1985, 1995, 2005 PDC & BDO World Championships rewind

[Robinski]

- Waddell taking a dig at Bobby George who was knocked out at the Embassy earlier in the day saying "That's Showbiz"

I only watched the last couple of legs and Waddell made a couple more digs at the BDO then, something like it's all action in this tournament and not a dud like other tournaments. I have no doubt he had more digs throughout.

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- Waddell taking a dig at Bobby George who was knocked out at the Embassy earlier in the day saying "That's Showbiz"

I only watched the last couple of legs and Waddell made a couple more digs at the BDO then, something like it's all action in this tournament and not a dud like other tournaments. I have no doubt he had more digs throughout.

Yeah he was selling the fact that this was the professional world championship but only really digged at George.

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2nd January 1995

BDO World Championship - Day 2

Last 32

Afternoon Session

(3) John Part 3-2 Paul Knighton
Ronnie Sharp 3-0 Bobby George
(6) Andy Fordham 3-2 Nicky Turner
Paul Williams 3-0 Bob Taylor

Evening Session

Russell Stewart 3-2 Alan Brown
(2) Richie Burnett 3-1 Peter Wright
Paul Hogan 3-1 Per Skau
(7) Sean Palfrey 3-1 Andy Jenkins



Peter Wright in action



Mike Gregory's 1st round match


Last 16

3rd January

Raymond Van Barneveld vs Dave Askew
Colin Monk vs Peter Hunt
Mike Gregory vs Ian Brand
Martin Adams vs Kevin Painter

4th January

Richie Burnett vs Russell Stewart
Sean Palfrey vs Paul Hogan
Andy Fordham vs Ronnie Sharp
John Part vs Paul Williams

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Ronnie Sharp creates upset over last year finalist Bobby George



John Part has a scare but manages to win

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2nd January 2005

2005 PDC World Championship

Semi Finals

Mark Dudbridge (90.48) 6-4 Wayne Mardle (90.44)
Phil Taylor (93.48) 6-2 Bob Anderson (91.61)



The PDC World Championship Semi Final round up.

[Rogg]

Anderson was terrible that night, missing countless opportunities. He was scared of the idea of Taylor. I think that was the night after Taylor's meltdown about Mason and he seemed still to be flustered.

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Wayne Mardle claps the crowd



Dudbridge in action



Mardle hugs Dudbridge after win



Taylor vs Anderson



Taylor celebrates



Anderson looking dejected during the match

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Anderson was terrible that night, missing countless opportunities. He was scared of the idea of Taylor. I think that was the night after Taylor's meltdown about Mason and he seemed still to be flustered.

Taylor vs Mason was 2 years later

[Rogg]

Anderson was terrible that night, missing countless opportunities. He was scared of the idea of Taylor. I think that was the night after Taylor's meltdown about Mason and he seemed still to be flustered.

Taylor vs Mason was 2 years later

Oh right. I know what I'm thinking about now. It was the night after the Painter problem, not the Mason problem. Taylor needed 50 for the match to beat Painter and went straight for the bull, and hit it. Painter then suggested an alternative way of settling the contest involving fists and a car park.

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Anderson was terrible that night, missing countless opportunities. He was scared of the idea of Taylor. I think that was the night after Taylor's meltdown about Mason and he seemed still to be flustered.

Taylor vs Mason was 2 years later

Oh right. I know what I'm thinking about now. It was the night after the Painter problem, not the Mason problem. Taylor needed 50 for the match to beat Painter and went straight for the bull, and hit it. Painter then suggested an alternative way of settling the contest involving fists and a car park.

Thats the one. Painter was fuming about it big time

[Randall]

Was a great moment

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2005 BDO World Championship Day 2

Last 32

Afternoon Session

Robert Thornton 3-0 Martin Atkins
(4) Tony West 3-2 Rick Hofstra
Robert Wagner 3-2 Jarkko Komula

Womens Last 8

Francis Hoenselaar 2-0 Karin Krappen

Evening Session

(2)Ted Hankey 3-0 John Kuczynski
John Henderson 3-0 Stephen Bunting
(7)Martin Adams 3-2 Davy Richardson

Womens Last 8

Jan Robbins 2-0 Sue Edwards




Day 2 action, Featuring highlights of all the matches plus a competition to find what was the greatest Lakeside moment, Also there is a segment of "At home with the Hankey's" featuring Hankey and his wife who years later told the police of his paedo activities

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2005 PDC World Championship - Final (Day 9)

PHIL TAYLOR VS MARK DUDBRIDGE

Route to the final

Phil Taylor

Last 32 - Alex Roy 4-0 (102.87)
Last 16 - Dennis Priestley 4-0 (100.81)
QF - Kevin Painter 5-1 (99.72)
SF - Bob Anderson 6-2 (93.54)

Mark Dudbridge

Last 32 - Richie Burnett 3-2 (86.87)
Last 16 - John Part 4-2 (96.30)
QF - Dennis Ovens 5-3 (91.15)
SF - Wayne Mardle 6-4 (90.45)

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1995 BDO World Championship - Day 3 - 3rd January 1995

Last 16

Raymond Van Barneveld 3-0 Dave Askew -
Colin Monk 3-2 Peter Hunt
Mike Gregory 3-2 Ian Brand
Martin Adams 3-0 Kevin Painter

Matches

Barneveld vs Askew




Gregory vs Brand







Mike Gregory goes through - says he never regrets moving back to the BDO




The Guardian writer Nancy Banks-Smith with a write up on the Embassy World Championship

[Rogg]

It's an odd feeling to see Gregory talking about the Embassy owing its majesty to the fact that it's been around for... 18 years.

18 years to us is only as far back as Barney beating Taylor to win the worlds. That's basically yesterday.

I'm not sure what my point is.

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It's an odd feeling to see Gregory talking about the Embassy owing its majesty to the fact that it's been around for... 18 years.

18 years to us is only as far back as Barney beating Taylor to win the worlds. That's basically yesterday.

I'm not sure what my point is.

Concept of time. Adding in the fact that there could be a world champion crowned tonight who was born after Barney vs Taylor is another factor

[Rogg]

It's an odd feeling to see Gregory talking about the Embassy owing its majesty to the fact that it's been around for... 18 years.

18 years to us is only as far back as Barney beating Taylor to win the worlds. That's basically yesterday.

I'm not sure what my point is.

Concept of time. Adding in the fact that there could be a world champion crowned tonight who was born after Barney vs Taylor is another factor

Cool point. Littler was born on 21st January 2007, 20 days after the Taylor-Barney final.

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2005 PDC World Championship - Final (Day 9)

PHIL TAYLOR VS MARK DUDBRIDGE

Route to the final

Phil Taylor

Last 32 - Alex Roy 4-0 (102.87)
Last 16 - Dennis Priestley 4-0 (100.81)
QF - Kevin Painter 5-1 (99.72)
SF - Bob Anderson 6-2 (93.54)

Mark Dudbridge

Last 32 - Richie Burnett 3-2 (86.87)
Last 16 - John Part 4-2 (96.30)
QF - Dennis Ovens 5-3 (91.15)
SF - Wayne Mardle 6-4 (90.45)

2005 final notes

- Sid Waddell loves the best of order.

- In the first leg, Sid is bigging up Mark Dudbridge has the next big thing.

- Taylor playing with darts with him wearing sunglasses on them

- Chase the Sun music i assume this was the 1st year (20 years plus now), Marc-Pierre White (Chef) in the crowd smoking

- Dudbridge mouthing "Fuck" when missing tops for 2-2 in the 2nd set, Wins the set with a 121 checkout on bull

- Premier League mentioned, It would come in a month later.

- Dave Lanning talking about the "Exciting New talents" as the youngsters have caught the eye Mentions Chris Mason (35), Andy Hamilton (37), Colin Lloyd (31), Mark Dudbridge (31)

- Loads of Pies have come into the studio - Made by Marc-Pierre White

- Dudbridge misses tops for 3-1, Taylor makes it 2-2. That was the moment Dudbridge could have run away with it

- Dudbridge dubbed "Future World Champion" by Waddell

- Bob Russell MP in the audience (He was the guy who wanted darts to be a sport), Sid Waddell mocks the fact this isn't an olympic sport

- Russ Bray voice sounded great at the Circus Tavern

- 3-3 in sets. Dudbridge missed 6 darts for the leg, Taylor checked out 120

- The Circus Tavern crowd raised £11,397 for the tsunami earthquake

- Stuart Pyke is actually decent on comms here. Bigged up Dudbridge as the former World Master

- Dudbridge checks out 100. Taylor looks worried and bites on his flights, But checks out 128 to win the 8th set

- Crowd are very Pro-Phil Taylor singing "Walking in a Taylor wonderland"

- Pyke saying he thinks Dudbridge will win a World Title soon (Around the highest level for a long time to come) , Says the talent in the PDC is better than ever to challenge Taylor

- Dudbridge hit 14 180s, 11 of them in losing legs. Gwynnes says this won't ever happen again (An interesting question)

- Taylor hits 101 finish to win the title, Hugs Russ Bray (Who isn't that happy about it)


A decent final but Phil Taylor was by far vulnerable & didn't play that well. Dudbridge didn't have the belief he could beat him which was a shame.


Mark Dudbridge 4 (90.66) 14x 180s
Phil Taylor 7 (96.14) 7x 180s

Doubles

Dudbridge: 36%
Taylor: 41%

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2005 BDO World Championship - Day 3


Last 32

Afternoon Session

Simon Whitlock 3-1 Tony Martin
(6) Tony O'Shea 1-3 Marko Kantele
André Brantjes 3-2 Co Stompe

Ladies Semi Final

(1) Trina Gulliver 2-0 Crissy Manley


Evening Session

Last 32

(3) Mervyn King 3-0 Wayne Warren

Last 16

Raymond van Barneveld 3-0 Mike Veitch
Vincent Van Der Voort 3-1 Tony Eccles

Francis Hoenselaar 2-0 Jan Robbins


Footage of matches

Barney vs Veitch

O'Shea vs Kantele

Stompe vs Brantjes

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