PHIL TAYLOR has revealed the huge sum of money that would tempt him back to the oche.
The darts legend has been fully retired since 2024 – four years after leaving the PDC.
Phil Taylor has admitted he could return to the ocheGetty
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Taylor, 64, won 16 world championships during his glittering career.
But he has now hinted that he could make a spectacular return to the darts circuit.
The Power has admitted that if the sport goes to Saudi Arabia, then the finances could tempt him back.
Taylor has suggested that PDC chairman Barry Hearn could be prepared to offer an eye-watering £10MILLION in prize money for the winner.
Speaking to talkSPORT, he said: “Would I come back?
“I would ask to be sent some darts and a dartboard, definitely.
“I think also, if it does go to Saudi Arabia, I wouldn’t put it past Barry – £10million for the winner.
“I think Saudi Arabia is that big of a sports country now, I think they could make it £10m.
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“That’s how big I think Barry will make it. I’ll be doing something, trust me.”
Darts has been linked with a shock move to abandon Ally Pally to Saudi Arabia.
Taylor would need to get his hands on a new board and a set of darts if he was to return.
He does not have any of his own any more as his old possessions are now owned by his loved ones.
He added: “I don’t even have a set of darts anymore or a dartboard.
“The grandkids have got my dartboard and my mates have got my darts.”
List of all-time Darts World Champions
BELOW is a list of darts world champions by year.
The list does not include winners from the pre-Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) era or BDO world champions.
That means Raymond van Barneveld, for example, is only listed once – Barney also won four BDO titles – and none of Eric Bristow’s five BDO titles are included.
1994 – Dennis Priestley
1995 – Phil Taylor
1996 – Phil Taylor (2)
1997 – Phil Taylor (3)
1998 – Phil Taylor (4)
1999 – Phil Taylor (5)
2000 – Phil Taylor (6)
2001 – Phil Taylor (7)
2002 – Phil Taylor (8)
2003 – John Part
2004 – Phil Taylor (9)
2005 – Phil Taylor (10)
2006 – Phil Taylor (11)
2007 – Raymond van Barneveld
2008 – John Part (2)
2009 – Phil Taylor (12)
2010 – Phil Taylor (13)
2011 – Adrian Lewis
2012 – Adrian Lewis (2)
2013 – Phil Taylor (14)
2014 – Michael van Gerwen
2015 – Gary Anderson
2016 – Gary Anderson (2)
2017 – Michael van Gerwen (2)
2018 – Rob Cross
2019 – Michael van Gerwen (3)
2020 – Peter Wright
2021 – Gerwyn Price
2022 – Peter Wright (2)
2023 – Michael Smith
2024 – Luke Humphries
2025 – Luke Littler
Most World Titles
14 – Phil Taylor
3 – Michael van Gerwen
2 – John Part, Adrian Lewis, Gary Anderson, Peter Wright
1 – Dennis Priestley, Raymond van Barneveld, Rob Cross, Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith, Luke Humphries, Luke Littler
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