Phil Taylor coasted to his 13th world Darts title last night by whitewashing Peter Manley in the final of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship for the second time in five years.
'The Power' repeated the 7-0 victory he achieved against Manley in 2002 with an awesome display although his opponent, unlike their previous meeting stayed on stage this time to shake his hand.
After being taken to a deciding set by Wayne Mardle in the semi-finals last night when well below par it was thought Taylor may have been drained for the £100,000 showdown, but instead he was back to his very best.
As soon as the 45-year-old won the opening leg of the match against the throw and followed up with a maximum 170 checkout the writing was on the wall for Manley, who was also beaten 6-2 by Taylor in the 1999 final.