1996 WDC World Darts Championship

 Phil Taylor
  •  Kevin Spiolek
    • Champion(s) Phil Taylor
    «1995 1997»
    Darts tournament

    The 1996 Vernons World Darts Championship was the third year that the Professional Darts Corporation (then known as the World Darts Council) held their own World Championships following an acrimonious split from the British Darts Organisation during 1992/93.[1] The tournament had its third sponsor in as many years, with Vernons taking over from Proton Cars. The tournament was held at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet between 26 December 1995 and 1 January 1996.[1]

    Although he had not officially announced his retirement, Jocky Wilson had played his last televised competitive darts match at the World Matchplay in Blackpool in the summer of 1995, and had walked away from darts suddenly on 23 December 1995, so didn't appear at the 1996 World Championship, with Phil Taylor and Dennis Priestley both making an appeal after their 1996 World Championship final for Jocky and Malvina (Jocky's wife) to return.[2] Nigel Justice and Steve Raw were the two English players making their WDC World Championship debuts.

    Phil Taylor defeated Dennis Priestley 6–4 in the final, with Taylor gaining revenge for his 1994 final defeat against Priestley. It was Taylor's fourth overall World Championship victory.[2]

    Seeds

    1. England Phil Taylor
    2. England Rod Harrington
    3. England Dennis Priestley
    4. England John Lowe
    5. England Peter Evison
    6. England Alan Warriner
    7. England Bob Anderson
    8. England Kevin Spiolek

    Prize money

    The prize fund was £62,500.[2]

    Position (num. of players) Prize money
    (Total: £62,500)
    Winner (1) £14,000
    Runner-Up (1) £7,000
    Semi-finalists (2) £4,000
    Quarter-finalists (4) £2,500
    Group stage runners-up (8) £1,500
    Group stage 3rd place (8) £1,250
    Highest finish bonus (1) £1,500

    Results

    Group stage

    Group A

    Pos Player P W L SF SA +/- Pts
    1 England (1) Phil Taylor 2 2 0 6 0 +6 4
    2 England Shayne Burgess 2 1 1 3 4 −1 2
    3 England Cliff Lazarenko 2 0 2 1 6 −5 0

    26 December

    91.78 (1) Phil Taylor England 3 – 0 England Cliff Lazarenko 76.66

    27 December

    92.07 Shayne Burgess England 3 – 1 England Cliff Lazarenko 84.02

    28 December

    100.95 (1) Phil Taylor England 3 – 0 England Shayne Burgess 85.40


    Group B

    Pos Player P W L SF SA +/- Pts
    1 England Keith Deller 2 2 0 6 3 +3 4
    2 United States Sean Downs 2 1 1 4 3 +1 2
    3 England (8) Kevin Spiolek 2 0 2 2 6 –4 0

    26 December

    79.24 (8) Kevin Spiolek England 0 – 3 United States Sean Downs 85.57

    27 December

    80.14 (8) Kevin Spiolek England 2 – 3 England Keith Deller 82.35

    28 December

    76.77 Sean Downs United States 1 – 3 England Keith Deller 78.90

    Group C

    Pos Player P W L SF SA +/- Pts
    1 England (5) Peter Evison 2 2 0 6 2 +4 4
    2 England Steve Raw 2 1 1 5 3 +2 2
    3 Canada Gary Mawson 2 0 2 0 6 −6 0

    26 December

    83.83 (5) Peter Evison England 3 – 2 Canada Gary Mawson 73.34

    27 December

    78.44 Steve Raw England 3 – 0 Canada Gary Mawson 76.03

    28 December

    86.10 (5) Peter Evison England 3 – 2 England Steve Raw 85.44


    Group D

    Pos Player P W L SF SA +/- Pts
    1 England (4) John Lowe 2 2 0 6 2 +4 4
    2 England Dennis Smith 2 1 1 3 4 −1 2
    3 Republic of Ireland Tom Kirby 2 0 2 3 6 −3 0

    26 December

    84.41 (4) John Lowe England 3 – 0 England Dennis Smith 83.66

    27 December

    76.19 Dennis Smith England 3 – 1 Republic of Ireland Tom Kirby 83.11

    28 December

    90.92 (4) John Lowe England 3 – 2 Republic of Ireland Tom Kirby 86.49

    Group E

    Pos Player P W L SF SA +/- Pts
    1 United States Larry Butler 2 2 0 6 4 +2 4
    2 England (2) Rod Harrington 2 1 1 5 4 +1 2
    3 England Nigel Justice 2 0 2 3 6 −3 0

    26 December

    77.10 (2) Rod Harrington England 3 – 1 England Nigel Justice 71.71

    27 December

    81.23 Larry Butler United States 3 – 2 England Nigel Justice 80.25

    28 December

    81.68 (2) Rod Harrington England 2 – 3 United States Larry Butler 79.20


    Group F

    Pos Player P W L SF SA +/- Pts
    1 Scotland Jamie Harvey 2 2 0 6 4 +2 4
    2 England (7) Bob Anderson 2 1 1 5 4 +1 2
    3 United States Gerald Verrier 2 0 2 3 6 −3 0

    26 December

    83.82 (7) Bob Anderson England 2 – 3 Scotland Jamie Harvey 83.33

    27 December

    83.98 (7) Bob Anderson England 3 – 1 United States Gerald Verrier 78.29

    28 December

    81.04 Gerald Verrier United States 2 – 3 Scotland Jamie Harvey 82.71

    Group G

    Pos Player P W L SF SA +/- Pts
    1 England (6) Alan Warriner 2 2 0 6 2 +4 4
    2 United States Steve Brown 2 1 1 3 5 −2 2
    3 England Graeme Stoddart 2 0 2 4 6 −2 0

    26 December

    96.08 (6) Alan Warriner England 3 – 0 United States Steve Brown 87.07

    27 December

    80.35 Graeme Stoddart England 2 – 3 United States Steve Brown 80.08

    28 December

    82.47 (6) Alan Warriner England 3 – 2 England Graeme Stoddart 80.41


    Group H

    Pos Player P W L SF SA +/- Pts
    1 England (3) Dennis Priestley 2 2 0 6 0 +6 4
    2 England Eric Bristow 2 1 1 3 5 –2 2
    3 England Ritchie Gardner 2 0 2 2 6 −4 0

    26 December

    92.85 (3) Dennis Priestley England 3 – 0 England Eric Bristow 84.23

    27 December

    80.66 Eric Bristow England 3 – 2 England Ritchie Gardner 84.59

    28 December

    86.16 (3) Dennis Priestley England 3 – 0 England Ritchie Gardner 66.16

    Knockout stages

    Quarter-finals (best of 7 sets)
    29 December     		Semi-finals (best of 9 sets)
    30 December     		Final (best of 11 sets)
    1 January
             
    A1 England Phil Taylor (1) 96.01 4
    B1 England Keith Deller 78.77 0
    A1 England Phil Taylor (1) 94.84 5
    D1 England John Lowe (4) 83.78 1
    C1 England Peter Evison (5) 82.78 2
    D1 England John Lowe (4) 85.33 4
    A1 England Phil Taylor (1) 98.52 6
    H1 England Dennis Priestley (3) 101.48 4
    E1 United States Larry Butler 81.93 0
    F1 Scotland Jamie Harvey 90.55 4
    F1 Scotland Jamie Harvey 85.13 1
    H1 England Dennis Priestley (3) 90.38 5
    G1 England Alan Warriner (6) 89.99 1
    H1 England Dennis Priestley (3) 90.56 4

    References

    1. ^ a b "PDC World Championship". Mastercaller. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
    2. ^ a b c "PDC World Championship 1996". Mastercaller. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

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