JOHN PART continued his winning run with victory in Saturday's Stan James Players Championship in Gibraltar.
The Canadian returned to action for the first time since winning the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship on New Year's Day with a quality display of consistency and class.
After staring defeat in the face against Mark Dudbridge in the last 16 - when the Bristolian missed six darts for victory - Part overcame Alex Roy and Andy Jenkins to reach the final and then see off Chris Mason 3-1.
He made his mark early, coming from behind to win the first set 2-1, although Mason hit straight back to take the second in the same manner.
Finishes of 143 and 87 from Part gave him the third and a 66 finish on double 18 put him a leg away from the win.
Mason took the next on double top to stay in the game, but Part landed double 16 at the first time of asking to seal victory.
Mason defeated Wayne Atwood, Darren Latham, Colin Osborne and Dave Askew to reach the quarter-finals, and landed five 180s and two crucial bull finishes in coming from two sets down against Steve Beaton in the last eight.
He swept past Alan Tabern in straight sets in the semis, but had no answer to Part's clinical accuracy on the doubles.
Number one seed James Wade was an early casualty, with Gary Mawson coming from two sets down and a leg down to knock out the Stan James World Matchplay and SkyBet World Grand Prix winner.
Dutch duo Jelle Klaasen and Michael van Gerwen were first round casualties, losing to Beaton and Tabern respectively.
Beaton's further wins over Bob Crawley, Chris Thompson and Jason Barry took him into his first quarter-final since last June.
Andy Jenkins edged out Kevin Painter in a final-leg epic in the quarter-finals, with the Portsmouth thrower having six perfect darts at one stage during the win.
Stan James Players Championship Results
Preliminary Round
Gary Mawson 3-0 Raul Conde Rodriguez
Dave Askew 3-0 Andy Mason
Manuel Vilero 3-2 Ian Jopling
Chris Mason 3-0 Wayne Atwood
Darren Latham 3-1 Barry McLaren
Colin Osborne 3-0 Danny Peach
Reuben Santiago 3-1 George Ramos
Colin Lloyd 3-0 Alan Kimberley
Chris Thompson 3-1 Robert Watson-Lang
Steve Beaton 3-1 Jelle Klaasen
Bob Crawley 3-0 Glen Cameron
Christian Asquez Bye (Barrie Bates)
Jason Barry 3-2 Carlos Rodriguez
Colin Monk 3-0 Mick McGowan
Ricky Williams 3-0 Juan Jose Marfil Perea
Roland Scholten 3-0 Jesus Martinez
Paul Knighton 3-0 Mark Layton
Bob Anderson 3-0 Steve Grubb
Fidel Corral Martin 3-0 Justin Stagno
Alan Tabern 3-2 Michael van Gerwen
Jim Leighton 3-1 Paul Wills
Vincent van der Voort 3-0 Daniel Sare
Darren Johnson 3-0 Juan Carlos Garcia Diego
Adrian Lewis 3-2 Dylan Duo
John MaGowan 3-1 Steve Brown
Wayne Jones 3-0 Nigel Peden
Shane Passey 3-0 Chris Sargeant
Denis Ovens 3-0 Ben Burton
Tony Ayres 3-2 Matt Clark
Andy Smith 3-0 Sean Palfrey
Kevin McDine 3-1 John Quantock
John Part 3-0 Julio Balbero
Jason Crawley 3-1 Karl Mena
Steve Cusick 3-2 Steve Maish
Tom Wilson 3-1 Antonio Munoz Ramos
Mark Dudbridge 3-0 Steve Smith
Kevin Harris 3-0 Charles Borasteo
Kirk Shepherd 3-1 Ian Branks
Dennis Smith 3-0 Jose Jonathan Alcantara Lopez
Wayne Mardle 3-2 Alan Green
Mark Lawrence 3-0 Kevin Fletcher
Mark Walsh 3-2 Gary Welding
Nick Fulwell 3-0 Lee White
Peter Manley 3-1 Martin Burchell
Lionel Sams 3-0 Ian Eames
Alex Roy 3-1 Dave Honey
Danny King 3-1 Darrell Thorpe
Andy Hamilton 3-0 Eric Segui
Dave Ladley 3-2 Justin Broton
Adrian Gray 3-0 Alan Caves
Tony Eccles 3-0 Jonathan Overton
Kevin Painter 3-0 Graeme Stoddart
Rico Vonck 3-0 Nick Chadwick
Wes Newton 3-2 Jamie Caven
Simon Craven 3-0 Mario Aguis
Terry Jenkins 3-1 John Ferrell
Owen Caffrey 3-0 Kevin Hill
Alan Warriner-Little 3-0 Dyson Parody
Ken Dobson 3-0 Jon Archer
Andy Jenkins 3-1 Steve Hine
Martyn Turner 3-0 George Federico
Kevin Dowling 3-2 Mervyn King
Dave Smith 3-0 Jose Luis Varjla Lopez
Round One
Gary Mawson 3-2 James Wade
Dave Askew 3-0 Manuel Vilero
Chris Mason 3-0 Darren Latham
Colin Osborne 3-0 Reuben Santiago
Chris Thompson 3-2 Colin Lloyd
Steve Beaton 3-0 Bob Crawley
Jason Barry 3-0 Christian Asquez
Colin Monk 3-1 Ricky Williams
Roland Scholten 3-1 Paul Knighton
Bob Anderson 3-1 Fidel Corral Martin
Alan Tabern 3-1 Jim Leighton
Vincent van der Voort 3-0 Darren Johnson
Adrian Lewis 3-2 John MaGowan
Wayne Jones 3-0 Shane Passey
Tony Ayres 3-2 Denis Ovens
Andy Smith 3-2 Kevin McDine
John Part 3-0 Jason Crawley
Tom Wilson 3-2 Steve Cusick
Mark Dudbridge 3-2 Kevin Harris
Kirk Shepherd 3-1 Dennis Smith
Wayne Mardle 3-0 Mark Lawrence
Mark Walsh 3-2 Nick Fulwell
Lionel Sams 3-0 Peter Manley
Alex Roy 3-0 Danny King
Andy Hamilton 3-0 Dave Ladley
Tony Eccles 3-1 Adrian Gray
Kevin Painter 3-0 Rico Vonck
Wes Newton 3-0 Simon Craven
Terry Jenkins 3-0 Owen Caffrey
Ken Dobson 3-2 Alan Warriner-Little
Andy Jenkins 3-0 Martyn Turner
Kevin Dowling 3-2 Dave Smith
Losers £75
Round Two
Dave Askew 3-1 Gary Mawson
Chris Mason 3-2 Colin Osborne
Steve Beaton 3-0 Chris Thompson
Jason Barry 3-1 Colin Monk
Bob Anderson 3-2 Roland Scholten
Alan Tabern 3-1 Vincent van der Voort
Wayne Jones 3-1 Adrian Lewis
Andy Smith 3-1 Tony Ayres
John Part 3-0 Tom Wilson
Mark Dudbridge 3-0 Kirk Shepherd
Mark Walsh 3-2 Wayne Mardle
Alex Roy 3-1 Lionel Sams
Andy Hamilton 3-0 Tony Eccles
Kevin Painter 3-1 Wes Newton
Terry Jenkins 3-0 Ken Dobson
Andy Jenkins 3-2 Kevin Dowling
Losers £150
Round Three
Chris Mason 3-2 Dave Askew
Steve Beaton 3-1 Jason Barry
Alan Tabern 3-1 Bob Anderson
Andy Smith 3-2 Wayne Jones
John Part 3-2 Mark Dudbridge
Alex Roy 3-2 Mark Walsh
Kevin Painter 3-1 Andy Hamilton
Andy Jenkins 3-0 Terry Jenkins
Losers £300
Quarter-Finals
Chris Mason 3-2 Steve Beaton
Alan Tabern 3-2 Andy Smith
John Part 3-1 Alex Roy
Andy Jenkins 3-2 Kevin Painter
Losers £600
Semi-Finals
Chris Mason 3-0 Alan Tabern
John Part 3-0 Andy Jenkins
Losers £1,250
Final
John Part 3-1 Chris Mason (2-1, 1-2, 2-0, 2-1)
Winner £5,000
Runner-Up £2,500
Picture courtesy Chris Sargeant/PDPA