Phil Taylor urged to retire as followers worry ‘painful’ farewell after senior loss

Phil Taylor is being urged by followers to chop brief his ‘farewell tour’ in competitors after a dismal closing look on the Circus Tavern.

‌The ‘Power’ lifted 11 of his 16 world titles on the Purfleet nightclub, however his plan to show 2024 into an prolonged goodbye on the oche suffered a nightmare begin. Taylor was overwhelmed 3-2 within the first spherical of the JenningsBet World Seniors Darts Championship by German unknown Manfred Bilderl on Friday night time.

And his lowly 74.53 common was a pale shadow of the all-conquering champion who was virtually unbeatable 20 years in the past. Taylor, 63, is because of compete at subsequent month’s World Seniors Champion of Champions event in Blackpool.

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‌But he was so upset together with his efficiency towards soft-tip specialist Bilderl that he left the Circus Tavern with out remark. And some followers would favor to see him step away from aggressive darts now as a substitute of turning his farewell tour into an extended and painful goodbye.

‌One darts fan, Richard Oliver, wrote on X (previously Twitter): “Have followed Phil Taylor for years and sorry to see it end like this… Just hope he decides enough is enough and enjoys his retirement.”

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‌And one other, Robert Colcombe, posted” “That game was Phil Taylor in name only, not Taylor the darts player.”

Taylor stays an enormous draw on the exhibition circuit, however his closing World Championship look – on the stage the place his sudden-death defeat by Raymond van Barneveld 17 years earlier was epic sporting drama – can be one he prefers to overlook.