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1994 World Matchplay

Field	Value
tournament_name	1994 Proton Cars World Matchplay
dates	1–8 August 1994
venue	Winter Gardens
location	Blackpool
country
organisation	PDC
format	Legs
prize_fund	£42,800
winners_share	£10,000
winner	USA Larry Butler
next	1995

The 1994 Proton Cars World Matchplay was the inaugural staging of the World Matchplay darts tournament, and was held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool between 1–8 August 1994.

This was the first World Matchplay tournament to be held at Winter Gardens, and was sponsored by Malaysian automaker Proton. The tournament was won by Larry Butler, who became the first, and so far only player from the United States of America to win a PDC televised title. He defeated the reigning WDC World Champion Dennis Priestley in the final; Priestley would go onto lose the next two World Matchplay finals in addition to this.

Prize money

The prize fund was £42,400.

Position (no. of players)	Prize money
(Total: £42,400)
Winner	(1)
Runner-Up	(1)
Third place	(1)
Fourth place	(1)
Quarter-finalists	(4)
Second round	(8)
First round	(16)

Seeds

ENG Dennis Priestley
ENG Peter Evison
ENG Bob Anderson
USA Steve Brown
ENG Rod Harrington
USA Sean Downs
ENG Cliff Lazarenko
ENG Kevin Spiolek

Results

1–3 August 4–5 August 6 August 7 August 8 August 8 August | team-width=200 | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=ENG Dennis Priestley 88.41 | RD1-score01=8 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=ENG Eric Bristow 76.29 | RD1-score02=3 | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=USA Gerald Verrier 83.49 | RD1-score03=8 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=ENG John Lowe 76.80 | RD1-score04=2 | RD1-seed05=8 | RD1-team05=ENG Kevin Spiolek 80.10 | RD1-score05=6 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=SCO Jamie Harvey 82.89 | RD1-score06=8 | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=ENG Graeme Stoddart 81.30 | RD1-score07=8 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=USA Whit Whitley 72.99 | RD1-score08=2 | RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team09=ENG Rod Harrington 86.61 | RD1-score09=8 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=ENG Kevin Burrows 78.99 | RD1-score10=2 | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=USA Tony Payne 88.23 | RD1-score11=3 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=SGP Paul Lim 82.11 | RD1-score12=8 | RD1-seed13=4 | RD1-team13=USA Steve Brown 78.90 | RD1-score13=4 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=USA Jim Watkins 85.89 | RD1-score14=8 | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=USA Jim Widmayer 78.21 | RD1-score15=6 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=ENG Keith Deller 83.40 | RD1-score16=8 | RD1-seed17=2 | RD1-team17=ENG Peter Evison 81.21 | RD1-score17=3 | RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18=SCO Jocky Wilson 82.50 | RD1-score18=8 | RD1-seed19= | RD1-team19=ENG Ritchie Gardner 88.80 | RD1-score19=6 | RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20=ENG Alan Warriner 91.29 | RD1-score20=8 | RD1-seed21=7 | RD1-team21=ENG Cliff Lazarenko 72.09 | RD1-score21=6 | RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22=USA Jerry Umberger 78.51 | RD1-score22=8 | RD1-seed23= | RD1-team23=USA Larry Butler 83.61 | RD1-score23=8 | RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24=ENG Steve Raw 80.49 | RD1-score24=2 | RD1-seed25=6 | RD1-team25=USA Sean Downs 77.61 | RD1-score25=7 | RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26=ENG Shayne Burgess 80.49 | RD1-score26=9 | RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27=USA Dave Kelly 70.80 | RD1-score27=3 | RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28=ENG Dennis Smith 79.89 | RD1-score28=8 | RD1-seed29=3 | RD1-team29=ENG Bob Anderson 85.29 | RD1-score29=8 | RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30=ENG Mick Manning 83.79 | RD1-score30=4 | RD1-seed31= | RD1-team31=IRE Tom Kirby 81.81 | RD1-score31=2 | RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32=ENG Phil Taylor 86.70 | RD1-score32=8 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=ENG Dennis Priestley 89.10 | RD2-score01=8 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=USA Gerald Verrier 80.10 | RD2-score02=4 | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=SCO Jamie Harvey 87.21 | RD2-score03=8 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=ENG Graeme Stoddart 79.80 | RD2-score04=3 | RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team05=ENG Rod Harrington 78.81 | RD2-score05=8 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=SGP Paul Lim 81.09 | RD2-score06=4 | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=USA Jim Watkins 82.29 | RD2-score07=18 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=ENG Keith Deller 80.01 | RD2-score08=16 | RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09=SCO Jocky Wilson 88.59 | RD2-score09=10 | RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10=ENG Alan Warriner 86.10 | RD2-score10=8 | RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11=USA Jerry Umberger 78.30 | RD2-score11=2 | RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12=USA Larry Butler 82.50 | RD2-score12=8 | RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13=ENG Shayne Burgess 84.99 | RD2-score13=8 | RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14=ENG Dennis Smith 79.59 | RD2-score14=4 | RD2-seed15=3 | RD2-team15=ENG Bob Anderson 90.51 | RD2-score15=11 | RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16=ENG Phil Taylor 89.49 | RD2-score16=9 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=ENG Dennis Priestley 98.49 | RD3-score01=11 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=SCO Jamie Harvey 87.81 | RD3-score02=4 | RD3-seed03=5 | RD3-team03=ENG Rod Harrington 86.79 | RD3-score03=11 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=USA Jim Watkins 81.09 | RD3-score04=7 | RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05=SCO Jocky Wilson 90.39 | RD3-score05=4 | RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06=USA Larry Butler 94.29 | RD3-score06=11 | RD3-seed07= | RD3-team07=ENG Shayne Burgess 88.11 | RD3-score07=11 | RD3-seed08=3 | RD3-team08=ENG Bob Anderson 89.91 | RD3-score08=8 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=ENG Dennis Priestley 94.80 | RD4-score01=11 | RD4-seed02=5 | RD4-team02=ENG Rod Harrington 92.19 | RD4-score02=4 | RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03=USA Larry Butler 90.39 | RD4-score03=11 | RD4-seed04= | RD4-team04=ENG Shayne Burgess 85.41 | RD4-score04=7 | RD5-seed01=1 | RD5-team01=ENG Dennis Priestley 91.59 | RD5-score01=12 | RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02=USA Larry Butler 92.70 | RD5-score02=16 | RD5b-seed01=5 | RD5b-team01=ENG Rod Harrington | RD5b-score01=11 | RD5b-seed02= | RD5b-team02=ENG Shayne Burgess | RD5b-score02=9

References

References

(February 2019). "1994 World Matchplay Results". dartsdatabase.co.uk.
(1994-08-02). "Sporting Digest: Darts". The Independent.
(1994-08-03). "Sporting Digest: Darts". The Independent.
(1994-08-04). "Sporting Digest: Darts". The Independent.

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