The 1996 Webster's World Matchplay was the third time the
World Matchplay darts tournament had been held in the
Empress Ballroom at the
Winter Gardens,
Blackpool
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between 28 July–3 August 1996.
Phil Taylor was the defending champion, but got knocked out by eventual champion
Peter Evison by a convincing scoreline of 8–1 in the second round, with Evison averaging over 100. Evison would go onto to record another ton-plus average in the final against
Dennis Priestley (who appeared in his third consecutive - and final - World Matchplay final).
Prize money
The prize fund was £48,000.
Seeds
There were eight seeds for the competition.
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Phil Taylor
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Dennis Priestley
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Alan Warriner
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Jamie Harvey
Jamie Harvey (born 15 August 1955) is a Scottish former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and British Darts Organisation (BDO) tournaments. Originally nicknamed “The Tartan Terror” he later used ...
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John Lowe
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Bob Anderson
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Rod Harrington
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Keith Deller
Keith Deller (born 24 December 1959) is an English former professional darts player best known for winning the 1983 BDO World Darts Championship. He also won the Unipart British Professional Championship in 1987.
He was the first qualifier t ...
Results
Players in bold denote match winners.
Preliminary round
''(best of 9 legs, but need a 2 leg difference.)''
Last 32
Third place playoff ''(best of 21 legs)''
(4)
Jamie Harvey
Jamie Harvey (born 15 August 1955) is a Scottish former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and British Darts Organisation (BDO) tournaments. Originally nicknamed “The Tartan Terror” he later used ...
10–11 (6)
Bob Anderson
References
{{World Matchplay (darts)
World Matchplay (darts)
World Matchplay Darts