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1996 WDC World Darts Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tournament_name | 1996 WDC World Darts Championship |
| dates | 26 December 1995 – 1 January 1996 |
| venue | Circus Tavern |
| location | Purfleet |
| country | |
| organisation | PDC (WDC) |
| format | Sets |
| Final – best of 11 | |
| prize_fund | £62,500 |
| winners_share | £14,000 |
| high_checkout | |
| winner | **** |
| prev | 1995 |
| next | 1997 |
Final – best of 11 The 1996 WDC World Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as 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.{{Cite web|title=PDC World Championship
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. 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.{{Cite web |archive-date=6 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206135817/https://www.mastercaller.com/tournaments/pdc-world-championship-1996 |url-status=dead
Seeds
- ENG Phil Taylor
- ENG Rod Harrington
- ENG Dennis Priestley
- ENG John Lowe
- ENG Peter Evison
- ENG Alan Warriner
- ENG Bob Anderson
- ENG Kevin Spiolek
Prize money
The prize fund was £62,500.
| Position (num. of players) | Prize money |
|---|---|
| (Total: £62,500) | |
| Winner | (1) |
| Runner-Up | (1) |
| Semi-finalists | (2) |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) |
| Group stage runners-up | (8) |
| Group stage 3rd place | (8) |
| Highest finish bonus | (1) |
Results
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | SF | SA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG (1) Phil Taylor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 |
| 2 | ENG Shayne Burgess | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| 3 | ENG Cliff Lazarenko | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
26 December
| 91.78 (1) Phil Taylor ENG | 3 – 0 | ENG Cliff Lazarenko 76.66 |
|---|
27 December
| 92.07 Shayne Burgess ENG | 3 – 1 | ENG Cliff Lazarenko 84.02 |
|---|
28 December
| 100.95 (1) Phil Taylor ENG | 3 – 0 | ENG Shayne Burgess 85.40 |
|---|
Group B
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | SF | SA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG Keith Deller | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
| 2 | USA Sean Downs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 2 |
| 3 | ENG (8) Kevin Spiolek | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 0 |
26 December
| 79.24 (8) Kevin Spiolek ENG | 0 – 3 | USA Sean Downs 85.57 |
|---|
27 December
| 80.14 (8) Kevin Spiolek ENG | 2 – 3 | ENG Keith Deller 82.35 |
|---|
28 December
| 76.77 Sean Downs USA | 1 – 3 | ENG Keith Deller 78.90 |
|---|
Group C
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | SF | SA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG (5) Peter Evison | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
| 2 | ENG Steve Raw | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 2 |
| 3 | USA Gary Mawson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
26 December
| 83.83 (5) Peter Evison ENG | 3 – 2 | USA Gary Mawson 73.34 |
|---|
27 December
| 78.44 Steve Raw ENG | 3 – 0 | USA Gary Mawson 76.03 |
|---|
28 December
| 86.10 (5) Peter Evison ENG | 3 – 2 | ENG Steve Raw 85.44 |
|---|
Group D
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | SF | SA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG (4) John Lowe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
| 2 | ENG Dennis Smith | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| 3 | IRL Tom Kirby | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
26 December
| 84.41 (4) John Lowe ENG | 3 – 0 | ENG Dennis Smith 83.66 |
|---|
27 December
| 76.19 Dennis Smith ENG | 3 – 1 | IRL Tom Kirby 83.11 |
|---|
28 December
| 90.92 (4) John Lowe ENG | 3 – 2 | IRL Tom Kirby 86.49 |
|---|
Group E
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | SF | SA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Larry Butler | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| 2 | ENG (2) Rod Harrington | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 2 |
| 3 | ENG Nigel Justice | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
26 December
| 77.10 (2) Rod Harrington ENG | 3 – 1 | ENG Nigel Justice 71.71 |
|---|
27 December
| 81.23 Larry Butler USA | 3 – 2 | ENG Nigel Justice 80.25 |
|---|
28 December
| 81.68 (2) Rod Harrington ENG | 2 – 3 | USA Larry Butler 79.20 |
|---|
Group F
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | SF | SA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCO Jamie Harvey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| 2 | ENG (7) Bob Anderson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 2 |
| 3 | USA Gerald Verrier | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
26 December
| 83.82 (7) Bob Anderson ENG | 2 – 3 | SCO Jamie Harvey 83.33 |
|---|
27 December
| 83.98 (7) Bob Anderson ENG | 3 – 1 | USA Gerald Verrier 78.29 |
|---|
28 December
| 81.04 Gerald Verrier USA | 2 – 3 | SCO Jamie Harvey 82.71 |
|---|
Group G
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | SF | SA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG (6) Alan Warriner | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
| 2 | USA Steve Brown | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
| 3 | ENG Graeme Stoddart | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 0 |
26 December
| 96.08 (6) Alan Warriner ENG | 3 – 0 | USA Steve Brown 87.07 |
|---|
27 December
| 80.35 Graeme Stoddart ENG | 2 – 3 | USA Steve Brown 80.08 |
|---|
28 December
| 82.47 (6) Alan Warriner ENG | 3 – 2 | ENG Graeme Stoddart 80.41 |
|---|
Group H
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | SF | SA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG (3) Dennis Priestley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 |
| 2 | ENG Eric Bristow | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 2 |
| 3 | ENG Ritchie Gardner | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
26 December
| 92.85 (3) Dennis Priestley ENG | 3 – 0 | ENG Eric Bristow 84.23 |
|---|
27 December
| 80.66 Eric Bristow ENG | 3 – 2 | ENG Ritchie Gardner 84.59 |
|---|
28 December
| 86.16 (3) Dennis Priestley ENG | 3 – 0 | ENG Ritchie Gardner 66.16 |
|---|
Knockout stages
29 December 30 December 1 January | score-width=20 | team-width=200px | RD1-seed1=A1 | RD1-team1=ENG Phil Taylor (1) 96.01 | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2=B1 | RD1-team2=ENG Keith Deller 78.77 | RD1-score2=0 | RD1-seed3=C1 | RD1-team3=ENG Peter Evison (5) 82.78 | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4=D1 | RD1-team4=ENG John Lowe (4) 85.33 | RD1-score4=4 | RD1-seed5=E1 | RD1-team5=USA Larry Butler 81.93 | RD1-score5=0 | RD1-seed6=F1 | RD1-team6=SCO Jamie Harvey 90.55 | RD1-score6=4 | RD1-seed7=G1 | RD1-team7=ENG Alan Warriner (6) 89.99 | RD1-score7=1 | RD1-seed8=H1 | RD1-team8=ENG Dennis Priestley (3) 90.56 | RD1-score8=4 | RD2-seed1=A1 | RD2-team1=ENG Phil Taylor (1) 94.84 | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2=D1 | RD2-team2=ENG John Lowe (4) 83.78 | RD2-score2=1 | RD2-seed3=F1 | RD2-team3=SCO Jamie Harvey 85.13 | RD2-score3=1 | RD2-seed4=H1 | RD2-team4=ENG Dennis Priestley (3) 90.38 | RD2-score4=5 | RD3-seed1=A1 | RD3-team1=ENG Phil Taylor (1) 98.52 | RD3-score1=6 | RD3-seed2=H1 | RD3-team2=ENG Dennis Priestley (3) 101.48 | RD3-score2=4
References
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