Sixteen-time world champion Phil Taylor survived another scare in the PDC World Championships at Alexandra Palace before seeing off Vincent van der Voort to move into the semi-finals.

Phil Taylor claimed he was coming down with a cold but looked in red-hot form as he demolished Andy Hamilton 5-0 to reach the semi-finals of the PDC World Championships at Alexandra Palace.

Unheralded Englishman James Richardson sent Raymond van Barneveld crashing to a shock defeat in the first round of the PDC World Championships this evening.