Who has won the most PDC World Darts Championship titles? Taylor untouchable above three-time winner
To win the World Championship is to reach the pinnacle of darts. Only a handful of players have ever managed to get their hands on the title and this year’s tournament is almost ready to get going. Humphries won his first World Championship by beating LittlerGetty Reigning champion Luke Humphries will be aiming to reclaim his trophy, but he’ll be challenged by teenage sensation Luke Littler among others. Among the challengers will be Michael Smith and Rob Cross who have won one World Championship each along with Gerwyn Price. Dennis Priestly and Raymond van Barneveld have also won the title once while World No.1 Humphries claimed his first crown in last year’s tournament. Winning more than one is an incredible achievement and it’s only been done by six players ever, with an icon proving to be untouchable… 3. John Part, Adrian Lewis, Gary Anderson, Peter Wright (2 titles) John Part, who is now a renowned darts commentator and analyst, was the first of the four players on this list to win two world titles. The Canadian came out on top of the World Championship in 2003 and 2008 before Adrian Lewis claimed two of his own in quick succession soon after that. He got his hands on the trophy in 2011 and defended his title in 2012 which springboarded him to winning the UK Open and European Championship in the following two years. Gary Anderson managed to do the same as Lewis as he won the tournament in 2015 and 2016, with his most recent successful run coming in 2021 when he lost to Price in the final. The last player to win two titles was former World No.1 Peter ‘Snakebite’ Wright who tasted glory in 2020 and went all the way again two years later. A win for Humphries in this year’s event would see him join this exclusive group and claim a top three place for the most World Championships ever. Anderson, Wright, Lewis and Part have all won two world titles 2. Michael van Gerwen (3 titles) Michael van Gerwen is one of darts’ greats, especially in the modern era, as he dominated the World Championship in the 2010s. The Dutchman won his first world title in 2014 and added another to his collection in 2017 before coming out on top again two years later. His three wins in five years put him on his own as the player with the second most World Championship trophies to his name. All of those victories came within his eight-year spell as World No.1. He’s behind Humphries heading into this year’s tournament where he’ll be aiming to get his hands back on the biggest title in the sport. Van Gerwen beat Smith in the 2019 final but since then he has come runner-up twice and reached the quarter-finals twice too, with that being his finish last year. Van Gerwen is a three-time champion and one of the greatest of all timeGetty Most PDC World Darts Championships One world title Luke Humphries, Gerwyn Price, Rob Cross, Raymond van Barneveld, Michael Smith, Dennis Priestly Two world titles Peter Wright, John Part, Adrian Lewis, Gary Anderson Three world titles Michael van Gerwen FOURTEEN world titles Phil Taylor 1. Phil Taylor (14 titles) Incredibly, ‘The Power’ has 11 more World Championship titles than anyone else. Phil Taylor is undoubtedly the greatest darts player ever, and his record in this tournament is very unlikely to be beaten – unless Littler dominates for years to come. He won his first world title in 1995 and then up until his retirement in 2018, he won it another 13 times, completely taking over the sport. In total, he took part in 25 tournaments, amazingly winning on 14 occasions. Taylor’s first World Championship win came after beating Rod Harrington 29 years ago and he went on to build a long streak. Taylor’s World Championship record is untouchable He won in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002 before finally being dethroned by Part in the final of 2003. The legend would go on to win the next three tournaments though, just to show the rest of his competition who the real champion was. His last world title came 11 years ago as he beat Van Gerwen in the 2013 final. Taylor played in two more World Championship finals after that but he was beaten by Anderson in 2015 and then Cross in the final match of his career. Taylor is one of the sports greatest-ever throwersGetty Images - Getty
To win the World Championship is to reach the pinnacle of darts.
Only a handful of players have ever managed to get their hands on the title and this year’s tournament is almost ready to get going.
Reigning champion Luke Humphries will be aiming to reclaim his trophy, but he’ll be challenged by teenage sensation Luke Littler among others.
Among the challengers will be Michael Smith and Rob Cross who have won one World Championship each along with Gerwyn Price.
Dennis Priestly and Raymond van Barneveld have also won the title once while World No.1 Humphries claimed his first crown in last year’s tournament.
Winning more than one is an incredible achievement and it’s only been done by six players ever, with an icon proving to be untouchable…
3. John Part, Adrian Lewis, Gary Anderson, Peter Wright (2 titles)
John Part, who is now a renowned darts commentator and analyst, was the first of the four players on this list to win two world titles.
The Canadian came out on top of the World Championship in 2003 and 2008 before Adrian Lewis claimed two of his own in quick succession soon after that.
He got his hands on the trophy in 2011 and defended his title in 2012 which springboarded him to winning the UK Open and European Championship in the following two years.
Gary Anderson managed to do the same as Lewis as he won the tournament in 2015 and 2016, with his most recent successful run coming in 2021 when he lost to Price in the final.
The last player to win two titles was former World No.1 Peter ‘Snakebite’ Wright who tasted glory in 2020 and went all the way again two years later.
A win for Humphries in this year’s event would see him join this exclusive group and claim a top three place for the most World Championships ever.
2. Michael van Gerwen (3 titles)
Michael van Gerwen is one of darts’ greats, especially in the modern era, as he dominated the World Championship in the 2010s.
The Dutchman won his first world title in 2014 and added another to his collection in 2017 before coming out on top again two years later.
His three wins in five years put him on his own as the player with the second most World Championship trophies to his name.
All of those victories came within his eight-year spell as World No.1.
He’s behind Humphries heading into this year’s tournament where he’ll be aiming to get his hands back on the biggest title in the sport.
Van Gerwen beat Smith in the 2019 final but since then he has come runner-up twice and reached the quarter-finals twice too, with that being his finish last year.
Most PDC World Darts Championships
One world title
- Luke Humphries, Gerwyn Price, Rob Cross, Raymond van Barneveld, Michael Smith, Dennis Priestly
Two world titles
- Peter Wright, John Part, Adrian Lewis, Gary Anderson
Three world titles
- Michael van Gerwen
FOURTEEN world titles
- Phil Taylor
1. Phil Taylor (14 titles)
Incredibly, ‘The Power’ has 11 more World Championship titles than anyone else.
Phil Taylor is undoubtedly the greatest darts player ever, and his record in this tournament is very unlikely to be beaten – unless Littler dominates for years to come.
He won his first world title in 1995 and then up until his retirement in 2018, he won it another 13 times, completely taking over the sport.
In total, he took part in 25 tournaments, amazingly winning on 14 occasions.
Taylor’s first World Championship win came after beating Rod Harrington 29 years ago and he went on to build a long streak.
He won in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002 before finally being dethroned by Part in the final of 2003.
The legend would go on to win the next three tournaments though, just to show the rest of his competition who the real champion was.
His last world title came 11 years ago as he beat Van Gerwen in the 2013 final.
Taylor played in two more World Championship finals after that but he was beaten by Anderson in 2015 and then Cross in the final match of his career.
