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.

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