Phil Taylor (darts player)

Phil Taylor
Taylor in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Philip Douglas Taylor
Nickname	The Power
Born	(1960-08-13) 13 August 1960 (age 56) Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Home town	Stoke-on-Trent England
Darts information
Playing darts since	1986
Darts	26g Target FirePower95 Gen4
Laterality	Right-handed
Prize money	>£7,147,000
Walk-on music	"The Power" by Snap! preceded by opening from "Fanfare for the Common Man" by Aaron Copland
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1987–1993
PDC	1993– (founding member)
Current world ranking	7
BDO majors - best performances
World Ch'ship	Winner (2) 1990, 1992
World Masters	Winner (1) 1990
World Darts Trophy	Winner (1) 2006
Int. Darts League	Quarter-finals: 2006
PDC premier events - best performances
World Ch'ship	Winner (14) 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2013
World Matchplay	Winner (15) 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
World Grand Prix	Winner (11) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013
Grand Slam	Winner (6) 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014
Premier League	Winner (6) 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012
Ch'ship League	Winner (4) 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013
Desert Classic	Winner (5) 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
European Ch'ship	Winner (4) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
UK Open	Winner (5) 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013
US Open/WSoD	Winner (4) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
Players Ch'ship Finals	Winner (3) 2009, 2011, 2012
The Masters	Winner (1) 2013
Other tournament wins
Antwerp Darts Trophy 2008 Antwerp Open 1997, 1998 Australian Open 2012 Battle of the Champions 1997 Berlin Open 1993 Bobby Bourn Memorial 2003–2008 British Pentathlon 1990, 1991 Canadian Open 1988 Center Parcs Masters 1996 Champion Vs Champion 1999, 2004 Champions League of Darts 2016 China Telecom Cup 2004 Dartgala Hengelo 2005, 2005, 2005 Denmark Open 1990 DPA Tournament of Champions 2012 Eastbourne Pro 2002 Finnish Open 1990 German Darts Championship 2007, 2009 Gleneagle Irish Masters 2009 Hemeco Open Rosmalen 2009, 2011 IRL Open Autumn Classic 2004, 2005 Isle of Man Open 1990 Jersey Festival of Darts 1990, 1999 Jocky Wilson Cup 2009 Killarney Pro Tour 2009 London Masters 2008 Masters of Darts 2005 MDA Face Off 2010 Montreal Open 2001, 2002 Munich Open 2006 News of the World Championship 1997 North American Cup 2000–2003 North American Open 1990, 1991 Open Lunteren 2011 PDC UK Masters 1994 PDC UK Matchplay 1996 PDC World Pairs 1996 Pontins British Masters 1990 RTL7 Masters 2011 South African Masters 2007–2009 Sunparks Masters 1996 WDF Europe Cup 1990, 1992 WDF Europe Pairs 1990 World Cricket Championship 2010 PDC World Cup of Darts (team) 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 European Tour Events German Darts Championship 2012 German Darts Masters 2014 Gibraltar Darts Trophy 2013 Austrian Darts Open 2016 Players Championships Players Championship (AUS) 2010 Players Championship (BRI) 2008 Players Championship (CRA) 2014, 2015 Players Championship (DER) 2010 (x2) Players Championship (EIN) 2008 (x2) Players Championship (GER) 2008 (x2), 2009 (x2) Players Championship (GIB) 2009 (x2) Players Championship (HOL) 2005 (x2), 2007 (x2) Players Championship (IRL) 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 Players Championship (LAV) 2008 Players Championship (MID) 2008 Players Championship (NUL) 2009 (x2) Players Championship (REA) 2012 Players Championship (SOU) 2008, 2009 Players Championship (WAL) 2005, 2006 Players Championship (WIG) 2010, 2011 (x2) UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers UK Open Regional (IRL) 2002, 2004 UK Open Regional (MID) 2008, 2009 UK Open Regional (NWE) 2008 UK Open Regional (SWE) 2009 UK Open Regional (SOU) 2003, 2007, 2009 UK Open Regional (WAL) 2002, 2004, 2006 UK Open Qualifier 2010 (x2), 2011 (x2), 2012 (x2), 2014, 2015, 2016 World Series of Darts Events Sydney Darts Masters 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Perth Darts Masters 2014, 2015 Japan Darts Masters 2015
Other achievements
2002 Achieves his first televised nine-dart finish (and the first live televised nine-darter in the UK) at World Matchplay 2004 Becomes first player to hit a second televised nine-dart finish 2005 Hits third televised nine-dart finish at the UK Open 2006 PDC Player of the Year 2007 Fourth televised nine-darter in IDL in the Netherlands 2007 Fifth televised nine-darter in 2007 UK Open at the Reebok Stadium, Bolton 2007 PDC Fans' Player of the Year 2008 Sixth televised nine-darter in 2008 UK Open 2008 Fans' Player of the Year, PDC Player of the Year and PDPA Player's Player of the Year 2009 PDC Player of the Year, PDPA Players’ Player of the Year, Fans’ Player of the Year and Best PDC Pro Tour Player 2010 Inaugural inductee into Stoke-on-Trent Sporting Hall of Fame 2010 Hit two televised nine-dart finishes in Premier League Final against James Wade 2010 Scored what was then a world record televised average of 118.66 against Kevin Painter in UK Open 2012 Hits ninth televised nine-darter in the Premier League against Kevin Painter. 2014 Hits tenth televised nine-darter in the World Matchplay against Michael Smith. 2015 Becomes the first man to hit a nine-darter in the World Series of darts in the Sydney Masters against Peter Wright. 2015 Hits eleventh televised nine-darter in the Sydney Masters against Peter Wright. 2015 Won Sydney Darts Masters for the third consecutive year. 2016 Won Sydney Darts Masters for the fourth consecutive year. 2016 Becomes the first winner of Champions League of Darts.
Updated on 24 December 2016.

European Tour Events

Players Championships

UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers

World Series of Darts Events

Philip Douglas "Phil" Taylor (born 13 August 1960) is an English professional darts player, nicknamed The Power. He is widely regarded as the greatest darts player of all time, having won 216 professional tournaments, which include 84 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). No darts player has a winning record in matches against him.

He has 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, in 2006 and 2010, finishing as runner-up in the latter. He was the first, and to date, the only person to hit two nine-dart finishes in one match, in the 2010 Premier League Darts final against James Wade. He has hit a record 11 televised nine-dart finishes (and 22 overall) and is currently ranked world number six in the PDC Order of Merit, his lowest ranking since 1994.

Taylor played in competitions organised by the British Darts Organisation (BDO) until 1993. Amidst growing disenchantment with the BDO, he was among 16 top players who broke away to form their own organisation, the World Darts Council, now known as the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).

Taylor was born to Doug and Liz Taylor on 13 August 1960 in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent. He left school at the age of 16 and after holding a few jobs including as a sheet metal worker, he would spend most of his early working days making ceramic toilet roll handles, for which he earned £52 a week. Although he liked to play darts as a child, he never took up the game seriously until 1986 when he moved into a terraced house in Burslem, living near to Eric Bristow's pub the Crafty Cockney.

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