"My bottle had gone, there was no way I was hitting doubles at one point in that match."
Sunday 14 January 2018 20:57, UK
Mark McGeeney missed two darts for the title as Glen Durrant successfully defended his BDO Championship crown with a 7-6 victory at Lakeside.
Durrant, 47, had to bide his time against his fellow Englishman as the first eight sets went with the throw.
Having finally taken a set against the head in the ninth to lead for the first time, Durrant then began missing a string of shots at double - 10 of them to move to within a leg of the title.
However, a brilliant 149 checkout finally put Durrant within a leg of victory and, although he missed his first three darts to retain his title, Durrant eventually took out double three.
"My bottle had gone, there was no way I was hitting doubles at one point in that match," Durrant said.
"Somewhere, somehow, I found some and to get back to 2-2 in that last set was incredible.
"That's probably the best performance in my life in darts."
The 2018 Premier League is the next major darting event on Sky Sports, running from February to May. Dublin's hugely popular 3Arena will open the 2018 season on Thursday, February 1 from 7pm on Sky Sports Action with the season concluding at the Play-Offs on May 17 at The O2 in London.
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