DESPITE a win over Jelle Klaasen in the Keukenconcurrent Masters of Darts on Tuesday, Phil Taylor cannot make the tournament's semi-finals.
Taylor picked up his second victory in the event when he won 3-1 against the 2005 BDO Champion, keeping alive his slim hopes of finishing in England's top two.
However, Peter Manley's later win over Roland Scholten - when he came from a set down to win 3-1 - ended any chance of Taylor repeating his 2005 Masters of Darts triumph.
Unbeaten Manley moved to the top of the English table after his win and an earlier defeat for Mervyn King, who hit eight maximums and a 170 finish in a 3-2 loss to Michael van Gerwen.
Raymond van Barneveld picked up his second victory of the tournament with a 3-0 win over Wayne Mardle.
That puts him on two wins in the Dutch side of the tournament, with the top two players following Wednesday's fifth set of matches progressing to the semi-finals.
Colin Lloyd grabbed a third win of his four matches in the night's final contest with a 3-0 defeat of Vincent van der Voort, the Englishman averaging almost 106 for the second successive game.
The results meant that England have now taken an unassailable lead in the team aspect of the tournament, with 14 victories to the Dutch team's six.
Lloyd and Mardle can still claim a place in the semi-finals depending on the results of Wednesday's final games.
The Dutch duo of van Gerwen and van Barneveld will meet in one semi-final following their success.
Mervyn King picture courtesy Darts4You - Henk Westerdaal
Keukenconcurrent Masters of Darts - Tuesday Fixtures
Michael van Gerwen 3-2 Mervyn King (3-1, 0-3, 2-3, 3-0, 5-3)
Raymond van Barneveld 3-0 Wayne Mardle (3-0, 3-2, 3-0)
Jelle Klaasen 1-3 Phil Taylor (3-1, 2-3, 0-3, 2-3)
Roland Scholten 1-3 Peter Manley (3-1, 1-3, 1-3, 0-3)
Vincent van der Voort 0-3 Colin Lloyd (2-3, 0-3, 2-3)
Keukenconcurrent Masters of Darts - League Tables
| Holland |
W |
L |
Sets +/- | |
|
1 |
Michael van Gerwen |
3 |
1 |
11-6 |
|
2 |
Raymond van Barneveld |
2 |
2 |
10-6 |
|
3 |
Jelle Klaasen |
1 |
3 |
6-11 |
|
4 |
Vincent van der Voort |
0 |
4 |
2-12 |
|
5 |
Roland Scholten |
0 |
4 |
2-12 |
| England |
W |
L |
Sets +/- | |
|
1 |
Peter Manley |
4 |
0 |
12-7 |
|
2 |
Mervyn King |
3 |
1 |
11-5 |
|
3 |
Colin Lloyd |
3 |
1 |
11-5 |
|
4 |
Wayne Mardle |
2 |
2 |
7-6 |
|
5 |
Phil Taylor |
2 |
2 |
6-8 |
Remaining Fixtures
Wednesday 14 February
Roland Scholten v Mervyn King
Vincent van der Voort v Phil Taylor
Raymond van Barneveld v Colin Lloyd
Michael van Gerwen v Peter Manley
Jelle Klaasen v Wayne Mardle
Saturday 17 February
Semi-Finals
Dutch #1 v Dutch #2
English #1 v English #2
Best of 11 Sets
Sunday 18 February
Final
Best of 13 Sets