Simon Whitlock won the PDC’s fifth and final European Tour event of 2012, defeating Australian World Cup teammate Paul Nicholson in the final of the Dutch Darts Masters on Sunday evening.
‘The Wizard’, who recently won his first major title when he was crowned European Champion in Germany, triumphed 6-1 against Nicholson to clinch the £15,000 first prize.
The world number six, who had seen off Per Laursen and Alan Tabern to reach Sunday’s last 16, began the day with a 6-1 victory over Ian White.
He then saw off Johnny Haines 6-2, before producing a brilliant semi-final performance to beat Kim Huybrechts 6-1.
Whitlock finished the job in style, as he defeated ‘The Asset’ by the same scoreline to claim his third PDC title in less than two months.
“It feels fantastic and I’m over the moon to win,” Whitlock told the PDC’s official website.
“It’s brilliant for two Australians to be in the final and Paul’s done really well this weekend.
“I seem to perform well on the Continent and to follow up the European Championship win with this is great.
“I can’t wait for the World Championship now and hopefully I’ll be holding the trophy at the end of that too!
“Paul’s a very good friend of mine and we’re World Cup pairs partners, so it was tough playing him and I’m just happy to get the win.”
By Chris Murphy
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