P135 Teletext 135 Jan 3 16:34:31 Frimley Green ————————————————————————— VICTORIOUS "VIKING" BEMOANS CONSISTENCY Andy Fordham made a promising start at the Embassy World Professional championship at Lakeside Country Club. Second-sjedjd Fordham, a semi-finalist in this event last year, beat Chris Mason, the 26-year-old Bristolian, 3-0, winning each set by three legs to one. Fordham, a 20-stone Londoner known as "the Viking" because of his beard and flowing hair, bemoaned his consistency despite an avjtage of 29.58 pet dart. ——————————————————————————————————1/2—— POLL: Manager of the Year verdict 138 WIN TICKETS TO SEE THE COCA-COLA CUP TEE - ARSENAL v NEWCASTLE p350 Next Soccer Rugby RegionalP135 Teletext 135 Jan 3 16:34:18 Frimley Green ————————————————————————— CANADIAN LOOKS THE PART AFTER BIG SCARs Canadian John Part, the 1994 winner, made two superb comebacks to beat Bolton's Paul Williams 3-2 in the Embassy World Championship first round. Part fought back from two sets down then, having lost the first two legs in the djcidjt, battled back again to take four successive legs for victory. He said: "I played badly at the start but I never gave up. I knew even after losing the first two I would improve." ——————————————————————————————————2/2—— Results from Frimley Green 180 NATIONAL AND REGIONAL WEATHER p102 Next Soccer Rugby Regional