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Grand Slam of Darts: Phil Taylor beats Adrian Lewis in record-breaking contest". Sky Sports . Retrieved 18 November 2013.

He was also convincingly beaten by Van Gerwen in his eighth Premier League final by 11 legs to 3. [190] Stunning Final-Leg Glory For Van Gerwen". PDC. Archived from the original on 22 May 2017 . Retrieved 21 May 2017. Chas & Stars Record Charity Single". Planet Darts. 8 March 2012. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. One measure of his greatness is certainly that he put himself in such situations so seldom. But the question remains, if Taylor faced more difficult opponents more regularly, would he have risen to the challenge? Taylor reached the semi-finals of the 2015 World Championship without facing a top 16 player. His closest game came in the third round where he edged past Kim Huybrechts 4–3. [167] Taylor maintained his unbeaten semi-final record in World Championships as he won his 20th by beating Raymond van Barneveld 6–2 and faced Gary Anderson in the final. [168] From 3–1 down, Taylor won nine of the next ten legs to move 4–3 up and then missed three darts to lead 5–3. Instead he fell 6–4 behind, but again rallied to draw level missing one dart at double 12 for a nine darter in the process. However, more failed attempts at doubles proved costly as he could not take out double 16 with three darts to hold throw in the deciding set and was defeated 7–6. The 32 180s the pair threw during the game broke the PDC World Championship final record of 31 which was set in Taylor's match against Van Barneveld in the 2007 final. [169] [170]To take advantage of the data that does exist for the two titans in the most high-profile events, we will consider only performances on TV between the 2009 and 2012 World Championships for Taylor, and between the 2015 & 2018 World Championships for Van Gerwen. Taylor held records for high scoring in darts. His three-dart average per match records were the highest in the history of the game. [268]

He made several appearances on the ITV game show Bullseye, hosted by comedian Jim Bowen and professional darts commentator Tony Green. a b "1990 Lakeside World Championship Results". Dartsdatabase. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012 . Retrieved 12 August 2010. Taylor won the third event of the Players Championship in March with a 6–1 victory over Wes Newton while averaging 113.54. He also hit a nine-darter earlier in the tournament during his second round match against Tony West. [92] He reached the final of the fourth Players Championship event a day later where he lost 6–5 to Dave Chisnall. Taylor hit his second nine-dart finish of the weekend in a first round match against Peter Hudson. [93] Phil needed additional grip on the rear of the barrel and more synergy between the barrel and his thumb and finger. The solution is Silica Titanium Nitride, the hardest dart coating in the world which for the first time is overlaid on the Pixel Grip.

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The advent of the European Tour and the World Series has created numerous opportunities for top players to boost their income in stage events that did not exist for players at the beginning of the decade. On 9 January 2007, Taylor won the 2006 PDC Player of the Year award at the inaugural PDC Awards Dinner held at the Dorchester Hotel in London's Park Lane. He was one of ten nominees for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in 2006; the award went to Zara Phillips. [271] At the 2016 Masters van Gerwen became the first player to win 5 matches in a row against Taylor. Taylor defeated Van Gerwen 11–5 in the final of the inaugural Champions League of Darts tournament in September 2016, having defeated him 10–4 in an earlier group match. [251] When Taylor retired, he had played Van Gerwen 62 times, winning 34 and losing 26, with 2 draws. [252] Taylor won 6 of his last 9 matches against Van Gerwen before his retirement. Premier League Darts: Michael van Gerwen beats Phil Taylor to win 2016 title". BBC Sport . Retrieved 17 December 2016.