Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Mmeri Painter's Players Championship mere ka o nweta PDC wildcard n'ime Premier League Darts maka oge mbụ. O meriri egwuregwu mbụ ya site na mmeri 8-6 na Gary Anderson, n'agbanyeghị na ọ na-eme 82.67. Painter nwekwara mmeri n'ebe Simon Whitlock, Andy Hamilton, na Adrian Lewis nọ, mana o mechara bụrụ onye nke asaa n'asọmpi mmadụ asatọ. Na World Matchplay, Painter meriri Steve Beaton 6-10 na agba nke mbụ. N'ọnwa Ọktoba, Painter meriri Kim Huybrechts 2<unk>0 na setị na agba nke mbụ nke World Grand Prix na-enweghị onye iro ya na-eburu otu ụkwụ, mana ọ tụfuru Justin Pipe 2<unk>3 na 16 ikpeazụ. Painter meriri abụọ n'ime egwuregwu atọ ọ gbara na Group C n'asọmpi a.
Grand Slam nke Darts iji mechaa nke abụọ na tebụl ma tozuo maka oge nkwụsị, ebe ọ chere Mervyn King ihu. Site na 2<unk>2, Painter gbapụrụ site na iji ụkwụ ise kwụ ọtọ wee mechie egwuregwu ahụ 10<unk>5, mana ọ tụfuru 30 n'ime mgbalị 42 ya na okpukpu abụọ na nkeji iri na ise megide Dean Winstanley ka ọ tụfuru 12<unk>16. Painter gbara onye nke iri atọ na ProTour Order of Merit, n'ime mmadụ iri atọ na abụọ kacha elu tozuru oke maka Players Championship Finals. Ọ malitere ịgbachitere aha ya na 2011 site na nzukọ nke mbụ megide Michael van Gerwen, onye meriri asọmpi asatọ n'afọ a, ma tufuo 3<unk>6.