THROWBACK VIDEO: The legendary 2007 World Championship final between Raymond van Barneveld and Phil Taylor
PDCSunday, 10 December 2023 at 09:00
On December 15, the 30th edition of the World Darts Championship at the PDC begins. In the run-up to the start of this tournament, Dartsnews looks back at beautiful and remarkable events from the history of the World Championship.
This time focusing on the fantastic 2007 World Championship final between Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld. 'The Power' grabbed a 3-0 lead in sets, but 'Barney' slowly but surely came back into the match.
It eventually became 6-6 sets and then 5-5 in legs. A deciding leg had to decide who would walk away with the world title. Van Barneveld earned the starting right in the final leg, but it was Taylor who opened best with a 180 score.
However, the Dutchman countered back with a maximum score of his own, and then left tops after 12 arrows. Taylor was unable to better this, with Van Barneveld taking his fifth world title via dohble top.
Watch the highlights of this legendary match in the video below.
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- When Littler has at least five ranking Majors he’s in the discussion, until then, forget it.Mysstree14-11-2024
- This is the difference between other players and Phil Taylor. Phil would be completely motivated even before his walk on and didn't need anything else to do so.richieburnettrocks14-11-2024
- Still impressive though. Also literally everyone cares about averages that's what makes darts fascinating.medinabello14-11-2024
- BS he won a Euro Tour during this down period something that not many players can say. Dobey, Noppy, DvD, Ross Smith to name just a few.medinabello14-11-2024
- Maybe the supposed top players are burnt out from the endless travelling and tournaments, I just don't think they have the dedication or outright desire to win. I think they are more interested in the money and being popular, just keeping their rankings steady. The only thing that mattered to Phil Taylor was winning, not winning a few games to top up the money pot and seeking the fans attention. Maybe there is too many tournaments now and the enthusiasm is gone. This year especially has seen so many different winners and unexpected draws and line ups.richieburnettrocks14-11-2024