Scott Taylor (darts player)

Scott Taylor
Taylor in 2018
Personal information
Born	(1991-08-22) 22 August 1991 (age 34) Bolton, England
Darts information
Playing darts since	2009
Darts	24g Target
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Cigarettes & Alcohol" by Oasis
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2019
PDC	2011–
WDF major events – best performances
World Trophy	Last 16: 2019
PDC premier events – best performances
UK Open	Last 64: 2019
PC Finals	Last 64: 2018
Other tournament wins
PDC Challenge Tour 2016 MODUS Super Series 6 2024

Scott Taylor (born 22 August 1991) is an English darts player from Bolton ^[1] who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. A PDC Tour Card holder from 2017 to 2018, he is a one-time PDC Pro Tour finalist, finishing as the runner-up at Players Championship 9 on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour.

career

2015

Taylor reached the quarter-finals of the 2015 PDC World Youth Championship, where he lost 6−5 to Dean Reynolds. ^[2]

2016

He won the eighth Challenge Tour event of 2016 by beating Barry Lynn 5−4. ^[3]

His first match win in a PDC European Tour tournament came at the German Darts Championship when he defeated Andy Boulton 6−3. Taylor lost 6−1 to Alan Norris in the second round. ^[4]

2017

Taylor won a two-year PDC Tour Card in January 2017 by defeating Toni Alcinas 5−1 on the third day of Q-School. ^[5]

He qualified for the 2017 UK Open, with his best performance in the qualifiers being a run to the last 16 at event 5. ^[6]

2018

Taylor reached the final of Players Championship 9, losing to Michael van Gerwen 6–4. ^{[7] [8]}

This run to the final aided him in qualifying for the 2018 Players Championship Finals where he lost in the first round to Ian White 6–2.

Taylor did not earn enough prize money to end the 2018 season inside the top 64 on the PDC Order of Merit which meant that he lost his PDC Tour Card.

2019 and BDO debut

Taylor entered 2019 Q-School but failed to win a tour card. Therefore he competed on the 2019 Challenge Tour instead. He qualified for the 2019 UK Open through a Riley's bar amateur qualifier. Taylor started in round one and won three games before losing to Mickey Mansell 10–9 in the last 64.

A new rule change in the British Darts Organisation (BDO) meant that players could compete in PDC Challenge Tour and BDO events without consequences. This allowed Taylor enter the 2019 BDO World Trophy qualifier. Taylor qualified for his BDO major debut and won his opening game 5–3 against 15th seed Derk Telnekes, recording a three-dart average of 104.6. This broke the record for highest ever average in the World Trophy. However the following day he played Jim Williams, who beat Taylor 5–4.

2024

In November 2024, Taylor won the title in Series 9 Week 8 of the MODUS Super Series. ^[9]

Performance timeline

PDC Players Championships ^[10]

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
2018	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	MIL 1R	MIL 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	WIG F	WIG 2R	MIL 1R	MIL 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 3R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	DUB 2R	DUB 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R
2019 [nb 1]	Did not participate												BAR 1R	BAR DNP	BAR 1R	BAR QF	Did not participate				HIL 1R	HIL 1R	BAR DNP	BAR SF	BAR DNP	BAR 1R	DUB QF	DUB 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R
2020 [nb 1]	Did not participate						BAR 2R	BAR 2R	Did not participate					NIE 1R	NIE 2R	NIE 1R	NIE 1R	NIE 1R	COV 3R	COV 2R	COV 3R	COV 2R	COV 1R
2022 [nb 1]	Did not participate																													BAR 1R

1. Not a Tour card holder

Performance Table Legend
W	Won the tournament	F	Finalist	SF	Semifinalist	QF	Quarterfinalist	#R RR L#	Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage	DQ	Disqualified
DNQ	Did not qualify	DNP	Did not participate	WD	Withdrew	NH	Tournament not held			NYF	Not yet founded

References

1. "Rising darts star Scott Taylor aiming high after successful year". The Bolton News. 10 August 2016.
2. "2015 PDC Youth World Championship Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
3. "Searle & Taylor Win Maiden PDC Titles". PDC. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
4. "2016 PDC German Darts Championship Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
5. "2017 PDC Qualifying School Day Three". PDC. Archived from the original on 21 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
6. Beresford, Tom (1 March 2017). "DARTS: Scott Taylor ready to take his place in the PDC big time". The Bolton News. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
7. Phillips, Josh (28 April 2018). "Van Gerwen Claims PC9 Title". PDC.
8. "Michael van Gerwen beats Scott Taylor to win Players Championship Nine". Sky Sports Darts. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
9. Wood, Kieran (3 November 2024). "Scott Taylor survives 9-dart shootout and then wins weekly title in MODUS Super Series". Darts News. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
10. "Scott Taylor player profile". Darts Database.