 Entering at the last 64, he defeated Mark Dudbridge and Wayne Atwood before losing to Wes Newton in the last 16.He narrowly missed out on qualification for the 2010 World Matchplay, but did qualify for his first PDC World Championship in 2011.He lost 1–3 in sets to Robert Thornton in the first round, despite having darts to level the match at 2–2.