At the World Matchplay, Whitlock recorded wins over Kevin Painter, Raymond van Barneveld and James Wade (after being 5–0 down in the latter two) to reach the semi-finals of the event for the second time, with Whitlock stating he was playing his best darts in five years. He was defeated 17–13 by Michael van Gerwen and also lost to the Dutchman in the final of the Singapore Darts Masters this time 11–8. Whitlock had a very poor second half of the year as he was eliminated in the first round of the World Grand Prix, European Championship, Masters and Players Championship Finals, as well as the group stage of the Grand Slam of Darts.