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00:00The game's shot.
00:30now then welcome to our final indoor league show where we openly and humbly salute the wizards of
00:38the tap room this week we clear the decks for 16 stars out of the country's registered 6 million
00:43darts fanatics mean dedicated lads like johnny walker here from hull what them all wanted at
00:48last year's news of the world scrap he's trying to get a finish 102 he scored and 54 54 scored
00:56that leaves him can't see on the board 81 going 81
01:03he's mr 22 oh unlucky unlucky unlucky he went 19 double walker wanted the double he wanted the double
01:1711 double top it now but but now it's walker on 16 so he's the double
01:21oh that's a double eight it's in the same bed and it's there oh unbelievable and the finishing
01:30power the finishing power of john walker really is too much to be believed so just how tense are these
01:38lads when the money's on their arrows are they cocky or quivering john you said you get this far and how
01:43do you feel about it now you've got through well smashing smashing yeah what was all this up and
01:47down business today you weren't as consistent as you usually are no i've read yeah today i forgot
01:52me darts that's the truth no to borrow some of you well that's a bright thing to do isn't it for a
01:57chap who's finished up in the semi-finals they knew the world isn't it yeah i left them on the
02:00dart on the dart night on wednesday night in another pub like but you're going to be back so in the
02:06semi-final so are you going to bring it out for the semi-final i'll have them tomorrow yeah i'll have
02:09them tomorrow what do you really fancy your chances of winning this yes there's a bit of money
02:15flying about uh i've heard one or two bets struck already uh what do you think about that well i'm
02:21open to all challenges friends all of them yeah bring them all i think i'll win this tomorrow
02:25well now johnny walker's got to put his money where his mouth is to beat charlie liess from bradford in
02:31the semi-final already through to the final and sure of 50 quid second prize at least is colin
02:36minton of easing wall near york who had one hell of a match against jerry haywood of dewsbury
02:4059 59 i should think it'll go 19 double top for jerry haywood jerry haywood jerry haywood to come
02:46from the back here possibly it's all down to him now that's 19 double top
02:51attention is unbelievable oh double 10 down there at four o'clock
02:58he's waiting he's waiting he's sizing it up he's trying to find his length here he goes
03:04oh inside the nerves i think just showed there for jerry haywood and that's left colin minton and i
03:10think colin you've got to get it now son if you want to get into this final double 18
03:14there it is
03:16colin minton through the final he learned his doubts the nipper standing on a bar stool
03:22it has never said a word really what you're going to do and what you're not going to do which
03:26i rather like about it uh do you are you frightened of either walker or the dark horse chris ellis
03:31they know better than mates names that's all i think others you know i think that's all it is
03:36do you think the standard's gone up now we've got as far as this well it's the standard's always been
03:40as high i think well done colin good luck in the final we've shown you the style of jerry walker
03:47the favorite for the competition but now look at the dark horse he's called charlie ellis he comes
03:51from bradford he's got five kids and he takes his arrows serious at all he's got a manager and he
03:57regularly plays for a hundred quid a match 74 and he needs this he needs this horse to stay in the
04:04competition that one's bang the wire it's a 17 he wants another one he's got it 34 scored now 86
04:1386 going mills requires 86 18 top
04:1738 scored yes that's close it was so tight it fooled everybody in this everybody in this
04:26screens all there because we couldn't quite see now it's ellis on double top just watch it go
04:31inside double ten just by the wire he needs this one there it is there it is and ellis needed that
04:41one very badly and by golly banged it home right then the chips are down who's going to meet colin
04:47minnow for a hundred quid first prize which blonde bomber will step up for the final charlie ellis or
04:53johnny walker dave lannan takes up the semi-final as the lads start hitting the big ones it's 501 best of
04:59three lengths and on a yorkshire board no treble ring
05:0270 scored walker on 80 walker determined not to be left behind 168 to charlie ellis the dedicated
05:24dance man from bradford his own manager loves to play for big stakes and they don't come bigger than
05:28this one here we go 20 in there 40 60 steadying up now he got the big ones in early on he's steadying
05:38up now walker 200 ago he's got to keep them nice and even that's 40 of them that's 60 of them
05:44that's 80 scored and this really is beautifully consistent by ellis ellis no ellis weighing it up getting
05:55his breath fighting his confidence getting his level trying to find the inspiration trying to find that
06:01little bit of extra that's 20 40 60 score is beautiful leaves him leaves him 48 and now
06:14walker requires one walker on 120 and walker needs a big one there to get back in with a chance because
06:20i don't think ellis is going to miss he went for the ball there with a brave try downstairs again
06:2648 go over it i think he'll go i think he'll go for the 16s here 16s down there at seven o'clock on the
06:34board that's one of it was a double night to win this first one just outside oh brushing the wire
06:44couldn't be closer couldn't be closer closer than maiden's kiss 62 now 62 for walker walker
06:50the kingpin it coming from the back that's double he wants double 16 he's got double 15 he wants double
06:5616 here very close again on the wire a colossal spectacular try they're both on double 16 now
07:03ellis to throw this requires everything really building up now charlie ellis the blonde bombshell
07:11the viking war god from bradford here he goes right on the wire and again on the wire he needs this one
07:16desperately badly yes and this now is intriguing because ellis has got the first one in getting a
07:28quick swig down in there and i think he needs it but walker has come from behind twice previously in
07:34this competition never underestimate this man because he comes from the back like nobody's
07:40business and now he knows exactly what he's got to do he's got to win the next two and i know a boy of
07:45his sort of pride and his sort of confidence and his sort of will to win he's going to have a go
07:50so here we go now the second leg and to throw we're waiting now it's ellis to throw ellis to throw in
07:58the second leg and green eyes riveted there on those 20s oh that's terrific terrific he's really keeping up
08:09the pressure now 79 walker with everything to play for everything to go for he's got to get his finger
08:16right that's a five 25 45 45 and ellis ellis loves building up these big ones early in the game he loves
08:27demoralizing an opponent he loves to get his nose in front let's see what he does here that's 20
08:32that's very close on the wire it's certainly 40s come downstairs 79 again and the consistency here is
08:42computer like walker trying to get back into this game 60 and unbelievably he's he's dropping behind
08:53with scores like that because ellis really is in stupendous form 20 40
09:0280 and charlie ellis the man who loves to bet on himself must be feeling pretty confident now but
09:13walker has come from the back before he scores and he can come from the back again give him half a chance
09:20but now he's he's 100 behind very nearly and ellis is going like nobody's business ellis the scaffold
09:28director building up the big scores tonight
09:30oh what happened there only 40 came in and went out again gave itself up bad luck charlie ellis
09:40walker on five not good enough 25
09:4445 30 scored 30 no very close on the wire difficult to see from this angle ellis still
09:51a ton in front 23 ellis 100 up on 223 remember this is the yorkshire board no trebles straight in double
10:00eight oh 40 scored now that really is a little bit of history because that's the first time charlie
10:08ellis has missed the scores walker needs to come back strongly
10:1260 60 it's steady
10:17183 required for charlie ellis he's won the union jack competition he's won the yorkshire sports team
10:26event he's been the bradford area finalist in the news of the world this could be his really big one
10:31that looks very close yes it is 60 and one eight side now walker walker really with a chip stank
10:40walker fighting inspiration walker trying to pull it out of the fire
10:44oh he can't afford to give a thing away he can't afford to give these away
10:52and john walker won't be happy but charlie ellis on 123
10:56that's 20
10:58that's 40
11:02i think he's going to come downstairs yes he has
11:0459 scored he needed an odd number he's got one that'll leave him a shot out here in a minute i'm
11:09quite sure and walker must come back in strong now
11:1245 he's not playing well this isn't the john walker that i'm sure he wanted to be 64 i think he's going
11:21to go over there for 16 two double 16s or two single 16s and a double i'm sure he'll go for the 16
11:26that's one of them
11:28that's two of me he's a double he can hardly see it is shielded by the other two darts
11:33oh what a great try what a great try because the the double was shielded by his first two
11:39walker's first one at one
11:4140
11:4259
11:43oh he's trying very very hard he's trying to really pull out the miracles now
11:48but it's double eight for charlie ellis and a chance to get in this final of the indoor league charlie ellis double eight
11:54little red bed all well wide
11:57oh that's too many now you've got to finish in this game at this game you've got to finish walker is devastating when he gets near a double walker
12:09now on 104 i think it is 104 he needs a brilliant shot here oh he's trying so hard he went for he went for the 18th in the ball
12:19really walker trying to pull out the miracles here 48 scored
12:24he knows he's really got to do something special
12:2766 scored
12:30it's double eight
12:33walker wants double 19 and ellis has got to get on this time ellis cannot afford to give this man a chance
12:40double eight here we go
12:41bang so close a good lay
12:44he's got to get it over a bit
12:45there it is
12:46that'll do
12:47that'll do
12:48and he's beaten
12:49he's beaten the man we all thought was going to be the favorite
12:52ellis in the final
12:54well congratulations you won
13:03thank you yeah
13:04what's this about you can't get a game in bradford
13:06well no competition in bradford really
13:08but they tell me you play for a hundred pounds or 250 pounds and you have a manager
13:13yes true do you think this is touching on the professional
13:16well i am trying professional
13:19uh unfortunately as i said uh i can't get enough games to get me going so i'm about to
13:24uh go back to work as you might call it
13:28so don't miss the clash of the giants ellis versus minton for a hundred quid
13:33i'll sit in a tick
13:43right then sit back now and enjoy britain's most popular participation sport played by a pair of experts
14:05they've battled their way through four rounds against the best arrows merchants in the north
14:09and now they're at each of the throats for the big money
14:12in the indoor league grand darts final
14:14colin minton against charlie ellis for a hundred quid first prize
14:18go minton to throw
14:19culmination of some absolutely beautiful consistent arrow clay
14:26and minton in the groove 60 straight away ellis looks calm looks confident seems to really be in
14:33control of himself takes his time messes himself up here he goes
14:38there's a hundred quid on this one and that's big money in the darts pool
14:50that's big money in the field of darts where normally they play for a pint of bitter
14:54and they like it
14:55and if you play with these sort of people you better be ready to play
14:59this is charlie ellis
15:01charlie ellis from bradford the george bradford
15:05scaffold director married five children
15:0860
15:1460
15:15colin minton
15:22age 27 a single man getting the cue girls
15:25and this is the boy that started playing when he was just about knee high to a stool
15:31and in fact he used to stand on a stool in order to reach up to the dartboard
15:34he's not sitting down on the job tonight
15:35and going well nothing much in this one at all at this stage
15:39they're finding each other they're trying to measure each other up
15:42waiting for the break
15:43waiting for somebody to crack
15:45certainly at the moment
15:48nobody's cracking
15:50the scores have been absolutely level for three throws beautiful stuff
15:5420 for minton
15:5540 for minton
15:5660 for minton
15:58i could almost say it in advance it's so simple
16:00now ellis
16:0420
16:0840
16:11oh
16:1440
16:15a slip
16:15a slip
16:17and in this sort of competition
16:19a murmur
16:21an echo of disapproval
16:22minton
16:25looking good
16:26minton
16:27looking very good and consistent
16:30minton from amazing world
16:31from the yorkan district league
16:33looking beautifully consistent
16:35looking well in control
16:36but charles ellis
16:39doesn't rattle easily
16:40you can hear them going
16:47you can hear them plopping
16:48you can hear a pin drop
16:49and you can hear a dark
16:51thudding into twenties
16:52minton requires 161
16:57minton on 161
16:59that's 40 of them
16:59that's 60
17:01here come downstairs
17:02no he doesn't
17:03he's left it there
17:04he needs an odd number next time
17:07he needs an odd number
17:08ellis
17:08ellis may looking for a big score
17:10looking for a ton would be useful
17:12to get back onto us
17:14minton hasn't let him off the hook at all
17:16on this one
17:16look at this
17:22where's he gonna go
17:25downstairs
17:2679
17:27downstairs
17:2881
17:30for minton
17:31who has played
17:32with steamroller
17:34skill
17:3541
17:379
17:372 16s
17:39he wanted
17:40and just missed them
17:41so close there
17:45minton was going so quickly
17:47that he even left
17:47this expert crowd here
17:49at the queen's hall
17:50behind him
17:50but he knew what he wanted
17:51and he went for them
17:52and just missed them
17:52now ellis on 122
17:54that looks like 40
18:0172 score and he wants
18:09oh dear
18:11that's so close
18:13i don't know
18:14it was
18:14it was fantastically close
18:16only he knew what he was going for
18:18i'm sure it was brilliant
18:18he lost me
18:19two eights there for minton
18:21there it is
18:22well the consistency
18:26the style
18:30skill
18:30and amazing grace
18:32of colin minton
18:33just never left
18:34charlie ellis
18:34a chance here
18:35charlie ellis
18:36going for the big ones
18:37going for the miracle shots
18:38couldn't quite pull it off
18:39now it is
18:40colin minton in front
18:42one
18:42in his back pocket
18:44one foot on the way
18:46to that 100 quid check
18:48now the second leg
18:49ellis with everything
18:50to play for
18:51ellis finding his feet
18:57finding his mark
18:58looking for the confidence
18:59looking for the touch
19:00there it is
19:01bonk
19:01straight in the tracks
19:0218
19:0818
19:08and
19:09it's up to minton
19:11to match it
19:11right
19:20there it is
19:2160
19:21without a flight
19:22even
19:22that was a flighty shot
19:25now ellis
19:29the tension building
19:31now
19:32we're getting toward
19:33the big climax
19:35that's 18
19:36ellis
19:37coming back
19:38now
19:39into
19:4520
19:4660
19:47went over there
19:49to try and find
19:50a lovely floater
19:51in the 18s
19:52but 78
19:53is still a lovely score
19:54ellis
19:5620
20:0040
20:0245
20:0645
20:07he missed
20:0720
20:08now minton
20:12still training
20:12a little
20:13oh
20:1740
20:17well
20:18you can't afford
20:20to give
20:20one dart away
20:21in this sort of
20:22competition
20:22and ellis
20:23now
20:24beginning to creep
20:25ahead
20:25but he's
20:26giving it back
20:27to him
20:27because that
20:27looks outside
20:28to me
20:28that might
20:29just be
20:29shaving the
20:30wire
20:30that one
20:31isn't
20:31that's in
20:31the 20
20:32that's
20:3460
20:34anyway
20:35yes he got
20:37out of trouble
20:37very well there
20:38after a bit
20:39of a shaky
20:39start
20:40remember ellis
20:41must win this
20:42one to get
20:42back in
20:43minton needs
20:45this one
20:46for the big
20:46money
20:4641
20:4741
20:48not quite
20:52so impressive
20:52this time
20:53ellis
20:53with everything
20:54to play
20:54for
20:55fighting hard
20:56coming through
20:58building up
20:58the scores
20:59oh he came
21:06downstairs
21:07that one
21:08at the top
21:08there was so
21:09close on the
21:10wire
21:10it impeded
21:11its progress
21:11into the
21:12board
21:12I think
21:12he was
21:12frightened
21:12they're shaking
21:13it out
21:1320 for
21:15minton
21:1540 for
21:16minton
21:1660 for
21:18minton
21:18now ellis
21:23ellis wants
21:25157
21:26remember this
21:28is a
21:28yorkshire
21:28board
21:29no trebles
21:29so
21:31he's got
21:3220
21:32he's got
21:3340
21:34will he go
21:34for the
21:34odd one
21:35will he
21:35go for
21:35the odd
21:36one
21:36or will
21:36he stay
21:36where he
21:36is
21:36he stays
21:37where he
21:37is
21:3760
21:38scored
21:39it's
21:40197
21:4297 going
21:43and he's
21:44got a
21:44commanding lead
21:45on minton
21:45and minton
21:46really must
21:46get going
21:47a bit
21:47now
21:47he must have
21:49heard me
21:49because he
21:50has
21:5080
21:51so ellis on
21:5297
21:53ellis on 97
21:54now he could do
21:55something here with a
21:56real piece of
21:57fireworks
21:58let's see what he's
21:59going to do
21:59he's trying to make up
22:00his own mind
22:01oh he's gone
22:05inside the 19
22:05he's got a 19
22:0870
22:1181
22:1137
22:15scored
22:16142
22:20wanted by
22:21minton
22:21oh
22:2240 of them
22:2461
22:28scored
22:2961
22:30scored
22:31now he wants
22:32he wants
22:3220 double top
22:33to get back on
22:34levels your devils
22:35he's gone
22:36outside the wire
22:36just like that
22:38that's 20
22:39now double top
22:40let's look at it
22:41oh
22:42so close
22:43he missed it
22:45he missed it
22:45he knows he's missed it
22:46and he's let minton
22:47back in 81
22:48he wants now
22:49that looks like
22:5040
22:50looks like
22:5141
22:5140 scored
22:53he wants 41
22:54that's the one
22:55double top
22:56he's shielded it
22:57oh
22:57so close again
22:5841 scored
22:59well he went an unusual way there
23:01because the double top
23:03was shielded
23:03ellis requires double 10
23:0420 for ellis
23:06ellis
23:06trying to find the nerve
23:08trying to get a grip of himself
23:09he needs this one
23:10he needs it
23:11over there
23:11double 10
23:12at 4 o'clock on the board
23:13just outside
23:15just outside
23:15oh
23:18two sevens
23:18oh
23:22he's busted
23:23he's ripped it
23:24and this really has let
23:25minton back in
23:26minton now
23:26minton odds on now
23:28i would say
23:28minton on double top
23:30minton for the big one
23:31that's inside
23:32that's inside
23:34double five he wants
23:35it's still inside
23:36there he is
23:37john minton 27
23:40from easing world
23:41the winner
23:42of the big one
23:44the hundredth pint
23:45is in his back pocket
23:47and the beer will be flowing
23:50tonight
23:51i am sure
23:52in the bay horse
23:53and easing world
23:54because there he is
23:55the winner of the indoor league
23:56darts competition
23:57there it is then
23:59look out for them too
24:00next time you take on
24:01all comers
24:01down your local
24:02we've enjoyed
24:03the last six weeks
24:04of apeney shoving
24:04skittling
24:05and arrow tossing
24:06and we hope you have too
24:07and one final word
24:08to you a lot down south
24:09you never could
24:10bid us at cricket
24:11but if you reckon
24:12you can out table footballers
24:13put your money
24:14where your mouth is
24:14let us know
24:15i'll see they
24:32yes sir
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