World Matchplay 2000

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World Matchplay 2000

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Tournament status

Tournament type Ranking tournament
organizer PDC
venue Winter Gardens , BlackpoolEnglandEngland
Tournament dates
Defending champion EnglandEngland Rod Harrington
Attendees 32
Opening game July 23, 2000
Endgame July 29, 2000
Prize money (total) £  58,000
Prize money (winner) £ 14,000
winner EnglandEngland Phil Taylor
statistics

highest
finish
170 points from Alex Roy Steve Brown
EnglandEngland
United StatesUnited States
2000
 
2001

The World Matchplay 2000 was a major tournament in darts and was held for the seventh time from July 23 to 29, 2000 by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). As in previous years, the venue was the Winter Gardens in Blackpool .

In the final, the Englishman Phil Taylor won 18: 12 against Alan Warriner .

format

In the tournament with a total of 32 participants, which was carried out in the knockout system , each game was played in legs. Ten legs had to be won in the first round. Up until the final, the number of legs to be won increased per round, and at least 18 legs were played in the final. A game had to be won by two legs. There was no decision leg was scheduled. Instead, the game was played until a player was able to play a two-leg lead.

Prize money

Position (number of players) Prize money
winner (1) £ 14,000
finalist (1) £ 7,000
Semi-finalists (2) £ 3,500
Quarter finalists (4) £ 2,000
Round of 16 players (8th) £ 1,250
1st round loser (16) £ 750
£ 58,000

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. EnglandEngland Phil Taylor victory
02. EnglandEngland Peter Manley 1 round
03. EnglandEngland Shayne Burgess Round of 16
04th EnglandEngland Rod Harrington Quarter finals
No. player Round reached
05. EnglandEngland Dennis Priestley Round of 16

06th EnglandEngland Alan Warriner final

07th CanadaCanada John Part 1 round

08th. EnglandEngland Keith Deller 1 round

Results

  Round 1
18th, 19th, 20th and 21st July 2000
best of 19 legs
Round of 16
July 21 and 22, 2000
best of 21 legs
Quarter-finals
July 23 and 24, 2000
best of 31 legs
Semi-finals
July 25, 2000
best of 33 legs
Final
July 26th, 2000
best of 35 legs
                                               
1  EnglandEngland Phil Taylor 101.01 10                
 ScotlandScotland Jamie Harvey 88.71 2  
1  EnglandEngland Phil Taylor 96.51 13
   EnglandEngland Nigel Justice 79.36 3  
   EnglandEngland Colin Lloyd 87.96 7th
 EnglandEngland Nigel Justice 84.33 10  
1  EnglandEngland Phil Taylor 95.91 16
   EnglandEngland John Lowe 83.53 4th  
8th  EnglandEngland Keith Deller 80.46 7th    
 EnglandEngland John Lowe 81.24 10  
   EnglandEngland John Lowe 89.81 13
   EnglandEngland Chris Mason 96.82 11  
   EnglandEngland Chris Mason 84.39 10
 CanadaCanada Gary Mawson 76.86 4th  
1  EnglandEngland Phil Taylor 102.15 17th
   WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Richie Burnett 97.08 9  
5  EnglandEngland Dennis Priestley 90.69 10
 EnglandEngland Steve Raw 80.22 1  
5  EnglandEngland Dennis Priestley 95.43 12
   WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Richie Burnett 93.36 14th  
   WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Richie Burnett 86.67 10
 EnglandEngland Les Fitton 83.22 7th  
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Richie Burnett 92.40 16
  4th  EnglandEngland Rod Harrington 94.38 13  
4th  EnglandEngland Rod Harrington 87.65 11    
 NetherlandsNetherlands Roland Scholten 84.65 9  
4th  EnglandEngland Rod Harrington 92.83 13
   EnglandEngland Bob Anderson 90.85 7th  
   EnglandEngland Bob Anderson 86.61 10
 EnglandEngland Graeme Stoddart 75.72 1  
1  EnglandEngland Phil Taylor 100.32 18th
6th  EnglandEngland Alan Warriner 97.14 12
2  EnglandEngland Peter Manley 90.84 6th
 EnglandEngland Ronnie Baxter 94.65 10  
   EnglandEngland Ronnie Baxter 94.26 13
   EnglandEngland Denis Ovens 88.08 3  
   EnglandEngland Dave Askew 83.58 3
 EnglandEngland Denis Ovens 90.35 10  
   EnglandEngland Ronnie Baxter 91.65 16
   United StatesUnited States Steve Brown 86.46 5  
7th  CanadaCanada John Part 93.57 8th    
 EnglandEngland Dennis Smith 86.52 10  
   EnglandEngland Dennis Smith 87.10 11
   United StatesUnited States Steve Brown 89.64 13  
   United StatesUnited States Steve Brown 76.78 10
 EnglandEngland John Ferrell 67.89 2  
 EnglandEngland Ronnie Baxter 90.45 7th
  6th  EnglandEngland Alan Warriner 97.86 17th  
6th  EnglandEngland Alan Warriner 92.07 10
 EnglandEngland Reg Harding 83.67 8th  
6th  EnglandEngland Alan Warriner 93.39 13
   EnglandEngland Mick Manning 89.82 8th  
   EnglandEngland Mick Manning 83.76 15th
 EnglandEngland Andy Jenkins 87.90 13  
6th  EnglandEngland Alan Warriner 88.70 16
   EnglandEngland Alex Roy 80.58 10  
3  EnglandEngland Shayne Burgess 94.19 15th    
 EnglandEngland Martin Adams 92.09 13  
3  EnglandEngland Shayne Burgess 89.37 16
   EnglandEngland Alex Roy 90.30 18th  
   EnglandEngland Alex Roy 85.71 10
 EnglandEngland Peter Evison 83.94 4th  

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