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David Cameron pipped Phil Taylor to victory
David Cameron pipped Phil Taylor to victory

Phil Taylor beaten by David Cameron in World Seniors Darts Masters final at Lakeside

By Sporting Life
Darts
Sun May 29, 2022 · 2y ago

David Cameron beat 16-time world champion Phi Taylor 6-3 to win World Seniors Darts Masters at Lakeside, 30 years on from The Power's famous World Championship victory at the same venue.

The Power had looked set for a mouthwatering meeting with Martin Adams but Wolfie was surprisingly beaten 4-1 in Sunday's afternoon session quarter-final by Tony O'Shea.

Taylor edged his way past Les Wallace 4-3 before thrashing O'Shea 4-1 to set up a meeting with Cameron, who had made light work of Colin Monk (4-2) and Richie Howson (5-2) earlier on Sunday to reach the final.

After a nip and tuck start, which saw Taylor miss his double for a 2-0 lead before hitting back with a 100 checkout to level the match at 2-2, Excalibur pulled clear with checkouts of 78 and 85 to take a stranglehold on the encounter.

The Power then missed two opportunities to pull back within a set, which Cameron ruthlessly punished to make it 5-2 and close in on victory in the best of 11 contest.

When Excalibur stumbled with 81 left in the next set and Taylor took full advantage to make it 5-3, an epic finale seemed as if it could be on the cards.

But Cameron responded to close it out in the very next set.

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