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Favourite World Matchplay matches

Post by dartsweekly » Fri Jul 01, 2016 3:58 pm

For our July 15 issue we are planning a feature on the top 10 matches in the history of the World Matchplay. Have you guys got any suggestions for us? :-)

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Post by The Ginge Reaper » Fri Jul 01, 2016 3:59 pm

Lewis/MvG semi final where it went something like 17-15 and only took 50 minutes. Insane standard as well.
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Post by Rogg » Fri Jul 01, 2016 4:29 pm

An obvious one that's been mentioned several times on here but the 1998 final. Harrington v Baxter. Something like the first 16 legs all went with throw before Baxter pulled away and had a dart for the match about 17-14. Harrington came back to win it in a tie-break via a tops-tops finish on 125 which was outrageous at the time. It was a cross-code match too which added to the drama.

The 99 final went to a tie-break too, where Manley missed the bull for a 9-darter. A final tie-break needed two years in a row, both won by Harr, and it's not happened again in the 16 editions since.
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Post by Rogg » Fri Jul 01, 2016 4:52 pm

Two of the best whole sessions of darts ever witnessed, every match a classic, don't currently have the impetus to elaborate but if you remember them you'll know:

2005 QF night:
Lloyd beats Lewis
Part beats Taylor

2007 SF night:
Wade beats Lewis
Jenkins beats Taylor
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Post by Rogg » Fri Jul 01, 2016 4:56 pm

Chizzyfan wrote:Chizzy.
His 10-3 debut defeat to Mark Walsh? An epic encounter, you simply had no idea who would win until Walshy battered the life out of him easily.
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Post by Chizzyfan » Fri Jul 01, 2016 4:59 pm

Rogg wrote:
Chizzyfan wrote:Chizzy.
His 10-3 debut defeat to Mark Walsh? An epic encounter, you simply had no idea who would win until Walshy battered the life out of him easily.
Red hair dye poisoning affected Chizzy's game.
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Post by Cooking with Sanchez » Fri Jul 01, 2016 5:00 pm

The Ginge Reaper wrote:Lewis/MvG semi final where it went something like 17-15 and only took 50 minutes. Insane standard as well.
Was that when they had a run of a few outstanding matches in quick succession? Give me that Adie Lewis please.
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Post by Rogg » Fri Jul 01, 2016 5:08 pm

Chizzyfan wrote:
Rogg wrote:
Chizzyfan wrote:Chizzy.
His 10-3 debut defeat to Mark Walsh? An epic encounter, you simply had no idea who would win until Walshy battered the life out of him easily.
Red hair dye poisoning affected Chizzy's game.
I fear you have become delusional. :( Meanwhile, an amusing reference here to 'his uncluttered head'...

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It’s the first round of the World Matchplay at The Winter Gardens, Blackpool. And Dave Chisnall has finally found some form. Unfortunately, he is 9-1 down against Watford’s Mark Walsh.
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Post by Justin Credible » Fri Jul 01, 2016 5:13 pm

Rogg wrote:Two of the best whole sessions of darts ever witnessed, every match a classic, don't currently have the impetus to elaborate but if you remember them you'll know:

2005 QF night:
Lloyd beats Lewis
Part beats Taylor

2007 SF night:
Wade beats Lewis
Jenkins beats Taylor

absolutely, plus the lewis MVG match a couple of years ago
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Post by cannibal » Fri Jul 01, 2016 6:39 pm

2007 SF night:
Wade beats Lewis
Jenkins beats Taylor

gets my vote, that was the first Matchplay I watched. Also enjoyed the final of that year as Wade beat Jenkins. But wouldn't rate that as a classic. I would say the 2013 final Lewis vs Taylor was of an excellent quality and a classic
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Post by PT13 » Fri Jul 01, 2016 7:34 pm

There's so many. Here's a mere few:

Th World Matchplay finals between Phil Taylor and Alan Warriner in 1997 and 2000. Both had amazing standard.

The return of Dennis Priestley to form in 2005, against Phil Taylor. The match started rather flat, but became a gripping epic where Priestley rolled back the years. Taylor eventually won 15-13 in a tiebreak, after leading 12-10 and going behind 12-13. Priestley hit a 156 checkout to go 13-12 up. Priestley was so inspired by this performance that he had 3-4 years of excellent form afterwards. Also at this tournament, Part beating Taylor 16-11, Manley beating Mardle 16-14 after being 9-14 down, and then Manley coming from 9-14 down to lead Part 16-15 before Part won 18-16.

Back in 1994, there was a match between Jim Watkins and Keith Deller. It went into a tiebreak at 7-7, with Watkins eventually winning 18-16, with more than half of the match occurring within the tiebreak itself.

The 2002 final between Taylor and Part. Everyone was expecting Taylor to win without Part getting into double digits, as Taylor had beaten Part 7-0 in sets, 16-4 in legs and 6-0 in sets in their previous TV matches. Instead, Part was right on Taylor's back throughout and went ahead 16-15 in a race to 18. Taylor won 18-16, which remains the most legs lost by Taylor in a World Matchplay final.

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Post by Pieter » Fri Jul 01, 2016 9:10 pm

Wes Newton v Paul Nicholson (2014) :)

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Post by Justin Credible » Fri Jul 01, 2016 11:05 pm

this wade battering of mardle

this was when he hooked up with that bitch hells bells and almost fucked up his career

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by the time he was 10-1 up he had hit 10 doubles out of 12 and averaging 110

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Post by Randall » Sat Jul 02, 2016 8:08 am

Scholes v wade semi final 06 I think.
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Post by Julesdebulls » Sat Jul 02, 2016 11:49 am

Darth Randall wrote:Scholten v wade semi final 06 I think.
Still the best game I've seen.
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Post by Rogg » Sat Jul 02, 2016 12:06 pm

Old Roland's constant bottlejobbing to Taylor was completely sickening though. Remember their 2005 Premier League semi-final... Scholten 11-7 up in a race to 13, missed stacks and STACKS of doubles to job 6 legs in a row to Taylor's D-game. Gutless.

Just checked the head-to-head. Taylor 25 wins, Scholten 0. 2 draws.
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Post by Julesdebulls » Sat Jul 02, 2016 12:21 pm

True Roland was slaughtered by Taylor just like the rest. However he switched very early, whereas Barney who stayed and collected a few more world titles. I think he didn't get the recognition he deserved. In those days few people were interested in the PDC and media coverage was mainly based around the BDO. He has become a jobber now but I like him as a pundit!

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Post by Randall » Sat Jul 02, 2016 12:36 pm

Rogg wrote:Old Roland's constant bottlejobbing to Taylor was completely sickening though. Remember their 2005 Premier League semi-final... Scholten 11-7 up in a race to 13, missed stacks and STACKS of doubles to job 6 legs in a row to Taylor's D-game. Gutless.

Just checked the head-to-head. Taylor 25 wins, Scholten 0. 2 draws.
On many of the occasions taylor was just too good for him, his strength was always scoring not finishing.

Check out the game I mentioned, wade won 19-17 in overtime as I recall.
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Post by Rogg » Sat Jul 02, 2016 1:11 pm

Darth Randall wrote:
Rogg wrote:Old Roland's constant bottlejobbing to Taylor was completely sickening though. Remember their 2005 Premier League semi-final... Scholten 11-7 up in a race to 13, missed stacks and STACKS of doubles to job 6 legs in a row to Taylor's D-game. Gutless.

Just checked the head-to-head. Taylor 25 wins, Scholten 0. 2 draws.
On many of the occasions taylor was just too good for him, his strength was always scoring not finishing.

Check out the game I mentioned, wade won 19-17 in overtime as I recall.
I remember that night well. Wade beating Scholten was a fairly big upset, although Wade's outstanding talent had become evident during the week. He'd been something like 8/9 on doubles against Ovens in an earlier round and won easily. Wade was a non-seed that week and I think he'd only just turned pro.

Hamilton played Taylor in the other semi, and announced himself similarly that week as a player we'd be seeing a lot more of.
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