| 2010 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 18 December 2009 – 3 January 2010 | ||
| Venue | Alexandra Palace | ||
| Location | London | ||
| Country |  England | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs (preliminaries, 3rd/4th place playoff) Sets (from Round 1) Final – best of 13 | ||
| Prize fund | £1,000,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £200,000 | ||
| Nine-dart finish |  Raymond van Barneveld | ||
| High checkout |
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| Champion(s) | |||
| Phil Taylor | |||
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The 2010 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the 17th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The event took place at Alexandra Palace in London from 18 December 2009 and 3 January 2010.
Phil Taylor successfully defended the title with a 7–3 victory over Simon Whitlock in the final. This was Taylor's thirteenth PDC world title, and his fifteenth in all.[1] Raymond van Barneveld recorded the second nine-dart finish in the history of the tournament in his second-round match against Brendan Dolan.[2]
- ^ "Phil Taylor powers to 15th world darts title". BBC Sport. 3 January 2010. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "Raymond van Barneveld hits second PDC nine-dart finish". BBC Sport. 28 December 2009. Archived from the original on 31 December 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2010.