PHIL TAYLOR has confirmed he is retiring from professional darts. The darts legend, 64, pulled out of the World Seniors Darts Masters due to complications following hip surgery. 3 Phil Taylor has announced his retirement from darts Credit: AFP 3 Taylor was forced to pull out of the World Senior Series with a hip problem Credit: Rex 3 The Power is the most successful darts player of all time Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd Having won more titles than any other player during his pro career, Taylor was set to step away from the oche following the tournament, scheduled to start on November 8.
Taylor has 16 World Matchplay, 11 World Grand Prix titles and 14 World Championships to his name between 1995 and 2012, with an overall tournament win count of 214. The Power originally retired in 2018 as he felt he could no longer compete with the likes of Michael van Gerwen or Luke Humphries . He then made his return to competitive darts four years later in the senior series.
READ MORE IN DARTS ALL IN World Darts Championship set for big change with Ally Pally tournament extended Taylor had hoped to sign off his career once and for all with the World Seniors Masters, but could not compete due to a hip problem after he underwent surgery in the summer. And speaking on talkSPORT, he has now confirmed his decision after admitting his body is simply unable to keep up with his "teen" mind. He said: "I'm retired now, properly retired.
I'm just going to do some personal appearances like yourself.