'It was very difficult to concentrate' - Phil Taylor speaks about hostility towards opponent Justin Pipe

Phil Taylor continued his quest for a final World Championship crown at the Alexandra Palace with a 4-0 win over Justin Pipe. 'The Force' was embroiled with the fallout from coughgate and Taylor admitted it made it hard to concentrate and it was the strangest game in his illustrious career.
"I've had 30 years of experience and I've never played in a game like that in my career, it was very, very strange," said Taylor, referring to the reception Pipe received from the crowd following an incident in his first round win over Bernie Smith which has been referred to the Darts Regulation Authority.
"It was very difficult to concentrate, it was really hard. I just wanted to pinch that first set as I knew it'd be hard to concentrate for him with the crowd."
Taylor still insists he is happy to be walking away from darts after this tournament, but his competitive instincts mean he is desperate to go out on a high - and he'll spend one last Christmas preparing for a big push towards the title.
"Even though I'm really looking forward to finishing after this I still want to win it, but I'm not playing well enough to win it," Taylor added.
"I need to go home and get some rest in, it's all about rest for me now, getting my energy levels up to compete against these young lads like Michael and Gary. This is definitely the last time for me."
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