Phil Taylor’s glittering career is over having pulled out of his final tournament to bring forward his second retirement.

The legendary star was set to compete in the World Seniors Masters in November, however he’s had to withdraw due to injury.

Phil Taylor’s legendary career has come to a rather sad endGetty

Taylor had undergone hip surgery and while he hoped to be passed fit to compete, he will not be ready.

“I’m struggling a bit with my hip. Scar tissue,” Taylor told Online Darts.

“Everything was going fine, but then I just did a little too much and apparently I’ve torn my scar tissue. So yeah, it’s a bit painful.

“It’s been the worst pain I’ve ever had these last twelve months. Honestly, I’ll be glad when this year is gone.

“Practicing, I’ve been okay, but when you’ve been playing for a few hours there’s this really bad pain in the hip.

“It’s like having toothache and it drives me crazy, it really does.”

It brings an end to one of darts’ most legendary careers.

Taylor won an incredible 16 World Championship during his professional career, scooping 85 major titles and victorious in 214 professional tournaments.

The Power also won the Premier League six times and led England to glory four times in the World Cup.

He also held the world number one ranking for 13 years in total, including eight in a row from 2006 to 2013.

Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor is regarded as arguably the best-ever darts player

Taylor retired from the sport in 2018 after losing the World Championship final to Rob Cross.

But after four years out, he returned in 2022 in the World Seniors Darts Championship.

Reflecting on his illustrious career last year, Taylor remarked: “It’s been an unbelievable journey over the past 35 years and I’ve loved every minute of it.

“I’ll always love performing to the best of my ability.

“But time waits for no man and I know now is the right time to step away from the Tour.

“I’m going to be working just as hard as I always have to make sure I give the fans what they want and go out on top.”