2003 World Matchplay

The 2003 Stan James World Matchplay was a darts tournament held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool.

2003 Stan James World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates	27 July–2 August 2003
Venue	Winter Gardens
Location	Blackpool
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£80,000
Winner's share	£15,000
High checkout	160 Colin Lloyd
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor
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This was the fourth World Matchplay tournament to be sponsored by UK bookmaker Stan James. The tournament ran from 27 July–2 August 2003, and was won by Phil Taylor.

Prize money

The prize fund was £80,000.

Position (no. of players)		Prize money (Total: £80,000)
Winner	(1)	£15,000
Runner-Up	(1)	£8,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£5,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£2,750
Second round	(8)	£2,000
First round	(16)	£1,250

Seeds

1. Phil Taylor
2. Colin Lloyd
3. Alan Warriner
4. Peter Manley
5. Ronnie Baxter
6. John Part
7. Roland Scholten
8. Denis Ovens
9. Dennis Smith
10. Dave Askew
11. Wayne Mardle
12. Kevin Painter
13. John Lowe
14. Andy Jenkins
15. Richie Burnett
16. Jamie Harvey

Results

	First round (best of 19 legs) 27–29 July					Second round (best of 25 legs) 29–30 July					Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 31 July					Semi-finals (best of 33 legs) 1 August					Final (best of 35 legs) 2 August
	1	Phil Taylor 108.12	10
		Les Fitton 85.26	0
						1	Phil Taylor 102.12	13
						16	Jamie Harvey 86.43	3
	16	Jamie Harvey 83.91	10
		Simon Whatley 82.65	3
											1	Phil Taylor 94.50	16
											9	Dennis Smith 88.65	7
	8	Denis Ovens 89.73	11
		Steve Beaton 89.34	9
						8	Denis Ovens 90.95	13
						9	Dennis Smith 92.73	15
	9	Dennis Smith 83.10	10
		Steve Brown 77.49	3
																1	Phil Taylor 91.17	17
																4	Peter Manley 89.04	10
	5	Ronnie Baxter 81.72	4
		Bob Anderson 91.41	10
							Bob Anderson 88.56	11
							Alex Roy 86.13	13
	12	Kevin Painter 87.90	10
		Alex Roy 90.60	12
												Alex Roy 80.43	5
											4	Peter Manley 90.81	16
	4	Peter Manley 81.36	10
		Mark Holden 70.83	1
						4	Peter Manley 83.13	13
							Keith Deller 83.67	11
	13	John Lowe 76.77	3
		Keith Deller 85.50	10
																					1	Phil Taylor 94.38	18
																					11	Wayne Mardle 97.44	12
	2	Colin Lloyd 88.23	10
		Terry Jenkins 87.63	8
						2	Colin Lloyd 85.83	13
						15	Richie Burnett 85.32	10
	15	Richie Burnett 81.27	10
		Cliff Lazarenko 70.77	3
											2	Colin Lloyd 84.99	16
												Peter Evison 82.02	11
	7	Roland Scholten 81.03	5
		Peter Evison 80.59	10
							Peter Evison 86.07	13
							Mark Dudbridge 86.19	11
	10	Dave Askew 83.70	7
		Mark Dudbridge 87.69	10
																2	Colin Lloyd 81.00	11
																11	Wayne Mardle 82.71	17
	6	John Part 90.30	10
		Dennis Priestley 82.80	8
						6	John Part 92.52	14
						11	Wayne Mardle 93.42	16
	11	Wayne Mardle 96.75	10
		Paul Williams 91.08	7
											11	Wayne Mardle 93.21	16
											3	Alan Warriner 86.97	8
	3	Alan Warriner 86.07	10
		Mark Walsh 77.37	7
						3	Alan Warriner 85.59	13
						14	Andy Jenkins 82.05	8
	14	Andy Jenkins 81.05	14
		Mick Manning 78.81	12