Former Cheam newsagent Peter Manley yet felt the force of Phil 'The Power' Taylor during last Thursday's opening round of ITV4 televised totesport.com Players Championship at Circus Tavern, Purfleet.
Manley, 48, suffered a 6-2 defeat to the current PDC world champion and world number one.
At 4-0 down Manley, the current world number 27, staged a mini-revival before Stoke-born and 15-time world king Taylor closed out the match by taking 7th and 8th legs.
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