The 2000 Stan James World Matchplay was a darts tournament held in the

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at the Winter Gardens,

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. This was the first World Matchplay tournament to be sponsored by UK bookmaker Stan James. The tournament ran from 23 to 29 July 2000, and was won by Phil Taylor.

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Had to pull out of this tournament due to visa issues his place was taken by Alex Roy, The opening night of action was not televised by

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Prize money

The prize fund was £58,000.

Seeds

There were eight seeds for the competition.

Results

Players in bold denote match winners.

References

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