Dom Taylor has been suspended from darts after a drug take a look at produced an “opposed analytical discovering”, which means he’ll play no additional half within the PDC World Championship.
Englishman Taylor, who beat Oskar Lukasiak within the first spherical at Alexandra Palace, had been scheduled to face Jonny Clayton on Saturday however the Welsh fifth seed will now obtain a bye by way of to the final 32.
The Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) mentioned it and Skilled Darts Company (PDC) are conducting testing throughout the World Championship in keeping with “ongoing anti-doping procedures”.
In an announcement,, exterior the DRA added: “On 19 December, the DRA was notified of an opposed analytical discovering in respect of the participant Dom Taylor ensuing from a take a look at performed on 14 December.
“Because of this and in keeping with related DRA processes, Dom Taylor has been suspended from taking part in any DRA regulated occasions with quick impact.
“This matter will now be the topic of a disciplinary course of in keeping with the related DRA anti-doping guidelines.
“The DRA is not going to be making any additional remark pending the result of this confidential course of.”
Apart from confirming that Clayton would go straight by way of to the third spherical, the PDC mentioned it will not make any additional remark.
Taylor, 27, was ranked sixty fifth on the planet firstly of the match.
He was given a one-month suspension in January after failing a medicine take a look at throughout the earlier yr.
A possible two-year ban was lowered after he proved the substance was not performance-enhancing and was taken outdoors of competitors, whereas additionally committing to finishing a three-month therapy programme permitted by UK Anti-Doping.
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