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{{Infobox individual darts tournament
|tournament_name = 2001 Skol World Darts Championship
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|dates = 28 December 2000  – 3 January 2001
|venue = [[Circus Tavern]]
|location = [[Purfleet]], [[Essex]], England
|organisation = [[Professional Darts Corporation]]
|format = [[Set (darts)|Sets]]<br>Final – best of 13
|prize_fund = £125,000
|winners_share = £33,000
|high_checkout = '''167''' {{PDCFlag|Phil Taylor}} 
|winner = '''{{PDCFlag|Phil Taylor}}'''
|prev = [[2000 PDC World Darts Championship|2000]]
|next = [[2002 PDC World Darts Championship|2002]]
}}
The '''2001 PDC World Darts Championship''' (officially the '''2001 Skol World Darts Championship''') was a professional [[darts]] tournament held from 28 December 2000 and 3 January 2001 at the [[Circus Tavern]] in [[Purfleet]], [[Essex]], England. It was the eighth staging of the [[PDC World Darts Championship|competition]] since the [[1994 WDC World Darts Championship|1994 competition]]. The competition was the first of 34 [[Professional Darts Corporation]] (PDC) tournaments in the 2001 season. The tournament was broadcast on [[Sky Sports]] and was sponsored by [[Skol]].

[[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]], the tournament's defending champion, [[Whitewash (sport)|whitewashed]] the competition's first non-British finalist [[John Part]] 7–0 in the final. It was Taylor's seventh consecutive championship and his ninth overall since his first success in the [[1990 BDO World Darts Championship|1990 BDO world championship]]. He defeated [[Nigel Justice]], [[Les Fitton]], [[Keith Deller]] and [[Dave Askew]] en route to the final. Taylor achieved the competition's highest [[Glossary of darts#Checkout|checkout]] of 167 in the third [[Set (darts)|set]] of the final against Part.

==Tournament summary==
===Background===
The [[Professional Darts Corporation]] (PDC) was established under the World Darts Council name by the managers John Markovic, Tommy Cox and Dick Allix and the [[Darts world rankings|world's top 16 players]] in January 1992 as a separate body from the [[British Darts Organisation]] (BDO).<ref name=PDCHistory>{{cite web|title=PDC History|url=https://www.dartsworld.com/pdc-history/|work=Darts World|access-date=8 November 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108184503/https://www.dartsworld.com/pdc-history/|archive-date=8 November 2019}}</ref> The first edition of the PDC World Darts Championship was the [[1994 WDC World Darts Championship|1994 competition]]; it is one of two [[world championship]]s in the game of [[darts]]: the other being the [[BDO World Darts Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.balls.ie/other-sports/why-is-there-two-darts-world-championships-354404-354404|title="A Party Where All The Beautiful People Had Left"– The Story Of How There Came To Be Two World Darts Championships|last=Neville|first=Connor|date=13 December 2016|publisher=Balls.ie|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123041834/https://www.balls.ie/other-sports/why-is-there-two-darts-world-championships-354404-354404|archive-date=23 November 2017|url-status=live|access-date=4 July 2019}}</ref> The 2001 tournament was held between 28 December 2000 and 3 January 2001 in [[Purfleet]], [[Essex]], England,<ref name="MCaller2001PDC" /><ref name="TimesPreview">{{Cite news|last=Webb|first=Mel|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A68525104/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=c26fee85|title=Taylor returns to scene of his supremacy; Darts|date=28 December 2000|work=[[The Times]]|access-date=8 November 2019|page=29|via=Gale Academic OneFile|url-access=subscription}}</ref> and was the first of 34 PDC-sanctioned events that year.<ref name="2001PDCCalendar">{{cite web|title=2001 PDC Darts Events Calendar|url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventList.aspx|publisher=Darts Database|access-date=8 November 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118002742/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventList.aspx|archive-date=18 January 2012}}</ref> It was the eighth edition of the tournament and featured a 32-player main draw that was played at the [[Circus Tavern]].<ref name="MCaller2001PDC">{{cite web|title=PDC World Championship 2001|url=https://mastercaller.com/tournaments/pdc-world-championship/2001|publisher=Mastercaller|access-date=8 November 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108184504/https://mastercaller.com/tournaments/pdc-world-championship/2001|archive-date=8 November 2019}}</ref><ref name="MCallerResults">{{cite web|url=https://mastercaller.com/tournaments/pdc-world-championship/2001/results|title=PDC World Championship 2001 – Match results|publisher=Mastercaller|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108184503/https://mastercaller.com/tournaments/pdc-world-championship/2001/results|archive-date=8 November 2019|access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref>
[[File:Circus Tavern - Geograph-3222467-by-David-Anstiss.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Circus Tavern]], where the tournament was held]]
32 players automatically qualified for the main draw with eight of them [[Seed (sports)|seeded]]. [[Peter Manley]] was seeded first and [[Alan Warriner-Little|Alan Warriner]] was the second seed.<ref name="MCallerResults" /><ref name="PDTop32">{{cite web|url=http://www.planetdarts.co.uk/article.asp?id=25575&Nv=1|title=Skol Champs Line-Up|date=28 November 2000|publisher=Planetdarts.co.uk|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030308091903/http://www.planetdarts.co.uk/article.asp?id=25575&Nv=1|archive-date=8 March 2003|access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref> Seven players debuted at the world championship; three were required by a [[tomlin order]] not to enter any PDC-sanctioned darts competitions for one year. They were [[Richie Burnett]], [[Roland Scholten]] and [[Denis Ovens]]. [[Dave Askew]], [[Les Fitton]] and Gary Spedding were the other three men to qualify for the event.<ref name="PDTop32" /> Richie Burnett was the first Welsh player to compete in the PDC World Championship. The tournament featured the first woman, [[Gayl King]], to play in a PDC world championship after the organisation invited her to take part.<ref name="GKingTimes">{{cite news|last1=E. H. Reid|first1=Timothy|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A68524931/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=bf3f66c6|title=Woman with guts shakes up beer bellies|date=28 December 2000|work=The Times|access-date=8 November 2019|last2=Potter|first2=Sarah|page=5|via=Gale Academic OneFile|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The maximum number of [[Set (darts)|sets]] contested in a match increased from five in the first and second rounds to seven in the quarter-finals and eleven in the semi-finals, leading up to the final which was played as best-of-thirteen sets.<ref name="MCallerResults" /> Sponsored by [[Skol]],<ref name="2001PDCDartsDatabase">{{cite web|title=2001 PDC World Championship Results|url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=237&showAverages=Y|publisher=Darts Database|access-date=8 November 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215130337/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=237&showAverages=Y|archive-date=15 December 2018}}</ref> it had a total prize fund of £125,000,<ref name="MCaller2001PDC" /> and the host broadcaster was [[Sky Sports]].<ref name="2001PDCDartsDatabase" />

Bookmakers and the press considered the tournament's defending champion [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]] the favourite to retain his title for the seventh successive year.<ref name="TimesPreview" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A68080723/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=0a2442dd|title=darts: Taylor 4–7 for seven in a row|last=Davies|first=Steve|date=16 December 2000|work=[[Racing Post|The Racing Post]]|access-date=8 November 2019|page=95|via=Gale OneFile: News|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name=BBCPreview>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/1090661.stm|title=Taylor aims for cloud nine|date=28 December 2000|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021022053745/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/1090661.stm|archive-date=22 October 2002|access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref> The second favourite to claim the world championship was [[Shayne Burgess]] after he was the runner-up in the [[2000 World Grand Prix (darts)|World Grand Prix]] two months prior. Taylor expressed confidence he could compile a [[nine-dart finish]] after having done so in an [[Exhibition game|exhibition match]] against Warriner.<ref name=BBCPreview/>

===Round 1===
The draw for the first round of the championship was made on Sky Sports' website by Tommy Cox, [[Alex Roy (darts player)|Alex Roy]] and [[Sid Waddell]] on the afternoon of 7 December 2000.<ref name="PDTop32" /><ref name="2001BENSchedule">{{cite journal|date=January 2001|title=2001 PDC Tournament Schedule|url=http://www.bullseyenews.com/features_display.cfm?ID=1465&CY=2001&CM=2&CI=-1&FID=1|url-status=dead|journal=Bull's Eye News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010715220951/http://www.bullseyenews.com/features_display.cfm?ID=1465&CY=2001&CM=2&CI=-1&FID=1|archive-date=15 July 2001|access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref> The first round of the competition, in which 32 players participated, took place from 28 and 29 December 2000.<ref name="MCallerResults" /> In this round, eighth seed Askew defeated Mick Manning 3–2.<ref name="MCallerResults" /> Askew had attempted a nine-dart finish before he missed the [[Glossary of darts#T|triple]] 19 ring in the third leg of the opening set. Ahead 2–0, Askew lost his advantage when Manning won two sets in a row. The match ended with a [[Sudden death (sport)|sudden death]] leg in the fifth set that Askew took with a finish of thirteen darts to requite his loss from the World Grand Prix. Askew was the first player to enter the second round.<ref name="BEN01">{{cite journal|last=Brown|first=Steve|date=February 2001|title=Skol World Championships|url=http://www.bullseyenews.com/features_display.cfm?ID=1470&CY=2001&CM=2&CI=0&FID=1|url-status=dead|journal=Bull's Eye News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010711083221/http://www.bullseyenews.com/features_display.cfm?ID=1470&CY=2001&CM=2&CI=0&FID=1|archive-date=11 July 2001|access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref><ref name="Askew9Dart">{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/1091553.stm|title=Nine-dart despair for Askew|date=28 December 2000|publisher=BBC Sport|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108192550/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/1091553.stm|archive-date=8 November 2019|access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref>

Roy beat Steve Raw 3–2; the match saw Roy claim two successive sets until Raw won the next two to require a deciding fifth set that Roy took after five legs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.planetdarts.co.uk/article.asp?id=28327&Nv=1|title=Roy Raw-Vers Through|last=Farmer|first=Gayle|date=28 December 2000|publisher=Planetdarts.co.uk|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030311092817/http://www.planetdarts.co.uk/article.asp?id=28327&Nv=1|archive-date=11 March 2003|access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref> The [[1995 BDO World Darts Championship|1995 BDO world champion]] Burnett had a 103.4 [[Glossary of darts#PPD|average]] en route to [[Whitewash (sport)|whitewashing]] [[Steve Brown (darts player, born 1962)|Steve Brown]] 3–0.<ref name="BEN01" /> Fitton took a 3–1 victory against Ovens.<ref name=ArgusDec2900>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/5155269.darts-top-seed-out-as-manley-shows-double-vision/|title=Darts: Top seed out as Manley shows double vision|date=29 December 2000|work=[[The Argus (Brighton)|The Argus]]|access-date=8 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108210130/https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/5155269.darts-top-seed-out-as-manley-shows-double-vision/|archive-date=8 November 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Manley, the world number one, was the highest ranked player to lose in the round when he lost 2–3 to world number 21 [[Jamie Harvey]]. His opponent won five legs for the first two sets before Manley took two sets 3–1. Harvey took the concluding set 3–1 to win.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A68553028/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=e0546f29|title=Taylor tops the bill at the Circus; Darts|last=Webb|first=Mel|date=29 December 2000|work=The Times|access-date=8 November 2019|page=38|via=Gale Academic OneFile|url-access=subscription}}</ref> After the match Manley attributed his loss to Harvey's slow play and accuracy on hitting the double rings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.planetdarts.co.uk/article.asp?id=28346&Nv=1|title=His Tactics Put Me Off|last=Farmer|first=Gayle|date=28 December 2000|publisher=Planetdarts.co.uk|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030123112521/http://www1.planetdarts.co.uk/article.asp?id=28346&Nv=1|archive-date=23 January 2003|access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref>

[[John Lowe (darts player)|John Lowe]], a former world champion, defeated Spedding 3–1 after his opponent failed to win the third and fourth sets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www1.planetdarts.co.uk/article.asp?id=28347&Nv=1|title=Lowe Safely Through|last=Farmer|first=Gayle|date=28 December 2000|publisher=Planetdarts.co.uk|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030123112337/http://www1.planetdarts.co.uk/article.asp?id=28347&Nv=1|archive-date=23 January 2003|access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref> Fifth seed [[Dennis Priestley]] lost 3–2 against [[Keith Deller]].<ref name="MCallerResults" /> The first two sets were won by Deller. Priestley won the next two to force a final set decider that Deller won 6–4 on the [[Bullseye (target)|bullseye ring]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.planetdarts.co.uk/article.asp?id=28352&Nv=1|title=Deller Wins Tough Contest|last=Farmer|first=Gayle|date=28 December 2000|publisher=Planetdarts.co.uk|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030123112828/http://www1.planetdarts.co.uk/article.asp?id=28352&Nv=1|archive-date=23 January 2003|access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref> Taylor had an average of 94.08 over [[Nigel Justice]] and had a 151 [[Glossary of darts#C|checkout]] in a 3–0 whitewash.<ref name="BEN01" /> [[Paul Lim]] averaged 89.49 and made checkouts of 110 and 128 to defeat [[Dan Lauby]] 3–1.<ref name="2001PDCDartsDatabase" /><ref name="BEN01" /> World number 32 [[Graeme Stoddart]] won 3–1 over King after the latter came from two legs down to claim the first set. Stoddart complimented King on her play and the latter said she enjoyed the atmosphere.<ref name=GuardianKing>{{Cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A75678510/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=27ed83c9|title=Darts: King out but far from down|last=Portnoi|first=Gershon|date=30 December 2000|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=9 November 2019|page=10|via=Gale General OneFile|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name=Times30Dec00>{{Cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A68567125/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=1b580e7b|title=King loses fight but graces the stage; Darts|date=30 December 2000|work=The Times|access-date=9 November 2019|page=39|via=Gale Academic OneFile|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Warriner and [[Cliff Lazarenko]] whitewashed Reg Harding and [[Scott Cummings (darts player)|Scott Cummings]] respectively 3–0.<ref name="2001PDCDartsDatabase" />

Seventh seed [[John Part]] whitewashed [[Colin Lloyd]] 3–0.<ref name="MCallerResults" /> The [[2000 PDC World Darts Championship|2000 tournament]] semi-finalist and world number eleven [[Dennis Smith (darts player)|Dennis Smith]] won the first set 3–2 over the pre-match favourite [[Peter Evison]]. He took the next two sets unchallenged to win 3–0.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.planetdarts.co.uk/article.asp?id=28459&Nv=1|title=Smiffy Mauls Tiger|date=29 December 2000|publisher=Planetdarts.co.uk|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030311093057/http://www.planetdarts.co.uk/article.asp?id=28459&Nv=1|archive-date=11 March 2003|access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref><ref name=BBC29Dec00>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/1093287.stm|title=Harrington turns on the style|date=29 December 2000|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref> [[Bob Anderson (darts player)|Bob Anderson]], the [[1988 BDO World Darts Championship|1988 BDO world champion]], lost 1–3 to the sixth seed and two time [[World Matchplay (darts)|World Matchplay]] champion [[Rod Harrington]].<ref name="MCallerResults" /><ref name="BEN01" /> Anderson went two sets behind Harrington after the first seven legs.<ref name="BEN01" /> He scored highly in the third set to go 2–1 behind before Harrington compiled a 119 checkout with a finish on the double 16 ring to win 3–1.<ref name=Times30Dec00/><ref name=BBC29Dec00/> In the final first round match, [[Roland Scholten]] whitewashed Burgess 3–0 and reached the second round of a PDC tournament for the first time in two prior attempts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.planetdarts.co.uk/article.asp?id=28466&Nv=1|title=Flying Scholten|date=29 December 2000|publisher=Planetdarts.co.uk|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030125135039/http://www1.planetdarts.co.uk/article.asp?id=28466&Nv=1|archive-date=25 January 2003|access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref>

===Round 2===

The second round was held on 30 December 2000.<ref name="MCallerResults" /> Askew took a 3–2 victory over Roy, a match that saw both players compile thirteen [[Glossary of darts#Maximum|maximum scores]] between them. He converted a 2–1 deficit to win the match after he took the final two sets. Askew said afterwards: "I was really pleased to battle back. Alex is a great player but I'm just pleased that I've won."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/1094017.stm|title=Ace trumped by Diamond|date=30 December 2000|publisher=BBC Sport|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109100052/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/1094017.stm|archive-date=9 November 2019|access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref> Warriner defeated Lim 3–2 in a game where both players had sub-par performances; Warriner secured the opening two sets before Lim took the third and fourth sets to require the match to conclude with a fifth set due to the scores being tied at 2–2.<ref name=WLimDec00>{{Cite web|url=http://www.planetdarts.co.uk/article.asp?id=28509&Nv=1|title=Wozza Gets Out Of Jail|last=Farmer|first=Gayle|date=30 December 2000|publisher=Planetdarts.co.uk|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030125141200/http://www1.planetdarts.co.uk/article.asp?id=28509&Nv=1|archive-date=25 January 2003|access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref> Lim missed two opportunities to win the match and Warriner took the final set 5–3.<ref name="BEN01" /><ref name=WLimDec00/> In the match between Smith and Part, both players shared the first four sets to force a game-ending fifth set. Smith took the first leg before Part won three successive legs to win 3–2.<ref name="BEN01" /> Scholten whitewashed Lazarenko 3–0 from set victories of 3–2, 3–2 and 3–0.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.planetdarts.co.uk/article.asp?id=28527&Nv=1|title=Scholten Sends Cliff Over And Out|date=30 December 2000|publisher=Planetdarts.co.uk|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030504204124/http://www.planetdarts.co.uk/article.asp?id=28527&Nv=1|archive-date=4 May 2003|access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref>

Harvey averaged a 60 per cent finishing record to whitewash Lowe 3–0 and compiled a series of maximums; Lowe was unable to convert multiple opportunities provided to him and prolong the game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.planetdarts.co.uk/article.asp?id=28534&Nv=1|title=Bravedart Takes Lowe Road|last=Farmer|first=Gayle|date=30 December 2000|publisher=Planetdarts.co.uk|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030311091650/http://www.planetdarts.co.uk/article.asp?id=28534&Nv=1|archive-date=11 March 2003|access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref> Deller continued his run in the competition as he edged out Burnett 3–2. Both players tied at 2–2 to force a final set decider that Deller won with a 144 checkout. Taylor lost the first set of his match against world number 26 Fitton 3–2 before he secured three consecutive sets and a 3–1 victory with an average of 32.32 points per dart.<ref name="BEN01" /><ref name=BBCSportLim>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/1094096.stm|title=Ice Man melts Lim challenge|date=30 December 2000|publisher=BBC Sport|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109154842/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/1094096.stm|archive-date=9 November 2019|access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref> Taylor said afterwards he was concerned about being eliminated from the tournament.<ref name=BBCSportLim/> The final match of the second round saw Harrington whitewash Stoddart 3–0 and earn the final berth in the quarter-finals. Harrington did not lose a leg to Stoddart as he won set one. He clinched the second after a final leg decider and then completed the match in set three 3–1.<ref name="BEN01" /><ref name=BBCSportLim/>

===Quarter-finals===

The four quarter-finals were played to the best-of-seven sets on 1 January 2001.<ref name="MCallerResults" /> Askew produced a three-dart average finish close to 100 and achieved three maximums to win the first set from Harvey. He then compiled a 161 checkout and three maximums as he took the next three sets to whitewash Harvey 4–0 and was the first player to reach the semi-finals.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="BBCAskew" /> Askew said him not partaking in celebrations for the start of 2001 allowed for his victory: "Jamie could have pushed me a lot harder. He didn't play as well as he could."<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A68607988/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=62a54614|title=Darts: Askew aims straight for victory|last=Portnoi|first=Gershon|date=2 January 2001|work=[[The Independent]]|access-date=9 November 2019|page=17|via=Gale General OneFile|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The second quarter-final saw Harrington beat Scholten 4–2. Harrington took the first set without losing a leg and had a 116 checkout. Scholten took the lead with victories in the following two sets. Harrington made three maximums to level the match after Scholten's  dart did not land in the double 16 ring. Harrington then made a 12-dart finish in set five and won the match in the following set.<ref name="BEN01" /><ref name=BBCAskew>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/1096458.stm|title=Diamond shines to reach semis|date=1 January 2001|publisher=BBC Sport|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021225085918/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/1096458.stm|archive-date=25 December 2002|access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref> He commented on his victory: "I really worked hard there. That was a good win and I'm feeling good. I could have gone in the ring with [[Mike Tyson]] and I think I would have given a good account of myself because that's how I felt. I was really pumped up."<ref name=BBCAskew/>

In the third quarter-final, Part defeated Warriner 4–1. The match was tied after two sets before Part took a 2–1 advantage. In the second leg of the fifth set, Part could not complete a nine-dart finish. He then compiled a 69 checkout in thirteen dart throws. Part claimed set five 3–0 and became the third player to progress to the semi-finals.<ref name="BEN01" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.planetdarts.co.uk/article.asp?id=28656&Nv=1|title=John Looks The Part|last=Farmer|first=Gayle|date=1 January 2001|publisher=Planetdarts.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021123070113/http://www.planetdarts.co.uk/article.asp?id=28656&Nv=1|archive-date=23 November 2002|access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref> The last quarter-final saw Deller whitewashed 4–0 by Taylor and the latter increased his unbeaten televised game streak to 21.<ref name=IndyDellerTaylor>{{Cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A68670480/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=44853969|title=Darts: Deller swept aside as Taylor cruises into the semi-finals|last=Portnoi|first=Gershon|date=3 January 2001|work=The Independent|access-date=9 November 2001|page=22|via=Gale General OneFile|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He attained a three-dart finishing average of 103.19 and took the opening leg 3–0. He missed hitting the doubles and caused the second set to conclude after five legs. Taylor achieved a 120 checkout in the third set and a finish of ten darts in the fourth set to win the match.<ref name="MCallerResults" /><ref name=IndyDellerTaylor/> Taylor said his performance had improved and that Deller did not play to the best of his ability: "He's a professional darts player so you've got to knock his confidence down a bit because otherwise he can get in front and his confidence goes up."<ref name=IndyDellerTaylor/>

===Semi-finals===
Both of the semi-finals were played to the best-of-eleven sets on 2 January 2001.<ref name="MCallerResults" /> Taylor whitewashed Askew 6–0 with a three-dart finish average of almost 103 and compiled 14 maximums. Taylor won the first four sets and Askew commenced the fifth with a 126 checkout. Taylor then claimed six consecutive legs including an 11-dart finish to win.<ref name="BEN01" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/2001/0102/darts.html|title=Darts: Taylor eases into final|last=Murray|first=Shane|date=2 January 2001|access-date=9 November 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010830230203/http://www.rte.ie/sport/2001/0102/darts.html|archive-date=30 August 2001|publisher=[[RTÉ Sport]]}}</ref> After the match, Taylor said he felt he could improve his throw because it was out of trajectory and that he had put pressure onto Askew from the beginning of the game. He was considered the favourite to win the title the following day and commented that wanted to claim his ninth world championship, "I want to be ten times world champion. This is the biggest chance I've got to make it nine and I can't see anybody beating me. Certainly not tomorrow."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.planetdarts.co.uk/article.asp?id=28795&Nv=1|title=I Want Nine|last=Farmer|first=Gayle|date=2 January 2001|publisher=Planetdarts.co.uk|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021123064251/http://www.planetdarts.co.uk/article.asp?id=28795&Nv=1|archive-date=23 November 2002|access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref>

The other semi-final was contested between Harrington and Part.<ref name="BEN01" /> Both players shared the first two sets before Part extended his lead to 3–1 after he won the fourth set. A finish of eleven darts and misses from Part allowed Harrington to take set five before Part won the following two sets. Harrington then took three more sets to require the match to conclude in a final-set decider.<ref name="BEN01" /> The first leg saw Part win with a 122 checkout before he missed the double 16 ring in the third leg. Harrington tied the set at 2–2 on the double 20 ring. This required a player to win the match in a tiebreak. Part achieved checkouts of 161 and 86 to claim a 6–5 win.<ref name=PartTaylorBBC>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/1098304.stm|title=Part challenge for Taylor|date=2 January 2001|publisher=BBC Sport|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021223152739/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/1098304.stm|archive-date=23 December 2002|access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref> This made Part the first non-British player to reach the final of the PDC world championship.<ref name="BEN01" /> Part said post-match that he "was almost crying, I really was. I knew Rod was the quality player he is and that I couldn't let him back the way I did. I think I'm really fortunate that I got out of that."<ref name=PartTaylorBBC/>

===Final===
[[File:Philtaylor.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]] ''(pictured in 2009)'' won his ninth world darts championship with a 7–0 [[Whitewash (sport)|whitewash]] of Part.]]

The final between Part and Taylor on 3 January 2001 was held to the best-of-thirteen sets.<ref name="MCallerResults" /> To reach the 2001 final, Taylor had defeated Nigel Justice, Les Fitton, Keith Deller and Dave Askew, while Part had beaten Colin Lloyd, Dennis Smith, Alan Warriner and Rod Harrington.<ref name="BEN01" /> This was Taylor's tenth world championship final and his eighth consecutive in the PDC. He had previously won the world championship eight times in [[1990 BDO World Darts Championship|1990]], [[1992 BDO World Darts Championship|1992]], [[1995 WDC World Darts Championship|1995]], [[1996 WDC World Darts Championship|1996]], [[1997 WDC World Darts Championship|1997]], [[1998 PDC World Darts Championship|1998]], [[1999 PDC World Darts Championship|1999]] and 2000. Part had been the BDO world champion in 1994 and appeared in his second career world final.<ref>{{cite web|title=Phil Taylor Player Profile|url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=1&organPd=All&tourns=WC&plStat=1#PlayerResults|publisher=Darts Database|access-date=9 November 2019}}<br>{{cite web|title=John Part Player Profile|url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=10&organPd=All&tourns=WC&plStat=2#PlayerResults|publisher=Darts Database|access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref> It was the first time Taylor and Part had played each other in professional competition.<ref>{{cite web|title=John Part V Phil Taylor Head To Head|url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/HeadToHead.aspx?plaKey=10&plbKey=1|publisher=Darts Database|access-date=9 November 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205412/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/HeadToHead.aspx?plaKey=10&plbKey=1|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>

The game was attended by 1,000 people.<ref name="IndyFinal">{{cite news|last=Wood|first=Greg|title=Darts: Taylor takes game to new level|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A68721404/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=c4993cdf|work=The Independent|date=4 January 2001|access-date=9 November 2019|page=26|via=Gale Academic OneFile|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Taylor won the first two legs and Part threw 12 darts to win the third with a 127 checkout. Taylor won the first set 3–1 with a 14-dart finish,<ref name="BBCFinal">{{cite web|title=Faultless Taylor powers to ninth title|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/1099737.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=3 January 2001|access-date=9 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020918045628/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/1099737.stm|archive-date=18 September 2002|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="TimesFinal">{{cite news|last=Webb|first=Mel|title=Taylor takes final adversary apart; Darts|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A68750782/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=38d8fe73|work=The Times|date=4 January 2001|access-date=9 November 2019|page=38|via=Gale Academic OneFile|url-access=subscription}}</ref> then took the second set with a 121 checkout and stopped Part from getting a chance to hit a double ring.<ref name="BBCFinal" /><ref name=PDCFinal>{{cite web|title=Canadian Torn-A-Part|url=http://www.planetdarts.co.uk/article.asp?id=28986&Nv=1|publisher=Planetdarts.co.uk|date=3 January 2001|access-date=9 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021128005900/http://www.planetdarts.co.uk/article.asp?id=28986&Nv=1|archive-date=28 November 2002|url-status=dead}}</ref> In set three, Taylor compiled the tournament's highest checkout, a 167, in its second leg and won the set after Part missed the bullseye ring in the first leg.<ref name="IndyFinal" /><ref name="TimesFinal" /><ref name="PDCFinal" /> He then won six successive legs to go 5–0 ahead with a finish of ten dart throws and an 82 checkout.<ref name="BBCFinal" /><ref name="PDCFinal" /> Part took the first leg of the sixth set with a 120 checkout to stop a loss of 14 legs in a row before Taylor complied three consecutive 13-dart finishes to claim the set 3–1.<ref name="BEN01" /><ref name="PDCFinal" /> The seventh set began with Part claiming one leg until Taylor completed a 7–0 whitewash by winning the set 3–1 and the tournament.<ref name="BBCFinal" /> It was Taylor's ninth world darts championship and his seventh in succession.<ref name="IndyFinal" /> He had a 72.4 per cent checkout and a three-dart average of 107.46.<ref name="2001PDCDartsDatabase" /><ref name="PDCFinal" />

Taylor earned £33,000 for winning the tournament and £1,000 for compiling the highest checkout.<ref name="MCaller2001PDC" /><ref name="BBCFinal" /> He commented on his win: "I must admit that I did think John would have given me more of a push but I didn't give him a chance to be fair. My finishing was superb tonight. But you can't give him a chance because otherwise you'll be runner-up."<ref name="BBCFinal" /> Taylor also stated his belief the result was similar to his defeat of Dennis Priestley at the 1998 tournament.<ref name="BBCFinal" /> Part said Taylor had defeated him meticulously.<ref name="BBCFinal" /> "Playing Phil is completely oppressive, take [[Tiger Woods]] and double it, He really killed me with his outshots, his doubles percentage must have been around 80 per cent, which is ridiculous. It takes away your hope when a guy never misses a double. It was a special performance, unreal, and I just couldn't measure up.", stated Part.<ref name="IndyFinal" />

==Prize fund==
The breakdown of prize money for 2001 is shown below.<ref name="MCaller2001PDC" /><ref name=Askew9Dart/>
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* Champion: £33,000
* Runner-up: £18,000
* Semi-finalists: £8,500 (×2)
* Quarter-finalist: £4,000 (×4)
* Second-round: £2,000 (×8)
* First round: £1,500 (×16)
* [[Nine-dart finish|9 Dart Checkout]]: £100,000
* Highest checkout: £1,000
* Total: £125,000
{{Col-end}}

==Draw==
Numbers given to the left of players' names show the seedings for the top eight participants in the tournament. The figures to the right of a competitor's name state their three-dart averages in a match. Players in bold denote match winners.<ref name="MCallerResults" /><ref name="2001PDCDartsDatabase"/>
{{32TeamBracket
| RD1={{Nowrap|'''First round''' ''(best of 5 sets)''}}<br>28–29 December
| RD2={{Nowrap|'''Second round''' ''(best of 5 sets)''}}<br>30 December
| RD3={{Nowrap|'''Quarter-Finals''' ''(best of 7 sets)''}}<br>1 January
| RD4={{Nowrap|'''Semi-finals''' ''(best of 11 sets)''}}<br>2 January
| RD5={{Nowrap|'''Final''' ''(best of 13 sets)''}}<br>3 January
| team-width=200
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team01={{flagathlete|[[Peter Manley]]|ENG}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">86.31</span></small>
| RD1-score01=2
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02={{flagathlete|'''[[Jamie Harvey]]'''|SCO}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">86.46</span></small>
| RD1-score02='''3'''
| RD1-seed03=&nbsp;
| RD1-team03={{flagathlete|'''[[John Lowe (darts player)|John Lowe]]'''|ENG}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">88.23</span></small>
| RD1-score03='''3'''
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{flagathlete|Gary Spedding|ENG}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">81.85</span></small>
| RD1-score04=1
| RD1-seed05=8
| RD1-team05={{flagathlete|'''[[Dave Askew]]'''|ENG}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">93.85</span></small>
| RD1-score05='''3'''
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{flagathlete|Mick Manning|ENG}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">87.91</span></small>
| RD1-score06=2
| RD1-seed07=&nbsp;
| RD1-team07={{flagathlete|'''[[Alex Roy (darts player)|Alex Roy]]'''|ENG}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">85.44</span></small>
| RD1-score07='''3'''
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08={{flagathlete|Steve Raw|ENG}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">86.37</span></small>
| RD1-score08=2
| RD1-seed09=5
| RD1-team09={{flagathlete|[[Dennis Priestley]]|ENG}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">85.77</span></small>
| RD1-score09=2
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10={{flagathlete|'''[[Keith Deller]]'''|ENG}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">88.13</span></small>
| RD1-score10='''3'''
| RD1-seed11=&nbsp;
| RD1-team11={{flagathlete|'''[[Richie Burnett]]'''|WAL}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">103.39</span></small>
| RD1-score11='''3'''
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12={{flagathlete|[[Steve Brown (darts player, born 1962)|Steve Brown]]|USA}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">85.50</span></small>
| RD1-score12=0
| RD1-seed13=4
| RD1-team13={{flagathlete|'''[[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]'''|ENG}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">94.09</span></small>
| RD1-score13='''3'''
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{flagathlete|[[Nigel Justice]]|ENG}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">78.43</span></small>
| RD1-score14=0
| RD1-seed15=&nbsp;
| RD1-team15={{flagathlete|'''[[Les Fitton]]'''|ENG}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">89.19</span></small>
| RD1-score15='''3'''
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16={{flagathlete|[[Denis Ovens]]|ENG}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">91.31</span></small>
| RD1-score16=1
| RD1-seed17=2
| RD1-team17={{flagathlete|'''[[Alan Warriner-Little|Alan Warriner]]'''|ENG}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">87.92</span></small>
| RD1-score17='''3'''
| RD1-seed18=
| RD1-team18={{flagathlete|Reg Harding|ENG}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">80.41</span></small>
| RD1-score18=0
| RD1-seed19=&nbsp;
| RD1-team19={{flagathlete|'''[[Paul Lim]]'''|SIN}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">89.50</span></small>
| RD1-score19='''3'''
| RD1-seed20=
| RD1-team20={{flagathlete|[[Dan Lauby]]|USA}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">80.93</span></small>
| RD1-score20=1
| RD1-seed21=7
| RD1-team21={{flagathlete|'''[[John Part]]'''|CAN}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">89.78</span></small>
| RD1-score21='''3'''
| RD1-seed22=
| RD1-team22={{flagathlete|[[Colin Lloyd]]|ENG}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">85.31</span></small>
| RD1-score22=0
| RD1-seed23=&nbsp;
| RD1-team23={{flagathlete|'''[[Dennis Smith (darts player)|Dennis Smith]]'''|ENG}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">93.22</span></small>
| RD1-score23='''3'''
| RD1-seed24=
| RD1-team24={{flagathlete|[[Peter Evison]]|ENG}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">84.67</span></small>
| RD1-score24=0
| RD1-seed25=6
| RD1-team25={{flagathlete|'''[[Rod Harrington]]'''|ENG}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">91.63</span></small>
| RD1-score25='''3'''
| RD1-seed26=
| RD1-team26={{flagathlete|[[Bob Anderson (darts player)|Bob Anderson]]|ENG}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">92.28</span></small>
| RD1-score26=1
| RD1-seed27=&nbsp;
| RD1-team27={{flagathlete|'''[[Graeme Stoddart]]'''|ENG}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">78.92</span></small>
| RD1-score27='''3'''
| RD1-seed28=
| RD1-team28={{flagathlete|[[Gayl King]]|CAN}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">69.34</span></small>
| RD1-score28=1
| RD1-seed29=3
| RD1-team29={{flagathlete|[[Shayne Burgess]]|ENG}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">93.89</span></small>
| RD1-score29=0
| RD1-seed30=
| RD1-team30={{flagathlete|'''[[Roland Scholten]]'''|NED}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">93.09</span></small>
| RD1-score30='''3'''
| RD1-seed31=&nbsp;
| RD1-team31={{flagathlete|'''[[Cliff Lazarenko]]'''|ENG}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">87.51</span></small>
| RD1-score31='''3'''
| RD1-seed32=
| RD1-team32={{flagathlete|[[Scott Cummings (darts player)|Scott Cummings]]|CAN}} <small><span style="color:dimgray;">81.01</span></small>
| RD1-score32=0
| RD2-seed01=&nbsp;
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Jamie Harvey]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">85.89</span></small>
| RD2-score01='''3'''
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Lowe (darts player)|John Lowe]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">85.18</span></small>
| RD2-score02=0
| RD2-seed03=8
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Dave Askew]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">88.56</span></small>
| RD2-score03='''3'''
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alex Roy (darts player)|Alex Roy]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">87.54</span></small>
| RD2-score04=2
| RD2-seed05=&nbsp;
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Keith Deller]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">91.92</span></small>
| RD2-score05='''3'''
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|WAL}} [[Richie Burnett]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">96.39</span></small>
| RD2-score06=2
| RD2-seed07=4
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">96.95</span></small>
| RD2-score07='''3'''
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Les Fitton]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">96.67</span></small>
| RD2-score08=1
| RD2-seed09=2
| RD2-team09={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Alan Warriner-Little|Alan Warriner]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">84.61</span></small>
| RD2-score09='''3'''
| RD2-seed10=
| RD2-team10={{flagicon|SIN}} [[Paul Lim]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">85.73</span></small>
| RD2-score10=2
| RD2-seed11=7
| RD2-team11={{flagicon|CAN}} '''[[John Part]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">90.94</span></small>
| RD2-score11='''3'''
| RD2-seed12=
| RD2-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dennis Smith (darts player)|Dennis Smith]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">88.51</span></small>
| RD2-score12=2
| RD2-seed13=6
| RD2-team13={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Rod Harrington]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">91.75</span></small>
| RD2-score13='''3'''
| RD2-seed14=
| RD2-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Graeme Stoddart]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">80.43</span></small>
| RD2-score14=0
| RD2-seed15=&nbsp;
| RD2-team15={{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Roland Scholten]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">83.86</span></small>
| RD2-score15='''3'''
| RD2-seed16=
| RD2-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Cliff Lazarenko]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">74.19</span></small>
| RD2-score16=0
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jamie Harvey]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">80.48</span></small>
| RD3-score01=0
| RD3-seed02=8
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Dave Askew]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">96.86</span></small>
| RD3-score02='''4'''
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Deller]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">85.57</span></small>
| RD3-score03=0
| RD3-seed04=4
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">103.19</span></small>
| RD3-score04='''4'''
| RD3-seed05=2
| RD3-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Warriner-Little|Alan Warriner]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">87.25</span></small>
| RD3-score05=1
| RD3-seed06=7
| RD3-team06={{flagicon|CAN}} '''[[John Part]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">93.26</span></small>
| RD3-score06='''4'''
| RD3-seed07=6
| RD3-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Rod Harrington]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">93.51</span></small>
| RD3-score07='''4'''
| RD3-seed08=
| RD3-team08={{flagicon|NED}} [[Roland Scholten]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">86.80</span></small>
| RD3-score08=2
| RD4-seed01=8
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Askew]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">88.35</span></small>
| RD4-score01=0
| RD4-seed02=4
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">102.75</span></small>
| RD4-score02='''6'''
| RD4-seed03=7
| RD4-team03={{flagicon|CAN}} '''[[John Part]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">90.99</span></small>
| RD4-score03='''6'''
| RD4-seed04=6
| RD4-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rod Harrington]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">95.80</span></small>
| RD4-score04=5
| RD5-seed01=4
| RD5-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]''' <small><span style="color:dimgray;">107.46</span></small>
| RD5-score01='''7'''
| RD5-seed02=7
| RD5-team02={{flagicon|CAN}} [[John Part]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">92.60</span></small>
| RD5-score02=0
}}

==References==
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{{World Darts Championship}}

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[[Category:December 2000 sports events in the United Kingdom|PDC World Darts Championship]]
[[Category:January 2001 sports events in the United Kingdom|PDC World Darts Championship]]
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