This Newfoundland dart player knocked off an English pro as part of a provincial tour

A darts player from Newfoundland's Northern Peninsula is part of a marquee bill of players touring the province this week, but it will likely be hard to top his first matchSunday in Corner Brook.

Jacob Taylor of Forrester's Point, a small community between Plum Point and Flower's Cove of about 200 people, took on Darren Webster, a professional from England who has won multiple Professional Darts Corporation titles, and beat him by a score of six legs to five.

"It ranks pretty high," Taylor told CBC News with a smile after the win when asked where this ranks in his career accomplishments.

"All the people that drove three, four, five hours tonight to come watch me play darts, the fan support is amazing."

Taylor was a fan favourite at Sunday's event of the Rock Solid Darts Tour in Corner Brook. The event, a showcase travelling across Newfoundland over the next three days,features darters from around the world, including Canada's Matt Campbell and Andrew Gilding the United Kingdom Open champion and 19th-ranked player in the world.

Taylor has been playing darts for more than30 yearsand has been able to make a career out of it playing in tournaments across North America. He said much of his career success came after the onset of theCOVID-19 pandemic, when he started playing online and was signed to a sponsorship.

He was surrounded Sunday by family and friends in the audience and receiveda bighug from his granddaughter after the win which he said made it even more special.

"It will be a special moment. I'll remember this for a long time," he said.

Taylor made it to the final of Sunday's eventbut was defeated six legs to one by Jeff Smith of New Brunswick. Smith represented Canada alongside Campbell at the World Cup of Darts in June.

Taylor and the rest of the darters will continue the Rock Solid Darts Tour in Gander on Monday, Marystown on Tuesday and finish in St. John's on Wednesday and Thursday.

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