# 2005 World Matchplay

The 2005 Stan James World Matchplay was the 12th staging of the major darts tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). It was held at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool between 24th – 30th July 2005.
Colin Lloyd, the PDC world number one since April 2005, secured his second major televised title adding to his World Grand Prix title from the previous October. He beat John Part in the final, Part had earlier knocked out World Champion Phil Taylor in the quarter-finals which ended Taylor's successful run at Blackpool. Taylor had won the Matchplay title for five successive years. Taylor had also won the first four major titles of 2005 and was just two tournaments short of an incredible Grand Slam of televised PDC titles.
Lloyd had to overcome a tough quarter-final against rising star Adrian Lewis. Lewis, a qualifier and protégé of Phil Taylor, led 13–11 before Lloyd won five successive legs to clinch a place in the semi-final where he also came from behind from 3–7 to beat Ronnie Baxter 17–11.
The final saw Lloyd hit 15 maximum 180s and led all the way through the match although Part did manage to peg him back from 0–3 to 4–5 in the early stages. Lloyd stretched his lead to 12–6 and then took five out of six legs to go with one of victory. Although Part took three legs in a row, he was too far behind to stage a comeback and Lloyd checked out the highest possible finish of 170 to take the title in style.

## Prize money

| Position (no. of players) | Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £120,000) |
| Winner | (1) | £25,000 |
| Runner-Up | (1) | £12,500 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £7,250 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £5,000 |
| Second round | (8) | £2,500 |
| First round | (16) | £1,750 |

## Seeds

The event featured sixteen seeds.
* Colin Lloyd
* Phil Taylor
* Peter Manley
* Roland Scholten
* Ronnie Baxter
* Wayne Mardle
* John Part
* Kevin Painter
* Denis Ovens
* Andy Jenkins
* Mark Dudbridge
* Alan Warriner
* Dennis Smith
* Terry Jenkins
* Dennis Priestley
* Mark Walsh

## Draw

Players in bold denote match winners.
| First round (best of 19 legs) 24–26 July | First round (best of 19 legs) 24–26 July | First round (best of 19 legs) 24–26 July | Second round (best of 25 legs) 26–27 July | Second round (best of 25 legs) 26–27 July | Second round (best of 25 legs) 26–27 July | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 28 July | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 28 July | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 28 July | | Semi-finals (best of 33 legs) 29 July | Semi-finals (best of 33 legs) 29 July | Semi-finals (best of 33 legs) 29 July | | Final (best of 35 legs) 30 July | Final (best of 35 legs) 30 July | Final (best of 35 legs) 30 July |
| 1 | Colin Lloyd 92.04 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Williams 90.38 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Williams 90.38 | 7 | 1 | Colin Lloyd 102.57 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Mark Walsh 93.48 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Mark Walsh 91.26 | 10 | 16 | Mark Walsh 93.48 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mick Manning 84.88 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mick Manning 84.88 | 4 | | | | 1 | Colin Lloyd 95.88 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Adrian Lewis 95.55 | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kevin Painter 80.43 | 4 | | | | | | | | Adrian Lewis 95.55 | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Lewis 85.86 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Lewis 85.86 | 10 | | Adrian Lewis 95.58 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Denis Ovens 91.53 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Denis Ovens 87.18 | 10 | 9 | Denis Ovens 91.53 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Beaton 86.04 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Beaton 86.04 | 6 | | | | | | | | 1 | Colin Lloyd 90.78 | 17 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ronnie Baxter 92.16 | 13 | | | | |
| 5 | Ronnie Baxter 93.18 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ronnie Baxter 92.16 | 13 | | | | |
| | Colin Osborne 85.44 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Colin Osborne 85.44 | 5 | 5 | Ronnie Baxter 90.00 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Dave Askew 80.94 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Alan Warriner-Little 84.33 | 7 | | Dave Askew 80.94 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dave Askew 86.70 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dave Askew 86.70 | 10 | | | | 5 | Ronnie Baxter 92.52 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13 | Dennis Smith 90.96 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Roland Scholten 92.44 | 10 | | | | | | | 13 | Dennis Smith 90.96 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| | Matt Clark 95.13 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matt Clark 95.13 | 7 | 4 | Roland Scholten 89.52 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Dennis Smith 87.90 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Dennis Smith 83.38 | 10 | 13 | Dennis Smith 87.90 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Whillis 83.53 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Whillis 83.53 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Colin Lloyd 97.89 | 18 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | John Part 94.53 | 12 |
| 2 | Phil Taylor 102.09 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | John Part 94.53 | 12 |
| | Jamie Harvey 87.52 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Harvey 87.52 | 4 | 2 | Phil Taylor 98.43 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Dennis Priestley 93.69 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Dennis Priestley 86.46 | 10 | 15 | Dennis Priestley 93.69 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alex Roy 84.13 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alex Roy 84.13 | 3 | | | | 2 | Phil Taylor 99.39 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | John Part 97.05 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | John Part 93.06 | 10 | | | | | | | 7 | John Part 97.05 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kelvin Painter 82.46 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kelvin Painter 82.46 | 4 | 7 | John Part 94.02 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Andy Jenkins 91.86 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Andy Jenkins 82.48 | 10 | 10 | Andy Jenkins 91.86 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Darren Webster 83.01 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Darren Webster 83.01 | 6 | | | | | | | | 7 | John Part 89.22 | 18 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Peter Manley 89.40 | 16 | | | | |
| 6 | Wayne Mardle 97.64 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Peter Manley 89.40 | 16 | | | | |
| | Lionel Sams 78.67 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lionel Sams 78.67 | 2 | 6 | Wayne Mardle 93.99 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Mark Dudbridge 88.71 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Mark Dudbridge 91.02 | 10 | 11 | Mark Dudbridge 88.71 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Caves 87.19 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Caves 87.19 | 7 | | | | 6 | Wayne Mardle 92.70 | 14 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Peter Manley 89.16 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Peter Manley 89.63 | 10 | | | | | | | 3 | Peter Manley 89.16 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Anderson 95.67 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Anderson 95.67 | 8 | 3 | Peter Manley 87.69 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Terry Jenkins 86.73 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Terry Jenkins 84.03 | 10 | 14 | Terry Jenkins 86.73 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Keith Deller 84.14 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |