'Let's play darts!' is the cry that fills the air at a sell-out Lakeside for the 2008 BDO World Championships
The England flights, the rings, the 'Wolfie' belt buckle - it can only be 2007 Lakeside champion Martin Adams
In a repeat of the 2007 final, Adams opens against Phill Nixon, but there is no 'Nixy' fightback this time as he loses 3-0
The week's first controversy comes as ex-champion Ted 'The Count' Hankey is booed on the oche by a small number of fans
As the second round progresses, Darryl Fitton is in excellent form, demolishing Gary Robson 4-0 in just 32 minutes
Reigning champion Martin Adams is pushed hard by Robert Thornton but reached the last eight with a 5-4 victory
Unseeded Aussie Simon Whitlock is in the form of his life as he thrashes Ted Hankey 5-0 in the quarter-finals
On Saturday Webster justifies his top seeding by ending the Lakeside reign of Martin Adams in the semi-finals
World number one Mark Webster races to a 3-0 lead over Simon Whitlock in the final
Welshman Webster, a trainee plumber, cannot believe his form as he wins his fifth set
Aussie qualifier Whitlock holds his nerve to take the best-of-13 final back to 6-5
But Webster takes successive sets to make it 7-5, and crumples to the floor in disbelief
Webster celebrates with the trophy and a cheque for £85,000
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