| Tournament Name: | 2001 Stan James World Matchplay |
| Dates: | 29 July–4 August 2001 |
| Venue: | Winter Gardens |
| Location: | Blackpool |
| Organisation: | PDC |
| Format: | Legs |
| Prize Fund: | £65,000 |
| Winners Share: | £14,000 |
| High Checkout: | 170 Dave Askew |
| Winner: | Phil Taylor |
| Prev: | 2000 |
| Next: | 2002 |
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.
The prize fund was £65,000.[1]
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £65,000) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | align=center | (1) | align=center | £14,000 |
| Runner-Up | align=center | (1) | align=center | £7,000 |
| Semi-finalists | align=center | (2) | align=center | £4,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | align=center | (4) | align=center | £2,000 |
| Second round | align=center | (8) | align=center | £1,500 |
| First round | align=center | (16) | align=center | £1,000 |
There were eight seeds for the competition.[2]
Players in bold denote match winners.[3] [4] [5]