Kyle Anderson hit a nine-dart finish on his way to winning his maiden PDC title at Players Championship 17 on Saturday.
The Australian, who had made semi-finals on six previous occasions on the PDC Tour, finally got over the line as he defeated Kevin Painter 6-2 in the final.
It capped off a superb day which had earlier seen him achieve the perfect leg in a 6-3 victory over Ronny Huybrechts while Jamie Lewis also managed one during a second-round victory over John Part.
The final began with Anderson in scintillating form, taking out 148 for an early break and setting the tone for the rest of the encounter.
Back-to-back two dart 64 finishes gave Anderson yet another break and a commanding 3-0 lead over his rival. The gap was to widen further as the 29-year-old from Perth, Australia, took out yet another ton-plus finish, this time 108 on tops for a 4-0 advantage.
The Australian followed that with another break of throw, first missing double 14 for a second 148 finish before eventually finding the same target on the next visit.
Anderson then looked set to complete an impressive whitewash win going off 180, 180 in the sixth leg before Painter took out 128 on the bull to get his first leg on the board.
The Englishman, playing in his first final for almost four years, then followed that with a convincing hold of throw, checking out 52 on double ten to extend the contest further.
The eighth leg was to be the final one of the match though as Kyle Anderson wrapped up a 6-2 win and claimed his first PDC title.
Anderson told the PDC website: "Today it all came together. I said to myself, I have to take the chances I make for myself and today I took my chance. I’ve never doubted myself, everybody on the tour can do what I did today and it’s the one’s who don’t get nervous who come through in the end."
The world number 29, who is based in Nottingham and has to spend the majority of the year without his wife and son also spoke of how having them around for the last five weeks has benefitted him.
He said: "My boy was with me and I feel comfortable, It’s been so good to see him and I can’t wait to see him again. Having them around has made it so much easier recently.
"This is not a one off, I have to win again, there has to be more!"
The day began for the Australian with a commanding 6-3 victory over Tony Newell, before needing a last leg decider to overcome Nathan Aspinall.
The last 32 saw Anderson brush Ryan Meikle aside, coming through 6-1 before going on to achieve a perfect leg in his 6-3 win over Huybrechts.
The quarter-finals saw Anderson beat Stephen Bunting, a man desperately trying to rediscover so form 6-3 to progress in to the last four.
Michael Smith, a good friend of Anderson awaited in the semi-finals, where once again the Australian proved too strong, defeating his rival 6-3 to set up a decider with Kevin Painter.
Painter, a former World Championship finalist, who was looking to win his first PDC title since the 2011 Players Championship finals began his route to the final with a 6-2 win over Mike de Decker.
A pair of 6-4 wins over Vincent van der Voort and another nine-dart hero, Jamie Lewis followed as Painter progressed in to the last 16.
Mervyn King was powerless to resist as Painter advanced yet again, this time with a 6-2 win.
Gerwyn Price provided 'The Artist' with his toughest pre-final test, taking the 50-year-old to a last leg decider, where he had to survive match darts from the Welshman.
A scrappy 6-3 win over Jermaine Wattimena meant Painter would face Anderson in the final but it was to be the Australian who would end his run as the highest ranked player without a PDC title.
Players Championship 18 takes place in Barnsley on Sunday with 128 players competing for the £10,000 prize.
Players Championship 17 Results
Last 128
Simon Whitlock 6-4 Ricky Evans
Peter Hudson 6-1 Madars Razma
Jermaine Wattimena 6-4 Alan Tabern
Berry van Peer 6-4 William O'Connor
Darren Webster 6-3 Lee Bryant
Paul Harvey 6-5 Wes Newton
Steve Beaton 6-3 Max Hopp
Luke Woodhouse 6-5 Robert Owen
Kim Huybrechts 6-0Scott Darbyshire
Andy Jenkins 6-4 Simon Stevenson
Jamie Bain 6-4 Chris Dobey
Keegan Brown 6-3 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Joe Cullen 6-4 Darren Johnson
Matthew Edgar 6-3 Dennis Smith
Justin Pipe 6-5 Terry Temple
Callan Rydz 6-3 Jonathan Worsley
John Part 6-3 Benito van de Pas
Jamie Lewis 6-3 Josh Payne
Vincent van der Voort 6-4 Jamie Caven
Kevin Painter 6-2 Mike De Decker
Mervyn King 6-2 Prakash Jiwa
Warrick Scheffer 6-2 Steve Hine
Robert Thornton 6-2 Sven Groen
Chris Quantock 6-2 Brian Woods
Alan Norris 6-5 Andy Boulton
Steve Lennon 6-5 James Richardson
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-3 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Peter Jacques 6-3 John Michael
Gerwyn Price 6-3 Andrew Gilding
David Pallett 6-3 Jim Walker
John Henderson 6-1 Richie Corner
Aden Kirk 6-1 Ray Campbell
Michael Smith 6-3 Jan Dekker
Richie Burnett 6-2 Jim Brown
Mark Webster 6-2 Jimmy Hendriks
Mark Walsh 6-3 Joe Murnan
James Wade 6-2 Bryan de Hoog
Ted Evetts 6-5 Mick McGowan
Devon Petersen 6-4 James Wilson
Harry Robinson 6-1 Wayne Jones
Jelle Klaasen 6-0Michael Barnard
Yordi Meeuwisse 6-1 Vincent Kamphuis
Jonny Clayton 6-5 Ronnie Baxter
Mickey Mansell 6-5 Ritchie Edhouse
Dave Chisnall 6-0Stephen Burton
Kirk Shepherd 6-4 Martin Schindler
Christian Kist 6-3 John Bowles
Zoran Lerchbacher 6-5 Ron Meulenkamp
Jeffrey de Graaf 6-3 Ian White
Matthew Dennant 6-3 Paul Nicholson
Ronny Huybrechts 6-2 Adam Hunt
Ryan Searle 6-2 Ross Twell
Rob Cross 6-0Mick Todd
Ryan Meikle 6-2 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Kyle Anderson 6-3 Tony Newell
Nathan Aspinall 6-3 Paul Rowley
Daryl Gurney 6-0Maik Langendorf
Jeffrey de Zwaan 6-2 Matt Clark
Richard North 6-4 Robbie Green
Brendan Dolan 6-3 Andy Hamilton
Stephen Bunting 6-4 Simon Preston
Diogo Portela 6-3 Ryan Palmer
Steve West 6-3 Stuart Kellett
Scott Taylor 6-3 Antonio Alcinas
Last 64
Peter Hudson 6-4 Simon Whitlock
Jermaine Wattimena 6-2 Berry van Peer
Darren Webster 6-5 Paul Harvey
Steve Beaton 6-5 Luke Woodhouse
Kim Huybrechts 6-3 Andy Jenkins
Keegan Brown 6-5 Jamie Bain
Joe Cullen 6-3 Matthew Edgar
Justin Pipe 6-3 Callan Rydz
Jamie Lewis 6-1 John Part
Kevin Painter 6-4 Vincent van der Voort
Mervyn King 6-1 Warrick Scheffer
Chris Quantock 6-3 Robert Thornton
Steve Lennon 6-5 Alan Norris
Peter Jacques 6-1 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Gerwyn Price 6-4 David Pallett
John Henderson 6-2 Aden Kirk
Michael Smith 6-3 Richie Burnett
Mark Walsh 6-5 Mark Webster
Ted Evetts 6-3 James Wade
Devon Petersen 6-5 Harry Robinson
Yordi Meeuwisse 6-3 Jelle Klaasen
Jonny Clayton 6-5 Mickey Mansell
Dave Chisnall 6-1 Kirk Shepherd
Christian Kist 6-1 Zoran Lerchbacher
Jeffrey de Graaf 6-2 Matthew Dennant
Ronny Huybrechts 6-3 Ryan Searle
Ryan Meikle 6-5 Rob Cross
Kyle Anderson 6-5 Nathan Aspinall
Daryl Gurney 6-2 Jeffrey de Zwaan
Brendan Dolan 6-1 Richard North
Stephen Bunting 6-0Diogo Portela
Scott Taylor 6-5 Steve West
Last 32
Jermaine Wattimena 6-1 Peter Hudson
Steve Beaton 6-2 Darren Webster
Kim Huybrechts 6-5 Keegan Brown
Justin Pipe 6-3 Joe Cullen
Kevin Painter 6-4 Jamie Lewis
Mervyn King 6-1 Chris Quantock
Steve Lennon 6-2 Peter Jacques
Gerwyn Price 6-2 John Henderson
Michael Smith 6-3 Mark Walsh
Ted Evetts 6-5 Devon Petersen
Yordi Meeuwisse 6-3 Jonny Clayton
Christian Kist 6-4 Dave Chisnall
Ronny Huybrechts 6-3 Jeffrey de Graaf
Kyle Anderson 6-1 Ryan Meikle
Daryl Gurney 6-2 Brendan Dolan
Stephen Bunting 6-3 Scott Taylor
Last 16
Jermaine Wattimena 6-3 Steve Beaton
Justin Pipe 6-4 Kim Huybrechts
Kevin Painter 6-2 Mervyn King
Gerwyn Price 6-4 Steve Lennon
Michael Smith 6-4 Ted Evetts
Yordi Meeuwisse 6-5 Christian Kist
Kyle Anderson 6-3 Ronny Huybrechts
Stephen Bunting 6-4 Daryl Gurney
Last Eight
Jermaine Wattimena 6-3 Justin Pipe
Kevin Painter 6-5 Gerwyn Price
Michael Smith 6-2 Yordi Meeuwisse
Kyle Anderson 6-3 Stephen Bunting
Last Four
Kevin Painter 6-3 Jermaine Wattimena
Kyle Anderson 6-3 Michael Smith
Final
Kyle Anderson 6-2 Kevin Painter
