The PDC Awards History
In 2005 the PDC introduced a Hall of Fame similar to other sports to recognise individuals with noteworthy contributions to darts.
Hall of Fame inductees are now announced at the PDC Awards Dinner.
The PDC held its first annual awards ceremony at London’s Dorchester Hotel on January 9th 2007.
| 2013 |
| AWARDS |
| PDC Player of the Year - Phil Taylor |
| PDC Young Player of the Year - Michael van Gerwen |
| PDPA Players’ Player of the Year - Michael van Gerwen (as voted for by PDPA members) |
| Fans Player of the Year - Michael van Gerwen (as voted for on pdc.tv) |
| PDC Best Newcomer - Dean Winstanley |
| PDC Televised Performance of the Year - Raymond van Barneveld, for the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts final against Michael van Gerwen. |
| PDC Pro Tour Player of the year - Dave Chisnall |
| HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES |
| Bruce Spendley, to recognise over three decades of service to the sport of darts. |
| 9 DART CLUB |
| Nine-Dart Club Presentation of Gold and Silver Pin Badges to players who have achieved a perfect nine-dart finish on the PDC circuit. Gold Pin Badges (Televised Nine-Darters) Phil Taylor, Simon Whitlock, Gary Anderson, Michael van Gerwen, Wes Newton, Dean Winstanley Silver Pin Badges (Nine-Darters on PDC ProTour) Ian White, Michael van Gerwen, Steve Farmer, Richie Burnett, Raymond van Barneveld, Simon Whitlock, Michael Smith, Kim Huybrechts, Colin Lloyd, Mark Webster & Connie Finnan |
| 2012 |
| AWARDS |
| PDC Player of the Year – Phil Taylor |
| PDC Young Player of the Year - Michael van Gerwen |
| PDPA Players’ Player of the Year – Justin Pipe (as voted for by PDPA members) |
| Fans Player of the Year – Phil Taylor (as voted for on planetdarts.tv) |
| PDC Best Newcomer – Dave Chisnall |
| PDC Televised Performance of the Year - Adrian Lewis, for the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship Semi-Final v James Wade |
| Best PDC Pro Tour Player - Gary Anderson |
| HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES |
| 9 DART CLUB |
| Gold Pin Badge (Televised) John Part – World Matchplay Adrian Lewis – European Championship Brendan Dolan – World Grand Prix Simon Whitlock – Championship League Darts Phil Taylor – Championship League Darts Non-Televised (Silver 9 Dart Pin): Dave Chisnall John Henderson Michael Smith Wayne Atwood Dennis Priestley Simon Whitlock Justin Pipe Phil Taylor Raymond van Barneveld Wes Newton Mark Webster |
| 2011 |
| AWARDS |
| PDC Player of the Year – Phil Taylor |
| PDC Young Player of the Year – Arron Monk |
| PDPA Players’ Player of the Year – Simon Whitlock (as voted for by PDPA members) |
| Fans Player of the Year – Phil Taylor (as voted for on planetdarts.tv) |
| PDC Best Newcomer – Mark Hylton |
| PDC Televised Performance of the Year – Adrian Lewis (Ladbrokes.com World Championship Final) |
| Best PDC Pro Tour Player – Simon Whitlock |
| HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES |
| Phil Taylor – 15 time World Champion (and still competing) |
| 9 DART CLUB |
| Televised (Gold 9 Dart Pin): Raymond van Barneveld (Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts) Phil Taylor x2 (Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts Play-Offs) Mervyn King (Rileys Darts Zones UK Open) Raymond van Barneveld (StanJames.com World Matchplay) Adrian Lewis(Ladbrokes.com World World Darts Championship)Non-Televised (Silver 9 Dart Pin): Matt Clark (Players Championship, Gibraltar) Andy Hamilton (Players Championship, Crawley) Andy Hamilton (Players Championship, Wigan) Co Stompe (UK Open Qualifier, Wigan) Simon Whitlock (Players Championship, Salzburg) Colin Lloyd (Players Championship, Las Vegas) Jamie Caven (Players Championship, Crawley) Mark Dudbridge (Players Championship, Barnsley) |
| 2010 |
| AWARDS |
| PDC Player of the Year – Phil Taylor |
| PDC Young Player of the Year – Adrian Lewis |
| PDPA Players’ Player of the Year – Phil Taylor (as voted for by PDPA members) |
| Fans Player of the Year – Phil Taylor (as voted for on planetdarts.tv) |
| PDC Best Newcomer – Simon Whitlock |
| PDC Televised Performance of the Year – Mervyn King (v Phil Taylor, Whyte & Mackay Premier League semi-final) |
| Best PDC Pro Tour Player – Phil Taylor |
| HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES |
| Dick Allix – PDC Event Director Tommy Cox – PDC Tournament Director |
| 9 DART CLUB |
| Televised (Gold 9 Dart Pin): Phil Taylor (Championship League Darts) Jelle Klaasen (Championship League Darts) Mervyn King (South African Masters) Raymond van Barneveld(World Championship)Non-Televised (Silver 9 Dart Pin): Mark Walsh (Players Championship, Gibraltar) Mervyn King (Players Championship, Coventry) Raymond van Barneveld (UK Open West Midlands Regional Final, Coventry) Vincent van der Voort (Players Championship, Nuland) Gary Anderson (Players Championship, Derby) Colin Monk (Players Championship, Barnsley) Andy Smith (Players Championship, Dinslaken) Larry Butler (Las Vegas Players Championship) Wes Newton (Las Vegas Players Championship) Adrian Lewis (Austrian Open Players Championship) |
| 2009 |
| AWARDS |
| PDC Player of the Year – Phil Taylor |
| PDC Young Player of the Year – James Wade |
| PDPA Players’ Player of the Year – Phil Taylor (as voted for by PDPA members) |
| Fans Player of the Year – Phil Taylor (as voted for on planetdarts.tv) |
| PDC Best Newcomer – Robert Thornton (reached 32 in PDC order of merit) |
| PDC Televised Performance of the Year – James Wade (Stan James World Matchplay semi-final) |
| Best PDC Pro Tour Player – Phil Taylor (13 wins, £71,200 prize money) |
| HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES |
| Dennis Priestley – 2 time World Champion |
| 9 DART CLUB |
| Televised (Gold 9 Dart Pin): Phil Taylor (Blue Square UK Open) Adrian Lewis (Championship League Darts) James Wade (PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts) Raymond van Barneveld(Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship)Non-Televised (Silver 9 Dart Pin): Colin Lloyd (Players Championship, Germany) Phil Taylor (Players Championship, Germany) Dave Askew (Players Championship, Germany) Colin Osborne (Players Championship, Glasgow) Ronnie Baxter (Las Vagas Desert Classic Qualifiers) John MaGowan (Players Championship, Holland) Jelly Klaasen (Players Championship, Holland) |
| 2008 |
| AWARDS |
| PDC Player of the Year – James Wade |
| PDC Young Player of the Year – Kirk Shepherd |
| PDPA Players’ Player of the Year – James Wade (as voted for by PDPA members) |
| Fans Player of the Year – Phil Taylor (as voted for on planetdarts.tv) |
| PDC Best Newcomer – Mervyn King |
| PDC Televised Performance of the Year – Kevin McDine (PartyBets.com Grand Slam of Darts round 2 vs James Wade) |
| Best PDC Floor Player – Raymond van Barneveld |
| HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES |
| Dave Lanning – Darts commentator for Sky Sports since the first PDC tournament they broadcast. Sid Waddell – Darts commentator on PDC tournaments for Sky Sports since 1994. |
| 9 DART CLUB |
| Televised (Gold 9 Dart Pin): Phil Taylor(Blue Square UK Open)Non-Televised (Silver 9 Dart Pin): Gary Barnett (Bullit World Darts Trophy PDPA Qualifier) Jason Clark (PartyPoker.net German Darts Championship) Raymond van Barneveld (PartyPoker.net German Darts Championship) |
| 2007 |
| AWARDS |
| PDC Player of the Year – Phil Taylor |
| PDC Young Player of the Year – James Wade |
| PDPA Players’ Player of the Year – Dennis Priestley (as voted for by PDPA members) |
| Fans Player of the Year – Raymond van Barneveld (as voted for on planetdarts.tv) |
| PDC Best Newcomer – Raymond van Barneveld |
| PDC Televised Performance of the Year – Roland Scholten (Holsten Premier League Darts semi-final vs Raymond van Barneveld) |
| Best PDC Floor Player – Barrie Bates |
| HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES |
| Phil Jones – The Master of Ceremonies since the inception of PDC tournaments broadcast on Sky Sports, before retiring after the 2007 World Championship. John Raby – Owner of JR Darts, a major supporter of PDC Darts including, tournament sponsorship. Raby, who suffered from Motor Neurone Disease, subsequently died in June 2008. |
| 9 DART CLUB |
| Televised (Gold 9 Dart Pin): Phil Taylor (2002 World Matchplay) Raymond van Barneveld(2006 Premier League of Darts)Non-Televised (Silver 9 Dart Pin): Ronnie Baxter, Graeme Stoddart, Shayne Burgess, Steve Beaton, Paul Williams, Alan Warriner, Lionel Sams, Roland Scholten, Wayne Mardle, Chris Mason, Yves Cottenge, Colin Lloyd, Alan Tabern, James Wade & Colin Osborne. |
| 2006 |
| HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES |
| Freddie Williams – a caller, scorer and referee who officiated at darts tournaments for 35 years before retiring in 2006, age 69. |
| 2005 |
| HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES |
| Eric Bristow – 5 time World Champion John Lowe – 3 time World Champion in 3 different decades |