Sky Bet Mobile World Matchplay
Saturday July 16
First Round
Terry Jenkins 3-10 Steve Beaton
Vincent van der Voort 10-7 Alan Tabern
Adrian Lewis 14-12 Kevin Painter
Mark Webster 10-8 John Part (Including 9 Dart finish from John Part)
Sunday July 17
Paul Nicholson 12-10 Colin Osborne
Mark Walsh 10-3 Dave Chisnall
James Wade 10-0 Jamie Caven
Raymond van Barneveld 10 v 3 Steve Brown
Monday July 18
7.10pm – Wayne Jones 10 v 6 Scott Rand
8.00pm – Mervyn King 6 v 10 Justin Pipe
9.00pm – Phil Taylor 10 v 8 Mark Hylton
10.00pm – Wes Newton 10 v 2 Andy Smith
Tuesday July 19
7.10pm – Ronnie Baxter 8-10 Denis Ovens
8.00pm – Colin Lloyd 7-10 John Henderson
9.00pm – Gary Anderson 6-10 Andy Hamilton
10.00pm – Simon Whitlock 10-7 Peter Wright
Wednesday July 20
Second Round
7.10pm – Steve Beaton 7-13 Webster
8.20pm – Adrian Lewis 13-5 Vincent van der Voort
9.30pm – Raymond van Barneveld 13-9 Paul Nicholson
10.40pm – James Wade 13-11 Mark Walsh
Thursday July 21
7.10pm – Whitlock 13-1 Ovens
8.20pm – Hamilton 13-11 Henderson
9.30pm – Taylor 13-7 Jones
10.40pm – Newton 13-8 Pipe
Friday July 22
Quarter-Finals
1.10pm - Simon Whitlock 15-17 Andy Hamilton
3.00pm – Mark Webster 12-16 Adrian Lewis
7.10pm - Raymond van Barnaveld 11-16 James Wade
9.00pm – Phil Taylor 16-5 Wes Newton
Saturday July 23
Semi-Finals
7.10pm James Wade 17-10 Adrian Lewis
9.00pm Phil Taylor 17-9 Andy Hamilton
Sunday July 24
Final 7.10pm
Phil Taylor 18-8 James Wade
Format
First Round – Best of 19 legs
Second Round – Best of 25 legs
Quarter-Finals – Best of 31 legs
Semi-Finals – Best of 33 legs
Final – Best of 35 legs
All games must be won by two clear legs.
All news of the 2012 World Matchplay will appear here in due course.
The SKYBET World Matchplay is played in a legs format. The tournament was sponsored by gambling company Stan James from 2000-2010, which made them the longest running sponsors of a PDC darts tournament. SKYBET have since taken over the event from 2011.
The World Matchplay has been played yearly since 1994 in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool. The first ever winner was Larry Butler, who beat Dennis Priestley 16-12, and the current holder is Phil Taylor. It is regarded as the second biggest PDC Tournament, status shown by the fact the whole tournament was sold out within 3 days of the tickets being on sale.
The 1995 World Matchplay turned out to be Jocky Wilson’s last appearance in a major televised event. Wilson had reached the quarter-finals of the inaugural tournament in 1994 and he beat Rod Harrington in the 1st round in 1995, but a 2nd round defeat against Nigel Justice was effectively the end of his career.
The difference between this and other darts tournaments is that there is no deciding leg – players must win by two clear legs. The first round is usually played over the first to 10 legs, but if the score reaches 9-9, play continues until either player gains a 2 leg lead.
Phil Taylor is the current champion beating Raymond van Barnaveld 18-12 in the 2010 final.
Previous Winners
Year Winner Score Runner-Up Prize Fund Sponsor
| 2011 | Phil Taylor | 18 v 8 | James Wade | £400,000 | SkyBET Mobile |
| 2010 | Phil Taylor | 18 V 12 | Raymond Van Barneveld | £400,000 | Stan James |
| 2009 | Phil Taylor | 18 V 4 | Terry Jenkins | £400,000 | Stan James |
| 2008 | Phil Taylor | 18 V 9 | James Wade | £300,000 | Stan James |
| 2007 | James Wade | 18 V 7 | Terry Jenkins | £200,000 | Stan James |
| 2006 | Phil Taylor | 18 V 11 | James Wade | £150,000 | Stan James |
| 2005 | Colin Lloyd | 18 V 11 | John Part | £120,000 | Stan James |
| 2004 | Phil Taylor | 18 V 8 | Mark Dudbridge | £100,000 | Stan James |
| 2003 | Phil Taylor | 18 V 12 | Wayne Mardle | £80,000 | Stan James |
| 2002 | Phil Taylor | 18 V 16 | John Part | £75,500 | Stan James |
| 2001 | Phil Taylor | 18 V 10 | Richie Burnett | £65,000 | Stan James |
| 2000 | Phil Taylor | 18 V 12 | Alan Warriner-Little | £58,000 | Stan James |
| 1999 | Rod Harrington | 19 V 17 | Peter Manley | £58,000 | None |
| 1998 | Rod Harrington | 19 V 17 | Ronnie Baxter | £58,000 | None |
| 1997 | Phil Taylor | 16 V 11 | Alan Warriner-Little | £48,000 | None |
| 1996 | Peter Evison | 16 V 14 | Dennis Priestley | £52,000 | Websters |
| 1995 | Phil Taylor | 16 V 11 | Dennis Priestley | £42,800 | Websters |
| 1994 | Larry Butler | 16 V 12 | Dennis Priestley | £42,800 | Proton Cars |
Records
Nine dart finish
In the 2002 tournament, Phil Taylor hit the first ever nine dart finish against Chris Mason to be broadcast live on UK television. This was described by Sky Sports as the greatest darting moment ever, he pocketed £100,000 for the feat. Raymond van Barnaveld also did the feat in 2010, against Denis Ovens in his 10-1 1st round win he only pocketed £5,000. John Part also achieved the feat in the 2011 event against Mark Webster in his first round loss earning £10,000.
Averages The current highest average in the World Matchplay is held by Phil Taylor with a 113.43 Av against Gary Mawson
Longest match in history
The finals of 1998 and 1999 both went to 36 legs as a result of the format of “2 clear legs”.
Longest first round match
The longest first round match ever played was the 2002 clash between Peter Manley and Bob Anderson. Scheduled to be first to 10 legs, the match went to 32 legs with Anderson winning 17-15. A second round match in 1994 between Jim Watkins and Keith Deller scheduled for best of 17 legs ended after 34 legs with Watkins the winner 18-16.
Longest unbeaten run
Phil Taylor 28 consecutive match wins from 2000 until his defeat in the quarter finals of the 2005 event to John Part. Taylor has only lost six matches in the history of the event:
1994 Bob Anderson 9-11 (sudden death, 2nd Round)
1996 Peter Evison 1-8 (2nd Round)
1998 Ronnie Baxter 10-13 (Quarter Finals)
1999 Peter Manley 14-17 (Semi Finals),
2005 John Part 11-16 (Quarter Finals)
2007 Terry Jenkins 11-17 (Semi Finals).
Whitewashes
In a short preliminary round match in 1996, Mick Manning beat Garry Haynes 5-0. The first whitewashes in longer match came in 1997 when Steve Brown beat Sean Downs 8-0 and Phil Taylor beat Gary Mawson 8-0. Mawson was the first player to suffer two whitewashes when he lost to Rod Harrington 0-8 in 1998. Other whitewashes:
2002 Phil Taylor 10-0 Shayne Burgess
2002 John Part 10-0 Mark Walsh
2003 Phil Taylor 10-0 Les Fitton
2004 John Part 10-0 Colin Monk
2004 Ronnie Baxter 10-0 Peter Evison
2011 James Wade 10-0 Jamie Caven
Heaviest defeat
Phil Taylor’s 16-1 thrashing of Roland Scholten in the 2007 Quarter finals is the biggest victory margin in the tournament’s history.
Sponsors
There have been four different sponsors for the World Matchplay:
1994-Proton Cars
1995-96 Websters
1997-99 No Title Sponsor
2000-10 Stan James
2011-Present SkyBET Mobile
HOTELS
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Map
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Motorway
Exit the M6 at junction 32 onto the M55 into Blackpool.
(Directions link is above)
Train Station
Both Blackpool North and South run at regular intervals from Preston Main Line, every 10/15 Mins peak times and costs approx £ 6.00/£7.00 Single/Return, Blackpool North is the nearest to The Winter Gardens.
North is a short walk to the Winter Gardens or a very short taxi.
South is 10 mins away and is £8.00 in a taxi.
Airport
Blackpool Airport is about £10 cab fare to The Winter Gardens.
Manchester Airport is 40 miles away and is available via train, trains run every 30 mins..Return £ 20 approx, Single £6.00 Advance.
Parking
There are lots of multi-storey car parks a short distance away, to park near the venue you need to be lucky when a space becomes available.