Phil Taylor

Titles and achievements

• World Championship 16 titles: BDO 1990, 1992; PDC 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2013
• World Matchplay 16 titles: 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017
• World Grand Prix 11 titles: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013
• Premier League 6 titles: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012
• Grand Slam of Darts 6 titles: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014
• UK Open 5 titles: 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013
• European Championship 4 titles: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
• World Cup of Darts 4 titles: 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
• Players Championship Finals 3 titles
• World Masters 1990

Who is Phil Taylor?

Phil Taylor was born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1960. He is known as The Power and walks on to Snap!'s song of the same name. He won two World Championships under the BDO, in 1990 and 1992, then 14 more after moving to the PDC, the last of them in 2013.

With 16 world titles and 16 World Matchplay titles, he is widely described as the most successful player in the history of the sport. He played Unicorn darts for nearly two decades before signing with Target in early 2014. Target has made his signature darts since then.

When did Phil Taylor retire?

Taylor retired from the PDC tour after the 2018 World Championship. He reached the final in his last event and lost 7–2 to debutant Rob Cross at Alexandra Palace on 1 January 2018.

He returned to competition on the World Seniors Darts Tour, reaching the quarter-finals of the World Seniors Championship in 2022 and 2023. In November 2023 he announced that 2024 would be his final season on that tour. After hip surgery he withdrew from the World Seniors Matchplay and then, in October 2024, from the World Seniors Masters, which was due to be his last event. On 20 May 2025 he confirmed he had retired from playing darts altogether, exhibitions included.

Is Phil Taylor playing again?

In September 2026 it was announced that Taylor will come out of retirement to partner Adrian Lewis in the MODUS Super Series International Pairs in November 2026. As of October 2026 that is his only announced playing commitment.

What darts does Phil Taylor use?

Taylor's signature range is Target's Power 9Five series, and player profiles list his weight as 26g. Target made the Power 9Five Generation 11 with him to his own specification. It is a 95% tungsten barrel in 22g, 24g and 26g, with a precision-milled grip and a sandblasted black PVD coating. Target supplies it with 26mm Swiss Storm Diamond points, short Power G11 titanium shafts and Vapor S Pro Ultra flights shaped for the barrel. The Power Gx2 brings back the Quattro grip from his Generation 2 darts in a 95% tungsten barrel.

Phil Taylor's darts

Phil Taylor Power 9Five Gen 11 Swiss Point - 95% Tungsten Steel Tip Darts

$377.20

Weight: 22 Grams, 24 Grams, 26 Grams

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