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1995 WDC World Darts Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tournament_name | 1995 WDC World Darts Championship |
| dates | 27 December 1994 – 2 January 1995 |
| venue | Circus Tavern |
| location | Purfleet |
| country | |
| organisation | PDC (WDC) |
| format | Sets |
| Final – best of 11 | |
| prize_fund | £55,000 |
| winners_share | £12,000 |
| high_checkout | 161 |
| winner | **** |
| prev | 1994 |
| next | 1996 |
Final – best of 11 The 1995 WDC World Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 1995 Proton Cars World Darts Championship) was the second world championship organised by the World Darts Council (now the Professional Darts Corporation). It was held between 27 December 1994 and 2 January 1995.
Phil Taylor emerged as champion, overcoming John Lowe 5–4 in the semi-final before beating Rod Harrington 6–2 in the final to claim his first WDC World Championship title, and his third World Championship in all.
Seeds
There were eight seeds in the World Championship.
- ENG Dennis Priestley
- ENG Rod Harrington
- ENG Peter Evison
- ENG Phil Taylor
- ENG Bob Anderson
- ENG Kevin Spiolek
- SCO Jamie Harvey
- ENG Alan Warriner
Prize money
| Position (num. of players) | Prize money |
|---|---|
| (Total: £55,000) | |
| Winner | (1) |
| Runner-Up | (1) |
| Third place | (1) |
| Fourth place | (1) |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) |
| Second place in group | (8) |
| Third place in group | (8) |
Results
Group stage
Players in bold denote match winners.
Group A
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | SF | SA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG (3) Peter Evison | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
| 2 | ENG Cliff Lazarenko | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
| 3 | ENG Graeme Stoddart | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 0 |
26 December
| 82.84 (3) Peter Evison ENG | 3 – 2 | ENG Graeme Stoddart 86.81 |
|---|
27 December
| 82.54 Cliff Lazarenko ENG | 3 – 2 | ENG Graeme Stoddart 80.55 |
|---|
28 December
| 92.94 (3) Peter Evison ENG | 3 – 0 | ENG Cliff Lazarenko 85.34 |
|---|
Group B
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | SF | SA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG (6) Kevin Spiolek | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 |
| 2 | USA Larry Butler | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 |
| 3 | ENG Keith Deller | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 0 |
26 December
| 82.22 (6) Kevin Spiolek ENG | 3 – 1 | ENG Keith Deller 82.54 |
|---|
27 December
| 86.70 Larry Butler USA | 3 – 1 | ENG Keith Deller 83.96 |
|---|
28 December
| 79.07 (6) Kevin Spiolek ENG | 3 – 0 | USA Larry Butler 79.15 |
|---|
Group C
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | SF | SA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCO (7) Jamie Harvey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
| 2 | USA Steve Brown | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 2 |
| 3 | USA Jim Watkins | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
26 December
| 88.84 (7) Jamie Harvey SCO | 3 – 1 | USA Steve Brown 87.15 |
|---|
27 December
| 78.50 Jim Watkins USA | 0 – 3 | USA Steve Brown 83.26 |
|---|
28 December
| 85.14 (7) Jamie Harvey SCO | 3 – 2 | USA Jim Watkins 79.54 |
|---|
Group D
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | SF | SA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG (2) Rod Harrington | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
| 2 | ENG Shayne Burgess | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 2 |
| 3 | ENG Eric Bristow | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
26 December
| 85.87 (2) Rod Harrington ENG | 3 – 0 | ENG Eric Bristow 82.19 |
|---|
27 December
| 91.01 Shayne Burgess ENG | 3 – 0 | ENG Eric Bristow 88.31 |
|---|
28 December
| 85.63 (2) Rod Harrington ENG | 3 – 2 | ENG Shayne Burgess 83.05 |
|---|
Group E
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | SF | SA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG (5) Bob Anderson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
| 2 | ENG Ritchie Gardner | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | USA Jerry Umberger | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
26 December
| 92.55 (5) Bob Anderson ENG | 3 – 1 | USA Jerry Umberger 80.56 |
|---|
27 December
| 84.06 Ritchie Gardner ENG | 3 – 1 | USA Jerry Umberger 80.00 |
|---|
28 December
| 91.04 (5) Bob Anderson ENG | 3 – 1 | ENG Ritchie Gardner 81.90 |
|---|
Group F
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | SF | SA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG (4) Phil Taylor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
| 2 | USA Sean Downs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 2 |
| 3 | USA Gerald Verrier | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
26 December
| 78.63 (4) Phil Taylor ENG | 3 – 2 | USA Gerald Verrier 79.24 |
|---|
27 December
| 72.28 Gerald Verrier USA | 0 – 3 | USA Sean Downs 76.33 |
|---|
28 December
| 92.99 (4) Phil Taylor ENG | 3 – 1 | USA Sean Downs 84.43 |
|---|
Group G
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | SF | SA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG Dennis Smith | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
| 2 | ENG (8) Alan Warriner | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| 3 | IRL Tom Kirby | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
26 December
| 87.16 (8) Alan Warriner ENG | 1 – 3 | ENG Dennis Smith 82.80 |
|---|
27 December
| 87.69 (8) Alan Warriner ENG | 3 – 2 | IRL Tom Kirby 89.25 |
|---|
28 December
| 80.94 Dennis Smith ENG | 3 – 1 | IRL Tom Kirby 77.41 |
|---|
Group H
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | SF | SA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG John Lowe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 |
| 2 | ENG (1) Dennis Priestley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 2 |
| 3 | SCO Jocky Wilson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
26 December
| 80.76 (1) Dennis Priestley ENG | 0 – 3 | ENG John Lowe 87.84 |
|---|
27 December
| 86.96 (1) Dennis Priestley ENG | 3 – 2 | SCO Jocky Wilson 81.25 |
|---|
28 December
| 93.52 John Lowe ENG | 3 – 0 | SCO Jocky Wilson 75.55 |
|---|
Knockout stages
Players in bold denote match winners.
29–30 December 1 January 2 January | score-width=20 | team-width=200px | RD1-seed1=A1 | RD1-team1=ENG Peter Evison (3) 88.61 | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2=B1 | RD1-team2=ENG Kevin Spiolek (6) 82.85 | RD1-score2=1 | RD1-seed3=C1 | RD1-team3=SCO Jamie Harvey (7) 87.42 | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4=D1 | RD1-team4=ENG Rod Harrington (2) 91.40 | RD1-score4=4 | RD1-seed5=E1 | RD1-team5=ENG Bob Anderson (5) 84.44 | RD1-score5=1 | RD1-seed6=F1 | RD1-team6=ENG Phil Taylor (4) 89.70 | RD1-score6=4 | RD1-seed7=G1 | RD1-team7=ENG Dennis Smith 89.23 | RD1-score7=0 | RD1-seed8=H1 | RD1-team8=ENG John Lowe 96.77 | RD1-score8=4 | RD2-seed1=A1 | RD2-team1=ENG Peter Evison (3) 82.43 | RD2-score1=1 | RD2-seed2=D1 | RD2-team2=ENG Rod Harrington (2) 82.29 | RD2-score2=5 | RD2-seed3=F1 | RD2-team3=ENG Phil Taylor (4) 96.22 | RD2-score3=5 | RD2-seed4=H1 | RD2-team4=ENG John Lowe 90.86 | RD2-score4=4 | RD3-seed1=D1 | RD3-team1=ENG Rod Harrington (2) 87.15 | RD3-score1=2 | RD3-seed2=F1 | RD3-team2=ENG Phil Taylor (4) 94.12 | RD3-score2=6
| RD3b-seed1=A1 | RD3b-team1=ENG Peter Evison (3) 84.95 | RD3b-score1=2 | RD3b-seed2=H1 | RD3b-team2=ENG John Lowe 82.81 | RD3b-score2=4
References
References
- "PDC World Championship 1995". Mastercaller.
- "1995 PDC World Championship Player Prize Money". Darts Database.
- "Groupstage of PDC World Championship 1995". Mastercaller.
- "1995 PDC World Championship Results". Darts Database.
- "Results of PDC World Championship 1995". Mastercaller.
- "PDC World Championship 1995 – Bracket". Mastercaller.
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