A DARTS star has been suspended after failing a medicine take a look at on the eve of the Gamers Championship Finals.
Dom Taylor was scheduled to tackle former world champion Michael Smith however is not going to be collaborating within the event. He took a medicine take a look at earlier than the event and it returned a optimistic pattern for a banned substance.
Taylor, 26, shall be changed by Nick Kenny, who faces Smith later this night.
A PDC assertion learn: “The Darts Regulation Authority has suspended Dominic Taylor following the failure of a medicine take a look at.
“Taylor was examined at a latest Gamers Championship occasion and returned a optimistic pattern for a banned substance.
“The Chairman of the DRA has confirmed that Taylor is suspended with instant impact and can face a disciplinary listening to on a date to be confirmed.
“In consequence, Taylor has been withdrawn from the Gamers Championship Finals and shall be changed within the draw by Nick Kenny, who will now play Michael Smith on Friday night.
“Taylor joined the PDC Tour this 12 months after coming by way of Qualfying College in January.
He secured a two-year Tour Card and reached the quarter-finals of a Gamers Championship occasion final month.
Taylor certified for the Gamers Championship Finals and World Championship due to his kind on the European Tour. However his involvement at Ally Pally is now unsure because the PDC contemplate his place.