World Matchplay 2018

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World Matchplay 2018

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Tournament status

Tournament type Ranking tournament
organizer PDC
venue Winter Gardens , BlackpoolEnglandEngland
Tournament dates
Defending champion EnglandEngland Phil Taylor
Attendees 32
Opening game July 21, 2018
Endgame 29th July 2018
Prize money (total) £  500,000
Prize money (winner) £ 115,000
winner ScotlandScotland Gary Anderson
statistics

highest
average		 106.32 points from Peter Wright
ScotlandScotland
highest
finish		 170 points from Joe Cullen (2 ×) Peter Wright
EnglandEngland
ScotlandScotland
Nine dart finish ScotlandScotland Gary Anderson
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The World Matchplay 2018 is a major tournament in darts and was organized by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) for the 25th time in 2018. It was held at Blackpool's Winter Gardens from July 21-29, 2018 . The winner received the Phil Taylor Trophy for the first time .

The tournament was won by the Scot Gary Anderson , who prevailed in the final in overtime with 21:19 legs against the Austrian Mensur Suljović . Anderson won the World Matchplay for the first time in his career. He also threw in the fourth leg of his quarter-final game against England's Joe Cullen a nine-o'clock and secured an additional prize money of 45,000 pounds.

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. The number of legs to be won per round increased up to the final, and up to 18 legs were then played in the final. The important thing was that the game had to be won by two legs.

Until 2012, the World Matchplay differed from other darts tournaments in that no decision leg was scheduled. Instead, the game was played until a player was able to play a two-leg lead. This regulation was changed in 2013. The number of extra legs in which a player can bring about a decision by two legs has since been limited to five. Then a decision leg is played, if necessary, which corresponds to a sudden death .

Prize money

The 500,000 pounds in prize money, which were played at the World Matchplay, distributed as follows among the 32 participants:

Position (number of players) Prize money
winner (1) £ 115,000
finalist (1) £ 55,000
Semi-finalists (2) £ 30,000
Quarter finalists (4) £ 17,500
Round of 16 players (8th) £ 11,000
1st round loser (16) £ 7,000
Nine dart finish (1) £ 45,000
£ 500,000

Attendees

The field of participants in the World Matchplay consisted of the Top 16 of the PDC Order of Merit and the Top 16 of the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit , who were not yet qualified via the Order of Merit. The lists of participants were announced on July 1st, 2018 after the European Darts Matchplay in Hamburg.

Top 16 of the Order of Merit

Top 16 of the Pro Tour Order of Merit

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. NetherlandsNetherlands Michael van Gerwen 1 round
02. ScotlandScotland Peter Wright Semifinals
03. EnglandEngland Rob Cross Round of 16
04th ScotlandScotland Gary Anderson victory

05. Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Daryl Gurney Round of 16

06th AustriaAustria Scale length Suljović final

07th AustraliaAustralia Simon Whitlock Quarter finals

08th. EnglandEngland Dave Chisnall Quarter finals
No. player Round reached
09. EnglandEngland Michael Smith Round of 16

10. EnglandEngland James Wade Round of 16

11. EnglandEngland Ian White Round of 16

12. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Gerwyn Price 1 round

13. NetherlandsNetherlands Raymond van Barneveld Round of 16

14th EnglandEngland Darren Webster Quarter finals

15th BelgiumBelgium Kim Huybrechts Round of 16

16. EnglandEngland Adrian Lewis Round of 16

Results

  Round 1
July 21, 22 and 23, 2018
best of 19 legs 		Round of 16
July 24th and 25th 2018
best of 21 legs 		Quarterfinals
July 26th and 27th, 2018
best of 31 legs 		Semi-finals
July 28, 2018
best of 33 legs 		Final
July 29, 2018
best of 35 legs
                                               
1  NetherlandsNetherlands Michael van Gerwen 97.88 6th                
 NetherlandsNetherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan 94.82 10  
 NetherlandsNetherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan 98.99 11
  16  EnglandEngland Adrian Lewis 103.86 9  
16  EnglandEngland Adrian Lewis 93.61 10
 EnglandEngland James Wilson 87.72 8th  
 NetherlandsNetherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan 103.33 16
  8th  EnglandEngland Dave Chisnall 99.22 8th  
8th  EnglandEngland Dave Chisnall 94.09 10    
 EnglandEngland Keegan Brown 76.62 4th  
8th  EnglandEngland Dave Chisnall 103.02 11
  9  EnglandEngland Michael Smith 98.11 8th  
9  EnglandEngland Michael Smith 97.43 10
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Jonny Clayton 84.06 6th  
 NetherlandsNetherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan 99.12 12
  4th  ScotlandScotland Gary Anderson 106.06 17th  
5  Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Daryl Gurney 89.19 12 1
 EnglandEngland Steve West 91.79 10  
5  Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Daryl Gurney 87.69 3
   EnglandEngland Joe Cullen 99.65 11  
12  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Gerwyn Price 90.23 3
 EnglandEngland Joe Cullen 91.39 10  
 EnglandEngland Joe Cullen 95.26 17th
  4th  ScotlandScotland Gary Anderson 97.13 19 1  
4th  ScotlandScotland Gary Anderson 96.66 10    
 EnglandEngland Stephen Bunting 86.71 7th  
4th  ScotlandScotland Gary Anderson 104.17 11
  13  NetherlandsNetherlands Raymond van Barneveld 95.29 9  
13  NetherlandsNetherlands Raymond van Barneveld 90.67 10
 AustraliaAustralia Kyle Anderson 90.69 6th  
4th  ScotlandScotland Gary Anderson 101.12 21 1
6th  AustriaAustria Scale length Suljović 104.43 19th
2  ScotlandScotland Peter Wright 89.53 10
 NetherlandsNetherlands Jelle Klaasen 84.36 5  
2  ScotlandScotland Peter Wright 106.32 11
  15th  BelgiumBelgium Kim Huybrechts 96.16 5  
15th  BelgiumBelgium Kim Huybrechts 94.17 13 2
 ScotlandScotland John Henderson 91.00 12  
2  ScotlandScotland Peter Wright 101.35 16
  7th  AustraliaAustralia Simon Whitlock 96.14 5  
7th  AustraliaAustralia Simon Whitlock 87.70 10    
 EnglandEngland Richard North 81.03 2  
7th  AustraliaAustralia Simon Whitlock 93.96 11
  10  EnglandEngland James Wade 90.88 7th  
10  EnglandEngland James Wade 89.81 12 1
 NetherlandsNetherlands Jermaine Wattimena 87.63 10  
2  ScotlandScotland Peter Wright 88.68 13
  6th  AustriaAustria Scale length Suljović 90.16 17th  
6th  AustriaAustria Scale length Suljović 93.0 10
 EnglandEngland Steve Beaton 90.92 6th  
6th  AustriaAustria Scale length Suljović 97.21 11
  11  EnglandEngland Ian White 93.51 8th  
11  EnglandEngland Ian White 92.58 10
 GermanyGermany Max Hopp 90.51 7th  
6th  AustriaAustria Scale length Suljović 98.03 16
  14th  EnglandEngland Darren Webster 95.7 10  
3  EnglandEngland Rob Cross 98.58 10    
 EnglandEngland Mervyn King 91.85 5  
3  EnglandEngland Rob Cross 98.81 8th
  14th  EnglandEngland Darren Webster 94.04 11  
14th  EnglandEngland Darren Webster 91.95 10
 IrelandIreland Steve Lennon 91.0 6th  
1 The game went into extra time and had to be won by two legs.
2 In the first round there was a decision leg at 12:12.

transmission

DAZN and Sport1 broadcast the tournament in German-speaking countries . In addition, all games could be followed in a live stream on the PDC website.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Overview of the prize money in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)
  2. ↑ 2018 BetVictor World Matchplay Field Confirmed. July 1, 2018, accessed July 2, 2018 .