PHIL TAYLOR won his 13th PDC Pro Tour title of 2008 with victory over James Wade in Saturday's Irish Players Championship.
Taylor came from 2-1 down in the final to claim the £5,000 first prize.
Wade took out legs of 11 and 12 darts in winning the first set, but eventually fell victim to Taylor once more in a final, with the Stoke man wrapping up victory with a ten-darter.
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Preliminary & First Rounds
Ian Jopling & John Jenkinson take victory in the two preliminary round matches.
Many top seeds avoid early upset, with wins for Andy Hamilton, John Part, Alan Tabern, Wayne Mardle, Roland Scholten, James Wade and Ronnie Baxter without dropping a set.
Terry Jenkins and Mervyn King need five sets to defeat Jamie Caven and Tony Eccles respectively.
Dennis Priestley marks his comeback from a month of treatment for prostate cancer with a straight sets win over Jonathan Overton.
American duo Darin Young and Gary Mawson are eliminated by Adrian Lewis and Colin Osborne.
Raymond van Barneveld edges out Darren Johnson 3-2 to win his first competitive game since the Stan James World Matchplay in July.
Phil Taylor opens his challenge with 3-0 win over Martyn Turner.
September's Ireland Open Classic champion Felix McBrearty defeats Lionel Sams 3-0.
Robert Thornton wins 3-2 against Jelle Klaasen, while Dave Ladley defeats Steve Maish by the same scoreline.
Dennis Smith needs five sets before defeating America's John Kuczynski.
Wes Newton and Adrian Gray progress with wins over Andy Pearson and Peter Aleman, while Andy Smith is straight sets victor against Colin Ritchie.
Shane O'Connor, the Irish Matchplay winner who will play in the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship, wins 3-0 against Alan Green.
Ireland's Mick McGowan and James Keogh also progress to second round with wins.
Steve Brown edges out Robert Watson-Lang to earn a clash with Vincent van der Voort.
Michael van Gerwen takes straight sets win over Kevin Harris.
Second Round
Northern Ireland's Brendan Dolan knocks out Ronnie Baxter 3-2.
James Wade and Andy Hamilton move into last 32 with straight sets wins over Wayne Atwood and Mark Lawrence.
Peter Manley defeats youngster Joe Cullen 3-1.
Alan Warriner-Little defeats Roland Scholten 3-1 in a repeat of their 2001 World Grand Prix final at the same venue, with Scotland's Robert Thornton winning by the same scoreline against Wayne Mardle.
Wes Newton's straight sets win over Danny Pinhorne sets up clash with Wade.
Mervyn King overcomes Louis Blundell on board two, while Adrian Lewis, Terry Jenkins and Dennis Priestley take 3-0 victories.
World Champion John Part is taken to five sets by Jason Barry.
Vincent van der Voort also needs five sets to defeat Steve Brown.
Kevin Painter sets up board final with King after 3-1 win over Shane O'Connor.
Kevin McDine edges past Mark Dudbridge 3-2, with Chris Mason defeating James Keogh by the same scoreline.
John MaGowan defeats World Championship finalist Kirk Shepherd in straight sets.
Raymond van Barneveld moves into last 32 with five-set win over Jim Withers.
Third Round
Andy Hamilton moves into last 16 with 3-0 defeat of Andy Smith, maintaining his record of not dropping a set so far in the event.
That record is matched by Alex Roy, who overcomes World Champion John Part 3-0.
Vincent van der Voort records 3-1 win over Peter Manley.
Andy Jenkins' good form continues with straight sets win over Alan Tabern to put him into last 16.
James Wade wins 3-1 against Wes Newton to reach round four.
Northern Ireland duo Brendan Dolan and John MaGowan progress with 3-1 wins over Kevin McDine and Alan Warriner-Little.
Robert Thornton overcomes Adrian Gray 3-1, with Colin Lloyd taking the same victory against Michael van Gerwen.
Raymond van Barneveld, Colin Osborne, Dennis Priestley, Terry Jenkins and Mervyn King take straight sets wins.
Adrian Lewis' 3-1 win over Barrie Bates sets up clash with Stoke rival Andy Hamilton in last 16.
Phil Taylor needs five sets before defeating Steve Beaton.
Fourth Round
Vincent van der Voort races into quarter-finals with 3-0 win over Alex Roy.
Andy Hamilton whitewashes Stoke neighbour Adrian Lewis.
Raymond van Barneveld's hopes are ended by Colin Osborne, whilst Phil Taylor knocks out Mervyn King, James Wade beats Brendan Dolan and Dennis Priestley takes out Terry Jenkins all by the same score of 3-1.
Colin Lloyd defeats Andy Jenkins in four sets and John MaGowan ends Robert Thornton's hopes in the final set to complete the last eight line-up.
Quarter-Finals
Phil Taylor eliminates Andy Hamilton 3-1, with Colin Osborne defeating Colin Lloyd by the same scoreline.
James Wade and Vincent van der Voort complete the semi-final schedule, with Wade ending home hopes with a final set victory over John MaGowan and van der Voort beating Dennis Priestley.
Semi-Finals
Dutch hopes are ended with a whimper as Vincent van der Voort fails to take a set from Phil Taylor.
Colin Osborne fares a little better against James Wade, but still loses 3-1.
Final
Phil Taylor takes another crown, but is forced to fight all the way by Wade, who won the first and third sets 2-1. Taylor won the other three in straight legs to take the £5,000 first prize.
Irish Players Championship (Saturday)
Preliminary Round
Ian Jopling 3-2 Nick Fulwell
John Jenkinson 3-1 Nigel Peden
First Round
Phil Taylor 3-0 Martyn Turner
Lee Williams 3-0 Matt Sheehan
Steve Beaton 3-1 Simon Whatley
Ian Jopling 3-0 Dave Ansell
Mervyn King 3-2 Tony Eccles
Louis Blundell 3-0 John Dawes
Kevin Painter 3-1 Dave Askew
Shane O'Connor 3-0 Alan Green
Andy Hamilton 3-0 Nigel Birch
Mark Lawrence 3-1 Chris Oprey
Andy Smith 3-0 Colin Ritchie
Bob Crawley 3-0 Karl Loiseau
Adrian Lewis 3-1 Darin Young
Dave Ladley 3-2 Steve Maish
Barrie Bates 3-2 Chris Cooper
Tony Ayres 3-0 Steve Musson
Terry Jenkins 3-2 Jamie Caven
Dennis Smith 3-2 John Kuczynski
Wayne Jones 3-0 Andy Mason
Aaron Turner 3-0 Jon Archer
Dennis Priestley 3-0 Jonathan Overton
Co Stompe 3-0 Chris Sargeant
Chris Mason 3-2 Colin Monk
James Keogh 3-0 Ian Eames
John Part 3-0 Geoff Daniels
Jacko Barry 3-2 Peter Wright
Alex Roy 3-0 Andrew Davies
Chris Thompson 3-1 Gary Barnett
Peter Manley 3-1 Jan van der Rassel
Joe Cullen 3-1 Stuart Dutton
Vincent van der Voort 3-0 James Barton
Steve Brown 3-2 Robert Watson-Lang
Raymond van Barneveld 3-2 Darren Johnson
Jim Withers 3-1 Steve Cusick
Mick McGowan 3-1 Stephen Hardy
Lee Holden 3-1 John Jenkinson
Colin Osborne 3-1 Gary Mawson
Darren Latham 3-1 Sam Rooney
Denis Ovens 3-0 Tony Blundell
Darren Sutton 3-1 Stuart Holden
Colin Lloyd 3-1 John Quantock
Steve Cupitt 3-2 Ben Burton
Matt Clark 3-1 Mark Walsh
Michael van Gerwen 3-0 Kevin Harris
Alan Tabern 3-0 Gary Storey
Felix McBrearty 3-0 Lionel Sams
Andy Jenkins 3-0 Mark Frost
Scott Kirchner 3-0 Ken Dobson
Wayne Mardle 3-0 Dave Honey
Robert Thornton 3-2 Jelle Klaasen
Adrian Gray 3-1 Peter Aleman
Carlos Rodriguez 3-0 Lee White
Roland Scholten 3-0 Ian Critchett
Alan Warriner-Little 3-0 Andy Howarth
Kirk Shepherd 3-2 Steve Evans
John MaGowan 3-1 Danny King
James Wade 3-0 Alan Caves
Wayne Atwood 3-0 Steve Grubb
Wes Newton 3-0 Andy Pearson
Danny Pinhorne 3-0 Jim Leighton
Ronnie Baxter 3-0 David Platt
Brendan Dolan 3-0 Robbie Newland
Mark Dudbridge 3-0 Shane Passey
Kevin McDine 3-1 Geoff Whitworth
Second Round
Phil Taylor 3-0 Lee Williams
Steve Beaton 3-0 Ian Jopling
Mervyn King 3-1 Louis Blundell
Kevin Painter 3-1 Shane O'Connor
Andy Hamilton 3-0 Mark Lawrence
Andy Smith 3-1 Bob Crawley
Adrian Lewis 3-0 Dave Ladley
Barrie Bates 3-1 Tony Ayres
Terry Jenkins 3-0 Dennis Smith
Wayne Jones 3-1 Aaron Turner
Dennis Priestley 3-0 Co Stompe
Chris Mason 3-2 James Keogh
John Part 3-2 Jacko Barry
Alex Roy 3-0 Chris Thompson
Peter Manley 3-1 Joe Cullen
Vincent van der Voort 3-2 Steve Brown
Raymond van Barneveld 3-2 Jim Withers
Mick McGowan 3-1 Lee Holden
Colin Osborne 3-1 Darren Latham
Denis Ovens 3-0 Darren Sutton
Colin Lloyd 3-1 Steve Cupitt
Michael van Gerwen 3-1 Matt Clark
Alan Tabern 3-2 Felix McBrearty
Andy Jenkins 3-0 Scott Kirchner
Robert Thornton 3-1 Wayne Mardle
Adrian Gray 3-1 Carlos Rodriguez
Alan Warriner-Little 3-1 Roland Scholten
John MaGowan 3-0 Kirk Shepherd
James Wade 3-0 Wayne Atwood
Wes Newton 3-0 Danny Pinhorne
Brendan Dolan 3-2 Ronnie Baxter
Kevin McDine 3-2 Mark Dudbridge
Losers £75
Third Round
Phil Taylor 3-2 Steve Beaton
Mervyn King 3-0 Kevin Painter
Andy Hamilton 3-0 Andy Smith
Adrian Lewis 3-1 Barrie Bates
Terry Jenkins 3-0 Wayne Jones
Dennis Priestley 3-0 Chris Mason
Alex Roy 3-0 John Part
Vincent van der Voort 3-1 Peter Manley
Raymond van Barneveld 3-0 Mick McGowan
Colin Osborne 3-0 Denis Ovens
Colin Lloyd 3-1 Michael van Gerwen
Andy Jenkins 3-0 Alan Tabern
Robert Thornton 3-1 Adrian Gray
John MaGowan 3-1 Alan Warriner-Little
James Wade 3-1 Wes Newton
Brendan Dolan 3-1 Kevin McDine
Losers £150
Fourth Round
Phil Taylor 3-1 Mervyn King
Andy Hamilton 3-0 Adrian Lewis
Terry Jenkins 1-3 Dennis Priestley
Vincent van der Voort 3-0 Alex Roy
Raymond van Barneveld 1-3 Colin Osborne
Colin Lloyd 3-1 Andy Jenkins
Robert Thornton 2-3 John MaGowan
James Wade 3-1 Brendan Dolan
Losers £300
Quarter-Finals
Phil Taylor 3-1 Andy Hamilton
Dennis Priestley 2-3 Vincent van der Voort
Colin Osborne 3-1 Colin Lloyd
John MaGowan 2-3 James Wade
Losers £600
Semi-Finals
Phil Taylor 3-0 Vincent van der Voort
Colin Osborne 1-3 James Wade
Losers £1,250
Final
Phil Taylor 3-2 James Wade (1-2, 2-0, 1-2, 2-0, 2-0)
Winner £5,000
Runner-Up £2,500