MERVYN KING won his first PDC title with a whitewash of Mark Dudbridge in the Scottish Sun Scottish Players Championship.
King has been on the PDC circuit for just over a year, and picked up his maiden victory in style at Glasgow's Thistle Hotel.
He ended Phil Taylor's run of PDC Pro Tour wins in the last 16, and failed to drop a set in his final three games.
King defeated Kevin McDine in straight sets in the quarter-finals, before whitewashing both Mick McGowan - in the semis - and Dudbridge to pick up the £5,000 cheque.
"I'm very happy," said King. "It's hopefully my first title of many and it means a lot to me for the hard work I've put in over the past year.
"My best game was probably defeating Phil, as it had to be, but I was delighted to finish strongly too and get the win."
King had earlier ended Taylor's bid for a seventh successive PDC Pro Tour victory at the last 16 stage - meaning that Taylor's unbeaten run since mid-March was ended at 44 games, matching his tally
in the first four years of the Premier League which also ended in Glasgow, back in January.
Dudbridge edged out Vincent van der Voort in a thrilling deciding leg of their semi-final, with the Dutchman missing four match darts before Dudbridge landed double ten for the win.
The Bristolian, in his first PDC Pro Tour final of 2008, also defeated Ronnie Baxter, Dennis Smith, Mark Jones and Steve Cusick in the event.
Earlier in the day, Colin Osborne hit his third nine-darter in professional competition during his first round win over Lionel Sams.
Osborne claimed a £1,200 for the feat, which came in a run of legs of 11, 11, 9 and 11 darts which swept him to victory.
Newcomer Louis Blundell claimed the scalp of Wayne Mardle with a 105 finish in the deciding leg of their contest, while McGowan enjoyed his best run of the year by reaching the semis.
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Scottish Sun Scottish Players Championship
Preliminary Round
Geoff Daniels Bye (Wayne Atwood)
Matt Clark 3-0 Nick Fulwell
Steve Brown 3-1 Peter Wright
Pat Orreal 3-0 Stuart Holden
Chris Thompson 3-0 Lee Holden
Dave Ladley 3-0 Sean Palfrey
Kevin McDine 3-1 Mick Savvery
Steve Hine 3-1 Chris Oprey
Alan Caves 3-0 Ian Lever
Louis Blundell 3-0 Owen Caffrey
Jamie Caven 3-1 Robert Watson-Lang
Lionel Sams 3-1 Jim Young
Tom Wilson 3-0 Jim Leighton
Brendan Dolan 3-0 Kevin Reade
Jason Clark 3-2 Geoff Wylie
Derek Box 3-1 Glyn Humphries
Ricky Williams 3-0 Jonathan Overton
Jason Barry 3-1 Jamie Harvey
Pete Allen 3-0 Kieran Leal
Mark Frost 3-0 Matt Sheehan
Martyn Turner 3-0 Dave Ansell
John Quantock 3-1 Chris Cooper
Chris Beeston Bye (Steve Smith)
Lee Williams 3-2 Russell Mason
Steve Evans 3-1 Darren Sutton
Gary Welding 3-2 Nigel Birch
John MaGowan 3-0 Graeme Stoddart
Tony Littleton 3-2 Dave Smith
Dave Honey 3-0 Steven Watts
Dennis Smith 3-1 Darren Latham
James Keogh 3-0 Kevin Dowling
Steve Cusick 3-1 Shane Passey
Mark Jones 3-1 Jon Archer
First Round
Phil Taylor 3-0 Geoff Daniels
Steve Brown 3-2 Matt Clark
Mervyn King 3-2 Pat Orreal
Andy Smith 3-2 Chris Thompson
Alan Tabern 3-0 Dave Ladley
Kevin McDine 3-1 Dave Askew
Kevin Painter 3-1 Steve Hine
Adrian Gray 3-2 Alan Caves
Louis Blundell 3-2 Wayne Mardle
Jamie Caven 3-2 Steve Maish
Colin Osborne 3-1 Lionel Sams ** Colin Osborne nine-darter
Wayne Jones 3-1 Tom Wilson
Roland Scholten 3-1 Brendan Dolan
Jason Clark 3-0 Tony Eccles
Chris Mason 3-0 Derek Box
Mick McGowan 3-0 Ricky Williams
Jason Barry 3-2 Terry Jenkins
Colin Monk 3-2 Pete Allen
Mark Frost 3-2 Kirk Shepherd
Vincent van der Voort 3-1 Martyn Turner
Barrie Bates 3-2 John Quantock
Michael van Gerwen 3-1 Chris Beeston
Denis Ovens 3-0 Lee Williams
Mark Walsh 3-0 Steve Evans
Peter Manley 3-0 Gary Welding
John MaGowan 3-1 Alan Warriner-Little
Ronnie Baxter 3-1 Tony Littleton
Steve Beaton 3-2 Dave Honey
Dennis Smith 3-1 Andy Hamilton
Jelle Klaasen 3-2 James Keogh
Mark Dudbridge 3-0 Steve Cusick
Mark Jones 3-1 Wes Newton
Losers £75
Second Round
Phil Taylor 3-0 Steve Brown
Mervyn King 3-0 Andy Smith
Kevin McDine 3-2 Alan Tabern
Adrian Gray 3-2 Kevin Painter
Jamie Caven 3-2 Louis Blundell
Colin Osborne 3-1 Wayne Jones
Roland Scholten 3-1 Jason Clark
Mick McGowan 3-0 Chris Mason
Jason Barry 3-0 Colin Monk
Vincent van der Voort 3-0 Mark Frost
Michael van Gerwen 3-0 Barrie Bates
Mark Walsh 3-1 Denis Ovens
John MaGowan 3-0 Peter Manley
Ronnie Baxter 3-2 Steve Beaton
Dennis Smith 3-1 Jelle Klaasen
Mark Dudbridge 3-0 Mark Jones
Losers £150
Third Round
Mervyn King 3-1 Phil Taylor
Kevin McDine 3-1 Adrian Gray
Colin Osborne 3-0 Jamie Caven
Mick McGowan 3-2 Roland Scholten
Vincent van der Voort 3-0 Jason Barry
Mark Walsh 3-0 Michael van Gerwen
Ronnie Baxter 3-0 John MaGowan
Mark Dudbridge 3-2 Dennis Smith
Losers £300
Quarter-Finals
Mervyn King 3-0 Kevin McDine
Mick McGowan 3-2 Colin Osborne
Vincent van der Voort 3-2 Mark Walsh
Mark Dudbridge 3-0 Ronnie Baxter
Losers £600
Semi-Finals
Mervyn King 3-0 Mick McGowan (2-0, 2-0, 2-0)
Mark Dudbridge 3-2 Vincent van der Voort (0-2, 2-0, 2-0, 1-2, 2-1)
Losers £1,250
Final
Mervyn King 3-0 Mark Dudbridge (2-0, 2-0, 2-0)
Winner £5,000
Runner-Up £2,500