Taylor remains on course to claim his eighth successive, and 16th overall, World Matchplay title following a rollercoaster 13-6 win over Stoke rival Hamilton.

However, the game was almost crowned with Taylor's third Winter Gardens nine-darter as the Stoke legend began the fourth leg with two 180s and then hit a seventh treble 20 and the treble 19 on the 141 combination.

Unlike his quarter-final against Chris Mason in 2002 and last year's second round against Michael Smith, Taylor this time pulled his dart at double 12 inside his intended target - and went on to lose the leg as Hamilton finished an 11-darter of his own.

That squared the contest at two-all, despite Taylor having opened with an 11-dart finish as he led 2-0, though the world number two responded to win four legs without reply in 15, 15, 13 and 13 darts to move 6-2 up.

Two misses at double 16 in the ninth leg, though, allowed Hamilton to hit back and the two-time Blackpool semi-finalist then took the next three to level the contest at six-all as Taylor suffered further double trouble.

The 13th leg, though, proved decisive as Hamilton missed three darts at doubles across two visits to move in front, allowing Taylor to post a third-dart double six to move 7-6 up.

Legs of 13 and 11 darts moved him clear and he followed up a double 16 finish with another 11-darter to lead 11-6, before hitting double 16 and double ten to take the run to seven successive legs in sealing his quarter-final place.

Taylor now takes on Chisnall in Friday's quarter-finals in a repeat of the 2013 World Grand Prix and 2014 Grand Slam of Darts finals, with the St Helens ace having edged out World Youth Champion Keegan Brown 13-11 in a thriller.

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The 15-time winner of the tournament Phil Taylor raced away from his valiant challenger in the second half of the contest to eventually win 13-6, although he will see room for improvement after hitting 39 per cent of his doubles at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens.

Taylor took to the oche like he’d never been away, hitting a double 16 to break in the opening leg before the same finish helped him hold throw with minimal fuss.

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Chisnall started the better, finishing a 14 darter and a 136 checkout to move two legs up before Brown showed his talent with two 180s in a 14-darter as he got off the mark.

Chisnall took the fourth leg to lead 3-1, but the Isle of Wight youngster responded in style by landing 180s in the next three legs to move ahead before finishing double 18 and a 13-darter for a 6-3 cushion.

Chisnall's 88 checkout on the bull was bettered by a 114 finish on the middle double by Brown as he moved 7-4 up, with Chisnall's first 180 coming in the eighth leg as he reduced the gap once again.

Brown finished 82 on tops for an 8-5 cushion, but Chisnall capitalised on missed doubles to claim the next before taking the next four without reply - landing legs of 12 and 11 darts in the process - as he moved back ahead at 10-7.

Brown hit back but was crucially unable to claim the break to draw level as Chisnall added a 13-darter before double four sealed his spot in the last eight for a third successive year.

2007 World Matchplay champion Wade extended his amazing record of reaching at least the quarter-finals in every visit to the Winter Gardens since his debut in 2006 as he overcame Brendan Dolan 13-8.

After taking out 148 in winning the opening three legs without reply and a 13-darter to move 4-1 up, Wade would never trail in a typically clinical and consistent display.

Dolan took the sixth leg, but Wade hit tops and then broke on double four to move 6-2 up and defied a 64 finish from the Northern Irish ace with back-to-back legs to take an 8-3 cushion.

Dolan cut that gap to two legs in his best spell of the match as three successive legs included a marvellous 170 checkout, but Wade's 105 to respond saw the fightback stopped in its tracks.

Wade then finished a 14-darter on tops and took out 150 for an 11-6 advantage, with a 14-dart leg from Dolan then bettered by a 13-dart finish from Wade as he moved to the brink of victory.

Tops kept Dolan in the game, but his rally was brief as Wade landed his trusted double top to seal his place in the last eight for a tenth successive World Matchplay.

The quarter-finals kick off on Thursday as world number one Michael van Gerwen takes on Stoke's Ian White, with number five seed Peter Wright up against Welshman Gerwyn Price, the former rugby player who is appearing in the last eight of a major event for the first time.

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The Scottish thrower, seeded third in Blackpool, had already captured the World Darts Championship and the Premier League Darts trophies in 2015 but his target of a third major accolade was extinguished by Suljovic.

The Austrian’s methodical and frustrating style seemed to baffle Anderson in the early stages of their first ever meeting and he was never able to recover.

Suljovic broke in the opener to outline his competitiveness from the onset only for Anderson to return the favour in the following leg. A cagey start saw both players hold before the Scot missed a straightforward checkout from 20 allowing the Austrian to go a break ahead.

Anderson broke back with an 81 checkout to make it 4-4 but, poised on 40 in the next leg, Suljovic finished off 104 to further shock a crowd backing the Scot.

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