We take a look at every winner of the PDC World Darts Championship since Dennis Priestley captured the competition's first title back in 1994.
The inaugural staging of the PDC World Darts Championship took place in 1994, a year in which Dennis Priestley was crowned champion after defeating the great Phil Taylor 6-1 in the final.
That loss failed to deter Taylor's bid for glory however, as 'The Power' surged to eight consecutive successes on the back of his hammering in '94.
In fact, no player in history has captured more world titles than the Stoke star's 16 - 14 of which came in the PDC event (the other two falling under the BDO banner).
While Taylor dominated the darts scene in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the last nine years have provided seven different winners although Luke Littler has reigned supreme in each of the past two editions.
PDC World Darts Championship previous winners
Year: | Champion: | Runner-up: |
1994 | Dennis Priestley | Phil Taylor |
1995 | Phil Taylor | Rod Harrington |
1996 | Phil Taylor | Dennis Priestley |
1997 | Phil Taylor | Dennis Priestley |
1998 | Phil Taylor | Dennis Priestley |
1999 | Phil Taylor | Peter Manley |
2000 | Phil Taylor | Dennis Priestley |
2001 | Phil Taylor | John Part |
2002 | Phil Taylor | Peter Manley |
2003 | John Part | Phil Taylor |
2004 | Phil Taylor | Kevin Painter |
2005 | Phil Taylor | Mark Dudbridge |
2006 | Phil Taylor | Peter Manley |
2007 | Raymond van Barneveld | Phil Taylor |
2008 | John Part | Kirk Shepherd |
2009 | Phil Taylor | Raymond van Barneveld |
2010 | Phil Taylor | Simon Whitlock |
2011 | Adrian Lewis | Gary Anderson |
2012 | Adrian Lewis | Andy Hamilton |
2013 | Phil Taylor | Michael van Gerwen |
2014 | Michael van Gerwen | Peter Wright |
2015 | Gary Anderson | Phil Taylor |
2016 | Gary Anderson | Adrian Lewis |
2017 | Michael van Gerwen | Gary Anderson |
2018 | Rob Cross | Phil Taylor |
2019 | Michael van Gerwen | Michael Smith |
2020 | Peter Wright | Michael van Gerwen |
2021 | Gerwyn Price | Gary Anderson |
2022 | Peter Wright | Michael Smith |
2023 | Michael Smith | Michael van Gerwen |
2024 | Luke Humphries | Luke Littler |
2025 | Luke Littler | Michael van Gerwen |
2026 | Luke Littler | Gian van Veen |
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