Dom Taylor has been knocked out of the World Darts Championship after failing a medication check on the match.
Taylor beat Sweden’s Oskar Lukasiak 3-0 within the first spherical and was as a consequence of play Jonny Clayton, who will now obtain a bye to the third spherical.
The PDC stated: “The PDC’s governing physique, the Darts Regulation Authority, has launched the next assertion with reference to Dom Taylor on Friday December 19:
“In step with its ongoing anti-doping procedures the PDC and DRA are conducting drug testing in the course of the 2025/26 Paddy Energy World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace.
“On 19 December, the DRA was notified of an antagonistic analytical discovering in respect of the participant Dom Taylor ensuing from a check carried out on 14 December.
“Because of this and according to related DRA processes, Dom Taylor has been suspended from taking part in any DRA regulated occasions with fast impact.
“This matter will now be the topic of a disciplinary course of according to the related DRA Anti-Doping Guidelines.
“The DRA is not going to be making any additional remark pending the end result of this confidential course of.”
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