1999 World Matchplay

1999 World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates25–31 July 1999
VenueWinter Gardens
LocationBlackpool
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£58,000
Winner's share£14,000
High checkout170 England Peter Evison
England Colin Lloyd
Champion(s)
England Rod Harrington
«1998 2000»

The 1999 World Matchplay was a darts tournament held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool between 25–31 July 1999. The tournament was won for the second year in a row by Rod Harrington, who defeated Peter Manley in the final. In the 30th leg of the final Manley missed a shot at bullseye which, had he hit it would have been the first televised PDC 9 dart finish.

This was the first time that the first round was best of 19 legs, instead of best of 15 legs used from the 1994 World Matchplay to the 1998 World Matchplay.

Prize money

The prize fund was £58,000.[1]

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £58,000)
Winner (1) £14,000
Runner-Up (1) £7,000
Semi-finalists (2) £3,500
Quarter-finalists (4) £2,000
Second round (8) £1,250
First round (16) £750

Seeds

There were eight seeds for the World Matchplay.[1]

Results

Players in bold denote match winners.[2][3][4]

First round (best of 19 legs)
25–27 July
Second round (best of 25 legs)
27–28 July
Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs)
29 July
Semi-finals (best of 33 legs)
30 July
Final (best of 35 legs)
31 July
               
1 England Rod Harrington 99.30 10
England John Lowe 88.50 7
1 England Rod Harrington 87.03 13
England Steve Raw 79.32 7
  England Cliff Lazarenko 73.95 6
England Steve Raw 78.46 10
1 England Rod Harrington 89.49 16
England Peter Evison 81.85 9
8 England Keith Deller 84.00 10
England Bob Anderson 84.48 12
  England Bob Anderson 83.12 8
England Peter Evison 89.41 13
  England Peter Evison 85.29 12
England Dean Allsop 82.92 10
1 England Rod Harrington 93.83 17
5 England Dennis Priestley 93.81 10
5 England Dennis Priestley 95.28 10
United States Paul Lim 82.11 6
5 England Dennis Priestley 91.04 13
United States Gary Mawson 88.26 8
  England Dennis Smith 85.08 10
United States Gary Mawson 83.43 12
5 England Dennis Priestley 92.82 16
4 England Shayne Burgess 94.50 12
4 England Shayne Burgess 97.56 10
England Kevin Spiolek 81.42 1
4 England Shayne Burgess 102.03 13
England Mick Manning 88.14 1
  England Mick Manning 89.67 10
England Eric Bristow 83.01 2
1 England Rod Harrington 85.94 19
2 England Peter Manley 86.92 17
2 England Peter Manley 94.41 10
Wales Richie Burnett 91.71 4
2 England Peter Manley 89.73 13
Scotland Jamie Harvey 85.41 7
  United States Dan Lauby 84.06 5
Scotland Jamie Harvey 90.96 10
2 England Peter Manley 89.43 16
England Colin Lloyd 88.80 8
7 England Alan Warriner 85.29 10
England John Ferrell 78.09 4
7 England Alan Warriner 82.85 2
England Colin Lloyd 89.40 13
  Canada Scott Cummings 84.05 8
England Colin Lloyd 89.52 10
2 England Peter Manley 91.70 17
3 England Phil Taylor 95.01 14
6 Canada John Part 89.46 3
England Chris Mason 97.89 10
  England Chris Mason 97.17 13
United States Steve Brown 91.98 11
  England Graeme Stoddart 83.01 5
United States Steve Brown 87.26 10
England Chris Mason 91.14 11
3 England Phil Taylor 100.23 16
3 England Phil Taylor 96.18 10
England Ronnie Baxter 91.38 5
3 England Phil Taylor 99.81 13
England Reg Harding 94.38 10
  England Reg Harding 89.39 10
United States Gerald Verrier 83.46 6

References

  1. ^ a b "World Matchplay 1999". Mastercaller. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  2. ^ "1999 World Matchplay Results". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Results of World Matchplay 1999". Mastercaller. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  4. ^ "World Matchplay 1999 – Bracket". Mastercaller. Retrieved 5 February 2024.