# 2010 World Matchplay

The 2010 Stanjames.com World Matchplay was the 17th annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place from 17 to 25 July 2010.
Phil Taylor successfully defended his title, defeating Raymond van Barneveld in the final to win his eleventh World Matchplay. Van Barneveld also hit only the second ever nine-dart finish at the World Matchplay in his first round victory over Denis Ovens.
The final of the 2010 PDC Women's World Darts Championship took place at this event, with Stacy Bromberg defeating Tricia Wright by a score of 6 legs to 5.

## 3D

The semi-finals and final of the World Matchplay were shown in 3D for the first time ever in darts. Over 1,000 venues in the UK broadcast the matches in 3D via Sky Sports. Commentator Sid Waddell was quoted as saying: "It's a revolution in darts TV broadcasting".

## Prize money

For the second consecutive World Matchplay, the prize fund was £400,000.
| Position (no. of players) | Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £400,000) |
| Winner | (1) | £150,000 |
| Runner-Up | (1) | £75,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £50,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £20,000 |
| Second round | (8) | £6,500 |
| First round | (16) | £4,000 |
| Nine-dart finish | (1) | £1,000 |

## Qualification

The qualification is the top 16 in the PDC Order of Merit qualify automatically and a further 16 have to qualify for the tournament by being in the top 16 of the Players Championships order of merit.
The participants are:

## Draw

| First round (best of 19 legs) 17–20 July | First round (best of 19 legs) 17–20 July | First round (best of 19 legs) 17–20 July | Second round (best of 25 legs) 21–22 July | Second round (best of 25 legs) 21–22 July | Second round (best of 25 legs) 21–22 July | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 23 July | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 23 July | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 23 July | | Semi-finals (best of 33 legs) 24 July | Semi-finals (best of 33 legs) 24 July | Semi-finals (best of 33 legs) 24 July | | Final (best of 35 legs) 25 July | Final (best of 35 legs) 25 July | Final (best of 35 legs) 25 July |
| 1 | Phil Taylor 114.99 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barrie Bates 93.20 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barrie Bates 93.20 | 6 | 1 | Phil Taylor 104.60 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Steve Beaton 92.38 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Paul Nicholson 84.07 | 3 | | Steve Beaton 92.38 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Beaton 89.75 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Beaton 89.75 | 10 | | | | 1 | Phil Taylor 103.31 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Kevin Painter 96.77 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Mark Walsh 90.46 | 12 | | | | | | | | Kevin Painter 96.77 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Dudbridge 89.62 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Dudbridge 89.62 | 10 | 8 | Mark Walsh 91.91 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Kevin Painter 91.75 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Colin Lloyd 84.71 | 9 | | Kevin Painter 91.75 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kevin Painter 88.89 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kevin Painter 88.89 | 11 | | | | | | | | 1 | Phil Taylor 103.46 | 17 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Simon Whitlock 94.45 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Mervyn King 93.26 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Simon Whitlock 94.45 | 4 | | | | |
| | Jelle Klaasen 94.15 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jelle Klaasen 94.15 | 10 | | Jelle Klaasen 86.24 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Gary Anderson 87.84 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Robert Thornton 92.79 | 0 | | Gary Anderson 87.84 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gary Anderson 98.24 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gary Anderson 98.24 | 10 | | | | | Jelle Klaasen 92.51 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12 | Simon Whitlock 93.27 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Terry Jenkins 88.57 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | Simon Whitlock 93.27 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Brown 87.45 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Brown 87.45 | 10 | | Steve Brown 93.19 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Simon Whitlock 94.59 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Simon Whitlock 94.86 | 10 | 12 | Simon Whitlock 94.59 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Eccles 88.85 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Eccles 88.85 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Phil Taylor 105.16 | 18 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Raymond van Barneveld 100.11 | 12 |
| 2 | Raymond van Barneveld 97.63 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Raymond van Barneveld 100.11 | 12 |
| | Denis Ovens 84.70 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Denis Ovens 84.70 | 1 | 2 | Raymond van Barneveld 103.85 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Alan Tabern 96.47 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Alan Tabern 90.01 | 12 | 15 | Alan Tabern 96.47 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wes Newton 88.54 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wes Newton 88.54 | 10 | | | | 2 | Raymond van Barneveld 95.89 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Co Stompé 90.26 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Adrian Lewis 90.88 | 9 | | | | | | | | Co Stompé 90.26 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Webster 90.86 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Webster 90.86 | 11 | | Mark Webster 85.61 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Co Stompé 92.16 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Andy Hamilton 89.65 | 10 | | Co Stompé 92.16 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Co Stompé 90.17 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Co Stompé 90.17 | 12 | | | | | | | | 2 | Raymond van Barneveld 99.42 | 17 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | James Wade 96.00 | 8 | | | | |
| 3 | James Wade 89.14 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | James Wade 96.00 | 8 | | | | |
| | Andy Smith 87.63 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andy Smith 87.63 | 8 | 3 | James Wade 92.34 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Vincent van der Voort 94.98 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Dennis Priestley 90.62 | 6 | | Vincent van der Voort 94.98 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vincent van der Voort 92.21 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vincent van der Voort 92.21 | 10 | | | | 3 | James Wade 97.93 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Wayne Jones 95.52 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ronnie Baxter 93.02 | 10 | | | | | | | | Wayne Jones 95.52 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Caven 88.15 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Caven 88.15 | 7 | 6 | Ronnie Baxter 89.52 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Wayne Jones 90.29 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Colin Osborne 87.61 | 8 | | Wayne Jones 90.29 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wayne Jones 87.98 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Statistics

| Player | Eliminated | Played | Legs Won | Legs Lost | LWAT | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High checkout | 3-dart average |
| Phil Taylor | Winner | 5 | 74 | 30 | 26 | 125 | 92 | 36 | 136 | 106.31 |
| Raymond van Barneveld | Final | 5 | 68 | 44 | 26 | 164 | 80 | 19 | 142 | 99.38 |
| James Wade | Semi-finals | 4 | 47 | 47 | 20 | 131 | 63 | 24 | 145 | 95.27 |
| Simon Whitlock | Semi-finals | 4 | 43 | 36 | 14 | 108 | 57 | 15 | 126 | 94.30 |
| Kevin Painter | Quarter-finals | 3 | 29 | 37 | 11 | 78 | 55 | 8 | 112 | 92.47 |
| Co Stompé | Quarter-finals | 3 | 37 | 35 | 15 | 95 | 35 | 15 | 130 | 90.86 |
| Wayne Jones | Quarter-finals | 3 | 35 | 33 | 14 | 119 | 47 | 14 | 128 | 91.26 |
| Jelle Klaasen | Quarter-finals | 3 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 83 | 28 | 12 | 148 | 90.97 |
| Vincent van der Voort | Second round | 2 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 49 | 26 | 6 | 157 | 93.60 |
| Steve Brown | Second round | 2 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 60 | 26 | 5 | 149 | 90.32 |
| Alan Tabern | Second round | 2 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 63 | 22 | 10 | 156 | 93.24 |
| Mark Webster | Second round | 2 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 56 | 23 | 3 | 122 | 88.24 |
| Gary Anderson | Second round | 2 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 54 | 27 | 5 | 81 | 93.04 |
| Ronnie Baxter | Second round | 2 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 48 | 25 | 8 | 88 | 91.27 |
| Mark Walsh | Second round | 2 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 79 | 34 | 9 | 160 | 91.18 |
| Steve Beaton | Second round | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 6 | 136 | 91.07 |
| Adrian Lewis | First round | 1 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 82 | 90.88 |
| Dennis Priestley | First round | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 98 | 90.62 |
| Andy Hamilton | First round | 1 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 81 | 89.65 |
| Mark Dudbridge | First round | 1 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 144 | 89.62 |
| Tony Eccles | First round | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 88.85 |
| Terry Jenkins | First round | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 96 | 88.57 |
| Wes Newton | First round | 1 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 107 | 88.54 |
| Jamie Caven | First round | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 72 | 88.15 |
| Andy Smith | First round | 1 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 151 | 87.63 |
| Colin Osborne | First round | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 97 | 87.61 |
| Colin Lloyd | First round | 1 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 80 | 84.71 |
| Denis Ovens | First round | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 84.70 |
| Mervyn King | First round | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 80 | 93.26 |
| Robert Thornton | First round | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 1 | — | 92.79 |
| Barrie Bates | First round | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 96 | 93.20 |
| Paul Nicholson | First round | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 108 | 84.07 |