Phil Taylor to return from retirement to partner Adrian Lewis at Modus International Pairs

Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis will reunite as a team for the Modus Super Series' International Pairs tournament in November, with Taylor set to return to darts eight years after retiring.

Taylor, 66, is a 16-time world champion and is described in the announcement as the most-decorated player in the sport's history. 'The Power' won 214 professional tournaments and a record 87 major tournaments between 1987 and 2018. Lewis, 41 and nicknamed 'Jackpot', won the World Darts Championship in 2011 and 2012.

Although Taylor has not played professionally since 2018, he did feature at the World Seniors Darts Championship in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Lewis featured at Modus' International Pairs Tournament for England last year alongside Steve Beaton, having announced he was taking a break from darts in April 2023.

The pair have a lengthy competitive history: they have faced each other in five Professional Darts Corporation major title finals, all of which were won by Taylor. The duo are the most successful pairing in the history of the PDC's World Cup of Darts, winning it four times as Team England in their six outings together.

"I've been asked plenty of times about coming back, but it would have to be for the right reason," said Taylor. "Adrian is one of the very few people I'd come out of retirement to play alongside, and the Modus Super Series is the place I wanted to do it. "We've got a lot of history together, we know each other's games inside out and I'm looking forward to getting back up there with him."

"Phil and I have shared some brilliant moments playing together over the years, so to get the chance to do it again is really special," said Lewis. "We know what it takes to win as a pair and I'm looking forward to seeing what we can do together."

The doubles tournament takes place between 23 and 28 November in Portsmouth, and Taylor and Lewis will appear together in that event.