RTL7 International Masters

Report on Taylor V Lewis in Holland,
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PHIL TAYLOR 8-4 ADRIAN LEWIS
0-0 - Adrian Lewis won the bullseye and will throw first
0-1 - Lewis hits two 180s and a 41 finish for a brilliant 11-dart opening leg.
1-1 - Taylor replies with a maximum of his own before finishing 87 on double 18.
2-1 - Taylor hits a 174 score to leave 31, and after Lewis misses a dart at double top the world number one breaks with double eight for a 14-dart leg.
3-1 - Lewis misses the bull for a 161 finish, and Taylor follows an earlier 180 with double ten for another 14-dart finish.
4-1 - Taylor hits scores of 180, 140 and 165 to set up double eight as he breaks again with a 12-darter.
4-2 - Lewis pounds the treble 20 with scores of 180, 120 and 139 but a miss at double top allows Taylor in, and he wires the bullseye for a 124 checkout and the World Champion returns to post double ten for a 13-dart break.
4-3 - Taylor opens with a 180 but misses the bullseye for a 121 finish and Lewis checks out 100 with two double tops.
5-3 - Both players hit 180s and are on a two-dart finish after nine darts, with Taylor taking out 44 on tops to lead 5-3.
5-4 - Lewis hits back with a bullseye finish on 124, with Taylor waiting on 24 after 12 darts.
6-4 - Taylor finishes 106 on tops to win a sixth leg.
7-4 - Taylor moves one leg away from a second successive win with a brilliant 11-dart break, hitting scores of 180, 138 and 133 before hitting double top.
8-4 - Lewis kicks off the leg with back-to-back 180s, but sees his seventh dart of a possible nine-darter land just in treble one, and he fails to complete the leg before Taylor takes out double 12 for a 13-darter to win a high-class contest.
Final Match Averages: Phil Taylor 113.92, Adrian Lewis 108.78. Both players also hit six 180s each