Can Waites master Harbour?

Scott Waites will face Dennis Harbour when he starts his defence of the BDO World Darts title at the Lakeside tonight.
Scott Waites celebrates with the trophy during the BDO World Championship Final at the Lakeside Complex, Frimley Green. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday January 10, 2016. See PA story DARTS Frimley Green. Photo credit should read: Adam Davy/PA WireScott Waites celebrates with the trophy during the BDO World Championship Final at the Lakeside Complex, Frimley Green. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday January 10, 2016. See PA story DARTS Frimley Green. Photo credit should read: Adam Davy/PA Wire
Scott Waites celebrates with the trophy during the BDO World Championship Final at the Lakeside Complex, Frimley Green. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday January 10, 2016. See PA story DARTS Frimley Green. Photo credit should read: Adam Davy/PA Wire

Harbour, a 55-year-old from Peterborough, beat New Zealander Craig Caldwell 3-1 yesterday to book a date with Waites. The match will be shown on BT Sport.

The 39-year-old Waites, who works in Calderdale as a carpenter for Pennine Housing 2000 and lives at Fixby, will hope to hit the ground running in his quest for a third BDO title.

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He comes into the event under the radar to a certain extent, as the sixth seed and after a quiet 2016 following his Frimley Green win at the start of the year

A former winner of the Grand Slam of Darts, his sole tournament triumph last year came in the European Darts Classic in July.

Waites, also world champion in 2013, is a 12-1 shot for the crown behind hot favourite Glen Durrant, who is a 6-5 chance.