DARTS ace Jamie Caven says he has yet to reach his peak following his impressive display in Canada.

Caven claimed his third PDC ProTour title when he won the London Ontario Players Championship on Saturday.

The 34-year-old then continued his fine form the following day, reaching the final of the Canadian Masters Players Championship before losing to Colin Lloyd.

His weekend's work earned him £7,500 in prize money and saw him climb two places to 22nd in the world rankings.

Caven, who lives in Oakwood, only joined the PDC circuit in 2007 and he believes he can still get better.

"Hopefully, there is more to come from me," he said.

"As each event goes by, I am getting more experience.

"I wouldn't say I've reached my peak yet – hopefully, I am still climbing.

"I am at my highest ranking now and I believe I can go higher.

"It is only my third year on the tour and I have won three events and reached seven finals.

"There are players who have been around a lot longer than me who haven't managed that, so that's pretty good.

"I have reached three finals this year and got to the semi-finals and quarter-finals on numerous occasions.

"Without wanting to blow my own trumpet too much, that does suggest I am one of the form players on the tour at the moment.

"I know I will be a good match for anybody."

On his way to the title in Canada, Caven beat fellow Derby-based player Andy Hamilton in the last eight and, in the semi-final, celebrated a first career victory over Dennis Priestley.

In the final, he beat highly-rated Dutch youngster Michael van Gerwen by six legs to four.

"Everything clicked on the day and I was obviously delighted to win," said Caven.

"I scored heavily and finished well, which is what you have to do if you want to be winning tournaments like this one.

"All wins are special and they are as important as each other but I did play pretty well throughout and took some good scalps along the way.

"When I won my last-16 match, I looked at the other seven players left in the draw and I fancied my chances.

"The only player I had never beaten was Dennis Priestley, who I had to face in the semi-final.

"I managed to put him away pretty sharpish, which was good, because you can't afford to let players like that into the game.

"I was thrilled to get through to the final and knew I could win it."

Caven raced into a 4-0 lead against van Gerwen but, at 5-1 up, he lost three consecutive legs, which set up a tense finale.

However, Caven held his nerve and completed the victory in the 10th leg.

"I had the best possible start and blitzed him but I lost a bit of concentration in the middle of the match – I guess because it was mine to lose at that point," he said.

"I missed a couple of doubles to go further ahead and then all of a sudden he was only 5-4 behind.

"I knew I had to close out the game then, because at 5-5, he would have had the throw.

"So I made sure I put my business head on and saw the match out.

"Maybe six or 12 months ago, I would have lost that game but I am more experienced now."

Caven is back in action in Crawley this weekend for a Players Championship double-header.

Two more events follow in Holland on September 18 and 19, before the World Grand Prix in Dublin next month, which will be televised live on Sky Sports.

Caven will be hoping for more success in what has so far been a successful year for him.

"At the beginning of the year, I said I wanted to emulate what I achieved last year," he said.

"That meant qualifying for all the major TV rankings events, which I have now done. So that goal has already been achieved.

"I also set myself a target of getting into the world top 20 by the end of the World Championships at the beginning of January. I am currently only a couple of places off that, so I am well on target."

He added: "Life is pretty good at the moment."