"It felt like a first day back at school, I was very unsure of myself at the start of the day but it's funny how things work out sometimes.
"I've missed the kind of pressure I felt at the end of the final. I fell over the line at the end but the important thing is I found a way to win."
At the start of day, Premier League runner-up Jose de Sousa produced an incredible 127 average in a 6-0 victory over William Borland - although he'd crash out with an average of 91 against Justin Pipe in the second round.
De Sousa, who set a record for most 180s in a Premier League campaign, remarkably managed just a pair of maximums but he fired in 11 scores of 140 and also produced checkouts of 129 and 130.
He won two of his legs in 11 darts, three in 12 and another in 13 during a stunning performance.
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