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The defending champion went into the night without a defeat in 35 matches in the tournament's history, but was forced to battle for a point for a second time this year against the Dutchman.

Scholten led 7-6 and began the deciding leg of the match with a 180, leaving 81 after nine darts only to waste his opportunity at the finish and leg Taylor in to land double 16 and grab the draw.

"I'm pretty relieved," he admitted afterwards. "It was very close and Roland nearly got me but luckily I got the shot in the final leg."

Taylor remains a point clear at the top of the table following the eighth night of league action, held in front of a capacity 3,000 fans at Glasgow's SECC.

Second-placed Dennis Priestley also drew, in an entertaining contest against Terry Jenkins, while Raymond van Barneveld compounded Adrian Lewis' misery with an 8-3 win which moved him back up to third.

Lewis has now lost five successive games, and Colin Lloyd's 8-2 rout of Peter Manley leaves the 22-year-old at the foot of the table.

Holsten Premier League Darts
Night Eight - SECC, Glasgow
Terry Jenkins 7-7 Dennis Priestley
Raymond van Barneveld 8-3 Adrian Lewis
Colin Lloyd 8-2 Peter Manley
Roland Scholten 7-7 Phil Taylor