Dom Taylor has been suspended from darts after a drug check produced an “antagonistic analytical discovering”, that means he’ll play no additional half within the PDC World Championship.

Englishman Taylor, who beat Oskar Lukasiak within the first spherical at Alexandra Palace, had been scheduled to face Jonny Clayton on Saturday however the Welsh fifth seed will now obtain a bye via to the final 32.

The Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) stated it and Skilled Darts Company (PDC) are conducting testing throughout the World Championship in keeping with “ongoing anti-doping procedures”.

In an announcement,, exterior the DRA added: “On 19 December, the DRA was notified of an antagonistic analytical discovering in respect of the participant Dom Taylor ensuing from a check performed on 14 December.

“On account of this and in keeping with related DRA processes, Dom Taylor has been suspended from collaborating in any DRA regulated occasions with fast impact.

“This matter will now be the topic of a disciplinary course of in keeping with the related DRA anti-doping guidelines.

“The DRA is not going to be making any additional remark pending the end result of this confidential course of.”

Aside from confirming that Clayton would go straight via to the third spherical, the PDC stated it will not make any additional remark.

Taylor, 27, was ranked sixty fifth on the planet firstly of the match.

He was given a one-month suspension in January after failing a medication check throughout the earlier yr.

A possible two-year ban was diminished after he proved the substance was not performance-enhancing and was taken exterior of competitors, whereas additionally committing to finishing a three-month remedy programme permitted by UK Anti-Doping.