Wizard of Oz is the king of Charlton

Whitlock had overcome Mark Webster in the semi-final stage, with Wade beating crowd favourite Raymond van Barneveld .

All four had seen off eight qualifiers to the tournament, which was watched by 400 fans.

Whitlock, who came runner-up to Phil Taylor in May's Premier League Darts tournament, had lost the last meeting with Wade 8-0 earlier this year.

Before that, however, Whitlock had beaten Wade, the second most successful player in PDC history, six times in a row.

He took an early two-leg lead at The Valley before Wade pulled level at 2-2. The Australian proved to be too strong, however, and held his nerve for the title.