Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The PDC World Darts Championship is a world championship competition for the sport of darts, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Following a dispute with the British Darts Organisation, which has run its own world championship since 1978, the "rebel" players were banned from BDO events, and the PDC held their first World Championship in 1994. The biggest of the PDC tournaments, it traditionally begins in late December, finishing in early January just as the BDO's version gets underway.The PDC World Darts Championship has been held at the Alexandra Palace in London since 2008, having previously been held at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet, Essex, from 1994 to 2007.The tournament is currently sponsored by William Hill.Only 7 players have won this championship: Dennis Priestley, Phil Taylor, John Part, Raymond van Barneveld, Adrian Lewis, Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson. Of these, only Taylor, Lewis and Part have won it more than once. In addition, Lewis, Anderson and van Gerwen are the only PDC World Champions never to have won the BDO World Championship. Taylor has dominated the tournament, winning 14 PDC World Championship titles in all, reaching 16 of the first 17 finals and reaching 18 finals in all. No player throwing left-handed has won the PDC World Championship.Following popular darts commentator Sid Waddell's death on 11 August 2012, the decision was made to rename the champion's trophy to the Sid Waddell trophy from the 2013 tournament onwards."@en }
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- PDC_World_Darts_Championship abstract "The PDC World Darts Championship is a world championship competition for the sport of darts, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Following a dispute with the British Darts Organisation, which has run its own world championship since 1978, the "rebel" players were banned from BDO events, and the PDC held their first World Championship in 1994. The biggest of the PDC tournaments, it traditionally begins in late December, finishing in early January just as the BDO's version gets underway.The PDC World Darts Championship has been held at the Alexandra Palace in London since 2008, having previously been held at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet, Essex, from 1994 to 2007.The tournament is currently sponsored by William Hill.Only 7 players have won this championship: Dennis Priestley, Phil Taylor, John Part, Raymond van Barneveld, Adrian Lewis, Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson. Of these, only Taylor, Lewis and Part have won it more than once. In addition, Lewis, Anderson and van Gerwen are the only PDC World Champions never to have won the BDO World Championship. Taylor has dominated the tournament, winning 14 PDC World Championship titles in all, reaching 16 of the first 17 finals and reaching 18 finals in all. No player throwing left-handed has won the PDC World Championship.Following popular darts commentator Sid Waddell's death on 11 August 2012, the decision was made to rename the champion's trophy to the Sid Waddell trophy from the 2013 tournament onwards.".