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| Adams seals dramatic Lakeside win | Adams seals dramatic Lakeside win |
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| Top seed Martin Adams held off a remarkable fightback by qualifier Phil Nixon to win 7-6 and clinch his first Lakeside World Championship title. | Top seed Martin Adams held off a remarkable fightback by qualifier Phil Nixon to win 7-6 and clinch his first Lakeside World Championship title. |
| The England captain was in control early on with some excellent finishing as he built up a 6-0 advantage. | The England captain was in control early on with some excellent finishing as he built up a 6-0 advantage. |
| Nixon then showed the form which had got him to the final with six sets in a row to level the match. | Nixon then showed the form which had got him to the final with six sets in a row to level the match. |
| But Adams held his nerve in the deciding set, clinching the win with double 20 to spark wild celebrations. | But Adams held his nerve in the deciding set, clinching the win with double 20 to spark wild celebrations. |
| In the battle of the 50-year-olds - the two oldest players in the competition - Adams looked unstoppable early on as Nixon struggled to hit his shots. | In the battle of the 50-year-olds - the two oldest players in the competition - Adams looked unstoppable early on as Nixon struggled to hit his shots. |
| When Nixon finally got off the mark in the first set after the break, it was greeted warmly by the crowd but it proved the start of an incredible comeback. | When Nixon finally got off the mark in the first set after the break, it was greeted warmly by the crowd but it proved the start of an incredible comeback. |
| Nixon, who had started the event as a 150-1 outsider, gained confidence from winning his first set and quickly went about making the scoreline even more respectable. | Nixon, who had started the event as a 150-1 outsider, gained confidence from winning his first set and quickly went about making the scoreline even more respectable. |
| He did that by getting on a roll, at one point winning eight out of nine legs as Wolfie started to feel the pressure. | |
| Adams, beaten 6-2 in the 2005 final by Raymond van Barneveld, was swiftly reeled in and, when it went to 6-6, a great sporting recovery was very much on the cards. | |
| This means everything to me World champion Martin Adams | |
| The world number one had missed four darts to win the match in the earlier sets but he gained a new lease of life in the decider and took it without dropping a leg. | The world number one had missed four darts to win the match in the earlier sets but he gained a new lease of life in the decider and took it without dropping a leg. |
| He won the first against the throw, then capitalised after Nixon had hit single five with his first dart on a 120 checkout to make it 2-0, and finally pinned double top to win the title at the 14th time of asking. | He won the first against the throw, then capitalised after Nixon had hit single five with his first dart on a 120 checkout to make it 2-0, and finally pinned double top to win the title at the 14th time of asking. |
| "It's absolutely fantastic, this means everything to me," said Adams. "I've been chasing this trophy for 14 years and now I've got it. | |
| "I've always said if I could get my name on this trophy one time I'd be a very happy man. Now I've done it and I will take great pride in looking at all the names on it." | |
| Despite seeing his lead disappear, the Peterborough player said he was confident that he would get a chance to finally clinch victory. | |
| "I thought 'surely I can't lose from 6-0 up' and thankfully the opportunity did come along. | |
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| "Sometimes you try too hard. I could feel my arm tightening up and just told myself to relax and do what I had done in the first six sets." | |
| Nixon said he was proud of the way he fought back against the top seed. | |
| "Martin took the first six sets, I took the next six and then he took the one that mattered," he said. | |
| "The dream is over but there's always next year. I'll have to go one step further. I've been trying for 20 years to get here and never given up. | |
| "When I was 6-0 down I slapped myself on the back of the head and said 'let's go'. But once I started winning sets I was well and truly flowing." |