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The 2009 stanjames.com World Matchplay will be played from Sunday July 19-Sunday July 26 at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.
The £400,000 event will be screened live on Sky Sports in the UK and features 32 players competing for the record £100,000 first prize.
Results and links to match reports and stats will be posted below throughout the event.
Match Highlights, along with Live Audio Commentary, will be available for PDCtv subscribers.
Tickets
Latest ticket information is available here
Tickets can be booked from the Winter Gardens Box Office in person or via Ticketmaster on 0844 856 1111 .
PDCtv
Subscribers to PDCtv will be able to watch highlights from every game during the stanjames.com World Matchplay as well as listen to Live Audio Commentary.
Photo Galleries
Photo Galleries will be available throughout the stanjames.com World Matchplay.
Click here to look back on the 2008 Stan James World Matchplay with our special photo gallery
Click here for a 2009 stanjames.com World Matchplay first round gallery
Click here for a 2009 stanjames.com World Matchplay second round gallery
Click here for a 2009 stanjames.com World Matchplay quarter-final gallery
Schedule of Play
First Round
Sunday July 19 (7pm start)
Adrian Lewis 10-7 Co Stompe
Colin Lloyd 10-7 Wayne Jones
Mervyn King 10-7 Mark Dudbridge
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Monday July 20 (7pm start)
Kevin Painter 10-3 Wes Newton
Colin Osborne 7-10 Steve Beaton
Phil Taylor 10-4 Robert Thornton
Wayne Mardle 10-1 Tony Eccles
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Tuesday July 21 (7pm start)
Andy Hamilton 6-10 Gary Anderson
John Part 6-10 Vincent van der Voort
James Wade 10-3 Jamie Caven
Ronnie Baxter 10-8 Jelle Klaasen
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Wednesday July 22
Afternoon Session (1pm start)
Alan Tabern 10-5 Andy Smith
Terry Jenkins 10-4 Peter Wright
Dennis Priestley 5-10 Denis Ovens
Mark Walsh 10-5 Andy Jenkins
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Evening Session (7pm start)
Raymond van Barneveld 10-3 Michael van Gerwen
Second Round
Adrian Lewis 13-5 Colin Lloyd
Phil Taylor 13-3 Kevin Painter
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Thursday July 23
Afternoon Session (1pm start)
Mervyn King 13-8 Steve Beaton
Vincent van der Voort 13-6 Wayne Mardle
Terry Jenkins 14-12 Denis Ovens
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Evening Session (7pm start)
Ronnie Baxter 16-14 Alan Tabern
Raymond van Barneveld 13-11 Mark Walsh
James Wade 13-7 Gary Anderson
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Friday July 24
Afternoon Session (1pm start)
Quarter-Finals
Mervyn King 16-6 Vincent van der Voort
Terry Jenkins 16-12 Raymond van Barneveld
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Evening Session (7pm start)
James Wade 10-16 Ronnie Baxter
Phil Taylor 16-3 Adrian Lewis
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Saturday July 25 (7pm start)
Semi-Finals
Terry Jenkins 17-12 Ronnie Baxter
Phil Taylor 17-6 Mervyn King
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Sunday July 26 (7pm start)
Final
Phil Taylor 18-4 Terry Jenkins
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Format
First Round - Best of 19 legs
Second Round - Best of 25 legs
Quarter-Finals - Best of 31 legs
Semi-Finals - Best of 33 legs
Final - Best of 35 legs
Each match must be won by two clear legs. There will be no tie break and the match will continue until one player achieves a two-leg lead.
Prize Fund
| Winner | £100,000 |
| Runner-Up | £50,000 |
| Semi-Finalists | £25,000 |
| Quarter-Finalists | £15,000 |
| Second Round Losers | £7,500 |
| First Round Losers | £5,000 |
| Total | £400,000 |
Previous Champions
1994 - LARRY BUTLER defeated Dennis Priestley 16-12
1995 - PHIL TAYLOR defeated Dennis Priestley 16-11
1996 - PETER EVISON defeated Dennis Priestley 16-14
1997 - PHIL TAYLOR defeated Alan Warriner 16-11
1998 - ROD HARRINGTON defeated Ronnie Baxter 19-17
1999 - ROD HARRINGTON defeated Peter Manley 19-17
2000 - PHIL TAYLOR defeated Alan Warriner 18-12
2001 - PHIL TAYLOR defeated Richie Burnett 18-10
2002 - PHIL TAYLOR defeated John Part 18-16
2003 - PHIL TAYLOR defeated Wayne Mardle 18-12
2004 - PHIL TAYLOR defeated Mark Dudbridge 18-8
2005 - COLIN LLOYD defeated John Part 18-12
2006 - PHIL TAYLOR defeated James Wade 18-12
2007 - JAMES WADE defeated Terry Jenkins 18-7
2008 - PHIL TAYLOR defeated James Wade 18-9