The 2001 World Matchplay was a darts tournament held in the Empress Ballroom

Empress Ballroom

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 at the Winter Gardens

Winter Gardens, Blackpool

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, Blackpool

Blackpool

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. This was the second World Matchplay tournament to be sponsored by UK bookmaker Stan James

Stan James

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. The tournament ran from 29 July through 4 August 2001, and was won by Phil Taylor.

1st Round

best of 19 legs (must win by 2 clear legs)

Sunday 29 July 2001

• Peter Manley (Eng,1) - Steve Beaton (Eng) 8 - 10
• Dennis Priestley (Eng,5) - Kevin Painter (Eng) 10 - 7
• Bob Anderson (Eng) - Richie Burnett (Wal) 6 - 10

Monday 29 July

• Roland Scholten (Ned) - Steve Brown (USA) 10 - 4
• Dave Askew (Eng,8) - Graeme Stoddart (Eng) 10 - 8
• Colin Lloyd (Eng) - Cliff Lazarenko (Eng) 10 - 12
• Shayne Burgess (Eng) - Nigel Justice (Eng) 5 - 10
• Rod Harrington (Eng,4) - Andy Jenkins (Eng) 7 - 10
• Alan Warriner (Eng,2) - Denis Ovens (Eng) 11 - 9
• Chris Mason (Eng) - Dennis Smith (Eng) 4 - 10
• Phil Taylor (Eng,3) - Jamie Harvey (Sco) 10 - 2

Tuesday 31 July

• Martin Adams (Eng) - Mick Manning (Eng) 10 - 7
• Ronnie Baxter (Eng,7) - Peter Evison (Eng) 10 - 3
• Reg Harding (Eng) - John Lowe (Eng) 5 - 10
• Paul Lim (USA) - Alex Roy (Eng) 6 - 10
• John Part (Can,6) - Keith Deller (Eng) 10 - 4

2nd Round

best of 25 legs (must win by 2 clear legs)

Tuesday 31 July

• Roland Scholten (Ned) - Steve Beaton (Eng) 13 - 15
• Dennis Priestley (Eng) - Richie Burnett (Wal) 13 - 15

Wednesday 1 August

• Dave Askew (Eng) - Cliff Lazarenko (Eng) 9 - 13
• Ronnie Baxter (Eng) - Dennis Smith (Eng) 13 - 15
• Andy Jenkins (Eng) - Nigel Justice (Eng) 13 - 7
• John Lowe (Eng) - John Part (Can) 7 - 13
• Alan Warriner (Eng) - Martin Adams (Eng) 11 - 13
• Phil Taylor (Eng) - Alex Roy (Eng) 13 - 4

Quarter Finals

best of 31 legs (must win by 2 clear legs)

Thursday 2 August

• Steve Beaton (Eng) - Cliff Lazarenko (Eng) 16 - 7
• Richie Burnett (Wal) - Andy Jenkins (Eng) 16 - 13
• Martin Adams (Eng) - Dennis Smith (Eng) 16 - 12
• John Part (Can) - Phil Taylor (Eng) 4 - 16

Semi Finals

best of 33 legs (must win by 2 clear legs)

Friday 3 August

• Richie Burnett (Wal) - Steve Beaton (Eng) 17 - 6
• Martin Adams (Eng) - Phil Taylor (Eng) 9 - 17

Final

best of 35 legs (must win by 2 clear legs)

Saturday 4 August

• Richie Burnett (Wal) - Phil Taylor (Eng) 10 - 18