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2015 World Matchplay

The 2015 BetVictor World Matchplay was the 22nd annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, from 18 to 26 July 2015.

2015 BetVictor World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates18–26 July 2015
VenueWinter Gardens
LocationBlackpool, England
Organisation(s)Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
FormatLegs
Prize fund£450,000
Winner's share£100,000
High checkout170 Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
«2014 2016»

Phil Taylor was the defending champion, having won the last seven editions of the event and he reached the semi-finals, where his 38-game unbeaten run came to the end against James Wade. Michael van Gerwen won his first World Matchplay title by defeating Wade 18–12 in the final.[1]

Prize money

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The prize fund was increased to £450,000 after being £400,000 for the previous five editions of this event.[2]

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £450,000)
Winner (1) £100,000
Runner-Up (1) £50,000
Semi-finalists (2) £27,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £17,500
Second round (8) £10,000
First round (16) £6,000

Format

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In previous stagings of the event all games had to be won by two clear legs with no sudden-death legs. However, in 2013 after consulting the host broadcaster Sky Sports, 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 best of 19 legs first round match, if the score reaches 12–12 then the 25th leg will be the decider.

Qualification

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The top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit qualified as seeded players. The other 16 places went to the top 16 non-qualified players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit who were unseeded players. The field was confirmed on 5 July following Players Championship 14.[3]

Draw

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First round (best of 19 legs)
18–20 July[7][8][9] 		Second round (best of 25 legs)
21–22 July[10][11] 		Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs)
23–24 July[12][13] 		Semi-finals (best of 33 legs)
25 July[14] 		Final (best of 35 legs)
26 July[15]
               
1   Michael van Gerwen 99.19 10
  Benito van de Pas 93.62 4
1   Michael van Gerwen 110.93 13
  Jamie Lewis 98.86 2
16   Justin Pipe 90.08 7
  Jamie Lewis 92.43 10
1   Michael van Gerwen 102.04 16
9   Ian White 96.42 13
8   Simon Whitlock 98.45 10
  Jelle Klaasen 91.46 4
8   Simon Whitlock 92.43 9
9   Ian White 97.11 13
9   Ian White 103.51 10
  Stephen Bunting 101.62 6
1   Michael van Gerwen 101.96 17
5   Peter Wright 102.44 12
5   Peter Wright 108.13 10
  Kim Huybrechts 95.82 5
5   Peter Wright 95.65 13
  Andrew Gilding 90.79 7
12   Mervyn King 94.99 8
  Andrew Gilding 96.72 10
5   Peter Wright 98.27 16
  Gerwyn Price 88.17 7
4   Adrian Lewis 99.06 10
  Joe Murnan 93.79 7
4   Adrian Lewis 99.20 10
  Gerwyn Price 97.88 13
13   Michael Smith 91.17 4
  Gerwyn Price 92.59 10
1   Michael van Gerwen 99.91 18
6   James Wade 90.37 12
2   Phil Taylor 95.30 10
  John Henderson 81.86 2
2   Phil Taylor 99.37 13
  Andy Hamilton 89.71 6
15   Raymond van Barneveld 89.08 7
  Andy Hamilton 95.90 10
2   Phil Taylor 102.68 16
7   Dave Chisnall 102.94 8
7   Dave Chisnall 94.63 13
  Jamie Caven 92.57 11
7   Dave Chisnall 96.04 13
  Keegan Brown 89.63 11
10   Robert Thornton 92.90 7
  Keegan Brown 97.00 10
2   Phil Taylor 103.69 14
6   James Wade 97.85 17
6   James Wade 103.59 10
  Kyle Anderson 99.06 7
6   James Wade 94.67 13
11   Brendan Dolan 90.87 8
11   Brendan Dolan 88.52 10
  Vincent van der Voort 92.78 6
6   James Wade 100.20 16
  Mensur Suljović 92.48 11
3   Gary Anderson 95.59 10
  Steve Beaton 89.70 4
3   Gary Anderson 94.29 9
  Mensur Suljović 92.58 13
14   Terry Jenkins 90.24 9
  Mensur Suljović 89.57 11

Statistics

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Player Eliminated Played Legs Won Legs Lost LWAT 100 140 180s High checkout 3-dart average Checkout success
  Michael van Gerwen Winner 5 74 43 28 127 98 39 156 102.81 46.25%
  James Wade Final 5 68 58 25 195 103 17 150 97.34 41.98%
  Peter Wright Semi-finals 4 51 36 18 118 81 29 161 101.12 45.54%
  Phil Taylor Semi-finals 4 53 33 24 112 59 26 161 100.27 39.85%
  Ian White Quarter-finals 3 36 31 10 76 46 25 127 99.01 37.11%
  Dave Chisnall Quarter-finals 3 34 38 9 84 43 29 136 97.87 31.19%
  Gerwyn Price Quarter-finals 3 30 30 13 81 34 16 120 92.88 41.10%
  Mensur Suljović Quarter-finals 3 35 34 16 111 54 10 128 91.54 35.71%
  Adrian Lewis Second round 2 20 20 10 37 31 16 136 99.13 44.44%
  Jamie Lewis Second round 2 12 20 2 40 30 4 128 95.65 50%
  Simon Whitlock Second round 2 19 17 5 33 25 10 78 95.44 41.30%
  Gary Anderson Second round 2 19 17 8 38 26 13 118 94.94 33.93%
  Andrew Gilding Second round 2 17 21 6 51 25 6 121 93.76 42.50%
  Keegan Brown Second round 2 21 20 5 51 26 9 114 93.32 43.75%
  Andy Hamilton Second round 2 16 20 7 43 24 5 158 92.66 34.78%
  Brendan Dolan Second round 2 18 19 7 43 22 7 170 89.70 32.14%
  Stephen Bunting First round 1 6 10 1 18 6 9 49 101.62 33.33%
  Kyle Anderson First round 1 7 10 3 26 5 9 124 99.06 30.43%
  Kim Huybrechts First round 1 5 10 1 30 6 1 101 95.82 41.67%
  Mervyn King First round 1 8 10 3 14 12 6 90 94.99 42.11%
  Joe Murnan First round 1 7 10 3 21 13 2 86 93.79 41.18%
  Benito van de Pas First round 1 4 10 3 12 8 3 66 93.62 40.00%
  Robert Thornton First round 1 7 10 2 21 14 4 81 92.90 41.18%
  Vincent van der Voort First round 1 6 10 3 25 9 4 68 92.78 26.09%
  Jamie Caven First round 1 11 13 2 42 11 3 60 92.70 37.93%
  Jelle Klaasen First round 1 4 10 1 20 3 3 108 91.46 40.00%
  Michael Smith First round 1 4 10 1 13 11 1 121 91.17 33.33%
  Terry Jenkins First round 1 9 11 4 28 16 6 140 90.24 28.13%
  Justin Pipe First round 1 7 10 1 26 10 5 116 90.08 26.92%
  Steve Beaton First round 1 4 10 2 21 9 1 40 89.7 16.67%
  Raymond van Barneveld First round 1 7 10 2 22 12 3 96 89.08 33.33%
  John Henderson First round 1 2 10 1 22 1 2 26 81.86 33.33%

Source: Match reports from the draw.

References

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  1. ^ "Michael van Gerwen wins World Matchplay title for the first time after defeating James Wade". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 World Matchplay Prize Money". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  3. ^ "2015 BetVictor World Matchplay Field". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  4. ^ "2015 BetVictor World Matchplay Draw". PDC. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  5. ^ "2015 World Matchplay Fixtures". Darts Database. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  6. ^ "World Matchplay Darts fixtures and results". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  7. ^ "BetVictor World Matchplay Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-07-20. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  8. ^ "BetVictor World Matchplay Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  9. ^ "BetVictor World Matchplay Day Three". PDC. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  10. ^ "BetVictor World Matchplay Day Four". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  11. ^ "BetVictor World Matchplay Day Five". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  12. ^ "BetVictor World Matchplay Day Six". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-07-26. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  13. ^ "BetVictor World Matchplay Day Seven". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  14. ^ "BetVictor World Matchplay Semi-finals". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-07-27. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Matchplay Glory For Mighty Mike". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-07-28. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
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