- 2008 World Matchplay Darts
The 2008 Stan James World Matchplay will be the 15th annual staging of the tournament by the
Professional Darts Corporation . The tournament will take place from SundayJuly 20 to SaturdayJuly 26 . As usual it will be staged at the Winter Gardens inBlackpool . World number three,James Wade went into the competition as the defending champion and managed to reach the final for the third year in a row, but was defeated by top seedPhil Taylor 18-9 who won his ninth World Matchplay championship.Prize fund
A total of £300,000 will be available for the players, divided based on the following performances:
Winner - £60,000
Runner-up - £30,000
Semi-finalists - £17,000
Quarter-finalists - £12,000
Second round losers - £8,000
First round losers - £4,000Nine-dart jackpot - £10,000
Qualification
The qualification process for the World Matchplay differed this year. The top 16 in the [http://www.planetdarts.tv/page/OrderofMerit/0,,10180,00.html PDC Order of the Merit] after the 2008 UK Open qualified automatically as the 16 seeds. The other 16 places would be made up of the 16 highest ranked players (not already in the top 16) from the [http://www.planetdarts.tv/page/OrderofMerit/0,,10180~1221390,00.html 2008 Players Championship Order of Merit] - decided by the various Player Championship events taking place on the
PDC Pro Tour from January 2008 - the cutoff point was the Las Vegas Players Championship just before the2008 Las Vegas Desert Classic . [ [http://www.planetdarts.tv/page/OrderofMerit/0,,10180~1233239,00.html 2008 Order of Merit explanation] obtained 06-07-2008]Thus, the participants were:
PDC Top 16
flagicon|ENG
Phil Taylor
flagicon|NEDRaymond van Barneveld
flagicon|ENGJames Wade
flagicon|CANJohn Part
flagicon|ENGTerry Jenkins
flagicon|ENG Andy Hamilton
flagicon|ENGAdrian Lewis
flagicon|NEDRoland Scholten
flagicon|ENGColin Lloyd
flagicon|ENGWayne Mardle
flagicon|ENGDennis Priestley
flagicon|ENGPeter Manley
flagicon|ENGRonnie Baxter
flagicon|ENGAlan Tabern
flagicon|ENGKevin Painter
flagicon|ENGColin Osborne PDPA Players Championship qualifiers
flagicon|ENG Mervyn King
flagicon|ENG Chris Mason
flagicon|NEDVincent van der Voort
flagicon|ENGDenis Ovens
flagicon|ENGWayne Jones
flagicon|ENGMark Dudbridge
flagicon|ENG Andy Smith
flagicon|ENGKevin McDine
flagicon|ENG Mark Walsh
flagicon|ENG Matt Clark
flagicon|ENGSteve Beaton
flagicon|NEDMichael van Gerwen
flagicon|ENGTony Eccles
flagicon|ENG Alex Roy
flagicon|ENG Mark Frost
flagicon|ENGAdrian Gray Draw
32TeamBracket-Compact
RD1=1st Round [ [http://www.planetdarts.tv/page/WorldMatchplayDetail/0,,10180~1190658,00.html 2008 Stan James World Matchplay tickets] obtained 06-07-2008] ,July 20 -22,
b.o.19, losers £4,000
RD2=2nd Round,July 22 -23,
b.o.25, losers £8,000
RD3=Quarter Finals,July 24 ,
b.o.31, losers £12,000
RD4=Semi Finals,July 25 ,
b.o.33, losers £17,000
RD5=Final,July 26 , b.o.35
£60,000 / £30,000score-width=15
RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=flagicon|ENGPhil Taylor 103.53
RD1-score01=10
RD1-seed02=
RD1-team02=flagicon|ENGSteve Beaton 97.91
RD1-score02=6RD1-seed03=16
RD1-team03=flagicon|ENG C. Osborne 96.78
RD1-score03=10
RD1-seed04=
RD1-team04=flagicon|ENG M. King 91.48
RD1-score04=7RD1-seed05=8
RD1-team05=flagicon|ENG A. Lewis 88.75
RD1-score05=8
RD1-seed06=
RD1-team06=flagicon|ENG K. McDine 96.02
RD1-score06=10RD1-seed07=9
RD1-team07=flagicon|ENG C. Lloyd 91.37
RD1-score07=6
RD1-seed08=
RD1-team08=flagicon|ENG M. Walsh 100.41
RD1-score08=10RD1-seed09=5
RD1-team09=flagicon|ENG T. Jenkins 92.48
RD1-score09=10
RD1-seed10=
RD1-team10=flagicon|ENG Alex Roy 91.32
RD1-score10=6RD1-seed11=12
RD1-team11=flagicon|ENG D. Priestley 91.13
RD1-score11=10
RD1-seed12=
RD1-team12=flagicon|ENG A. Gray 84.63
RD1-score12=8RD1-seed13=4
RD1-team13=flagicon|CANJohn Part 85.24
RD1-score13=10
RD1-seed14=
RD1-team14=flagicon|ENG Chris Mason 81.97
RD1-score14=3RD1-seed15=13
RD1-team15=flagicon|ENG A. Tabern 95.75
RD1-score15=10
RD1-seed16=
RD1-team16=flagicon|NED V.v.d. Voort 92.25
RD1-score16=8RD1-seed17=2
RD1-team17=flagicon|NED v. Barneveld 88.41
RD1-score17=11
RD1-seed18=
RD1-team18=flagicon|ENG Mark Frost 82.17
RD1-score18=9RD1-seed19=15
RD1-team19=flagicon|ENG K. Painter 86.57
RD1-score19=8
RD1-seed20=
RD1-team20=flagicon|ENG T. Eccles 88.73
RD1-score20=10RD1-seed21=7
RD1-team21=flagicon|ENG A. Hamilton 92.59
RD1-score21=12
RD1-seed22=
RD1-team22=flagicon|NED v. Gerwen 93.22
RD1-score22=14RD1-seed23=10
RD1-team23=flagicon|ENG W. Mardle 88.29
RD1-score23=11
RD1-seed24=
RD1-team24=flagicon|ENG M. Dudbridge 88.28
RD1-score24=9RD1-seed25=6
RD1-team25=flagicon|NED R. Scholten 90.56
RD1-score25=4
RD1-seed26=
RD1-team26=flagicon|ENG Matt Clark 90.75
RD1-score26=10RD1-seed27=11
RD1-team27=flagicon|ENG P. Manley 91.14
RD1-score27=10
RD1-seed28=
RD1-team28=flagicon|ENGDenis Ovens 90.59
RD1-score28=4RD1-seed29=3
RD1-team29=flagicon|ENG J. Wade 96.31
RD1-score29=10
RD1-seed30=
RD1-team30=flagicon|ENGWayne Jones 91.04
RD1-score30=4RD1-seed31=14
RD1-team31=flagicon|ENG R. Baxter 93.33
RD1-score31=10
RD1-seed32=
RD1-team32=flagicon|ENG Andy Smith 84.45
RD1-score32=4RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=flagicon|ENG Taylor 109.70
RD2-score01=13
RD2-seed02=16
RD2-team02=flagicon|ENG Osborne 97.08
RD2-score02=5RD2-seed03=
RD2-team03=flagicon|ENG McDine 92.29
RD2-score03=13
RD2-seed04=
RD2-team04=flagicon|ENG Walsh 95.02
RD2-score04=9RD2-seed05=5
RD2-team05=flagicon|ENG Jenkins 93.10
RD2-score05=11
RD2-seed06=12
RD2-team06=flagicon|ENG Priestley 94.60
RD2-score06=13RD2-seed07=4
RD2-team07=flagicon|CAN Part 90.26
RD2-score07=7
RD2-seed08=13
RD2-team08=flagicon|ENG Tabern 93.53
RD2-score08=13RD2-seed09=2
RD2-team09=flagicon|NED v. Barneveld 90.99
RD2-score09=13
RD2-seed10=
RD2-team10=flagicon|ENG Eccles 84.83
RD2-score10=3RD2-seed11=
RD2-team11=flagicon|NED v. Gerwen 88.13
RD2-score11=9
RD2-seed12=10
RD2-team12=flagicon|ENG Mardle 91.70
RD2-score12=13RD2-seed13=
RD2-team13=flagicon|ENG Clark 88.39
RD2-score13=13
RD2-seed14=11
RD2-team14=flagicon|ENG Manley 88.91
RD2-score14=6RD2-seed15=3
RD2-team15=flagicon|ENG Wade 97.99
RD2-score15=13
RD2-seed16=14
RD2-team16=flagicon|ENG Baxter 93.06
RD2-score16=7RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=flagicon|ENG Taylor 95.78
RD3-score01=16
RD3-seed02=
RD3-team02=flagicon|ENG McDine 89.76
RD3-score02=6RD3-seed03=12
RD3-team03=flagicon|ENG Priestley 94.10
RD3-score03=16
RD3-seed04=13
RD3-team04=flagicon|ENG Tabern 90.65
RD3-score04=14RD3-seed05=2
RD3-team05=flagicon|NED v. Barneveld 89.32
RD3-score05=16
RD3-seed06=10
RD3-team06=flagicon|ENG Mardle 87.90
RD3-score06=18RD3-seed07=
RD3-team07=flagicon|ENG Clark 93.27
RD3-score07=12
RD3-seed08=3
RD3-team08=flagicon|ENG Wade 97.85
RD3-score08=16RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=flagicon|ENG Taylor 105.59
RD4-score01=17
RD4-seed02=12
RD4-team02=flagicon|ENG Priestley 96.56
RD4-score02=8RD4-seed03=10
RD4-team03=flagicon|ENG Mardle 88.92
RD4-score03=5
RD4-seed04=3
RD4-team04=flagicon|ENG Wade 102.73
RD4-score04=17RD5-seed01=1
RD5-team01=flagicon|ENGPhil Taylor 109.47
RD5-score01=18
RD5-seed02=3
RD5-team02=flagicon|ENGJames Wade 102.58
RD5-score02=9Scores after player's names are three-dart averages (total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)
All games must be won by 2 clear legs (e.g in Rd 1 there can't be a 10-9 scoreline it has to be 11-9 or 10-8)
Results
Round 1, Sunday 20th July
Evening Session
*flagicon|ENG Mark Walsh 10-6 Colin Lloydflagicon|ENG
*flagicon|ENG Wayne Mardle 11-9 Mark Dudbrigdeflagicon|ENG
*flagicon|ENG Colin Osbourne 10-7 Mervyn Kingflagicon|ENGRound 1, Monday 21st July
Afternoon Session
*flagicon|ENG Dennis Priestley 10-8 Adrian Grayflagicon|ENG
*flagicon|ENG Kevin Painter 8-10 Tony Ecclesflagicon|ENG
*flagicon|NED Roland Scholten 4-10 Matt Clarkflagicon|ENG
*flagicon|ENG Terry Jenkins 10-6 Alex Royflagicon|ENGEvening Session
*flagicon|CAN John Part 10-3 Chris Masonflagicon|ENG
*flagicon|ENG Kevin McDine 10-8 Adrian Lewisflagicon|ENG
*flagicon|ENG Phil Taylor 10-6 Steve Beatonflagicon|ENG
*flagicon|NED Raymond van Barneveld 11-9 Mark Frostflagicon|ENGRound 1 and 2, Tuesday 22nd July
Afternoon Session
*flagicon|ENG Ronnie Baxter 10-4 Andy Smithflagicon|ENG
*flagicon|ENG Alan Tabern 10-8 Vincent van der Voortflagicon|NED
*flagicon|ENG Andy Hamilton 12-14 Michael van Gerwenflagicon|NED
*flagicon|ENG Peter Manley 10-4 Dennis Ovensflagicon|ENGEvening Session
*flagicon|ENG James Wade 10-4 Wayne Jonesflagicon|ENGRound 2
*flagicon|ENG Phil Taylor 13-5 Colin Osborneflagicon|ENG
*flagicon|ENG Kevin McDine 13-9 Mark Walshflagicon|ENGRound 2, Wednesday 23rd July
Afternoon Session
*flagicon|ENG Terry Jenkins 11-13 Dennis Priestleyflagicon|ENG
*flagicon|CAN John Part 7-13 Alan Tabernflagicon|ENG
*flagicon|NED Michael van Gerwen 9-13 Wayne Mardleflagicon|ENGEvening Session
*flagicon|ENG Matt Clark 13-6 Peter Manleyflagicon|ENG
*flagicon|NED Raymond van Barneveld 13-3 Tony Ecclesflagicon|ENG
*flagicon|ENG James Wade 13-7 Ronny Baxterflagicon|ENGQuarter Finals, Thursday 24th July
Afternoon Session
*flagicon|ENG Dennis Priestley 16-14 Alan Tabernflagicon|ENG
*flagicon|ENG Matt Clark 12-16 James Wadeflagicon|ENGEvening Session
*flagicon|NED Raymond van Barneveld 16-18 Wayne Mardleflagicon|ENG
*flagicon|ENG Phil Taylor 16-6 Kevin McDineflagicon|ENGemi Finals, Friday 25th July
*flagicon|ENG Phil Taylor 17-8 Dennis Priestleyflagicon|ENG
*flagicon|ENG Wayne Mardle 5-17 James Wadeflagicon|ENGFinal, Saturday 26th July
*flagicon|ENG Phil Taylor 18-9 James Wadeflagicon|ENG
The Aftermath
Phil Taylor
Taylor was reduced to tears upon winning the second most prestigious title in the PDC for the ninth time. He could not speak to interviewers and simply stood on the stage with a tearful look in his eyes. Later on, Taylor explained that he was overwhelmed by all of the support that he'd received, he also explained how he once thought he was never going to win the title ever again.
James Wade
Wade took his loss in good spirit. Despite not winning the tournament (as he did in 2007), he has now almost caught up with Raymond van Barneveld in the world rankings and is only £4000 behind him.
References
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