2000 World Matchplay Explained

Tournament Name:2000 Stan James World Matchplay
Dates:23–29 July 2000
Venue:Winter Gardens
Location:Blackpool
Organisation:PDC
Format:Legs
Prize Fund:£58,000
Winners Share:£14,000
High Checkout:170 Alex Roy
Steve Brown
Winner: Phil Taylor
Prev:1999
Next:2001

The 2000 Stan James World Matchplay was a darts tournament held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool. This was the first World Matchplay tournament to be sponsored by UK bookmaker Stan James.

The tournament ran from 23 to 29 July 2000, and was won by Phil Taylor.

Paul Lim Had to pull out of this tournament due to visa issues his place was taken by Alex Roy, The opening night of action was not televised by Sky Sports

Prize money

The prize fund was £58,000.[1]

Position (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: £58,000)
Winneralign=center (1)align=center £14,000
Runner-Upalign=center (1)align=center £7,000
Semi-finalistsalign=center (2)align=center £3,500
Quarter-finalistsalign=center (4)align=center £2,000
Second roundalign=center (8)align=center £1,250
First roundalign=center (16)align=center £750

Seeds

There were eight seeds for the competition.[1]

Results

Players in bold denote match winners.[2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Matchplay 2000. Mastercaller. 5 February 2024.
  2. Web site: 2000 World Matchplay Results. Darts Database. 5 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20150404220531/http://dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=252. 4 April 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: Results of World Matchplay 2000. Mastercaller. 5 February 2024.
  4. Web site: World Matchplay 2000 – Bracket. Mastercaller. 5 February 2024.