WORLD number three James Wade is hoping to transfer his stunning Premier League form to the Blue Square UK Open when he steps out at the Reebok this weekend.

It has been a sensational twelve months for Wade, who won the World Matchplay and World Grand Prix before being beaten in the final of the Premier League by Phil Taylor a fortnight ago.

And now Wade has set his sights on adding the UK Open to his list of honours in a tournament that is dubbed the FA Cup of darts'.

"It's the same pressure for everyone," said the 25-year-old. "Everyone is listening to the same noises and atmosphere.

"It's fun, exciting and I'm looking forward to it.

"I think the last 16 is my best performance - and that was my first year after qualifying through a pub. Since then I have not been too good and I have not done well there.

"I'm not bothered who I draw. If I play my best, I shall win and if I don't then I won't win."

Wade, who used to be a car mechanic, is the best young talent in the game and has already banked over £300,000 in his six-year career.

He is nicknamed The Machine' for the way he ruthlessly goes about his business, and the Aldershot ace is determined to dethrone Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld at the top of the PDC tree.

"I feel I can get to the top," said Wade. "I can't use the excuse that I'm young or inexperienced anymore.

"Back in the 1980s people said nobody would be as good as Eric Bristow, and along came Phil, and he's still playing at this level. If Phil wasn't around, I feel I could dominate darts."