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AND so it ended, not with a bullseye, but with a whimper. The Circus Tavern was packed with jeering, cheering, chanting punters. The Pounds 100,000 showdown between Andy Fordham and Phil Taylor - between 'The Viking' and 'The Power' - was poised at 5-2.
Sid Waddell, the king of darts commentary, was ranting in screaming, hysterical ecstasy. 'This is living up to greater expectations than even Dickens had! And the flame of the match could get even higher!' On stage, the temperature was nudging past 115 degrees Fahrenheit. Taylor was warming up for the next set and then . . .See the full content of this document
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Viking Andy Conquered by Heat of the Moment ; Darts Drama
Nothing. Suddenly, the 27-stone Viking had disappeared. For a couple of sets his vast, suet-pudding face had been melting with sweat. His watery blue eyes were becoming increasingly red...
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