Английская Википедия:2018 World Matchplay
Шаблон:Infobox individual darts tournament The 2018 BetVictor World Matchplay was the 25th annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, from 21–29 July 2018.
Phil Taylor was the defending champion, after defeating Peter Wright 18–8 in the 2017 final to claim his 16th World Matchplay title, but he retired following the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship final. For the first time, the winner of the tournament, (Gary Anderson) received the Phil Taylor Trophy, which was renamed in his honour in January 2018.[1]
Gary Anderson hit a nine dart finish in the fourth leg of his quarter-final match against Joe Cullen, which was the seventh nine-dart finish in the World Matchplay and the first since 2014. Anderson overcame Cullen 19–17, facing two match darts against him at 14–15 scoreline.
Anderson went on to win his first World Matchplay title, defeating Mensur Suljović, 21–19 after extra time in the longest final in the tournament's history.[2]
The first round match between Kim Huybrechts and John Henderson made a piece of World Matchplay history, as it was the first time that a match was won by a single leg since the 1997 3rd place play-off. Huybrechts won the match 13–12 in a sudden-death leg, the first time the rule had been needed since it was introduced in 2013.
For the first time in World Matchplay history, no Englishmen progressed into the semi-finals, resulting in a first Matchplay final without an English player.
Prize money
The prize fund remained at £500,000, with the winner's earnings being £115,000. Gary Anderson received £45,000 for hitting a nine-dart finish in his quarter-final against Joe Cullen.
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £500,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £115,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £55,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £30,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £17,500 |
| Second round | (8) | £11,000 |
| First round | (16) | £7,000 |
| Nine-dart finish | (1) | £45,000 |
Format
In previous stagings of the event all games had to be won by two clear legs with no sudden-death legs. However, after consulting the host broadcaster Sky Sports in 2013, 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.
Qualification
The top 16 players on the PDC Order of Merit as of 2 July 2018 were seeded for the tournament. The top 16 players on the ProTour Order of Merit not to have already qualified were unseeded.
The following players qualified for the tournament: Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-2
PDC Order of Merit Top 16
- Шаблон:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen (first round)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Wright (semi-finals)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Rob Cross (second round)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Anderson (champion)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Daryl Gurney (second round)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mensur Suljović (runner-up)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Simon Whitlock (quarter-finals)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Smith (second round)
- Шаблон:Flagicon James Wade (second round)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ian White (second round)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Gerwyn Price (first round)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Raymond van Barneveld (second round)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Darren Webster (quarter-finals)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Kim Huybrechts (second round)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Adrian Lewis (second round)
PDC ProTour qualifiers
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jonny Clayton (first round)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Joe Cullen (quarter-finals)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Stephen Bunting (first round)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Max Hopp (first round)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mervyn King (first round)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jermaine Wattimena (first round)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Steve West (first round)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Steve Beaton (first round)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Kyle Anderson (first round)
- Шаблон:Flagicon James Wilson (first round)
- Шаблон:Flagicon John Henderson (first round)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Keegan Brown (first round)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jelle Klaasen (first round)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Steve Lennon (first round)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jeffrey de Zwaan (semi-finals)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Richard North (first round)
Draw
Statistics
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| Player | Eliminated | Played | Legs Won | Legs Lost | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High checkout | 3-dart average | Checkout success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Anderson | Winner | 5 | 78 | 64 | 169 | 96 | 52 | 152 | 100.88 | 36.45% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Mensur Suljović | Final | 5 | 73 | 58 | 173 | 108 | 35 | 151 | 97.16 | 40.56% |
| Шаблон:Nowrap | Шаблон:Nowrap | 4 | 49 | 40 | 106 | 68 | 23 | 140 | 99.12 | 42.86% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Wright | Semi-finals | 4 | 50 | 32 | 108 | 73 | 11 | 170 | 88.68 | 37.14% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Dave Chisnall | Шаблон:Nowrap | 3 | 29 | 28 | 58 | 38 | 21 | 148 | 99.05 | 47.06% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Simon Whitlock | Quarter-finals | 3 | 26 | 25 | 58 | 26 | 15 | 132 | 96.14 | 38.46% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Darren Webster | Quarter-finals | 3 | 31 | 30 | 89 | 45 | 11 | 138 | 95.70 | 41.67% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Joe Cullen | Quarter-finals | 3 | 38 | 25 | 77 | 39 | 10 | 170 | 95.26 | 41.46% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Adrian Lewis | Second round | 2 | 19 | 19 | 44 | 16 | 6 | 121 | 103.86 | 40.91% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Rob Cross | Шаблон:Nowrap | 2 | 18 | 19 | 39 | 28 | 9 | 156 | 98.81 | 27.59% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Smith | Second round | 2 | 22 | 20 | 35 | 24 | 14 | 110 | 98.11 | 40.00% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Kim Huybrechts | Second round | 2 | 16 | 23 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 156 | 96.16 | 33.33% |
| Шаблон:Nowrap | Second round | 2 | 19 | 17 | 39 | 15 | 9 | 130 | 95.29 | 69.23% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Ian White | Second round | 2 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 22 | 12 | 154 | 93.51 | 50.00% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon James Wade | Second round | 2 | 19 | 21 | 64 | 29 | 4 | 149 | 90.88 | 24.14% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Daryl Gurney | Second round | 2 | 15 | 21 | 52 | 16 | 4 | 100 | 87.69 | 25.00% |
| Шаблон:Nowrap | Шаблон:Nowrap | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 100 | 97.88 | 35.29% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Mervyn King | First round | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 72 | 91.85 | 41.67% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Steve West | First round | 1 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 108 | 91.79 | 31.25% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon John Henderson | First round | 1 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 114 | 91.00 | 52.17% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Steve Lennon | First round | 1 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 124 | 91.00 | 37.50% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Steve Beaton | First round | 1 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 120 | 90.92 | 46.15% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Kyle Anderson | First round | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 90 | 90.69 | 33.33% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Max Hopp | First round | 1 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 80 | 90.51 | 46.67% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Gerwyn Price | First round | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 99 | 90.23 | 23.08% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon James Wilson | First round | 1 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 86 | 87.72 | 44.44% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Jermaine Wattimena | First round | 1 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 113 | 87.63 | 29.41% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Stephen Bunting | First round | 1 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 110 | 86.21 | 46.67% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Jelle Klaasen | First round | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 84.36 | 31.25% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Jonny Clayton | First round | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 154 | 84.06 | 54.55% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Richard North | First round | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 80 | 80.40 | 50.00% |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Keegan Brown | First round | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 109 | 76.62 | 33.33% |
