1999 World Matchplay

The 1999 World Matchplay was a darts tournament held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool between 25–31 July 1999. The tournament was won for the second year in a row by Rod Harrington, who defeated Peter Manley in the final. In the 30th leg of the final Manley missed a shot at bullseye which, had he hit it would have been the first televised PDC 9 dart finish.

1999 World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates25–31 July 1999
VenueWinter Gardens
LocationBlackpool
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£58,000
Winner's share£14,000
High checkout170 England Peter Evison
170 England Colin Lloyd
Champion(s)
England Rod Harrington
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This was the first time that the first round was best of 19 legs, instead of best of 15 legs used from the 1994 World Matchplay to the 1998 World Matchplay.

Prize money edit

The prize fund was £58,000.[1]

Position (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: £58,000)
Winner(1)£14,000
Runner-Up(1)£7,000
Semi-finalists(2)£3,500
Quarter-finalists(4)£2,000
Second round(8)£1,250
First round(16)£750

Seeds edit

There were eight seeds for the World Matchplay.[1]

Results edit

Players in bold denote match winners.[2][3][4]

First round (best of 19 legs)
25–27 July
Second round (best of 25 legs)
27–28 July
Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs)
29 July
Semi-finals (best of 33 legs)
30 July
Final (best of 35 legs)
31 July
               
1 Rod Harrington 99.3010
John Lowe 88.507
1 Rod Harrington 87.0313
Steve Raw 79.327
  Cliff Lazarenko 73.956
Steve Raw 78.4610
1 Rod Harrington 89.4916
Peter Evison 81.859
8 Keith Deller 84.0010
Bob Anderson 84.4812
  Bob Anderson 83.128
Peter Evison 89.4113
  Peter Evison 85.2912
Dean Allsop 82.9210
1 Rod Harrington 93.8317
5 Dennis Priestley 93.8110
5 Dennis Priestley 95.2810
Paul Lim 82.116
5 Dennis Priestley 91.0413
Gary Mawson 88.268
  Dennis Smith 85.0810
Gary Mawson 83.4312
5 Dennis Priestley 92.8216
4 Shayne Burgess 94.5012
4 Shayne Burgess 97.5610
Kevin Spiolek 81.421
4 Shayne Burgess 102.0313
Mick Manning 88.141
  Mick Manning 89.6710
Eric Bristow 83.012
1 Rod Harrington 85.9419
2 Peter Manley 86.9217
2 Peter Manley 94.4110
Richie Burnett 91.714
2 Peter Manley 89.7313
Jamie Harvey 85.417
  Dan Lauby 84.065
Jamie Harvey 90.9610
2 Peter Manley 89.4316
Colin Lloyd 88.808
7 Alan Warriner 85.2910
John Ferrell 78.094
7 Alan Warriner 82.852
Colin Lloyd 89.4013
  Scott Cummings 84.058
Colin Lloyd 89.5210
2 Peter Manley 91.7017
3 Phil Taylor 95.0114
6 John Part 89.463
Chris Mason 97.8910
  Chris Mason 97.1713
Steve Brown 91.9811
  Graeme Stoddart 83.015
Steve Brown 87.2610
Chris Mason 91.1411
3 Phil Taylor 100.2316
3 Phil Taylor 96.1810
Ronnie Baxter 91.385
3 Phil Taylor 99.8113
Reg Harding 94.3810
  Reg Harding 89.3910
Gerald Verrier 83.466

References edit

  1. ^ a b "World Matchplay 1999". Mastercaller. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  2. ^ "1999 World Matchplay Results". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Results of World Matchplay 1999". Mastercaller. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  4. ^ "World Matchplay 1999 – Bracket". Mastercaller. Retrieved 5 February 2024.