won the title in 2003). Part was defeated by Kirk Shepherd in the second round of the 2010 World Championship in a repeat of the 2008 final, only recording a 76 average in a 4–1 loss. This result meant Part dropped down the rankings and did not appear in the 2010 Premier League. In June 2010, Part came through a large field of players to win the PDC North American Darts Championship in Las Vegas. Part failed to get into the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts after Adrian Lewis surprisingly defeated Phil Taylor in the semi finals of the 2010 World Grand Prix. Part was whitewashed 0–3 by Danish qualifier Per Laursen in the 2011 World Championship and almost went out of the top 32. He won his first players championship since 2007 in February 2011 in Derby convincingly beating Mark Walsh 6–0 with 104.86 average. On the previous day he narrowly missed double 12 for a 9 dart finish. Part stated "he had nothing to lose" and that illness had stopped him reaching where he wanted to be at the World Championships. Part's form continued when he won another players championship in May 2011 in Austria by thrashing Denis Ovens 6–0 in the final, having earlier overcoming Phil Taylor 6–2. The win granted him qualification for all the major televised tournaments in 2011, something which he failed to do in 2010 except for the UK Open. During the first round of the 2011 World Matchplay, John hit a 9 Darter against Mark Webster and came from 7–1 down to within one leg at 9–8. He subsequently lost the match but hit a milestone in his darting career with his first ever televised perfect game. He qualified for the World Grand Prix, in which he won his first round match against reigning World Champion Adrian Lewis. He lost in the last 16 against eventual finalist Brendan Dolan, 1–3. At the 2012 World Championship he made it to the quarter-finals for the first time since his 2008 title. He dropped just three sets on his way to the last 8 by defeating John Henderson, Richie Burnett and Kevin Painter. He was involved in one of the greatest matches ever seen at the World Championships against James Wade. Wade opened up a 3–1 set lead, before his form started to dip to coincide with Part scoring heavier and hitting more doubles to