia's been knocked out, Fallon's been knocked

out, we have seen shocks in the women's draw so although Deta will

start as the favourite, we have already seen that the form book can

be upset as far as the women's darts is concerned? That can be said about

every game. Everyone's playing their own game, we all have three darts,

it's about who performs on the day so anything is possible.

Are you looking forward to that roar when you walk out because you will

get a great reception. People really appreciate at Lakeside those who've

travelled an awfully long way to get here. That's probably what I'm most

nervous about really. It's like nothing that I would have ever

experienced and I think that that's what will probably make me more

nervous than anything is to think that there are going to be all those

people that are going to be watching. I hope for your sake that

you can enjoy it because you have work sod hard to get here. The very

best of luck. Thank you. If she plays darts as well as she

talks, she'll be doing well. Wonderful interview and, you know,

she is going to be spurred on, Rob is right, by saying Fallon and

Anastasia out. Why not. She's qualified and probably having the

tournaments that our girls are playing. Probably a new thing for

her. But I've never seen that lady play so I can't comment on how she's

going to play. A bit of the unknown and we can't say that about Deta of

course. She's won so many titles in the last 12 months, eight, nine,

ten, 11, 12, it keeps going. Little Richard introduced all the players

and it took us a minute and a half to read out what she's won, she's

the Jimmy White of ladies darts and she needs to win here. She has her

chance, she's a greater player, wins loads and loads of tournaments but

don't have the luck here, I say luck because you can't be that good all

year and then perform here. So our hearts are in our mouth every time

we watch her. Yes, you think, she's going to go and win this, and then

something happens. I don't know, it's one of those things that in

darts you can be the best player in the world until you come here. It's

on the day. Absolutely. We believe in her, we believe she can win the

title, but does she believe in herself? That's always been the

thing to see it all the way through. Let's get down to Richard Ashdown.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is the 2016 Lakeside World Championships

and we continue with our ladies event here at the home of World

Darts, the Lakeside! We now introduce to the stage a

twice world Masters Champion, twice a Lakeside World Championship

finalist, the current holder of 13 world ranking titles, she's the

reigning British Open Champion, it's England's Dark Destroyer, Deta

Hedman! We now introduce the world's Number

Ten and the current holder of seven world ranking titles, she's the

reigning Australian Masters Champion, from New South Wales, it's

Corrine Hammond! Well, we know Deta Hedman has the

head for the Lakeside heights but too often it turns into a nightmare

for her. Let's head into the commentary box. High fives from

Hammond on the walk-on. And, let's be honest, you were dancing along to

Deta's walk-on weren't you, just a little bit. Australia's Corrine

Hammond then, one of three debutantes in the women's draw this

year, seven titles this season. The second Australian woman to appear

here at the Lakeside. And the reigning Australian Masters

Champion. But boy, she's up against something today. Hugely popular,

very familiar figure at the Lakeside. Deta Hedman, third seed

this year having made the top seed in each of the last four. Twice a

runner-up in 2012, 2014 and she's lost actually to Lisa Ashton in the

last three years here, the last 16, the final of 2014 and the

quarter-final three years ago. It's Hedman against Hammond.

Corrine to throw first. Game on. Here we go, a place in the

quarter-finals at stake. It's the first to two sets and each set is

the best of five legs or a race to three, if you prefer. Talking to

Deat only about 25 minutes ago, I said, how are you feeling this year,

Deta, about time you won this and she looked at me and she Saws, I'm

just very tired. -- she said. The first three darts tell a different

story although it didn't bode well. If you are going to throw a top 140

every time you visit, you can be as tired as you want. I said what do

you mean tired, tired of darts, tired of the whole things and she

said no, just sometimes people get tired and I'm tired. I said, but

surely you will get a shot of adrenaline when you walk on the

stage and she said, I kind of hope so. For her sake, I kind of hope she

has. With two commentators in the

commentary box whose job gets them up at 4. 30, we can have sympathy.

Only one of those also doing their day job as well as this. That's very

true - you can have that one! Hedman making slight inroads against

the darts. Hammond yet to get the scoring going at all. Corrine

Abraham comes to... Did I just call her Corrine Abraham. Corrine Abraham

is, I'm sure you know, the British Iron Man triathlete who won the

Australian Iron Man last year so I see Corrine and Australia and

immediately think Abraham. Corrine Hammond however is making her

Lakeside debut so while she hasn't settled, sometimes it takes a leg or

two when playing on this stage for the first time. Glad we cleared that

one up. Way back and fairly erratic at the moment unfortunately, the

Aussie and looking a little embarrassed actually.

Not a whole lot better from Deta in all honesty. 140 with the adrenaline

surging around after the walk-ones, but after that, no treble yet. And

Corrine is yet to find that middle bit. That's more like it. One the

other side would be nice. On a finish then, Deta.

94 to break it. She'll be back there, maybe single 16 here, yes.

Treble 20, treble 19, it's the second highest check out there is.

Wouldn't it be extraordinary if she took that out having failed to find

a treble yet. Still hasn't quite settled. We are joined in the

commentary box by two referees! What have we said? ! Double 10 for Hedman

to strike first. One more shot at it. Well, a glimmer here. But, as

you say, hasn't troubled the treble yet. Oh, there we go. Double 16 she

needs. Oh! That would have been the steal of

all steals. Double 5 for Deta Hedman for the first leg of the match. No

mistake at all. I bet she's pleased to hear that.

She's been brilliant on this stage, Deta. She's also been, I don't like

to say nervous, but nervous. Pleased to say the reffee's have now

left us so we can relax again. With thumbs up as well. Whatever we did,

we have been forgiven! 91 ranking titles, extraordinary. More than

Trina Gulliver. That's a lot of competitions.

She beat Gulliver in the Northern Ireland Open fienl I believe, one of

her 13 titles in 2015. -- Northern Ireland Open Final I believe. Third

straight British Open also in 2015. But she's only been to the final

here at Lakeside once. She looked like she was going to win it as well

in 2014 against Lisa Ashton. She was two sets up and on the brink.

Lisa came back to win that final 3-2. Then she beat Deta again 2-1.

That was in the first round here last year.

Good visit from Deta Hedman. Leaves 82.

So bull treble 14 are the two options with the first dart. Double

top she's left. Oh, yes. Nicely done. Game on. Very nice finish.

That's better from Corrine as well. It does sometimes take a couple of

legs to settle, but the trouble is, when you are a race to two sets, you

can't afford more than a couple of legs. Especially when Deta's finding

her best form. Deta. If you don't get going fairly swiftly - here we

go - much better. If you don't get going swiftly against Deta Hedman,

you're in trouble. But that's much more like it.

137 and 140 in this leg already. I think this match is personaling up a

bit. The trouble is starting to come now for Corrine Hammond. She needs

to string a few together to really give Deta something to think about.

That strayed into the treble 1. So Hammond with a bit of daylight here.

Only 55 but she does visibly look to have settled.

Deta needs a big visit to apply pressure here, needs to force her

way in-between those two. Unable to do so. Six darts at least at 136 for

Corrine Hammond, treble 20 the shot. Another one of those would leave a

couple of eights. Oh, yes, double 8 for a 136. She likes these big

finishes. That's a couple of times already she's nearly taken out a

three-figure finish and she'll be back for that double 8 because

Deta's nowhere in this leg. Corrine from Newcastle in New South

Wales. To get on the board in this match has to shuffle across the

oche. And she finds the double. She'd missed five darts before that.

But life suddenly feels a lot better.

They call her Rinnie, Corrine. And she's got support in the shape of

her adoptive nan Lynn. It's better from Hammond as well.

One of three debutantes in the women's draw. No first timer's won

the women's title since you know who, Trina Gulliver back in 2001,

that's the scale of the task. Some debutant was going to win it in

2001. It being the first ever world title. On the women's side. Corrine

Hammond, you know, she's one of the, if not the most successful darts

players that New South Wales has ever produced, she's represented

them 13 times, she's represented Australia seven times, she's the top

player in Australia. She's played in three World Cups, three Asia-Pacific

cups. As you mentioned, George, she holds eight ranking tights

currently. So this for the first set, treble

18s. Another attempt at treble 18. She'll

probably stay there. She did get treble 18 but it took

three darts. There is Trina, nine-times champion. Two treble 19s

for the bull she was going. Got one of them. So to apply pressure. Oh,

yes, consider the pressure applied. 68 for the set. Treble 20, yes.

No! Single 18. Double 16 to take us into a deciding leg. That's a really

good marker, she can use that and does.

And that's to break. She's now throwing herself to take the set. I

wonder if those early nerves have been replaced by excitement,

anticipation, expectation, enjoyment?

On the biggest stage against one of the biggest names as well. We saw

you! I wonder if she was meant to be at work! ? Listen, you'll only get

caught if the boss is watching darts.

We see sirious outfits at the Lakeside. How about a pair of those?

! When did she borrow those off you? !

I wondered where they'd gone. So the deciding leg of the first set.

Speaking of being spotted in the audience when perhaps you should be

elsewhere, a few years ago, I was watching a televised darts event. I

should have been interviewing a Rugby League coach, I told him I

couldn't make it and then there I was wearing a Phil Taylor T-shirt

and he texted me, the coach, who I was supposed to be interviewing. Who

was he? Tony Smith, the former, at the time, Leeds Rhinos coach, now

with Warrington Wolves. So that's where you've gone today is it George

- hands up Tony, I said. Hi, Tony, if you are watching. He does love

the darts actually. An Australian himself and now a British citizen in

fact so I don't know who he'll be supporting today. This is nice. Her

second of the match. Hammond first to a finish. And a

decent one as well, 116. Twice we have seen her come to within a

whisker of taking out a three-figure check out. This will be lovely for

the set. Single 19. There it is. Double top she needs for the set for

a 116. Well, Deta needs to take this out.

Great start. Another one of those. Is that in? That leaves double 14.

Oh, so close. This is a proper darts match now. Two 10s for the set.

Double 15. Double 7. This will feel like a steal for Deta.

CHEERING. And that's champion class. That's the kind of nerve that has

won 91 ranking titles. Four darts from 148. To nick that

set. Corinne had two at tops. Couldn't find it. Forgive me, one at

tops and one at double 10. She needs to forget about that straight away,

because Corinne Hammond has started playing some good stuff. That could

perhaps, should have been her set. How is Corrine Hammond going to

respond to that? Gave away the first couple of legs in the match really,

then settled down. You would have required those outfits the first

couple of days here. Tipping it down. A more picturesque scene

around Frimley green in the last 48 hours or so. I think rain stopped

play here a couple of years ago. Yes, the leaky roof wasn't it.

Good leg for Hammond against a thrower. That's a good visit from

Hedman as well. Looking to set up a decent finish.

Credit to Corrine Hammond. It is so easy not to settle on that stage.

You have never been here before. She has come all the way from Newcastle

new South Wales, know that she is playing the great Deta Hedman in her

first round match. She didn't settle, looked a bag of nerves in

the first couple of legs. But look at this. Treble 19, yes, double 12.

141. She keeps coming close doesn't she? Everyone was willing her to

finish that one off. So no finish for Deta. Hammond will

be back for double 12. Three darts at double 12 for a break of through.

First leg second set. Just an inch below that. Oh, no. It's the

finishing that's been the problem. 13%, two out of 15 for Hammond. And

here's Hedman. Treble 18 leaves double 12. That's how you do it.

That's a hold, but that will feel like a break of throw. Just that

coincidence it was the double 12 that Deta hit. Having watched

Corinne miss it four times in a row for that leg. It just must feel like

a dart to the heart. And the percentage there is, that's why

Hammond's behind. Because the scoring's picked up.

Upwards of 70 for Hammond. Marginally higher for Deta Hedman,

with darts like that. There we are. The fact that Hammond's average is

in the 70s after those first two legs is extraordinary, and speaking

of extraordinary, how about some of that! A maximum to get Lakeside

rocking. It is the first wave of the 180 signs of this contest. This is

for a 12-dart leg. Treble 20 for double 18. Didn't miss it by much.

Well, if nothing else, she's nailed it, 180 at the Lakeside for the very

first time. This might be another one.

APPLAUSE. Double top. Double 10. To hold...

No. Oh, dear. Oh, dear, the doubles have totally dried up. Two of 17 for

Corrine Hammond. Deta can't now finish, but she can pressure the

double 5. This is must-hit. Otherwise Hedman can set up a throw

for the match the following leg. And that's exactly what she could try

and do now. Yes. 11 or 19. 11 for double top.

Oh, she missed 11! They called it the mad house. It is horrible but it

has got to land. Miles off. Yes! Absolutely crucial.

APPLAUSE. Phew. After 11 missed doubles in a row, Corrine Hammond

lands a double 1. Much needed. If she had lost that leg, she would be

one away from an early exit. She's going to have to find a break

though, Corrine Hammond. Because they're Deta's darts. Yes.

We get lots of players watching the darts when they're not playing. And

would you believe it, that is another one. You might think,

George, it is Jon Richardson the comedian, but ask me again in March.

I can't remember his nickname but he was part of Let's Play Darts for

Sport Relief. Any good? I'm genuinely not allowed to say, but

what I can tell you is he joined me in the commentary box for one of the

matches and he was a lot funnier than you are.

LAUGHTER. 144 from Hammond won't be very funny for Hedman. Treble 16.

Actually, Deta, who wants to take out 97 here, and now needs treble

20, double 8 to do it, was Jon's partner. So he'll be hoping this

finds the target. 16 double 16. She's got 8 tops, double 10. No. The

Lancashire hotpot was his nickname. Tasty.

They are both wobbling a bit here. No! Four missed doubles in a row

from Deta Hedman. Double 5 for Hammond. Needs this. Oh, dear. She

has got the release all wrong. Double 4 for a hold for Hedman. A

slight adjustment across the Ocky, just inside two 4s, two 2s. Surely

this time. No! Seven missed doubles in a row from Deta Hedman. Five now

for Corinne. She needs this double 2. And doesn't get it. Mad house all

round. Who wants this? Finally! You see? It's the moustache what won it.

Well, I know that leg went on a bit, but how he managed to grow that

while they were going for the doubles... What it means is, good

line. Deta Hedman is a leg away from the quarterfinals. She's not been at

her best, Deta. And Corrine Hammond, to be fair, has thrown some

fantastic darts. Just really struggled with her finishing. 1 in

17 of her last attempts at double. 11% checkout isn't going to win you

anything, unfortunately. Must hold here. Corrine Hammond.

There's Lynn. Her nan. As Corinne calls her.

Steady tonne from Deta. She's not far away now. Needs a big score

here, Corinne, and gets one! Another maximum from the Aussie.

CHEERING. Very timely. What kind of response from Hedman? Well, she's on

a finish, Deta. But 92 looks a lot nicer than 134. She has gone bull.

10, double 16, to stay alive... So Hedman can win it here. Treble 20.

Have another crack at it. Treble 18, this shot. No-go, so 16s to stay

alive. Double 8. This has to land. And doesn't!

Treble 20. 16 now. This is for the match, for Deta Hedman, tops.

Emphatic! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Corrine

Hammond will reflect on a waste paper basket full of missed doubles

but she has those two maximums to take back to new south Wales. For

Deta Hedman it is another Lakeside quarterfinal. Ladies and gentlemen

as they leave the stage, wish them well, Australia's Corrine Hammond.

And through to the quarterfinals, Deta Hedman!

CHEERING. Winstanley next for Deta Hedman

after Corrine Hammond travelled all the way from Australia and forgot to

pack up her doubles. And that only means trouble.

A case of what could have been there, I think Corrine Hammond at

the start, you were really worried for, you thought she had shrunk

under the Lakeside lights, but she was a couple of darts from the

check-outs. She throws similar to how I throw, my right hand across me

face. She done that. But the finishing let her down. She went out

with them high scores first of all, that would have settled her, but

three out of 31 attempts, something like that was it? Three out of 31,

bang right. You ain't going to win if you do that. It's a shame, but

Deta, I didn't think she played that well, but she took the hard shots

and you play how you are playing against. But that young lady from

Australia, I think we'll see a lot of her. If she can practise her

doubles, her scoring is good, she didn't look nervous to me. We'll see

her back here again. It used to be eight players, female at this stage.

We saw the same names time and again, but now with more exposure,

more money, but even the extra TV exposure, the extra games. I think

it has lifted it. Players like Corrine Hammond need to come and

play and learn and come back stronger. To see what it is like. It

is alright if you are playing indoors or in a small hotel, but

when you come here it is a different thing. If they had more Opens to go

to we would produce more lady players. The standard is getting

higher every year. Absolutely, it will take a lot more years for it to

continue to rise, but it is such an untapped source. If I was a

businessman now who wanted to wield money to make money, I would put it

into the, that because it is about exposure, support and money. You are

right. It is not about gender. You have to have the bees and honey to

play darts. It costs money to play around the world. Even the BDO boys,

they struggle. And if you are working a 40-hour minimum job...

I've got a sore throat, I can't come to work, because you're playing

darts somewhere. From memory Deta Hedman works in a Post Office. She

works nights. She lovers it. She has stamped her place. 18 years of night

shifts for the double World Championship runner-up. Deta, you

are one step closer to maybe making it your title this year. But a funny

old match really. Her nerves settled down but she couldn't hit the

doubles for love nor money. I was glad about that actually. The way

this thing was, Corinne got here because my partner, the BDO

calculated her points wrong. When he looked into it and sorted it out,

she qualified on her own merit. We said, all the work she had done,

wouldn't it be funny if I got drown out and that is what happened. So it

was only because of yours and Paul's recalculation she made it on the

trip. You must be pleased she gave a good account of herself out there,

albeit the doubles we should coming. I knew she was nervous, but I was

hoping she played well. I played well, but I didn't want her to beat

me obviously. She made a good account of herself, because being

her first time, one of the things I always say, I always like a first

time, because she will be so nervous. I won't say the words I

would normally use! I remember my first time. I was so nervous, but

yeah, she put up a good fight. Let's talk about you again. Always nice

when you get those final darts in and you know you're through to

another quarterfinal. Of course. She did let me in. When, I stood barks I

didn't watch any darts she threw, just listened. When she missed that

last one, I thought 767. I thought, 76. If you don't take this... My

nerves. The first round really, really jangles your nerves. It takes

so much to hold yourself together. I was working so hard to focus. Well

you have done it now. If we look at the way the women's World

Championship has unfolded so far. Anastacia has gone, Fallon Sherrock

has gone. I know you will take it one step at a time, but you could be

up against Lisa Ashton for another crack at this title. Do you believe

and do you feel as though you are in the kind of form that maybe, just

maybe, this year you could finally do it? As I said, when di that

interview with Fallon playing Anne Louise, Fallon was practising

superb. I was practising superb, but when it got up there you would think

it didn't come through. But all us ladies still, there I won't say Lisa

will get to the final or she won't, but we are all here for a reason. So

I take each game as it comes. Spoken like a true pro. Whoever you face

next, Lorraine or Rachel Brooks, well done today. Cheers. Well done

Deta Hedman. We'll see her later in the week. Next a Lakeside stalwart.

What a story it tells. Many years he's been there. We've got O'Shea

and Fitton and Gary Anderson. He doesn't like meeting Darryl Fitton,

let me tell you. You will see three quarterfinals as well for Gary

Robson. A lot of people think he is that stalwart, he goes so far and no

further. How he would like to change people's minds. He has a tough

opponent this afternoon. The sportsman is back for more. I played

handball before darts. I was Latin youth national player. I lost my

motivation, but my darts are my life. I love this game. Let's hear

it for the man from Latvia, Madars! This is the third time in my darts

career at Lakeside. Lakeside was the best tournament for me. I travelled

a lot of tournaments just for Lakeside. Foreign tournaments also.

But Lakeside is the one for me. Last year, he is the captain from

Wales, so he is a good friend. Really, I enjoy my game. My

opponent, the first match here in Lakeside, he's a good player. It is

Gary Robson! I played against him one time in the Czech Open last year

or two years ago. Playing Gary on stage, I watched some videos at

home, on YouTube, where he plays. I know why I can beat Gary. 180! A lot

of friends in Latvia send me message, you can do it. You will be

world champion, not this year, maybe next three or five years, but one

day you will win the World Championship. That's my motivation

for me. I think he is 27 at the moment. Gary Robson is an

interesting character. Here we are again and no-one is tipping him to

win it, and yet on his day he can beat the best of them. He plays the

joker. Every year we think we've got to get a more business-like Gary

Robson back. Back. You may notice facial markings on the face of Gary

Robson. Don't try this at home. This was in the bar two nights ago. This

is Gary on a hoverboard. Watch. A lot of players like to practise and

prepare for the Lakeside by taking it quiet this their room, staying

away, Scott Waites likes to practise sometimes. But Gary likes to have

fun in the bar, and in that case break his nose I said, why did you

do it? He said, I was going to put me hands out but no, I'm playing

darts, so he put his headfirst. That's what he said to me. He broke

his nose but didn't want to break his hand. That's true! That's proper

Lakeside, that. He is a great darts player, goes around the world, but

never seems to show how he can play. He beat all these people, everyone

he meets, but he has to do it out there for a change. He always gets

his game face on. It is just a little bit bruised this time around.

Do we want to see it once more? I'm pretty much sure it is the strangest

VT we are going to play the whole time that we are here. There he

goes. He is shouting out, open the door! Oh, dear. Madars couldn't be

more different. A quiet lad, goes about his business, a nice guy. Last

year he played Martin Phillips. Played well. And he got a win under

his belt the year before. I might not win it next year, or the next

five years, but I'm going to win it. He'll be 32 when he wins its. Let's

not hover about and go to the Main Stage for the instructions. Ladies

and gentlemen, this is the 2016 Lakeside World Championships, and we

are all enjoying day four here at the home of world darts, the

Lakeside! CHEERING. We now introduce a

three-time Lakeside World Championship quarterfinalist, a

former world darts trophy champion, a former England Open and England

Masters champion. It's Big Robbo, Gary Robson!

CHEERING. We now introduce a former Finland

Open and lit wane an Open champion. He's the reigning Scottish classic

champion, it's time for some Latvian razzmatazz with Madars Razma!

Great walk-ones indeed. Especially Madars Razma's track by that classic

Latvian combo, the Proclaimers! Gary Robson with that broken nose

which he sustained when he came off the hover board. His friends told

us, we told him how to use it. Unfortunately, they didn't bother

telling him how to stop it, hence head-butting the door and the broken

nose, but he's taken it in very good part. 48 years old now, big Robbo

from cram ling tonne in Northumberland and three times a

Lakeside quarter-finalist. Madars Razma, razzamatazz, his third

consecutive appearance. He beat Martin Phillips last year, but then

it was -- he was eliminated. Thank you ladies and gentlemen. The best

of five sets. Madars to throw first. Game on. He has a tough task here

against Robbo. Always had a chance to win this title. Gave it away.

Most recent ranking title victory for Robbo, 2014 England Masters beat

Glenn Durrant in the final. There is a scalp. Number one seed. 15th BDO

Championship appearance putting him level with George, O'Shea, Wilson,

one behind Lowe. He's a stalwart. Some great names mentioned there.

Razma, the first Latvian to qualify for the world champions. Ranked

number 18. And an all round sportsman. You heard in the

interview earlier on talking about how he had been a top class handball

player as a youth. Playing for Latvia. Robbo a little slow to

settle down, just shaking his head. Where is it, I've been throwing well

in the practise room but now up on the stage trying to motivate himself

once more and get used to the special atmosphere again. Not having

any luck there. Not a tonne been scored in this first leg. 81 the

highest, well, 99 with that last throw.

Heavy scorer when he gets into his groove. That's better for Razma.

Remember when Robson beat Bunting a few years back, he averaged very

close 20100. He can hit big numbers. 137. Big check out. Robson will come

back needing 132 to potentially take a leg against the throw.

Variations in his finishing power. So treble 20, double 10.

Well, no problem there. No big scores but gaining the double at

first attempt and away he goes, taking the opening leg of the match.

The first leg with the darts, Robbo to level it up. Takes this one. Last

year he lost out to Jeff Smith 4-3 in round two. In the months that

followed, Gary reached the semi-finals of the British Open and

five ranking quarter-finals as well. Not had the best of luck in the

World Championships. Might laugh about that escapade in the bar the

other night with the hover board, but I'll tell you what, Gary really

did take a whack, his nose was bleeding for two hours. I didn't

know anything about that. I'm going to watch where I'm walking! I think

the answer is don't get on one of those hover boards. Quite frankly, I

don't really see you on one of those.

112. Treble 20 he's after. Would have been a depubl 16. Not on this

occasion. -- double 16. Nothing happening for Razma.

Double 6 for Gary. See what he can do with this one to square up the

match. Couple of sixes. Working along the oche. Perfect and back on

level terms. We've got a Latvian cameraman

working in our team as ever this year, his 32nd appearance at the

World Championships and Ivers will be keen to see Madars put in a good

performance. We all wish for that when these overseas players come and

don't let themselves down. Razma's a good player. So is Robbo when he's

on form. Very hard man to beat. Razma, a current Scottish classic

champion, beat Ted Hankie in the final there.

Ted is no longer with us. Eliminated from the competition last night,

beaten by Martin Phillips. 180. Maximum first of the match for

Robson. And up they go! Robbo taking the show.

He'd raise the roof if he could take this one out. 136. A bit unlucky

that one. Just the wrong side of the wire. You require 64.

Back comes Robbo. You require 53. 53 required, there's the 13, tops now.

Break of throw if he gets it on this dart. Chance goes begging.

Double trouble. No problem there. Again going with throw, Razma 2-1

ahead opening set first to three sets takes the match.

This could be turning out to be a classic. Starting to up the anti

slightly Robson. Needs to on his own throw. Unlucky. Very disappointed

and a fraction away. 81 Robson looking at the bottom of

the board. Treble 10 would have left double 15. Razma has the biggest

possible checkout. 170 he wants. Robson comes back. Now needing 32,

double 16. Good dart. Two apiece. Two doubles

out of five for Robson. Not much between them in averages and dead

level. Opening set. The advantage of throwing first. Not

a very good start. Just one point in it. Chance for

Robbo here. His fans trying to urge him on. Very clear shout of "come on

Robbo". ". And the Northumberland man is ahead.

Not got into a rhythm either of these players.

That's more like it. Could have got those two on a pin head. Razma the

favourite Mau for this opening set. Razma you require 94.

Treble 20 would leave double 8. Can't be done now. Pressure throw.

Looking for a decent shot for a finish. Tops to take the opening

set. The number 13 seed Gary Robson loses the opening set. Razma winning

it 3-2. So off to a good start. Here is

Razma. Good marker. Caught the flight.

Nothing happening for Robbo. Razma being watched here through the week

by his girlfriend, there she is. Very pretty girl. She'll be pleased

at the moment the way the match is going.

Only the one maximum which went to Robson. Close match, not really

ignited yet. No big scores. We should expect from the players the

high scores. Good first dart, good second. The third goes astray.

Chance to take it to the throw. Single 10 leaves double 16. Deep

breaths. Move to the oche. That's the one! Break of throw as

well. Good breakthrough for the Latvian at

the beginning of this second set. A bit of trouble for Gary at this

early stage. If he doesn't take this set, he'll need to find a way back

quickly otherwise he'll be painting himself into a corner. He doesn't

look as though he's up for it, he's shaking his head, pulling the darts,

no fluency. Come on, Robbo, you can do it. Good

marker. Don't want to wait all this year then come back and let yourself

down. He'll be looking to move towards a

finish with his next visit. Not lying well having to switch

down. In 2015, he beat Phillips, the

Welshman. Good scalp if he could beat Gary Robson here. 147 is

doable. A change. He had a fall out from a

similar position earlier on in the match from that 19. That's good.

17 would leave tops. That's an errant opening dart. That's more

like it. Tops then for 2-0. And that's the difference, five out of

seven now and Robson's in trouble. Razma not messing about on the

finishing power. 71%, brilliant finishing. 180.

Brilliant throwing. Gary seems to have woken up, a little bit late.

Shaking his head. Not happy with the way he's throwing, it's not quite

happening for Robbo. It's not the Gary Robson I know.

I've known him many years. If ever he needed a big hit, this would be

the time. Another one, please. Two finishes.

Treble 20. Razma 116 now for the second set.

Still give him a finish to give him double 18.

Double 14. Double seven. 74. You require 66. Again the chance

now to go two sets up. Double 18. One dart at it. Brilliant on his

doubles before then. The Robbo supporters, of whom there

are a fair number, trying to urge him on, find the sort of big scores

that he's going to need to get the all-important break back.

I think he might have been better going for 19s there. Seem to have

blocked... Nice style Razma. And a shake of the

head from Robson. It's what is turning out to be one

of those days. 41. Somebody said that fellow with

the beard looked Lycra FA Benitez. Looks a bit like the man who

swallowed the fly, didn't he? ! Brilliant. Got the crowd going.

And this is for the second set. Robson is a long way back.

Treble 10 would leave in double 18. Checking the score. So is he! Double

18. No. Don't worry. It's coming back.

Big task for Robbo. 337. He's not with us today. Not really.

Double 18. Oh, dear. Magic. Robbo now, everything to do.

Another seed in danger of being eliminated.

Could be another whitewash, could be heading for 3-0 here once he gets

his head on. Missing by a sizeable margin there. That first start,

never central. Look at this. Come down now.

Should come down. Get up there quick to catch it. Not for the first time,

the dart looking a little loose in the big 19 area. Robbo checking the

score. Madars you require 156. 121. Robson needing this to have a

break of throw, great opening dart, treble 11 would be good. Now

bullseye. 96. Has to go for it. You require 76.

16. Now it's the tops. Double top. Yes! Madars razz man.

Robbo throwing caution to the wind there with that first three darts.

121. He needs a lot of those. Good first visit, see if they can

build on it. That's a decent first dart. Now trying to move around and

squeeze one around the side. Has to settle for the tonne. Lost all that

consistency. Second for Razma. Razma certainly has a razzle dazzle. What

a response. And for Robson. Well, no longer are they sat down, they are

up again! That's what it's all about!

Robbo coming back needing a tonne to square the set. 20 is the way.

Coming down looking for treble 16. You can see where the emotions of

the crowd lie. Very much in the Robson camp, most of them. But Razma

looks pretty unflappable. A little bit of daylight though.

Is that aneering? It is, yes. It's a fashion statement, Tony. Is it? !

It's a heart of darts pin badge apparently. Oh, that's lovely. You

can see the little dart in there. Wish him all the best. Never say

never, Tony. He did well to get over the top

there. It's a girl - wonder if she's

expecting. Good dart. Coming down.

Giving himself a chance to break the throw here. Coming to the forenow.

Just woken up a bit. Let's hope it's not too late from his perspective. A

bit unlucky. He could be on a good finish after these three darts.

140, very nice indeed. Comes back on a 79 finish. Needs a treble here,

Razma. Robson's got six darts. He was

looking for treble 13, looking for 17s now. Bullseye if he wants it.

Didn't do it. To 18. 12s. He's coming back.

I think he was trying for the 18s there. Still, 49, you would rather

be there than where Razma is. 17. Double 16. Double 8. A distraction.

Well done! CHEERING. Something in the crowd

distracted him momentarily. Didn't react, reset himself and got the all

important double. And more importantly apart from taking the

set it is a break of throw. One leg and it is a set point. It has taken

him a while to get going. Let's see more of it. He's a strong lad. He's

a tough lad. He needs to show himself as a fighter now. A Geordie.

Trying to rev himself up. Maintain the momentum that he's been

producing. That's a good dart. Can it be another? Yes it can! A

maximum. He is starting to motor now. He's got the crowd going on his

side now. Look at that! Everybody is standing. It's going be very

entertaining, a good opportunity. He knows that that's a chance missed,

because he really could have begun the close the door on Razma in the

set. Razma is now given an opportunity to respond. Robbo's got

to put that poor visit behind him and concentrate on the 196. Good

dart. It is not very good. It leaves him a finish. 111. Razma on 179. All

he can do is try and pressurise that 111.

Went for the treble 20. Treble 17. Treble 14 coming in. Now, Razma,

132, may use the bull's-eye here. Treble 19 is the dart. Would have

left the bull. Tops now for Robson to win the set. Double 10. This is a

big dart. He needs it, and he's got it!

CHEERING. He takes the set. Razma is pegged back. It's 2-1 and Robson

still believes. Exciting stuff. From Big Robbo. He's

got the darts now in this fourth set. Can't keep a good man down. Not

the start he would have we should. ITE

the start he would have we should. -- not the start he would have

wished. Razma has gone off the boil a bit hasn't he? Yes, he's lost the

razzmatazz. I think he lost a flight there. A fair few darts players who

want go down on their haunches like that. He's an athletic sort, is

young Madars. So am I. I'll take your word for that, Tony. I love

athletics. I'm, that was just a bit short. A good line-up though. Razma

just getting his nose ahead. Not too significant as yet but Robson badly

needs a treble and he only gets a 1. He's got himself back in the game

and now he seems to be losing it again, Gary. Look at that. Razma not

capitalising on the opening, and Robson given an opportunity to

respond. Still playing it for the leg is Madars. Thirsty work here at

Lakeside. It's very warm down there in the main auditorium. And there's

Elena. I wonder what she is thinking. Hoping that Madars wins,

I'm sure. Gary's got himself on a finish. Here we go. 119 is the

finish. 57, so 62. Bull's-eye it is. Oh, not far away... Robbo, you need

this one. Treble 20 double 18 would do. Oh, that's the wrong bed. Can't

finish now. Razma to break the throw. 25. Double 4. Takes out the

17 with his first shot. Double 4 now. To go ahead. And he takes it.

Eight doubles out of 1 now and his finishing is good. What a lovely

smile he got. OK, good checkout throws from Razma

and not too bad from Robson. A tonne apiece. Just keep it going. Oh, just

glanced off the barrel. It was in there for a maximum. Gary comes back

in. He needs a maximum. A tonne 140. First six darts. Well, that's only

21. It is unlucky but that now could be an opening for Robson. What a

great time this would be for him to hit 140 and get on to a finish. But

he can't ill that that treble. Sh. hit 140 and get on to a finish. But

he can't ill that that treble. -- can't nail that treble. OK, first

out of three, yes, there's one. 160 left still. Just looking at the

board. What a great line of darts. Brilliant. It leaves 110. A

three-dart finish on. So Razma comes back now needing 110 to go two legs

ahead. And Robson's not yet on a finish, so he has got six from here,

if he needs them, maybe doesn't. 13 leaves tops now, for 2-0, and he's

taken it! His finishing has been terrific. That's nine out of 14. He

can almost touch a place now in the next round. Just one more leg for

victory. Tense, nervous headaches now for Robbo. Has it all to do

right the way to the end, if he can. Jamie Hughes awaits in the next

round, the man from the Black Country. It is looking as though it

would be the Latvian making his way through into that second round.

Robson with a huge battle on his hands here. A lot of them to come.

Well, that's going to help. Locked the bed, goes for 19s and gets the

trebles. On the Robson throw, has to win this leg or it's all over. Just

imagine the pressure he's under up there, when you think about it. I

always use that as a defence when people try to say, darts? Not a

sport. Well, you go up there and try it. It's hard enough when you're in

your local, never mind with all the people watching. Millions on

television, and the pressure now in the context of the match of just

trying to scrap it out. He's doing well, though. 128, a makeable

finish, Tony. It is. Goes for the treble. So a treble, he's gone for

the 18s. I wouldn't have gone that way. But there you are. To each

their own. Treble 20 would have left the bull's-eye. Razma now. And

Robson will get another go. Razma still not on a finish. Just as well,

maybe. He's all over the place. I'm sorry to say. He knows it though.

You can see the way... 18. Double top. Come on! Get off the barrel.

Razma comes up with 86 to win the match. Trying to set himself, steady

himself. 86 is needed. 18 leaves the bull's-eye. Oh, dear, that's a poor

dart. He missed the big 18. So Robson will return. Looking for tops

to keep the match alive. OK, Robbo, come on. Double top, yeah! It's not

over yet. CHEERING. Look at that. That's his

support here. There's a bit of nervousness in the throw of Razma.

He twitched there with the finishing line beckoning. And Robson stepped

in and capitalised. A different story if he gets to 2-2. Razma is

still favourite to close this out. But you can sense the tension. They

are certainly getting their money's worth today. That dart keeps him

right in there, keeps him with a chance. That's a good marker. Will

to make that one. He had to make it. He knew. Now, can Robson find the

treble himself? No. Just 20 or so away from the score

for Gary Robson. So Gary, step on the gas.

186 now. Razma 208 now. What is he going to leave himself? Razma is

still favourite, John. Not good. 150 is a big ask. Robson gets a big

score here. Who is going to be favourite? Needs a treble. Oh, that

could hurt. Treble 20. Treble 18. Double 18. What a shot to take the

match, and what a match it's been. But is it still going to go on? It's

all down to Razma. He is gone it! And what a way to win it. A 150

checkout. Absolutely beautiful. What a way to end it, well done

Madars Razma. That's all from us today. We're back with highlights

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