World Match Play Darts in Blackpool
Live Darts from the seaside in Blackpool at the Winter Gardens
Winter Gardens & Opera House,
97 Church Street, Blackpool, Lancashire,
FY1 1HL
England
Darts in the North West of England by the sea in the summer live from one of the greatest darting venues of all time, Blackpools World Famous Winter Gardens ( Empress Ballroom ).
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| Sat 17th July 2010 Blackpool Winter Gardens (7pm) 4x Round One Matches |
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Sat 17th July First Round
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| Sun 18th July 2010 Blackpool Winter Gardens (7pm) 4x Round One Matches |
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Sun 18th July First Round
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| Mon 19th July 2010 Blackpool Winter Gardens (7pm) 4x Round One Matches |
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Mon 19th July First Round
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| Tues 20th July 2010 Blackpool Winter Gardens (7pm) 4x Round One Matches |
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| Wed 21st July 2010 Blackpool Winter Gardens (7pm) 4x Round Two Matches |
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Wed 21st July Second Round
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| Thurs 22nd July 2010 Blackpool Winter Gardens (7pm) 4x Round Two Matches |
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| Fri 23rd July 2010 Blackpool Winter Gardens (1pm) 2x Quarter-Finals Matches |
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| Fri 23rd July 2010 Blackpool Winter Gardens (7pm) 2x Quarter-Finals Matches |
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| Sat 24th July 2010 Blackpool Winter Gardens (7pm) Semi-Finals Matches |
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Sat 24th July Semi-Finals
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| Sun 25th July 2010 Blackpool Winter Gardens (7pm) FINAL |
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Sun 25th July Final
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| 17th - 25th July 2010 Blackpool Winter Gardens (7pm) SEASON TICKET |
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This venue has provided darts which can only be described as the building itself..... - a work of art !!
Larry Butler won the first final of this event in 1994 winning 16 legs to 12 defeating Dennis 'The Menace' Priestley. There has only been 6 different winners of this tournament including the latest and best young stars James '009' Wade.
Since the beginning from 1994 till 2008 the stage has been a home to the greatest dart player of all time winning the final of the World MatchPlay in Blackpool no fewer than 9 times !!
Averaging 100+ in most of his finals and a heart stopping 9 darter against Chris Mason in 2002 Phil 'the power' Taylor has been the greatest darts player the Blackpool's 2,500 crowd have ever seen on the seaside stage.
2010 MatchPlay Darts Information
PHIL TAYLOR will begin the defence of his StanJames.com World Matchplay title against Barrie Bates at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool on Tuesday July 20.Taylor's bid for an 11th World Matchplay title will open against the Welsh star, who was the 2006 UK Open runner-up, when the pair clash at the Winter Gardens on the fourth day of this year's event.
The World Matchplay, held from July 17-25 in the Empress Ballroom at Blackpool's Winter Gardens, will also feature former champions James Wade and Colin Lloyd, who take on Andy Smith and Kevin Painter respectively in the first round.
The field for the tournament was confirmed following Tuesday's Las Vegas Players Championship, which was won by Co Stompe - one of the 16 Players Championship Order of Merit qualifiers who join the world's top 16 in challenging for the £100,000 title.
Paul Nicholson returned to 16th in the PDC Order of Merit after going further than Gary Anderson in the event, with the Scot a second round loser to Wales' Steve Evans before Nicholson lost to Nigel Heydon in the last 32.
With Nicholson securing the final automatic qualifying place via the PDC Order of Merit, Anderson qualifies for the World Matchplay through the Players Championship Order of Merit alongside 15 other players.
Tony Eccles hung on to the last spot, ahead of Heydon and Monday's semi-finalist Chris Thompson - with the pair both defeating Taylor in Las Vegas but falling just short of a World Matchplay spot.
Klaasen, Nicholson, Steve Brown and Mark Webster all qualify for their debuts in Blackpool as a result of their performances in the 21 Players Championships staged so far this year.
Nicholson, who could face Taylor in round two, meets Steve Beaton, Klaasen drew world number four Mervyn King, Bristol's Brown takes on two-time runner-up Terry Jenkins and Webster drew Stoke's Adrian Lewis.
World number two Raymond van Barneveld will begin his challenge against Denis Ovens, a semi-finalist in the Rileys Darts Zones UK Open recently.
Anderson, who was the runner-up to Taylor in Bolton and also won a Players Championship in Las Vegas on Monday, drew Scottish rival Robert Thornton in round one.
The tournament will kick off on Saturday July 17, with Dennis Priestley facing Vincent van der Voort in the opening game, with Colin Osborne meeting Wayne Jones, van Barneveld taking on Ovens and Blackpool's Ronnie Baxter clashing with Jamie Caven.
Sunday's second night of first round action will open with Andy Hamilton's game against Stompe, Lewis versus Webster, Wade taking on Smith and the all-Lancashire battle between Alan Tabern and Fleetwood's Wes Newton.
Simon Whitlock, who has powered into the world's top 16 over the past year, joins Klaasen and Brown in making his Winter Gardens debut on Monday July 19, when he faces Tony Eccles.
Essex-born pair Lloyd and Painter will open the final night of first round games on Tuesday July 20, with Mark Walsh meeting 2004 runner-up Mark Dudbridge, Taylor facing Bates and Nicholson playing Beaton.
Previous Year - 2009 Information
stanjames.com World MatchplayDraw & Tournament Bracket
Phil Taylor (1) v Robert Thornton
Kevin Painter (16) v Wes Newton
Adrian Lewis (8) v Co Stompe
Colin Lloyd (9) v Wayne Jones
Mervyn King (5) v Mark Dudbridge
Colin Osborne (12) v Steve Beaton
John Part (4) v Vincent van der Voort
Wayne Mardle (13) v Tony Eccles
James Wade (2) v Jamie Caven
Andy Hamilton (15) v Gary Anderson
Ronnie Baxter (7) v Jelle Klaasen
Alan Tabern (10) v Andy Smith
Terry Jenkins (6) v Peter Wright
Dennis Priestley (11) v Denis Ovens
Raymond van Barneveld (3) v Michael van Gerwen
Mark Walsh (14) v Andy Jenkins
stanjames.com World Matchplay
Schedule of Play 2009
First Round
Sunday July 19 (7pm start)
Adrian Lewis 10 legs - 7 legs Co Stompe
Colin Lloyd 10 - 7 Wayne Jones
Mervyn King 10 - 7 Mark Dudbridge
Monday July 20 (7pm start)
Kevin Painter 10 - 3 Wes Newton
Colin Osborne 7 - 10 Steve Beaton
Phil Taylor 10 - 4 Robert Thornton
Wayne Mardle 10 - 1 Tony Eccles
Tuesday July 21 (7pm start)
Andy Hamilton 6 - 10 Gary Anderson
John Part 6 - 10 Vincent van der Voort
James Wade 10 - 3 Jamie Caven
Ronnie Baxter 10 - 8 Jelle Klaasen
Wednesday July 22
Afternoon Session (1pm start)
Alan Tabern 10 - 5 Andy Smith
Terry Jenkins 10 - 4 Peter Wright
Dennis Priestley 5 - 10 Denis Ovens
Mark Walsh 10 - 5 Andy Jenkins
Evening Session (7pm start)
Raymond van Barneveld 10 - 3 Michael van Gerwen
Second Round
Lewis 13 - 5 Lloyd
Taylor 13 - 3 Painter
Thursday July 23
Afternoon Session (1pm start)
King 13 - 8 Beaton
van der Voort 13 - 6 Mardle
T Jenkins 14 - 12 Ovens
Evening Session (7pm start)
Baxter 16 - 14 Tabern
van Barneveld 13 - 11 Walsh
Wade 13 - 7 Anderson
Friday July 24
Afternoon Session (1pm start)
Quarter-Finals
King 16 - 6 van der Voort
T Jenkins 16 - 12 van Barneveld
Evening Session (7pm start)
Wade 10 - 16 Baxter
Taylor 16 - 3 Lewis
Saturday July 25 (7pm start)
Semi-Finals
Ronnie Baxter 12 - 17 Terry Jenkins
Phil Taylor 17 - 6 Mervyn King
Sunday July 26 (7pm start)
Final
Phil Taylor 18 - 4 Terry Jenkins
