IT'S BARNEY!

Raymond van Barneveld is the new PDC World Darts champion after he beat Phil Taylor 7-6 after sudden death in a thriller at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet.
IT'S BARNEY!

WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP
2007
01/01/2007
The Final
Taylor V Barneveld
0 Legs 0
6 Sets 7

10 180s 21
42 140s 49
82 100s 71
44% Doubles 40%

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Barney stuns Taylor in epic final

Raymond van Barneveld claimed his first PDC World Championship title after defeating 13-time world champion Phil Taylor 7-6 in a thrilling final.

The Dutchman had to come from behind after Taylor produced a storming opening to take a 3-0 lead.

But Van Barneveld, who defected from rival organisation the BDO in February, fought back to level the match at 5-5.
Van Barneveld was in superb form at the Circus Tavern


Darts: Barneveld takes world crown after classic final
By Paul Newman at the Circus Tavern
Published: 02 January 2007

This is a sport that can serve up superlatives as quickly as a barman here can pull pints of beer, but last night's final of the world championship at the Essex nightspot will surely go down as the greatest match in history.

In a contest that tested even the legendary lexicon of Sid Waddell, the voice of darts, Raymond van Barneveld came back from 3-0 down to win 7-6 and deny Phil "The Power" Taylor his 14th world title.
Darts: Barneveld takes world crown after classic final


Set-by-set: Taylor 6-7 Barneveld
Set-by-set updates as Raymond van Barneveld shocks Phil Taylor in the final of the PDC World Championship at Purfleet's Circus Tavern.
Set-by-set: Taylor 6-7 Barneveld