World Matchplay Darts 2016: Phil Taylor 9-2 to celebrate a sweet 16 in Blackpool

Phil Taylor is 9-2 to win the World Matchplay Darts outright (Getty)

Darts legend Phil Taylor has become synonymous with the World Matchplay event currently taking place in Blackpool.

Taylor has won 15 World Matchplay titles – including seven in a row from 2008 – since the tournament began in 1994 and he is on course to add to his tally.

The 55-year-old from Stoke-on-Trent had a scare in round one when he scraped through 10-8 but he looked more like his normal self in cruising past Mensur Suljovic 11-5. Next up for Taylor, who is 9-2 for outright glory with event sponsors BetVictor, is a quarter-final clash against Mervyn King. Taylor, a 16-time world champion, is 1-12 to win, while King can be backed at 7s.

With Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson and Adrian Lewis also still in the event, the PDC’s top-four ranked players make up half of the last eight and they could make up the semi-final field.

In the other quarter-final clashes, reigning champion Van Gerwen is 1-8 to beat Dave Chisnall, you can get 10-11 on Lewis defeating Peter Wright and BetVictor make Anderson 1-12 to see off Steve Beaton.

BetVictor have a number of special markets on each day of the tournament, with Chisnell and Van Gerwen co-favourites at 11-5 to score the most 180s on Matchday 6. They also offer 1-2 on there being a 170 checkout at the event as well as 11-4 on a nine-dart finish, while you can get 5-6 if you fancy anyone other than Van Gerwen to win the event.