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1994 World Matchplay

1994 Proton Cars World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates1–8 August 1994
VenueWinter Gardens
LocationBlackpool
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£42,800
Winner's share£10,000
Champion(s)
United States Larry Butler
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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 play 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) £10,000
Runner-Up (1) £6,000
Third place (1) £3,250
Fourth place (1) £2,750
Quarter-finalists (4) £1,500
Second round (8) £800
First round (16) £500

Seeds

  1. England Dennis Priestley
  2. England Peter Evison
  3. England Bob Anderson
  4. United States Steve Brown
  5. England Rod Harrington
  6. United States Sean Downs
  7. England Cliff Lazarenko
  8. England Kevin Spiolek

Results

First round (best of 15 legs)
1–3 August
[1]
Second round (best of 15 legs)
4–5 August
Quarter-finals (best of 21 legs)
6 August
Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)
7 August
Final (best of 31 legs)
8 August
               
1 England Dennis Priestley 88.41 8
England Eric Bristow 76.29 3
1 England Dennis Priestley 89.10 8
United States Gerald Verrier 80.10 4
  United States Gerald Verrier 83.49 8
England John Lowe 76.80 2
1 England Dennis Priestley 98.49 11
Scotland Jamie Harvey 87.81 4
8 England Kevin Spiolek 80.10 6
Scotland Jamie Harvey 82.89 8
  Scotland Jamie Harvey 87.21 8
England Graeme Stoddart 79.80 3
  England Graeme Stoddart 81.30 8
United States Whit Whitley 72.99 2
1 England Dennis Priestley 94.80 11
5 England Rod Harrington 92.19 4
5 England Rod Harrington 86.61 8
England Kevin Burrows 78.99 2
5 England Rod Harrington 78.81 8
Singapore Paul Lim 81.09 4
  United States Tony Payne 88.23 3
Singapore Paul Lim 82.11 8
5 England Rod Harrington 86.79 11
United States Jim Watkins 81.09 7
4 United States Steve Brown 78.90 4
United States Jim Watkins 85.89 8
  United States Jim Watkins 82.29 18
England Keith Deller 80.01 16
  United States Jim Widmayer 78.21 6
England Keith Deller 83.40 8
1 England Dennis Priestley 91.59 12
United States Larry Butler 92.70 16
2 England Peter Evison 81.21 3
Scotland Jocky Wilson 82.50 8
  Scotland Jocky Wilson 88.59 10
England Alan Warriner 86.10 8
  England Ritchie Gardner 88.80 6
England Alan Warriner 91.29 8
  Scotland Jocky Wilson 90.39 4
  United States Larry Butler 94.29 11
7 England Cliff Lazarenko 72.09 6
United States Jerry Umberger 78.51 8
  United States Jerry Umberger 78.30 2
United States Larry Butler 82.50 8
  United States Larry Butler 83.61 8
England Steve Raw 80.49 2
  United States Larry Butler 90.39 11
England Shayne Burgess 85.41 7
6 United States Sean Downs 77.61 7
England Shayne Burgess 80.49 9
  England Shayne Burgess 84.99 8
England Dennis Smith 79.59 4
  United States Dave Kelly 70.80 3 Third place playoff (best of 21 legs)
8 August
England Dennis Smith 79.89 8
England Shayne Burgess 88.11 11 5 England Rod Harrington 11
3 England Bob Anderson 89.91 8 England Shayne Burgess 9
3 England Bob Anderson 85.29 8
England Mick Manning 83.79 4
3 England Bob Anderson 90.51 11
England Phil Taylor 89.49 9
  Republic of Ireland Tom Kirby 81.81 2
England Phil Taylor 86.70 8

References

  1. ^ "1994 World Matchplay Results". dartsdatabase.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2015.[permanent dead link]