2017 World Matchplay

2017 BetVictor World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates22–30 July 2017
VenueWinter Gardens
LocationBlackpool, England
Organisation(s)Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
FormatLegs
Prize fund£500,000
Winner's share£115,000
High checkout170 Netherlands Benito van de Pas
170 Wales Gerwyn Price
Champion(s)
England Phil Taylor
«2016 2018»

The 2017 BetVictor World Matchplay was the 24th annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, from 22 to 30 July 2017.

Michael van Gerwen was the two-times defending champion but lost to Phil Taylor 16–6 in the quarter-finals, with Taylor then going on to beat Peter Wright 18–8 in the final to claim his 16th World Matchplay Championship. It was Taylor's final appearance in this tournament and his last major tournament win.[1]

Prize money

The prize fund increased from £450,000 to £500,000, with the winner's earnings increasing from £100,000 to £115,000.

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £500,000)
Winner (1) £115,000
Runner-up (1) £55,000
Semi-finalists (2) £30,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £17,500
Second round (8) £11,000
First round (16) £7,000

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 players on the PDC Order of Merit as of July 10, 2017 were seeded for the tournament. The top 16 players on the ProTour Order of Merit not to have already qualified will be unseeded.[2]

The following players qualified for the tournament:[3]

Draw

First round (best of 19 legs)
22–24 July[4][5][6] 		Second round (best of 21 legs)
25–26 July[7][8] 		Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs)
27–28 July[9][10] 		Semi-finals (best of 33 legs)
29 July 		Final (best of 35 legs)
30 July
               
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 98.55 10
England Stephen Bunting 94.54 4
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 99.97 11
16 Australia Simon Whitlock 91.37 3
16 Australia Simon Whitlock 95.77 10
Australia Kyle Anderson 96.64 5
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 101.07 6
8 England Phil Taylor 101.85 16
8 England Phil Taylor 94.04 10
Wales Gerwyn Price 88.68 5
8 England Phil Taylor 102.27 11
9 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 98.92 3
9 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 92.42 10
England Joe Cullen 96.95 8
8 England Phil Taylor 102.74 17
4 England Adrian Lewis 93.50 9
5 England Dave Chisnall 95.16 10
England Mervyn King 89.22 7
5 England Dave Chisnall 96.90 12
England Alan Norris 98.61 14
12 Belgium Kim Huybrechts 93.45 6
England Alan Norris 90.59 10
England Alan Norris 91.31 13
4 England Adrian Lewis 94.16 16
4 England Adrian Lewis 95.07 10
England Steve Beaton 94.51 7
4 England Adrian Lewis 100.93 11
England Rob Cross 104.08 8
13 England Ian White 94.61 7
England Rob Cross 95.72 10
8 England Phil Taylor 104.24 18
3 Scotland Peter Wright 99.74 8
2 Scotland Gary Anderson 101.95 10
Netherlands Christian Kist 99.96 7
2 Scotland Gary Anderson 105.17 9
Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 103.26 11
15 Netherlands Benito van de Pas 89.53 9
Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 96.98 11
Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 97.18 16
7 Austria Mensur Suljović 99.45 13
7 Austria Mensur Suljović 94.42 10
Scotland John Henderson 86.35 4
7 Austria Mensur Suljović 95.57 11
England Justin Pipe 92.07 6
10 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 89.34 5
England Justin Pipe 90.94 10
Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 94.40 15
3 Scotland Peter Wright 93.92 17
6 England James Wade 96.08 11
England Darren Webster 96.48 13
  England Darren Webster 95.39 11
England Steve West 95.39 7
11 England Michael Smith 95.45 5
England Steve West 99.94 10
England Darren Webster 95.55 12
3 Scotland Peter Wright 100.19 16
3 Scotland Peter Wright 89.26 10
England James Wilson 90.51 8
3 Scotland Peter Wright 104.18 11
Spain Cristo Reyes 93.64 4
14 Scotland Robert Thornton 90.82 3
Spain Cristo Reyes 101.32 10

Statistics

Player Eliminated Played Legs Won Legs Lost LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s High checkout 3-dart average Checkout success
England Phil Taylor Winner 5 72 31 135 105 31 151 101.03 48.37%
Scotland Peter Wright Final 5 62 57 170 121 21 147 97.46 41.36%
Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney Semi-finals 4 53 48 114 83 37 146 97.96 43.18%
England Adrian Lewis Semi-finals 4 46 45 101 77 24 144 95.92 42.69%
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen Quarter-finals 3 27 23 54 45 14 160 99.86 34.49%
Austria Mensur Suljović Quarter-finals 3 34 26 73 51 13 148 96.48 48.52%
England Darren Webster Quarter-finals 3 36 34 100 60 14 133 95.81 36.95%
England Alan Norris Quarter-finals 3 37 34 87 49 15 155 93.51 38.71%
Scotland Gary Anderson Second round 2 19 18 37 26 16 104 103.56 35.24%
England Rob Cross Second round 2 18 18 46 25 10 125 99.90 44.70%
England Steve West Second round 2 17 16 44 26 10 135 97.67 42.33%
Spain Cristo Reyes Second round 2 14 14 38 15 8 116 97.48 49.41%
England Dave Chisnall Second round 2 22 21 49 30 18 121 96.03 31.13%
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld Second round 2 13 19 32 31 10 124 95.67 27.38%
Australia Simon Whitlock Second round 2 13 16 38 16 5 119 93.57 35.00%
England Justin Pipe Second round 2 16 16 41 19 12 120 91.51 29.26%
Netherlands Christian Kist First round 1 7 10 16 12 9 100 99.96 43.75%
England Joe Cullen First round 1 8 10 20 10 5 150 96.95 44.44%
Australia Kyle Anderson First round 1 5 10 19 3 6 105 96.64 55.56%
England James Wade First round 1 11 13 42 18 2 121 96.08 55.00%
England Michael Smith First round 1 5 10 18 6 4 80 95.45 45.45%
England Ian White First round 1 7 10 22 17 2 74 94.61 30.43%
England Stephen Bunting First round 1 4 10 16 11 3 102 94.54 22.22%
England Steve Beaton First round 1 7 10 22 12 1 100 94.51 43.75%
Belgium Kim Huybrechts First round 1 6 10 21 8 5 72 93.45 28.57%
Scotland Robert Thornton First round 1 3 10 15 8 1 62 90.82 25.00%
England James Wilson First round 1 8 10 22 10 4 127 90.51 33.33%
Netherlands Benito van de Pas First round 1 9 11 28 16 1 170 89.53 27.27%
Netherlands Jelle Klaasen First round 1 5 10 16 8 3 76 89.34 26.32%
England Mervyn King First round 1 7 10 13 13 3 90 89.22 28.00%
Wales Gerwyn Price First round 1 7 10 20 7 1 170 88.68 31.25%
Scotland John Henderson First round 1 4 10 18 9 1 97 86.35 30.77%

Source: Match reports from the draw.

References

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  2. ^ "PDC Order of Merit Rules". PDC. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
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