This timeline details the winners and runners up of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) World Darts Championship 1994 – Present Day
The PDC was formed in 1994 after a split between professional darts players within the British Darts Organisation (BDO). The BDO hosted the only World Championship from 1978 – 1994. From 1994 – 2020 both the BDO and PDC held World Darts Championships. In 2020 The BDO held its last World Championship.
See also: BDO World Darts Championship Winners
1994
Dates: 26th December 1993 – 2nd January 1994
Sponsor: Skol
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: Dennis Priestley (£16,000)
Runner Up: Phil Taylor (£8,000)
Score: 6-1
Sponsor: Skol
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: Dennis Priestley (£16,000)
Runner Up: Phil Taylor (£8,000)
Score: 6-1
1995
Dates: 27th December 1994 – 2nd January 1995
Sponsor: Proton Cars
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: Phil Taylor (£12,000)
Runner Up: Rod Harrington (£6,000)
Score: 6-2
Sponsor: Proton Cars
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: Phil Taylor (£12,000)
Runner Up: Rod Harrington (£6,000)
Score: 6-2
1996
Dates: 26th December 1995 – 1st January 1996
Sponsor: Vernon’s Pools
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: Phil Taylor (£14,000)
Runner Up: Dennis Priestley (£7,000)
Score: 6-4
Sponsor: Vernon’s Pools
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: Phil Taylor (£14,000)
Runner Up: Dennis Priestley (£7,000)
Score: 6-4
1997
Dates: 29th December 1996 – 5th January 1997
Sponsor: Red Band
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: Phil Taylor (£45,000)
Runner Up: Dennis Priestley (£10,000)
Score: 6-3
Sponsor: Red Band
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: Phil Taylor (£45,000)
Runner Up: Dennis Priestley (£10,000)
Score: 6-3
1998
Dates: 29th December 1997 – 4th January 1998
Sponsor: Skol
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: Phil Taylor (£20,000)
Runner Up: Dennis Priestley (£10,000)
Score: 6-0
Sponsor: Skol
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: Phil Taylor (£20,000)
Runner Up: Dennis Priestley (£10,000)
Score: 6-0
1999
Dates: 28th December 1998 – 3rd January 1999
Sponsor: Skol
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: Phil Taylor (£30,000)
Runner Up: Peter Manley (£16,000)
Score: 6-2
Sponsor: Skol
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: Phil Taylor (£30,000)
Runner Up: Peter Manley (£16,000)
Score: 6-2
2000
Dates: 28th December 1999 – 4th January 2000Sponsor: Skol
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: Phil Taylor (£31,000)
Runner Up: Dennis Priestley (£16,400)
Score: 7-3
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: Phil Taylor (£31,000)
Runner Up: Dennis Priestley (£16,400)
Score: 7-3
2001
Dates: 28th December 2000 – 3rd January 2001
Sponsor: Skol
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: Phil Taylor (£31,000)
Runner Up: Dennis Priestley (£16,400)
Score: 7-0
Sponsor: Skol
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: Phil Taylor (£31,000)
Runner Up: Dennis Priestley (£16,400)
Score: 7-0
2002
Dates: 28th December 2001 – 5th January 2002
Sponsor: Skol
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: Phil Taylor (£50,000)
Runner Up: Peter Manley (£25,000)
Score: 7-0
Sponsor: Skol
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: Phil Taylor (£50,000)
Runner Up: Peter Manley (£25,000)
Score: 7-0
2003
Dates: 27th December 2002 – 4th January 2003
Sponsor: Ladbrokes
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: John Part (£50,000)
Runner Up: Phil Taylor (£25,000)
Score: 7-6
Sponsor: Ladbrokes
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: John Part (£50,000)
Runner Up: Phil Taylor (£25,000)
Score: 7-6
2004
Dates: 27th December 2003 – 4th January 2004
Sponsor: Ladbrokes
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: Phil Taylor (£50,000)
Runner Up: Kevin Painter (£25,000)
Score: 7-6
Sponsor: Ladbrokes
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: Phil Taylor (£50,000)
Runner Up: Kevin Painter (£25,000)
Score: 7-6
2005
Dates: 26th December 2004 – 3rd January 2005
Sponsor: Ladbrokes
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: Phil Taylor (£60,000)
Runner Up: Mark Dudbridge (£30,000)
Score: 7-4
Sponsor: Ladbrokes
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: Phil Taylor (£60,000)
Runner Up: Mark Dudbridge (£30,000)
Score: 7-4
2006
Dates: 19th December 2005 – 2nd January 2006
Sponsor: Ladbrokes
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: Phil Taylor (£100,000)
Runner Up: Peter Manley (£50,000)
Score: 7-0
Sponsor: Ladbrokes
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: Phil Taylor (£100,000)
Runner Up: Peter Manley (£50,000)
Score: 7-0
2007
Dates: 18th December 2006 – 1st January 2007
Sponsor: Ladbrokes
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: Raymond van Barneveld (£100,000)
Runner Up: Phil Taylor (£50,000)
Score: 7-6
Sponsor: Ladbrokes
Location: Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex
Winner: Raymond van Barneveld (£100,000)
Runner Up: Phil Taylor (£50,000)
Score: 7-6
2008
Dates: 17th December 2007 – 1st January 2008
Sponsor: Ladbrokes
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: John Part (£100,000)
Runner Up: Kirk Shepherd (£50,000)
Score: 7-2
Sponsor: Ladbrokes
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: John Part (£100,000)
Runner Up: Kirk Shepherd (£50,000)
Score: 7-2
2009
Dates: 19th December 2008 – 4th January 2009
Sponsor: Ladbrokes
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: Phil Taylor (£125,000)
Runner Up: Raymond van Barneveld (£60,000)
Score: 7-1
Sponsor: Ladbrokes
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: Phil Taylor (£125,000)
Runner Up: Raymond van Barneveld (£60,000)
Score: 7-1
2010
Dates: 18th December 2009 – 3rd January 2010
Sponsor: Ladbrokes
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: Phil Taylor (£200,000)
Runner Up: Simon Whitlock (£100,000)
Score: 7-3
Sponsor: Ladbrokes
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: Phil Taylor (£200,000)
Runner Up: Simon Whitlock (£100,000)
Score: 7-3
2011
Dates: 16th December 2010 – 3rd January 2011
Sponsor: Ladbrokes
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: Adrian Lewis (£200,000)
Runner Up: Gary Anderson (£100,000)
Score: 7-5
Sponsor: Ladbrokes
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: Adrian Lewis (£200,000)
Runner Up: Gary Anderson (£100,000)
Score: 7-5
2012
Dates: 15th December 2011 – 2nd January 2012
Sponsor: Ladbrokes
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: Adrian Lewis (£200,000)
Runner Up: Andy Hamilton (£100,000)
Score: 7-3
Sponsor: Ladbrokes
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: Adrian Lewis (£200,000)
Runner Up: Andy Hamilton (£100,000)
Score: 7-3
2013
Dates: 14th December 2012 – 1st January 2013
Sponsor: Ladbrokes
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: Phil Taylor (£200,000)
Runner Up: Michael van Gerwen (£100,000)
Score: 7-4
Sponsor: Ladbrokes
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: Phil Taylor (£200,000)
Runner Up: Michael van Gerwen (£100,000)
Score: 7-4
2014
Dates: 13th December 2013 – 1st January 2014
Sponsor: Ladbrokes
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: Michael van Gerwen (£250,000)
Runner Up: Peter Wright (£100,000)
Score: 7-4
Sponsor: Ladbrokes
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: Michael van Gerwen (£250,000)
Runner Up: Peter Wright (£100,000)
Score: 7-4
2015
Dates: 18th December 2014 – 4th January 2015
Sponsor: William Hill
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: Gary Anderson (£250,000)
Runner Up: Phil Taylor (£120,000)
Score: 7-6
Sponsor: William Hill
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: Gary Anderson (£250,000)
Runner Up: Phil Taylor (£120,000)
Score: 7-6
2016
Dates: 17th December 2015 – 3rd January 2016
Sponsor: William Hill
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: Gary Anderson (£300,000)
Runner Up: Adrian Lewis (£150,000)
Score: 7-5
Sponsor: William Hill
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: Gary Anderson (£300,000)
Runner Up: Adrian Lewis (£150,000)
Score: 7-5
2017
Dates: 15th December 2016 – 2nd January 2017
Sponsor: William Hill
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: Michael van Gerwen (£350,000)
Runner Up: Gary Anderson (£160,000)
Score: 7-3
Sponsor: William Hill
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: Michael van Gerwen (£350,000)
Runner Up: Gary Anderson (£160,000)
Score: 7-3
2018
Dates: 14th December 2017 – 1st January 2018
Sponsor: William Hill
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: Rob Cross (£400,000)
Runner Up: Phil Taylor (£170,000)
Score: 7-2
Sponsor: William Hill
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: Rob Cross (£400,000)
Runner Up: Phil Taylor (£170,000)
Score: 7-2
2019
Dates: 13th December 2018 – 1st January 2019
Sponsor: William Hill
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: Michael van Gerwen (£500,000)
Runner Up: Michael Smith (£200,000)
Score: 7-3
Sponsor: William Hill
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: Michael van Gerwen (£500,000)
Runner Up: Michael Smith (£200,000)
Score: 7-3
2020
Dates: 13th December 2019 – 1st January 2020
Sponsor: William Hill
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: Peter Wright (£500,000)
Runner Up: Michael van Gerwen (£200,000)
Score: 7-3
Sponsor: William Hill
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: Peter Wright (£500,000)
Runner Up: Michael van Gerwen (£200,000)
Score: 7-3
2021
Dates: 15th December 2019 – 3rd January 2020
Sponsor: William Hill
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: Gerwyn Price (£500,000)
Runner Up: Gary Anderson (£200,000)
Score: 7-3
Sponsor: William Hill
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: Gerwyn Price (£500,000)
Runner Up: Gary Anderson (£200,000)
Score: 7-3
2022
Dates: 15th December 2019 – 3rd January 2020
Sponsor: William Hill
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: – Peter Wright (£500,000)
Runner Up: – Michael Smith (£200,000)
Score: 7-5
Sponsor: William Hill
Location: Alexandra Palace, London
Winner: – Peter Wright (£500,000)
Runner Up: – Michael Smith (£200,000)
Score: 7-5
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Heather Y Wheeler. (2021 – 2022). PDC World Darts Championship Winners 1994 – Present.