Yet another win for COLIN LLOYD when gaining his second  successive victory in Blackpool.  An 8-5 win against 'The Rocket', Ronnie Baxter assured his success.

Lloyd took home the Stan James World Matchplay title on his last visit to the north-west - this weekend's triumph will give him a terrific warm up in his defence of the coming Sky Bet World Grand Prix.

The world number one threw a total of 17 maximum 180's in his 7-2 semi-final win over Wayne Mardle and the final against Baxter, which he won 8-5 with an average in the region of 103!

"It has been a good weekend for me," said Lloyd. "It's a major event, all the big names were here and I am pleased with how I played.

"The World Grand Prix will be different with the double-start, but this has filled me with a bit of confidence because I know I'm playing well."

In-form Baxter averaged 102 in the final, but was unable to take the killer blow against Lloyd after edging out Adrian Lewis in a gruelling semi-final, which went down to the final leg.

Lewis himself ended the hopes of mentor Phil Taylor at the quarter-final stage, while Roland Scholten and Mark Dudbridge lifted their confidence ahead of the World Grand Prix by reaching the last eight.

Bolton's Steve Coote also made the quarter-finals, losing to Lloyd after an impressive win over Chris Mason.