Super spotter Keith Deller left Stephen Fry gobsmacked as Phil Taylor hit two nine-darters

dailystar.co.uk:

darts board during a big match?Well, it isn’t guesswork or luck. It relies on a ‘spotter’, who has a direct line to the producer so he can issue instructions on where the camera should be aimed.The most respected spotter in the sport is none other than Keith Deller, whose 138 finish to beat Eric Bristow in the final of the 1983 World Championship is one of the most iconic moments in the sport’s history.

He has been doing the job for Sky Sports for almost 30 years, previously in tandem with the late, great Bristow and more recently with Colin Lloyd.“When you see the player needing, say, 106, ‘I’ll go treble 20, single 14, double 16’ so I’ll tell the remote cameras, the director, where I think they’re going to go,” explains Deller, now 62, to Daily Star Sport.“I think I’ve been the longest spotters there’s ever been.

I’m there at all the big tournaments, I feel the atmosphere, it’s great. It’s a tough job to do. No disrespect to the commentators but they can say they’ll go one way and, if they don’t, it doesn’t really matter to them because they’re not the one telling the camera where to go.

You really have to be alert all the time when you’ve got the likes of Jonny Clayton, who decides to go his own ways. I love doing it and Sky are a brilliant team.