Majors

1996 World Matchplay

About the Majors

The big televised events: the World Championship (December–January, Alexandra Palace, London), the World Matchplay (July, Blackpool), the UK Open, the World Grand Prix, the Grand Slam, the Players Championship Finals, the European Championship, the World Masters and the World Cup (a team event between nations). Field sizes vary from 32 players to 128 at the World Championship. Guide ›

Dates

Sun 28 Jul 1996 – Sat 3 Aug 1996

Venue

Blackpool

Field

41 players

Talking points

Final

Peter Evison 16–14 Dennis Priestley

Asian players

Paul Lim Last 16

TVTelevised 40 matches Last verified: 4 days ago

Results

Winner

Peter Evison

Runner-up

£7,000

Dennis Priestley

3rd Place Playoff

£3,250

Bob Anderson Jamie Harvey

Matches

Final1

Peter Evison 16–14 Dennis Priestley

3rd Place Playoff1

Jamie Harvey 10–11 Bob Anderson

Semi-final2

Peter Evison 13–9 Jamie Harvey

Dennis Priestley 13–11 Bob Anderson

Quarter-final4

Peter Evison 11–3 Sean Downs

Dennis Smith 5–11 Jamie Harvey

Dennis Priestley 15–13 Rod Harrington

Bob Anderson 11–6 Alan Warriner-Little

Last 168

Sean Downs 8–5 Cliff Lazarenko

Bob Anderson 8–6 Paul Lim

Rod Harrington 8–1 Mick Manning

Phil Taylor 1–8 Peter Evison

John Lowe 5–8 Dennis Smith

Jamie Harvey 8–3 Peter Manley

Dennis Priestley 8–4 Jerry Umberger

Alan Warriner-Little 8–3 Graeme Stoddart

Last 3216

Phil Taylor 8–6 Tom Kirby

Peter Evison 8–3 Larry Butler

Keith Deller 7–9 Sean Downs

Cliff Lazarenko 8–4 Gerald Verrier

John Lowe 8–6 Shayne Burgess

Dennis Smith 8–5 Eric Bristow

Jamie Harvey 8–5 Phil Gilman

Dave Kelly (US) 2–8 Peter Manley

Dennis Priestley 8–4 Gary Mawson

Jerry Umberger 8–3 Steve Raw

Rod Harrington 8–3 Bruce Robbins

Paul Bratherton 2–8 Mick Manning

Paul Lim 10–8 Kevin Spiolek

Alan Warriner-Little 10–8 Chris Mason

Graeme Stoddart 8–3 Ritchie Gardner

Bob Anderson 8–3 Steve Brown (US)

Last 408

Frans Harmsen 3–5 Phil Gilman

Paul Cook 2–5 Peter Manley

Jerry Umberger 8–6 Darren Petoom

Bruce Robbins 5–2 Johnny Moore

Mick Manning 5–0 Gary Haynes

Gary Mawson 5–1 Joe Holmes

Ritchie Gardner 5–2 Mark Sherwood

Tom Kirby 6–4 Kevin Kenny

Venue location

Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Winter Gardens, 97, Church Street, Foxhall, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, FY1 1HU, United Kingdom

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