Bugger, Phil Taylor has had to pull out for tonight.
DartsKing Press Release
We regrettably announce the cancellation of the Sydney performances of DartsKing.
Phil Taylor has had to return to the UK unexpectedly as he was informed last night his Mother is gravely ill and obviously this must take priority.
This decision has not been taken lightly and due to the nature of Mr Taylor's return to the UK it has been decided that Sydney will now not go ahead as a gesture of respect.
Tonight's performance of DartsKing in Wellington, New Zealand will go ahead without Mr Taylor as DartsKing officials have decided that cancelling a show with less than 24 hours notice would be logistically impossible.
A Champion will be crowned at this evening's show and the Tour will reach its conclusion, albeit prematurely.
DartsKing officials and Luna Park, Sydney, would like to sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this has caused any ticket holders and would like to reassure all concerned that a full refund will be issued by the ticketing agent.
We are sure that all ticket holders, whilst disappointed will fully appreciate the gravity of this situation.
Our thoughts are with Mr Taylor at this time.
Please direct any queries to daniel.cox@precisioncorp.co.uk
There was an interview with him in the Dom Post yesterday saying he had spent a lot of time with his Mother in the last few months because she is dying and there were probably only days left, so not sure about the "informed last night" bit. After reading the article yesterday I was surprised he still came.