I would like to firstly say congratulations to Paul Nicholson, who's awesome display at the Circus Tavern earned him his first major PDC title in the toesport.com Player Championships. He was brilliant all day in his wins over Adrian Lewis, Phil Taylor and Mervyn King in the final. The title was thoroughly deserved and that sets him up for the whole year now as he jumps into 16th position in the order of merit.

Personally, I am quite disappointed in my first round exit to Michael Van Gerwen, as my finishing let me down again. Nothing was wrong, the heat wasn't a factor this time and nor were the TV cameras. It just seems that I can't finish a leg on the box at the moment. Maybe it's a psycological thing, but I will be doing what I can to put things right during 2010 - as we begin the pro tour next weekend in Gibraltar. It's paramount to all players outside the top 16 to get a good start as we all search for the 16 places up for grabs for the World Matchplay.

I am also looking for a new sponsor for 2010 as I now have two spaces available after my three year relationship with Mr Tax Ltd has now ended. I would like to thank Peter Clare for all his guidance and support in helping me to develop into a full time professional over these last few years, and I will be eternally greatful to him for what he has helped me to achieve.

I will be updating this page on the site as much as possible over the course of the year rather than doing blogs, so keep visiting as the news will be changing every few days.

Many thanks

Jabba