BOBBY GEORGE ON WORLD DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP The World Darts Championship is always a colourful event, and this year orange has dominated Lakeside.
There's no doubt the star of the tournament has been the young Dutch boy, Jelle Klaasen.
It's nice to see a fresh face in the game. He's a bit of a pin-up too - he hasn't got a paunch or big ears!
But he's also a very good player and a nice boy. He's got a gift, a natural talent - he just looks up and throws.
He's not really been tested yet, but he certainly will be against Shaun Greatbatch in Saturday's semi-final.
It's a longer format at this stage, with another two sets, so you have to be a lot more consistent.
But if Klaasen plays his natural fast game, he'll win it.
That means we could see an all-Dutch final, with current champion Raymond van Barneveld favourite to keep on winning.
He's chasing his fifth title here, which will equal Eric Bristow's record - but Barneveld won't be thinking of that, he wants to win if for himself, for his own ego.
Whoever makes up the last four, we'll see some quality darts. The players have guaranteed their place in next year's tournament, so they can relax now and enjoy themselves.
The fans at Lakeside are brilliant. They dress up and get on their funny hats and they always like to have a party.
All the action from Lakeside will be live on the BBC's interactive channel and the BBC Sport website, so you won't miss a dart being thrown - lovely jubbly!
Let's play darts!
Bobby
Bobby George is a former darts player and now BBC pundit. |
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