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 Phil Taylor (winner) Raymond van Barneveld (runner-up) James Wade (semi-finals) Mervyn King (first round) Terry Jenkins (first round) Ronnie Baxter (second round) Adrian Lewis (first round) Mark Walsh (second round) Colin Lloyd (first round) Andy Hamilton (first round) Colin Osborne (first round) Simon Whitlock (semi-finals) Robert Thornton (first round) Dennis Priestley (first round) Alan Tabern (second round) Paul Nicholson (first round)
PDPA Players Championship qualifiers Vincent van der Voort (second round) Andy Smith (first round) Wayne Jones (quarter-finals) Jamie Caven (first round) Co Stompé (quarter-finals) Mark Webster (second round) Wes Newton (first round) Denis Ovens (first round) Gary Anderson (second round) Jelle Klaasen (quarter-finals) Tony Eccles (first round) Steve Brown (second round) Kevin Painter (quarter-finals) Mark Dudbridge (first round) Steve Beaton (second round) Barrie Bates (first round)
Draw
Statistics Player Eliminated Played Legs Won Legs Lost LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s High checkout 3-dart average Phil TaylorWinner57430261259236136106.31 Raymond van BarneveldFinal5684426164801914299.38 James WadeSemi-finals4474720131632414595.27 Simon WhitlockSemi-finals4433614108571512694.30 Kevin PainterQuarter-finals32937117855811292.47 Co StompéQuarter-finals337351595351513090.86 Wayne JonesQuarter-finals3353314119471412891.26 Jelle KlaasenQuarter-finals332321383281214890.97 Vincent van der VoortSecond round2201974926615793.60 Steve BrownSecond round2201976026514990.32 Alan TabernSecond round21723563221015693.24 Mark WebsterSecond round2202255623312288.24 Gary AndersonSecond round2221410542758193.04 Ronnie BaxterSecond round219206482588891.27 Mark WalshSecond round22424107934916091.18 Steve BeatonSecond round2141652627613691.07 Adrian LewisFirst round19114181168290.88 Dennis PriestleyFirst round16102161349890.62 Andy HamiltonFirst round11012333528189.65 Mark DudbridgeFirst round1101242713314489.62 Tony EcclesFirst round1110020614088.85 Terry JenkinsFirst round16103211039688.57 Wes NewtonFirst round1101232612510788.54 Jamie CavenFirst round1710222627288.15 Andy SmithFirst round181021817315187.63 Colin OsborneFirst round18103211129787.61 Colin LloydFirst round19115191618084.71 Denis OvensFirst round1110013713284.70 Mervyn KingFirst round14102121328093.26 Robert ThorntonFirst round101001191—92.79 Barrie BatesFirst round16101271209693.20 Paul NicholsonFirst round13100178110884.07
References
External links World Matchplay at dartsdatabase.com World Matchplay at PDC.tv