- 2010 PDC World Darts Championship
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Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship Tournament information Dates 18 December 2009–3 January 2010 Venue Alexandra Palace Location London Country England Organisation(s) PDC Format Legs (preliminaries, 3rd/4th place playoff)
Sets (from Round 1)
Final – best of 13Prize fund £1,000,000 Winners share £200,000 Nine dart finish 
Raymond van Barneveld £25,000
Round 2
vs
Brendan DolanHigh checkout 170
Phil Taylor1
Round 1
vs Colin Monk
Simon Whitlock1
Quarter Final
vs James Wade
1Hit a 170 checkout in the finalChampion(s) Phil TaylorThe 2010 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the 17th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation.
Phil Taylor gained the title with a 7-3 victory over Simon Whitlock, defending successfully his title from the 2009 tournament.[1] Raymond van Barneveld recorded the second nine dart finish in the history of the tournament in his second round match against Brendan Dolan.[2]
The event took place from 18 December 2009 until 3 January 2010 – albeit with two breaks in between for Christmas and New Year. The tournament was held for the third time at London's Alexandra Palace.
Contents
Format and qualifiers
The televised stages featured 72 players, an increase of 2 from last year. The top 32 players in the PDC Order of Merit on 1 December 2009 were seeded for the tournament.[3] They were joined by the 16 highest non qualified players in the Players Championship Order of Merit from events played on the PDC Pro Tour.
- The final field as of 1 December 2009:[4]
- 17-32
- Pro Tour
Gary Anderson- Paul Nicholson
- Andy Jenkins
- Peter Wright[5]
- Brendan Dolan
- Steve Hine
- Kevin McDine
- Steve Brown
- Matt Clark
- Colin Monk
- Steve Maish
Barrie Bates- Mark Webster
- Toon Greebe
- Alex Roy
Carlos Rodriguez
These 48 players were joined by 24 international players: the 4 highest names in the European Order of Merit not already qualified, the 3 highest names in the North American Order of Merit not already qualified and 15 further international qualifiers to be determined by the PDC and PDPA. Some of the players, such as the 4 from the European Order of Merit, the top 2 Americans, and Australian players are entered straight into the first round, while others, having won qualifying events in their countries, were entered into the preliminary round.
- European Order of Merit
Andree Welge
Mensur Suljovic
Dylan Duo- Jyhan Artut
- North American Order of Merit
Darin Young- Scott Burnett
Ken MacNeil
- International Qualifiers
Magnus Caris
Les Francis
Phillip Hazel
Krzysztof Kciuk
Osmann Kijamet
Jarkko Komula
Roman Konchikov
Per Laursen
Norman Madhoo
Haruki Muramatsu
Aodhagan O'Neill- Warren Parry
Christian Perez- Jan van der Rassel
- Francisco Ruiz
- Tomas Seyler
- Simon Whitlock
Prize money
The 2010 World Championship featured a prize fund of £1,000,000 - a rise of £260,000 on the previous year, to become darts' first £1 million tournament. All rounds featured more money compared to 2009, and also sees a £10,000 highest checkout prize being to make the fund go up to a million.
In addition, the losing semi-finalists contested a third place play off match on the same night as the Final, played for an extra £20,000 "winner takes all" pot on top of the £40,000 they both already received for being losing semi finalists. Therefore third place won £60,000, and fourth place £40,000 - both an increase from last years £30,000 for the losing semi finalists.
The prize money is allocated as follows:[6]
- Winner: £200,000 (up from £125,000)
- Runner-Up: £100,000 (up from £60,000)
- Third: £60,000 (up from £30,000 for losing semi finalists in 2009)
- Fourth: £40,000 (up from £30,000 for losing semi finalists in 2009)
- Quarter Finals: £25,000 (up from £20,000)
- Third Round losers: £15,000 (up from £12,000)
- Second Round losers: £10,000 (up from £8,000)
- First Round losers: £6,000 (up from £5,000)
- Preliminary Round losers (8): £3,500 (up from £2,500)
- Highest checkout: £10,000
- Nine darter: £25,000 (up from £20,000)
Draw
Preliminary round
The preliminary round draw was made on 29 November,[7] and the format is best of 7 legs.
Player 1 Score Player 2 Per Laursen 81.453-4 Christian Perez 94.53 Ken MacNeil 77.524-2 Norman Madhoo 76.25 Jarkko Komula 76.094-3 Roman Konchikov 73.21 Haruki Muramatsu 75.984-1 Krzysztof Kciuk 76.28 Tomas Seyler 79.661-4 Jan van der Rassel 83.07 Magnus Caris 87.134-0 Francisco Ruiz 75.09 Aodhagan O'Neill 88.064-2 Les Francis 79.16 Phillip Hazel 83.152-4 Osmann Kijamet 85.34
Shi Yongsheng was originally drawn to play Tomas Seyler. However, he was forced to withdraw from the competition after he was unable to receive a visa to travel to the UK. Jan van der Rassel, the next non-qualified player from the Players Championship Order of Merit, took his place.[8]Last 64
The first round draw was made live on Sky Sports News on 7 December, and was conducted by Rod Harrington and Eric Bristow.[9]
- All sets best of five legs, unless there is a final set tie-break. Match distances in sets are quoted at the top of each round of the bracket
First Round (best of 5 sets)
18–23 DecemberSecond round (best of 7)
27–29 DecemberThird round (best of 7)
29–30 DecemberQuarter-finals (best of 9)
1 JanuarySemi-finals (best of 11)
2 JanuaryFinal (best of 13)
3 January1 Phil Taylor 102.483 Colin Monk 77.660 1 Phil Taylor 103.284 Steve Hine 86.250 32 Roland Scholten 84.902 Steve Hine 83.453 1 Phil Taylor 104.264 16 Robert Thornton 90.421 16 Robert Thornton 84.293 Christian Perez 82.751 16 Robert Thornton 91.714 Jyhan Artut 83.221 17 Wayne Mardle 72.390 Jyhan Artut 82.243 1 Phil Taylor 107.375 8 Adrian Lewis 102.950 8 Adrian Lewis 106.513 Aodhagan O'Neill 75.760 8 Adrian Lewis 103.684 25 Wes Newton 95.262 25 Wes Newton 86.613 Jarkko Komula 82.730 8 Adrian Lewis 103.634 Kevin McDine 92.140 9 Dennis Priestley 93.902 Kevin McDine 99.063 Kevin McDine 95.734 Barrie Bates 90.470 24 Jelle Klaasen 88.831 Barrie Bates 88.613 1 Phil Taylor 106.006 Mark Webster 88.020 5 Mervyn King 97.403 Matt Clark 85.620 5 Mervyn King 93.102 28 Co Stompé 99.864 28 Co Stompé 87.373 Steve Maish 82.781 28 Co Stompé 102.424 21 Mark Dudbridge 97.892 12 Alan Tabern 89.413 Ken MacNeil 88.822 12 Alan Tabern 92.343 21 Mark Dudbridge 95.064 21 Mark Dudbridge 82.673 Andree Welge 83.100 28 Co Stompé 94.863 Mark Webster 98.545 4 John Part 95.453 Toon Greebe 84.060 4 John Part 76.511 29 Kirk Shepherd 79.354 29 Kirk Shepherd 79.213 Scott Burnett 69.910 29 Kirk Shepherd 88.781 Mark Webster 97.414 13 Mark Walsh 91.432 Mark Webster 90.753 Mark Webster 89.524 20 Peter Manley 84.122 20 Peter Manley 88.763 Andy Jenkins 88.272 1 Phil Taylor 104.387 Simon Whitlock 100.513 2 Raymond van Barneveld 92.653 Warren Parry 78.890 2 Raymond van Barneveld 89.954 Brendan Dolan 82.110 31 Tony Eccles 94.361 Brendan Dolan 94.963 2 Raymond van Barneveld 89.414 15 Kevin Painter 88.671 15 Kevin Painter 91.173 Mensur Suljovic 86.831 15 Kevin Painter 92.234 18 Vincent van der Voort 94.393 18 Vincent van der Voort 93.263 Dylan Duo 74.040 2 Raymond van Barneveld 95.165 7 Ronnie Baxter 90.460 7 Ronnie Baxter 94.933 Haruki Muramatsu 83.840 7 Ronnie Baxter 97.514 Gary Anderson 90.980 26 Jamie Caven 93.172 Gary Anderson 93.113 7 Ronnie Baxter 94.154 10 Colin Lloyd 89.261 10 Colin Lloyd 95.553 Magnus Caris 90.051 10 Colin Lloyd 88.484 23 Denis Ovens 88.743 23 Denis Ovens 83.193 Jan van der Rassel 82.121 2 Raymond van Barneveld 98.405 Simon Whitlock 96.046 6 Terry Jenkins 93.353 Paul Nicholson 93.122 6 Terry Jenkins 90.184 Darin Young 75.960 27 Andy Smith 85.412 Darin Young 84.563 6 Terry Jenkins 92.072 Simon Whitlock 100.604 11 Colin Osborne 96.861 Simon Whitlock 101.023 Simon Whitlock 99.244 22 Wayne Jones 92.920 22 Wayne Jones 85.613 Alex Roy 82.541 Simon Whitlock 105.375 3 James Wade 97.293 3 James Wade 96.653 Steve Brown 92.381 3 James Wade 97.794 30 Michael van Gerwen 93.922 30 Michael van Gerwen 89.003 Peter Wright 83.751 3 James Wade 96.154 14 Andy Hamilton 97.663 14 Andy Hamilton 87.273 Osmann Kijamet 78.310 14 Andy Hamilton 94.694 19 Steve Beaton 95.721 19 Steve Beaton 89.523 Carlos Rodriguez 82.070 Scores after player's names are three-dart averages (total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)
- All games that went to a final set had to be won by 2 clear legs, if after six more legs the players still couldn't be separated, a sudden death leg would take place to decide the winner, i.e. if the set goes to 5-5, a decider is played
- Mark Webster defeated Raymond van Barneveld 10 legs to 8 on 3 January in a 3rd/4th place playoff, the first time since 1998 such a playoff has occurred
Statistics
Player Played Sets Won Sets Lost Legs Won Legs Lost 100+ 140+ 180s High Checkout 3-dart Average Adrian Lewis4 11 7 41 30 87 43 37 164 104.61 Phil Taylor6 29 4 68 15 173 108 43 170 103.34 Simon Whitlock6 25 18 83 59 223 148 58 170 100.29 James Wade4 14 11 51 48 138 73 25 150 96.86 Colin Osborne1 1 3 8 11 21 14 3 160 96.86 Co Stompé4 14 10 53 46 113 70 22 132 96.55 Kevin McDine3 7 6 29 27 86 34 9 127 95.64 Ronnie Baxter4 11 6 37 33 103 61 7 142 95.53 Mervyn King2 5 4 18 18 50 17 11 136 95.25 Tony Eccles1 1 3 5 10 16 16 2 101 94.36 Mark Webster5 16 14 72 59 179 80 14 136 94.05 Dennis Priestley1 2 3 9 12 34 15 3 150 93.90 Vincent van der Voort2 6 4 23 17 59 30 9 164 93.83 Andy Hamilton3 10 5 34 26 78 35 16 140 93.21 Jamie Caven1 2 3 8 13 30 13 5 80 93.17 Paul Nicholson1 2 3 10 11 28 15 6 110 93.12 Raymond van Barneveld5 21 7 83 46 175 79 30 141 93.11 Steve Beaton2 4 4 19 14 37 25 7 98 92.62 Steve Brown1 1 3 4 11 20 9 2 60 92.38 Gary Anderson2 3 6 21 20 53 32 8 121 92.05 Terry Jenkins3 9 6 34 28 86 45 12 101 91.87 Mark Dudbridge3 9 7 41 34 86 62 7 146 91.87 Michael van Gerwen2 5 5 20 20 58 20 4 125 91.46 Mark Walsh1 2 3 9 11 30 16 4 83 91.43 Colin Lloyd3 8 8 36 34 91 46 9 133 91.10 Wes Newton2 5 4 18 20 53 29 8 124 90.94 Alan Tabern2 6 6 28 31 89 46 16 141 90.88 Kevin Painter3 8 8 36 32 92 49 22 164 90.69 Barrie Bates2 3 5 16 19 59 22 4 144 89.54 Wayne Jones2 3 5 18 18 56 33 3 121 89.27 Jelle Klaasen1 1 3 7 10 18 8 4 110 88.83 Robert Thornton3 8 6 26 27 80 43 8 105 88.81 Christian Perez2 1 3 11 13 26 21 1 84 88.64 Magnus Caris2 1 3 10 11 35 11 2 108 88.59 Brendan Dolan2 3 5 13 17 32 30 3 121 88.54 Andy Jenkins1 2 3 7 12 24 11 2 60 88.27 Mensur Suljovic1 1 3 4 11 13 14 4 40 86.83 Peter Manley2 5 6 21 21 67 25 3 127 86.44 John Part2 4 4 17 14 27 11 6 167 85.98 Denis Ovens2 6 5 25 23 61 30 6 106 85.97 Matt Clark1 0 3 2 9 15 4 0 50 85.62 Andy Smith1 2 3 13 12 29 19 5 121 85.41 Roland Scholten1 2 3 8 12 33 15 2 116 84.90 Steve Hine2 3 6 12 8 34 19 4 100 84.85 Toon Greebe1 0 3 1 9 9 8 1 150 84.06 Peter Wright1 1 3 6 9 18 9 1 106 83.75 Ken MacNeil2 2 3 15 14 40 16 4 124 83.17 Phillip Hazel1 0 0 2 4 7 5 1 36 83.15 Andree Welge1 0 3 3 9 14 5 1 48 83.10 Steve Maish1 1 3 6 10 22 9 1 136 82.78 Jyhan Artut2 4 4 15 14 41 23 4 78 82.73 Jan van der Rassel2 1 3 11 11 28 16 3 116 82.60 Alex Roy1 1 3 6 11 25 9 2 82 82.54 Kirk Shepherd3 8 5 25 24 50 23 11 109 82.45 Carlos Rodriguez1 0 3 2 9 16 4 2 60 82.07 Aodhagan O'Neill2 0 3 5 11 12 11 0 74 81.91 Osmann Kijamet2 0 3 4 11 22 6 2 60 81.83 Per Laursen1 0 0 3 4 10 2 0 116 81.45 Darin Young2 3 6 14 25 47 12 6 86 80.26 Haruki Muramatsu2 0 3 5 10 20 5 2 75 79.91 Tomas Seyler1 0 0 1 4 5 3 1 40 79.66 Jarkko Komula2 0 3 8 12 30 9 1 90 79.41 Les Francis1 0 0 2 4 8 3 0 116 79.16 Warren Parry1 0 3 0 9 7 3 2 — 78.89 Colin Monk1 0 3 0 9 5 7 0 — 77.66 Krzysztof Kciuk1 0 0 1 4 4 1 1 140 76.28 Norman Madhoo1 0 0 2 4 11 2 0 80 76.25 Francisco Ruiz1 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 — 75.09 Dylan Duo1 0 3 0 9 5 2 0 — 74.04 Roman Konchikov1 0 0 3 4 8 1 0 90 73.21 Wayne Mardle1 0 3 3 9 11 4 3 48 72.39 Scott Burnett1 0 3 2 9 12 4 2 154 69.91 Television coverage
As they have done for every PDC World Darts Championship, Sky Sports broadcast all 72 matches live in high-definition, in the UK. Dave Clark presented the coverage with analysis from Rod Harrington and Eric Bristow. They also commentated on matches along with Sid Waddell, John Gwynne, Dave Lanning, Nigel Pearson, Rod Studd and Stuart Pyke. Interviews were either handled by Clark, Bristow or Studd.
Technical Elements
Technical crew are supplied by Yorkshire based company, Sports Event Services Limited with Mark Leak heading up their crew and assuming the role of Stage Manager. [10]
References
- ^ "Phil Taylor powers to 15th world darts title". BBC Sport. 3 January 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/darts/8438823.stm. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "Raymond van Barneveld hits second PDC nine-dart finish". BBC Sport. 28 December 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/darts/8432956.stm. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "Order of Merit Explanation". pdc.tv (Professional Darts Corporation). 17 February 2009. http://www.pdc.tv/page/OrderofMeritExplanation/0,,10180,00.html. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- ^ "World Championship Field". pdc.tv (Professional Darts Corporation). 1 December 2009. http://www.pdc.tv/page/WorldChampsDetail/0,,10180~1891341,00.html. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ "72 line up at Ally Pally". Sky Sports (British Sky Broadcasting). 14 December 2009. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12288_5736745,00.html. Retrieved 21 December 2009. "4 Peter Wright (Scotland)"
- ^ Ladbrokes.com World Championships pdc.tv
- ^ "Preliminary Round Draw Made". pdc.tv (Professional Darts Corporation). 29 November 2009. http://www.pdc.tv/page/WorldChampsDetail/0,,10180~1889769,00.html. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ "Yongsheng Pulls Out". pdc.tv (Professional Darts Corporation). 17 December 2009. http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~1907564,00.html. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
- ^ "World Championship Draw". pdc.tv (Professional Darts Corporation). 7 December 2009. http://www.pdc.tv/page/WorldChampsDetail/0,,10180~1897380,00.html. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ^ http://www.pdc.tv/page/WhosWho/0,,10180,00.html
External links
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