Manley plays villain as Lewis crashes out

Peter Manley was embroiled in more controversy today as he ended the run of Phil Taylor’s protege Adrian Lewis to reach the semi-finals of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship in Purfleet.

Peter Manley was embroiled in more controversy today as he ended the run of Phil Taylor’s protégé Adrian Lewis to reach the semi-finals of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship in Purfleet.

The 43-year-old, who has a reputation for being something of a pantomime villain within the darts fraternity, won 5-3 thanks to a top-quality performance in a bad-tempered match during which Lewis walked off stage accusing his opponent of gamesmanship.