Power surge: Phil Taylor far from finished despite losing last major

“I’m not finished yet”

The latter half of this calendar year, in which the 55-year-old recovered from talk of his career being in decline after failing to qualify for the Premier League play-offs for the first time, certainly served to remind that Taylor is still at the top of this sport.

World Series of Darts successes in Japan, Sydney and Perth put the Power firmly back on his pedestal, and now the biggest task is to overhaul seemingly unstoppable world number one Mighty Mike.

“He has wound me up…I’m going to get ready, I really am,” said the Stoke-born superstar, and Coral customers can back Taylor at 11/4 to keep his word and respond by winning the upcoming World Series of Darts Finals in Glasgow.

Congratulations to @MvG180! I will be back on the practice board tomorrow to get ready for Glasgow. Thanks to all my sponsors and fans!

— Phil Taylor (@PhilTaylor) November 15, 2015

Better yet, take tasty odds of 4/1 for fired-up Taylor to snatch the PDC World Championship over Christmas, having finished runner-up last time out.

As for Grand Slam victor Van Gerwen, the Dutchman savours that title for the first time in his career, adding the only missing major to his collection. Of his rival, Taylor said: “I missed too many doubles and it’s my own fault, but I’m proud to have reached the final but I’m disappointed that I lost.

“I gave him chances and he took them, and fair play to him – its set him up now for the rest of the year. He’s a phenomenal darts player.”

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