BDO World Darts Championship, Frimley Green, 3-11 January
Coverage: Live on BBC TV, Red Button and BBC Sport website

Highlights - Adams holds nerve to beat Robson

Martin Adams held off a spirited fightback by Gary Robson to clinch a 5-4 win and a semi-final place at the BDO World Darts Championships.

Third seed Adams had raced to a 3-0 lead, only to see Robson take the next three sets and draw level.

Both men claimed a further set each, forcing the match into a tie-breaker won by Adams, who held his nerve after several misses on his final double.

Adams now plays Ted Hankey, who beat John Walton 5-1 in their quarter-final.

The other semi-final will see Tony O'Shea take on Darryl Fitton.

Hankey, who won the title in 2000, avenged his loss to Walton in the 2001 final in spectacular fashion, taking a commanding 4-0 lead before Walton could register his first set.

"I'm over the moon. I've never lost a semi-final, it's the only round I've never lost in," Hankey told BBC Sport.

"I so much wanted to be in the semi-finals, it was unreal.

"The first session I played well but the last two sets I was thinking too much, but John was struggling because he has a problem with his shoulder."

Extensive coverage of the Lakeside World Darts Championships will feature on BBC TV and the BBC Sport website.

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