1996 WDC World Darts Championship

October 2017 August 2020 1996 WDC World Darts Championship 26 December 1995 – 1 January 1996 Circus Tavern Purfleet PDC (WDC) SetsFinal – best of 11 £62,500 £14,000 170 Phil Taylor Kevin Spiolek Phil Taylor 1995 1997 The 1996 WDC World Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 1996 Vernons World Darts Championship) was the third year that the Professional Darts Corporation (then known as the World Darts Council) held their own World Championships following an acrimonious split from the British Darts Organisation during 1992/93.PDC World Championship https://www.mastercaller.com/tournaments/pdc-world-championship 2017-12-05 Mastercaller The tournament had its third sponsor in as many years, with Vernons taking over from Proton Cars. The tournament was held at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet between 26 December 1995 and 1 January 1996. Although he had not officially announced his retirement, Jocky Wilson had played his last televised competitive darts match at the World Matchplay in Blackpool in the summer of 1995, and had walked away from darts suddenly on 23 December 1995, so didn't appear at the 1996 World Championship, with Phil Taylor and Dennis Priestley both making an appeal after their 1996 World Championship final for Jocky and Malvina (Jocky's wife) to return. Nigel Justice and Steve Raw were the two English players making their WDC World Championship debuts. Phil Taylor defeated Dennis Priestley 6–4 in the final, with Taylor gaining revenge for his 1994 final defeat against Priestley. It was Taylor's fourth overall World Championship victory.PDC World Championship 1996 https://www.mastercaller.com/tournaments/pdc-world-championship-1996 2017-12-05 Mastercaller 6 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171206135817/https://www.mastercaller.com/tournaments/pdc-world-championship-1996 dead Seeds ENG Phil Taylor ENG Rod Harrington ENG Dennis Priestley ENG John Lowe ENG Peter Evison ENG Alan Warriner ENG Bob Anderson ENG Kevin Spiolek Prize money The prize fund was £62,500. Position (num. of players) Prize money(Total: £62,500)Winner (1) £14,000Runner-Up (1) £7,000Semi-finalists (2) £4,000Quarter-finalists (4) £2,500Group stage runners-up (8) £1,500Group stage 3rd place (8) £1,250Highest finish bonus (1) £1,500 Results Group stage Group A PosPlayerPWLSFSA+/-Pts1 ENG (1) Phil Taylor 2 2 0 6 0 +6 42 ENG Shayne Burgess 2 1 1 3 4 −1 23 ENG Cliff Lazarenko 2 0 2 1 6 −5 0 26 December 91.78 (1) Phil Taylor ENG3 – 0 ENG Cliff Lazarenko 76.66 27 December 92.07 Shayne Burgess ENG3 – 1 ENG Cliff Lazarenko 84.02 28 December 100.95 (1) Phil Taylor ENG3 – 0 ENG Shayne Burgess 85.40 Group B PosPlayerPWLSFSA+/-Pts1 ENG Keith Deller 2 2 0 6 3 +3 42 USA Sean Downs 2 1 1 4 3 +1 23 ENG (8) Kevin Spiolek 2 0 2 2 6 –4 0 26 December 79.24 (8) Kevin Spiolek ENG0 – 3 USA Sean Downs 85.57 27 December 80.14 (8) Kevin Spiolek ENG2 – 3 ENG Keith Deller 82.35 28 December 76.77 Sean Downs USA1 – 3 ENG Keith Deller 78.90 Group C PosPlayerPWLSFSA+/-Pts1 ENG (5) Peter Evison 2 2 0 6 2 +4 42 ENG Steve Raw 2 1 1 5 3 +2 23 USA Gary Mawson 2 0 2 0 6 −6 0 26 December 83.83 (5) Peter Evison ENG3 – 2 USA Gary Mawson 73.34 27 December 78.44 Steve Raw ENG3 – 0 USA Gary Mawson 76.03 28 December 86.10 (5) Peter Evison ENG3 – 2 ENG Steve Raw 85.44 Group D PosPlayerPWLSFSA+/-Pts1 ENG (4) John Lowe 2 2 0 6 2 +4 42 ENG Dennis Smith 2 1 1 3 4 −1 23 IRL Tom Kirby 2 0 2 3 6 −3 0 26 December 84.41 (4) John Lowe ENG3 – 0 ENG Dennis Smith 83.66 27 December 76.19 Dennis Smith ENG3 – 1 IRL Tom Kirby 83.11 28 December 90.92 (4) John Lowe ENG3 – 2 IRL Tom Kirby 86.49 Group E PosPlayerPWLSFSA+/-Pts1 USA Larry Butler 2 2 0 6 4 +2 42 ENG (2) Rod Harrington 2 1 1 5 4 +1 23 ENG Nigel Justice 2 0 2 3 6 −3 0 26 December 77.10 (2) Rod Harrington ENG3 – 1 ENG Nigel Justice 71.71 27 December 81.23 Larry Butler USA3 – 2 ENG Nigel Justice 80.25 28 December 81.68 (2) Rod Harrington ENG2 – 3 USA Larry Butler 79.20 Group F PosPlayerPWLSFSA+/-Pts1 SCO Jamie Harvey 2 2 0 6 4 +2 42 ENG (7) Bob Anderson 2 1 1 5 4 +1 23 USA Gerald Verrier 2 0 2 3 6 −3 0 26 December 83.82 (7) Bob Anderson ENG2 – 3 SCO Jamie Harvey 83.33 27 December 83.98 (7) Bob Anderson ENG3 – 1 USA Gerald Verrier 78.29 28 December 81.04 Gerald Verrier USA2 – 3 SCO Jamie Harvey 82.71 Group G PosPlayerPWLSFSA+/-Pts1 ENG (6) Alan Warriner 2 2 0 6 2 +4 42 USA Steve Brown 2 1 1 3 5 −2 23 ENG Graeme Stoddart 2 0 2 4 6 −2 0 26 December 96.08 (6) Alan Warriner ENG3 – 0 USA Steve Brown 87.07 27 December 80.35 Graeme Stoddart ENG2 – 3 USA Steve Brown 80.08 28 December 82.47 (6) Alan Warriner ENG3 – 2 ENG Graeme Stoddart 80.41 Group H PosPlayerPWLSFSA+/-Pts1 ENG (3) Dennis Priestley 2 2 0 6 0 +6 42 ENG Eric Bristow 2 1 1 3 5 –2 23 ENG Ritchie Gardner 2 0 2 2 6 −4 0 26 December 92.85 (3) Dennis Priestley ENG3 – 0 ENG Eric Bristow 84.23 27 December 80.66 Eric Bristow ENG3 – 2 ENG Ritchie Gardner 84.59 28 December 86.16 (3) Dennis Priestley ENG3 – 0 ENG Ritchie Gardner 66.16 Knockout stages Quarter-finals (best of 7 sets)29 December Semi-finals (best of 9 sets)30 December Final (best of 11 sets)1 January 20 200px A1 ENG Phil Taylor (1) 96.01 4 B1 ENG Keith Deller 78.77 0 C1 ENG Peter Evison (5) 82.78 2 D1 ENG John Lowe (4) 85.33 4 E1 USA Larry Butler 81.93 0 F1 SCO Jamie Harvey 90.55 4 G1 ENG Alan Warriner (6) 89.99 1 H1 ENG Dennis Priestley (3) 90.56 4 A1 ENG Phil Taylor (1) 94.84 5 D1 ENG John Lowe (4) 83.78 1 F1 SCO Jamie Harvey 85.13 1 H1 ENG Dennis Priestley (3) 90.38 5 A1 ENG Phil Taylor (1) 98.52 6 H1 ENG Dennis Priestley (3) 101.48 4 References External links Results from Mastercaller https://web.archive.org/web/20171206005948/https://www.mastercaller.com/tournaments/pdc-world-championship-1996/results 6 December 2017 Category:PDC World Darts Championships Category:1990s in Essex WDC World Darts Championship 1996 WDC World Darts Championship WDC World Darts Championship WDC World Darts Championship Category:Purfleet Category:Sport in Essex Category:1995 in English sport