▁by ▁Mark ▁D ud bridge . ▁Tab ern ▁reached ▁the ▁quarter ▁final s ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁P DC ▁World ▁D arts ▁Championship , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁be aten ▁ 0 – 5 ▁by ▁event ual ▁winner ▁Raymond ▁van ▁Bar ne vel d . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁World ▁Championship , ▁he ▁defeated ▁Den mark ' s ▁Per ▁La urs en ▁and ▁Andy ▁Jenkins ▁before ▁losing ▁ 3 – 4 ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁to ▁Phil ▁Taylor , ▁having ▁led ▁ 3 – 2 . ▁Tab ern ▁caused ▁a ▁major ▁shock ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁Des ert ▁Classic ▁by ▁be ating ▁No . 2 ▁Se ed ▁and ▁reign ing ▁champion ▁van ▁Bar ne vel d ▁ 8 – 4 ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁World ▁Match play ▁Tab ern ▁reached ▁the ▁quarter - final s , ▁knock ing ▁out ▁current ▁World ▁Champion ▁John ▁Part ▁before ▁losing ▁to ▁Dennis ▁Pri est ley . ▁ ▁Following ▁this ▁great ▁run ▁of ▁form ▁Alan ▁attract ed ▁a ▁new ▁spons or ▁in ▁Target ▁D arts ▁and ▁has ▁just ▁spent ▁two ▁months ▁developing ▁his ▁own ▁set ▁of ▁d arts ▁that ▁he ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁very ▁first ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁World ▁Match play . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Tab ern ▁claimed ▁his ▁second ▁P DC ▁Pro ▁Tour ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁Pe ach ▁Tree ▁Open ▁in ▁Atlanta ▁by ▁defe ating ▁Andy ▁Hamilton ▁