Scott Mitchell beats Martin Adams to win BDO World Championship

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Scott Mitchell held his nerve to land his first BDO World Championship crown with a nail-biting 7-6 win over Martin Adams on Sunday night.

The 44-year-old had won only two matches on his previous five visits to the Lakeside before this year’s tournament but against a three-times champion he stayed calm when it mattered most to win the £100,000 top prize.

Mitchell burst into tears before roaring with delight and embracing his family in the crowd.

Both players had real finishing problems throughout the match but Adams was the more afflicted and it proved costly.

What the contest lacked in quality – and it lacked plenty – it made up for in drama as the match swung one way then the other. Neither player could establish more than a one-set lead but Mitchell, after missing a dart for the title when 6-5 and 2-1 in front, clinched the deciding set 3-1.

He told the BBC: “This is quite amazing. Halfway through that I really wished I was watching it. I didn’t want to be up here. It’s everything that dreams are made of really. I can’t believe it.”