Phil Taylor battles back to beat Kim Huybrechts in World Championships

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The 16-times world champion Phil Taylor survived a scare to edge past Kim Huybrechts 4-3 in the last 16 of the PDC World Championships at Alexandra Palace.

Huybrechts took a 2-1 lead and, even after Taylor turned on the style to restore parity at 2-2, he then had his illustrious opponent on the ropes in a deciding leg at 3-2. But Taylor thrived in adversity and came through, once again averaging more than 100, in the deciding seventh set as Huybrechts finally folded.

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