Darts star SUSPENDED after failing drugs test on the eve of Players Championship finals – just hours before he was set to play former world champion Michael Smith

Darts star SUSPENDED after failing a drugs test on the eve of The Players Championship final – just hours before he faces former world champion Michael Smith

Dominic Taylor was due to face former world champion Michael Smith on Friday.

The 26-year-old will attend a disciplinary hearing, a date to be confirmed.

Darts star Dominic Taylor has been suspended after failing a drugs test ahead of The Players Championship final.

Taylor was due to face former world champion Michael Smith on Friday, but will not compete again. The 26-year-old tested positive for a banned substance during a pre-tournament drugs test, and Nick Kenny will replace Taylor in the match against Smith. A PDC statement read: “The Darts Regulatory Authority has suspended Dominic Taylor following a failed drugs test.

“Taylor was tested at the recent Players Championship event and tested positive for a prohibited substance. DOMINIC TAYLOR was stopped after the drug test failed the night before the FINA player championship.

Taylor was supposed to meet former champion Michael Smith on Friday, but he will not participate anymore.

As a result, the Taylor is deleted from the final of the player championship, and is replaced by Nick Kenny, who plays Michaels Miss on Friday evening. \ ‘

Taylor will visit a disciplinary examination of the date to be confirmed

World No. 80 passed the PDC tour in January after passing the qualification school.