PDC World Darts photos

Darts fans guarantee a raucous atmosphere at London's Alexandra Palace for the PDC World Championship

"Ally Pally" has replaced the Circus Tavern in Purfleet as the venue for the PDC version of the World Championship

An emotional Wayne Mardle reaches the semi-finals by beating 13-time world champion Phil "The Power" Taylor

Mardle's semi-final opponent is surprise package Kirk Shepherd, who downs veteran Peter Manley 5-4

Double world champion John Part of Canada edges James Wade 5-4 to seal his final-four berth

Part's opponent in the semis is Kevin "The Artist" Painter, who earns his place by beating Adrian Lewis 5-2

Painter has plenty of fervent support at the Ally Pally as he takes to the oche to face Part for a place in the final

But it is Part who quickly finds his big-game form and races into a 5-1 lead in their best-of-11-sets encounter

Painter pulls it back to 5-2 and 2-2 in the eighth set before a superb 130-finish from Part dashes his comeback hopes

In the second semi-final, 21-year-old qualifier Shepherd goes 3-1 up against experienced campaigner Mardle

Mardle battles back to 4-4, whipping the crowd into a frenzy, but Shepherd refuses to be overawed by his wily opponent

The sheet metal worker from Ramsgate displays nerves of steel to seal a 6-4 triumph and set up a final against Part

With the Ally Pally packed to the rafters for the final, "Darth Maple" has his own unique way of taking to the stage

Part, the odds-on favourite, starts well as he chases his third world title and carves out a commanding 4-0 lead

Shepherd, who reached the final after a fairytale run in his debut PDC World Championship, cannot bring himself to look

But Shepherd settles down and a stunning 160 checkout makes the scores 5-2, much to the delight of the vocal crowd

The fightback does not last and after missing two match-winning opportunities, Part clinches his second PDC title

Part joins an elite list of players after his historic win while Shepherd's displays have lit up the tournament

Part celebrates his victory, having won the BDO world title in 1994 and the PDC crown in 2003

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