I found this review of the match to be very good. It covers the whole televised match round by round......
THE FINAL
For the second time in three televised tournaments it was Taylor and Dudbridge in the final. In Blackpool Dudbridge admitted that it was his lack of previous experience of playing Taylor that made him fall short in the match and he was determined to do better when he got his next opportunity. Do better he did. Taylor took the first set before some crisp finishing from Dudbridge gave him a 2-1 lead. Taylor took the next two and then Dudbridge levelled the game at 3-3. Taylor stayed rock steady at around a 97.5 average and this was enough to take the next 3 sets and effectively put Dudbridge right up against the wall. All credit to "Flash" for digging in and taking the next set. In the 11th set Dudbridge had the throw but Taylor broke and took the 1st leg. Dudbridge broke straight back but Taylor broke again with a 104 checkout. That was the impetus needed and the match followed 7-4 to Taylor and with it an incredible 12th World Title. Taylor continues to set unearthly records in Darts which probably will never be broken while Dudbridge got the reward of a place in Sky Sports newest tournament - The Premier Darts League. But that's another story...
PDC Darts World Championship 2005 - Full review: "THE FINAL"
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