2010 PDC World Darts Championship

Format and qualifiers

The televised stages featured 72 players, an increase of 2 from last year. The top 32 players in the PDC Order of Merit on 1 December 2009 were seeded for the tournament.{{cite news |access-date = 19 February 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090221040900/http://www.pdc.tv/page/OrderofMeritExplanation/0%2C%2C10180%2C00.html |archive-date = 2009-02-21 |url-status = dead

These 48 players were joined by 24 international players: the 4 highest names in the European Order of Merit not already qualified, the 3 highest names in the North American Order of Merit not already qualified and 15 further international qualifiers to be determined by the PDC and PDPA. Some of the players, such as the 4 from the European Order of Merit, the top 2 Americans, and Australian players are entered straight into the first round, while others, having won qualifying events in their countries, were entered into the preliminary round.{{cite news |access-date=1 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091204013536/http://www.pdc.tv/page/WorldChampsDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1891341%2C00.html |archive-date=4 December 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date=21 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104025355/http://www.skysports.com/story/0%2C19528%2C12288_5736745%2C00.html |archive-date=4 January 2010 |url-status=live

Order of Merit

1. ENG Phil Taylor
2. NED Raymond van Barneveld
3. ENG James Wade
4. CAN John Part
5. ENG Mervyn King
6. ENG Terry Jenkins
7. ENG Ronnie Baxter
8. ENG Adrian Lewis
9. ENG Dennis Priestley
10. ENG Colin Lloyd
11. ENG Colin Osborne
12. ENG Alan Tabern
13. ENG Mark Walsh
14. ENG Andy Hamilton
15. ENG Kevin Painter
16. SCO Robert Thornton
17. ENG Wayne Mardle
18. NED Vincent van der Voort
19. ENG Steve Beaton
20. ENG Peter Manley
21. ENG Mark Dudbridge
22. ENG Wayne Jones
23. ENG Denis Ovens
24. NED Jelle Klaasen
25. ENG Wes Newton
26. ENG Jamie Caven
27. ENG Andy Smith
28. NED Co Stompé
29. ENG Kirk Shepherd
30. NED Michael van Gerwen
31. ENG Tony Eccles
32. NED Roland Scholten Pro Tour
33. SCO Gary Anderson
34. AUS Paul Nicholson
35. ENG Andy Jenkins
36. SCO Peter Wright
37. NIR Brendan Dolan
38. ENG Steve Hine
39. ENG Kevin McDine
40. ENG Steve Brown
41. ENG Matt Clark
42. ENG Colin Monk
43. ENG Steve Maish
44. WAL Barrie Bates
45. WAL Mark Webster
46. NED Toon Greebe
47. ENG Alex Roy
48. ESP Carlos Rodriguez

European Order of Merit First round qualifiers

• GER Andree Welge
• AUT Mensur Suljović
• GIB Dylan Duo
• GER Jyhan Artut

International qualifiers First round qualifiers

• USA Darin Young
• USA Scott Burnett
• AUS Simon Whitlock
• NZL Warren Parry

International qualifiers Preliminary round qualifiers

• CAN Ken MacNeil
• SWE Magnus Caris
• RSA Les Francis
• NZL Phillip Hazel
• POL Krzysztof Kciuk
• SVN Osmann Kijamet
• FIN Jarkko Komula
• RUS Roman Konchikov
• DEN Per Laursen
• GUY Norman Madhoo
• JPN Haruki Muramatsu
• IRL Aodhagan O'Neill
• PHI Ian Perez
• NED Jan van der Rassel
• ESP Francisco Ruiz
• GER Tomas Seyler

Prize money

The 2010 World Championship featured a prize fund of £1,000,000 – a rise of £260,000 on the previous year, to become darts' first £1 million tournament. All rounds featured more money compared to 2009, and also sees a £10,000 highest checkout prize being to make the fund go up to a million.

In addition, the losing semi-finalists contested a third place play off match on the same night as the Final, played for an extra £20,000 "winner takes all" pot on top of the £40,000 they both already received for being losing semi finalists. This was the first time since 1998 that such a playoff occurred.

The prize money is allocated as follows:

Draw

Preliminary round

The preliminary round draw was made on 29 November,{{cite news |access-date = 1 December 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100103043859/http://www.pdc.tv/page/WorldChampsDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1889769%2C00.html |archive-date = 2010-01-03 |url-status = dead

CHN Shi Yongsheng was originally drawn to play Tomas Seyler. However, he was forced to withdraw from the competition after he was unable to receive a visa to travel to the UK. Jan van der Rassel, the next non-qualified player from the Players Championship Order of Merit, took his place. |access-date=17 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091220113725/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1907564%2C00.html |archive-date=20 December 2009 |url-status=dead

Last 64

The first round draw was made live on Sky Sports News on 7 December, and was conducted by Rod Harrington and Eric Bristow.{{cite news |access-date=7 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091216235833/http://www.pdc.tv/page/WorldChampsDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1897380%2C00.html |archive-date=16 December 2009 |url-status=dead

All sets were best of five legs, unless there is a final set tie-break. All games that went to a final set had to be won by 2 clear legs; if after six more legs the score in the final set reached 5-5, a sudden death leg would take place to decide the winner.

Finals

1 January 2 January 3 January | team-width=200 | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=ENG Phil Taylor 107.37 | RD1-score01=5 | RD1-seed02=8 | RD1-team02=ENG Adrian Lewis 102.95 | RD1-score02=0 | RD1-seed03=28 | RD1-team03=NED Co Stompé 94.86 | RD1-score03=3 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=WAL Mark Webster 98.54 | RD1-score04=5 | RD1-seed05=2 | RD1-team05= | RD1-score05=5 | RD1-seed06=7 | RD1-team06=ENG Ronnie Baxter 90.46 | RD1-score06=0 | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=AUS Simon Whitlock 105.37 | RD1-score07=5 | RD1-seed08=3 | RD1-team08=ENG James Wade 97.29 | RD1-score08=3 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=ENG Phil Taylor 106.00 | RD2-score01=6 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=WAL Mark Webster 88.02 | RD2-score02=0 | RD2-seed03=2 | RD2-team03= | RD2-score03=5 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=AUS Simon Whitlock 96.04 | RD2-score04=6 | RD3-seed01= 1 | RD3-team01=ENG Phil Taylor 104.38 | RD3-score01=7 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=AUS Simon Whitlock 100.51 | RD3-score02=3 | RD3b-seed01= | RD3b-team01=WAL Mark Webster 93.90 | RD3b-score01=10 | RD3b-seed02=2 | RD3b-team02= | RD3b-score02=8

Rounds 1-4

18–23 December 27–29 December 29–30 December 1 January 2 January 3 January | team-width=200 | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=ENG Phil Taylor 102.48 | RD1-score01=3 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=ENG Colin Monk 77.66 | RD1-score02=0 | RD1-seed03=32 | RD1-team03=NED Roland Scholten 84.90 | RD1-score03=2 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=ENG Steve Hine 83.45 | RD1-score04=3 | RD1-seed05=16 | RD1-team05=SCO Robert Thornton 84.29 | RD1-score05=3 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=PHI Ian Perez 82.75 | RD1-score06=1 | RD1-seed07=17 | RD1-team07=ENG Wayne Mardle 72.39 | RD1-score07=0 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=GER Jyhan Artut 82.24 | RD1-score08=3 | RD1-seed09=8 | RD1-team09=ENG Adrian Lewis 106.51 | RD1-score09=3 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=IRE Aodhagan O'Neill 75.76 | RD1-score10=0 | RD1-seed11=25 | RD1-team11=ENG Wes Newton 86.61 | RD1-score11=3 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=FIN Jarkko Komula 82.73 | RD1-score12=0 | RD1-seed13=9 | RD1-team13=ENG Dennis Priestley 93.90 | RD1-score13=2 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=ENG Kevin McDine 99.06 | RD1-score14=3 | RD1-seed15=24 | RD1-team15=NED Jelle Klaasen 88.83 | RD1-score15=1 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=WAL Barrie Bates 88.61 | RD1-score16=3 | RD1-seed17=5 | RD1-team17=ENG Mervyn King 97.40 | RD1-score17=3 | RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18=ENG Matt Clark 85.62 | RD1-score18=0 | RD1-seed19=28 | RD1-team19=NED Co Stompé 87.37 | RD1-score19=3 | RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20=ENG Steve Maish 82.78 | RD1-score20=1 | RD1-seed21=12 | RD1-team21=ENG Alan Tabern 89.41 | RD1-score21=3 | RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22=CAN Ken MacNeil 88.82 | RD1-score22=2 | RD1-seed23=21 | RD1-team23=ENG Mark Dudbridge 82.67 | RD1-score23=3 | RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24=GER Andree Welge 83.10 | RD1-score24=0 | RD1-seed25=4 | RD1-team25=CAN John Part 95.45 | RD1-score25=3 | RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26=NED Toon Greebe 84.06 | RD1-score26=0 | RD1-seed27=29 | RD1-team27=ENG Kirk Shepherd 79.21 | RD1-score27=3 | RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28=USA Scott Burnett 69.91 | RD1-score28=0 | RD1-seed29=13 | RD1-team29=ENG Mark Walsh 91.43 | RD1-score29=2 | RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30=WAL Mark Webster 90.75 | RD1-score30=3 | RD1-seed31=20 | RD1-team31=ENG Peter Manley 88.76 | RD1-score31=3 | RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32=ENG Andy Jenkins 88.27 | RD1-score32=2 | RD1-seed33=2 | RD1-team33= | RD1-score33=3 | RD1-seed34= | RD1-team34=NZL Warren Parry 78.89 | RD1-score34=0 | RD1-seed35=31 | RD1-team35=ENG Tony Eccles 94.36 | RD1-score35=1 | RD1-seed36= | RD1-team36=NIR Brendan Dolan 94.96 | RD1-score36=3 | RD1-seed37=15 | RD1-team37=ENG Kevin Painter 91.17 | RD1-score37=3 | RD1-seed38= | RD1-team38=AUT Mensur Suljović 86.83 | RD1-score38=1 | RD1-seed39=18 | RD1-team39=NED Vincent van der Voort 93.26 | RD1-score39=3 | RD1-seed40= | RD1-team40=GIB Dylan Duo 74.04 | RD1-score40=0 | RD1-seed41=7 | RD1-team41=ENG Ronnie Baxter 94.93 | RD1-score41=3 | RD1-seed42= | RD1-team42=JPN Haruki Muramatsu 83.84 | RD1-score42=0 | RD1-seed43=26 | RD1-team43=ENG Jamie Caven 93.17 | RD1-score43=2 | RD1-seed44= | RD1-team44=SCO Gary Anderson 93.11 | RD1-score44=3 | RD1-seed45=10 | RD1-team45=ENG Colin Lloyd 95.55 | RD1-score45=3 | RD1-seed46= | RD1-team46=SWE Magnus Caris 90.05 | RD1-score46=1 | RD1-seed47=23 | RD1-team47=ENG Denis Ovens 83.19 | RD1-score47=3 | RD1-seed48= | RD1-team48=NED Jan van der Rassel 82.12 | RD1-score48=1 | RD1-seed49=6 | RD1-team49=ENG Terry Jenkins 93.35 | RD1-score49=3 | RD1-seed50= | RD1-team50=AUS Paul Nicholson 93.12 | RD1-score50=2 | RD1-seed51=27 | RD1-team51=ENG Andy Smith 85.41 | RD1-score51=2 | RD1-seed52= | RD1-team52=USA Darin Young 84.56 | RD1-score52=3 | RD1-seed53=11 | RD1-team53=ENG Colin Osborne 96.86 | RD1-score53=1 | RD1-seed54= | RD1-team54=AUS Simon Whitlock 101.02 | RD1-score54=3 | RD1-seed55=22 | RD1-team55=ENG Wayne Jones 85.61 | RD1-score55=3 | RD1-seed56= | RD1-team56=ENG Alex Roy 82.54 | RD1-score56=1 | RD1-seed57=3 | RD1-team57=ENG James Wade 96.65 | RD1-score57=3 | RD1-seed58= | RD1-team58=ENG Steve Brown 92.38 | RD1-score58=1 | RD1-seed59=30 | RD1-team59=NED Michael van Gerwen 89.00 | RD1-score59=3 | RD1-seed60= | RD1-team60=SCO Peter Wright 83.75 | RD1-score60=1 | RD1-seed61=14 | RD1-team61=ENG Andy Hamilton 87.27 | RD1-score61=3 | RD1-seed62= | RD1-team62=SLO Osmann Kijamet 78.31 | RD1-score62=0 | RD1-seed63=19 | RD1-team63=ENG Steve Beaton 89.52 | RD1-score63=3 | RD1-seed64= | RD1-team64=ESP Carlos Rodriguez 82.07 | RD1-score64=0 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=ENG Taylor 103.28 | RD2-score01=4 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=ENG Hine 86.25 | RD2-score02=0 | RD2-seed03=16 | RD2-team03=SCO Thornton 91.71 | RD2-score03=4 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=GER Artut 83.22 | RD2-score04=1 | RD2-seed05=8 | RD2-team05=ENG Lewis 103.68 | RD2-score05=4 | RD2-seed06=25 | RD2-team06=ENG Newton 95.26 | RD2-score06=2 | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=ENG McDine 95.73 | RD2-score07=4 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=WAL Bates 90.47 | RD2-score08=0 | RD2-seed09=5 | RD2-team09=ENG King 93.10 | RD2-score09=2 | RD2-seed10=28 | RD2-team10=NED Stompé 99.86 | RD2-score10=4 | RD2-seed11=12 | RD2-team11=ENG Tabern 92.34 | RD2-score11=3 | RD2-seed12=21 | RD2-team12=ENG Dudbridge 95.06 | RD2-score12=4 | RD2-seed13=4 | RD2-team13=CAN Part 76.51 | RD2-score13=1 | RD2-seed14=29 | RD2-team14=ENG Shepherd 79.35 | RD2-score14=4 | RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15=WAL Webster 89.52 | RD2-score15=4 | RD2-seed16=20 | RD2-team16=ENG Manley 84.12 | RD2-score16=2 | RD2-seed17=2 | RD2-team17= | RD2-score17=4 | RD2-seed18= | RD2-team18=NIR Dolan 82.11 | RD2-score18=0 | RD2-seed19=15 | RD2-team19=ENG Painter 92.23 | RD2-score19=4 | RD2-seed20=18 | RD2-team20=NED van der Voort 94.39 | RD2-score20=3 | RD2-seed21=7 | RD2-team21=ENG Baxter 97.51 | RD2-score21=4 | RD2-seed22= | RD2-team22=SCO Anderson 90.98 | RD2-score22=0 | RD2-seed23=10 | RD2-team23=ENG Lloyd 88.48 | RD2-score23=4 | RD2-seed24=23 | RD2-team24=ENG Ovens 88.74 | RD2-score24=3 | RD2-seed25=6 | RD2-team25=ENG T. Jenkins 90.18 | RD2-score25=4 | RD2-seed26= | RD2-team26=USA Young 75.96 | RD2-score26=0 | RD2-seed27= | RD2-team27=AUS Whitlock 99.24 | RD2-score27=4 | RD2-seed28=22 | RD2-team28=ENG Jones 92.92 | RD2-score28=0 | RD2-seed29=3 | RD2-team29=ENG Wade 97.79 | RD2-score29=4 | RD2-seed30=30 | RD2-team30=NED van Gerwen 93.92 | RD2-score30=2 | RD2-seed31=14 | RD2-team31=ENG Hamilton 94.69 | RD2-score31=4 | RD2-seed32=19 | RD2-team32=ENG Beaton 95.72 | RD2-score32=1 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=ENG Taylor 104.26 | RD3-score01=4 | RD3-seed02=16 | RD3-team02=SCO Thornton 90.42 | RD3-score02=1 | RD3-seed03=8 | RD3-team03=ENG Lewis 103.63 | RD3-score03=4 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=ENG McDine 92.14 | RD3-score04=0 | RD3-seed05=28 | RD3-team05=NED Stompé 102.42 | RD3-score05=4 | RD3-seed06=21 | RD3-team06=ENG Dudbridge 97.89 | RD3-score06=2 | RD3-seed07=29 | RD3-team07=ENG Shepherd 88.78 | RD3-score07=1 | RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08=WAL Webster 97.41 | RD3-score08=4 | RD3-seed09=2 | RD3-team09= | RD3-score09=4 | RD3-seed10=15 | RD3-team10=ENG Painter 88.67 | RD3-score10=1 | RD3-seed11=7 | RD3-team11=ENG Baxter 94.15 | RD3-score11=4 | RD3-seed12=10 | RD3-team12=ENG Lloyd 89.26 | RD3-score12=1 | RD3-seed13=6 | RD3-team13=ENG T. Jenkins 92.07 | RD3-score13=2 | RD3-seed14= | RD3-team14=AUS Whitlock 100.60 | RD3-score14=4 | RD3-seed15=3 | RD3-team15=ENG Wade 96.15 | RD3-score15=4 | RD3-seed16=14 | RD3-team16=ENG Hamilton 97.66 | RD3-score16=3 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=ENG Taylor 107.37 | RD4-score01=5 | RD4-seed02=8 | RD4-team02=ENG Lewis 102.95 | RD4-score02=0 | RD4-seed03=28 | RD4-team03=NED Stompé 94.86 | RD4-score03=3 | RD4-seed04= | RD4-team04=WAL Webster 98.54 | RD4-score04=5 | RD4-seed05=2 | RD4-team05= | RD4-score05=5 | RD4-seed06=7 | RD4-team06=ENG Baxter 90.46 | RD4-score06=0 | RD4-seed07= | RD4-team07=AUS Whitlock 105.37 | RD4-score07=5 | RD4-seed08=3 | RD4-team08=ENG Wade 97.29 | RD4-score08=3 | RD5-seed01=1 | RD5-team01=ENG Taylor 106.00 | RD5-score01=6 | RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02=WAL Webster 88.02 | RD5-score02=0 | RD5-seed03=2 | RD5-team03= | RD5-score03=5 | RD5-seed04= | RD5-team04=AUS Whitlock 96.04 | RD5-score04=6 | RD6-seed01= 1 | RD6-team01=ENG Taylor 104.38 | RD6-score01=7 | RD6-seed02= | RD6-team02=AUS Whitlock 100.51 | RD6-score02=3 | RD6b-seed01= | RD6b-team01=WAL Webster 93.90 | RD6b-score01=10 | RD6b-seed02=2 | RD6b-team02= | RD6b-score02=8

Scores after player's names are three-dart averages (total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)

Final

Statistics

Tournament Review

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Representation from different countries

This table shows the number of players by country in the World Championship, the total number including the preliminary round.

Television coverage

As they had done for every WDC/PDC World Darts Championship, Sky Sports provided coverage in the UK, broadcasting all 72 matches live in high-definition. Dave Clark presented the coverage with analysis from Rod Harrington and Eric Bristow. They also commentated on matches along with Sid Waddell, John Gwynne, Dave Lanning, Nigel Pearson, Rod Studd and Stuart Pyke. Interviews were either handled by Clark, Bristow or Studd.

Technical elements

Technical crew were supplied by Yorkshire-based Sports Event Services Limited, with Mark Leak heading up their crew and assuming the role of stage manager.

References

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