Robert Thornton produced another huge upset against Phil Taylor as he knocked the 10-time champion out of the World Grand Prix in Dublin after a 3-2 thriller.

Justin Pipe also emerged from a tense tussle with former World Championship finalist Kevin Painter before booking his place in the last eight with a 3-2 win.

Dolan progress

Last year's beaten finalist Brendan Dolan will be lying in wait for Pipe after he made it safely into the quarter-finals after a 3-1 win over Dutchman Vincent van der Voort. Dolan, who made history by hitting a perfect nine-dart leg in the double-start format last year, took a commanding two-set lead, and although van der Voort scrapped his way to the third, it was only a brief delay for the Northern Irishman. "The scoreline may look comfortable, but there's nothing comfortable when you're having to start with a double," said Dolan, who has now won six of his last seven matches at the event. "The crowds are unreal for me, their support means everything to me. It just gives me the adrenaline rush I probably need to get me going and get me focused on that first dart - especially with the double start. "I'm still in it so I've every opportunity to get back to the final, so with the crowd and the support all behind me why not go all the way to the final again."

Phil Taylor knocked out of World Grand Prix in Dublin by Robert Thornton

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