2010 World Matchplay

The 2010 Stan James World Matchplay was the 17th annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place from 17–25 July 2010.

2010 Stan James World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates17–25 July 2010
VenueWinter Gardens
LocationBlackpool
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Final – best of 35
Prize fund£400,000
Winner's share£100,000
Nine-dart finish Raymond van Barneveld
High checkout160 Mark Walsh
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor
«2009 2011»

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) £100,000
Runner-Up (1) £50,000
Semi-finalists (2) £25,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £15,000
Second round (8) £7,500
First round (16) £5,000
Nine-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:

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 Phil Taylor 114.99 10
Barrie Bates 93.20 6
1 Phil Taylor 104.60 13
Steve Beaton 92.38 4
16 Paul Nicholson 84.07 3
Steve Beaton 89.75 10
1 Phil Taylor 103.31 16
Kevin Painter 96.77 4
8 Mark Walsh 90.46 12
Mark Dudbridge 89.62 10
8 Mark Walsh 91.91 12
Kevin Painter 91.75 14
9 Colin Lloyd 84.71 9
Kevin Painter 88.89 11
1 Phil Taylor 103.46 17
12 Simon Whitlock 94.45 4
4 Mervyn King 93.26 4
Jelle Klaasen 94.15 10
  Jelle Klaasen 86.24 14
Gary Anderson 87.84 12
13 Robert Thornton 92.79 0
Gary Anderson 98.24 10
Jelle Klaasen 92.51 8
12 Simon Whitlock 93.27 16
5 Terry Jenkins 88.57 6
Steve Brown 87.45 10
Steve Brown 93.19 10
12 Simon Whitlock 94.59 13
12 Simon Whitlock 94.86 10
Tony Eccles 88.85 1
1 Phil Taylor 105.16 18
2 Raymond van Barneveld 100.11 12
2 Raymond van Barneveld 97.63 10
Denis Ovens 84.70 1
2 Raymond van Barneveld 103.85 13
15 Alan Tabern 96.47 5
15 Alan Tabern 90.01 12
Wes Newton 88.54 10
2 Raymond van Barneveld 95.89 16
Co Stompé 90.26 12
7 Adrian Lewis 90.88 9
Mark Webster 90.86 11
  Mark Webster 85.61 9
Co Stompé 92.16 13
10 Andy Hamilton 89.65 10
Co Stompé 90.17 12
2 Raymond van Barneveld 99.42 17
3 James Wade 96.00 8
3 James Wade 89.14 10
Andy Smith 87.63 8
3 James Wade 92.34 13
Vincent van der Voort 94.98 10
14 Dennis Priestley 90.62 6
Vincent van der Voort 92.21 10
3 James Wade 97.93 16
Wayne Jones 95.52 12
6 Ronnie Baxter 93.02 10
Jamie Caven 88.15 7
6 Ronnie Baxter 89.52 9
Wayne Jones 90.29 13
11 Colin Osborne 87.61 8
Wayne Jones 87.98 10

Statistics
Player Eliminated Played Legs Won Legs Lost LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s High Checkout 3-dart Average
Phil Taylor Winner 5 74 30 26 125 92 36 136 106.31
Raymond van Barneveld Final 5 68 44 26 164 80 19 142 99.38
James Wade Semi-finals 4 47 47 20 131 63 24 145 95.27
Simon Whitlock Semi-finals 4 43 36 14 108 57 15 126 94.30
Kevin Painter Quarter-finals 3 29 37 11 78 55 8 112 92.47
Co Stompé Quarter-finals 3 37 35 15 95 35 15 130 90.86
Wayne Jones Quarter-finals 3 35 33 14 119 47 14 128 91.26
Jelle Klaasen Quarter-finals 3 32 32 13 83 28 12 148 90.97
Vincent van der Voort Second round 2 20 19 7 49 26 6 157 93.60
Steve Brown Second round 2 20 19 7 60 26 5 149 90.32
Alan Tabern Second round 2 17 23 5 63 22 10 156 93.24
Mark Webster Second round 2 20 22 5 56 23 3 122 88.24
Gary Anderson Second round 2 22 14 10 54 27 5 81 93.04
Ronnie Baxter Second round 2 19 20 6 48 25 8 88 91.27
Mark Walsh Second round 2 24 24 10 79 34 9 160 91.18
Steve Beaton Second round 2 14 16 5 26 27 6 136 91.07
Adrian Lewis First round 1 9 11 4 18 11 6 82 90.88
Dennis Priestley First round 1 6 10 2 16 13 4 98 90.62
Andy Hamilton First round 1 10 12 3 33 5 2 81 89.65
Mark Dudbridge First round 1 10 12 4 27 13 3 144 89.62
Tony Eccles First round 1 1 10 0 20 6 1 40 88.85
Terry Jenkins First round 1 6 10 3 21 10 3 96 88.57
Wes Newton First round 1 10 12 3 26 12 5 107 88.54
Jamie Caven First round 1 7 10 2 22 6 2 72 88.15
Andy Smith First round 1 8 10 2 18 17 3 151 87.63
Colin Osborne First round 1 8 10 3 21 11 2 97 87.61
Colin Lloyd First round 1 9 11 5 19 16 1 80 84.71
Denis Ovens First round 1 1 10 0 13 7 1 32 84.70
Mervyn King First round 1 4 10 2 12 13 2 80 93.26
Robert Thornton First round 1 0 10 0 11 9 1 — 92.79
Barrie Bates First round 1 6 10 1 27 12 0 96 93.20
Paul Nicholson First round 1 3 10 0 17 8 1 108 84.07

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