Darts Hall of Fame

The Best Dart Players of All Time

The most important darts tournament on the planet is the World Professional Darts Championship. It was originally held as an annual event between 1978 and 1993, but after the controversial split in 1994, when a group of players decided to breakaway, two separate organisations came about, namely the Professional Darts Corporation(PDC) and the British Darts Organisation(BDO).

Both these organisations now organise their own World Championship Tournaments, as a result there is no longer a unified World Champion in the game.

The BDO championship dates back to 1978, when it was held at the Heart of the Midlands nightclub, Nottingham. The year after that it moved to the Jollees Cabaret Club, Stoke, where it stayed until 1985. Since then it has been held at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green, Surrey.

The PDC championship started in 1994 after "the split", with players previously active as World Champions from the BDO. The first championships were originally held at Purfleet’s Circus Tavern, Essex before moving to Alexandra Palace in 2008.

Below is a list of all THE BEST DART PLAYERS EVER competing and winning in either the BDO or PDC World Darts Championships, from 1978 to date.

PDC – Ladbrokes.org World Darts Championship
Year	Winner	Flag	Winnings	Score	Runner-Up	Flag	Winnings
2012	Adrian Lewis		£200 000	7-3	Andy Hamilton		£100 000
2011	Adrian Lewis		£200 000	7-5	Gary Anderson		£100 000
2010	Phil Taylor		£200 000	7-3	Simon Whitlock		£100 000
2009	Phil Taylor		£125 000	7-1	Raymond v Barneveld		£60 000
2008	John Part		£100 000	7-2	Kirk Shepherd		£50 000
2007	Raymond v Barneveld		£100 000	7-6	Phil Taylor		£50 000
2006	Phil Taylor		£100 000	7-0	Peter Manley		£50 000
2005	Phil Taylor		£60 000	7-4	Mark Dudbridge		£30 000
2004	Phil Taylor		£50 000	7-6	Kevin Painter		£25 000
2003	John Part		£50 000	7-6	Phil Taylor		£25 000
2002	Phil Taylor		£50 000	7-0	Peter Manley		£25 000
2001	Phil Taylor		£33 000	7-0	John Part		£18 000
2000	Phil Taylor		£31 000	7-3	Dennis Priestley		£16 400
1999	Phil Taylor		£30 000	6-2	Peter Manley		£16 000
1998	Phil Taylor		£20 000	6-0	Dennis Priestley		£10 000
1997	Phil Taylor		£45 000	6-3	Dennis Priestley		£10 000
1996	Phil Taylor		£14 000	6-4	Dennis Priestley		£7 000
1995	Phil Taylor		£12 000	6-2	Rod Harrington		£6 000
1994	Dennis Priestley		£16 000	6-1	Phil Taylor		£8 000
PDC – Professional Darts Corporation

BDO – Lakeside World Darts Championship
Year	Winner	Flag	Winnings	Score	Runner-Up	Flag	Winnings
2012	N/A		£100 000	N/A	N/A		£30 000
2011	Martin Adams		£100 000	7-5	Dean Winstanley		£30 000
2010	Martin Adams		£100 000	7-5	Dave Chisnall		£30 000
2009	Ted Hankey		£95 000	7-6	Tony O´Shea		£30 000
2008	Mark Webster		£85 000	7-5	Simon Whitlock		£30 000
2007	Martin Adams		£70 000	7-6	Phill Nixon		£30 000
2006	Jelle Klaasen		£60 000	7-5	Raymond v Barneveld		N/A
2005	Raymond v Barneveld		£50 000	6-2	Martin Adams		N/A
2004	Andy Fordham		£50 000	6-3	Mervin King		£25 000
2003	Raymond v Barneveld		£50 000	6-3	Ritchie Davies		N/A
2002	Tony David		£48 000	6-4	Mervin King		N/A
2001	John Walton		£46 000	6-2	Ted Hankey		N/A
2000	Ted Hankey		£44 000	6-0	Ronnie Baxter		N/A
1999	Raymond v Barneveld		£42 000	6-5	Ronnie Baxter		N/A
1998	Raymond v Barneveld		£40 000	6-5	Richie Burnett		N/A
1997	Les Wallace		£38 000	6-3	Marshall James		N/A
1996	Steve Beaton		£36 000	6-3	Richie Burnett		N/A
1995	Richie Burnett		£34 000	6-3	Raymond v Barneveld		N/A
1994	John Part		£32 000	6-0	Bobby George		£16 000
BDO – British Darts Organisation

BDO – World Darts Championship 1978 – 1993
Year	Winner	Flag	Winnings	Score	Runner-Up	Flag	Winnings
1993	John Lowe		£30 000	6-3	Alan Warriner		£15 000
1992	Phil Taylor		£28 000	6-5	Mike Gregory		N/A
1991	Dennis Priestley		£26 000	6-0	Eric Bristow		N/A
1990	Phil Taylor		£24 000	6-1	Eric Bristow		N/A
1989	Jocky Wilson		£20 000	6-4	Eric Bristow		N/A
1988	Bob Anderson		£16 000	6-4	John Lowe		N/A
1987	John Lowe		£14 000	6-4	Eric Bristow		N/A
1986	Eric Bristow		£12 000	6-0	Dave Whitcombe		£6 000
1985	Eric Bristow		£10 000	6-2	John Lowe		£5 000
1984	Eric Bristow		£9 000	7-1	Dave Whitcombe		N/A
1983	Keith Deller		£8 000	6-5	Eric Bristow		N/A
1982	Jocky Wilson		£6 500	5-3	John Lowe		N/A
1981	Eric Bristow		£5 500	5-3	John Lowe		N/A
1980	Eric Bristow		£4 500	5-3	Bobby George		£2 000
1979	John Lowe		£4 500	5-0	Leighton Rees		£2 000
1978	Leighton Rees		£3 000	11-7	Eric Bristow		£1 700
BDO – British Darts Organisation

Flags of Countries Playing in PDC & BDO Tournaments
Australia	Austria	Belgium	Canada
China	Denmark	England	Finland
Guyana	Hungary	Ireland	Japan
Netherlands	Northern Ireland	Norway	Philippines
Russia	Scotland	Singapore	South Africa
Spain	Sweden	USA	Wales

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