REIGNING McCoy's Premier League Darts champion Gary Anderson picked up his first victory of the 2012 season with an 8-2 defeat of Andy Hamilton at the AECC in Aberdeen.
The Scot had been under-par when he lost to Kevin Painter on the opening night of the season a week ago, but bounced back with a clinical defeat of the World Championship finalist.
Anderson led 4-0 before Hamilton hit back to win the next two, but the home favourite took another quartet of legs to secure the points.
The Scot punished four misses from Hamilton to win the opening leg on double six, setting the pattern for the contest as the Stoke ace began a nightmare on his doubles.
Anderson landed double top to take the next two legs before Hamilton posted a 180 in the fourth, only to miss two darts at tops to allow the reigning champion in on 128, which he duly finished on double 16.
Hamilton also posted a maximum in the fifth, and after the pair shared a host of missed doubles he returned to land double one - with his eighth dart for the leg - to get off the mark.
Hamilton then hit double 16 to halve the gap to 4-2, but paid for a miss at the same bed in the next when Anderson stepped in on tops to lead 5-2.
Double 18 moved Anderson four legs clear again, and when Hamilton missed the bull for a 170 checkout and two darts at double eight in the next the Scot landed double ten to ensure at least a point.
That perhaps relaxed Anderson as he produced his best leg of the game to secure victory, with both players opening with 180s and Hamilton landing a second only to see the home favourite take out 81 for an 11-darter.
"It's nice to get a win but I'm still struggling with my form," said Anderson. "I won with an 11-darter and that was a lovely way to finish, especially for the fans who gave me fantastic support.
"It's great to play in Scotland but when you're struggling it adds a little bit of pressure, so it's a relief to get the win.
"I know I've got a lot of improvement in me and I want to be hitting 120 averages, but I'm a long way off that at the moment."
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