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World Darts Championship Wiki Information
The World Professional Darts Championship
is the most important tournament in the darts calendar. Originally held as an annual event between 1978 and 1993, players then broke off into two separate organisations after a controversial split in the game. Each organisation, the British Darts Organisation (BDO) and the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) now organise their own World Championship in January. As a result there is no longer a unified World Champion in the game.
The BDO have organised their version dating back to 1978, when it was held at the Heart of the Midlands nightclub, Nottingham. The following year 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 version started in 1994 after "the split", with a field of players containing all active previous World Champions from the BDO. It was originally staged at Purfleet's Circus Tavern, Essex before moving to Alexandra Palace for the 2008 World Championship.
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WORLD DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP TICKETS
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Winners
| Year
| Winner
| Country
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| 1978
| Leighton Rees
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| 1979
| John Lowe
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| 1980
| Eric Bristow
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| 1981
| Eric Bristow
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| 1982
| Jocky Wilson
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| 1983
| Keith Deller
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| 1984
| Eric Bristow
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| 1985
| Eric Bristow
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| 1986
| Eric Bristow
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| 1987
| John Lowe
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| 1988
| Bob Anderson
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| 1989
| Jocky Wilson
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| 1990
| Phil Taylor
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| 1991
| Dennis Priestley
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| 1992
| Phil Taylor
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| 1993
| John Lowe
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British Darts Organisation
current sponsors Lakeside
see main article BDO World Championship
| Year
| Winner
| Country
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| 1994
| John Part
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| 1995
| Richie Burnett
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| 1996
| Steve Beaton
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| 1997
| Les Wallace
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| 1998
| Raymond van Barneveld
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| 1999
| Raymond van Barneveld
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| 2000
| Ted Hankey
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| 2001
| John Walton
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| 2002
| Tony David
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| 2003
| Raymond van Barneveld
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| 2004
| Andy Fordham
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| 2005
| Raymond van Barneveld
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| 2006
| Jelle Klaasen
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| 2007
| Martin Adams
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| 2008
| Mark Webster
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| 2009
| Ted Hankey
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Professional Darts Corporation
current sponsors Ladbrokes
see main article PDC World Championship
| Year
| Winner
| Country
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| 1994
| Dennis Priestley
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| 1995
| Phil Taylor
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| 1996
| Phil Taylor
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| 1997
| Phil Taylor
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| 1998
| Phil Taylor
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| 1999
| Phil Taylor
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| 2000
| Phil Taylor
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| 2001
| Phil Taylor
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| 2002
| Phil Taylor
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| 2003
| John Part
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| 2004
| Phil Taylor
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| 2005
| Phil Taylor
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| 2006
| Phil Taylor
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| 2007
| Raymond van Barneveld
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| 2008
| John Part
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| 2009
| Phil Taylor
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Total World Darts Championship wins
The following sortable table lists all winners of both versions of the World Championship (1978-2009).
| Player
| Total
| Unified
| BDO
| PDC
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| Phil Taylor
| 14
| 2
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| 12
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| Eric Bristow
| 5
| 5
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| Raymond van Barneveld
| 5
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| 4
| 1
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| John Lowe
| 3
| 3
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| John Part
| 3
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| 1
| 2
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| Jocky Wilson
| 2
| 2
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| Dennis Priestley
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
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| Ted Hankey
| 2
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| 2
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| Leighton Rees
| 1
| 1
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| Keith Deller
| 1
| 1
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| Bob Anderson
| 1
| 1
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| Richie Burnett
| 1
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| 1
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| Steve Beaton
| 1
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| 1
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| Les Wallace
| 1
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| 1
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| John Walton
| 1
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| 1
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| Tony David
| 1
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| 1
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| Andy Fordham
| 1
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| 1
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| Jelle Klaasen
| 1
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| 1
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| Martin Adams
| 1
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| 1
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| Mark Webster
| 1
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| 1
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