| Phil Taylor | ||
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| Personal information | ||
| Full name | Philip Douglas Taylor[1] | |
| Nickname | The Power | |
| Date of birth | August 13, 1960 | |
| Place of birth | Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent,  |
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| Home town | Stoke-on-Trent, |
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| Darts information | ||
| Playing darts since | 1988 | |
| Darts | 24 gr. The majority of professional Darts players now have a Sobriquet or Nickname, a trend which seemingly began when Eric Bristow, the most successful player Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The town of Burslem, known as the Mother Town, is one of the six towns that amalgamated to form the current city of Stoke-on-Trent, in the ceremonial county Stoke-on-Trent ( often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city in Staffordshire, England which forms a linear Conurbation almost 12 miles (19 Stoke-on-Trent ( often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city in Staffordshire, England which forms a linear Conurbation almost 12 miles (19 Unicorn Phil Taylor | |
| Walk-on music | The Power (1990) by Snap! | |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | ||
| BDO | 1988 to 1993 | |
| PDC | founder member (1992/93) | |
| Current World Ranking | 2 (Jan 2008) | |
| BDO Grand Slam Events - Best Performances | ||
| World Ch'ship | Winner 1990, 1992 | |
| World Masters | Winner 1990 | |
| World Darts Trophy | Winner 2006 | |
| Int. Darts League | QF 2006 | |
| PDC Majors - Best Performances | ||
| World Ch'ship | Winner 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 | |
| World Matchplay | Winner 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 | |
| World Grand Prix | Winner 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 | |
| UK Open | Winner 2003, 2005 | |
| Desert Classic | Winner 2002, 2004, 2005 | |
| Other Televised PDC events - Best Performances | ||
| Grand Slam | Winner 2007 | |
| Premier League | Winner 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | |
| US Open | Winner 2007, 2008 | |
| Other Tournament Wins | ||
| Tournament | Years | |
| News of the World Greene King Masters |
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| Other Achievements | ||
| 1999 - Wins "Match of the Century" v BDO World Champion, Raymond van Barneveld 2002 Achieves his first televised nine dart finish at World Matchplay 6 spells as PDC World Number 1 (Aug to Sep 1996, Aug to Sep 2000, May 2002 to Jan 2003, Jul 2003 to Feb 2005, Mar to May 2006 and Jan 2007 to Jan 2008) |
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Philip Douglas Taylor (born August 13, 1960) is a 13 time world champion darts player. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His nickname is The Power. His 13 World Championship titles and over 45 other major tournament wins makes him the most successful darts player of all-time, and widely regarded by fellow players and fans as the greatest player of all time.
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Early career
Born in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent to Douglas and Elizabeth Taylor, he left school at the age of 16 and quickly entered work at JF Sale and Co. The town of Burslem, known as the Mother Town, is one of the six towns that amalgamated to form the current city of Stoke-on-Trent, in the ceremonial county Stoke-on-Trent ( often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city in Staffordshire, England which forms a linear Conurbation almost 12 miles (19 in Burslem. The town of Burslem, known as the Mother Town, is one of the six towns that amalgamated to form the current city of Stoke-on-Trent, in the ceremonial county Between jobs there were moments of unemployment, but Phil indulged in his favourite hobby - darts. Unemployment occurs when a person is available to work and currently seeking work but the person is without work. It was his playing in the pubs of Stoke-on-Trent that brought him to the attention of Eric Bristow, one of the most popular and well known figures in the game in the 1980s. Eric Bristow MBE ( "The Crafty Cockney ") (born Hackney, London, 25 April 1957)is a British Bristow decided to sponsor Phil to the tune of £10,000 on the condition that it had to be repaid. With this money Phil could practise and enter low-level tournaments.
By 1990, he qualified to play in the World Championships for the first time - and beat Russell Stewart, Dennis Hickling, Ronnie Sharp and Cliff Lazarenko on his way to the final. Cliff Lazarenko (born March 16, 1952) in Liss, is an English Professional Darts player who competed for the British In the final he met his mentor Eric Bristow and proceeded to beat him 6 sets to 1 to claim the first of his world titles. Eric Bristow MBE ( "The Crafty Cockney ") (born Hackney, London, 25 April 1957)is a British
The defence of his title in 1991 ended at the quarter-final stage to Dennis Priestley who went on to win his first world title and that would be the first of many clashes between the two players. Dennis Priestley (born July 16, 1950 in Mexborough, South Yorkshire) is a two-time World Darts Champion and the first player to win both Taylor went on to win the other major in the game - the Winmau World Masters in 1990 to become only the third player to hold both titles at the same time. The Winmau World Masters is one of the longest running professional darts tournaments which began in 1974 - even before the current World Professional Championship.
Taylor regained the World Championship in 1992 after a final which Taylor still lists as the favourite of his illustrious career. [3]. It was a classic encounter against Mike Gregory which was decided by a tie-break leg in the final set of the match. Mike Gregory (born December 16, 1956 in Bath Somerset) is a former professional darts player who reached the final the Winmau World
Split in the game
Taylor lost in the second round of the 1993 World Championship to Kevin Spiolek in the year that darts would suffer a devastating split in the game. The 1993 Embassy World Darts Championship will have a notoriety within the history of World Darts Kevin Spiolek (born May 5, 1962 in Cambridge) is an English darts player who played during the 1980s and 1990s The Split in darts refers to an acrimonious dispute between top professional Darts players and the game's governing body which began in 1992 and resulted in the formation of The sport had lost many sponsors and almost all television coverage and Taylor was amongst the top 16 players that would lead to the creation of a new organisation to run its tournaments - the World Darts Council which later became the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC is a Professional Darts organisation established in the United Kingdom during 1992 which split from
Taylor lost to Dennis Priestley in the first ever WDC World Championship in 1994 - but would then go on to dominate the event for next decade and beyond. The 1994 Skol World Darts Championships was held following 18 months of controversy within the sport of darts
Domination of darts
As darts enjoyed a resurgence Taylor's career went from strength to strength and he amassed dozens of titles to thoroughly dominate the game for years. After losing the first final of the PDC World Championship in 1994, he went on to remain unbeaten for the next eight years in the tournament including the 2001 trouncing of John Part. The PDC World Darts Championship is one version of the World Darts Championship and was introduced following a dispute with the British Darts Organisation in 1994. John Part (born June 29, 1966 in Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian darts player, who is Nicknamed Darth Maple Taylor averaged 107 with each visit to the board and 72. 5% checkout rate, statistically one of the best performances ever seen. Part gained revenge in the 2003 final, but Taylor added another three successive titles to bring his PDC haul to 11, and 13 World Championships in all.
There were still two versions of the World Championship in operation each year, but Taylor has faced the incumbent BDO World Champion in challenge matches on two occasions. In 1999, he beat Raymond van Barneveld by 21 legs to 10 in a one-hour challenge dubbed "The Match of the Century" at the Wembley Conference Centre. Raymond van Barneveld (born April 20 1967 in The Hague, Netherlands) nickname Barney and The Man, is a professional In 2004, he beat Andy Fordham having led 5-2 (sets) when the match was abandoned due to Fordham complaining of feeling unwell. Andy Fordham (born February 2, 1962 in London) is an English darts player also known by his nicknames The Viking or Frist
Taylor's overall list of titles is unprecedented. As well as 13 World Championships, he has won eight World Matchplays, seven World Grand Prix, three Las Vegas Desert Classics, two UK Opens, four Premier Leagues (remaining unbeaten for 44 matches during the first 3 tournaments), one World Series Of Darts title and one Grand Slam of Darts title. The Las Vegas Desert Classic is a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC and held each year in July since 2002 The Whyte & Mackay Premier League is a darts tournament which launched on January 20, 2005, on Sky Sports. He has even won a BDO title in 2006, the World Darts Trophy, when the Dutch organisers invited PDC players for the first time. The Bullit World Darts Trophy was a darts tournament held each September at De Vechtsebanen in Utrecht, Netherlands between 2002 and 2007 Away from the television cameras, Taylor has claimed 18 PDC Pro Tour titles another record. The PDC Pro Tour is a series of non-televised Darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC
Taylor also holds numerous records for high scoring in darts, his three-dart average per match records are higher than anyone else in the history of the game. He has also achieved more televised nine-dart finishes than anyone and the most overall in major events.
Taylor is the first darts player to win more than £1 million in prize money. [4]
Nine-dart finishes
Taylor has often talked in interviews and his autobiography about his quests to achieve the perfect leg of darts - a nine dart finish. A nine dart finish is the ultimate checkout in the game of Darts, constituting a perfect game
He finally made television history by achieving the feat for the first time on live British television in 2002, at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, Lancashire, during his quarter final match against Chris Mason in the Stan James World Matchplay Championship. The Winter Gardens is a large complex of Theatres and conference facilities in the town centre of Blackpool, England. Blackpool (/ˈblækˌpul is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea Christopher John "Chris" Mason (born December 17, 1969 in Bristol, South West England) is an English darts player who The Stan James World Matchplay is a darts tournament, played in a legs format, and is run by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC He hit 7 consecutive treble 20s, followed by treble 19 and double 12.
In 2004, he repeated the feat in Bolton again live on television during a match in the UK Open Championship against Matt Chapman, making him the only player in the game's history ever to have achieved the feat more than once on television. Bolton ( is a large town in Greater Manchester, in the North West region of England. The Blue Square UK Open is an innovative PDC darts tournament where following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain 128 players compete in a single elimination
On 12 June 2005 he achieved his third 9 Darter on television, during a semi final clash in the 2005 UK Open Championship against Roland Scholten. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He hit seven treble twenties followed by treble 19 and double 12. He went on to win the competition beating Mark Walsh in the final. Mark Walsh (born February 2, 1965 in Watford) is an English darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC tournaments
Taylor also managed to achieve a nine-darter on Dutch television on May 8, 2007 at the 2007 International Darts League against Raymond van Barneveld. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The 2007 Topic International Darts League is a darts tournament held at the Triavium in Nijmegen, Netherlands. His prize for this achievement was an Opel Tigra Twin Top valued at €26,000. The Opel Tigra is a small coupe produced by Opel (a subsidiary of General Motors Corporation) based on its Corsa supermini. Taylor then donated the prize to a friend, Raymond Penninkhof from Pendon Darts who had been involved in an accident the previous weekend and had his van written off. [5]
On June 9, 2007 at the UK Open, Taylor achieved a nine dart finish in his fifth round match against Wes Newton. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The 2007 Blue Square UK Open was the fifth year of the PDC darts tournament where following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain players competed in a single It was his fifth televised perfect game and the third time he had achieved it at the UK Open in Bolton. He hit seven treble twenties followed by treble 19 and double 12. He earned a £20,000 bonus for his achievement, which was given to him by the P. D. C. Taylor went on to win the game 11-5.
On March 20, 2008 in the PDC Premier League at the Brighton Centre, Taylor hit his 6th 9-dart finish. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The 2008 Whyte & Mackay Premier League was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC The Brighton Centre is a Conference centre located in Brighton, England. This was televised on Sky Sports as a replay on the latter stages of the live show. This was because the 9-darter he hit was not during his match with Wade, but was hit during his 9-dart warm up. James Wade (born 6 April 1983 in Aldershot, Hampshire) is an English professional Darts player currently playing He successfully hit a maximum of 180 (3xTreble 20), a 174 (1xTreble 20+2xTreble 19), and to finish he hit 147 (1xTreble 20+1xTreble 17+1xDouble 18). Although it is his 6th televised 9-darter it was only truly seen live by the people surrounding the playing area, and as previously stated, was only seen publicly live on television as a replay later in the show. It was declared as an unofficial 9-dart finish. The final score in the match was Wade 4-8 Taylor.
On June 7, 2008, Taylor hit his fourth nine-dart finish at the UK Open at the Reebok Stadium, Bolton against Jamie Harvey, his sixth live televised nine-darter in all. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Jamie Harvey (born August 15, 1955 in Glasgow) is a Scottish darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. Taylor achieved the feat by hitting a 180, followed by a 177 (2xTreble 20 and 1xTreble 19) and then finishing with a checkout of 144 (2xTreble 20 and 1xDouble 12). He earned £25,000 for his achievement, given by the P. D. C and tournament sponsors Blue Square refunded all losing bets, paying out around £50,000 pounds in the process. The Rank Group plc ( was established on 22 December, 1995 as a Public limited company in England and Wales and in October 1996 Taylor went on to win the match by 9 legs to 1.
- Video of Phil Taylor's 9 dart finish v Chris Mason - World Matchplay 2002 at the 2002 World Matchplay Darts
- Video of Phil Taylor's 9 dart finish v Roland Scholten - UK Open 2005 at the 2005 UK Open
- Video of Phil Taylor's 4th televised 9 dart finish v Raymond van Barneveld at the 2007 International Darts League
Professional setbacks
Before the formation of the PDC, Taylor suffered two defeats at the BDO World Championship, a 1991 quarter final to Dennis Priestley and a 1993 second round match to Kevin Spiolek. Results 1st Round best of 19 legs (must win by 2 clear legs Sunday 28 July Dennis Smith (Eng9 - Steve Brown(USA 7 - 10 Kevin Painter The 2005 Budweiser UK Open was the third year of the darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The 2007 Topic International Darts League is a darts tournament held at the Triavium in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Kevin Spiolek (born May 5, 1962 in Cambridge) is an English darts player who played during the 1980s and 1990s These losses are not often recalled because it wasn't until the PDC was formed and his tremendous run of success that subsequent defeats and setbacks have become more notable.
He has lost only four matches at the PDC World Championships since its inception in 1994, and reached the final in each of its first 14 years. His defeats in the 1994 final to Dennis Priestley, the 2003 final to John Part, the 2007 final to Raymond van Barneveld and his 5 sets to 4 defeat to Wayne Mardle in the quarter-finals in 2008 prove that he is human and that there are always threats to his dominance. Dennis Priestley (born July 16, 1950 in Mexborough, South Yorkshire) is a two-time World Darts Champion and the first player to win both John Part (born June 29, 1966 in Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian darts player, who is Nicknamed Darth Maple Raymond van Barneveld (born April 20 1967 in The Hague, Netherlands) nickname Barney and The Man, is a professional Wayne Mardle (born in Dagenham, England on May 10 1973) is a Darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation,
The World Grand Prix is possibly the tournament that Phil has suffered the most surprising defeats of his career. The World Grand Prix is a PDC darts tournament held in Dublin each October The unusual format of the tournament is that players must start a leg on a double and play shorter first round matches (best of 3 sets). Taylor has three times suffered first round defeats in this event. He lost to qualifier Kevin Painter in 2001, to Andy Callaby in 2004, and to Adrian Gray in 2007. Kevin Painter (born July 12, 1967) is an English Darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation, where he is also known Adrian Gray (born 28 February 1981 in Hastings, Sussex) is an English darts player On the other seven occasions that he has progressed through the first round, Taylor has won the tournament.
Recent form
2006
After winning his 13th World Championship title in January, the first signs of him losing an "invicibility" status began to appear as he lost four matches in televised tournaments during the first half of 2006. This was unique for Taylor's record, who had not lost two major events in a row in 13 years. He lost to Jelle Klaasen and Simon Whitlock in the International Darts League tournament in Holland and twice in a row to Raymond van Barneveld in the UK Open and the Las Vegas Desert Classic. Jelle Klaasen (born 17 October, 1984) is the youngest darts player ever to win the World Darts Championship Simon Whitlock (born March 3, 1969 in Brisbane, Australia) is an Australian darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation tournaments The Topic International Darts League was a Darts tournament held at the Triavium in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Raymond van Barneveld (born April 20 1967 in The Hague, Netherlands) nickname Barney and The Man, is a professional The Blue Square UK Open is an innovative PDC darts tournament where following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain 128 players compete in a single elimination The Las Vegas Desert Classic is a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC and held each year in July since 2002 But he came back strongly to win the World Matchplay and World Darts Trophy (a BDO affiliated event) and the World Grand Prix in the second half of the year. The Bullit World Darts Trophy was a darts tournament held each September at De Vechtsebanen in Utrecht, Netherlands between 2002 and 2007 The World Grand Prix is a PDC darts tournament held in Dublin each October
2007
His 7-6 defeat to van Barneveld at the 2007 World Championship Final came after losing a sudden-death tiebreak. Taylor had many opportunities to win this match having led 3-0, 4-2 and 5-3. After the tournament, Taylor believed that he lacked the stamina necessary for him to have won and began a new health and fitness regime.
2007 proved to be Taylor's most barren run for major title success. Having lost his World Championship title on New Year's Day, he also suffered defeats at the IDL and WDT in Holland, the UK Open in Bolton, Las Vegas Desert Classic, World Matchplay in Blackpool, and the World Grand Prix in Dublin. The Topic International Darts League was a Darts tournament held at the Triavium in Nijmegen, Netherlands. The Bullit World Darts Trophy was a darts tournament held each September at De Vechtsebanen in Utrecht, Netherlands between 2002 and 2007 The Blue Square UK Open is an innovative PDC darts tournament where following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain 128 players compete in a single elimination The Las Vegas Desert Classic is a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC and held each year in July since 2002 The Stan James World Matchplay is a darts tournament, played in a legs format, and is run by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC This article is about the Sega Game - for darts see World Grand Prix (darts, for volleyball see Volleyball World Grand Prix is a 1986 A heavy 4-11 loss in Bolton to van Barneveld and shock defeats by Mark Dudbridge in Vegas and then to Adrian Gray in Dublin led to Taylor saying that he would have to "think about his career"[6], before later vowing he would continue until 2012. Mark Dudbridge (born 11 January 1973 in Bristol, England) is an English professional darts player Adrian Gray (born 28 February 1981 in Hastings, Sussex) is an English darts player 2012 ( MMXII) will be a Leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [7]
He ended 2007 without holding any of the five Sky televised major trophies for the first time since the PDC started in 1994 - although he did clinch two of the biggest tournaments and pay cheques of the year by clinching the 2007 Premier League in May and the inaugural Grand Slam of Darts in November. The 2007 Holsten Premier League was a major darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC PartyPokercom Grand Slam of Darts is a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation which was staged for the first time in 2007 He also won the U. S. Open.
2008
Throughout the World Championships he was taken to the final set in each of his first three rounds before losing to Wayne Mardle 5 sets to 4 in the quarter-finals, even though at one stage he was 3-0 up in sets. Wayne Mardle (born in Dagenham, England on May 10 1973) is a Darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation, A set in darts consists of a sequence of legs (games played ending when the count of legs won meets certain criteria It was his first defeat in the earlier rounds of the event having reached each of the previous 14 finals. Following his defeat, Taylor repeated a similar vow after his 2007 final loss to van Barneveld that he would have to improve his fitness, saying that his energy levels dipped during the end of the match.
He enlisted the help of a new set of darts to begin his "comeback". Despite a poor start to his Premier League Darts camapign, with 3 defeats in his first four matches, Taylor finished top of the Premier League table and hence qualified for the finals of the tournament. Beating Adrian Lewis 11-1 (average 113) in the semi-final, he went on to take his fourth consecutive title with a 16-8 victory over James Wade (average 108). Adrian Lewis (born 21 January 1985 in Stoke-on-Trent) is a Darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC James Wade (born 6 April 1983 in Aldershot, Hampshire) is an English professional Darts player currently playing
During the year to-date, has won seven non-televised PDC Pro Tour events and his second US Open title in May 2008, defeating Colin Lloyd in the final. The PDC Pro Tour is a series of non-televised Darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC The 2008 US Open is the second year of a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC Colin Lloyd (born August 7, 1973 in Colchester, Essex) nicknamed Jaws, is a darts player on the Professional Darts Corporation
Rivalries
- Further information: Taylor-Barneveld rivalry
The split in darts possibly cost the game of the rivalries that existed between Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Jocky Wilson and others during the eighties. Phil Taylor and Raymond Van Barneveld are two professional darts players who have been at the top of the game for many years The Split in darts refers to an acrimonious dispute between top professional Darts players and the game's governing body which began in 1992 and resulted in the formation of Eric Bristow MBE ( "The Crafty Cockney ") (born Hackney, London, 25 April 1957)is a British John Lowe (born in New Tupton, Derbyshire on 21 July 1945) was one of the main competitors who made Darts such a huge spectator John Thomas Wilson, (born 22 March 1950) better known as "Jocky" Wilson, is a former Scottish Darts champion The greatest rivalry was possibly between the two organisations instead of between players. But Taylor has had at least two great rivals during his career. First of all Dennis Priestley, who beat Taylor in the first ever PDC world final would go on to contest a total of five World Finals with the Power. Dennis Priestley (born July 16, 1950 in Mexborough, South Yorkshire) is a two-time World Darts Champion and the first player to win both Overall though Taylor came out on top in their battles winning the other four world titles and several other major clashes during the subsequent years. Priestley's 1994 World Title victory over Taylor was his last head-to-head win on television.
Taylor's current great rival is Raymond van Barneveld. Raymond van Barneveld (born April 20 1967 in The Hague, Netherlands) nickname Barney and The Man, is a professional Whilst Taylor was clocking up World titles in the PDC, van Barneveld was amassing four in the BDO. Darts was denied a great rivalry as the two players were unable to compete against each other regularly due to the split in the game. That was until Barneveld's switch to the PDC in 2006.
Their first P. D. C. clash came in the 2006 Premier League Darts tournament and ended in a 7-7 draw. The 2006 Holsten Premier League the second year of the Professional Darts Corporation 's popular darts league The return match went in Taylor's favour. Barneveld's first PDC win over Taylor came at the 2006 UK Open with an 11-10 quarter final success, which he followed up with success in the semi-finals of the Las Vegas Desert Classic, winning by 4 sets to 3. Format Qualifying events are held at Greene King pubs across the UK - winners from each pub event progress to one of four Regional Finals However, Taylor obtained revenge by defeating van Barneveld by 3 sets to 1 in the World Grand Prix.
Their biggest clash to date came on New Years Day 2007 in the final of the PDC World Championship at the Circus Tavern. New Year's Day is the first day of the Year. On the modern Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated on January 1, as it was also in ancient Rome (though The 2007 Ladbrokescom PDC World Darts Championship was the 14th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts The Circus Tavern is an entertainment venue in Purfleet, Essex, England which hosts functions cabaret acts and is also a nightclub venue The match has been described by many as the greatest game of darts ever. Despite being 3 sets to 0 up at one point, Taylor was defeated by Barneveld 7 sets to 6 in a sudden-death leg in the 13th set.
However, Taylor responded to his loss by defeating van Barneveld on two occasions in the Premier League Darts and beating him in the final of the inaugural U. S. Open, before the Dutchman obtained revenge defeating Phil in the quarter-finals of the U. K. Open by 11 legs to 4.
Taylor lost his top spot in the PDC World Rankings to van Barneveld in January 2008. Darts world rankings are a system which should determine a list of the best dart players in the world based on their performances in tournaments This also means they should be kept apart in tournament seedings until the later stages of the event.
In major P. D. C. tournaments in 2008, Taylor defeated Barneveld twice in the Premier League Darts and is due to play him in the quarter finals of the U. K. Open for the third successive year.
They have now met over 30 times, with Taylor having the majority of victories [8].
Despite their intense rivarly, the two remain great friends, frequently embracing following the conclusion of matches.
Outside darts
Phil is a family man and has four children - Lisa, Chris, Kelly and Natalie - to wife Yvonne. His popularity among darts fans has led to increasing business opportunities - such as writing his autobiography (with Sky TV darts commentator Sid Waddell). Sid Waddell (born August 10, 1940 in Alnwick Northumberland) is a British born " Geordie " Commentator and television
The one blemish on Taylor's career is an incident after a 1999 exhibition match in Scotland. Two young women, aged 23 and 25, accompanied Taylor back to his motorhome after the competition and later accused him of sexual assault. Taylor denied the charges but he was found guilty of a minor offence and fined £2000 [9]. As a result, his MBE nomination from the 2001 New Year's honours was cancelled and annulled in May 2002. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. [10]
On December 28th 2006 Phil Taylor faced Chris Mason in the 2007 World Championships. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. In the build-up to the match, Mason had an interview with a British Newspaper saying that Phil Taylor was big-headed about his achievements. Taylor defeated Mason but the match was overshadowed by comments made by Mason to Taylor following the match which were unheard on TV. Phil Taylor then confirmed in a post match interview that Mason had been disrespectful again, causing Taylor to storm off. Mason apologised to Taylor a week later. [11][12]
Other television appearances
Taylor's achievements in darts have led to him being invited to appear in various other television shows as a guest. These include "The Frank Skinner Show" where he dressed up in drag and sung alongside former Hear'Say singer Myleene Klass. Frank Skinner, (born Christopher Graham Collins on 28 January 1957 in Oldbury, West Midlands, England is an English writer and award-winning Hear’Say were a British manufactured pop group created in February 2001 from the winners of Myleene Angela Klass (born 6 April 1978 is an English Actress, Singer, model, Pianist, radio and television Despite PDC darts not being broadcast on the BBC, he has appeared in several BBC shows including A Question of Sport, spelling competition, Hard Spell, game show Eggheads with four other darts players and Inside Sport. A Question of Sport is a long-running BBC Quiz show which started on 5 January 1970 and continues to this day Hard Spell is a United Kingdom televised Spelling bee programme for children between the ages of eleven and fourteen presented by Eamonn Holmes Eggheads is a BBC Quiz show presented by Dermot Murnaghan and Jeremy Vine on a rotation basis Inside Sport is an Australian sport Magazine. Inside Sport largely comprises articles by freelance journalists covering a wide array of sports In 2007, Taylor appeared on BBC2's "Identity" game show as the mysterious "World Darts Champion". Identity was a Game show, hosted by Penn Jillette and produced by Reveille where contestants could win money by matching 12 strangers one-by-one The contestant used her family's advice and guessed Phil's identity correctly.
His love of poker was discussed on "Heads Up with Richard Herring" and he has also been a regular competitor in the various celebrity televised poker tournaments. Heads Up with Richard Herring or HUWRH, was a British celebrity chat show written by and starring Richard Herring, who is best known as
He appeared in British Whale's video for "This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us" which featured a mock darts game against Justin Hawkins of The Darkness in 2005. British Whale is the solo alias of singer/guitarist/keyboardist Justin Hawkins from Lowestoft in the East of England. Justin David Hawkins (born 17 March 1975 in Chertsey, Surrey, England) is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, best The Darkness were a multi- BRIT Award -winning British Hard rock / Glam rock band
Awards
On January 9, 2007 Taylor won the 2006 PDC Player of the Year award at the inaugural PDC Awards Dinner held at the Dorchester Hotel in London's Park Lane. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. The Dorchester is a leading luxury Hotel on Park Lane in Mayfair, London, overlooking Hyde Park. He was one of ten nominees for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in 2006; the award went to Zara Phillips. Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips, MBE (born 15 May 1981 is the second child and only daughter of Princess Anne Princess Royal and her first husband Captain Mark Taylor was voted the 2007 Fans' Player of the Year following a vote conducted on the website Planet Darts and was presented with his award at the annual PDC Awards Dinner in January 2008.
World Championship final results
- BDO World Championship
- 1990: Phil Taylor beat Eric Bristow 6-1
- 1992: Phil Taylor beat Mike Gregory 6-5
- PDC World Championship
- 1994: Dennis Priestley beat Phil Taylor 6-1
- 1995: Phil Taylor beat Rod Harrington 6-2
- 1996: Phil Taylor beat Dennis Priestley 6-4
- 1997: Phil Taylor beat Dennis Priestley 6-3
- 1998: Phil Taylor beat Dennis Priestley 6-0
- 1999: Phil Taylor beat Peter Manley 6-2
- 2000: Phil Taylor beat Dennis Priestley 7-3
- 2001: Phil Taylor beat John Part 7-0
- 2002: Phil Taylor beat Peter Manley 7-0
- 2003: John Part beat Phil Taylor 7-6
- 2004: Phil Taylor beat Kevin Painter 7-6
- 2005: Phil Taylor beat Mark Dudbridge 7-4
- 2006: Phil Taylor beat Peter Manley 7-0
- 2007: Raymond van Barneveld beat Phil Taylor 7-6
References
- ^ [1] reference from his web site
- ^ [2] Taylor wins 2006 PDC Player of the Year award
- ^ Taylor biography Phil Taylor official web site
- ^ Darts players career prize money list dartsdatabase
- ^ Taylor donates 9-dart car prize to friend
- ^ Taylor to take stock Planetdarts. The 1990 Embassy World Darts Championship was held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey from 5th-13th of January 1990 Eric Bristow MBE ( "The Crafty Cockney ") (born Hackney, London, 25 April 1957)is a British The Results Mike Gregory (born December 16, 1956 in Bath Somerset) is a former professional darts player who reached the final the Winmau World The 1994 Skol World Darts Championships was held following 18 months of controversy within the sport of darts Dennis Priestley (born July 16, 1950 in Mexborough, South Yorkshire) is a two-time World Darts Champion and the first player to win both The 1995 Proton Cars World Darts Championships was the second year that the Professional Darts Corporation (then known as the World Darts Council WDC held their own World Championships Rod Harrington, born 30 December 1957 in Boreham Essex is a former English darts player with the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC The 1996 Vernons World Darts Championships was the third year that the Professional Darts Corporation (then known as the World Darts Council held their own World Championships following Dennis Priestley (born July 16, 1950 in Mexborough, South Yorkshire) is a two-time World Darts Champion and the first player to win both The 1997 Red Band World Darts Championship was held between 29 December, 1996 and 5 January, 1997 at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet Dennis Priestley (born July 16, 1950 in Mexborough, South Yorkshire) is a two-time World Darts Champion and the first player to win both The 1998 Skol World Darts Championship was held between 29 December, 1997 and 4 January, 1998 at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet Dennis Priestley (born July 16, 1950 in Mexborough, South Yorkshire) is a two-time World Darts Champion and the first player to win both The 1999 Skol World Darts Championship was held between 28 December, 1998 and 3 January, 1999 at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet Peter David Manley (born 7 March 1962) is a darts player who plays under the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC The 2000 Skol World Darts Championship was held between 28 December, 1999 and 4 January, 2000 at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet Dennis Priestley (born July 16, 1950 in Mexborough, South Yorkshire) is a two-time World Darts Champion and the first player to win both The 2001 Skol World Darts championship was held between December 28, 2000 and January 3, 2001 at the Circus Tavern, Purfleet John Part (born June 29, 1966 in Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian darts player, who is Nicknamed Darth Maple The 2002 Skol World Darts Championship was held at the Circus Tavern Purfleet Essex between December 28, 2001 and January 5, 2002. Peter David Manley (born 7 March 1962) is a darts player who plays under the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC The 2003 Ladbrokes World Darts Championship was the 10th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it split from the British Darts Organisation John Part (born June 29, 1966 in Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian darts player, who is Nicknamed Darth Maple The 2004 Ladbrokescom World Championship was the 10th anniversary of the PDC version of the World Darts Championship Kevin Painter (born July 12, 1967) is an English Darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation, where he is also known The 2005 Ladbrokescom World Darts Championship, sponsored by Ladbrokes, was held at the Circus Tavern, Purfleet and started on Boxing Day, 2004 Mark Dudbridge (born 11 January 1973 in Bristol, England) is an English professional darts player The 2006 Ladbrokescom World Darts Championship was held from Monday December 19th 2005 to Monday 2nd January 2006 at the Circus Tavern Peter David Manley (born 7 March 1962) is a darts player who plays under the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC The 2007 Ladbrokescom PDC World Darts Championship was the 14th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Raymond van Barneveld (born April 20 1967 in The Hague, Netherlands) nickname Barney and The Man, is a professional tv
- ^ Taylor vows to play on until 2012 bbc. co. uk
- ^ Taylor-Barneveld head-to-head record dartsdatabase
- ^ Taylor fined £2,000 for indecently assault
- ^ London Gazette: no. 56573, page 6159, 21 May 2002. The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the UK in which certain Retrieved on 2007-10-31. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse
- ^ [3] Taylor v Mason controversy 2006
- ^ [4] Mason apologises to Taylor
External links
- PhilThePower.com Official Web Site
- Professional Darts Corporation PDC Web Site with current news of Taylor and other professional players.
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