Live on Skysports 1: Mon 19.10: Phil Taylor, 7/4 (Coral) for the World Matchplay, gets his tournament underway against Mark Hylton.
Taylor has not been in his best form this last 6 months but should easily get through against the qualifying Hylton. Taylor is 4/5 (Skybet) to win with a -5.5 leg handicap (first to 10) and 14/1 with Boylesports to put out a crushing 10-1 victory.
Scott Rand opens up as 15/8 outsider (Ladbrokes) against Wayne Jones, Mervyn King is 11/10 with Stan James to beat Justin Pipe with a -2.5 leg handicap and Wes Newton – the UK Open runner-up – meets Andy Smith as Skybet’s 8/13 fav.
All matches live on Skysports:
World Matchplay Monday 18 July:
Jones, W v Rand, S (19:10 BST)
Taylor, P v Hylton, M (21:00 BST)
Newton, W v Smith, A (22:00 BST)
World Matchplay Tuesday 19 July:
Baxter, R v Ovens, D (19:10 BST)
Lloyd, C v Henderson, J (20:00 BST)
Anderson, G v Hamilton, A (21:00 BST)
Whitlock, S v Wright, P (22:00 BST)
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