Darts: Adams finds inspiration to hold off spirited fightback -Times Online

Darts: Adams finds inspiration to hold off spirited fightback
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Adams shows off his trophy after winning the BDO World Championship. An embrace from his wife, Sharon, followed victory over Nixon, who was left to reflect on a fightback that just failed (Julian Herbert/Getty Images)

By common consent, Raymond van Barneveld’s comeback to win the Ladbrokes.com World Championship two weeks ago was probably the greatest final in the history of the PDC circuit, but the final of the BDO World Championships last night proved to be equally dramatic. Phill Nixon, a qualifier, staged an astonishing revival to claw his way back from six sets down before he finally lost to Martin Adams, 7-6.

Darts: Adams finds inspiration to hold off spirited fightback -Times Online

Darts: Adams overcomes jitters to end long wait for world title

By Jon Wilde

Published: 15 January 2007

Martin Adams resisted an amazing fightback from fellow 50-year-old Phill Nixon to capture the British Darts Organisation World Championship for the first time with a nervy 7-6 win at Lakeside in Surrey last night.

The duo were the two oldest players in the competition with only three months between them in age, but for most of the final there was a huge gulf as Adams stormed into a 6-0 lead.

But Nixon, a house-husband from Durham, suddenly struck form when only one leg from defeat and reeled off six sets himself to give his opponent serious worries. Adams, the top seed, is renowned for being affected by the jitters with the winning post in sight and despite his huge advantage it happened again.