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
Ken Summers (darts player) Ken Summers (darts player) Kenneth "Ken" Summers (born 28 November 1953 in Stockport) is a retired English professional darts player who competed in the 1980s. He competed in the 1985 BDO World Darts Championship and faced fellow Englishman and defending champion Eric Bristow in the first round. Leading 1-0 in sets and 2-0 in the second set, Summers narrowly missed double 16 for the match and Bristow eventually won the match 2-1 and went on to beat John Lowe to claim his 4th world title. He returned four years later to play in the 1989 BDO World Darts Championship but