Some man for tops.
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Wayne goes ahead 3-2
First time heās been ahead and his third set on the trot
He didnāt let his head drop and has worked his way back into the match brilliantly
Conversely, Jim hasnāt really dropped in standard either
Itās just the natural ebb and flow of a final between two players at the top of their game
Jim nails bull to go 2-0 up in this set
Looking good to level it up at the interval
Jim took a moment to steady himself there and then hit 177, to leave 24, and then calmly finished double 12
He sweeps set 6 to leave us all level at the interval
This World Professional final is delivering and then some
That was a lovely moment before the start of the match when MC Paul Booth took a moment to remember the Father of Darts, the great Olly Croft, and the crowd spontaneously applauded
The standard of this final is a great tribute to Olly, heād have loved this
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This is an unusually long half-time break
Iād say Wayne is downing his second pint
He has a very lived in face
A real throwback to the golden era of Welsh darts like Alan Evans and Leighton Rees
And yet he doesnāt pile on the pounds - a natural athlete
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Welsh referee now too
And weāre back
The great John Gwynne is behind the mike now
He tells us this is a battle between Arsenal (Wayne) and Liverpool (Jim) supporters
Could we have a finish reminiscent of Anfield in 1989
Itās up for grabs now, thatās for sure
Wayneās half-time pints pay off as he moves 4-3 ahead
Wayneās darts enter the board with a lovely flourish
He reminds me somewhat of the great John Lowe in his style
But he lets Jim in in the deciding leg of set 8
Itās 4-4!
Great drama!
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Should be 5-3. Could be costly for Warren.
Brilliant 121 bull finish by Wayne
On the verge of taking a 5-4 lead now
The man from the Rhondda is 5-4 up!
Heās been through his valley period and is now digging deep and mining a rich seam of darting brilliance
Williams running out of steam here.
A very lived face is right 
deffo spent the majority of his life in pubs
Wayne is unflappable
If youāre a 57 year old roofer from the Rhondda, youāre as hard as nails
Heās now 6-4 up
Heās about to scale the roof of the darting world
What does the World Cup and World Trophy champion have left
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Two legs away now
This would be some fairytale
Warren on the verge of being the oldest ever world champion
One leg away now
The Quiff needs the next two legs to stay alive in this final
I like warrens shirt, very old school
The Quiff aināt quitting just yet