Phil Taylor will begin his challenge at the Blue Square UK Open on Saturday with a clash against world number four Peter Manley.

Dennis Priestley staged a stunning comeback to win the last three sets and scrape through yet another Ladbrokes.com World Championship second-round cliffhanger in Purfleet today.

ANDY HAMILTON put paid to the chance of any more heroics from last year’s giant-killer Gary Welding with a first-round victory at the Ladbrokes.com World Championship yesterday.