PHIL TAYLOR insisted he is ready to win a 13th World Championship title after winning back the Sky Bet World Grand Prix from Colin Lloyd.
Taylor destroyed the world number one 7-1 to reclaim the crowd Lloyd won last year - and now says he is gunning for glory at Purfleet this Christmas.
"The World Championship is the next big one - I would really love to win a 13th title," he declared.
"That will come in time, if I keep dedicating myself it is only a matter of time so I'm pushing for it.
"I really wanted to win the Grand Prix for a sixth time.
"I've probably got as much ambition now as when I first started, and I'm probably getting more nerves now.
"I'm trying to do more on the practice board and doing different things but it's about how you practice and what you do.
"I can't practice as much now as I used to, I get more tired now whereas years ago I could practice for six or seven hours a day and not break sweat!
"The pressure is on the other players now to come and beat me. That gives me a little bit of an edge, but a lot of the youngsters don't care who they play."
Taylor tipped Lloyd to respond from the disappointment, claiming his manager Rod Harrington will help him pick his head up.
"Rod will watch what's gone on and give him a kick up the backside because he probably dropped his head too early," said Taylor.
"Sometimes losing one set doesn't mean a lot, especially in a best of 13 final, but his head dropped a little bit after the first and second set.
"But I was playing well at the time and he let me in a couple of times.
"I think the first set dictated the match. I went 2-1 down and it was vital for me to get that fourth leg.
"I took the next one with the darts and his head dropped a little bit, so I kept pushing.
"I could tell that he was under pressure and not enjoying himself during the game, and my instinct is to just keep getting stuck in.
"I didn't feel any pressure at all until I was 5-0 up and then I let my foot off the gas a little bit and it seemed to revitalise him."