2009 PDC World Darts Championship
The 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the 16th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation.
John Part was the defending champion having won the PDC World Championship for the second time in last year's final against Kirk Shepherd. However, he was eliminated by Bill Davis on the opening night. Shepherd's poor form in 2008 continued, as he was also eliminated in the first round, by Dutchman Jan van der Rassel. Eventually, the title was won by Phil Taylor, with a 7-1 victory and a world record average for a tournament final of 110.94 – over Raymond van Barneveld. The title was Taylor's twelfth in the PDC from fifteen finals, and his fourteenth in total. The tournament was also notable for featuring the first ever nine dart finish at the PDC World Championship - completed by van Barneveld in his quarter-final match with Jelle Klaasen.
The event took place from December 19, 2008 to January 4, 2009 - albeit with two breaks in between for Christmas and New Year. Again, the tournament was held at London's Alexandra Palace having moved from the Circus Tavern in Purfleet for the 2008 competition.
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