World Matchplay 2015
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World Matchplay 2015
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Tournament status
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| Tournament type | Ranking tournament |
| organizer | PDC |
| venue |
Winter Gardens , Blackpool
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| Defending champion |
Phil Taylor
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| Attendees | 32 |
| Opening game | July 18, 2015 |
| Endgame | July 26, 2015 |
| Prize money (total) | £ 450,000 |
| Prize money (winner) | £ 100,000 |
| winner |
 Michael van Gerwen
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statistics
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| highest finish |
170 points from Brendan Dolan
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The World Matchplay 2015 is a major tournament in darts and was organized by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). It was held from July 18-26, 2015 in Blackpool's Winter Gardens .
In the final, the Dutchman Michael van Gerwen prevailed. After 20 years he is the first non- Englishman and generally only the second winner of the matchplay outside of England.
qualification
The following players were qualified for the World Matchplay 2015:
- The 16 first placed players of the Order of Merit (seeded)
- The first 16 players in the PDC ProTour Order of Merit who were not already eligible to participate via the Order of Merit (unset)
Prize money
The £ 450,000 in prize money that will be played out in the World Matchplay will be distributed among the 32 participants as follows:
| Position (number of players) | Prize money | |
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| winner | (1) | £ 100,000 |
| finalist | (1) | £ 50,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £ 27,000 |
| Quarter finalists | (4) | £ 17,500 |
| Round of 16 players | (8th) | £ 10,000 |
| 1st round loser | (16) | £ 6,000 |
| £ 450,000 | ||
Seeding list
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Tournament schedule
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Michael van Gerwen
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Finale: July 26, 2015 Best of 35 Legs |
James Wade
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| 18th | Result | 12 |
| 99.91 | 3-dart average | 90.37 |
| 39 | 100+ | 52 |
| 21st | 140+ | 17th |
| 9 | 180s | 3 |
| 144 | Supreme finish | 107 |
| 40.91% | Double quota | 36.36% |
Trivia
- The players were accompanied on stage by the "walk-on girls" Daniella Allfree and Charlotte Wood.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Matchplay 2015. (No longer available online.) In: walkongirls.net. July 21, 2015, archived from the original on December 29, 2015 ; accessed on December 29, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
