now, russ bray is known pizza.t, andifs are the referee there tonight, and it's his last match before he retires. check this out. >> maturity is fantastic and i mean, he's, uh, the way he plays the game, his mindset. um it's fantastic . it's so lovely to fantastic. it's so lovely to watch the breath of fresh air and, uh , you know, he's he's the and, uh, you know, he's he's the future of darts. obviously. you know, you had marco van go in at 17, in nine darts and things like that. you know, this kid's a year younger , um, doing every a year younger, um, doing every bit the same. it's fantastic for the sport. >> and you know what, russ? people have been taking the mickey a bit because he's been called the tiger woods of darts. but i reckon there's a fair comparison there. like he started when he was five. and he's just endlessly practised repetition, repetition and repetition, repetition and repetition, chasing excellence. and it takes thousands and thousands and thousands of man hours to get to this standard of dar

russ bray last night, that was his last final. nd a couple of minutes . is darts a couple of minutes. is darts about to become really , really about to become really, really trendy it -- it was the battle of the lukes. yes it was littler versus humphrey's. nearly 5 million people watched it more people that watched the ryder cup, more people to watch the ashes. the biggest ever sky sports audience that wasn't a major football game . and right in the middle of game. and right in the middle of all of it was, of course, the referee. a man has appeared before on this program . abby. so before on this program. abby. so out there i feel shy when i'm with him. hey, russ. bryce. no need to feel sorry. me neither . need to feel sorry. me neither. >> what a week. fantastic amazing. absolutely fantastic . amazing. absolutely fantastic. three weeks, to be fair. yeah, but it's really caught on this last one. it looks kicked in. >> 16 year old lad . i mean, >> 16 year old lad. i mean, incredible, unbelievable . all incredible, unbelievable. all

we're nowjoined by the voice of darts — and now retired pdc referee after last night's match — russ bray to referee and what a note to go out on. ., ., ., referee and what a note to go out on. ., ., , , , on. not half, two youngsters up there battling _ on. not half, two youngsters up there battling it _ on. not half, two youngsters up there battling it out, _ on. not half, two youngsters up there battling it out, absolutely| there battling it out, absolutely brilliant, and the standard was sensational. certainly up there with one of the very best we have had. it isjust incredible he isjust16 isjust incredible he isjust 16 years old and to have got this far, he has a bright future ahead of him, i'm sure most people will agree. goodness me, absolutely. the talent that the lad has got, i use this in the nicest possible way, you have a freak of nature, a freak in the sport, tiger woods was a freak in the sport of golf, jack —— jack nicklaus, mike tyson in boxing, he is sensational, breath of fresh air, on the development tools and challenge tours as well, and basically if you are good enoug