News of the World Darts Championship also the first year that separate competitions were held for men and women. The lack of televised darts coverage left some players frustrated by the lack of opportunity to make a living from darts, and in January 1992 they formed their own organisation to start up their own tournaments "(see main article: Professional Darts Corporation, and Split in darts)". The News of the World Championship made a one-year reappearance in the 1996/97 season, when Sky Sports and the News of the World resurrected the competition. In his autobiography, Phil Taylor says that his mentor, Eric Bristow always mocked him for
2019 PDC World Darts Championship 2019 PDC World Darts Championship The 2019 William Hill World Darts Championship is the 26th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The event is taking place at Alexandra Palace in London from 13 December 2018 to 1 January 2019. In the biggest overhaul since 2006, which saw 16 extra participants added, the number of participants increased from 72 to 96, with the top 32 from the PDC Order of Merit being joined by the 32 highest ranked players on the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit, plus 32 qualifiers from