THE battle to be crowned as the William Hill World Darts Champion concludes on Sunday night as Phil Taylor and Gary Anderson do battle at London's Alexandra Palace.
Taylor is bidding to win an amazing 17th World Championship title of his glittering career, having secured his spot in the decider with a 6-2 semi-final victory over Raymond van Barneveld.
Scottish hero Anderson, meanwhile, is seeking to become World Champion for a first time, having lost out to Adrian Lewis in his previous World Championship final four years ago.
Anderson is also bidding to win a second successive major title, after taking victory in the Cash Converters Players Championship Finals five weeks ago, and has won his last 17 matches in competition since November 23.
With the exception of Anderson's first round win over Scott Kirchner, both players have recorded ton-plus averages in all of their other games throughout this event in their runs to the decider, which will be shown live on the Sky Sports Darts channel from 8pm.
Here's a look at some of the key stats....
Route To The Final & Tournament Stats
Phil Taylor
Gary Anderson
Overall Head-To-Head
Phil Taylor 27 Wins
Gary Anderson 8 Wins
Drawn 2
Previous Major Finals
2007 World Darts Trophy (Holland) - Gary Anderson 7-3 Phil Taylor (Sets)
2010 UK Open - Phil Taylor 11-5 Gary Anderson (Legs)
2011 Players Championship Finals - Phil Taylor 13-12 Gary Anderson (Legs, not televised)
2011 Grand Slam of Darts - Phil Taylor 16-4 Gary Anderson (Legs)
2014 Meetings
UK Open Qualifier - Phil Taylor 6-1 Gary Anderson (PT 2x Nine Darters on day)
Premier League Darts - Gary Anderson 7-5 Phil Taylor
Players Championship - Gary Anderson 6-5 Phil Taylor (Final)
Premier League Darts - Draw – 6-6
World Matchplay - Phil Taylor 17-15 Gary Anderson
The Masters - Phil Taylor 10-6 Gary Anderson
Players Championship Finals - Gary Anderson 10-6 Phil Taylor
2014 Total - Phil Taylor 3, Gary Anderson 3, 1x Draw
Event Statistics
1 - Nine-Dart Finish so far, from Adrian Lewis in Round Three v Raymond van Barneveld
92.83 - Tournament Average so far following 70 games (38,983 darts, 1,206,239 points)
593 - 180s so far in the 2015 event (603 was 2014 event total)
50,000 - Fans who have attended the 2015 event
250,000 - Estimated number of pints of beer/lager sold
Previous World Championship Finals
Phil Taylor (19, Won 16)
1990 - Won 6-1 v Eric Bristow
1992 - Won 6-5 v Mike Gregory (Sudden-Death Leg)
1994 - Lost 6-1 v Dennis Priestley
1995 - Won 6-2 v Rod Harrington
1996 - Won 6-4 v Dennis Priestley
1997 - Won 6-3 v Dennis Priestley
1998 - Won 6-0 v Dennis Priestley
1999 - Won 6-2 v Peter Manley
2000 - Won 7-3 v Dennis Priestley
2001 - Won 7-0 v John Part
2002 - Won 7-0 v Peter Manley
2003 - Lost 7-6 v John Part
2004 - Won 7-6 v Kevin Painter (Sudden-Death Leg)
2005 - Won 7-4 v Mark Dudbridge
2006 - Won 7-0 v Peter Manley
2007 - Lost 7-6 v Raymond van Barneveld (Sudden-Death Leg)
2009 - Won 7-1 v Raymond van Barneveld
2010 - Won 7-3 v Simon Whitlock
2013 - Won 7-4 v Michael van Gerwen
Gary Anderson (1)
2011 - Lost 7-5 to Adrian Lewis
GET INVOLVED
Join in the conversation online during the William hill World Darts Championship with the PDC's Social Media channels:
www.twitter.com/OfficialPDC - using the tournament hashtag #WHDarts
www.facebook.com/OfficialPDC
www.youtube.com/OfficialPDC
WATCH LIVE
Coverage of the William Hill World Darts Championship will be live through the following broadcasters
Sky Sports Darts - UK & Ireland
RTL7 - Netherlands
Sport1 - Germany
OSN - Middle East & North Africa
Fox Sports - Australia
Sky New Zealand
Fox Sports - Italy
Viasat - Scandinavia, Bulgaria & the Baltic States
Sport TV - Czech Republic, Slovakia & Hungary
PLUS every session is live through LIVEPDC.TV for International Pass Subscribers (outside of UK, Ireland & Holland), with highlights available for all subscribers worldwide on a 24-hour delay.
LIVE SCORES
If you can't watch the William Hill World Darts Championship, follow the latest scores at the PDC Live Scores Website - http://live.dartsdata.com
EVENT PROGRAMME
The William World Darts Championship programme is available from sellers in the Fans Village at Alexandra Palace, costing £5.
The programme will also be available to purchase online through Programme Master at this link .
Taylor is bidding to win an amazing 17th World Championship title of his glittering career, having secured his spot in the decider with a 6-2 semi-final victory over Raymond van Barneveld.
Scottish hero Anderson, meanwhile, is seeking to become World Champion for a first time, having lost out to Adrian Lewis in his previous World Championship final four years ago.
Anderson is also bidding to win a second successive major title, after taking victory in the Cash Converters Players Championship Finals five weeks ago, and has won his last 17 matches in competition since November 23.
With the exception of Anderson's first round win over Scott Kirchner, both players have recorded ton-plus averages in all of their other games throughout this event in their runs to the decider, which will be shown live on the Sky Sports Darts channel from 8pm.
Here's a look at some of the key stats....
Route To The Final & Tournament Stats
Phil Taylor
|
Round |
Result |
Opponent |
Average |
180s |
Finishing |
High Finish |
|
R1 |
3-0 |
Jyhan Artut |
100.57 |
2 |
9/15 – 60% |
90 |
|
R2 |
4-0 |
Mark Webster |
101.92 |
3 |
12/26 – 46% |
96 |
|
R3 |
4-3 |
Kim Huybrechts |
102.52 |
4 |
15/35 – 43% |
96 |
|
QF |
5-3 |
Vincent van der Voort |
100.08 |
6 |
17/42 – 40% |
87 |
|
SF |
6-2 |
Raymond van Barneveld |
102.39 |
8 |
19/39 – 49% |
124 |
|
Total |
|
|
101.53 |
23 |
72/157 – 46% |
124 |
Gary Anderson
|
Round |
Result |
Opponent |
Average |
180s |
Finishing |
High Finish |
|
R1 |
3-1 |
Scott Kirchner |
86.20 |
3 |
9/38 – 24% |
72 |
|
R2 |
4-3 |
Jelle Klaasen |
103.02 |
14 |
17/36 – 47% |
126 |
|
R3 |
4-1 |
Cristo Reyes |
104.54 |
8 |
12/28 – 43% |
124 |
|
QF |
5-1 |
Peter Wright |
102.12 |
11 |
16/43 – 37% |
121 |
|
SF |
6-3 |
Michael van Gerwen |
102.20 |
9 |
22/44 – 50% |
80 |
|
Total |
|
|
100.27 |
45 |
76/189 – 40% |
126 |
Overall Head-To-Head
Phil Taylor 27 Wins
Gary Anderson 8 Wins
Drawn 2
Previous Major Finals
2007 World Darts Trophy (Holland) - Gary Anderson 7-3 Phil Taylor (Sets)
2010 UK Open - Phil Taylor 11-5 Gary Anderson (Legs)
2011 Players Championship Finals - Phil Taylor 13-12 Gary Anderson (Legs, not televised)
2011 Grand Slam of Darts - Phil Taylor 16-4 Gary Anderson (Legs)
2014 Meetings
UK Open Qualifier - Phil Taylor 6-1 Gary Anderson (PT 2x Nine Darters on day)
Premier League Darts - Gary Anderson 7-5 Phil Taylor
Players Championship - Gary Anderson 6-5 Phil Taylor (Final)
Premier League Darts - Draw – 6-6
World Matchplay - Phil Taylor 17-15 Gary Anderson
The Masters - Phil Taylor 10-6 Gary Anderson
Players Championship Finals - Gary Anderson 10-6 Phil Taylor
2014 Total - Phil Taylor 3, Gary Anderson 3, 1x Draw
Event Statistics
1 - Nine-Dart Finish so far, from Adrian Lewis in Round Three v Raymond van Barneveld
92.83 - Tournament Average so far following 70 games (38,983 darts, 1,206,239 points)
593 - 180s so far in the 2015 event (603 was 2014 event total)
50,000 - Fans who have attended the 2015 event
250,000 - Estimated number of pints of beer/lager sold
Previous World Championship Finals
Phil Taylor (19, Won 16)
1990 - Won 6-1 v Eric Bristow
1992 - Won 6-5 v Mike Gregory (Sudden-Death Leg)
1994 - Lost 6-1 v Dennis Priestley
1995 - Won 6-2 v Rod Harrington
1996 - Won 6-4 v Dennis Priestley
1997 - Won 6-3 v Dennis Priestley
1998 - Won 6-0 v Dennis Priestley
1999 - Won 6-2 v Peter Manley
2000 - Won 7-3 v Dennis Priestley
2001 - Won 7-0 v John Part
2002 - Won 7-0 v Peter Manley
2003 - Lost 7-6 v John Part
2004 - Won 7-6 v Kevin Painter (Sudden-Death Leg)
2005 - Won 7-4 v Mark Dudbridge
2006 - Won 7-0 v Peter Manley
2007 - Lost 7-6 v Raymond van Barneveld (Sudden-Death Leg)
2009 - Won 7-1 v Raymond van Barneveld
2010 - Won 7-3 v Simon Whitlock
2013 - Won 7-4 v Michael van Gerwen
Gary Anderson (1)
2011 - Lost 7-5 to Adrian Lewis
GET INVOLVED
Join in the conversation online during the William hill World Darts Championship with the PDC's Social Media channels:
www.twitter.com/OfficialPDC - using the tournament hashtag #WHDarts
www.facebook.com/OfficialPDC
www.youtube.com/OfficialPDC
WATCH LIVE
Coverage of the William Hill World Darts Championship will be live through the following broadcasters
Sky Sports Darts - UK & Ireland
RTL7 - Netherlands
Sport1 - Germany
OSN - Middle East & North Africa
Fox Sports - Australia
Sky New Zealand
Fox Sports - Italy
Viasat - Scandinavia, Bulgaria & the Baltic States
Sport TV - Czech Republic, Slovakia & Hungary
PLUS every session is live through LIVEPDC.TV for International Pass Subscribers (outside of UK, Ireland & Holland), with highlights available for all subscribers worldwide on a 24-hour delay.
LIVE SCORES
If you can't watch the William Hill World Darts Championship, follow the latest scores at the PDC Live Scores Website - http://live.dartsdata.com
EVENT PROGRAMME
The William World Darts Championship programme is available from sellers in the Fans Village at Alexandra Palace, costing £5.
The programme will also be available to purchase online through Programme Master at this link .