Mike de Decker precipitated an enormous upset as he beat defending champion Luke Humphries 6-4 to win the World Grand Prix title.
The Belgian, a 200-1 outsider earlier than the match, withstood a fightback from the world primary to triumph in his first main ultimate.
Englishman Humphries was searching for his fifth televised rating match since his first main victory, on this stage in Leicester a 12 months in the past.
However De Decker, 28, surged right into a 4-1 lead and saved his cool after world champion Humphries levelled to clinch the £120,000 first prize.
“The best way Luke has been taking part in this final 12 months till now has been sensible, Being the individual that beats him this weekend within the ultimate, selecting up this trophy, I’ve no phrases, I am so, so, so, so, so, so, so glad,” he stated.
“I used to be cool in patches. To start with, I used to be actually, actually, actually nervous, then I calmed down. I went 4-1 up, he got here again to 4-4. I began to get nerves once more however I did it.
“I misplaced my card, wasn’t on tour, bought my card again. My finest buddy, my mum, everybody, they’ve all been behind me and due to them I received this trophy. I’m over the moon.”
De Decker, nicknamed The Actual Deal, lifted the trophy and led the group in a rousing rendition of his walk-on music, Three Little Birds by Bob Marley.
Regardless of his lengthy odds for the double-start match, he beat 4 gamers with a mixed whole of 26 main titles – Gary Anderson, James Wade, Dimitri van den Bergh and Humphries.
He hit 16 180s and a mean of 92.06 in a ultimate victory that sees him rise 11 locations to 25 within the PDC Order of Advantage.
