2001 World Matchplay

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2001 Stan James World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates29 July–4 August 2001
VenueWinter Gardens
LocationBlackpool
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£65,000
Winner's share£14,000
High checkout170 England Dave Askew
Champion(s)
England Phil Taylor
«2000 2002»

The 2001 Stan James World Matchplay was a darts tournament held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool. This was the second World Matchplay tournament to be sponsored by UK bookmaker Stan James.

The tournament ran from 29 July–4 August 2001, and was won by Phil Taylor.

Prize money

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The prize fund was £65,000.[1]

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £65,000)
Winner (1) £14,000
Runner-Up (1) £7,000
Semi-finalists (2) £4,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £2,000
Second round (8) £1,500
First round (16) £1,000

Seeds

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There were eight seeds for the competition.[2]

Results

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Players in bold denote match winners.[3][4][5]

First round (best of 19 legs)
29–31 July
Second round (best of 25 legs)
31 July–1 August
Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs)
2 August
Semi-finals (best of 33 legs)
3 August
Final (best of 35 legs)
4 August
               
1 England Peter Manley 89.69 8
England Steve Beaton 89.16 10
  England Steve Beaton 94.44 15
Netherlands Roland Scholten 94.15 13
  Netherlands Roland Scholten 90.56 10
United States Steve Brown 80.19 4
  England Steve Beaton 92.32 16
England Cliff Lazarenko 82.77 7
8 England Dave Askew 77.30 10
England Graeme Stoddart 76.91 8
  England Dave Askew 78.58 9
England Cliff Lazarenko 84.23 13
  England Colin Lloyd 82.23 10
England Cliff Lazarenko 84.36 12
England Steve Beaton 84.39 6
  Wales Richie Burnett 91.11 17
5 England Dennis Priestley 86.40 10
England Kevin Painter 85.50 7
5 England Dennis Priestley 93.72 13
Wales Richie Burnett 94.75 15
  England Bob Anderson 81.22 7
Wales Richie Burnett 87.97 10
  Wales Richie Burnett 92.01 16
England Andy Jenkins 90.42 13
4 England Rod Harrington 84.93 7
England Andy Jenkins 89.13 10
  England Andy Jenkins 85.87 13
England Nigel Justice 76.87 7
  England Shayne Burgess 66.83 5
England Nigel Justice 72.70 10
Wales Richie Burnett 90.99 10
3 England Phil Taylor 99.57 18
2 England Alan Warriner 89.53 11
England Denis Ovens 85.11 9
2 England Alan Warriner 92.12 11
England Martin Adams 90.21 13
  England Martin Adams 87.68 10
England Mick Manning 88.19 7
  England Martin Adams 94.26 16
England Dennis Smith 94.74 12
7 England Ronnie Baxter 93.87 10
England Peter Evison 84.18 3
7 England Ronnie Baxter 92.76 13
England Dennis Smith 95.00 15
  England Chris Mason 77.17 4
England Dennis Smith 93.88 10
England Martin Adams 94.95 9
3 England Phil Taylor 102.99 17
6 Canada John Part 93.57 10
England Keith Deller 86.77 4
6 Canada John Part 95.34 13
England John Lowe 88.19 7
  England Reg Harding 81.10 5
England John Lowe 86.27 10
6 Canada John Part 92.55 4
3 England Phil Taylor 101.37 16
3 England Phil Taylor 101.16 10
Scotland Jamie Harvey 85.84 2
3 England Phil Taylor 97.71 13
England Alex Roy 82.02 5
  United States Paul Lim 77.57 6
England Alex Roy 88.61 10

References

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  1. ^ "2001 World Matchplay Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  2. ^ "World Matchplay 2001". Mastercaller. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  3. ^ "2001 World Matchplay Results". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Results of World Matchplay 2001". Mastercaller. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  5. ^ "World Matchplay 2001 – Bracket". Mastercaller. Retrieved 5 February 2024.