Sixteen-time world champion Phil Taylor will return to darts eight years after retiring to play in the Modus Super Series' International Pairs tournament in November. Taylor will play alongside another former world champion, Adrian Lewis, who has not played professionally on the PDC circuit since April 2023.

Taylor, 66, is 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. The doubles tournament takes place between 23 and 28 November in Portsmouth.

Nicknamed 'Jackpot', 41-year-old Lewis won the World Darts Championship in 2011 and 2012 and has faced Taylor in five PDC major title finals, all won by Taylor. The duo are the most successful pairing in the PDC's World Cup of Darts, winning it four times as Team England in their six outings together.

'The Modus Super Series is the place I wanted to do it,' said Taylor. While Taylor has not played professionally since 2018, he featured at the World Seniors Darts Championship in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Lewis competed at Modus' International Pairs Tournament for England last year alongside Steve Beaton.