The fact that Lewis averaged over 110 and still got well beaten says it all about the standard in this game, unbelievable. We all like to see a high standard, but i feel that the really close games that go to the wire are the ones that are most memorable. For instance the '92 World final between Taylor and Gregory tops this game because of the sheer drama, even though the standard was much lower.
@NoThankYou Le Mao Lewis was a great player 10 years ago, I agree he's sh*t now but at the time he was considered the ultimate 'power-scorer' in the game (2011-2014) & 110 averages were the norm. Then the likes of MVG & Anderson really put their foot on the accelerator and Lewis never fully recovered from his slump in form after the 2016 World Championship Final. Crazy to think these days he is the world number 40.
@@WillLMC96 Never write off a former two-time world champion mate. I believe that starting this year he is on the rise again and will return to at least the top 16, where he undoubtedly belongs. He is still relatively young and has never lost his phenomenal and natural talent. Btw. I think his decline really started after the 2018 WC 1st round defeat.
@@RyanTighe Maybe they could beat him for a short time before dropping off, but for sustained top level performance they just dont come close. Look at Cross, 1 time World Champion, MvG has a few, but is not even at half the amount Taylor has, Wade, Anderson, not one of them comes close. Price, Clayton and Wright are good, but can they be top level for a long time?
it´s so nice to watch, especially when you see that they really appreciate each other and just enjoy it to play as friends against each other. Big darts!
Amazing, thanks for posting. I'll probably watch it another 180 times or so. I loved in the 19th leg when Lewis just missed the 140 out and Taylor showed him how to do it just perfectly on his shot.
Adrian the dart world needs you back mate. Life is short. Leave your legacy on the board. You have the backing of millions of fans. Lots of love from Islington.
Imagine hitting 180, 121, 140 and still lose the leg. This is by far the greatest match there will ever be. Phil Taylor is and always will be the greateat sportsman of all time, not just darts, all sports. No one has ever dominated their sport like he did. Absolutely unreal, I loved the Taylor days. What a legend!
I had to some googling and there might be an even higher number out there for someone but here is Antoni Bou i Mena is a Spanish professional motorcycle trials rider. He has been the sole outdoor and indoor FIM Trial World Championship champion from 2007 to 2022. With these 32 world titles
@@raphaelbashamella1030 Look up Jan Železný. I believe they changed Javelin two or three times because of him. We have a lot of great sports men with remarkable achievements. 👌😊
wow imagine playing some of the best darts of your life and still getting beaten 16-9. Apart from missing a few doubles can't really fault Lewis. Taylor was just on another level.
@Absolute Gaming WoW it’s a comment section ffs they don’t intend to spoil it it’s not there fault yt shows a random comment at the top and + it’s a well known game I thought you’d know the result
@Absolute Gaming WoW what are you getting so angry about ? Just don’t check comments before a match what do you think comments are meant for , clearly there going to discuss darts on a dart post 🤦♂️ + your comment is from 6 months ago
@Absolute Gaming WoW no I’m just confused why your so passionate about this “ spoiler” even tho it’s not at all and it’s litrelly what comments are meant for hence why there meant to be read after
@@aydenharvey579 theres always that idiot bitchin about spoilers. I was smart enough to turn fullscreen and not look as to not be spoiled. Hes just a clown
Ask any darts player, the greatest feeling in the world is playing your very best stuff against an opponent doing the exact same to you. Nothing like a pure battle, and even if you lose, you come out of it thinking "I couldn't have done much more".
Never seen a player get beaten that badly after having hit 18 maximums and averaging over 110. Phil just turned into a beast after 8-7. Smashed lewis apart.
25:45 "he cant miss"....."the 19th 180"....seconds later: "this will be the 20th"...seconds later ath the 21st: "please, mercy" I was laughing so hard at that commentary section...xD epic commentary to an epic leg of darts of an epic game of darts.
2013 Unicorn Phase 5 Phil Wins = World Championship, World Matchplay, Grand Prix, Grand Slam, UK Open, The Masters. 2014 Target Dart Phil Wins = World Matchplay, Grand Slam. A sudden decline like that had nothing to do with age like some people would have you believe. Changing his darts had a catastrophic affect on his game. He was never as consistent again. Hope the sponsorship money from Target was worth it Phil, your consistency was the price.
@@stage2frbeast585 Why has MVG used the same match darts for years? Ask yourself that. Ya top players can throw with anything but they are more consistent with certain darts. The same way snooker players tend to stick to a particular cue. My point is very valid. Phil stuck to same set for years and was winning everything, the moment he switched he barely won anything anymore. MVG despite having loads of different darts on the market, has used the same old, almost worn out darts, for years and years now. He's never switched. It's not coincidence. When the best player in the world like MVG refuses to change sets despite his darts being very worn, you know there's something to be said for sticking to a set.
@@XavierMarciano because as the saying goes, 'if it ain't broken, don't fix it'.. that's why they use the same darts.. comfort! Nothing to do with the actual dart! 🙄🙄
Luke Coleman ehm no. I'm pretty sure MVG would get a lot of money if he would play some different darts during the WC or any other big tournament, but he doesn't. And that will have a reason and it surely is not simply "OK, they still work, so why should I take new ones?"^^
I 100 per cent agree with your analysis. As a big Taylor fan his decline happened overnight once he stopped using his phase 5 darts. I've no interest in different dart brands, if anything I've found Target to be better than unicorn. But Taylor played his best ever darts with his phase 5's and I think would have continued winning after 2014 with them, even with the rise of Van gerwen.
The first 17 legs of this match were the best legs I've ever witnessed in a match. I was never a fan of these players at the time, and the rest of the match was a joy to watch but when they were dragging each other along at the start was phenomenal
I’m just discovering the world of professional darts and I just can’t get over the audience culture (chants, lots of engagement, costumes?) it’s amazing
Me and my mother after I watched this : Mom : "How many you pay for this T-Shirt ?" Me : "One Hundred and eiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiighty
It went from being the best darts game up to about when Lewis and Taylor were neck-neck at 8-8 legs a piece. After that though, it just became Taylor's charge to victory. You can tell the 180s slowed down just a bit as Taylor started being from "that was fun wasn't it?" to "okay, now to end this man's career".
This is absolute brilliance. But don't forget the semi final of the 2017 worlds. MVG (114,05) vs RVB (109,34). Beats the combined average of this match and was also brilliant to watch. And MVG (107,7) vs Anderson (104,9) in the final was a class act as well.
Amazing that Taylor has double the world titles of barney and mvg combined and nearly double the amount of majors combined. When MvG was at his best we all thought he will go on to win so many World titles but hes only got 3.Unbelievable.
32:35 I wish the referees would do this often these days, they let crowds get away with anything now.
just look at the Fallon Sherrock matches this year.
@@Glumandino it made me mad, its not the lads fault for getting paired up with her is it
"Fantastic match"
Heavy Duty ,
It's a good thing now, it's not snooker... I love the difference , this was the match that made it happen. I lov it...
I didnt quite get it what did the crowd do?
"best darts match ever"
One of the few videos on TH-cam that matches the title 👍
Taylor's ability to nail the T19 is surely his greatest gift.
Agreed he was always decent at the cover shot. Probably what set him apart from other players
same as MVG
Jst 12 yep, makes the pressure just that little bit greater on opponents
@@krabby1247 even Anderson aswel
The man could nail every bed on the board
"Phil Taylor is currently averaging 180!"
never forget! RIP 2013 quote..
180 likes on this
LMFBO
Hahaha
Dominik Hiemer Tuesday
When you pick up darts, hit a 7, hit a 12 and then hit a 1 and think to yourself "i really thought that shit looked easy".
Stop says shit
To my player Adrian Lewis
Hey
if i hit 7,12,1 id quit
i always look at matches like this then i am hyped that im too that good i pick up darts and hit 5,1,5
Just dropped in again to re-watch one of the greatest games ever.
After every 180:
Taylor: Catch me if you can!
Lewis: I will never get tired of this!
The fact that Lewis averaged over 110 and still got well beaten says it all about the standard in this game, unbelievable. We all like to see a high standard, but i feel that the really close games that go to the wire are the ones that are most memorable. For instance the '92 World final between Taylor and Gregory tops this game because of the sheer drama, even though the standard was much lower.
You are so right about the Taylor Gregory match, best ever. I bought two sets of Gregory darts after the game, and i stil play with them.
Nice bit of trivia Allan. It was an iconic match. Laced with drama all the way.
@NoThankYou Le Mao you come on here to slag of Lewis with that grammar. Fucking clown.
@NoThankYou Le Mao Lewis was a great player 10 years ago, I agree he's sh*t now but at the time he was considered the ultimate 'power-scorer' in the game (2011-2014) & 110 averages were the norm. Then the likes of MVG & Anderson really put their foot on the accelerator and Lewis never fully recovered from his slump in form after the 2016 World Championship Final. Crazy to think these days he is the world number 40.
@@WillLMC96 Never write off a former two-time world champion mate. I believe that starting this year he is on the rise again and will return to at least the top 16, where he undoubtedly belongs. He is still relatively young and has never lost his phenomenal and natural talent. Btw. I think his decline really started after the 2018 WC 1st round defeat.
Fantastic game of darts. The greatest player ever. Phil Taylor.
All the players at the top now would smash prime PT
@@RyanTighe but them too players don’t have 17 world titles, I know which I’d prefer
High Ryza meth is a hell of a drug
@@RyanTighe
Maybe they could beat him for a short time before dropping off, but for sustained top level performance they just dont come close.
Look at Cross, 1 time World Champion, MvG has a few, but is not even at half the amount Taylor has, Wade, Anderson, not one of them comes close.
Price, Clayton and Wright are good, but can they be top level for a long time?
@@RyanTighe talking bollox mate
27:39 - a tungsten fantasy! that is pure gold
it´s so nice to watch, especially when you see that they really appreciate each other and just enjoy it to play as friends against each other. Big darts!
Amazing, thanks for posting. I'll probably watch it another 180 times or so. I loved in the 19th leg when Lewis just missed the 140 out and Taylor showed him how to do it just perfectly on his shot.
It was a 160 😉.
Taylor showed the next generation of the treble 19 value. And how to hit it! A top three game of all time, between two legends and friends. ♥️
2021..thumbs up!
This two gentlemen are the greatest, no question.
This is like a Friendly Fight between Anakin Skywalker and Yoda
Vincent Appelles 0
Vincent Appelles jjhihibiiiiioi88i
😆🤣😂
Ahahahhahahaah such a good reference
Shut up
i wish every game of darts would be this awesome. not the scoring.. but the way they having fun playing it is so great
Adrian Lewis Gary Anderson final was awesome too
@@rhysmcgreal8786pppppnk.
Fans: "How many 180s can you hit?"
Phil & Adrian: "YES!"
Not funny
Doesn't make sense ^^
Fuckin love this comment
@@FBS369 thank you it really is a good I love posts like this one
42:30 "Adrian Lewis has hit 180, 121 and finds himself 15 Points behind..."
17:28 rob cross in the crowd
Rob cross 😂😂😂😂
HAHAHAHA this comment 😭😂😂😂😂
Rick roll
I dont like him, like to see him lose every game.
@@drpeterthompson5894 why?
one of the best games ive ever witnessed
Adrian the dart world needs you back mate. Life is short. Leave your legacy on the board. You have the backing of millions of fans. Lots of love from Islington.
What happend to him
@Matthew Moore oh
Awful last night in world's....sad to see.
Imagine hitting 180, 121, 140 and still lose the leg. This is by far the greatest match there will ever be. Phil Taylor is and always will be the greateat sportsman of all time, not just darts, all sports. No one has ever dominated their sport like he did. Absolutely unreal, I loved the Taylor days. What a legend!
All sports is a heavy exagerration
I had to some googling and there might be an even higher number out there for someone but here is
Antoni Bou i Mena is a Spanish professional motorcycle trials rider. He has been the sole outdoor and indoor FIM Trial World Championship champion from 2007 to 2022. With these 32 world titles
Walter Lindrum, easily the best. They had to change billiards because of him
@@raphaelbashamella1030 Look up Jan Železný. I believe they changed Javelin two or three times because of him.
We have a lot of great sports men with remarkable achievements. 👌😊
The irony is, it wasn't even the best match they played that year. The World Matchplay final is even better.
11:05 OOOOOONEHUUUUNDREEEDAAND....forty.
So random
Kkkkkkkk so cute kkk
Bodenlose Dosenhose how did that actually happen
nointey noin😀
20:45 OMG phil taylor is crazy.
Adrian and Phil are just friends having fun in a high quality match :) soo nice to see
wow imagine playing some of the best darts of your life and still getting beaten 16-9. Apart from missing a few doubles can't really fault Lewis. Taylor was just on another level.
@Absolute Gaming WoW spoiler? Tf you on abt
@Absolute Gaming WoW it’s a comment section ffs they don’t intend to spoil it it’s not there fault yt shows a random comment at the top and + it’s a well known game I thought you’d know the result
@Absolute Gaming WoW what are you getting so angry about ? Just don’t check comments before a match what do you think comments are meant for , clearly there going to discuss darts on a dart post 🤦♂️ + your comment is from 6 months ago
@Absolute Gaming WoW no I’m just confused why your so passionate about this “ spoiler” even tho it’s not at all and it’s litrelly what comments are meant for hence why there meant to be read after
@@aydenharvey579 theres always that idiot bitchin about spoilers. I was smart enough to turn fullscreen and not look as to not be spoiled. Hes just a clown
10th leg is absolutely ridiculous stuff and great to see Taylor and Lewis enjoy and appreciating each other. Out of this world👏🏻
These two banging 180’s in easily and I’m over here accepting a 7-8 loss to level 3 computer
was so lucky to be at that match......pure brilliant great day!!
Taylors ability to keep his composure on this world stage is a super POWER very few possess.
Just awesome
Don’t know how he did it and to win matchplay and get to a final on his last year
Got a bit boring in the middle.. didn't have a 180 for 3mins 🙄😂😂😂
@Gappie Al Kebabi shut up you twat
@Gappie Al Kebabi Fuck ur comfortzone
@Gappie Al Kebabi Takes 1 to know 1
LMAO
@Gappie Al Kebabi What a bell end...
Easily the best part about this is how much fun they're clearly both having.
Ask any darts player, the greatest feeling in the world is playing your very best stuff against an opponent doing the exact same to you. Nothing like a pure battle, and even if you lose, you come out of it thinking "I couldn't have done much more".
Darts with these to the only time I'm proud to be a stokie!
30:42 "Adrian you require 142... 42, Phil you require 42"
only came to the comments to see if anyone else noticed that
Jamie hart i dont get it. What is wrong with this?
@@flightreport26 Nothing, it's just ridiculous with all the 42's :D
@@nils2655 And also the timestamp is 30:42!
@@rieldebonk1044 30:31 ......
Miss watching these guys play at this level
The energy from the crowd is awesome, must be so fun at one of these acting up carrying on
18:09 3 consecutive 180s
also 25:38
Sporting genius from the power, the best there was, the best there is and the best there ever will be
30:30
Require 142
Scores 42
Requires 42
Definitely something special about this match.
mardle even said ‘142 or 42, 42’ before it. it would’ve been funny if the referee had called game shot by saying ‘42 and the 16th leg’
18:00 and onward was simply ridiculous. Phil gets so much stronger when he falls behind.
Tremendous remember watching can watch it over and over.
man i love this game, i watch it over and over like a good movie :D
Never seen a player get beaten that badly after having hit 18 maximums and averaging over 110. Phil just turned into a beast after 8-7. Smashed lewis apart.
25:45 "he cant miss"....."the 19th 180"....seconds later: "this will be the 20th"...seconds later ath the 21st: "please, mercy"
I was laughing so hard at that commentary section...xD
epic commentary to an epic leg of darts of an epic game of darts.
I wish Phil Taylor was still around. Such a personality on the stage
The friendship between these two Hell of the players is leaking over the top of the time. I live to watch this every time 😊
I agree with the video title. Not just click bait.
looking again at 03/2024, its all time awesome to see this match again.
Well two of the greatest players enjoying a fantastic game. Thanks for upload
2013 Unicorn Phase 5 Phil Wins = World Championship, World Matchplay, Grand Prix, Grand Slam, UK Open, The Masters.
2014 Target Dart Phil Wins = World Matchplay, Grand Slam.
A sudden decline like that had nothing to do with age like some people would have you believe. Changing his darts had a catastrophic affect on his game. He was never as consistent again. Hope the sponsorship money from Target was worth it Phil, your consistency was the price.
Right.. so it's not the guy throwing it, it's the dart... 🙄 you're the reason aliens won't visit us! 🙄😒
@@stage2frbeast585 Why has MVG used the same match darts for years? Ask yourself that. Ya top players can throw with anything but they are more consistent with certain darts.
The same way snooker players tend to stick to a particular cue.
My point is very valid. Phil stuck to same set for years and was winning everything, the moment he switched he barely won anything anymore.
MVG despite having loads of different darts on the market, has used the same old, almost worn out darts, for years and years now. He's never switched.
It's not coincidence. When the best player in the world like MVG refuses to change sets despite his darts being very worn, you know there's something to be said for sticking to a set.
@@XavierMarciano because as the saying goes, 'if it ain't broken, don't fix it'.. that's why they use the same darts.. comfort! Nothing to do with the actual dart! 🙄🙄
Luke Coleman ehm no. I'm pretty sure MVG would get a lot of money if he would play some different darts during the WC or any other big tournament, but he doesn't. And that will have a reason and it surely is not simply "OK, they still work, so why should I take new ones?"^^
I 100 per cent agree with your analysis. As a big Taylor fan his decline happened overnight once he stopped using his phase 5 darts. I've no interest in different dart brands, if anything I've found Target to be better than unicorn. But Taylor played his best ever darts with his phase 5's and I think would have continued winning after 2014 with them, even with the rise of Van gerwen.
Awesome match. Should have been the best to Watch this match live. Cheers from 🇨🇷
They're such great sports. Love it
I’ve never EVER seen SO many 180s in one match.
I remember watching this just now.
Mutual respect of two greats of the perfect game!
The first 17 legs of this match were the best legs I've ever witnessed in a match. I was never a fan of these players at the time, and the rest of the match was a joy to watch but when they were dragging each other along at the start was phenomenal
That era was damn strong... Taylor, Barneveld, Lewis, Anderson, Whitlock, and many more...
I’m just discovering the world of professional darts and I just can’t get over the audience culture (chants, lots of engagement, costumes?) it’s amazing
Still amazed in 2021!
Me and my mother after I watched this :
Mom : "How many you pay for this T-Shirt ?"
Me : "One Hundred and eiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiighty
that's so traumatic :D
Lmfao 😂😂😂😂
Ooooone HUNDRED *AAAAAAAAY* - t
Mum*
So many 180s
that’s the saddest thing ever i was too young to see this beautiful player at his best😩(i started playing darts in 2015)
One of the greatest games I have seen in sometime!
Wow! I missed that match! I'm inpressed 🤘😃 🎯❤️
Absolutely incredible darts from my 2 favourite players of all time! 😍 180 after 180!!
Aidy Lewis must have walked off the stage at the end thinking ‘how did I average 110 and LOSE!!!’
2 hero of darts in Stoke on trent including taylor and lewis because they are WORLD 🎯 CHAMPION in history of stoke on trent in 🏴 england
I remember watching this in the pub and even the people that had absolutely no interest in darts were glued to it..
i dont know much about dart, but even i can tell this was a legendary match
If I had the power to bring just 1 person back to life it would be Sid Waddell .
for me it would be adolf hitler
Hahahahaah
@@shlomopornstein7364it takes a lot for a comment to really make me laugh.
Yours bent me over,near laughed up a lung
26:14
ITS LITERALLY LAUGHABLE
HA
HA
HA
HA!
30:24
What a match! What a respectful gesture at the end... 😍🎯 Greetings from Germany.
Insane scoring from both players! Marvellous!
crowd lit af
This looks like two friends playing in a training match. They have sooo much fan there
I come to watch this when feeling down i love n play darts but this game is up there with the darts gods !!! 🎯
The standard taylor set has not been surpassed years later
What a match. Lewis may have lost but he's truly world class and a crowd favourite. He'll reach the top again, he's unbelievable
I miss on form Lewis I hope he'll do a Barney
love or hate phil taylor . knowone will ever emulate him . the true goat .
Incredible
Honestly the crowd makes darts a vibe 😂
Wow! The title is actually spot on for once. What a match this was!
18:42 when the referee said 180 too much he lost his voice 😂😂😂
It went from being the best darts game up to about when Lewis and Taylor were neck-neck at 8-8 legs a piece. After that though, it just became Taylor's charge to victory. You can tell the 180s slowed down just a bit as Taylor started being from "that was fun wasn't it?" to "okay, now to end this man's career".
I was watching this back then And today whenever I throw some darts this match is my incentive
Such a classic match.
Whatever happened to Adrian Lewis..
Type 3 diabetes
This is absolute brilliance. But don't forget the semi final of the 2017 worlds. MVG (114,05) vs RVB (109,34). Beats the combined average of this match and was also brilliant to watch. And MVG (107,7) vs Anderson (104,9) in the final was a class act as well.
Lewis should have been known as one hundred and Aidy after this match 😂
Raymond van Barneveld & Michael van Gerwen: "Hold our beers"
Amazing that Taylor has double the world titles of barney and mvg combined and nearly double the amount of majors combined.
When MvG was at his best we all thought he will go on to win so many World titles but hes only got 3.Unbelievable.
Father &Son what a match !!!!!!
never seen them so happy in a game all the time thats really great xD :)
Soooo I guess I'm never going pro...
No you don't
I might because I get regular 90 darters. Ten times better than those 9 darters that the pros get
Best game I ever seen..
This is the best start match of all time. I have watched it several times
Respect all the way. With a record awesome
god damn this game is pure hype
My second best darts match ever, I have to always say that Taylor v van Barneveld at the Circus Tavern 2007 World Championship was incredible
Absolute quality game of darts
Love the sportsmanship this is how darts supposed to be played
Fucking hell. This match might be the best ever ....ever!