Ted Hankey 6-0 Ronnie Baxter

Ted Hankey became the new Embassy World Darts Champion after thrashing Ronnie Baxter.

The no 5 seed, known as The Count due to his similarity to Dracula, gave Baxter a horror story for the second year running.

It meant the no 2 seed finished tournament runner-up at Frimley Green for the second year running.

Hankey finished him off in incredible fashion with the tournament's highest check-out, from 170, with two treble 20s and the bulls-eye completing the whitewash.

The Potteries player only allowed his opponent four legs in the whole match, such was his superiority and brilliance.

And as he hit his winning dart he sank to his knees at the oche in astonishment at what he had achieved.

Both players made nervous starts and it took Hankey 29 darts to win the opening leg.

But he soon settled down to win the set without dropping a leg, hitting a tournament record 40th 180 of the week on the way.

The experience of playing in last year's final certainly did not help Baxter.

And Hankey took full advantage of a below-par no 2 seed to win the second set, also in straight legs.

Baxter finally won a leg with a 12-dart finish in the first of the third set.

But Hankey still went on to win the set in a deciding leg aided by a 107 checkout.

The number two seed's nightmare continued in the fourth set which Hankey won again without allowing his opponent a leg.

It was all becoming rather embarrassing for Baxter and the packed Lakeside crowd were stunned into a disbelieving silence.

The agony was unrelenting for the Lancastrian in the fifth set as Hankey powered his way to a 5-0 lead, once again winning in three straight legs.

Hankey had raced through the opening five sets in just 35 minutes.

And soon after the break the championship was his as he ended with the highest outshot of the tournament.

That achievement added £2,000 to the £44,000 prize money The Count received for winning the title.

This championship is the second darts world title to be handed out this centrury.

Phil Taylor won an unprecedented eighth title in the sport's breakaway tournament a fortnight ago.