"Sports F1 was renamed as Sky Sports Darts for the duration of the tournament. 2016 PDC World Darts Championship The 2016 William Hill World Darts Championship was the 23rd World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The event was held at the Alexandra Palace, London, between 17 December 2015 and 3 January 2016. Gary Anderson was the defending champion, having won his first world title in the 2015 final by beating 16-times champion Phil Taylor 7–6. He retained his title by beating Adrian Lewis 7–5. He also threw a nine-dart finish"
"2015 Perth Darts Masters The 2015 Perth Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a third entry in the 2015 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight top PDC Players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the HBF Stadium in Perth, Australia from 14–16 August 2015. Phil Taylor was the defending champion after defeating Michael van Gerwen 11–9 in the last year's final. He successfully defended his title after beating James Wade 11–7 in the final. The total prize fund was A$200,000. The eight seeded PDC players"
"2015 Sydney Darts Masters The 2015 Sydney Darts Masters was the third staging of the tournament byp the Professional Darts Corporation, as a fourth entry in the 2015 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight top PDC Players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Sydney, Australia from 20–22 August 2015. Phil Taylor was the defending champion after defeating Stephen Bunting 11–3 in the last year's final and he remained the only player to have won this event by claiming his third title with an 11–3 victory over Adrian Lewis. He"
"were: The Oceanic qualifiers were: The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels: 2015 Perth Darts Masters The 2015 Perth Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a third entry in the 2015 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight top PDC Players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the HBF Stadium in Perth, Australia from 14–16 August 2015. Phil Taylor was the defending champion after defeating Michael van Gerwen 11–9 in the last year's final. He successfully defended his title after beating James"
"16 non-qualified players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit who were unseeded players. The field was confirmed on 5 July following Players Championship 14. ! Player ! Eliminated ! Played ! Legs Won ! Legs Lost ! LWAT ! 100+ ! 140+ ! 180s ! High Checkout ! 3-dart Average ! Checkout Success 2015 World Matchplay (darts) The 2015 BetVictor World Matchplay was the 22nd annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, from 18–26 July 2015. Phil Taylor was the defending champion, having won the"
"2015 Japan Darts Masters The 2015 Japan Darts Masters (also known as the Zipang Casino Japan Darts Masters) was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a second entry in the 2015 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured eight Japanese players who faced eight PDC players and was held at the Osanbashi Hall in Yokohama, Japan from 27–28 June 2015. Phil Taylor won the inaugural staging of the Japan Darts Masters after defeating Peter Wright 8–7 in the final. The total prize fund was $200,000. The eight seeded PDC players were: The Japanese qualifiers"
"2014 PDC World Darts Championship The 2014 Ladbrokes World Darts Championship was the 21st World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The event took place at the Alexandra Palace, London between 13 December 2013 and 1 January 2014. Phil Taylor was the defending champion, having won his 16th title in 2013, but he lost 4–3 to Michael Smith in the second round. Michael van Gerwen won his first World Championship by defeating Peter Wright 7–4 in the final. He became the sixth winner of the event and, at the age of"
"2015 Grand Slam of Darts The 2015 Singha Beer Grand Slam of Darts, was the ninth staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took take place from 7–15 November 2015 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England. Phil Taylor was the defending champion, having won his sixth Grand Slam title by defeating Dave Chisnall 16–13 in the 2014 final. The 2015 edition saw several changes in the qualification criteria due to the Grand Slam of Darts being a PDC Order of Merit ranking tournament for the first time. As a result of this, at most"
"World Series title after beating Michael Smith 11–8 in the final. The eight invited PDC representatives, (seeded according to the 2018 World Series of Darts Order of Merit) are: The regional qualifiers are: 2018 Melbourne Darts Masters The 2018 Melbourne Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a fifth entry in the 2018 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Hisense Arena in Melbourne from 10–12 August 2018. Phil Taylor was the defending champion, defeating Peter Wright 11–8"
"2015 World Matchplay (darts) The 2015 BetVictor World Matchplay was the 22nd annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, from 18–26 July 2015. Phil Taylor was the defending champion, having won the last seven editions of the event and he reached the semi-finals, where his 38-game unbeaten run came to the end against James Wade. Michael van Gerwen won his first World Matchplay title by defeating Wade 18–12 in the final. The prize fund was increased to £450,000 after being £400,000 for the previous five editions"
"were: The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels: 2015 Japan Darts Masters The 2015 Japan Darts Masters (also known as the Zipang Casino Japan Darts Masters) was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a second entry in the 2015 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured eight Japanese players who faced eight PDC players and was held at the Osanbashi Hall in Yokohama, Japan from 27–28 June 2015. Phil Taylor won the inaugural staging of the Japan Darts Masters after defeating Peter Wright 8–7 in the final. The total prize"
"Phil Taylor (darts player) Philip Douglas Taylor (born 13 August 1960) is an English retired professional darts player, nicknamed The Power. He is widely regarded as the greatest darts player of all time, having won 214 professional tournaments, including 85 major titles and a record 16 World Championships. He won eight consecutive World Championships from 1995 to 2002 and reached 14 consecutive finals from 1994 to 2007 (both records). He won the PDC Player of the Year award six times (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012) and has twice been nominated for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year,"
"Phil Taylor (darts player) Philip Douglas Taylor (born 13 August 1960) is an English retired professional darts player, nicknamed The Power. He is widely regarded as the greatest darts player of all time, having won 214 professional tournaments, including 85 major titles and a record 16 World Championships. He won eight consecutive World Championships from 1995 to 2002 and reached 14 consecutive finals from 1994 to 2007 (both records). He won the PDC Player of the Year award six times (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012) and has twice been nominated for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year,"
"2015 German Darts Masters The 2015 German Darts Masters was the third of nine PDC European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place in the Ballhausforum, Munich, Germany, between 4–6 April 2015. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner. Phil Taylor was the defending champion, but he withdrew before the event started due to illness. Michael van Gerwen won his third consecutive European Tour title in 2015 by defeating John Henderson 6–5 in the final. The prize fund was increased to £115,000 after being"
"November 7 November 8 November 9 November 7 November 8 November 9 2015 Grand Slam of Darts The 2015 Singha Beer Grand Slam of Darts, was the ninth staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took take place from 7–15 November 2015 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England. Phil Taylor was the defending champion, having won his sixth Grand Slam title by defeating Dave Chisnall 16–13 in the 2014 final. The 2015 edition saw several changes in the qualification criteria due to the Grand Slam of Darts being a PDC Order of Merit ranking"
"2015 Players Championship Finals The 2015 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals was the seventh edition of the PDC darts tournament, the Players Championship Finals, which saw the top 32 players from the 2015 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit took part. The tournament took place at Butlin's Minehead in Minehead, England, between 27–29 November 2015. The defending champion Gary Anderson lost 4–10 against Daryl Gurney in the 2nd round. Michael van Gerwen won his 13th PDC major title by beating Adrian Lewis 11–6 in the final. The top 32 players of the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit qualified for"
"5−1 on the third day. Scott Taylor (darts player) Scott Taylor (born August 22, 1991) is a darts player from Bolton, England. He plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. Taylor reached the quarter-finals of the 2015 PDC World Youth Championship and lost 6−5 to Dean Reynolds. He won the eighth Challenge Tour event of 2016 by beating Barry Lynn 5−4. His first match win in a European Tour tournament came at the German Darts Championship when he defeated Andy Boulton 6−3. Taylor lost 6−1 to Alan Norris in the second round. Taylor won a two-year PDC Tour Card in January"
"defeating Dave Chisnall 11–4 in the final. The eight seeded PDC players were : The Oceanic qualifiers were: The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels: 2016 Perth Darts Masters The 2016 Perth Darts Masters was the third staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as the sixth and final entry in the 2016 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight top PDC Players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre in Perth, Australia from 25–27 August 2017. Phil Taylor was the two-times defending champion"
"! Played ! Legs Won ! Legs Lost ! 100+ ! 140+ ! 180s ! High Checkout ! 3-dart Average ! Checkout Success 2018 World Matchplay (darts) The 2018 BetVictor World Matchplay was the 25th annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, from 21–29 July 2018. Phil Taylor was the defending champion, after defeating Peter Wright 18–8 in the 2017 final to claim his 16th World Matchplay title, but he retired following the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship final. For the first time, the winner of"
"the prize money is known. The money list rank covers both PDC and BDO players. Phil Taylor career statistics This is a list of the main career statistics of English professional darts player, Phil Taylor. After his retirement after the 2018 PDC World Championship Taylor has won 214 Titles and has been Runner-up in 46 finals. He has also been a Runner-up in 2 team event finals. He has won a record 85 major titles and he has won a record 16 World Championships. Only players who have featured in a major PDC or BDO final are listed. Taylor had"
"16 of the PDC ProTour Order of Merit. Therefore, there was a free place for the Host Nation Qualifier. The following players took part in the tournament: 2015 German Darts Masters The 2015 German Darts Masters was the third of nine PDC European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place in the Ballhausforum, Munich, Germany, between 4–6 April 2015. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner. Phil Taylor was the defending champion, but he withdrew before the event started due to illness. Michael van"
"this event. There was no draw held, but all players were put in a fixed bracket by their seeding positions. 2015 Players Championship Finals The 2015 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals was the seventh edition of the PDC darts tournament, the Players Championship Finals, which saw the top 32 players from the 2015 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit took part. The tournament took place at Butlin's Minehead in Minehead, England, between 27–29 November 2015. The defending champion Gary Anderson lost 4–10 against Daryl Gurney in the 2nd round. Michael van Gerwen won his 13th PDC major title by beating"
"2018 PDC World Darts Championship <nowiki></nowiki> The 2018 William Hill World Darts Championship was a darts event, held between 14 December 2017 and 1 January 2018 at the Alexandra Palace in London, United Kingdom. It was the 25th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, but lost to Rob Cross 6–5 in the semi final. Cross went on to win the World Championship on his debut by defeating Phil Taylor 7–2 in the final. This was Taylor's 29th and final World Championship, surpassing the"
"Merit, are: The regional qualifiers are: 2017 Melbourne Darts Masters The 2017 Melbourne Darts Masters was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a fifth entry in the 2017 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was being held at the Hisense Arena in Melbourne between 18–20 August 2017. Phil Taylor is the champion, defeating Peter Wright 11–8 in the final. This would become Phil Taylor's last televised title due to his retirement after the 2018 World Championship. The eight invited PDC representatives, sorted according"
"2015 World Series of Darts Finals The 2015 Unibet World Series of Darts Finals was the first time this event has taken place. The tournament took place in the Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, between 21–22 November 2015. It featured a field of 24 players. Michael van Gerwen won the title by beating Peter Wright 11–10 in the final. The top eight players from the five World Series events of 2015 were seeded for this tournament. They were: Eight players were invited (as ""international prospects""), as were the next four highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit on 15"
"2013 PDC World Cup of Darts The 2013 PDC World Cup of Darts (also known as the Betfair World Cup of Darts for sponsorship reasons) was the third edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts which took place between 1–3 February 2013. England's Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis were the defending champions after defeating Australia's Simon Whitlock and Paul Nicholson in the 2012 final, and they retained their title by defeating the Belgian brothers Ronny and Kim Huybrechts in the final. 24 countries in the PDC Order of Merit on 1 January after the 2013 PDC World Darts Championship"
"2015 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters The 2015 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters was the third staging of the tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the first World Series of Darts event of 2015. The tournament featured the top six players according to the Order of Merit, plus two wildcards, competing in a knockout system. The tournament was held at the Dubai Tennis Centre in Dubai over 28–29 May 2015. Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after he retained his 2014 title last year by defeating Peter Wright 11–7 in the final. He maintained his unbeaten"
"2015 BDO World Darts Championship The 2015 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 38th World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 30th staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green. 2014 BDO champion Stephen Bunting did not defend his title, as he switched to the rival PDC organisation at the start of the season. Scott Mitchell beat Martin Adams 7–6 in the final for his first world title. For the first time since 1992 no player from the Netherlands reached the last 16. The televised stages feature 16 players. The top 8 players in the"
"2017 Melbourne Darts Masters The 2017 Melbourne Darts Masters was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a fifth entry in the 2017 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was being held at the Hisense Arena in Melbourne between 18–20 August 2017. Phil Taylor is the champion, defeating Peter Wright 11–8 in the final. This would become Phil Taylor's last televised title due to his retirement after the 2018 World Championship. The eight invited PDC representatives, sorted according to the World Series Order of"
"2017 PDC World Cup of Darts The 2017 PDC World Cup of Darts, also known as the Betway World Cup of Darts for sponsorship reasons, was the seventh edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts. It took place between 1–4 June 2017 in Frankfurt, Germany. The England pairing of Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis were the reigning champions, after beating the Netherlands' Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld 3–2 in the 2016 final. England were represented by Lewis and Dave Chisnall. However, they lost 2–0 to the Netherlands in the semi-finals. The Netherlands went on to win their"
"2014 Perth Darts Masters The 2014 Perth Darts Masters was the inaugural staging of a tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a third entry in the 2014 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players and was held at the HBF Stadium in Perth, Australia from 22–24 August 2014. Phil Taylor won the title by defeating Michael van Gerwen 11–9 in the final. The total prize fund was £73,000. The eight seeded PDC players were: Adrian Lewis decided not to compete in the event and was replaced by Paul Nicholson, who was originally a wildcard selection. An additional"
"run in the event to win it for the third time with an 11–8 victory over Phil Taylor in the final. The total prize fund was AED750,000. The top six players on the PDC Order of Merit after the 2015 World Championship qualified for the event. They were joined by two wildcards. These were: Wildcards: The tournament was available in the following territories on these channels. 2015 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters The 2015 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters was the third staging of the tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the first World Series of Darts"
"2016 Perth Darts Masters The 2016 Perth Darts Masters was the third staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as the sixth and final entry in the 2016 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight top PDC Players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre in Perth, Australia from 25–27 August 2017. Phil Taylor was the two-times defending champion after defeating James Wade 11–7 in the last year's final, but lost in the first round to the regional qualifier Corey Cadby. Michael van Gerwen won the title by"