PDC World Darts Championship
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The PDC World Darts Championship is the biggest of the PDC tournaments, held at the Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex beginning in late December and finishing in early January. The tournament is currently sponsored by Ladbrokes.com
In 1994 some high profile players including all previous winners of the BDO World Darts Championship who were still active in the game formed the WDC (now PDC), and began to organise their own World Championships. There is often dispute and debate amongst players, organisations and viewers as to which event is the more prestigious.
The PDC event boasts the largest prize fund of any darts competition, currently at £500,000 in total with £100,000 for the winner. Dennis Priestley won the inaugural competition.
Phil Taylor has since dominated this tournament in particular and has continued to win an unprecedented number of major titles, bringing both him and the Professional Darts Corporation much media coverage.
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[edit] Sponsors
Sponsored by Skol 1994 and 1998-2002
Proton 1995
Vernons 1996
Red Band 1997
Ladbrokes.com 2003-present
[edit] Final Results and statistics
| Year | Champion (average in final)[1] | Score | Runner-Up (average in final) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 |  Dennis Priestley |
6-1 | Phil Taylor (85.62) |
| 1995 | Phil Taylor (94.11) |
6-2 | Rod Harrington |
| 1996 | Phil Taylor (98.52) |
6-4 | Dennis Priestley |
| 1997 | Phil Taylor (100.92) |
6-3 | Dennis Priestley |
| 1998 | Phil Taylor (103.98) |
6-0 | Dennis Priestley |
| 1999 | Phil Taylor (97.11) |
6-2 | Peter Manley |
| 2000 | Phil Taylor (94.42) |
7-3 | Dennis Priestley |
| 2001 | Phil Taylor (107.46) |
7-0 |  John Part |
| 2002 | Phil Taylor (98.47) |
7-0 | Peter Manley |
| 2003 | John Part (96.87) |
7-6 | Phil Taylor (99.98) |
| 2004 | Phil Taylor (96.03) |
7-6 | Kevin Painter (90.48) |
| 2005 | Phil Taylor (96.14) |
7-4 | Mark Dudbridge |
| 2006 | Phil Taylor (106.74) |
7-0 | Peter Manley (91.72) |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Each player's average score is based on the average for each 3-dart visit to the board (ie total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)
[edit] 2007 Event
The 2007 PDC World Championship begins on Monday December 18, 2006 and the final will be played on Monday January 1, 2007.
see main article: 2007 PDC World Darts Championship
| World Darts Championship |
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| World Professional Darts Championship |
| 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
| BDO World Championship |
| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| PDC World Championship |
| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Winners and statistics |
| List of winners from 1978 to present |
