Former champ Hankey into BDO semis

Two-time world champion Ted Hankey booked his place in the semi-finals of this year's BDO World Championships with a one-sided 5-1 win over Martin Atkins at Frimley Green.

Hankey, seeded 15, blazed into a 4-0 lead and despite being briefly pegged back he wrapped up the sixth set in style to move through to a last-four meeting with Dutchman Christian Kist.

Debutant Kist beat England's Alan Norris to reach the last four and Hankey told the BBC: "I've got to be happy because I'm in the semi-finals. But I've got to wake up because if I play like that, Christian Kist will destroy me."

Russia's Anastasia Dobromyslova won her second women's world title with a 2-1 win over Deta Hedman of England. Dobromyslova was forced to battle from a set down to claim victory.