The silver is named The Sid Waddell Trophy.
Your reigning champion is, correctly, Mighty Mike. He won Number 3 last (this) year beating the other Michael in the final, that flopping Smith toddler. You'll notice from this list of PDC Word Champions that MvG is yet to retain a Sid. Surely the only box left unticked.
There'll be a LOT said about van Barneveld this year so have a bag handy. He is retiring after this tournament. 13 years since he won it in what many call the greatest game.
1994 - Dennis Priestley def Phil Taylor 6-1
1995 - Phil Taylor def Rod Harrington 6-2
1996 - Phil Taylor def Dennis Priestley 6-4
1997 - Phil Taylor def Dennis Priestley 6-3
1998 - Phil Taylor def Dennis Priestley 6-0
1999 - Phil Taylor def Peter Manley 6-2
2000 - Phil Taylor def Dennis Priestley 7-3
2001 - Phil Taylor def John Part 7-0
2002 - Phil Taylor def Peter Manley 7-0
2003 - John Part def Phil Taylor 7-6
2004 - Phil Taylor def Kevin Painter 7-6
2005 - Phil Taylor def Mark Dudbridge 7-4
2006 - Phil Taylor def Peter Manley 7-0
2007 - Raymond van Barneveld def Phil Taylor 7-6
2008 - John Part def Kirk Shepherd 7-2
2009 - Phil Taylor def Raymond van Barneveld 7-1
2010 - Phil Taylor def Simon Whitlock 7-3
2011 - Adrian Lewis def Gary Anderson 7-5
2012 - Adrian Lewis def Andy Hamilton 7-3
2013 - Phil Taylor def Michael van Gerwen 7-4
2014 - Michael van Gerwen def Peter Wright 7-4
2015 - Gary Anderson def Phil Taylor 7-6
2016 - Gary Anderson def Adrian Lewis 7-5
2017 - Michael van Gerwen def Gary Anderson 7-3
2018 - Rob Cross def Phil Taylor 7-2
2019 - Michael van Gerwen def Michael Smith 7-3
See next post for Round 3 onwards.
--Christmas Break-- 
