2001 PDC World Darts Championship Rod Harrington also went through, the home man winning 3–0 against Graeme Stoddart. Jamie Harvey continued his run at the Circus, defeating former champion John Lowe by 3–0. After a day off for New Year's Eve, The World Darts Championships started 2001 at the quarter-final stage. Matches now had been extended to the best of 7 sets (first to 4) for the quarter-finals and this is where the potential champions begin to show their proper darts. Phil Taylor continued his march to his 9th crown with a 4–0 whitewash of 1983 world champion Keith Deller, who played well short of
2005 World Darts Trophy 2005 World Darts Trophy The 2005 Bavaria World Darts Trophy was the fourth edition of the World Darts Trophy, a professional darts tournament held at the in Utrecht, the Netherlands, run by the British Darts Organisation and the World Darts Federation. The 2004 winner and BDO World Champion, Raymond van Barneveld was knocked out in straight sets in the second round by Martin Atkins in the men's event. In the final, Gary Robson defeated Mervyn King, 6–4 in sets, winning his only major title to date. Karin Krappen beat Trina Gulliver, the BDO World Champion, in the semi-finals and Francis