Another maximum? You betcha. Anderson, the greatest bespectacled sportsman since Daniel Vettori leaves 81 after nine. Another 11-darter on the cards. A miss at double four, but Van Gerwen is miles behind. Set decider coming up. 

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If they carry on like this, they will have to change the board. The little red T20 bed is already getting battered like a punchbag. Now it's MVG's turn to fill it up. He's down to 135. Bull, T15, tops? No. Anderson can't take out 164. Three at double 10 for MVG. Closed out with two fives.

Anderson with the darts, filling up up the T20, two maximums in as many legs. He leaves 41. One, then tops. Nailed at the first attempt. 11-dart leg. Incredible standard to start.

Van Gerwen in his trademark green, boos when he drifts wide to miss out on the first 180. Anderson doesn't miss. Huge roar, crowd sing the champ's name. Oh, hello! 121 for Van Gerwen, finished with the bull! Seatbelts.

Here we go. MVG with the darts...

MJK: Sorry, but this isn't going to 13 sets. MvG too good.

Michael Thornley: Hoping for Gary Anderson to pull it off.

Lively, lively crowd. Songs. They've been on it since last year. The Ally Pally is absolutely bouncing. Warm-up darts being thrown.

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"The world number one, ladies and gentlemen, the former champion of the wwwwoooorrrrrlllldddddd....

"Mighty Michael van Gerrrrr-weennnnnn...."

Der, der, der, der, der, der.....

Green lasers for MVG...

"The reigning and defending, two-time, back-to-back champion of the wwwwoooorrrrlllllddddddd...

"Ga-rrryyy And-er-sonnnnnn"

I came to get down, I came to get down. Jump up, jump up and get down....

Anderson first...

Is darts a sport? Looks like Great Britain's Olympic gold medal-winning hockey captain thinks so... 

Are you ready for the walk-ons?

Oh, and if you're still not convinced that darts is brilliant, read this.

Phil Taylor tells you why it is.

Kiki Wolf: How can anyone say that Bowls, Archery and Shooting are sports but not Darts?

Anyway, enough hype, let's get down to it. Who's going to win the Sid Waddell Trophy and a cheque for 350k? Tell me by tweeting using the hashtag #bbcdarts., external

If predictions aren't your bag, complete this sentence. Darts is the greatest thing in the world because...

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For the seemingly unstoppable Van Gerwen, a second world title to add to the one in won in 2014 would come after a 2016 when he won 25 (that's twenty-five) tournaments. Fail tonight and they will seem about as valuable as the Intertoto Cup.

For Anderson, darting history beckons. Win tonight and he becomes only the third man to win three consecutive world titles, breathing the same rarefied air as Phil Taylor and Eric Bristow.

Yep, it's a final to whet the appetite more than chips, mushy peas, pudding and gravy, washed down with a pint of something frothy and served by Joanna Lumley.

Michael van Gerwen versus Gary Anderson for the right to be called champion of the world.

Thirteen sets of darting delight from the Alexandra Palace in London.

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And this. This is the grandaddy of them all. The night of nights. The showcase of darting immortals.

The PDC World Championship final.

The world number one versus the defending champion.

Welcome to the show.