JAMES WADE won a thrilling Blue Square UK Open Welsh Regional Final with an 8-7 defeat of Raymond van Barneveld in Newport.
The youngster took the spoils in the first PDC Pro Tour event to be streamed live online - through www.bluesquare.com - to continue his superb run of form in 2007.
It was his second Pro Tour win in a seventh final, and added to his Stan James World Matchplay triumph in Blackpool in July.
In a thrilling final, he experienced every emotion as van Barneveld hit back from 4-1 down to lead 7-5 at one stage.
However, a fine final three legs from Wade, including a 12-darter to send the game into a decider, saw him take the £6,000 title.
The final leg even saw the Dutchman landed a 180, but Wade was first to the finish and sank double 18 for victory.
He had seen off Mervyn King 7-2 in the semi-finals, and also overcame Adrian Lewis on stage.
John Quantock, Dave Ladley, Terry Jenkins and Colin Lloyd were his other victims along the way.
Van Barneveld picked up the Welsh Players Championship title on Saturday, and produced more quality darts on his way to yet another final.
He stared defeat in the face in his opening game of the day, with Michael Barnard missing three darts to win 5-2 before the Dutchman won in a decider.
Van Barneveld then overcame Adrian Gray, Steve Brown and Barrie Bates to move into the last eight, before Wayne Jones and Denis Ovens were defeated on stage.
Ovens had knocked out Phil Taylor in the quarter-finals with a 6-4 victory, while King edged out John Part 6-5 in the other last eight game.
Roland Scholten came to within a whisker of a nine-darter in the third round, missing double 18 for the perfect leg before finishing on double nine for a ten-darter in the final leg of a 5-4 win over Alan Green.
QUARTER-FINAL MATCH REPORTS
JAMES WADE 6-3 ADRIAN LEWIS
JAMES WADE soared past Adrian Lewis to reach the semi-finals of the Blue Square UK Open Welsh Regional Final.
The World Matchplay champion won five of the game's final six legs with some fine finishing.
Lewis began well, opening the match with a 180 and taking out a 121 finish to move 1-0 up, and then winning the third leg on double 12 to retain his advantage at 2-1.
He missed double top to move 3-1 up, with Wade taking out double 14, then double 12 in the next to break Lewis' throw and move ahead of the first time.
Wade then had maximums in the next two legs as he moved 5-2 up, with Lewis needing a two-dart 72 to stay in the game.
But Wade was always on top in leg nine, and took out 56 on double top to progress.
MERVYN KING 6-5 JOHN PART
MERVYN KING won a final-leg shoot-out against John Part to book his semi-final place at the Blue Square UK Open.
Part looked on course for a comfortable win when he led 3-1 early in the game, only to waste chances in the next two as King hit back to level matters.
King then took out 66 on tops to move in front, with Part then winning leg eight to level.
A 67 checkout put King within a leg of victory, only for Part to send the game into a decider on double 16.
King kicked off with back-to-back 140s in the next, and was first to the finish by missing double eight for a 101 checkout.
A 180 from Part saw him leave 28 and crank up the pressure, but King was on target at the second attempt to move into the last four.
DENIS OVENS 6-4 PHIL TAYLOR
DENIS OVENS recorded only his second ever victory over Phil Taylor with a 6-4 quarter-final win in the Blue Square UK Open Welsh Regional Final.
In-form Ovens remains on course for his second title inside a month, following his triumph in the Ireland Open Classic Players Championship earlier in September.
He trailed just once in the game - after Taylor took out 161 to win the opening leg of the match.
Ovens landed a 64 finish on double four to win leg two and then double 12 to break the throw in the third.
The next two legs also went against the throw, leaving Ovens 3-2 up before a doule 16 finish - with Taylor sat on 24 - saw him move 4-2 up.
Taylor won the next two legs to level matters, and missed three darts to take a 5-4 lead before Ovens - who had hit two maximums in the leg - mopped up on double ten to go back in front.
He began the next leg with another 180, and landed double four to send Taylor crashing out.
RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD 6-4 WAYNE JONES
RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD held off a spirited Wayne Jones fightback to move into the semi-finals of the Blue Square UK Open Welsh Regional Final.
The Dutchman took leads of 3-0 and 4-1 before Jones hit back to level matters and set up another potential upset.
Van Barneveld began in fine fashion, winning the first three legs without reply - stepping in twice to punish misses from the Englishman.
A 135 finish saw van Barneveld move 4-1 up, with Jones having got off the mark in leg four on double 16 and then take out 89 on the bullseye to pull back to 4-2.
Van Barneveld missed three darts to win the next leg as Jones stepped in on double 16, and another miss from the World Champion allowed him to level at 4-4 on double eight.
A 65 checkout on double eight edged van Barneveld back in front, and three misses at double eight in the next from Jones gave the Dutchman a chance for the win, needing 76.
He needed just two darts, landing treble 20 and double eight to set up a semi-final against Denis Ovens.
SEMI-FINAL REPORTS
JAMES WADE 7-2 MERVYN KING
JAMES WADE booked his place in a seventh PDC Pro Tour final of 2007 with a 7-2 semi-final defeat of Mervyn King.
Wade has been in fine form of late, reaching the final of the Peachtree Open and Windy City Open Players Championships, and continued that with a stylish win against King.
He punished King with a superb mid-game burst, winning three successive legs to move from 1-1 to 4-1 in the blink of an eye.
King hit back in leg six to pull back to 4-2, but a 14-darter from Wade saw him restore his cushion.
He landed double ten with a pressure last dart to take the eighth leg, and pounced on two misses from King in the next to seal the win on double top.
RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD 7-3 DENIS OVENS
RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD remains on course for a seventh PDC Pro Tour win of the year following a 7-3 win over Denis Ovens at the Newport Centre.
Van Barneveld picked up the Welsh Players Championship on Saturday to continue his amazing run of form in 2007, and could set off on the path to Bolton in perfect style.
He took an early 2-0 lead before Ovens stepped in to his double 18 in leg three, but the Dutchman won the next two - including a 110 finish - to go 4-1 up.
In-form Ovens took the next two with a double four finish and a 101 checkout, but van Barneveld crucially took the eighth leg on double 18 with his opponent sat on double top.
At 5-3, van Barneveld needed just two more legs for the win, and took out 80 in the ninth leg and a 57 checkout in the next for victory.
Blue Square UK Open Welsh Regional Final
Round One
Sean Palfrey 5-2 Kevin Reade
Henry O'Neill 5-0 Chris Sargeant
Steve Grubb 5-4 Fraser Hill
Gary Blades 5-1 Steve Evans
Danny Pinhorne 5-2 Matt Jackson
John Quantock 5-2 Mark Layton
Robert Watson-Lang 5-3 Isen Veljic
Sean Dowling 5-1 Jimmy Dunlop
Gary Noonan Bye (George Dearman)
Dave Smith 5-1 Neil Wild
Richard McLaughlin 5-2 Ian Eames
Jon Archer 5-2 Brian Whybrow
Matt Sheehan Bye (Darren Richardson)
Nick Fulwell 5-3 Colin Ritchie
Chris Allen Bye (Kieran Lennon)
Aaron Turner 5-4 Ricky Williams
Mark Frost 5-1 Mark Thomson
Vernon Sheppard 5-1 Simon Whatley
Tony Randell 5-3 Mick Rodgers
Martyn Turner 5-3 Peter Evison
Darren Moulsley 5-3 Jonathan Overton
Lee White 5-3 Paul Dillon
Matt Chapman 5-3 Brian Jones
Darren Sutton 5-1 Ben Burton
John Ferrell 5-4 Gary Creamer
Scott Marsh 5-2 Mick Savvery
Mark Carter 5-4 Kevin Hill
Paul Anthony 5-4 Shaun McDonald
Round Two
Kevin Painter 5-2 Pete Allen
Andy Smith 5-1 Chris Hook
Andy Hamilton 5-1 Steve Cusick
Sean Palfrey Bye (Steve Smith)
Chris Thompson 5-4 Mick McGowan
Adrian Lewis 5-1 Henry O'Neill
Darren Williams 5-1 Darren Johnson
Wes Newton 5-3 Steve Grubb
Colin Lloyd 5-2 Martin Whatmough
Kevin McDine 5-2 Gary Blades
Dave Askew 5-2 Geoff Wylie
Darren Webster 5-3 Danny Pinhorne
Dave Ladley 5-0 Darren Latham
James Wade 5-1 John Quantock
Gary Welding 5-1 Steve Johnson
Terry Jenkins 5-0 Robert Watson-Lang
Alan Green 5-3 Ian Jopling
Roland Scholten 5-3 Ian Critchett
Jelle Klaasen 5-1 Simon Craven
John Part 5-0 Sean Dowling
Vincent van der Voort 5-0 Shayne Passey
Andy Jenkins 5-2 Gary Noonan
Colin Osborne 5-1 Gary Barnett
Dave Smith 5-3 Alan Tabern
Ronnie Baxter 5-1 Rick Andrews
Michael van Gerwen 5-3 Richard McLaughlin
Wayne Atwood 5-3 Ian Branks
Dennis Priestley 5-0 Jon Archer
Mervyn King 5-1 Kirk Shepherd
David Platt 5-1 Matt Sheehan
Steve Hine 5-1 Kieran Leal
Nick Fulwell 5-2 Alan Warriner-Little
Mark Dudbridge 5-0 John Scott
Bob Anderson 5-2 Colin Wonnacott
Lee Palfreyman 5-3 Kevin Harris
Denis Ovens 5-0 Chris Allen
Mark Walsh 5-1 Jamie Robinson
Aaron Turner 5-3 Owen Caffrey
Alex Roy 5-4 Dean Wiltshire
Mark Frost 5-4 Alan Caves
Jason Clark 5-4 Eddie Lovely
Wayne Mardle 5-2 Vernon Sheppard
Peter Manley 5-0 Nigel Peden
Lionel Sams 5-2 Tony Randell
Martin Burchell 5-1 Jim Leighton
Martyn Turner 5-2 Rico Vonck
Richie Burnett 5-4 Lee Holden
Phil Taylor 5-0 Darren Moulsley
Wayne Jones 5-3 Chris Daglish
Matt Clark 5-3 Alan Reynolds
Mark Lawrence 5-0 Lyndon Davies
Lee White Bye (John Kuczynski)
John MaGowan 5-1 Paul Williams
Matt Chapman 5-2 Dave Honey
Chris Mason 5-1 Daniel Cook
Kevin Dowling 5-0 Darren Sutton
Raymond van Barneveld 5-4 Michael Barnard
Adrian Gray 5-3 John Ferrell
Steve Brown 5-2 Steve Beaton
Tony Eccles 5-0 Scott Marsh
Barrie Bates 5-2 Robbie Newland
Steve Maish 5-4 Mark Carter
Jimmy Mann 5-3 Darrell Thorpe
Colin Monk 5-3 Paul Anthony
Round Three
Andy Smith 5-2 Kevin Painter
Sean Palfrey 5-3 Andy Hamilton
Adrian Lewis 5-4 Chris Thompson
Wes Newton 5-4 Darren Williams
Colin Lloyd 5-4 Kevin McDine
Dave Askew 5-2 Darren Webster
James Wade 5-2 Dave Ladley
Terry Jenkins 5-2 Gary Welding
Roland Scholten 5-4 Alan Green
John Part 5-3 Jelle Klaasen
Vincent van der Voort 5-3 Andy Jenkins
Colin Osborne 5-4 Dave Smith
Michael van Gerwen 5-4 Ronnie Baxter
Dennis Priestley 5-0 Wayne Atwood
Mervyn King 5-4 David Platt
Steve Hine 5-0 Nick Fulwell
Mark Dudbridge 5-2 Bob Anderson
Denis Ovens 5-2 Lee Palfreyman
Mark Walsh 5-4 Aaron Turner
Mark Frost 5-4 Alex Roy
Jason Clark 5-3 Wayne Mardle
Peter Manley 5-3 Lionel Sams
Martyn Turner 5-1 Martin Burchell
Phil Taylor 5-1 Richie Burnett
Wayne Jones 5-4 Matt Clark
Mark Lawrence 5-1 Lee White
John MaGowan 5-1 Matt Chapman
Kevin Dowling 5-3 Chris Mason
Raymond van Barneveld 5-1 Adrian Gray
Steve Brown 5-2 Tony Eccles
Barrie Bates 5-4 Steve Maish
Colin Monk 5-1 Jimmy Mann
Losers £100
Round Four
Andy Smith 5-0 Sean Palfrey
Adrian Lewis 5-4 Wes Newton
Colin Lloyd 5-4 Dave Askew
James Wade 5-3 Terry Jenkins
John Part 5-4 Roland Scholten
Vincent van der Voort 5-1 Colin Osborne
Michael van Gerwen 5-1 Dennis Priestley
Mervyn King 5-3 Steve Hine
Denis Ovens 5-4 Mark Dudbridge
Mark Walsh 5-0 Mark Frost
Peter Manley 5-2 Jason Clark
Phil Taylor 5-1 Martyn Turner
Wayne Jones 5-2 Mark Lawrence
John MaGowan 5-3 Kevin Dowling
Raymond van Barneveld 5-2 Steve Brown
Barrie Bates 5-2 Colin Monk
Losers £200
Round Five
Adrian Lewis 5-0 Andy Smith
James Wade 5-4 Colin Lloyd
John Part 5-3 Vincent van der Voort
Mervyn King 5-1 Michael van Gerwen
Denis Ovens 5-3 Mark Walsh
Phil Taylor 5-1 Peter Manley
Wayne Jones 5-2 John MaGowan
Raymond van Barneveld 5-2 Barrie Bates
Losers £400
Quarter-Finals
James Wade 6-3 Adrian Lewis
Mervyn King 6-5 John Part
Denis Ovens 6-4 Phil Taylor
Raymond van Barneveld 6-4 Wayne Jones
Losers £800
Best of 11 legs
Semi-Finals
James Wade 7-2 Mervyn King
Raymond van Barneveld 7-3 Denis Ovens
Losers £1,600
Best of 13 legs
Final
James Wade 8-7 Raymond van Barneveld
Winner £6,000
Runner-Up £3,000
Best of 15 legs