DARTS ACE BRANDS TAYLOR ‘BIGGEST IDIOT’ AFTER FAILED DRUGS TEST

VINCENT VAN DER VOORT has blasted Dom Taylor as “the biggest idiot to ever play darts” after the Englishman failed a drugs test.

The Bristol thrower was suspended with immediate effect after an adverse analytical finding was reported following a test conducted last Sunday, just hours after his 3–0 first-round win over Oskar Lukasiak at the World Championship.

World No65 Taylor had his victory wiped from the record and his £25,000 prize money frozen, with Jonny Clayton handed a bye into round three.

It is the second time Taylor has tested positive within a year, having already missed last season’s Worlds after a failed test at a Players Championship event.

Former pro Van der Voort was left stunned by the repeat offense.

He said on the Darts Draait Door Podcast: “That might be the biggest idiot to ever play darts.

“If you were caught doping last year and you’re not allowed to play in the World Championship… And then it happens again the year after.

“What a blunder. Jesus, I’m speechless. I think he’s going to get a serious kicking from the PDC this time.”

Co-host Damian Vlottes added: “He can kiss his £25,000 prize money goodbye anyway.”

Van der Voort believes the PDC should disclose the banned substance to avoid further speculation.

He continued: “And just show them: we don’t accept this. Otherwise, everyone will start guessing again. All sorts of things are mentioned.

“A story like that starts with a bad aspirin, and by the end of it, he was lying with 26 needles in his body, he was using blood doping, and he’d been on altitude training camp.

“Everyone can make something up, and that doesn’t get us anywhere.”

Image by Taylor Lanning.