The 2019 Betfred World Matchplay was the 26th annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, from 20–28 July 2019.
| 2019 Betfred World Matchplay | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 20–28 July 2019 | ||
| Venue | Winter Gardens | ||
| Location | Blackpool, England | ||
| Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £700,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £150,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170  Peter Wright  Rob Cross | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Rob Cross | |||
| |||
Gary Anderson was the defending champion, after defeating Mensur Suljović 21–19 after extra time in the longest final in the tournament's history.[1] However, he lost 11–8 to Mervyn King in the second round.
Rob Cross won his first World Matchplay title with an 18–13 win over Michael Smith in the final. He also became just the fourth player in history to win both the PDC World Championship and the World Matchplay.[2]
Prize money
editThe prize fund rose from £500,000 to £700,000, with the winner's earnings being up from £115,000 in 2018 to £150,000.[3]
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £700,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £150,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £70,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £50,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £25,000 |
| Second round | (8) | £15,000 |
| First round | (16) | £10,000 |
Format
editIn previous stagings of the event all games had to be won by two clear legs with no sudden-death legs. However, after consulting the host broadcaster Sky Sports in 2013, the PDC decided that games will now only proceed for a maximum of six extra legs before a tie-break leg is required. For example, in a first to 10 legs first round match, if the score reaches 12-12 then the 25th leg will be the decider.
Qualification
editThe top 16 players on the PDC Order of Merit as of 30 June 2019 were seeded for the tournament. The top 16 players on the ProTour Order of Merit, not to have already qualified on the cut-off date were unseeded.
The following players qualified for the tournament:[4]
PDC Order of Meritedit
| PDC ProTour qualifiersedit
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Draw
editStatistics
edit| Player | Eliminated | Played | Legs Won | Legs Lost | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High checkout | 3-dart average | Checkout success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Cross | Winner | 5 | 72 | 50 | 140 | 84 | 34 | 170 | 98.14 | 43.90% |
| Michael Smith | Runner up | 5 | 68 | 56 | 141 | 99 | 33 | 147 | 97.61 | 38.42% |
| Glen Durrant | Semi-finals | 4 | 49 | 39 | 98 | 55 | 22 | 137 | 97.08 | 44.55% |
 Daryl Gurney | Semi-finals | 4 | 52 | 46 | 140 | 65 | 36 | 124 | 94.63 | 32.31% |
| Peter Wright | Quarter-finals | 3 | 34 | 23 | 105 | 64 | 15 | 170 | 102.53 | 48.84% |
| Mervyn King | Quarter-finals | 3 | 32 | 29 | 60 | 48 | 12 | 160 | 94.60 | 42.67% |
| Stephen Bunting | Quarter-finals | 3 | 41 | 40 | 94 | 59 | 22 | 120 | 93.97 | 39.71% |
| James Wade | Quarter-finals | 3 | 33 | 39 | 106 | 47 | 12 | 160 | 91.90 | 43.42% |
| Ian White | Second round | 2 | 22 | 14 | 34 | 28 | 14 | 121 | 96.44 | 32.35% |
 Michael van Gerwen | Second round | 2 | 21 | 19 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 134 | 95.84 | 32.81% |
 Mensur Suljović | Second round | 2 | 21 | 14 | 51 | 25 | 8 | 101 | 94.84 | 42.00% |
| Gary Anderson | Second round | 2 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 160 | 94.35 | 35.29% |
| Keegan Brown | Second round | 2 | 19 | 19 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 148 | 94.02 | 40.43% |
 Max Hopp | Second round | 2 | 21 | 21 | 66 | 27 | 10 | 128 | 93.85 | 42.86% |
 Krzysztof Ratajski | Second round | 2 | 15 | 16 | 36 | 23 | 3 | 160 | 91.84 | 45.45% |
 Simon Whitlock | Second round | 2 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 124 | 91.21 | 46.15% |
| Nathan Aspinall | First round | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 127 | 102.96 | 26.32% |
| John Henderson | First round | 1 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 97 | 101.33 | 47.06% |
| Dave Chisnall | First round | 1 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 81 | 97.69 | 29.03% |
| Jamie Hughes | First round | 1 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 128 | 97.54 | 36.84% |
| Vincent van der Voort | First round | 1 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 52 | 97.40 | 31.25% |
| Jeffrey de Zwaan | First round | 1 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 119 | 95.26 | 37.50% |
| Adrian Lewis | First round | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 80 | 94.69 | 40.00% |
 Jonny Clayton | First round | 1 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 101 | 93.46 | 44.44% |
| Gerwyn Price | First round | 1 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 106 | 92.02 | 51.17% |
| Chris Dobey | First round | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 145 | 91.34 | 33.33% |
| Steve Beaton | First round | 1 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 89.86 | 35.29% |
| Ricky Evans | First round | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 85 | 89.33 | 58.33% |
| Joe Cullen | First round | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | 88.63 | 00.00% |
| Darren Webster | First round | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 105 | 88.61 | 33.33% |
| Danny Noppert | First round | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 86 | 87.77 | 31.58% |
| Jermaine Wattimena | First round | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 82.02 | 14.29% |
Source: Match reports from the draw.
References
edit- ^ "World Matchplay: Gary Anderson wins thrilling final". PDC. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "Betfred World Matchplay Glory For Cross". PDC.tv. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ Allen, Dave. "Prize Money Soars Above £14m In 2019". PDC. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "2019 Betfred World Matchplay Field". PDC. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "2019 Betfred World Matchplay Draw". PDC. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "2019 Betfred World Matchplay Day One". PDC. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "2019 Betfred World Matchplay Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "2019 Betfred World Matchplay Night Three". PDC. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "2019 Betfred World Matchplay Night Four". PDC. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "2019 Betfred World Matchplay Night Five". PDC. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "2019 Betfred World Matchplay Night Six". PDC. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "2019 Betfred World Matchplay Night Seven". PDC. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "BetFred World Matchplay Semi-finals". PDC. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "BetFred World Matchplay Final". PDC. Retrieved 28 July 2019.[permanent dead link]