Awards
Player of the Year
PDC Player of the Year is the most prestigious award presented at the annual Awards Dinner. Only six different players have received the award, with Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen both getting the honour a record six times.
| Awards | Name | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| 6 |  Phil Taylor |
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 Michael van Gerwen |
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| 2 |  Gary Anderson |
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| 1 | James Wade | 2007 |
 Gerwyn Price | 2020 | |
| Peter Wright | 2021 | |
| Michael Smith | 2022 |
Young Player of the Year
The PDC Young Player of the Year award is bestowed upon a young player who has shown success on the circuit that year. Although there is no strict age cutoff for the award, honorees have historically been 25 years of age or under.
| Awards | Name | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | James Wade |
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| Michael van Gerwen |
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| Michael Smith |
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| 1 | Kirk Shepherd | 2007 |
| Adrian Lewis | 2009 | |
| Arron Monk | 2010 | |
| Keegan Brown | 2014 | |
| Benito van de Pas | 2016 | |
 Dimitri Van den Bergh | 2017 | |
 Max Hopp | 2018 | |
| Luke Humphries | 2019 | |
| Callan Rydz | 2020 | |
 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez | 2021 | |
 Josh Rock | 2022 |
PDPA Players' Player of the Year
The second most prestigious award of the Awards Dinner, the PDPA Players' Player of the Year is voted on by fellow PDPA members (PDC tour card holders) each year. Michael van Gerwen has won the award a record three times.
| Awards | Name | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen |
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| 2 | Phil Taylor |
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| Peter Wright |
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| Michael Smith |
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| 1 | Dennis Priestley | 2006 |
| James Wade | 2007 | |
 Simon Whitlock | 2010 | |
| Justin Pipe | 2011 | |
| Gary Anderson | 2014 | |
| Rob Cross | 2017 | |
| Gerwyn Price | 2020 | |
| Jonny Clayton | 2021 |
Fans' Player of the Year
The PDC Fans' Player of the Year has been awarded each year of the Awards Dinner to the player receiving the most votes via online poll. [1] Phil Taylor has won the award a record five times, with consecutive seasons 2007–2011.
| Awards | Name | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Phil Taylor |
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| 3 | Michael van Gerwen |
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| Gary Anderson |
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| 1 | Raymond van Barneveld | 2006 |
| Rob Cross | 2017 | |
| Peter Wright | 2019 | |
| Gerwyn Price | 2020 | |
| Jonny Clayton | 2021 | |
| Michael Smith | 2022 |
Best Newcomer
PDC Best Newcomer has been awarded in most editions of the Awards Dinner, with the award going to a player with an outstanding debut year in the PDC. It was not awarded in 2014 or 2017, where it was replaced by the Most Improved Player award.
| Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Raymond van Barneveld | 2006 |
| Mervyn King | 2007 |
| Robert Thornton | 2008 |
| Simon Whitlock | 2009 |
| Mark Hylton | 2010 |
| Dave Chisnall | 2011 |
| Dean Winstanley | 2012 |
| Stephen Bunting | 2014 |
| Alan Norris | 2015 |
| Rob Cross | 2017 |
| Luke Humphries | 2018 |
| Glen Durrant | 2019 |
| Damon Heta | 2020 |
| Alan Soutar | 2021 |
| Josh Rock | 2022 |
Best ProTour Player
A variation of Best ProTour Player has been awarded to a player with outstanding performance on the PDC Pro Tour each year since the inception of the PDC Awards Dinner in 2007. The award was presented as "Best Floor Player" in 2007 and 2008, and has been awarded as "Pro Tour Player of the Year" or "Best Pro Tour Player" since 2009. Michael van Gerwen has been presented the award a record five times, coinciding with his winning of a record 75 Pro Tour titles. [2]
| Awards | Name | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Michael van Gerwen |
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| 2 | Phil Taylor |
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| Gary Anderson |
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| Gerwyn Price |
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| 1 | Barrie Bates | 2006 |
| Raymond van Barneveld | 2007 | |
| Simon Whitlock | 2010 | |
| Dave Chisnall | 2012 | |
| Peter Wright | 2017 | |
| Luke Humphries | 2022 |
Televised Performance of the Year
Televised Performance of the Year is awarded to a player who has won a televised match (or entire tournament in the 2016 case) that makes for a great performance. Only James Wade and Adrian Lewis have received the award twice. Notably, Michael van Gerwen has never won the award, but has been on the losing end of six different matches that did.
| Year | Player (avg) | Score | Opponent (avg) | Tournament | Stage | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Roland Scholten (104.13) | 11 – 3 | Raymond van Barneveld (91.79) | Premier League | Semi-final | 29 May 2006 | [3] |
| 2007 | Kevin McDine (105.79) | 10 – 7 | James Wade (102.55) | Grand Slam | Second round | 21 November 2007 | [4] |
| 2008 | James Wade (102.73) | 17 – 5 | Wayne Mardle (88.92) | World Matchplay | Semi-final | 25 July 2008 | [5] |
| 2009 | Mervyn King (89.86) | 10 – 6 | Phil Taylor (95.78) | Premier League | Semi-final | 25 May 2009 | [6] |
| 2010 | Adrian Lewis (99.40) | 7 – 5 S | Gary Anderson (99.41) | World Championship | Final | 3 January 2011 | [7] |
| 2011 | Adrian Lewis (95.55) | 6 – 5 S | James Wade (94.19) | World Championship | Semi-final | 1 January 2012 | [8] |
| 2012 | Raymond van Barneveld (95.79) | 16 – 14 | Michael van Gerwen (98.55) | Grand Slam | Final | 18 November 2012 | [9] |
| 2013 | Simon Whitlock (96.33) | 10 – 9 | Jamie Caven (95.31) | European Championship | Quarter-final | 7 July 2013 | [10] |
| 2014 | James Wade (91.39) | 11 – 10 | Mervyn King (92.15) | Masters | Final | 2 November 2014 | [11] |
| 2015 | Robert Thornton (90.79) | 5 – 4 S | Michael van Gerwen (96.79) | World Grand Prix | Final | 10 October 2015 | [12] |
| 2016 | Phil Taylor (103.16) T | 52 – 19 T |  Various | Champions League | Tournament | 24–25 September 2016 | [13] |
| 2017 | Rob Cross (100.97) | 6 – 5 S | Michael van Gerwen (102.44) | World Championship | Semi-final | 30 December 2017 | [14] |
| 2018 | Daryl Gurney (95.61) | 11 – 9 | Michael van Gerwen (100.20) | Players Championship Finals | Final | 25 November 2018 | [15] |
| 2019 | Peter Wright (102.79) | 7 – 3 S | Michael van Gerwen (102.88) | World Championship | Final | 1 January 2020 | [16] |
| 2020 | Dave Chisnall (107.34) | 5 – 0 S | Michael van Gerwen (98.29) | World Championship | Quarter-final | 1 January 2021 | [17] |
| 2021 | Michael Smith (99.84) | 4 – 3 S | Jonny Clayton (102.48) | World Championship | Fourth round | 29 December 2021 | [18] |
| 2022 | Ross Smith (101.32) | 11 – 8 | Michael Smith (100.47) | European Championship | Final | 30 October 2022 | [19] |
SScores for the World Championship and World Grand Prix are in sets (best of 5 legs), all other scores are straight legs.
TTotal tournament average and leg record is given for Phil Taylor's performance in the 2016 Champions League.
PDC Nine-Dart Club
The PDC awards gold pins to players that threw televised nine-darters over the year, and silver pins to those that threw non-televised nine-darters. [20] There have been 343 total nine-darters thrown by 167 different players in PDC events. [21] 53 of the PDC nine-darters were televised, with an additional 39 that have been thrown on streamed boards of the Pro Tour that are not included in the televised lists. Michael van Gerwen holds the record for PDC nine-darters, with 24 perfect games in PDC tournaments. A record 47 nine-darters were during the 2019 season, though only one of them was televised. [21] James Wade has been on the receiving end of a record 11 nine-darters, notably including the first double-start perfect game by Brendan Dolan at the World Grand Prix, and two perfect games in one match by Phil Taylor in the 2010 Premier League. [21]
Most Improved Player
The Most Improved Player is a defunct award that was only awarded at the 2014 and 2017 Awards Dinners, where it took the place of Best Newcomer. UK Open semi-finalist Peter Wright was named 2013 Most Improved Player, and European Championship runner up Mensur Suljović was named the 2016 Most Improved Player.
