2014 BetVictor World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates19–27 July 2014
VenueWinter Gardens
LocationBlackpool, England
Organisation(s)Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
FormatLegs
Prize fund£450,000
Winner's share£100,000
Nine-dart finishEngland Phil Taylor
High checkout167 England Stephen Bunting
Champion(s)
England Phil Taylor
«2013 2015»

The 2014 BetVictor World Matchplay was the 21st annual staging of the darts tournament, the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, from 19–27 July 2014.

Phil Taylor won the event for the seventh consecutive year and 15th in total by beating Michael van Gerwen 18–9 in the final.[1] Taylor also threw the event's only nine-dart finish which he did in the second round against Michael Smith.[2]

Prize money

The prize fund was increased to £450,000 after being £400,000 for the previous five editions of this event.[3] The bonus for a nine-dart finish stood at £10,000 and was won by Phil Taylor.

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
Nine-dart finish (1) £10,000

Format

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

The top 16 in 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 are unseeded players.[4]

Draw

[5]

First round (best of 19 legs)
19–21 July[6][7][8] 		Second round (best of 25 legs)
22–23 July[9][10] 		Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs)
24–25 July[11][12] 		Semi-finals (best of 33 legs)
26 July[13] 		Final (best of 35 legs)
27 July[14]
               
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 98.85 10
England Steve Beaton 92.77 7
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 96.75 13
16 England Ian White 92.58 4
16 England Ian White 101.37 10
England Terry Jenkins 91.28 4
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 102.72 16
9 England Dave Chisnall 99.46 12
8 England Andy Hamilton 94.42 10
England Wayne Jones 82.45 3
8 England Andy Hamilton 97.54 10
9 England Dave Chisnall 95.19 13
9 England Dave Chisnall 98.96 10
England Dean Winstanley 94.43 4
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 99.75 17
4 Australia Simon Whitlock 96.67 13
5 England James Wade 93.01 10
England Andy Smith 89.67 5
5 England James Wade 95.42 13
Wales Richie Burnett 87.42 2
12 Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 88.91 4
Wales Richie Burnett 93.85 10
5 England James Wade 96.88 10
4 Australia Simon Whitlock 96.26 16
4 Australia Simon Whitlock 93.88 10
England Kevin Painter 90.86 6
4 Australia Simon Whitlock 93.54 13
13 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 86.78 8
13 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 92.79 10
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 89.10 4
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 101.49 9
2 England Phil Taylor 107.19 18
2 England Phil Taylor 101.79 10
England Darren Webster 96.58 4
2 England Phil Taylor 105.64 13
England Michael Smith 100.44 6
15 England Justin Pipe 96.66 8
England Michael Smith 98.87 10
2 England Phil Taylor 99.70 16
10 England Wes Newton 89.16 6
7 Scotland Robert Thornton 97.06 8
Australia Paul Nicholson 94.95 10
Australia Paul Nicholson 83.94 13
10 England Wes Newton 86.62 15
10 England Wes Newton 81.99 11
England Ronnie Baxter 81.62 9
2 England Phil Taylor 105.27 17
11 Scotland Gary Anderson 105.68 15
6 Scotland Peter Wright 89.12 6
England Stephen Bunting 92.36 10
England Stephen Bunting 99.37 8
11 Scotland Gary Anderson 104.41 13
11 Scotland Gary Anderson 94.47 10
England Jamie Caven 92.03 8
11 Scotland Gary Anderson 100.63 16
3 England Adrian Lewis 95.00 8
3 England Adrian Lewis 110.51 10
England Andrew Gilding 92.55 0
3 England Adrian Lewis 99.61 13
14 England Mervyn King 89.59 8
14 England Mervyn King 101.06 10
Belgium Kim Huybrechts 92.53 4

Statistics

Player Eliminated Played Legs Won Legs Lost LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s High checkout 3-dart average
England Phil Taylor Winner 5 74 40 29 148 94 30 160 103.92
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen Final 5 65 54 22 153 75 36 145 99.91
Scotland Gary Anderson Semi-finals 4 54 41 18 124 75 33 145 101.30
Australia Simon Whitlock Semi-finals 4 52 41 23 108 73 32 154 95.09
England Adrian Lewis Quarter-finals 3 31 28 12 78 36 13 113 101.71
England Dave Chisnall Quarter-finals 3 35 30 12 71 50 24 134 97.87
England James Wade Quarter-finals 3 33 23 16 77 48 11 114 95.04
England Wes Newton Quarter-finals 3 32 38 12 73 51 11 160 85.92
England Michael Smith Second round 2 16 21 5 34 27 14 112 99.66
England Ian White Second round 2 14 17 3 47 21 7 160 96.98
England Andy Hamilton Second round 2 20 16 8 40 27 10 160 95.98
England Stephen Bunting Second round 2 18 19 5 46 32 5 167 95.87
England Mervyn King Second round 2 18 17 7 30 33 7 101 95.33
Wales Richie Burnett Second round 2 12 17 6 52 19 4 121 90.64
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld Second round 2 18 17 10 38 30 10 132 89.79
Australia Paul Nicholson Second round 2 23 23 10 57 31 6 142 89.45
Scotland Robert Thornton First round 1 8 10 4 31 13 4 112 97.06
England Justin Pipe First round 1 8 10 1 29 9 6 127 96.66
England Darren Webster First round 1 4 10 1 19 11 3 92 96.58
England Dean Winstanley First round 1 4 10 2 21 12 2 66 94.43
England Steve Beaton First round 1 7 10 3 18 11 3 122 92.77
England Andrew Gilding First round 1 0 10 0 11 7 2 – 92.55
Belgium Kim Huybrechts First round 1 4 10 1 16 6 1 72 92.53
England Jamie Caven First round 1 8 10 1 27 9 2 132 92.03
England Terry Jenkins First round 1 4 10 0 15 9 4 60 91.28
England Kevin Painter First round 1 6 10 3 18 14 3 92 90.86
England Andy Smith First round 1 5 10 2 27 11 0 120 89.67
Scotland Peter Wright First round 1 6 10 0 20 13 4 84 89.12
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort First round 1 4 10 2 12 7 7 75 89.10
Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan First round 1 4 10 1 18 9 1 91 88.91
England Wayne Jones First round 1 3 10 2 13 8 2 96 82.45
England Ronnie Baxter First round 1 9 11 3 23 7 3 81 81.62

Source: Match reports from the draw.

References

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