6–4 lead on a checkout of 76 completed on the double 16 ring in leg eight and a tournament-high checkout of 170 in the ninth. Nicholson moved two legs ahead with a 13-dart finish in the 10th leg, which Taylor nullified by winning legs 11 and 12. Two misses from Taylor at the double 16 ring allowed Nicholson to obtain a three-leg advantage and go within one leg of taking the second berth in the final. But Taylor used errors from Nicholson to win the next two legs on the double 4 ring and a subsequent 64 checkout to force a final leg decider. Nicholson took the lead on two scores of more than 100 and hit the double five ring to win 10–9. Post-match, Nicholson said his finishing was the key to victory and Taylor felt the latter was a deserved winner due to Nicholson playing better. The best-of-25 legs final between King and Nicholson commenced at 21:30 local time that same evening. Nicholson took the first leg on a 105 checkout and King the second to level at 1–1. Both of the following two legs were shared, which saw a 96 checkout from Nicholson in leg four, before King took the lead on the double 16 ring at the first interval. Nicholson returned to the lead by securing another two legs until King's finishes on the double 16 and 10 rings regained him the lead. Nicholson restored the score to a tie with a finish on the double 12 ring, but King clinched four of the next six legs to go 9–7 in front. Checkouts of 76, 90 and 68 won Nicholson back the lead and King took the 20th leg. Nicholson achieved finishes of 14 and 11 throws to be within a leg of victory until King made an 80 checkout to secure an 11th leg. The match was won by Nicholson 13–11 on the double 8 ring. Nicholson won his first major PDC tournament, earning £60,000 prize money for doing so; he progressed to 16th in the PDC Order of Merit. Nicholson commented on the effect of his victory: "It's absolutely incredible and means a massive amount to me, I had a lot of my energy sapped from the semi-final against Phil, but I was desperate to win the final." He added his play was receding following a Players Championship event in Barnsley in June 2009