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2006 PDC World Darts Championship

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2006 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates19 December 2005 –
2 January 2006
VenueCircus Tavern
LocationPurfleet
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatSets
Final – best of 13
Prize fund£500,000
Winner's share£100,000
High checkout
Champion(s)
 Phil Taylor
«2005 2007»

The 2006 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the 13th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) since it separated from the British Darts Organisation (BDO). It was held from 19 December 2005 to 2 January 2006 at the Circus Tavern, Purfleet, Essex.

Format and qualifiers

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A record field of 64 finalists assembled to battle for Phil Taylor's world crown. Play was not held between 22 December and Christmas Day due to the Christmas break. Play resumed on Boxing Day in the lead-up to the final. A day's break was also held on New Year's Eve for the New Year. Record prize money of £100,000 for the winner was on offer.

Despite the record field, there was a notable absentee. John Lowe's world ranking had fallen to a level which meant he was forced to qualify for the event – which he failed to do for the first time in his career. His run of 28 successive appearances (including the BDO World Championship) had come to an end. He was the last player to have appeared in a world championship each year since it began in 1978. Bob Anderson, who made his debut in 1984, now had the longest unbroken run – making his 23rd consecutive appearance for these championships.

A major shock came in the first round when world number one and top seed Colin Lloyd lost to Gary Welding – it was only the second time in the history of the PDC World Championship that the top seed fell in the first round (Peter Manley being the first in 2001). Welding, who had recovered from two sets down in his best-of-five-sets match against Lloyd, went on to reach the quarter-finals.

Phil Taylor became World Champion for the 13th time, this being his 11th PDC success. His toughest battle en route to the championship was a tight semi-final against Wayne Mardle which he managed to win by 6 sets to 5. The final was a more one-sided affair as Taylor overcame Peter Manley 7–0. It was Manley's third final defeat against Taylor and the second time he was whitewashed, mirroring the result of the 2002 final.[1][2]

Order of Merit

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Prize money

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Position (num. of players) Prize money
(Total: £500,000)[3]
Winner (1) £100,000
Runner-Up (1) £50,000
Semi-finalists (2) £20,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £12,500
Third round losers (8) £8,500
Second round losers (16) £5,000
First round losers (32) £3,500

Results

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Finals

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Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets)
30 December
Semi-finals (best of 11 sets)
1 January
Final (best of 13 sets)
2 January
         
  England Gary Welding 75.48 0
England Wayne Jones 86.67 5
England Wayne Jones 91.29 0
5 England Peter Manley 98.43 6
5 England Peter Manley 91.92 5
20 England Adrian Lewis 90.90 3
5 England Peter Manley 91.72 0
2 England Phil Taylor 106.74 7
2 England Phil Taylor 105.57 5
7 England Kevin Painter 89.13 1
2 England Phil Taylor 97.14 6
6 England Wayne Mardle 95.46 5
6 England Wayne Mardle 94.80 5
14 England Alan Warriner-Little 83.37 0

Rounds 1-4

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First round (best of 5 sets)
19–22 December
Second round (best of 7 sets)
26–28 December
Third round (best of 7 sets)
28–29 December
Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets)
30 December
            
1 England Colin Lloyd 95.70 2
England Gary Welding 90.25 3
  England Welding 85.56 4
Q Netherlands Extercatte 80.22 1
32 England Darren Webster 86.47 2
Q Netherlands Erwin Extercatte 83.19 3
  England Welding 83.31 4
Q United States Kuczynski 84.09 2
16 England Lionel Sams 72.47 0
Q United States John Kuczynski 81.98 3
Q United States Kuczynski 87.42 4
Q Netherlands van der Rassel 84.18 3
17 England Steve Beaton 82.72 0
Q Netherlands Jan van der Rassel 85.68 3
  England Welding 75.48 0
England Jones 86.67 5
8 England Andy Jenkins 91.78 3
Q Belgium Patrick Bulen 85.61 1
8 England A. Jenkins 86.19 3
England Jones 88.62 4
25 England James Wade 83.41 2
England Wayne Jones 85.11 3
  England Jones 91.26 4
Wales Alker 92.37 1
9 England Denis Ovens 82.65 3
Northern Ireland Geoff Wylie 78.63 1
9 England Ovens 86.91 1
Wales Alker 93.81 4
24 England Alan Caves 83.58 1
Wales Steve Alker 86.73 3
5 England Peter Manley 83.52 3
England Kevin Spiolek 70.44 0
5 England Manley 84.24 4
Scotland J. Clark 85.11 3
28 England Steve Maish 87.77 2
Scotland Jason Clark 88.36 3
5 England Manley 88.74 4
21 England D. Smith 86.67 3
12 England Mark Walsh 89.68 3
Q New Zealand Warren Parry 82.06 0
12 England Walsh 77.61 0
21 England D. Smith 87.99 4
21 England Dennis Smith 87.29 3
Wales Mark Salmon 83.45 2
5 England Manley 91.92 5
20 England Lewis 90.90 3
4 Netherlands Roland Scholten 84.97 3
England Dave Whitcombe 76.92 1
4 Netherlands Scholten 87.57 4
Q Germany Seyler 84.87 2
29 Scotland Jamie Harvey 80.96 0
Q Germany Tomas Seyler 87.79 3
4 Netherlands Scholten 92.28 3
20 England Lewis 95.13 4
13 England Dennis Priestley 95.69 3
Q Northern Ireland John MaGowan 86.78 1
13 England Priestley 87.57 2
20 England Lewis 92.79 4
20 England Adrian Lewis 90.50 3
England Dave Honey 83.20 0
2 England Phil Taylor 96.82 3
Australia David Platt 84.82 0
2 England Taylor 102.39 4
31 England M. Clark 85.62 1
31 England Matt Clark 86.04 3
Q Canada Ken Woods 83.27 0
2 England Taylor 108.30 4
England Hamilton 97.05 0
15 England Terry Jenkins 99.34 3
England Jimmy Mann 94.13 2
15 England T. Jenkins 93.03 1
England Hamilton 96.09 4
18 England Bob Anderson 87.74 2
England Andy Hamilton 88.48 3
2 England Taylor 105.57 5
7 England Painter 89.13 1
7 England Kevin Painter 86.46 3
England Dale Newton 76.59 1
7 England Painter 86.67 4
26 England Newton 86.37 3
26 England Wes Newton 81.98 3
Q Japan Yasuhiko Matsunaga 74.55 0
7 England Painter 95.73 4
10 England Dudbridge 91.98 1
10 England Mark Dudbridge 84.09 3
Q United States Darin Young 78.58 0
10 England Dudbridge 94.62 4
England Tabern 84.60 0
23 England Alex Roy 90.35 2
England Alan Tabern 87.97 3
6 England Wayne Mardle 85.93 3
Q Australia Brian Roach 74.00 1
6 England Mardle 88.62 4
27 Belgium Clarys 77.79 1
27 Belgium Erik Clarys 80.28 3
Q Barbados Winston Cadogan 60.00 0
6 England Mardle 92.19 4
11 Canada Part 93.39 2
11 Canada John Part 93.38 3
Q China Chengan Liu 80.41 0
11 Canada Part 95.46 4
22 England Mason 95.49 3
22 England Chris Mason 91.32 3
England Steve Hine 85.74 1
6 England Mardle 94.80 5
14 England Warriner-Little 83.37 0
3 England Ronnie Baxter 89.91 2
Q United States Ray Carver 87.71 3
Q United States Carver 87.78 3
England A. Smith 89.22 4
30 England Colin Monk 80.36 0
England Andy Smith 87.77 3
England A. Smith 85.44 2
14 England Warriner-Little 86.34 4
14 England Alan Warriner-Little 78.18 3
Q Germany Andree Welge 74.16 0
14 England Warriner-Little 87.63 4
Q Canada Convery 78.96 0
19 England Dave Askew 82.33 0
Q Canada Gerry Convery 83.37 3

Representation from different countries

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This table shows the number of players by country in the World Championship.

England
ENG
Netherlands
NED
Scotland
SCO
Wales
WAL
Belgium
BEL
Australia
AUS
Northern Ireland
NIR
Germany
GER
United States
USA
Canada
CAN
China
CHN
Japan
JPN
New Zealand
NZL
Barbados
BAR
Total
Final 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Semis 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Quarters 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Round 3 12 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16
Round 2 21 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 32
Round 1 40 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 64
Total 40 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 64

References

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  1. ^ "No chance of a Power cut". Irish Examiner. 3 January 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  2. ^ Phillips, Michael (3 January 2006). "Taylor storms to 13th world title". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  3. ^ "2006 PDC World Championship Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2024.