About
The Power
History Making.
Record Breaking.
Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor
Phil 'The Power' Taylor
Name: Philip Douglas Taylor
Date of Birth: 13th August 1960
From: Stoke-on-Trent
Nickname: “The Power”
Walk On Song: The Power – by Snap
Darts Used: 26g Target Darts
History Making
Record Breaking
History Making
Record Breaking
History Making
Record Breaking
16 Times World Darts Champion:
1990
1992
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2004
2005
2006
2009
2010
2013
16 Times World Matchplay Champion:
1995
1997
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2006
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2017
11 Times World Grand Prix Champion:
1998
1999
2000
2002
2003
2005
2006
2008
2009
2011
2013
6 Times Premier League Champion:
2005
2006
2007
2008
2010
2012
6 Times Grand Slam Champion:
2007
2008
2009
2011
2013
2014
5 Times Las Vegas Desert Classic Champion:
2002
2004
2005
2008
2009
PDC World Cup of Darts (Team Event) Champions :
2012
2013
2015
2016
World Series of Darts Events – Sydney Darts Masters
2013
2014
2015
2016
World Series of Darts Events – Perth Darts Masters
2014
2015
World Series of Darts Events – Japan Darts Masters
2015
World Series of Darts Events – Melbourne Darts Masters
2017
News Of the World Championship Winner:
1997
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. It was his 11th televised nine-darter.
Other Tournament wins:
Antwerp Open 1997, 1998
Australian Open 2012
Battle of the Champions 1997
Berlin Open 1993
British Pentathlon 1990, 1991
Canadian Open 1988
Center Parcs Masters 1996
Champion Vs Champion 1999, 2004
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