World Matchplay 2019

World Matchplay 2019
Tournament status
Tournament type	Ranking tournament
organizer	PDC
venue	Winter Gardens , Blackpool
Tournament dates
Defending champion	Gary Anderson
Attendees	32
Opening game	20th July 2019
Endgame	28th July 2019
Prize money (total)	£  700,000
Prize money (winner)	£ 150,000
winner	Rob Cross
statistics
highest finish	170 points from Rob Cross Peter Wright
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The World Matchplay 2019 is a major tournament in darts and was held from July 20 to 28, 2019 by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) for the 26th time in 2019. The tournament was played again in the Winter Gardens in Blackpool .

The victory went to the Englishman Rob Cross , who beat his compatriot Michael Smith in the final with 18:13 legs . This was the second time he received the Phil Taylor Trophy .

format

In the tournament with a total of 32 participants, which is carried out in the knockout system , each game is played in legs. Ten legs must be won in the first round. The number of legs to be won per round increases until the final, and up to 18 legs are played in the final. It is important that a game has 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 prize money was an increase to 2018 of 500,000 pounds sterling to £ 200,000 to £ 700,000. These were distributed among the 32 participants as follows:

Position (number of players)		Prize money
winner	(1)	£ 150,000
finalist	(1)	£ 70,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£ 50,000
Quarter finalists	(4)	£ 25,500
Round of 16 players	(8th)	£ 15,000
1st round loser	(16)	£ 10,000
Nine dart finish	(1)	£ 45,000
		£ 700,000

Attendees

The field of participants in the World Matchplay consists 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.

Top 16 of the Order of Merit

• Michael van Gerwen
• Rob Cross
• Daryl Gurney
• Gary Anderson
• Michael Smith
• Peter Wright
• Gerwyn Price
• James Wade
• Scale length Suljović
• Ian White
• Simon Whitlock
• Dave Chisnall
• Nathan Aspinall
• Jonny Clayton
• Darren Webster
• Adrian Lewis

Top 16 of the Pro Tour Order of Merit

• Krzysztof Ratajski
• Ricky Evans
• Glen Durrant
• Joe Cullen
• Steve Beaton
• Stephen Bunting
• Jermaine Wattimena
• Jamie Hughes
• Jeffrey de Zwaan
• Chris Dobey
• Danny Noppert
• Max Hopp
• Mervyn King
• John Henderson
• Keegan Brown
• Vincent van der Voort

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01. Michael van Gerwen Round of 16 02. Rob Cross victory 03. Daryl Gurney Semifinals 04th Gary Anderson Round of 16 05. Michael Smith final 06th Peter Wright Quarter finals 07th Gerwyn Price 1 round 08th. James Wade Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 09. Scale length Suljović Round of 16 10. Ian White Round of 16 11. Simon Whitlock Round of 16 12. Dave Chisnall 1 round 13. Nathan Aspinall 1 round 14th Jonny Clayton 1 round 15th Darren Webster 1 round 16. Adrian Lewis 1 round

Results

	Round 1 July 20th, 21st and 22nd 2019 best of 19 legs					Round of 16 July 23 and 24, 2019 best of 21 legs					Quarter-finals July 25 and 26, 2019 best of 31 legs					Semi-finals July 27, 2019 best of 33 legs					Final July 28, 2019 best of 35 legs
	1	Michael van Gerwen 93.00	10
		Steve Beaton 89.86	6th
						1	Michael van Gerwen 98.67	11
							Glen Durrant 99.56	13 1
	16	Adrian Lewis 94.69	4th
		Glen Durrant 101.05	10
												Glen Durrant 92.47	16
											8th	James Wade 85.68	7th
	8th	James Wade 96.16	13 2
		Jeffrey de Zwaan 95.26	12
						8th	James Wade 94.48	13 1
						9	Scale length Suljović 92.91	11
	9	Scale length Suljović 96.76	10
		Jermaine Wattimena 82.02	1
																	Glen Durrant 94.16	10
																5	Michael Smith 100.93	17th
	5	Michael Smith 98.38	10
		Jamie Hughes 97.54	7th
						5	Michael Smith 96.72	12 1
							Max Hopp 92.98	10
	12	Dave Chisnall 97.69	9
		Max Hopp 94.71	11 1
											5	Michael Smith 96.54	16
												Mervyn King 88.37	11
	4th	Gary Anderson 93.75	10
		Danny Noppert 87.77	6th
						4th	Gary Anderson 94.95	8th
							Mervyn King 94.88	11
	13	Nathan Aspinall 102.96	5
		Mervyn King 100.55	10
																					5	Michael Smith 95.91	13
																					2	Rob Cross 95.16	18th
	2	Rob Cross 100.13	10
		Chris Dobey 91.34	3
						2	Rob Cross 99.13	11
							Krzysztof Ratajski 94.45	5
	15th	Darren Webster 88.61	5
		Krzysztof Ratajski 89.23	10
											2	Rob Cross 101.83	16
												Stephen Bunting 96.08	14th
	7th	Gerwyn Price 92.02	12
		Stephen Bunting 95.11	13 2
							Stephen Bunting 92.82	14 1
						10	Ian White 94.63	12
	10	Ian White 98.60	10
		Joe Cullen 88.68	0
																2	Rob Cross 96.64	17th
																3	Daryl Gurney 92.46	15th
	6th	Peter Wright 102.24	10
		Vincent van der Voort 98.59	5
						6th	Peter Wright 103.74	11
						11	Simon Whitlock 87.92	2
	11	Simon Whitlock 94.99	10
		John Henderson 101.33	8th
											6th	Peter Wright 104.57	13
											3	Daryl Gurney 101.86	16
	3	Daryl Gurney 96.34	10
		Ricky Evans 89.33	7th
						3	Daryl Gurney 94.16	11
							Keegan Brown 92.36	9
	14th	Jonny Clayton 93.46	8th
		Keegan Brown 95.74	10

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 seen live on the PDC website.

Web links

• Report on darts1.de
• Report on dartn.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Overview of the prize money in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)