Taylor stayed on course to win his 10th Grand Prix title

Phil Taylor made a winning start to the defence of his Bodog.com World Grand Prix title with a whitewash of Brendan Dolan at the City-West Hotel on Monday.

The nine-time winner of the double-start tournament averaged more than 102 and denied his opponent a dart at a double in the contest.

He said: "I was pretty relaxed and came through it well. My finishing was good and I'm very pleased with that."

Taylor will take on Andy Smith in Wednesday's second round.

Smith won through to the second round with the narrowest of wins against Jamie Caven, checking out 120 to take victory in a deciding leg on his return from two months sidelined after needing surgery on an infected leg wound.

Adrian Lewis booked his place in the second round with a 2-1 defeat of Alan Tabern, winning the final set without reply to ensure his last 16 place.

The Stoke player was looking to put behind him first round defeats in the summer's World Matchplay and European Championship, and did so with a solid win over the left-hander.

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