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Following the World Darts Council (now PDC) split from the British Darts Organisation during 1992-94 the WDC drew up its first ranking list in the run-up to its inaugural 1994 World Championship. Mike Gregory and Chris Johns later went back to the BDO set up and Bobby George and many of the non-UK players never competed in the early days of the ...
From Eric Bristow to Phil Taylor, the most successful dart players' earnings rival athletes in some of the more mainstream sports. Take a look at some of the highest-earning dart players of all time:
Players Championship 1 was contested on Monday 12 February 2024. Luke Littler hit a nine-dart finish against Michele Turetta, whilst Leighton Bennett also hit one against Lukas Wenig and Mickey Mansell also did the same against Krzysztof Ratajski.
The Darts World Rankings are systems designed to determine a list of the best darts players in the world based on their performances in past tournaments.. In 1993, a group of former world champions and other high-profile players separated from the British Darts Organisation, meaning there were several major governing bodies in the sport.
A Tour Card is needed to compete in Professional Darts Corporation ProTour tournaments. In total 128 players are granted Tour Cards, which enables them to participate in all Players Championships and European Tour Qualifiers. Most Tour Cards are valid for 2 years.
The top 2 players on the Order of Merit received a PDC Tour Card and a place at the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship, while the winner of the Order of Merit received a spot at the 2024 Grand Slam of Darts as well. The Challenge Tour rankings were additionally used to top up Players Championship events when not all 128 Tour Card holders entered.
This is a list of the main career statistics of English professional darts player Phil Taylor, whose professional career lasted from 1987 to 2018. Taylor won 214 professional titles and was runner-up in 48 finals. He won a record 85 major titles and a record 16 World Championships.
The Championship Darts Corporation hosted a tour of 8 events held over 2 weekends, one in the United States and one in Canada. Players are only able to enter the events held in their own country and the top player from each group of 4 events will qualify for the 2021 PDC World Darts Championship .