The Masters 2013 - Report Final Day, Statistics

REMARKABLE TAYLOR TAKES CORAL MASTERS TRIUMPH
PHIL TAYLOR claimed glory in the inaugural Coral Masters at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh on Sunday night, sweeping aside Stoke rival Adrian Lewis 10-1 with a stunning performance in the final.
The 16-time World Champion picked up the 50,000 pound winner's cheque and became the first name on the new Masters trophy as he emerged victorious in the event, which featured the world's top 16.
Taylor followed up his earlier victories this weekend against Terry Jenkins and Wes Newton with a 10-1 rout of James Wade in their disappointing semi-final, with the left-hander unable to recapture the form which had seen him produce an amazing comeback against Simon Whitlock 24 hours earlier. Taylor's merciless charge to the title continued in the final as he took the first nine legs without reply in a remarkable run, hitting a ten-dart finish and punishing missed doubles from Lewis in four of the legs.
The world number three, who had booked his place in the final with a thrilling 10-9 defeat of Raymond van Barneveld in their last four clash, finally got off the mark in the tenth leg after Taylor missed the bull to complete a whitewash win. The respite, though, was short-lived as Taylor completed an amazing triumph by hitting a fourth 180 in a 12-darter as double 12 gave him the title with an average of 108.50 for the final.

"I'm absolutely over the moon to win this title and it's special to be the first Coral Masters winner," said Taylor. "I'm really proud of myself and I'll give myself a little pat on the back because it wasn't easy. I expected more from James in the semi-final and I was disappointed, and obviously Adrian hasn't been feeling great and the semi-final with Raymond took a lot out of him, so I knew that I had to put him under pressure from the start. I'm very proud of him because he did brilliantly to get into the final, but I knew it would take a lot out of him. I played well in the final, and when he missed a couple of doubles I took advantage of him. "I'm loving every minute of it and I want to win everything - my time is coming to an end in a few year's time, and I want to make the most of it while I'm here. I'm going to keep trying hard and pushing myself."

Lewis took home 20,000 pound after reaching the final, and despite suffering from a bout of 'flu throughout the weekend, performed superbly to delight the Scottish crowd in wins over Kim Huybrechts, Robert Thornton and van Barneveld.
The semi-final with van Barneveld proved to be arguably the game of the tournament, with Lewis taking an early 3-1 lead with an 11-darter, and a 104 finish put him 4-2 up before van Barneveld hit back to lead 5-4. The pair shared the next eight legs, with Lewis' 154 checkout cancelled out by a 143 finish from van Barneveld as the Dutchman moved to the brink of victory at 9-8 - only for the Stoke ace to force a decider with a 13-dart leg before claiming victory by finishing 116 for a 12-darter.
But despite Lewis then opening the final with a 180, the 28-year-old ran out of steam as Taylor, who averaged over 110 for the first half of the decider, proved simply too strong to defeat his local rival.

/ "Phil was fantastic," he said. "I had a couple of chances early on but Phil punished me, and if you don't take your chances you'll be out of the game, because you can't give him chances. Phil knew how I felt and he'll have targeted me tonight. I had no energy in the final - it was a fantastic game against Ray and the 116 to win the match was massive for me. I nearly pulled out of the tournament, and because I knew Kim Huybrechts was coming here in great form I'd have been happy to reach the second round, so to get to the final is a massive achievement. It means a lot to me because I don't know where the form came from to go up there on stage and do that. I'm really proud, and though I lost 10-1 in the final I'm not too disappointed because I know I played well."



Statistics, Semifinals
Ave180sDoublesPlayervPlayer Ave180sDoubles
106.35310/25Taylor 10:1Wade73.9901/1
99.61810/24Lewis 10:9v.Barneveld98.83510/24


Statistics, Final
108.50410/18Taylor 10:1 Lewis100.0331/9








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