# 2009 World Matchplay

The 2009 Stan James World Matchplay was the 16th annual staging of the World Matchplay tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place from 19–26 July 2009. As usual it was staged at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.
World number one Phil Taylor successfully defended his title, beating Terry Jenkins in the final to win his tenth World Matchplay.

## Prize fund

The prize fund was increased to £400,000, which was £100,000 more than the last World Matchplay.
| Position (no. of players) | Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £400,000) |
| Winner | (1) | £100,000 |
| Runner-Up | (1) | £50,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £25,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £15,000 |
| Second round | (8) | £7,500 |
| First round | (16) | £5,000 |
| Nine-dart finish | (0) | £10,000 |

## Qualification

The qualification process for the World Matchplay differed this year. The top 16 in the PDC Order of the Merit after the 2009 UK Open qualified automatically as the 16 seeds. The other 16 places would be made up of the 16 highest ranked players (not already in the top 16) from the 2009 Players Championship Order of Merit - decided by the various Player Championship events taking place on the PDC Pro Tour from January 2009 - the cutoff point was the Las Vegas Players Championship just before the 2009 Las Vegas Desert Classic.
Thus, the participants were:

## Draw

| First round (best of 19 legs) 19–22 July | First round (best of 19 legs) 19–22 July | First round (best of 19 legs) 19–22 July | Second round (best of 25 legs) 22–23 July | Second round (best of 25 legs) 22–23 July | Second round (best of 25 legs) 22–23 July | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 24 July | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 24 July | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 24 July | | Semi-finals (best of 33 legs) 25 July | Semi-finals (best of 33 legs) 25 July | Semi-finals (best of 33 legs) 25 July | | Final (best of 35 legs) 26 July | Final (best of 35 legs) 26 July | Final (best of 35 legs) 26 July |
| 1 | Phil Taylor 97.19 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Thornton 88.88 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Thornton 88.88 | 4 | 1 | Phil Taylor 109.47 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Kevin Painter 92.39 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Kevin Painter 101.02 | 10 | 16 | Kevin Painter 92.39 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wes Newton 91.92 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wes Newton 91.92 | 3 | | | | 1 | Phil Taylor 109.42 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Adrian Lewis 92.27 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Adrian Lewis 93.41 | 10 | | | | | | | 8 | Adrian Lewis 92.27 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Co Stompé 95.84 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Co Stompé 95.84 | 7 | 8 | Adrian Lewis 95.39 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Colin Lloyd 84.80 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Colin Lloyd 87.56 | 10 | 9 | Colin Lloyd 84.80 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wayne Jones 90.06 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wayne Jones 90.06 | 7 | | | | | | | | 1 | Phil Taylor 106.54 | 17 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Mervyn King 95.51 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Mervyn King 91.84 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Mervyn King 95.51 | 6 | | | | |
| | Mark Dudbridge 88.28 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Dudbridge 88.28 | 7 | 5 | Mervyn King 96.90 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Steve Beaton 92.30 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Colin Osborne 89.18 | 7 | | Steve Beaton 92.30 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Beaton 92.86 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Beaton 92.86 | 10 | | | | 5 | Mervyn King 100.96 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Vincent van der Voort 94.75 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | John Part 86.62 | 6 | | | | | | | | Vincent van der Voort 94.75 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Vincent van der Voort 90.63 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vincent van der Voort 90.63 | 10 | | Vincent van der Voort 92.34 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Wayne Mardle 83.28 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Wayne Mardle 91.26 | 10 | 13 | Wayne Mardle 83.28 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Eccles 86.22 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Eccles 86.22 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Phil Taylor 106.05 | 18 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Terry Jenkins 92.32 | 4 |
| 2 | James Wade 93.32 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Terry Jenkins 92.32 | 4 |
| | Jamie Caven 86.95 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Caven 86.95 | 3 | 2 | James Wade 96.29 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Gary Anderson 96.22 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Andy Hamilton 91.18 | 6 | | Gary Anderson 96.22 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gary Anderson 99.74 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gary Anderson 99.74 | 10 | | | | 2 | James Wade 97.57 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Ronnie Baxter 96.73 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ronnie Baxter 92.30 | 10 | | | | | | | 7 | Ronnie Baxter 96.73 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jelle Klaasen 92.19 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jelle Klaasen 92.19 | 8 | 7 | Ronnie Baxter 90.20 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Alan Tabern 86.41 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Alan Tabern 98.95 | 10 | 10 | Alan Tabern 86.41 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andy Smith 95.29 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andy Smith 95.29 | 5 | | | | | | | | 7 | Ronnie Baxter 94.18 | 12 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Terry Jenkins 91.54 | 17 | | | | |
| 6 | Terry Jenkins 96.93 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Terry Jenkins 91.54 | 17 | | | | |
| | Peter Wright 89.39 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Wright 89.39 | 4 | 6 | Terry Jenkins 92.06 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Denis Ovens 90.48 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Dennis Priestley 89.06 | 5 | | Denis Ovens 90.48 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Denis Ovens 90.77 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Denis Ovens 90.77 | 10 | | | | 6 | Terry Jenkins 97.57 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Raymond van Barneveld 99.76 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Raymond van Barneveld 99.73 | 10 | | | | | | | 3 | Raymond van Barneveld 99.76 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael van Gerwen 91.26 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael van Gerwen 91.26 | 3 | 3 | Raymond van Barneveld 94.81 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Mark Walsh 94.44 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Mark Walsh 89.60 | 10 | 14 | Mark Walsh 94.44 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andy Jenkins 85.31 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Statistics

| Player | Eliminated | Played | Legs Won | Legs Lost | LWAT | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High Checkout | 3-dart Average |
| Phil Taylor | Winner | 5 | 74 | 20 | 34 | 130 | 77 | 44 | 144 | 105.73 |
| Terry Jenkins | Final | 5 | 61 | 58 | 20 | 157 | 80 | 26 | 131 | 94.08 |
| Mervyn King | Semi-finals | 4 | 45 | 38 | 16 | 112 | 66 | 18 | 147 | 96.30 |
| Ronnie Baxter | Semi-finals | 4 | 54 | 49 | 18 | 142 | 49 | 19 | 132 | 93.35 |
| Raymond van Barneveld | Quarter-finals | 3 | 35 | 30 | 9 | 85 | 43 | 17 | 126 | 98.10 |
| Vincent van der Voort | Quarter-finals | 3 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 71 | 42 | 13 | 131 | 92.57 |
| James Wade | Quarter-finals | 3 | 33 | 26 | 10 | 75 | 47 | 12 | 153 | 95.73 |
| Adrian Lewis | Quarter-finals | 3 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 63 | 40 | 13 | 156 | 93.69 |
| Wayne Mardle | Second round | 2 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 4 | 115 | 87.27 |
| Gary Anderson | Second round | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 42 | 28 | 10 | 151 | 97.98 |
| Kevin Painter | Second round | 2 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 130 | 96.71 |
| Alan Tabern | Second round | 2 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 66 | 32 | 7 | 157 | 92.68 |
| Steve Beaton | Second round | 2 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 52 | 23 | 5 | 110 | 92.58 |
| Colin Lloyd | Second round | 2 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 62 | 86.18 |
| Mark Walsh | Second round | 2 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 49 | 26 | 9 | 121 | 92.02 |
| Denis Ovens | Second round | 2 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 64 | 32 | 5 | 125 | 90.63 |
| Andy Hamilton | First round | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 120 | 91.18 |
| Wayne Jones | First round | 1 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 121 | 90.06 |
| Jamie Caven | First round | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 120 | 86.95 |
| John Part | First round | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 76 | 86.62 |
| Jelle Klaasen | First round | 1 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 71 | 92.19 |
| Tony Eccles | First round | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 76 | 86.22 |
| Co Stompé | First round | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 127 | 95.84 |
| Peter Wright | First round | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 96 | 89.39 |
| Colin Osborne | First round | 1 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 116 | 89.18 |
| Dennis Priestley | First round | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 84 | 89.06 |
| Robert Thornton | First round | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 56 | 88.88 |
| Mark Dudbridge | First round | 1 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 109 | 88.28 |
| Andy Smith | First round | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 112 | 95.29 |
| Wes Newton | First round | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 96 | 91.92 |
| Michael van Gerwen | First round | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 126 | 91.26 |
| Andy Jenkins | First round | 1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 96 | 85.31 |