Taylor won the inaugural 2014 Perth Darts Masters after beating Van Gerwen in the final 11-9 whilst averaging 105.08. He then defended his 2014 Sydney Darts Masters title by beating Stephen Bunting 11-3 in the final. In the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Grand Prix (darts), Taylor lost 3-1 against James Wade. This was the first time that Wade had beaten Taylor in a major televised knockout tournament. At the 2014 European Championship (darts), Taylor lost 10-9 in a thriller to Stephen Bunting. Taylor comfortably progressed to the final of the 2014 Grand Slam of Darts and a meeting with Dave Chisnall. Despite taking an initial 5-0 lead, the final was by far his closest match of the event as Chisnall fought back to 10-10, before Taylor rediscovered his best form to win another five unanswered legs and seal his sixth Grand Slam title 16-13.. What two players beat Taylor?