Simon Whitlock quarter-finals. He then beat Brian Woods to reach the final, where he lost to the number one seed Mark Webster 7–5. He was the first Australian to reach the final since Tony David won the tournament in 2002. Whitlock entered the 2009 BDO World Darts Championship as the number 12 seed and reached the second round by beating Mark Barilli, but lost to Darryl Fitton. After many weeks of speculation, Whitlock returned to the PDC on 19 March 2009. He began playing in the AGP circuit where he won eight tournaments. He qualified for the Las Vegas Desert Classic but
Jarkko Komula player Mark Walsh 3–1, before losing 4–0 to Simon Whitlock. Jarkko did not renew his Tour Card for 2015, bringing an end to his PDC run. Jarkko Komula Jarkko Komula (born 13 March 1976) is a Finnish former darts player who played for the Professional Darts Corporation. He is nicknamed Smiley because he rarely smiles. Komula reached the final of the 2001 Winmau World Masters, beating Andy Fordham 4-0 in the semi-finals. He was beaten in the final by Raymond van Barneveld. He made his BDO World Championship debut in 2002, losing to Ted Hankey in the first round. He