The 1994 Proton Cars World Matchplay was the inaugural staging of the World Matchplay darts tournament, and was held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool between 1–8 August 1994.
1994 Proton Cars World Matchplay | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 1–8 August 1994 | ||
Venue | Winter Gardens | ||
Location | Blackpool | ||
Country | England | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £42,800 | ||
Winner's share | £10,000 | ||
Champion(s) | |||
Larry Butler | |||
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This was the first World Matchplay tournament to be held at Winter Gardens, and was sponsored by Malaysian automaker Proton. The tournament was won by Larry Butler, who became the first, and so far only play from the United States of America to win a PDC televised title. He defeated the reigning WDC World Champion Dennis Priestley in the final; Priestley would go onto lose the next two World Matchplay finals in addition to this.
Prize money edit
The prize fund was £42,400.
Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £42,400) | |
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Winner | (1) | £10,000 |
Runner-Up | (1) | £6,000 |
Third place | (1) | £3,250 |
Fourth place | (1) | £2,750 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £1,500 |
Second round | (8) | £800 |
First round | (16) | £500 |
Seeds edit
Results edit
References edit
- ^ "1994 World Matchplay Results". dartsdatabase.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2015.[permanent dead link]
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