Adrian Lewis confident ahead of PDC World Championship

World number three Adrian Lewis has revealed that former mentor Phil Taylor is the reason why he considers himself to be a bigger threat at the PDC World Championship than any other tournament.

Lewis, a two-time winner of the event that is staged at Alexandra Palace, used to practise with the 16-time world champion, and ahead of his first-round clash with Dave Pallett, the Stoke-on-Trent thrower admits that he is hoping to peak during the 72-man competition.

The 29-year-old told BBC Sport: "Instead of doing three hours of practice per day, I up it to five hours per day. I make sure that I'm at my pinnacle for the World Championship.

"It's something Phil Taylor drilled into me when I was young and I first started coming through. He said that he didn't care if he didn't win another major all year, as long as he won that one. I think that's why I'm more dangerous at the World Championship."

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