Gary Anderson celebrates with the Sid Waddell trophy after defeating Phil Taylor to win the World Darts Championships at Alexandra Palace in London. Photo by Getty Images
With the lively Alexandra Palace crowd on tenterhooks as the score see-sawed between the two, 16-time champion Taylor came back from 6-4 down to level 6-6 in a classic showdown with the 44-year-old 'Flying Scotsman'.
"There was a set where I played well and went 6-4 up and then after the break Phil took the next two sets and I felt it was gone," Anderson told Sky Sports after two and a-half hours of throwing.
"He's the best and always will be, even in 100 years time. That makes this a wee bit more special," added the Scot, who beat Dutch reigning champion Michael van Gerwen in the semi-finals.
