Dom Taylor has been banned from darts for six months by the Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) after testing constructive for cocaine and hashish on the World Darts Championship.
Taylor had already been banned from all PDC occasions on December 27 and forfeited his £25,000 prize cash from his efficiency on the world championship.
A listening to in entrance of the discplinary committee established that the drug offences occurred earlier than the event, however the offence being Taylor’s second incurs a compulsory six-month ban beneath DRA guidelines.
“Accordingly, and taking into account all of the available evidence, the Committee were satisfied that Mr Taylor’s ingestion of both cocaine and cannabis occurred out of competition and was not following the commencement of the World Championship on 11th December 2025,” the DRA assertion learn.
“Following on from this finding, the Committee has determined that as this is Mr Taylor’s second offence, then under these Rules, he must serve a six month ban in line with 10.9 (a) and 10.9 (b) of UKAD Anti-Doping Rules 2021”.
Taylor additionally loses his Tour Card on account of the offence.
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