2010 World Matchplay

October 2023 2010 Stanjames.com World Matchplay 17–25 July 2010 Winter Gardens Blackpool, England Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) LegsFinal – best of 35 £400,000 £100,000 Raymond van Barneveld 160 Mark Walsh Phil Taylor ENG 2009 2011 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. 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. The final of the 2010 PDC Women's World Darts Championship took place at this event, with Stacy Bromberg defeating Tricia Wright by a score of 6 legs to 5. 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) £100,000Runner-Up (1) £50,000Semi-finalists (2) £25,000Quarter-finalists (4) £15,000Second round (8) £7,500First round (16) £5,000Nine-dart finish (1) £5,000 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: PDC Top 16 ENG Phil Taylor (winner) NED Raymond van Barneveld (runner-up) ENG James Wade (semi-finals) ENG Mervyn King (first round) ENG Terry Jenkins (first round) ENG Ronnie Baxter (second round) ENG Adrian Lewis (first round) ENG Mark Walsh (second round) ENG Colin Lloyd (first round) ENG Andy Hamilton (first round) ENG Colin Osborne (first round) AUS Simon Whitlock (semi-finals) SCO Robert Thornton (first round) ENG Dennis Priestley (first round) ENG Alan Tabern (second round) AUS Paul Nicholson (first round) PDPA Players Championship qualifiers NED Vincent van der Voort (second round) ENG Andy Smith (first round) ENG Wayne Jones (quarter-finals) ENG Jamie Caven (first round) NED Co Stompé (quarter-finals) WAL Mark Webster (second round) ENG Wes Newton (first round) ENG Denis Ovens (first round) SCO Gary Anderson (second round) NED Jelle Klaasen (quarter-finals) ENG Tony Eccles (first round) ENG Steve Brown (second round) ENG Kevin Painter (quarter-finals) ENG Mark Dudbridge (first round) ENG Steve Beaton (second round) WAL Barrie Bates (first round) Draw First round (best of 19 legs)17–20 JulyStanJames.com World Matchplay Day One http://www.pdc.tv/page/WorldMatchplayDetail/0,,10180~2094983,00.html 17 July 2010 PDC 1 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20100720031707/http://www.pdc.tv/page/WorldMatchplayDetail/0,,10180~2094983,00.html 20 July 2010 deadStanJames.com World Matchplay Day Two http://www.pdc.tv/page/WorldMatchplayDetail/0,,10180~2095409,00.html 18 July 2010 PDC 1 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20100721121938/http://www.pdc.tv/page/WorldMatchplayDetail/0,,10180~2095409,00.html 21 July 2010 deadStanJames.com World Matchplay Day Three http://www.pdc.tv/page/WorldMatchplayDetail/0,,10180~2096373,00.html 19 July 2010 PDC 1 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20100722051926/http://www.pdc.tv/page/WorldMatchplayDetail/0,,10180~2096373,00.html 22 July 2010 deadStanJames.com World Matchplay Day Four http://www.pdc.tv/page/WorldMatchplayDetail/0,,10180~2097303,00.html 20 July 2010 PDC 1 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20100723150721/http://www.pdc.tv/page/WorldMatchplayDetail/0,,10180~2097303,00.html 23 July 2010 dead Second round (best of 25 legs)21–22 JulyWorld Matchplay Day Five http://www.pdc.tv/page/WorldMatchplayDetail/0,,10180~2098535,00.html 21 July 2010 PDC 1 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20100724063549/http://www.pdc.tv/page/WorldMatchplayDetail/0,,10180~2098535,00.html 24 July 2010 deadWorld Matchplay Day Six http://www.pdc.tv/page/WorldMatchplayDetail/0,,10180~2099641,00.html 22 July 2010 PDC 1 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20100725155851/http://www.pdc.tv/page/WorldMatchplayDetail/0,,10180~2099641,00.html 25 July 2010 dead Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs)23 JulyStanJames.com World Matchplay Quarter Finals http://www.pdc.tv/page/WorldMatchplayDetail/0,,10180~2100270,00.html 23 July 2010 PDC 1 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110828132945/http://www.pdc.tv/page/WorldMatchplayDetail/0,,10180~2100270,00.html 28 August 2011 dead Semi-finals (best of 33 legs)24 JulyStanJames.com World Matchplay Semi-finals http://www.pdc.tv/page/WorldMatchplayDetail/0,,10180~2101390,00.html 24 July 2010 PDC 1 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20100727065129/http://www.pdc.tv/page/WorldMatchplayDetail/0,,10180~2101390,00.html 27 July 2010 dead Final (best of 35 legs)25 JulyBrilliant Taylor Retains Title http://www.pdc.tv/page/WorldMatchplayDetail/0,,10180~2101802,00.html 25 July 2010 PDC 25 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100727230823/http://www.pdc.tv/page/WorldMatchplayDetail/0,,10180~2101802,00.html 27 July 2010 dead 200 1 ENG Phil Taylor 114.99 10 WAL Barrie Bates 93.20 6 16 AUS Paul Nicholson 84.07 3 ENG Steve Beaton 89.75 10 8 ENG Mark Walsh 90.46 12 ENG Mark Dudbridge 89.62 10 9 ENG Colin Lloyd 84.71 9 ENG Kevin Painter 88.89 11 4 ENG Mervyn King 93.26 4 NED Jelle Klaasen 94.15 10 13 SCO Robert Thornton 92.79 0 SCO Gary Anderson 98.24 10 5 ENG Terry Jenkins 88.57 6 ENG Steve Brown 87.45 10 12 AUS Simon Whitlock 94.86 10 ENG Tony Eccles 88.85 1 2 NED Raymond van Barneveld 97.63 10 ENG Denis Ovens 84.70 1 15 ENG Alan Tabern 90.01 12 ENG Wes Newton 88.54 10 7 ENG Adrian Lewis 90.88 9 WAL Mark Webster 90.86 11 10 ENG Andy Hamilton 89.65 10 NED Co Stompé 90.17 12 3 ENG James Wade 89.14 10 ENG Andy Smith 87.63 8 14 ENG Dennis Priestley 90.62 6 NED Vincent van der Voort 92.21 10 6 ENG Ronnie Baxter 93.02 10 ENG Jamie Caven 88.15 7 11 ENG Colin Osborne 87.61 8 ENG Wayne Jones 87.98 10 1 ENG Phil Taylor 104.60 13 ENG Steve Beaton 92.38 4 8 ENG Mark Walsh 91.91 12 ENG Kevin Painter 91.75 14   NED Jelle Klaasen 86.24 14 SCO Gary Anderson 87.84 12 ENG Steve Brown 93.19 10 12 AUS Simon Whitlock 94.59 13 2 NED Raymond van Barneveld 103.85 13 15 ENG Alan Tabern 96.47 5   WAL Mark Webster 85.61 9 NED Co Stompé 92.16 13 3 ENG James Wade 92.34 13 NED Vincent van der Voort 94.98 10 6 ENG Ronnie Baxter 89.52 9 ENG Wayne Jones 90.29 13 1 ENG Phil Taylor 103.31 16 ENG Kevin Painter 96.77 4 NED Jelle Klaasen 92.51 8 12 AUS Simon Whitlock 93.27 16 2 NED Raymond van Barneveld 95.89 16 NED Co Stompé 90.26 12 3 ENG James Wade 97.93 16 ENG Wayne Jones 95.52 12 1 ENG Phil Taylor 103.46 17 12 AUS Simon Whitlock 94.45 4 2 NED Raymond van Barneveld 99.42 17 3 ENG James Wade 96.00 8 1 ENG Phil Taylor 105.16 18 2 NED Raymond van Barneveld 100.11 12 Statistics Player Eliminated Played Legs Won Legs Lost LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s High checkout 3-dart average ENG Phil TaylorWinner57430261259236136106.31 NED Raymond van BarneveldFinal5684426164801914299.38 ENG James WadeSemi-finals4474720131632414595.27 AUS Simon WhitlockSemi-finals4433614108571512694.30 ENG Kevin PainterQuarter-finals32937117855811292.47 NED Co StompéQuarter-finals337351595351513090.86 ENG Wayne JonesQuarter-finals3353314119471412891.26 NED Jelle KlaasenQuarter-finals332321383281214890.97 NED Vincent van der VoortSecond round2201974926615793.60 ENG Steve BrownSecond round2201976026514990.32 ENG Alan TabernSecond round21723563221015693.24 WAL Mark WebsterSecond round2202255623312288.24 SCO Gary AndersonSecond round2221410542758193.04 ENG Ronnie BaxterSecond round219206482588891.27 ENG Mark WalshSecond round22424107934916091.18 ENG Steve BeatonSecond round2141652627613691.07 ENG Adrian LewisFirst round19114181168290.88 ENG Dennis PriestleyFirst round16102161349890.62 ENG Andy HamiltonFirst round11012333528189.65 ENG Mark DudbridgeFirst round1101242713314489.62 ENG Tony EcclesFirst round1110020614088.85 ENG Terry JenkinsFirst round16103211039688.57 ENG Wes NewtonFirst round1101232612510788.54 ENG Jamie CavenFirst round1710222627288.15 ENG Andy SmithFirst round181021817315187.63 ENG Colin OsborneFirst round18103211129787.61 ENG Colin LloydFirst round19115191618084.71 ENG Denis OvensFirst round1110013713284.70 ENG Mervyn KingFirst round14102121328093.26 SCO Robert ThorntonFirst round101001191—92.79 WAL Barrie BatesFirst round16101271209693.20 AUS Paul NicholsonFirst round13100178110884.07 References External links World Matchplay at dartsdatabase.com https://web.archive.org/web/20211207161154/https://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/FixtureList.aspx?EventKey=2336 7 December 2021 World Matchplay at PDC.tv Category:World Matchplay (darts) Category:2010s in Lancashire World Matchplay Darts World Matchplay Darts Category:2010 in English sport