Phil Taylor, known as “The Power,” dominated the early years of the European Darts Championship like no other player. From 2008 to 2011, Taylor was unstoppable, winning the title four years in a row and making history with his incredible performances.
During this period, Taylor played 20 matches in total and won every single one of them without giving his opponents a chance to throw for the match. Out of 267 legs played, Taylor won a whopping 188 of them, giving him an impressive winning percentage of 70 percent.
What made Taylor’s run even more remarkable was his consistently high scoring. In 19 out of his 20 matches, he averaged over 100, and in 13 of those, he pushed his average above 105. His lowest tournament average across those four years was an already outstanding 104.29.
One of his standout performances came during the 2009 European Championship, where Taylor set a record-breaking tournament average of 111.54, a record that still stands today as the highest tournament average by a winner at any PDC event. In that same tournament, Taylor posted eye-popping averages of 111.03, 110.88, 118.14, 109.36, and 109.35 across different rounds.
To capture just how dominant Taylor was, here’s the full list of his 20 match averages from the first four editions of the European Championship: 106, 114, 103, 113, 104, 110, 111, 118, 109, 109, 101, 106, 103, 105, 105, 108, 102, 102, 100, and 109.
Phil Taylor’s performances during this time helped cement his legacy as one of the greatest darts players of all time. His streak at the European Championship remains one of the most impressive achievements in the sport’s history.
