So sweet Phil Taylor produced a brilliant display to thump Raymond van Barneveld 7-1 in the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship in London and take his 14th world title.

So sweet Phil Taylor produced a brilliant display to thump Raymond van Barneveld 7-1 in the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship in London and take his 14th world title. Taylor had not won the title for three years but the result was never in doubt as he racked up a three-dart average of 109.76, breaking his own record for a major final. The 48-year-old, who took advantage of some poor finishing from van Barneveld, has now won 12 of the 16 PDC championships.

Taylor admitted the night could not have gone any better. "I feel absolutely fantastic, I really do. It was a great game and obviously that score was great for me. I feel very sorry for Raymond but one of us has got to lose and I'm glad it's not me."

Taylor looked back to his awesome best, and he revealed a heavy defeat in Newcastle provided the spur for him to rediscover top form. "Peter Manley gave me a thrashing and I got back on the practice board and figured out what I was doing wrong."