2017 World Matchplay

The 2017 BetVictor World Matchplay was the 24th annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, from 22–30 July 2017.

2017 BetVictor World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates22–30 July 2017
VenueWinter Gardens
LocationBlackpool
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£500,000
Winner's share£115,000
High checkout170 Benito van de Pas
170 Gerwyn Price
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor
«2016 2018»

Michael van Gerwen was the two-times defending champion but lost to Phil Taylor 16–6 in the quarter-finals, with Taylor then going on to beat Peter Wright 18–8 in the final to claim his 16th World Matchplay Championship. It was Taylor's final appearance in this tournament and his last major tournament win.[1]

Prize money

The prize fund increased from £450,000 to £500,000, with the winner's earnings increasing from £100,000 to £115,000.

Position (no. of players) Prize Money
(Total: £500,000)
Winner (1) £115,000
Runner-Up (1) £55,000
Semi-finalists (2) £30,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £17,500
Second round (8) £11,000
First round (16) £7,000

Format

In previous stagings of the event all games had to be won by two clear legs with no sudden-death legs. However, in 2013 after consulting the host broadcaster Sky Sports, the PDC decided that games will now only proceed for a maximum of six extra legs before a tie-break leg is required. For example, in a best of 19 legs first round match, if the score reaches 12–12 then the 25th leg will be the decider.

Qualification

The top 16 players on the PDC Order of Merit as of July 10, 2017 were seeded for the tournament. The top 16 players on the ProTour Order of Merit not to have already qualified will be unseeded.[2]

The following players qualified for the tournament:[3]

Draw
First round (best of 19 legs)
22–24 July[4][5][6] 		Second round (best of 21 legs)
25–26 July[7][8] 		Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs)
27–28 July[9][10] 		Semi-finals (best of 33 legs)
29 July 		Final (best of 35 legs)
30 July
               
1 Michael van Gerwen 98.55 10
Stephen Bunting 94.54 4
1 Michael van Gerwen 99.97 11
16 Simon Whitlock 91.37 3
16 Simon Whitlock 95.77 10
Kyle Anderson 96.64 5
1 Michael van Gerwen 101.07 6
8 Phil Taylor 101.85 16
8 Phil Taylor 94.04 10
Gerwyn Price 88.68 5
8 Phil Taylor 102.27 11
9 Raymond van Barneveld 98.92 3
9 Raymond van Barneveld 92.42 10
Joe Cullen 96.95 8
8 Phil Taylor 102.74 17
4 Adrian Lewis 93.50 9
5 Dave Chisnall 95.16 10
Mervyn King 89.22 7
5 Dave Chisnall 96.90 12
Alan Norris 98.61 14
12 Kim Huybrechts 93.45 6
Alan Norris 90.59 10
Alan Norris 91.31 13
4 Adrian Lewis 94.16 16
4 Adrian Lewis 95.07 10
Steve Beaton 94.51 7
4 Adrian Lewis 100.93 11
Rob Cross 104.08 8
13 Ian White 94.61 7
Rob Cross 95.72 10
8 Phil Taylor 104.24 18
3 Peter Wright 99.74 8
2 Gary Anderson 101.95 10
Christian Kist 99.96 7
2 Gary Anderson 105.17 9
Daryl Gurney 103.26 11
15 Benito van de Pas 89.53 9
Daryl Gurney 96.98 11
Daryl Gurney 97.18 16
7 Mensur Suljović 99.45 13
7 Mensur Suljović 94.42 10
John Henderson 86.35 4
7 Mensur Suljović 95.57 11
Justin Pipe 92.07 6
10 Jelle Klaasen 89.34 5
Justin Pipe 90.94 10
Daryl Gurney 94.40 15
3 Peter Wright 93.92 17
6 James Wade 96.08 11
Darren Webster 96.48 13
  Darren Webster 95.39 11
Steve West 95.39 7
11 Michael Smith 95.45 5
Steve West 99.94 10
Darren Webster 95.55 12
3 Peter Wright 100.19 16
3 Peter Wright 89.26 10
James Wilson 90.51 8
3 Peter Wright 104.18 11
Cristo Reyes 93.64 4
14 Robert Thornton 90.82 3
Cristo Reyes 101.32 10

Statistics
Player Eliminated Played Legs Won Legs Lost LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s High Checkout 3-dart Average Checkout Success
Phil Taylor Winner 5 72 31 135 105 31 151 101.03 48.37%
Peter Wright Final 5 62 57 170 121 21 147 97.46 41.36%
Daryl Gurney Semi-finals 4 53 48 114 83 37 146 97.96 43.18%
Adrian Lewis Semi-finals 4 46 45 101 77 24 144 95.92 42.69%
Michael van Gerwen Quarter-finals 3 27 23 54 45 14 160 99.86 34.49%
Mensur Suljović Quarter-finals 3 34 26 73 51 13 148 96.48 48.52%
Darren Webster Quarter-finals 3 36 34 100 60 14 133 95.81 36.95%
Alan Norris Quarter-finals 3 37 34 87 49 15 155 93.51 38.71%
Gary Anderson Second round 2 19 18 37 26 16 104 103.56 35.24%
Rob Cross Second round 2 18 18 46 25 10 125 99.90 44.70%
Steve West Second round 2 17 16 44 26 10 135 97.67 42.33%
Cristo Reyes Second round 2 14 14 38 15 8 116 97.48 49.41%
Dave Chisnall Second round 2 22 21 49 30 18 121 96.03 31.13%
Raymond van Barneveld Second round 2 13 19 32 31 10 124 95.67 27.38%
Simon Whitlock Second round 2 13 16 38 16 5 119 93.57 35.00%
Justin Pipe Second round 2 16 16 41 19 12 120 91.51 29.26%
Christian Kist First round 1 7 10 16 12 9 100 99.96 43.75%
Joe Cullen First round 1 8 10 20 10 5 150 96.95 44.44%
Kyle Anderson First round 1 5 10 19 3 6 105 96.64 55.56%
James Wade First round 1 11 13 42 18 2 121 96.08 55.00%
Michael Smith First round 1 5 10 18 6 4 80 95.45 45.45%
Ian White First round 1 7 10 22 17 2 74 94.61 30.43%
Stephen Bunting First round 1 4 10 16 11 3 102 94.54 22.22%
Steve Beaton First round 1 7 10 22 12 1 100 94.51 43.75%
Kim Huybrechts First round 1 6 10 21 8 5 72 93.45 28.57%
Robert Thornton First round 1 3 10 15 8 1 62 90.82 25.00%
James Wilson First round 1 8 10 22 10 4 127 90.51 33.33%
Benito van de Pas First round 1 9 11 28 16 1 170 89.53 27.27%
Jelle Klaasen First round 1 5 10 16 8 3 76 89.34 26.32%
Mervyn King First round 1 7 10 13 13 3 90 89.22 28.00%
Gerwyn Price First round 1 7 10 20 7 1 170 88.68 31.25%
John Henderson First round 1 4 10 18 9 1 97 86.35 30.77%

Source: Match reports from the draw.

References
  1. "World Matchplay: Phil Taylor beats Peter Wright to win 16th title". BBC Sport. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. "PDC Order of Merit Rules". PDC. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  3. "2017 BetVictor World Matchplay Field". PDC. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  4. "BetVictor World Matchplay Day One". PDC. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  5. "BetVictor World Matchplay Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  6. "BetVictor World Matchplay Day Three". PDC. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  7. "BetVictor World Matchplay Day Four". PDC. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
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  9. "BetVictor World Matchplay Day Six". PDC. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
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