Robert Thornton shocks Phil Taylor in UK Open final

World number 34 Robert Thornton has been crowned UK Open champion after thrashing Phil Taylor in the final.

The Scot sealed the 10-5 victory with a 121 finish on the bull at Bolton Wanderers' Reebok Stadium.

Thornton hit six maximums, compared to Taylor's three, and converted 61 percent of his shots at a double.

Meanwhile, Taylor missed 23 darts at doubles and had a conversion rate of only 18 percent.

Thornton reached the final with hard-fought wins over Wes Newton and Dave Chisnall earlier in the day, while Taylor cruised past Terry Jenkins and Denis Ovens.

Thornton began the tournament as a 250-1 outsider.