Phil Taylor

Quick Facts

Full Name	Phil Taylor
Occupation	Darts Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 13, 1960(1960-08-13)
Age	64
Birthplace	Burslem
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Leo

Phil Taylor Biography

Phil Taylor is one of the most popular and richest Darts Player who was born on August 13, 1960 in Burslem, England, United Kingdom. British dart champion nicknamed “The Power” who was twice nominated for BBC Sports Personality of the Year (2006 and 2010). From 1995-2002, he won eight consecutive World Championships.

In the 2010 Premier League Darts Finals against James Wade, he became the first person to hit two nine-dart finishes in the same match.

Philip Douglas Taylor (born 13 August 1960) is a retired English professional darts player, nicknamed The Power. Taylor dominated darts for over two decades and won 214 professional tournaments, including a record 85 major titles and a record 16 World Championships. In 2015, the BBC rated him among the ten greatest British sportsmen of the last 35 years. He is the richest and most successful darts player in history.

Taylor and his former wife Yvonne (born 1963) have four children: Lisa (born 1983), Chris (born 1984), Kelly (born 1989) and Natalie (born 1992). He has written an autobiography with the late Sky TV darts commentator Sid Waddell. He supports his hometown football club, Port Vale. He was also inducted into the Stoke-on-Trent Hall of Fame when it was opened in January 2011. Taylor was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2001 New Year honours. Taylor’s father Douglas died from bowel cancer in 1997 and his mother Elizabeth died in 2015.

He divorced Yvonne Taylor after twenty years of marriage. He has four children: Lisa, Natalie, Kelly and Chris.

Phil Taylor Net Worth

Phil Taylor is one of the richest Darts Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Phil Taylor 's net worth $10 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He won his first professional dart competition at the Canadian Open in 1988.

He won sixteen World Championships, which is a record for all professional dart players.

Taylor was born to Doug and Liz Taylor on 13 August 1960 in Burslem, Stoke-on- Trent. He left school at the age of 16, and after holding a few jobs including as a sheet metal worker, he would spend most of his early working days making ceramic toilet roll handles, for which he earned £52 a week. Although he liked to play darts and football as a child, he never took up the games seriously until 1986 when he moved into a terraced house in Burslem, living near to Eric Bristow’s pub the Crafty Cockney.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Phil Taylor height 5 ft 8 in Phil weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Phil Taylor Dating?

According to our records, Phil Taylor married to Yvonne Taylor. As of December 1, 2023, Phil Taylor’s is not dating anyone.

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Taylor had the nickname “The Crafty Potter” in the early 1990s, reflecting his status as the protégé of Eric Bristow (who was nicknamed “The Crafty Cockney”). However, Taylor soon achieved success in his own right. In July 1995, Taylor was given the nickname “The Power” by Sky Sports production manager, Peter Judge, during the 1995 World Matchplay in Blackpool. Judge told Taylor that he should have a nickname and “The Power” became the serendipitous choice after Judge stepped on an empty CD case of Snap!’s “The Power”.

Facts & Trivia

Phil Ranked on the list of most popular Darts Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Phil Taylor celebrates birthday on August 13 of every year.

Taylor’s defence of the World Championship in 1991 ended at the quarter-final stage with a loss to Dennis Priestley, who went on to win his first world title. He picked up fewer titles in 1991 losing both his Danish Open and World Masters titles in finals to Rod Harrington. Taylor regained the World Championship title the following year beating Mike Gregory 6–5 in the final in a deciding leg. Gregory had missed six darts to win the title himself. Taylor has described the win as one of the favourites of his career. In 1993, Taylor became the landlord at the Cricketers Arms in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

What's happened to Phil Taylor?

Taylor retired from professional darts after the 2018 World Championship. In 2022 he entered into the inaugural 2022 World Seniors Darts Championship, but lost to Kevin Painter in the quarter-finals.

How much is Phil Taylor the dart player worth?

Net Worth: $10 Million
Height:| 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Profession:| Darts Player
Nationality:| England

Who is the greatest dart player of all time?

1. Phil Taylor. You guessed it – Phil “The Power” Taylor is officially the greatest darts player of all time.

What happened to the original drummer of Motorhead?

Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor, who played drums on Motörhead’s iconic early catalog, has died. Guitarist “Fast” Eddie Clarke, who played in the same lineup with Taylor, announced the news on Facebook, claiming the drummer had been suffering from an unspecified illness “for some time.” Taylor was 61.

Is Phil Taylor coming back?

Phil Taylor set to make darts return in 2022 at star-studded event featuring John Part, Martin ‘Wolfie’ Adams, and Andy ‘the Viking’ Fordham. Phil Taylor is expected to come out of retirement next year and feature at the inaugural World Senior Darts Championship.