Phil Taylor beats Jamie Lewis 6-1
Michael van Gerwen 5-6 Rob Cross
Cross wins match in sudden death
Semi-finals best of 11 sets
Fourth set: Lewis 0-1 Taylor (1-2)
Lewis has lost his head.
Taylor messes up on double top but Lewis can't find the bed and misses three darts to break the Power's throw.
The Welshman is wobbling here. It's early, but this is a crucial period now.
Forgive yourself, Lewis.
Third set: Lewis 2-3 Taylor (1-1)
Taylor starts the leg with a 174 but another 180 for Lewis sets up a 124 finish, with Taylor back on 174.
Stubborn from the Power, who wastes his last dart and refuses to leave a finish.
But it doesn't matter. Lewis can't find double 16 with three wayward darts and Taylor steals the set on double 20.
Lewis is shaking his head. What an opportunity for the Welshman.
HE COULD BE THREE SETS UP.
#bbcdarts or text 81111
Phil: Hello #bbcdarts, external I've a feeling the power may run out of batteries tonight, however an MVG v Taylor final would be the perfect ending to an incredible career.
Hello to you too, Phil.
Third set: Lewis 2-2 Taylor (1-1)
Lewis hits his sixth 180 of the match and follows it up with a solid 100 to leave a 167 finish.
But with Taylor back on 100, he can't find the big checkout and the Power hits a perfect double 20 to hold his throw.
2-2 in the third set. All three sets have gone to a deciding leg.
The next one is crucial, I feel.
Image source, Getty ImagesThird set: Lewis 2-1 Taylor (1-1)
Taylor is way off in his leg, but Lewis lets him back in as he misses double 16 to take out 104.
Phil Taylor, though, can't find double 18 and DOUBLE EIGHT.
Lewis takes the lead in the third set! The crowd are getting behind this young Welshman...
Third set: Lewis 1-1 Taylor (1-1)
Taylor looks to be back in the groove. He hits his second maximum of the game, taking our total to seven.
But the Power misses double 10 and Lewis pounces with his only dart at a double.
Lewis dismisses the pressure and nails double 16. He has won all six of his legs on that finish.
Image source, Getty ImagesThird set: Lewis 0-1 Taylor (1-1)
With Taylor on 106, Lewis puts the pressure on and Phil Taylor misses double 13.
He's furious with himself, hand gestures all over the place.
But Lewis can't finish on double top and you don't need to ask Taylor again.
He punishes Lewis on double 13.
That is not a number the Welshman wants to hear again...
Third set: Lewis 0-0 Taylor (1-1)
After two sets, both players are averaging 97.
A steady start you might say, but I'm already exhausted.
Will Jamie Lewis live to regret that missed double 13?
Second set: Lewis 2-3 Taylor (1-0)
Image source, Getty ImagesTHIS IS FABULOUS.
Another body-blow from Jamie Lewis who buries a 180 but needing a big treble, he only finds 43 with his next three darts.
Back comes Taylor but with 83 left, he misses the bull and leaves the door open for Lewis...
But the Welshman misses a dart at double 13 for a two-set lead and Taylor nails double eight.
Relief for the Power. Let's take a breather.
Second set: Lewis 2-2 Taylor (1-0)
That's two maximums for Lewis, as he squanders an 11-darter with two missed throws at double 16.
But Phil is nowhere near and the Welshman buries the dart on his next visit.
Pressure on the Power now who must hold his throw to take the second set.
Can Lewis go two sets clear?
Image source, Getty ImagesSecond set: Lewis 1-2 Taylor (1-0)
Phil Taylor is upping his scoring power now. He leaves himself 128 and the first dart is in the treble, but his second is too high.
He comes back though and it's that double 16 again. Boom.
Second set: Lewis 1-1 Taylor (1-0)
And we're all square.
Lewis lands yet another double 16 on his second attempt to hold his throw.
He's been hot on that so far this evening.
Second set: Lewis 0-1 Taylor (1-0)
Clinical from Taylor.
A sloppy set-up shot but he lands double six to get off the mark in the second set, holding his throw.
Second set: Lewis 0-1 Taylor (1-0)
If you've tuned in slightly late, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
Jamie Lewis, the world number 46, is up and running against 16-time world champion Phil Taylor.
The qualifier came from 2-0, with Taylor on throw, to win three legs on the spin and take the first set 3-2.
What a start to the semi-finals! Don't go anywhere.
Lewis 3-2 Taylor
The arena, after a round of 'Don't take me home' have fallen silent.
They're tense, I'm tense, but the man at the oche, Jamie Lewis, is in complete control.
And that's what counts.
Lewis throws his second 180 of the game to leave 61. He misses his first dart at double 16, but Taylor is too far behind and Lewis comes back to sink it with his second attempt.
The Welshman has come from two sets down to take the first set.
Game on!
Image source, Getty ImagesLewis 2-2 Taylor
Pure class from Lewis.
He lands another double 16 to break Phil Taylor and level the first set at 2-2.
Now it's the Welshman in control and with the darts to finish off the set.
Lewis 1-2 Taylor
Lewis, on the biggest night of his life, gets a leg on the board in the first set.
Taylor is way off course as he looks to check out 148 and Lewis finds the bed on double 16. That will calm his nerves.
But it's Phil Taylor with the throw now to wrap up the first set.
Lewis 0-2 Taylor
The first 180 of the match goes to Taylor, who's started this match at a canter.
The man from Stoke follows up his maximum with a 174 and finishes on double 16 once again to wrap up the second leg.
Jamie Lewis put the pressure on with his own 180, but he's 2-0 down in the first set.
Image source, Getty ImagesJamie Lewis 0-1 Phil Taylor
But that's game, shot and the first leg for Phil Taylor.
He hits double 16 with his second attempt.
A break of throw to start for the 16-time World Champion.
Jamie Lewis 0-0 Phil Taylor
Jamie Lewis has the darts in the first leg of the match.
Not a 180 to open like yesterday, but the young man from Wales bags a 140 on his second throw.
It's a nervy opening leg from both players, but Lewis will have the first crack at a finish.
He leaves 123...