A second Jenkins, world number six Terry, just missed out on the semi-finals as he went down to Andy Hamilton.

Almost inevitably it was another humdinger, with a deciding set again required following a terrific comeback from Jenkins after he had lost the first three sets.

In the early stages Hamilton, a Stoke publican, produced form comparable to that of Taylor at his best as he did not give his opponent a look in.

But gradually 'The Bull', from Herefordshire, worked his way back into it and when he drew level at 3-3 it was anyone's match.

Checkouts of 121 - on the bullseye - and 98 gave Hamilton the advantage again, only for Jenkins to put together back-to-back 11-dart legs which set him up to send the contest into a decider.

Hamilton regrouped though, and his 16th maximum score of 180 left him on course to pin the double eight that, barring the biggest shock of all time by Darren Webster tonight, will see him face Taylor for a place in the final which occurs on New Year's Day.