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The 1995 Webster's World Matchplay was the second annual World Matchplay darts tournament organised by the World Darts Council (WDC, which became the Professional Darts Corporation in 1997). The Winter Gardens, Blackpool played host to the event for the second year running, and it took place between 31 July–5 August 1995.

1995 Webster's World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates31 July–5 August 1995
VenueWinter Gardens
LocationBlackpool
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£42,800
Winner's share£10,000
Champion(s)
England Phil Taylor
«1994 1996»

Seven former world champions were in the field. Defending champion Larry Butler beat one of them, Eric Bristow, in the first round. Butler's title defence ended with a quarter-final defeat to Dennis Priestley, the man he beat to win the title the previous year.

Jocky Wilson made what turned out to be his last appearance in a televised tournament at this event. The two-time former World Champion beat Rod Harrington in the first round, but then lost to Nigel Justice in the second round.

Phil Taylor and Dennis Priestley continued their rivalry when they met in another major final. This time it was Taylor who came out on top by 16 legs to 11 to claim his first World Matchplay title.

Prize money

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The prize fund was £42,400.[1]

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £42,400)
Winner (1) £10,000
Runner-Up (1) £6,000
Third place (1) £3,250
Fourth place (1) £2,750
Quarter-finalists (4) £1,500
Second round (8) £800
First round (16) £500

Seeds

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There were eight seeds for the competition.[2]

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

Results

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Players in bold denote match winners.[3][4][5]

First round (best of 15 legs)
31 July–1 August
Second round (best of 15 legs)
2 August
Quarter-finals (best of 21 legs)
3 August
Semi-finals (best of 25 legs)
4 August
Final (best of 31 legs)
5 August
               
1 England  Rod Harrington 77.04 4
Scotland  Jocky Wilson 77.85 8
  Scotland  Jocky Wilson 74.19 5
England  Nigel Justice 83.46 8
  Belgium  Jef Scheyltjens 84.03 4
England  Nigel Justice 84.72 8
  England  Nigel Justice 80.64 6
England  Cliff Lazarenko 82.02 11
8 England  Shayne Burgess 89.97 8
England  John Russell 86.40 5
8 England  Shayne Burgess 75.42 5
England  Cliff Lazarenko 79.41 8
  England  Dennis Smith 76.56 6
England  Cliff Lazarenko 78.72 8
England  Cliff Lazarenko 86.28 10
4 England  Dennis Priestley 85.02 13
5 England  Peter Evison 90.27 8
England  Graeme Stoddart 84.15 1
5 England  Peter Evison 83.79 5
United States  Larry Butler 85.56 8
  England  Eric Bristow 78.36 5
United States  Larry Butler 91.41 8
United States  Larry Butler 85.26 8
4 England  Dennis Priestley 85.41 11
4 England  Dennis Priestley 86.37 8
England  Mick Manning 81.15 5
4 England  Dennis Priestley 93.21 8
United States  Steve Brown 84.45 3
  United States  Steve Brown 80.01 8
England  Ritchie Gardner 70.62 5
4 England  Dennis Priestley 87.63 11
2 England  Phil Taylor 90.72 16
2 England  Phil Taylor 90.24 8
United States  Gary Mawson 81.87 5
2 England  Phil Taylor 92.70 8
Scotland  Jamie Harvey 90.81 6
  Scotland  Jamie Harvey 90.81 8
United States  Jerry Umberger 75.51 3
2 England  Phil Taylor 100.38 11
United States  Paul Lim 86.19 4
7 England  Alan Warriner 79.98 8
United States  Gerald Verrier 78.09 4
7 England  Alan Warriner 85.62 5
United States  Paul Lim 90.12 8
  United States  Paul Lim 80.76 12
England  Kevin Burrows 79.74 10
2 England  Phil Taylor 92.88 13
England  John Lowe 84.45 4
6 England  Kevin Spiolek 75.09 10
United States  Dave Kelly 71.43 8
6 England  Kevin Spiolek 72.30 2
England  Keith Deller 81.48 8
  England  Steve Raw 87.39 3 Third place playoff (best of 21 legs)
5 August
England  Keith Deller 87.54 8
  England  Keith Deller 82.95 10 England  Cliff Lazarenko 3
England  John Lowe 90.18 12 England  John Lowe 11
3 England  Bob Anderson 80.37 8
England  John Lowe 86.97 10
  England  John Lowe 91.17 8
Republic of Ireland  Tom Kirby 87.96 5
  United States  Sean Downs 74.91 6
Republic of Ireland  Tom Kirby 79.47 8

References

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  1. ^ "1995 World Matchplay Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  2. ^ "World Matchplay 1995". Mastercaller. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  3. ^ "1995 World Matchplay Results". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Results of World Matchplay 1995". Mastercaller. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  5. ^ "World Matchplay 1995 – Bracket". Mastercaller. Retrieved 5 February 2024.