Dates 16–24 July Location Blackpool Organisation(s) PDC | Venue Winter Gardens Country England Format Legs | |
The 2016 World Matchplay was the 23rd annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, from 16–24 July 2016.
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Michael van Gerwen successfully defended his World Matchplay title by defeating Phil Taylor 18–10 in the final. It is the first time that Taylor has been defeated in a World Matchplay final. Van Gerwen also became only the third player to successfully defend the Matchplay trophy after Taylor and Rod Harrington.
This tournament was also the first time in the event's history that no matches went into 'extra legs'.
Prize money
The prize fund remained at £450,000 as it has been since the 2014 event.
Format
In previous stagings of the event all games had to be won by two clear legs with no sudden-death legs. However, in 2013 after consulting the host broadcaster Sky Sports, the PDC decided that games will now only proceed for a maximum of six extra legs before a tie-break leg is required. For example, in a best of 19 legs first round match, if the score reaches 12–12 then the 25th leg will be the decider.
Draw
Scores after player's names are three dart averages (total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)