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
2003 World Darts Trophy beaten by, the BDO World Champion, Trina Gulliver, 3–1 in sets in the final. Men 2003 World Darts Trophy The 2003 World Darts Trophy was the second 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 2002 winner, Tony David was beaten in the semi-finals by, the BDO World Champion and the eventual winner, Raymond van Barneveld in the men's event. Van Barneveld then beat Mervyn King in the final, 6–2 in sets. In the women's event, Mieke de Boer,