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1996 World Matchplay

Field	Value
tournament_name	1996 Webster's World Matchplay
dates	28 July–3 August 1996
venue	Winter Gardens
location	Blackpool
country
organisation	PDC
format	Legs
prize_fund	£48,000
winners_share	£12,000
winner	ENG Peter Evison
prev	1995
next	1997

The 1996 Webster's World Matchplay was the third time the World Matchplay darts tournament had been held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool between 28 July–3 August 1996.

Phil Taylor was the defending champion, but got knocked out by eventual champion Peter Evison by a convincing scoreline of 8–1 in the second round, with Evison averaging over 100. Evison would go onto to record another ton-plus average in the final against Dennis Priestley (who appeared in his third consecutive - and final - World Matchplay final).

Prize money

The prize fund was £48,000.

Position (no. of players)	Prize money
(Total: £48,000)
Winner	(1)
Runner-Up	(1)
Third place	(1)
Fourth place	(1)
Quarter-finalists	(4)
Second round	(8)
First round	(16)

Seeds

There were eight seeds for the competition.

ENG Phil Taylor
ENG Dennis Priestley
ENG Alan Warriner
SCO Jamie Harvey
ENG John Lowe
ENG Bob Anderson
ENG Rod Harrington
ENG Keith Deller

Results

Players in bold denote match winners.

Preliminary round

(best of 9 legs, but need a 2 leg difference.)

Player	Score	Player
Mick Manning ENG	5–0	ENG Garry Haynes
Peter Manley ENG	5–2	ENG Paul Cook
Jerry Umberger USA	8–6	ENG Darren Peetoom
Ritchie Gardner ENG	5–2	ENG Mark Sherwood
Phil Gilman ENG	5–3	NED Frans Harmsen
Bruce Robbins USA	5–2	ENG John Moore
Gary Mawson USA	5–1	ENG Joe Holmes
Tom Kirby IRL	7–5	ENG Nigel Justice

Last 32

29–30 July 31 July 1 August 2 August 3 August | team-width=200 | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=ENG Phil Taylor 89.07 | RD1-score01=8 | RD1-seed02=Q | RD1-team02=IRE Tom Kirby 83.34 | RD1-score02=6 | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=ENG Peter Evison 88.70 | RD1-score03=8 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=USA Larry Butler 81.24 | RD1-score04=3 | RD1-seed05=8 | RD1-team05=ENG Keith Deller 72.24 | RD1-score05=7 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=USA Sean Downs 74.25 | RD1-score06=9 | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=ENG Cliff Lazarenko 84.30 | RD1-score07=8 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=USA Gerald Verrier 81.33 | RD1-score08=2 | RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team09=ENG John Lowe 98.97 | RD1-score09=8 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=ENG Shayne Burgess 93.15 | RD1-score10=6 | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=ENG Dennis Smith 81.69 | RD1-score11=8 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=ENG Eric Bristow 76.65 | RD1-score12=4 | RD1-seed13=4 | RD1-team13=SCO Jamie Harvey 80.91 | RD1-score13=8 | RD1-seed14=Q | RD1-team14=ENG Phil Gilman 83.10 | RD1-score14=5 | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=USA Dave Kelly 82.89 | RD1-score15=2 | RD1-seed16=Q | RD1-team16=ENG Peter Manley 84.48 | RD1-score16=8 | RD1-seed17=2 | RD1-team17=ENG Dennis Priestley 79.17 | RD1-score17=8 | RD1-seed18=Q | RD1-team18=USA Gary Mawson 77.49 | RD1-score18=4 | RD1-seed19=Q | RD1-team19=USA Jerry Umberger 74.91 | RD1-score19=8 | RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20=ENG Steve Raw 76.98 | RD1-score20=5 | RD1-seed21=7 | RD1-team21=ENG Rod Harrington 87.15 | RD1-score21=8 | RD1-seed22=Q | RD1-team22=USA Bruce Robbins 76.41 | RD1-score22=2 | RD1-seed23=Q | RD1-team23=ENG Mick Manning 90.15 | RD1-score23=8 | RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24=ENG Paul Bratherton 75.24 | RD1-score24=4 | RD1-seed25=6 | RD1-team25=ENG Bob Anderson 91.53 | RD1-score25=8 | RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26=USA Steve Brown 81.30 | RD1-score26=3 | RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27=USA Paul Lim 84.90 | RD1-score27=10 | RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28=ENG Kevin Spiolek 83.61 | RD1-score28=8 | RD1-seed29=3 | RD1-team29=ENG Alan Warriner 91.17 | RD1-score29=10 | RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30=ENG Chris Mason 88.20 | RD1-score30=8 | RD1-seed31= | RD1-team31=ENG Graeme Stoddart 79.62 | RD1-score31=8 | RD1-seed32=Q | RD1-team32=ENG Ritchie Gardner 77.58 | RD1-score32=2 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=ENG Phil Taylor 94.65 | RD2-score01=1 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=ENG Peter Evison 103.77 | RD2-score02=8 | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=USA Sean Downs 77.76 | RD2-score03=8 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=ENG Cliff Lazarenko 77.40 | RD2-score04=6 | RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team05=ENG John Lowe 89.97 | RD2-score05=5 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=ENG Dennis Smith 85.23 | RD2-score06=8 | RD2-seed07=4 | RD2-team07=SCO Jamie Harvey 84.84 | RD2-score07=8 | RD2-seed08=Q | RD2-team08=ENG Peter Manley 81.30 | RD2-score08=3 | RD2-seed09=2 | RD2-team09=ENG Dennis Priestley 92.61 | RD2-score09=8 | RD2-seed10=Q | RD2-team10=USA Jerry Umberger 83.37 | RD2-score10=4 | RD2-seed11=7 | RD2-team11=ENG Rod Harrington 92.25 | RD2-score11=8 | RD2-seed12=Q | RD2-team12=ENG Mick Manning 85.02 | RD2-score12=3 | RD2-seed13=6 | RD2-team13=ENG Bob Anderson 87.66 | RD2-score13=8 | RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14=USA Paul Lim 85.17 | RD2-score14=4 | RD2-seed15=3 | RD2-team15=ENG Alan Warriner 92.01 | RD2-score15=8 | RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16=ENG Graeme Stoddart 84.69 | RD2-score16=3 | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=ENG Peter Evison 90.54 | RD3-score01=11 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=USA Sean Downs 78.54 | RD3-score02=3 | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=ENG Dennis Smith 81.12 | RD3-score03=6 | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-team04=SCO Jamie Harvey 86.07 | RD3-score04=11 | RD3-seed05=2 | RD3-team05=ENG Dennis Priestley 92.46 | RD3-score05=15 | RD3-seed06=7 | RD3-team06=ENG Rod Harrington 91.08 | RD3-score06=13 | RD3-seed07=6 | RD3-team07=ENG Bob Anderson 91.62 | RD3-score07=11 | RD3-seed08=3 | RD3-team08=ENG Alan Warriner 87.90 | RD3-score08=8 | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=ENG Peter Evison 89.16 | RD4-score01=13 | RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-team02=SCO Jamie Harvey 84.84 | RD4-score02=9 | RD4-seed03=2 | RD4-team03=ENG Dennis Priestley 91.92 | RD4-score03=13 | RD4-seed04=6 | RD4-team04=ENG Bob Anderson 87.30 | RD4-score04=11 | RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01=ENG Peter Evison 100.51 | RD5-score01=16 | RD5-seed02=2 | RD5-team02=ENG Dennis Priestley 96.67 | RD5-score02=14

Third place playoff (best of 21 legs) SCO (4) Jamie Harvey 10–11 (6) Bob Anderson ENG

References

References

"1996 World Matchplay Player Prize Money". Darts Database.
"World Matchplay 1996". Mastercaller.
"1996 World Matchplay Results". Darts Database.
"Results of World Matchplay 1996". Mastercaller.
"World Matchplay 1996 – Bracket". Mastercaller.

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