Phil the power taylor, stokeontrent, united kingdom. Welcome to the 16 times world darts champion, phil the power taylor s official fan page. Taylor dominated darts for over two decades and won 214 professional tournaments, including a record 85 major titles and a record 16 world championships. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our.
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Phil the power taylor is the uncontested king of darts, his sixteen world championship titles between 1990 and 20 far outclassing anything else the game has seen. Phil taylor booked a place in his 25th world championship quarterfinal after a 40 victory over former world youth champion keegan brown at alexandra palace. In 2015, the bbc rated him among the ten greatest british sportsmen of the last 35 years. After his retirement after the 2018 pdc world championship taylor has won 214 titles and has been runnerup in 46 finals.
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