2010 World Matchplay

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2010 Stanjames.com World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates17–25 July 2010
Venue Winter Gardens
Location Blackpool
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
Final – best of 35
Prize fund £400,000
Winner's share£150,000
Nine-dart finish Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld
High checkout160 Flag of England.svg Mark Walsh
Champion(s)
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
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The 2010 Stanjames.com World Matchplay was the 17th annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place from 17 to 25 July 2010.

Contents

Phil Taylor successfully defended his title, defeating Raymond van Barneveld in the final to win his eleventh World Matchplay. Van Barneveld also hit only the second ever nine-dart finish at the World Matchplay in his first round victory over Denis Ovens.

3D

The semi-finals and final of the World Matchplay were shown in 3D for the first time ever in darts. Over 1,000 venues in the UK broadcast the matches in 3D via Sky Sports. Commentator Sid Waddell was quoted as saying: "It's a revolution in darts TV broadcasting".

Prize money

For the second consecutive World Matchplay, the prize fund was £400,000.

Position (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: £400,000)
Winner(1)£150,000
Runner-Up(1)£75,000
Semi-finalists(2)£50,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£20,000
Second round(8)£6,500
First round(16)£4,000
Nine-dart finish (1)£1,000

Qualification

The qualification is the top 16 in the PDC Order of Merit qualify automatically and a further 16 have to qualify for the tournament by being in the top 16 of the Players Championships order of merit.

The participants are:

Draw

First round(best of 19 legs)
17–20 July [1] [2] [3] [4] 		Second round(best of 25 legs)
21–22 July [5] [6] 		Quarter-finals(best of 31 legs)
23 July [7] 		Semi-finals(best of 33 legs)
24 July [8] 		Final(best of 35 legs)
25 July [9]
               
1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 114.9910
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Barrie Bates 93.206
1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 104.6013
Flag of England.svg Steve Beaton 92.384
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Nicholson 84.073
Flag of England.svg Steve Beaton 89.7510
1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 103.3116
Flag of England.svg Kevin Painter 96.774
8 Flag of England.svg Mark Walsh 90.4612
Flag of England.svg Mark Dudbridge 89.6210
8 Flag of England.svg Mark Walsh 91.9112
Flag of England.svg Kevin Painter 91.7514
9 Flag of England.svg Colin Lloyd 84.719
Flag of England.svg Kevin Painter 88.8911
1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 103.4617
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 94.454
4 Flag of England.svg Mervyn King 93.264
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Klaasen 94.1510
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Klaasen 86.2414
Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 87.8412
13 Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton 92.790
Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 98.2410
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Klaasen 92.518
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 93.2716
5 Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins 88.576
Flag of England.svg Steve Brown 87.4510
Flag of England.svg Steve Brown 93.1910
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 94.5913
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 94.8610
Flag of England.svg Tony Eccles 88.851
1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 105.1618
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 100.1112
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 97.6310
Flag of England.svg Denis Ovens 84.701
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 103.8513
15 Flag of England.svg Alan Tabern 96.475
15 Flag of England.svg Alan Tabern 90.0112
Flag of England.svg Wes Newton 88.5410
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 95.8916
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Co Stompé 90.2612
7 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 90.889
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster 90.8611
  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster 85.619
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Co Stompé 92.1613
10 Flag of England.svg Andy Hamilton 89.6510
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Co Stompé 90.1712
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 99.4217
3 Flag of England.svg James Wade 96.008
3 Flag of England.svg James Wade 89.1410
Flag of England.svg Andy Smith 87.638
3 Flag of England.svg James Wade 92.3413
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort 94.9810
14 Flag of England.svg Dennis Priestley 90.626
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort 92.2110
3 Flag of England.svg James Wade 97.9316
Flag of England.svg Wayne Jones 95.5212
6 Flag of England.svg Ronnie Baxter 93.0210
Flag of England.svg Jamie Caven 88.157
6 Flag of England.svg Ronnie Baxter 89.529
Flag of England.svg Wayne Jones 90.2913
11 Flag of England.svg Colin Osborne 87.618
Flag of England.svg Wayne Jones 87.9810

Statistics

PlayerEliminatedPlayedLegs WonLegs LostLWAT100+140+180sHigh checkout3-dart average
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor Winner57430261259236136106.31
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld Final5684426164801914299.38
Flag of England.svg James Wade Semi-finals4474720131632414595.27
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock Semi-finals4433614108571512694.30
Flag of England.svg Kevin Painter Quarter-finals32937117855811292.47
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Co Stompé Quarter-finals337351595351513090.86
Flag of England.svg Wayne Jones Quarter-finals3353314119471412891.26
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Klaasen Quarter-finals332321383281214890.97
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort Second round2201974926615793.60
Flag of England.svg Steve Brown Second round2201976026514990.32
Flag of England.svg Alan Tabern Second round21723563221015693.24
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster Second round2202255623312288.24
Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson Second round2221410542758193.04
Flag of England.svg Ronnie Baxter Second round219206482588891.27
Flag of England.svg Mark Walsh Second round22424107934916091.18
Flag of England.svg Steve Beaton Second round2141652627613691.07
Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis First round19114181168290.88
Flag of England.svg Dennis Priestley First round16102161349890.62
Flag of England.svg Andy Hamilton First round11012333528189.65
Flag of England.svg Mark Dudbridge First round1101242713314489.62
Flag of England.svg Tony Eccles First round1110020614088.85
Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins First round16103211039688.57
Flag of England.svg Wes Newton First round1101232612510788.54
Flag of England.svg Jamie Caven First round1710222627288.15
Flag of England.svg Andy Smith First round181021817315187.63
Flag of England.svg Colin Osborne First round18103211129787.61
Flag of England.svg Colin Lloyd First round19115191618084.71
Flag of England.svg Denis Ovens First round1110013713284.70
Flag of England.svg Mervyn King First round14102121328093.26
Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton First round101001191—92.79
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Barrie Bates First round16101271209693.20
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Nicholson First round13100178110884.07

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