DARTH MAPLE Feels the Force.

JOHN PART INTERVIEW.

John Part reckons anything could happen tonight !

Part clinched his third world title at Alexandra Palace in 2008 having previously become the first overseas player to win the BDO event in 1994 and then toppling Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor in the epic PDC final in 2003 that went to a deciding set.

But the Canadian says none of that will prepare for him what lies in store tonight !

“You’ve got eight world-class players,” he said, “and the atmosphere will be electric with the crowd close to the stage, so who knows what will happen ?

“Any one of us could win it.

“I’m sure there will be some great darts thrown and the winner will be the player who deals with the occasion the best.

“I’ve played in Matt Ward’s events before and he always seems to sell plenty of tickets.”

Many in the crowd tonight will be cheering Part.

He said: “I’m probably better known in Britain than I am back home in Canada. I get stopped in the street more often when I’m over here.

“People like to talk about darts and ask me how do you beat Phil Taylor ?

“I’ve done it a few times, but he has beaten me a lot more times. I played him in the Premier League twice last year, averaged more than 103 and still didn’t win many legs !

“You have to take every chance you get and hope he misses a few. But sometimes you feel as though it doesn’t matter what you do, he will still beat you.”

Part looks set for a busy few months with the Blue Square UK Open and Stan James World Matchplay coming up.

“I need a good year,” he said. “I’m playing well and I’m looking forward to all the tournaments.”