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Australian number one Paul Nicholson celebrated a new look with a 6-4 win over Scottish star Gary Anderson in the biggest game of the opening night.

Nicholson sported a waistcoat and tie for the contest, and came from behind before sealing victory with a bullseye finish for a 132 checkout against Anderson.

“It’s a massive confidence boost for me,” said Nicholson. “This is possibly the biggest win of my career and I can go on from this.”

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by Phill Catterick:

Gary Anderson may not be one of the more ‘recognised’ names on the PDC circuit, but since his switch from the BDO in February he’s certainly made his mark, and definitely living up to his nickname- `The Flying Scotsman`.

The Scot lit up the Whyte and Mackay Premier League during the final evening in Cardiff just a few weeks ago, overcoming three times World Champion John Part 7-4, averaging well over 105.

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GARY ANDERSON claimed his first title since joining the PDC with a 6-2 victory over Mervyn King in the Welsh Players Championship.

The Scotsman followed up two finals a month ago to go one better at the Newport Centre, picking up the £6,000 to continue a superb week.

He defeated John Part in a Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts Challenge Match on Thursday, and saw off two other Premier League stars on his way to victory on Saturday.

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Phil Taylor completed back-to-back Players Championship victories in Nuland with a second successive win over Gary Anderson.

Taylor followed up his final-leg win over the Scot on Saturday with a 6-2 triumph in Sunday’s decider, to claim the £6,000 title.

The win is Taylor’s ninth on the PDC Pro Tour this year and 11th in total in 2009, and takes his earnings to £232,000 since January 1.

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Phil Taylor claimed his tenth tournament victory of 2009 with a narrow 6-5 win over Gary Anderson in the Dutch Players Championship.

Taylor continued his incredible run of success this year to claim another £6,000 title – but was pushed all the way by a superb Anderson display.

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Hoping that a name change to go along with his organisational move will also change his winning percentage, Gary “Dream Boy” Anderson is no more. His new PDC moniker is now Gary “The Flying Scotsman” Anderson.

Anderson remarked: “The Flying Scotsman is not bad, it underlines my patriotism for my country but it’s going to cost me a fortune in lettering on the back of my shirts. I might even have to pile on the weight so I’m a XXXXL so we can get the entire nickname across my back!”

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Since it has been widely rumored, Gary Anderson’s move to the PDC from it’s rival organisation the BDO comes as no surprise at this point. Anderson, like recent BDO migrant Mark Webster, hopes to make a new beginning amongst the new challanges the PDC will present.

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According to this Phil Lanning article at The Sun, the BDO’s Mark Webster and Gary Anderson, along with other big name prospects, are “set to join bitter rivals the PDC.”

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From BDO Website:

It was gutsy performance from both players with Anderson breathing a huge sigh of relief after overcoming his first round jinx, which had previously seen him lose in the opener on five occasions.

The 37- minute match featured 10 180s from the high-scoring Scot, who reached the last four in the competition in 2003.

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Photo courtesy Lawrence Lustig/PDC
Gary Anderson defied a nine-darter from James Wade to win his place in the quarter-finals of the PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts with a 10-8 victory on Thursday night.
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