Thursday 22 January 2015 23:49, UK
World champion Gary Anderson was a four-time winner at the PDC Annual Awards Dinner at London’s Dorchester Hotel on Thursday evening.
The Scot’s brilliant season, which culminated in his 7-6 victory over Phil Taylor in the final of the PDC World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace earlier this month, was rewarded with the prestigious Player of the Year title.
Anderson also won seven PDC ProTour titles during 2014 before his success at the Players Championship Finals in Minehead at the end of November, and he was a semi-finalist in the Premier League, World Matchplay and World Grand Prix.
He opened the evening by picking up the ProTour Player of the Year title, with his seven wins and £113,250 prize money edging out Michael van Gerwen to top the 2014 standings based on performances in European Tour events, Players Championships and UK Open Qualifiers.
He was then voted as the PDPA Players' Player of the Year and the PDC Fans' Player of the Year - with over 60 per cent of the vote in each poll - before being named as the PDC Player of the Year.
Anderson's achievement matches the four awards which Phil Taylor won at the 2009 and 2010 PDC Annual Awards Dinner.
James Wade's incredible comeback from 9-2 down to win the final of November's Masters 11-10 against Mervyn King was voted as the PDC Televised Performance of the Year.
Stephen Bunting was named as the PDC Best Newcomer, with the former Lakeside champion having won a UK Open Qualifier, reached the World Grand Prix semi-finals and moved up to 24th in the PDC Order of Merit since joining the circuit 12 months ago.
PDC World Youth Champion Keegan Brown, who made a big impression at the Grand Slam of Darts and World Championship, was named as the PDC Young Player of the Year.
