1997 World Matchplay

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1997 Webster's World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates28 July–2 August 1997
Venue Winter Gardens
Location Blackpool
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund £46,000
Winner's share£12,000
High checkout164 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
Champion(s)
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
«1996 1998»

The 1997 Webster's World Matchplay was the fourth time the World Matchplay darts tournament had been held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool from 28 July to 2 August 1997.

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Two Preliminary round ties were decided even before the players could even reach the oche, with the USA's Larry Butler and Holland's Raymond Barneveld being disqualified for failing to arrive at the venue in enough time to play their rivals, allowing Dean Allsop and Mick Manning an easy passage to the first round.

This was brewery Samuel Webster's third and final year as tournament sponsor. The tournament was won by Phil Taylor.

Prize money

The prize fund was £46,000. [1]

Position (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: £46,000)
Winner(1)£12,000
Runner-Up(1)£6,000
Third place(1)£3,250
Fourth place(1)£2,750
Quarter-finalists(4)£1,700
Second round(8)£900
First round(16)£500

Seeds

There were eight seeds for the tournament. [1]

  1. Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
  2. Flag of England.svg Peter Evison
  3. Flag of England.svg Dennis Priestley
  4. Flag of England.svg Rod Harrington
  5. Flag of England.svg Keith Deller
  6. Flag of England.svg Alan Warriner
  7. Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Harvey
  8. Flag of England.svg Bob Anderson

Results

Players in bold denote match winners. [2] [3] [4]

Preliminary round

PlayerScorePlayer
John Ferrell Flag of England.svg 6–1 Flag of England.svg Paul Cook
Anthony Ridler Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 6–1 Flag of the United States.svg Gerome Vardaro
Darryl Fitton Flag of England.svg 6–4 Flag of England.svg Ritchie Gardner
Andy Jenkins Flag of England.svg 6–3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Avtar Gill
Drew O'Neill Flag of Scotland.svg 6–4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Part
Richie Burnett Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 6–1 Flag of England.svg Colin Monk
Mick Manning Flag of England.svg bye Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld
Dean Allsop Flag of England.svg bye Flag of the United States.svg Larry Butler

Last 32

First round (best of 15 legs)
28–29 July
Second round (best of 15 legs)
30 July
Quarter-finals (best of 21 legs)
31 July
Semi-finals (best of 25 legs)
1 August
Final (best of 31 legs)
2 August
               
1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 113.438
Flag of the United States.svg Gary Mawson 95.220
1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 92.018
Q Flag of England.svg Mick Manning 74.912
Q Flag of England.svg Mick Manning76.208
Flag of England.svg Harry Robinson 78.213
1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 97.2911
8 Flag of England.svg Bob Anderson 88.922
8 Flag of England.svg Bob Anderson 85.628
Q Flag of England.svg Dean Allsop 78.155
8 Flag of England.svg Bob Anderson 88.238
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Brown 85.504
  Flag of the United States.svg Steve Brown 86.498
Flag of the United States.svg Sean Downs 73.350
1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 99.2113
4 Flag of England.svg Rod Harrington 95.319
5 Flag of England.svg Keith Deller 75.844
Flag of England.svg Kevin Spiolek 81.308
  Flag of England.svg Kevin Spiolek 79.508
Flag of Scotland.svg Drew O'Neill 68.854
Q Flag of Scotland.svg Drew O'Neill 80.408
Q Flag of England.svg John Ferrell 77.885
Flag of England.svg Kevin Spiolek 83.885
4 Flag of England.svg Rod Harrington 93.5111
4 Flag of England.svg Rod Harrington 101.228
Flag of England.svg Cliff Lazarenko 89.372
4 Flag of England.svg Rod Harrington 86.078
Flag of England.svg Dennis Smith 82.592
  Flag of England.svg Dennis Smith 86.078
Flag of England.svg Eric Bristow 81.152
1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 106.3216
6 Flag of England.svg Alan Warriner 98.4311
2 Flag of England.svg Peter Evison 89.378
Flag of England.svg Graeme Stoddart 73.171
2 Flag of England.svg Peter Evison  8
Q Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Anthony Ridler  5
Q Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Anthony Ridler  8
Flag of the United States.svg Gerald Verrier  5
2 Flag of England.svg Peter Evison 91.119
Q Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Richie Burnett 96.0011
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Harvey 87.576
Flag of the United States.svg Paul Lim 89.138
Flag of the United States.svg Paul Lim 84.547
Q Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Richie Burnett 86.139
Q Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Richie Burnett 93.578
Flag of England.svg Chris Mason 88.055
Q Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Richie Burnett 87.609
6 Flag of England.svg Alan Warriner 91.0513
6 Flag of England.svg Alan Warriner 96.578
Flag of England.svg Steve Raw 82.893
6 Flag of England.svg Alan Warriner 92.918
Flag of England.svg Peter Manley 87.001
  Flag of England.svg Peter Manley 84.638
Q Flag of England.svg Darryl Fitton 83.556
6 Flag of England.svg Alan Warriner 101.5511
3 Flag of England.svg Dennis Priestley 97.237
3 Flag of England.svg Dennis Priestley 85.778
Q Flag of England.svg Andy Jenkins 84.516
3 Flag of England.svg Dennis Priestley 94.778
Flag of England.svg Shayne Burgess 90.065
  Flag of England.svg Shayne Burgess 93.3615
Flag of England.svg John Lowe 95.1313

Third place playoff(best of 21 legs) Flag of England.svg (4) Rod Harrington 11–10 Richie Burnett Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg

References

  1. 1 2 "World Matchplay 1997". Mastercaller. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  2. "1997 World Matchplay Results". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  3. "Results of World Matchplay 1997". Mastercaller. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  4. "World Matchplay 1997 – Bracket". Mastercaller. Retrieved 5 February 2024.