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
Martin Phillips (darts player) stage by Glen Durrant, who avenged his semi final loss to Phillips from the previous year. Martin Phillips (darts player) Martin Phillips (born 30 April 1960 in Dolgellau) is a Welsh darts player who competes in the British Darts Organisation and is currently the captain of Wales and was the 2014 World Masters champion. Phillips made his first televised darts appearance at the 1988 British Professional Championship reaching the last 16. It wasn't until 1991 that he appeared at his first World Championship losing in the first round to the defending champion Phil Taylor. In 1992 he defeated the Dutchman