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
Paul Nicholson (darts player) Paul Nicholson (darts player) Paul Michael Nicholson (born 10 May 1979) is a British-Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. He has won a major event, the 2010 Players Championship Finals, where he defeated Mervyn King in the final. He was also the runner up to Phil Taylor in the 2011 Championship League Darts, and part of the Australia team which lost a sudden death shoot-out to England in the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts final. Before joining the PDC Pro Tour, Nicholson was one of the top players in the Australian Grand Prix circuit,