Taylor survives scare to progress at World Championship

Defending champion Phil Taylor survived an early scare against Rob Szabo to move into the second round of the PDC World Championship at Alexandra Palace.

Taylor is aiming for a 17th world title and took the opening leg but Szabo, who had earlier beaten Ian Moss 4-3 for the right to face the Stoke thrower, hit back to take the first set 3-1 thanks to check-outs of 128 and 105.