Whitlock claimed his second Australian Grand Prix title of the year with the triumph, as he warmed up in style for the start of the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts on Thursday.

Having qualified through his group to reach the last 16, Whitlock was in devastating form, failing to drop a leg in wins over Daniel Sim and Dave Muller.

Rob Modra took three legs from Whitlock in a semi-final loss, before the pony-tailed star stormed past Jouannet in style to take the title.

Left-hander Jouannet knocked out Russell Stewart 6-3 in the semis, having also seen off Phil Bottrell and Simon Latchum in the knockout phase.

Rod Crawford and Brendon McCausland also reached the quarter-finals, while Wayne Weening qualified for the last 16 on his return to the DPA circuit.

Whitlock will also compete in Sunday's Australian Singles tournament in Unanderra before returning to the UK for the Premier League's opener, when he takes on Phil Taylor in a rematch of the Ladbrokes.cmo World Darts Championship.

Unanderra Hotel Open
Last 16
Russell Stewart 6-4 Aaron Petty
Rod Crawford 6-5 Bill Aitken
Barry Jouannet 6-2 Simon Latchum
Phil Bottrell 6-3 Alec Martin
Dave Muller 6-5 Wayne Weening
Simon Whitlock 6-0 Daniel Sim
Brendon McCausland 6-5 Mitchell Clegg
Rob Modra 6-1 Dean McGladdery

Quarter-Finals
Russell Stewart 6-3 Rod Crawford
Barry Jouannet 6-4 Phil Bottrell
Simon Whitlock 6-0 Dave Muller
Rob Modra 6-4 Brendon McCausland

Semi-Finals
Barry Jouannet 6-3 Russell Stewart
Simon Whitlock 6-3 Rob Modra

Final
Simon Whitlock 6-0 Barry Jouannet

BOARD 1

Peter Woods
Mitchell Clegg
Dave Fitzpatrick
Mat Gregory
Jasmiine Quinn
Mark Anderson
Brendon McCausland
Richard Charteris

winner Brendon McCausland
runner up Mitchell Clegg

BOARD 2

Daniel Sim
Don Whittington
Andrew Meti
Aaron Petty
Reg Tapper
Stuart Jackson
Mark Taafe

winner Aaron Petty
runner up Daniel Sim

BOARD 3

John Bunyard
Ron Robinson
Dean McGladdery
Bill Aitken
Mick Kellaher
Marianne Woods
Jamie Pullen

winner Bill Aitken
runner up Dean McGladdery

BOARD 4

Dave Muller
Nick Whitlock
Alec Martin
Daniel Brown
Bob Evans
David Clegg
Kevin Luland

winner Dave Muller
runner up Alec Martin

BOARD 5

Phil Heath
Russell Stewart
Kim Anderson
Mike Merz
Craig Prizeman
Rod Neeson
Warren Ackery
Rob Modra

winner Rob Modra
runner up Russell Stewart

BOARD 6

Sonny Turner
Simon Latchum
Graham Davis
Simon Whitlock
Paul Neighbour
Patrick Molloy
Shane Tichowitsch

winner Simon Whitlock
runner up Simon Latchum

BOARD 7

Brian Roach
Barry Jouannet JNR
Pat Orreal
Terry Prizeman
Wayne Weening
Jason Chippendale
Al Hunter

winner Barry Jouannet JNR
runner up Wayne Weening

BOARD 8

Phil Bottrell
Dave Whitmore
Rod Crawford
Tony Crampton
Phill Sellick
Dieter Rater
Peter Asmussen

winner Phil Bottrell
runner up Rod Crawford