2006 World Matchplay

2006 Stan James World Matchplay
2006 Stan James World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates	23–29 July 2006
Venue	Winter Gardens
Location	Blackpool
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£150,000
Winner's share	£30,000
High checkout	160 Phil Taylor; 160 Andy Jenkins
Champion(s)
	Phil Taylor
«2005	2007»

The 2006 Stan James World Matchplay was the 13th staging of the World Matchplay darts tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was held at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool between 23–29 July 2006.

Phil Taylor won the title for the eighth time, by defeating James Wade 18–11 in the final.

Prize money

The prize fund increased by £30,000 on the previous year, with the winner now receiving £30,000.

Position (no. of players)		Prize money (Total: £150,000)^[2]
Winner	(1)	£30,000
Runner-Up	(1)	£15,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£10,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£6,250
Second round	(8)	£3,500
First round	(16)	£2,000

Seeds

The World Matchplay featured sixteen seeds.^[3]

Draw

Players in bold denote match winners.^[4]^[5]^[6]

First round (best of 19 legs) 23–25 July			Second round (best of 25 legs) 25–26 July			Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 27 July			Semi-finals (best of 33 legs) 28 July			Final (best of 35 legs) 29 July

1	Phil Taylor 97.46	10

	Bob Anderson 87.89	5
			1	Phil Taylor 98.57	13

			16	John Part 83.39	2
16	John Part 88.35	10

	Wes Newton 82.38	2
						1	Phil Taylor 99.13	16

						8	Dennis Priestley 94.45	13
8	Dennis Priestley 90.84	10

	Alan Tabern 86.73	7
			8	Dennis Priestley 86.39	13

				Alex Roy 87.82	8
9	Mark Dudbridge 81.15	6

	Alex Roy 84.37	10
									1	Phil Taylor 102.58	17

										Andy Hamilton 101.88	11
5	Wayne Mardle 91.73	10

	Steve Hine 85.17	5
			5	Wayne Mardle 85.65	13

				Lionel Sams 86.25	10
12	Terry Jenkins 83.98	7

	Lionel Sams 81.84	10
						5	Wayne Mardle 89.24	9

							Andy Hamilton 96.76	16
4	Peter Manley 81.60	2

	Andy Hamilton 95.36	10
				Andy Hamilton 91.90	15

			13	Adrian Lewis 91.95	13
13	Adrian Lewis 94.95	10

	Matt Clark 92.90	6
												1	Phil Taylor 100.08	18

													James Wade 90.01	11
2	Colin Lloyd 90.28	6

	Steve Maish 89.40	10
				Steve Maish 86.76	7

			15	Chris Mason 85.21	13
15	Chris Mason 87.24	10

	Steve Beaton 87.65	6
						15	Chris Mason 91.41	4

							James Wade 97.24	16
7	Kevin Painter 81.62	10

	Barrie Bates 84.44	8
			7	Kevin Painter 84.81	9

				James Wade 91.24	13
10	Denis Ovens 88.61	1

	James Wade 96.81	10
										James Wade 94.38	19

									11	Roland Scholten 92.01	17
6	Andy Jenkins 86.21	11

	Alan Warriner-Little 84.48	9
			6	Andy Jenkins 87.81	8

			11	Roland Scholten 90.08	13
11	Roland Scholten 91.95	10

	Andy Smith 82.64	6
						11	Roland Scholten 93.31	16

						3	Ronnie Baxter 88.81	13
3	Ronnie Baxter 89.11	10

	Dennis Smith 75.88	4
			3	Ronnie Baxter 90.14	13

			14	Mark Walsh 83.75	9
14	Mark Walsh 82.48	10

	Dave Askew 81.85	8

References

^ "2006 Stan James World Matchplay Statistics". Planet Darts. Archived from the original on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^ "2006 World Matchplay Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^ "World Matchplay 2006". Mastercaller. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^ "2006 World Matchplay Results". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^ "Results of World Matchplay 2006". Mastercaller. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^ "World Matchplay 2006 – Bracket". Mastercaller. Retrieved 5 February 2024.

External links

Pictures from the 2006 World Matchplay Darts

[1] "2006 Stan James World Matchplay Statistics". Planet Darts. Archived from the original on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2024.

[2] "2006 World Matchplay Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2024.

[3] "World Matchplay 2006". Mastercaller. Retrieved 5 February 2024.

[4] "2006 World Matchplay Results". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2024.

[5] "Results of World Matchplay 2006". Mastercaller. Retrieved 5 February 2024.

[6] "World Matchplay 2006 – Bracket". Mastercaller. Retrieved 5 February 2024.

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