1999 PDC World Darts Championship fifth successive year, taking his overall tally to seven World Championships. He had now eclipsed both Eric Bristow, who won five World Darts titles and Steve Davis and (at the time) Stephen Hendry six times World Snooker champions – both targets of Taylor when he began accumulating world championships. The 1999 World Championship featured a prize fund of £104,000. The prize money was allocated as follows: This table shows the number of players by country in the World Championship. Five countries were represented in the World Championship, one more than in the previous championship. 1999 PDC World Darts Championship The
2016 World Snooker Championship unable to defend his title at the venue. During the tournament, six-time world champion Steve Davis played the last professional match of his 38-year career against Fergal O'Brien in the qualifiers; he announced his retirement a week later on live BBC television. Ding Junhui and Alan McManus set a new record in their semifinal for the most century breaks achieved in a professional match (10), with Ding also setting a new record for the most centuries by one player in a world championship match (7). In defeating McManus, Ding became the first Asian player ever to reach a World Championship