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For the smallest pub in Britain, see Circus Tavern (Manchester). The Circus Tavern The Circus Tavern is an entertainment venue in Purfleet, Essex, England which hosts functions, cabaret acts and is also a nightclub venue. However, it is most famous as having been a long-time venue of the PDC World Darts Championship. History The Circus Tavern was the venue of the PDC World Darts Championships from its inauguration event in 1994, up until 2007, and broadcast on Sky Sports. Phil Taylor reached the final in all 14 of the PDC World Darts Championship tournaments that were held at the Circus Tavern, winning 11 of those 14 finals. The last World Championship match held at the Circus Tavern was the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship final, where Raymond van Barneveld came from 0–3 down in sets to defeat Phil Taylor, 7–6 in sets, after a sudden death leg. Many people consider this match to be the greatest in the history of darts. At the time of the match, it was not known that it would be the...

Professional Darts Corporation Abbreviation PDC Formation 16 January 1992 ; 26 years ago  ( 1992-01-16 ) Type Professional darts organisation Headquarters Mascalls, Mascalls Lane Brentwood, Essex CM14 5LJ United Kingdom Membership 221 Barry Hearn Chief Executive Matthew Porter 30 Website www.pdc.tv Formerly called World Darts Council The Professional Darts Corporation ( PDC ) is a professional darts organisation in the United Kingdom, established in 1992 when a group of leading players split from the British Darts Organisation to form what was initially called the World Darts Council (WDC). Sports promoter Barry Hearn is the PDC chairman. The PDC developed and holds several championship competitions, including the annual PDC World Darts Championship, the UK Open, World Grand Prix, Premier League, World Matchplay, and Champions League. It also runs its own world rankings based on players’ performances. 1 History 1.1 Tomlin order 2 Television coverage 2.1 Cameras 2.2 Commentator...