The 2001 Stan James
World Matchplay was a darts tournament held in the
Empress Ballroom
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at the
Winter Gardens,
Blackpool
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. This was the second World Matchplay tournament to be sponsored by UK bookmaker
Stan James.
The tournament ran from 29 July–4 August 2001, and was won by
Phil Taylor.
Prize money
The prize fund was £65,000.
Seeds
There were eight seeds for the competition.
Results
Players in bold denote match winners.
References
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World Matchplay (darts)
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