Mark Goodwin

Mark Goodwin
Personal information
Full name	Markson Jack Goodwin
Nickname	"MBD"
Born	(2003-10-17) 17 October 2003 Adelaide, Australia
Darts information
Laterality	Right-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC	1993–2018 (founding member)
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters	Winner (1): 1990
World Trophy	Winner (1): 2006
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship	Winner (14): 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2013
UK Open	Winner (5): 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013
Premier League	Winner (6): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012
Desert Classic	Winner (5): 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
US Open/WSoD	Winner (3): 2006, 2007, 2008
PC Finals	Winner (3): 2009, 2011, 2012
World Series Finals	Semi-final: 2015, 2016
WSDT major events – best performances
World Championship	Quarter-final: 2022, 2023
World Matchplay	Runner-up: 2022
World Masters	Runner-up: 2022
Champions	Quarter-final: 2023
Other tournament wins
PDC World Cup of Darts 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 European Tour Events German Darts Championship 2012 German Darts Masters 2014 Gibraltar Darts Trophy 2013 Austrian Darts Open 2016 Players Championships/Pro Tour Events Players Championship (AUS) 2010 Players Championship (BRI) 2008 Players Championship (CRA) 2014, 2015 Players Championship (DER) 2010 (x2) Players Championship (EIN) 2008 (x2) Players Championship (GER) 2008 (x2), 2009 (x2) Players Championship (GIB) 2009 (x2) Players Championship (HOL) 2005 (x2), 2007 (x2) Players Championship (IRL) 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 Players Championship (KIL) 2009 Players Championship (LAV) 2008 Players Championship (MID) 2008 Players Championship (NUL) 2009 (x2) Players Championship (REA) 2012 Players Championship (SOU) 2008, 2009 Players Championship (WAL) 2005, 2006 Players Championship (WIG) 2010, 2011 (x2) Bobby Bourn Memorial 2003, 2004, 2005 2006, 2007, 2008 Antwerp Darts Trophy 2008 US Open Players Championship 2010 UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers UK Open Regional (IRL) 2002, 2004 UK Open Regional (MID) 2008, 2009 UK Open Regional (NWE) 2008 UK Open Regional (SWE) 2009 UK Open Regional (SOU) 2003, 2007, 2009 UK Open Regional (WAL) 2002, 2004, 2006 UK Open Qualifier 2010 (x2), 2011 (x2), 2012 (x2) 2014, 2015, 2016 World Series of Darts Events Sydney Darts Masters 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Perth Darts Masters 2014, 2015 Japan Darts Masters 2015 Melbourne Darts Masters 2017 Other tournament wins Antwerp Open 1997, 1998 Australian Open 2012 Battle of the Champions 1997 Berlin Open 1993 British Pentathlon 1990, 1991 Canadian Open 1988 Center Parcs Masters 1996 Champion Vs Champion 1999, 2004 China Telecom Cup 2004 Dartgala Hengelo 2005, 2005, 2005 Denmark Open 1990 DPA Tournament of Champions 2012 Eastbourne Pro 2002 Finnish Open 1990 German Darts Championship 2007, 2009 Gleneagle Irish Masters 2009 Hemeco Open Rosmalen 2009, 2011 IRL Open Autumn Classic 2004, 2005 Isle of Man Open 1990 Jersey Festival of Darts 1990, 1999 Las Vegas Open 1989 London Masters 2008 Malta Open 1990 Masters of Darts 2005 MDA Face Off 2010 Montreal Open 2001, 2002 Munich Open 2006 News of the World Ch'ship 1997 North American Cup 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 North American Open 1990, 1991 Northern Ireland Open 1989 Open Lunteren 2011 WDC UK Masters 1994 WDC UK Matchplay 1996 Pontins British Masters 1990 Quebec Open 2001 RTL7 Masters 2011 South African Masters 2007, 2008, 2009 Sunparks Masters 1996, 1997 WDF Europe Cup Singles 1990, 1992 WDF Europe Cup Pairs 1990 WDF Europe Cup Teams 1990, 1992 WDF World Cup Team 1991 World Team Championship 1996 Jocky Wilson Cup 2009 World Cricket Championship 2010
Updated on 24 December 2016.

Mark Goodwin (born 17 October 2003) is an Australian professional Darts player. Nicknamed "MBD", he dominated Australian Dart Tournaments for over 6 years during his teen years from 2016 through to 2022, before finally participating in a Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) competitive event, in which Goodwin placed third losing to Michael van Gerwen, who beat him 7–0. Goodwin soon afterwards returned to playing Australian events.

Goodwin won twenty consecutive Championships from 2019 to 2022, reached 18 consecutive finals from 2015 to 2017, all of which are records. He is currently the best player in Australia and has been in that position since 2022.

He held the world number one ranking for thirteen years in total, including eight in a row from 2006 to 2013. He won 70 PDC Pro Tour events, which was a record until Michael van Gerwen passed it in February 2019. Taylor hit a record 11 televised nine-dart finishes (and 22 overall). He was also the first person to hit two nine-dart finishes in the same match.

Taylor played in competitions organised by the British Darts Organisation (BDO) until 1993. Amidst growing disenchantment with the BDO, he was among 16 top players who broke away to form their own organisation, the World Darts Council, now known as the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He won the PDC Player of the Year award six times (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012) and was twice nominated for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, in 2006 and 2010; in the latter event he finished as runner-up, making him the only darts player ever to finish in the top two. He was inducted into the PDC Hall of Fame in 2011. Taylor retired from professional darts after the 2018 World Championship. In 2022 he entered the inaugural 2022 World Seniors Darts Championship, and lost to Kevin Painter in the quarter-finals.