3 – 1 ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁month ▁he ▁claimed ▁another ▁Play ers ▁Championship ▁win ▁in ▁Wales . ▁This ▁put ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁in ▁the ▁P DC ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁his ▁career . ▁Tab ern ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁of ▁D arts , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁tele vised ▁nine - dart ▁shoot out ▁after ▁he ▁and ▁Hamilton ▁had ▁finished ▁level ▁on ▁points ▁and ▁leg ▁difference ▁in ▁their ▁group . ▁Tab ern ▁lost ▁ 2 6 5 – 1 6 9 ▁in ▁it , ▁with ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁ 9 ▁d arts ▁hitting ▁tre ble ▁ 2 0 , ▁with ▁three ▁others ▁in ▁either ▁five ▁or ▁one ▁b eds , ▁contrast ing ▁with ▁Hamilton ' s ▁four ▁tre ble ▁ 2 0 s ▁from ▁six ▁d arts . ▁ ▁Tab ern ▁suffered ▁a ▁second ▁round ▁exit ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁P DC ▁World ▁Championship , ▁losing ▁to ▁Co ▁St omp é . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁Tab ern ▁suffered ▁another ▁second ▁round ▁defeat , ▁this ▁time ▁losing ▁ 3 – 4 ▁to ▁Mark ▁D ud bridge ▁having ▁missed ▁six ▁d arts ▁to ▁win . ▁Tab ern ▁once ▁again ▁missed ▁six ▁match ▁d arts ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁tournament ▁against ▁Mark ▁Wal sh . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁second ▁day ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Q ▁school ▁in ▁W igan ▁he