His parents are friends of professional players Tony O'Shea, Gary Robson and Darryl Fitton, who used to stay with them when playing in tournaments in Holland; his father is also a darts player, it was during these stays that they saw the promise in the young Jimmy and have mentored him during his success in breaking into the professional ranks in the WDF and BDO.
Darryl Strawberry | Darryl Jones | Darryl F. Zanuck | Darryl Fitton | Darryl Philbin | Darryl Kile | Darryl Beamish | Alexander Fitton | Darryl Worley | Darryl Virostko | Darryl van der Velde | Darryl Rogers | Darryl O'Young | Darryl Hunt | Darryl D'Bonneau | Darryl Braxton | Darryl | William Henry Fitton | James Fitton | Darryl Swann | Darryl Stingley | Darryl Shannon | Darryl Read | Darryl Pinckney | Darryl Neilson | Darryl Kelly | Darryl Hunt (musician) | Darryl Cotton | Darryl Cherney |
In his Fifth Round match against Wesley Newton, Taylor achieved the highest televised 3 dart average (to date) of 114.53 surpassing Darryl Fitton's record (114.15) in the International Darts League 2004 against Davy Richardson.
His tournament included a 6-0 semi-final win over world #4 Darryl Fitton, and a 7-0 final win over world #2 James Wilson.