Martin Adams 7 Phil Nixon 6 (January 14, 2007)
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BDO World Professional Darts Final
The final of the Lakeside World Darts Championship pitted 150-1 outsider Phil Nixon against Martin Adams, Number 1 in the world, but a choker.
It started brilliantly for Adams, as Nixon couldn't win a set. Adams finishing was great. Nixon's scoring let him down, and by the interval, the match seemed over as Adams led 6-0 in sets.
After the interval, Adams led 2-1 in legs in the 7th set, but he lost it. The crowd erupted as Nixon got onto the scoreboard. 6-1.
With the crowd behind him, Nixon began to come back. Adams had lost from huge leads before, and this could have been another one lost. Nixon kept coming back. At 6-3, Adams missed two darts at double 12 for the match. At 6-4, Adams missed twice more at double top.
Nixon came back playing excellently to level the match at 6-6 in sets, and the match went to a deciding set.
In which Adams played brilliantly. Nixon's scoring let him down as Adams held his nerve, finally winning with a double 8 to take the set 3-0, and finally win the World Championship at his 14th attempt.
The two 50 year olds had played one of the Lakeside's greatest matches.
Adams won his first World Title.
Date
January 14, 2007
