Anderson Out ! ! !

Phil Taylor and Paul Nicholson will collide in a huge grudge match at the PartyPoker.net European Championship in Dusseldorf after both men completed convincing second round wins.

Defending champion Taylor defeated Mervyn King 10-3 to register his 17th straight European Championship win, to follow Nicholson's 10-4 win over Terry Jenkins at the sold-out Maritim Hotel venue.
Nicholson has had some strong words to say about the World number one at the World Matchplay recently, but only served to fire-up the 15-time world champion to go on and win in Blackpool.
"Everyone wants to watch us play each other now, it's something not to be missed," said Taylor. "Paul played really well and was very calm, and I'm sure he'll bring his best game.
"I moved through the gears nicely today and will be right up there tomorrow so it'll be great to watch."

Dream

Taylor accused Nicholson of trying to use his name to secure a Premier League place, but now he will have the chance to let his darts do the talking.
"My life is really good right now," said Nicholson. "I'm happy and I'm fit and you can't ask for more than that.
"I'm living my dream - I know I can beat anybody and getting into the top ten in the world is already the biggest achievement of my career."
Taylor got straight into the groove against King with two ton visits and a maximum before taking out 121 - and that was the first of three legs on the bounce for the Stoke ace as he powered past King with an average just shy of 103.
The key to Nicholson's win was his heavy hitting of 140s to streak away from Jenkins after the pair shared the opening four legs.

Dominant

Simon Whitlock cruised into the quarter-finals with a dominant 10-2 victory over Colin Lloyd in the opening match of the afternoon session. The Australian all but sealed victory in the opening stanza by taking the first five legs, and with the score at 6-2, he took four on the trot to stroll into Sunday's action.
The Australian will face Peter Wright in Sunday's quarter-finals after Snakebite stunned Gary Anderson in the final second round clash of the afternoon session.
The in-form Scot held a 4-2 lead of Wright but the Lowestoft man punished Anderson for missing doubles, taking out 121 to level at five-each and then repeating the trick in the 14th leg to move 9-5 ahead.

Wright had a dart at tops to take out 114 to win in real style, but it did not cost him as he returned to register his fifth leg in a row to cap a remarkable comeback