Solid start for Wright as he takes out double top first time. 16-dart finish from the world number five.

So, Scottish pair 'Snakebite' Peter Wright and Robert Thornton are on stage for the final match of this evening.

Both lost this afternoon so the loser will almost certainly be out of the tournament. Huge match to finish.

Wright to throw first.

Luke Colwill: Best performance from Taylor since the matchplay final 2014, amazing 

Linane Walker: Phil Taylor a masterclass in how to play darts against MVG. Keep the power, dont take the batteries out LOL  

Beau Greaves has been tipped to become darts' first female millionaire - and she's only 12 years old.

Maybe Michael van Gerwen will have some competition in a few years' time!

Lee Richardson: Vintage Taylor that. He looked in great form there and it'll do him wonders in the tournament!  

Neil Allbones: Phil Taylor is a beast and a man on a mission tonight

KP: Take a bow @PhilTaylor what a match!! Takes something special to make MVG look average!! Wants his name first on that trophy!!  

Phil Taylor tells BBC Sport:

"It's wonderful. The lovely part is to see people enjoying themselves. This is lovely. This is pantomime.

"Michael let me off a couple of times, but the secret was if you can put him under pressure enough, then he might miss."

Michael van Gerwen tells BBC Sport:

"I didn't play well. I wasn't focused enough. It wasn't my day, but never mind, tomorrow we have another day.

"Fair play to Phil, he had some good finishing but I didn't really turn up."

Mark Webster
2008 BDO world champion

He never gave Michael a sniff, he never gave him a chance. He was taking out big finishes. He took out a 167, a 138, a 120 to finish the game.

He just didn't relent, he didn't let Michael get in the game. We were talking about this spurt from Michael, he didn't get the chance to have that spurt.

Incredible. Phil Taylor has absolutely destroyed Michael van Gerwen up there.

He finishes it in some style too with his sixth maximum followed by a 120 outshot.

Taylor is into Sunday's semi-final.

That's some message from Taylor. MvG hits a 180, Taylor responds with a max of his own and then finishes 138 on double nine.

Stunning, simply stunning from The Power. AND VAN GERWEN STILL HASN'T HELD HIS THROW!!

This is an absolute masterclass from The Power. He starts the leg with a 180 before eventually finishing on double one.

Van Gerwen missed a couple of darts at double himself. The world number one isn't quite at the races tonight.

Michael van Gerwen still hasn't held his throw as Phil Taylor lands a dagger in the heart with double top.

In the words of the late-great Sid Waddell - "I do not believe my goggling bins!"

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Taylor has looked completely dominant so far, but it's still a two-leg match.

Van Gerwen piles in a 170 and 180 before finishing 55 on double top. 11 darter. Superb.

MvG still has plenty of work to do if he wants to add the £100,000 winner's cheque to his kitty over the last couple of years.

Oh, almost from MvG. He misses double 10 for a 134 checkout and Taylor steps in to finish on double 15.

Van Gerwen still hasn't held his throw. Extraordinary.

That's better from MvG. He fires in a super 136 to leave tops which he takes out first dart.

Break of throw for the world number one.

I'm not sure I've ever seen Phil Taylor as focused as this. 

The Stoke thrower starts the leg with a max, almost hits a second but the dart deflects into the five, and then finishes 101 on double 16.

My word this is outstanding. Taylor is averaging 108.

But you don't write the world number one off. He won't give up easily.

MvG lands a 180 and then takes out 122 on the bull.

Incredible standard from both so far.

This is The Power at his best. Taylor fires in a 13-darter to make it 4-1.

He's focused. He's determined. He's a champion.

Phil Taylor is absolutely pounding MvG here. The 56-year-old misses the bull for a 161 checkout before landing double eight. 

No bother.