Mardle wins thriller

Wayne Mardle won a thrilling match of breathtaking quality 4-2 against John Part tonight to reach the quarter-finals of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship at Purfleet’s Circus Tavern.

As 12-times champion Phil Taylor and his protégé Adrian Lewis stayed on course for a meeting in the final next Monday, Mardle gave them a reminder of his abundant talent with one of the finest performances of his career.