# 2001 World Matchplay

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

The prize fund was £65,000.
| Position (no. of players) | 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

There were eight seeds for the competition.
* Peter Manley
* Alan Warriner
* Phil Taylor
* Rod Harrington
* Dennis Priestley
* John Part
* Ronnie Baxter
* Dave Askew

## Results

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