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1996 World Matchplay

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1996 Webster's World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates28 July–3 August 1996
VenueWinter Gardens
LocationBlackpool
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£48,000
Winner's share£12,000
Champion(s)
England Peter Evison
«1995 1997»

The 1996 Webster's World Matchplay was the third time the World Matchplay darts tournament had been held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool between 28 July–3 August 1996.

Phil Taylor was the defending champion, but got knocked out by eventual champion Peter Evison by a convincing scoreline of 8–1 in the second round, with Evison averaging over 100. Evison would go onto to record another ton-plus average in the final against Dennis Priestley (who appeared in his third consecutive - and final - World Matchplay final).

Prize money

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The prize fund was £48,000.[1]

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £48,000)
Winner (1) £12,000
Runner-Up (1) £7,000
Third place (1) £3,750
Fourth place (1) £3,250
Quarter-finalists (4) £1,650
Second round (8) £925
First round (16) £500

Seeds

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There were eight seeds for the competition.[2]

  1. England Phil Taylor
  2. England Dennis Priestley
  3. England Alan Warriner
  4. Scotland Jamie Harvey
  5. England John Lowe
  6. England Bob Anderson
  7. England Rod Harrington
  8. England Keith Deller

Results

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Players in bold denote match winners.[3][4][5]

Preliminary round

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(best of 9 legs, but need a 2 leg difference.)

Player Score Player
Mick Manning England 5–0 England Garry Haynes
Peter Manley England 5–2 England Paul Cook
Jerry Umberger United States 8–6 England Darren Peetoom
Ritchie Gardner England 5–2 England Mark Sherwood
Phil Gilman England 5–3 Netherlands Frans Harmsen
Bruce Robbins United States 5–2 England John Moore
Gary Mawson United States 5–1 England Joe Holmes

Last 32

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First round (best of 15 legs)
29–30 July
Second round (best of 15 legs)
31 July
Quarter-finals (best of 21 legs)
1 August
Semi-finals (best of 25 legs)
2 August
Final (best of 31 legs)
3 August
               
1 England Phil Taylor 89.07 8
Republic of Ireland Tom Kirby 83.34 6
1 England Phil Taylor 94.65 1
England Peter Evison 103.77 8
  England Peter Evison 88.70 8
United States Larry Butler 81.24 3
  England Peter Evison 90.54 11
United States Sean Downs 78.54 3
8 England Keith Deller 72.24 7
United States Sean Downs 74.25 9
  United States Sean Downs 77.76 8
England Cliff Lazarenko 77.40 6
  England Cliff Lazarenko 84.30 8
United States Gerald Verrier 81.33 2
England Peter Evison 89.16 13
4 Scotland Jamie Harvey 84.84 9
5 England John Lowe 98.97 8
England Shayne Burgess 93.15 6
5 England John Lowe 89.97 5
England Dennis Smith 85.23 8
  England Dennis Smith 81.69 8
England Eric Bristow 76.65 4
England Dennis Smith 81.12 6
4 Scotland Jamie Harvey 86.07 11
4 Scotland Jamie Harvey 80.91 8
Q England Phil Gilman 83.10 5
4 Scotland Jamie Harvey 84.84 8
Q England Peter Manley 81.30 3
  United States Dave Kelly 82.89 2
Q England Peter Manley 84.48 8
England Peter Evison 100.51 16
2 England Dennis Priestley 96.67 14
2 England Dennis Priestley 79.17 8
Q United States Gary Mawson 77.49 4
2 England Dennis Priestley 92.61 8
Q United States Jerry Umberger 83.37 4
Q United States Jerry Umberger 74.91 8
England Steve Raw 76.98 5
2 England Dennis Priestley 92.46 15
7 England Rod Harrington 91.08 13
7 England Rod Harrington 87.15 8
Q United States Bruce Robbins 76.41 2
7 England Rod Harrington 92.25 8
Q England Mick Manning 85.02 3
Q England Mick Manning 90.15 8
England Paul Bratherton 75.24 4
2 England Dennis Priestley 91.92 13
6 England Bob Anderson 87.30 11
6 England Bob Anderson 91.53 8
United States Steve Brown 81.30 3
6 England Bob Anderson 87.66 8
United States Paul Lim 85.17 4
  United States Paul Lim 84.90 10
England Kevin Spiolek 83.61 8
6 England Bob Anderson 91.62 11
3 England Alan Warriner 87.90 8
3 England Alan Warriner 91.17 10
England Chris Mason 88.20 8
3 England Alan Warriner 92.01 8
England Graeme Stoddart 84.69 3
  England Graeme Stoddart 79.62 8
Q England Ritchie Gardner 77.58 2

Third place playoff (best of 21 legs) Scotland (4) Jamie Harvey 10–11 (6) Bob Anderson England

References

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  1. ^ "1996 World Matchplay Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  2. ^ "World Matchplay 1996". Mastercaller. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  3. ^ "1996 World Matchplay Results". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Results of World Matchplay 1996". Mastercaller. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  5. ^ "World Matchplay 1996 – Bracket". Mastercaller. Retrieved 5 February 2024.