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Phil Taylor extended his lead at the top of McCoy's Premier League to seven points after recording a seventh successive victory at the expense of Kevin Painter in Cardiff.

'The Power' was in ruthless touch yet again at the Motorpoint Arena, easing past Painter 8-2 and then seeing his lead remain at seven points after nearest challenger Raymond van Barneveld was on the wrong end of the same scoreline against Adrian Lewis.

The win capped a mixed evening for world champion Lewis, who, due to the death of Gary Anderson's father, played two matches on Thursday night.


Lewis kicked off the evening with an 8-4 reverse at the hands of Andy Hamilton - 'The Hammer's' first victory since the opening night - but was back to his best against Van Barneveld.

Elsewhere in the Welsh capital, James Wade produced the performance of the night to register a stunning 8-0 triumph over an out-of-sorts Simon Whitlock.

The evening started with a repeat of this year's world championship final, with Hamilton getting a portion of revenge over Stoke rival Lewis with a highly-impressive 8-4 win.

Some brilliant darts by Taylor and Wade but the highlight of the evening was all the players coming out on stage to pay tribute to the late great Jocky Wilson.