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1997 World Matchplay

Field	Value
tournament_name	1997 Webster's World Matchplay
dates	28 July–2 August 1997
venue	Winter Gardens
location	Blackpool
country
organisation	PDC
format	Legs
prize_fund	£46,000
winners_share	£12,000
high_checkout	164 ENG Phil Taylor
winner	ENG Phil Taylor
prev	1996
next	1998

The 1997 Webster's World Matchplay was the fourth time the World Matchplay darts tournament had been held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool from 28 July to 2 August 1997.

Two Preliminary round ties were decided even before the players could even reach the oche, with the USA's Larry Butler and Holland's Raymond Barneveld being disqualified for failing to arrive at the venue in enough time to play their rivals, allowing Dean Allsop and Mick Manning an easy passage to the first round.

This was brewery Samuel Webster's third and final year as tournament sponsor. The tournament was won by Phil Taylor.

Prize money

The prize fund was £46,000.

Position (no. of players)	Prize money
(Total: £46,000)
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 tournament.

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

Results

Players in bold denote match winners.

Preliminary round

Player	Score	Player
John Ferrell ENG	6–1	ENG Paul Cook
Anthony Ridler WAL	6–1	USA Gerome Vardaro
Darryl Fitton ENG	6–4	ENG Ritchie Gardner
Andy Jenkins ENG	6–3	CAN Avtar Gill
Drew O'Neill SCO	6–4	CAN John Part
Richie Burnett WAL	6–1	ENG Colin Monk
Mick Manning ENG	bye	NED Raymond van Barneveld
Dean Allsop ENG	bye	USA Larry Butler

Last 32

28–29 July 30 July 31 July 1 August 2 August | team-width=200 | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=ENG Phil Taylor 113.43 | RD1-score01=8 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=USA Gary Mawson 95.22 | RD1-score02=0 | RD1-seed03=Q | RD1-team03=ENG Mick Manning 76.20 | RD1-score03=8 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=ENG Harry Robinson 78.21 | RD1-score04=3 | RD1-seed05=8 | RD1-team05=ENG Bob Anderson 85.62 | RD1-score05=8 | RD1-seed06=Q | RD1-team06=ENG Dean Allsop 78.15 | RD1-score06=5 | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=USA Steve Brown 86.49 | RD1-score07=8 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=USA Sean Downs 73.35 | RD1-score08=0 | RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team09=ENG Keith Deller 75.84 | RD1-score09=4 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=ENG Kevin Spiolek 81.30 | RD1-score10=8 | RD1-seed11=Q | RD1-team11=SCO Drew O'Neill 80.40 | RD1-score11=8 | RD1-seed12=Q | RD1-team12=ENG John Ferrell 77.88 | RD1-score12=5 | RD1-seed13=4 | RD1-team13=ENG Rod Harrington 101.22 | RD1-score13=8 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=ENG Cliff Lazarenko 89.37 | RD1-score14=2 | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=ENG Dennis Smith 86.07 | RD1-score15=8 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=ENG Eric Bristow 81.15 | RD1-score16=2 | RD1-seed17=2 | RD1-team17=ENG Peter Evison 89.37 | RD1-score17=8 | RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18=ENG Graeme Stoddart 73.17 | RD1-score18=1 | RD1-seed19=Q | RD1-team19=WAL Anthony Ridler
| RD1-score19=8 | RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20=USA Gerald Verrier
| RD1-score20=5 | RD1-seed21=7 | RD1-team21=SCO Jamie Harvey 87.57 | RD1-score21=6 | RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22=USA Paul Lim 89.13 | RD1-score22=8 | RD1-seed23=Q | RD1-team23=WAL Richie Burnett 93.57 | RD1-score23=8 | RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24=ENG Chris Mason 88.05 | RD1-score24=5 | RD1-seed25=6 | RD1-team25=ENG Alan Warriner 96.57 | RD1-score25=8 | RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26=ENG Steve Raw 82.89 | RD1-score26=3 | RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27=ENG Peter Manley 84.63 | RD1-score27=8 | RD1-seed28=Q | RD1-team28=ENG Darryl Fitton 83.55 | RD1-score28=6 | RD1-seed29=3 | RD1-team29=ENG Dennis Priestley 85.77 | RD1-score29=8 | RD1-seed30=Q | RD1-team30=ENG Andy Jenkins 84.51 | RD1-score30=6 | RD1-seed31= | RD1-team31=ENG Shayne Burgess 93.36 | RD1-score31=15 | RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32=ENG John Lowe 95.13 | RD1-score32=13 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=ENG Phil Taylor 92.01 | RD2-score01=8 | RD2-seed02=Q | RD2-team02=ENG Mick Manning 74.91 | RD2-score02=2 | RD2-seed03=8 | RD2-team03=ENG Bob Anderson 88.23 | RD2-score03=8 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=USA Steve Brown 85.50 | RD2-score04=4 | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=ENG Kevin Spiolek 79.50 | RD2-score05=8 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=SCO Drew O'Neill 68.85 | RD2-score06=4 | RD2-seed07=4 | RD2-team07=ENG Rod Harrington 86.07 | RD2-score07=8 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=ENG Dennis Smith 82.59 | RD2-score08=2 | RD2-seed09=2 | RD2-team09=ENG Peter Evison
| RD2-score09=8 | RD2-seed10=Q | RD2-team10=WAL Anthony Ridler
| RD2-score10=5 | RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11=USA Paul Lim 84.54 | RD2-score11=7 | RD2-seed12=Q | RD2-team12=WAL Richie Burnett 86.13 | RD2-score12=9 | RD2-seed13=6 | RD2-team13=ENG Alan Warriner 92.91 | RD2-score13=8 | RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14=ENG Peter Manley 87.00 | RD2-score14=1 | RD2-seed15=3 | RD2-team15=ENG Dennis Priestley 94.77 | RD2-score15=8 | RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16=ENG Shayne Burgess 90.06 | RD2-score16=5 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=ENG Phil Taylor 97.29 | RD3-score01=11 | RD3-seed02=8 | RD3-team02=ENG Bob Anderson 88.92 | RD3-score02=2 | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=ENG Kevin Spiolek 83.88 | RD3-score03=5 | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-team04=ENG Rod Harrington 93.51 | RD3-score04=11 | RD3-seed05=2 | RD3-team05=ENG Peter Evison 91.11 | RD3-score05=9 | RD3-seed06=Q | RD3-team06=WAL Richie Burnett 96.00 | RD3-score06=11 | RD3-seed07=6 | RD3-team07=ENG Alan Warriner 101.55 | RD3-score07=11 | RD3-seed08=3 | RD3-team08=ENG Dennis Priestley 97.23 | RD3-score08=7 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=ENG Phil Taylor 99.21 | RD4-score01=13 | RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-team02=ENG Rod Harrington 95.31 | RD4-score02=9 | RD4-seed03=Q | RD4-team03=WAL Richie Burnett 87.60 | RD4-score03=9 | RD4-seed04=6 | RD4-team04=ENG Alan Warriner 91.05 | RD4-score04=13 | RD5-seed01=1 | RD5-team01=ENG Phil Taylor 106.32 | RD5-score01=16 | RD5-seed02=6 | RD5-team02=ENG Alan Warriner 98.43 | RD5-score02=11

Third place playoff (best of 21 legs) ENG (4) Rod Harrington 11–10 Richie Burnett WAL

References

References

"World Matchplay 1997". Mastercaller.
"1997 World Matchplay Results". Darts Database.
"Results of World Matchplay 1997". Mastercaller.
"World Matchplay 1997 – Bracket". Mastercaller.

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