Taylor books semi spot

Phil Taylor, who was at ringside to watch his friend Ricky Hatton defeat Kostya Tszyu last weekend, produced his own masterclass in Bolton this afternoon to book a place in the semi-finals of the Budweiser UK Open.

‘The Power’ fought his way back from 7-1 down to defeat John Part in the previous round, but Mason was unable to apply any pressure and Taylor ran out a comfortable 11-2 winner.