BDO World Championship: Kist beats Ted Hankey in semi-final

Christian Kist performs a remarkable comeback to beat Ted Hankey 6-5 and reach the BDO World Championship final, external at the Lakeside.

Hankey, who has won the tournament on two previous occasions, looked to have the match won when he clinched the eighth set to lead 5-3 but Kist won the next set to reduce the deficit to 5-4.

The Dutchman stole the set to level the match before completing a shock victory over the number 15 seed.

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