And the Australia Open Players Championship goes to...
In what turned out to be a washout in the finals, Paul Nicholson exercised his superior skills over Robert Thornton in a 6-1 display, proving his worth and become one important factor for all other contestants to consider if they want to win the championship.
The encounter took place Sunday at the Coogee Bay Hotel in Sydney, where Nicholson started his championship bid with by a slaughter of Steve Nichols and Daniel Sim.
After defeating Jerry Weyman 6-3 in the last 16, he went on to prevail against Craig Prizeman in the quarter-finals with an impressive 6-3. Mark Walsh fell to him in the deciding leg of the last four stage, resulting in his encounter with Thornton.
Despite his loss, Thornton still proved to be in top form, hitting his way past players Bill Keogh, Don Whittington, Philip Hazel, as well as Brian Roach and Simon Whitlock in order to reach the finals.
Meanwhile, Whitlock himself displayed finesse and skill by reaching the semi-finals after outdoing fellow Queenslander Shane Tichowitsch, who himself had edged out PDC player Denis Ovens in the last thirty-two.
Walsh stormed past New Zealand duo Preston Ridd and Warren Parry, only to stumble out of the game in a narrow loss during the semi-finals.
On the other hand, 2009 stanjames.com World Matchplay finalist Terry Jenkins experienced a disappointment early in the tournament after losing to former Oceanic Masters winner Barry Jouannet.
In what turned out to be a washout in the finals, Paul Nicholson exercised his superior skills over Robert Thornton in a 6-1 display, proving his worth and become one important factor for all other contestants to consider if they want to win the championship.
The encounter took place Sunday at the Coogee Bay Hotel in Sydney, where Nicholson started his championship bid with by a slaughter of Steve Nichols and Daniel Sim.
After defeating Jerry Weyman 6-3 in the last 16, he went on to prevail against Craig Prizeman in the quarter-finals with an impressive 6-3. Mark Walsh fell to him in the deciding leg of the last four stage, resulting in his encounter with Thornton.
Despite his loss, Thornton still proved to be in top form, hitting his way past players Bill Keogh, Don Whittington, Philip Hazel, as well as Brian Roach and Simon Whitlock in order to reach the finals.
Meanwhile, Whitlock himself displayed finesse and skill by reaching the semi-finals after outdoing fellow Queenslander Shane Tichowitsch, who himself had edged out PDC player Denis Ovens in the last thirty-two.
Walsh stormed past New Zealand duo Preston Ridd and Warren Parry, only to stumble out of the game in a narrow loss during the semi-finals.
On the other hand, 2009 stanjames.com World Matchplay finalist Terry Jenkins experienced a disappointment early in the tournament after losing to former Oceanic Masters winner Barry Jouannet.
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