2019 World Matchplay

The 2019 Betfred World Matchplay was the 26th annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, from 20–28 July 2019.

2019 Betfred World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates20–28 July 2019
VenueWinter Gardens
LocationBlackpool
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£700,000
Winner's share£150,000
High checkout170 Peter Wright
170 Rob Cross
Champion(s)
Rob Cross
«2018 2020»

Gary Anderson was the defending champion, after defeating Mensur Suljović 21–19 after extra time in the longest final in the tournament's history.[1] However, he lost 11–8 to Mervyn King in the second round.

Rob Cross won his first World Matchplay title with an 18–13 win over Michael Smith in the final. He also became just the fourth player in history to win both the PDC World Championship and the World Matchplay.

Prize money

The prize fund rose from £500,000 to £700,000, with the winner's earnings being up from £115,000 in 2018 to £150,000.[2]

Position (no. of players) Prize Money
(Total: £700,000)
Winner (1) £150,000
Runner-Up (1) £70,000
Semi-finalists (2) £50,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £25,000
Second round (8) £15,000
First round (16) £10,000

Format

In previous stagings of the event all games had to be won by two clear legs with no sudden-death legs. However, after consulting the host broadcaster Sky Sports in 2013, 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 first to 10 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 30 June 2019 were seeded for the tournament. The top 16 players on the ProTour Order of Merit, not to have already qualified on the cut-off date were unseeded.

The following players qualified for the tournament:[3]

Draw
First round
(best of 19 legs)
20–22 July
[4][5][6][7] 		Second round
(best of 21 legs)
23–24 July
[8][9] 		Quarter-finals
(best of 31 legs)
25–26 July
[10] [11] 		Semi-finals
(best of 33 legs)
27 July
[12] 		Final
(best of 35 legs)
28 July
[13]
               
1 Michael van Gerwen 93.00 10
Steve Beaton 89.86 6
1 Michael van Gerwen 98.67 11
Glen Durrant 99.33 13
16 Adrian Lewis 94.69 4
Glen Durrant 101.05 10
Glen Durrant 92.84 16
8 James Wade 85.68 7
8 James Wade 96.16 13
Jeffrey de Zwaan 95.26 12
8 James Wade 93.86 13
9 Mensur Suljović 92.91 11
9 Mensur Suljović 96.76 10
Jermaine Wattimena 82.02 1
Glen Durrant 94.16 10
5 Michael Smith 100.77 17
5 Michael Smith 98.78 10
Jamie Hughes 97.54 7
5 Michael Smith 96.72 12
Max Hopp 92.98 10
12 Dave Chisnall 97.69 9
Max Hopp 94.71 11
5 Michael Smith 96.54 16
Mervyn King 88.37 11
4 Gary Anderson 93.75 10
Danny Noppert 87.77 6
4 Gary Anderson 94.95 8
Mervyn King 94.88 11
13 Nathan Aspinall 102.96 5
Mervyn King 100.55 10
5 Michael Smith 95.91 13
2 Rob Cross 95.16 18
2 Rob Cross 100.60 10
Chris Dobey 91.34 3
2 Rob Cross 98.47 11
Krzysztof Ratajski 94.45 5
15 Darren Webster 88.61 5
Krzysztof Ratajski 89.23 10
2 Rob Cross 101.83 16
Stephen Bunting 96.08 14
7 Gerwyn Price 92.02 12
Stephen Bunting 95.11 13
  Stephen Bunting 92.82 14
10 Ian White 94.63 12
10 Ian White 98.24 10
Joe Cullen 88.63 0
2 Rob Cross 96.64 17
3 Daryl Gurney 92.46 15
6 Peter Wright 102.04 10
Vincent van der Voort 97.40 5
6 Peter Wright 103.01 11
11 Simon Whitlock 87.42 2
11 Simon Whitlock 94.99 10
John Henderson 101.33 8
6 Peter Wright 104.57 13
3 Daryl Gurney 101.86 16
3 Daryl Gurney 96.34 10
Ricky Evans 89.33 7
3 Daryl Gurney 93.44 11
Keegan Brown 92.44 9
14 Jonny Clayton 93.46 8
Keegan Brown 95.59 10

Statistics
Player Eliminated Played Legs Won Legs Lost 100+ 140+ 180s High Checkout 3-dart Average Checkout Success
Rob Cross Winner 5 72 50 140 84 34 170 98.14 43.90%
Michael Smith Runner up 5 68 56 141 99 33 147 97.61 38.42%
Glen Durrant Semi-finals 4 49 39 98 55 22 137 97.08 44.55%
Daryl Gurney Semi-finals 4 52 46 140 65 36 124 94.63 32.31%
Peter Wright Quarter-finals 3 34 23 105 64 15 170 102.53 48.84%
Mervyn King Quarter-finals 3 32 29 60 48 12 160 94.60 42.67%
Stephen Bunting Quarter-finals 3 41 40 94 59 22 120 93.97 39.71%
James Wade Quarter-finals 3 33 39 106 47 12 160 91.90 43.42%
Ian White Second round 2 22 14 34 28 14 121 96.44 32.35%
Michael van Gerwen Second round 2 21 19 41 25 11 134 95.84 32.81%
Mensur Suljović Second round 2 21 14 51 25 8 101 94.84 42.00%
Gary Anderson Second round 2 18 17 35 25 10 160 94.35 35.29%
Keegan Brown Second round 2 19 19 45 17 8 148 94.02 40.43%
Max Hopp Second round 2 21 21 66 27 10 128 93.85 42.86%
Krzysztof Ratajski Second round 2 15 16 36 23 3 160 91.84 45.45%
Simon Whitlock Second round 2 12 19 38 12 7 124 91.21 46.15%
Nathan Aspinall First round 1 5 10 17 3 4 127 102.96 26.32%
John Henderson First round 1 8 10 24 16 4 97 101.33 47.06%
Dave Chisnall First round 1 9 11 26 9 10 81 97.69 29.03%
Jamie Hughes First round 1 7 10 25 13 2 128 97.54 36.84%
Vincent van der Voort First round 1 5 10 21 12 2 52 97.40 31.25%
Jeffrey de Zwaan First round 1 12 13 28 21 6 119 95.26 37.50%
Adrian Lewis First round 1 4 10 15 8 6 80 94.69 40.00%
Jonny Clayton First round 1 8 10 23 13 2 101 93.46 44.44%
Gerwyn Price First round 1 12 13 23 11 6 106 92.02 51.17%
Chris Dobey First round 1 3 10 17 5 2 145 91.34 33.33%
Steve Beaton First round 1 6 10 22 6 4 46 89.86 35.29%
Ricky Evans First round 1 7 10 20 8 2 85 89.33 58.33%
Joe Cullen First round 1 0 10 8 6 2 N/A 88.63 00.00%
Darren Webster First round 1 5 10 18 12 1 105 88.61 33.33%
Danny Noppert First round 1 6 10 16 10 2 86 87.77 31.58%
Jermaine Wattimena First round 1 1 10 9 3 3 32 82.02 14.29%

Source: Match reports from the draw.

References
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  2. Allen, Dave. "Prize Money Soars Above £14m In 2019". PDC. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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  6. "2019 Betfred World Matchplay Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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