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
Mike Day (darts player) losing 3–0. Mike Day (darts player) Mike Day (born 31 July 1955 in Auckland) is a New Zealand darts player who currently playing in the British Darts Organisation events. He reached the First Round of the 2014 BDO World Darts Championship. In 2013 he won the Canterbury Open, he beat Tony Carmichael in the Final 5–4. He qualified for the 2014 BDO World Darts Championship, he played Sam Head in the Preliminary round winning 3–0 before losing to Glen Durrant in the First Round 3–0. He qualified for the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship, he played Jeff Smith in the