World No.1 Michael van Gerwen has won the lucrative World Darts Championship with a 7-3 victory over holder Gary Anderson at London's Alexandra Palace.
Van Gerwen never looked in any danger against Scotland's Anderson during a contest that included 42 maximums of 180 - a world record for a single darts match.
The Dutchman picked up STG350,000 ($A600,000) for his victory at the STG1.6m ($A2.7m) competition.
"I feel absolutely over the moon. I had to find my A game," van Gerwen, who has won the title twice, told Sky Sports.
"My average of 108 says it all - it was incredible for everyone."
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An intruder who climbed on to the stage in the ninth set seemed to briefly break van Gerwen's concentration before he ended a three-year wait for a second world title by hitting the bullseye to seal a comfortable victory.
World No.2 Anderson, 46, was aiming to match Eric Bristow (1984-86) and Phil Taylor (1995-2002 and 2004-06) by becoming only the third man to win three successive world championship titles.
