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1998 World Matchplay
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tournament_name | 1998 World Matchplay |
| dates | 27 July–1 August 1998 |
| venue | Winter Gardens |
| location | Blackpool |
| country | |
| organisation | PDC |
| format | Legs |
| prize_fund | £58,000 |
| winners_share | £14,000 |
| high_checkout | 167 ENG Alan Warriner |
| winner | ENG Rod Harrington |
| prev | 1997 |
| next | 1999 |
The 1998 World Matchplay was a darts tournament held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool. The tournament ran from 27 July–1 August 1998, and was won by Rod Harrington.
A classic final between Harrington and Ronnie Baxter was characterised with deadly finishing from Baxter, who led the final for most of the way, and Harrington's stubbornness in clinging on and keeping the match neck-and-neck. However, Harrington eventually trailed 14–17 and was only 1 leg from defeat. Baxter had a championship dart at double 20 in the 33rd leg but missed. At 17-17, a moment of significant darting history occurred when Harrington took out 125 via treble 15 and two consecutive double 20s. The standard check out route on 80 with two darts in hand had been, up to this point, almost invariably treble 20 and double ten. From then on, it would become more common to see players attempt the Harrington route. With Baxter (who had looked likely to regain the lead) demoralised, Harrington maintained a clear lead throughout the next leg, and sealed the title on double five.
Phil Taylor was the reigning champion going into the tournament, but lost 10-13 to Baxter in the quarter finals. Taylor had led 9-5 and 10-8.
Prize money
The prize fund was £58,000.
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money |
|---|---|
| (Total: £58,000) | |
| Winner | (1) |
| Runner-Up | (1) |
| Semi-finalists | (2) |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) |
| Second round | (8) |
| First round | (16) |
Seeds
There were eight seeds for the competition.
- ENG Rod Harrington
- ENG Alan Warriner
- ENG Phil Taylor
- ENG Peter Manley
- ENG Peter Evison
- ENG Dennis Priestley
- CAN John Part
- USA Steve Brown
Results
Players in bold denote match winners.
26–27 July
28 July
29–30 July
31 July
1 August
| team-width=200
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team01=ENG Rod Harrington 92.04
| RD1-score01=8
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02=ENG Kevin Spiolek 86.79
| RD1-score02=4
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03=USA Gary Mawson 89.82
| RD1-score03=9
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04=USA Paul Lim 88.32
| RD1-score04=7
| RD1-seed05=8
| RD1-team05=USA Steve Brown 87.09
| RD1-score05=8
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06=ENG Dennis Smith 83.55
| RD1-score06=4
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07=ENG Bob Anderson 85.62
| RD1-score07=8
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08=ENG Cliff Lazarenko 81.75
| RD1-score08=2
| RD1-seed09=5
| RD1-team09=ENG Peter Evison 95.64
| RD1-score09=4
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10=ENG Keith Deller 94.80
| RD1-score10=8
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11=ENG Mick Manning 91.32
| RD1-score11=9
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12=ENG Reg Harding 89.70
| RD1-score12=7
| RD1-seed13=4
| RD1-team13=ENG Peter Manley 91.02
| RD1-score13=8
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14=ENG Ritchie Gardner 83.73
| RD1-score14=5
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15=SCO Jamie Harvey 87.15
| RD1-score15=8
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16=ENG Steve Raw 91.08
| RD1-score16=6
| RD1-seed17=2
| RD1-team17=ENG Alan Warriner 92.46
| RD1-score17=8
| RD1-seed18=
| RD1-team18=ENG Harry Robinson 78.00
| RD1-score18=2
| RD1-seed19=
| RD1-team19=ENG Steve Beaton 87.30
| RD1-score19=8
| RD1-seed20=
| RD1-team20=ENG Shayne Burgess 87.06
| RD1-score20=4
| RD1-seed21=7
| RD1-team21=CAN John Part 87.18
| RD1-score21=5
| RD1-seed22=
| RD1-team22=ENG Chris Mason 90.78
| RD1-score22=8
| RD1-seed23=
| RD1-team23=USA Gerald Verrier 76.14
| RD1-score23=8
| RD1-seed24=
| RD1-team24=ENG Eric Bristow 73.44
| RD1-score24=5
| RD1-seed25=6
| RD1-team25=ENG Dennis Priestley 90.45
| RD1-score25=7
| RD1-seed26=
| RD1-team26=ENG John Ferrell 83.34
| RD1-score26=9
| RD1-seed27=
| RD1-team27=ENG Ronnie Baxter 89.34
| RD1-score27=14
| RD1-seed28=
| RD1-team28=ENG Andy Jenkins 81.75
| RD1-score28=12
| RD1-seed29=3
| RD1-team29=ENG Phil Taylor 96.18
| RD1-score29=8
| RD1-seed30=
| RD1-team30=ENG Graeme Stoddart 80.10
| RD1-score30=1
| RD1-seed31=
| RD1-team31=ENG Robbie Widdows
| RD1-score31=8
| RD1-seed32=
| RD1-team32=ENG John Lowe
| RD1-score32=6
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=ENG Rod Harrington 91.32
| RD2-score01=8
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02=USA Gary Mawson 86.73
| RD2-score02=6
| RD2-seed03=8
| RD2-team03=USA Steve Brown 93.96
| RD2-score03=4
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04=ENG Bob Anderson 92.13
| RD2-score04=8
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05=ENG Keith Deller 81.12
| RD2-score05=8
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06=ENG Mick Manning 90.21
| RD2-score06=6
| RD2-seed07=4
| RD2-team07=ENG Peter Manley 90.99
| RD2-score07=8
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08=SCO Jamie Harvey 92.16
| RD2-score08=6
| RD2-seed09=2
| RD2-team09=ENG Alan Warriner 93.69
| RD2-score09=7
| RD2-seed10=
| RD2-team10=ENG Steve Beaton 88.95
| RD2-score10=9
| RD2-seed11=
| RD2-team11=ENG Chris Mason 77.61
| RD2-score11=8
| RD2-seed12=
| RD2-team12=USA Gerald Verrier 68.19
| RD2-score12=3
| RD2-seed13=
| RD2-team13=ENG John Ferrell 87.72
| RD2-score13=5
| RD2-seed14=
| RD2-team14=ENG Ronnie Baxter 93.81
| RD2-score14=8
| RD2-seed15=3
| RD2-team15=ENG Phil Taylor
| RD2-score15=8
| RD2-seed16=
| RD2-team16=ENG Robbie Widdows
| RD2-score16=2
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01=ENG Rod Harrington 92.04
| RD3-score01=14
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02=ENG Bob Anderson 89.88
| RD3-score02=12
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03=ENG Keith Deller 84.36
| RD3-score03=13
| RD3-seed04=4
| RD3-team04=ENG Peter Manley 89.07
| RD3-score04=9
| RD3-seed05=
| RD3-team05=ENG Steve Beaton 89.07
| RD3-score05=6
| RD3-seed06=
| RD3-team06=ENG Chris Mason 94.20
| RD3-score06=13
| RD3-seed07=
| RD3-team07=ENG Ronnie Baxter 97.05
| RD3-score07=13
| RD3-seed08=3
| RD3-team08=ENG Phil Taylor 99.48
| RD3-score08=10
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01=ENG Rod Harrington 92.82
| RD4-score01=13
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02=ENG Keith Deller 82.65
| RD4-score02=10
| RD4-seed03=
| RD4-team03=ENG Chris Mason 97.74
| RD4-score03=11
| RD4-seed04=
| RD4-team04=ENG Ronnie Baxter 97.38
| RD4-score04=13
| RD5-seed01=1
| RD5-team01=ENG Rod Harrington 95.04
| RD5-score01=19
| RD5-seed02=
| RD5-team02=ENG Ronnie Baxter 94.08
| RD5-score02=17
References
References
- "1998 World Matchplay Player Prize Money". Darts Database.
- "World Matchplay 1998". Mastercaller.
- "1998 World Matchplay Results". Darts Database.
- "Results of World Matchplay 1998". Mastercaller.
- "World Matchplay 1998 – Bracket". Mastercaller.
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