The 1994 Proton Cars World Matchplay was the inaugural staging of the
World Matchplay darts tournament, and was held in the
Empress Ballroom
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at the
Winter Gardens,
Blackpool
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between 1–8 August 1994.
This was the first World Matchplay tournament to be held at Winter Gardens, and was sponsored by
Malaysia
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n automaker
Proton
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. The tournament was won by
Larry Butler, who became the first, and so far only American to win a PDC televised title.
Prize money
The prize fund was £42,400.
Seeds
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Dennis Priestley
Dennis Priestley (born 16 July 1950) is an English former professional darts player. He has won two world championships, and was the first player to win both the BDO and WDC (now PDC) world championships, in 1991 and 1994 respectively. He is ...
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Peter Evison
Peter Kenneth Evison (born 27 May 1964) is an English former professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. Nicknamed The Fen Tiger, his greatest achievements were th ...
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Bob Anderson
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Steve Brown
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Rod Harrington
Rodney Harrington (born 30 December 1957) is an English former professional darts player and former commentator. He used the nickname "The Prince of Style" for his matches, often wearing a suit and waistcoat for his games. Harrington enjoyed so ...
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Sean Downs
Sean Downs (born February 6 1967) is an American former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
Originally from Oregon, Downs first competed in the BDO World Darts Championship in 1993, where ...
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Cliff Lazarenko
Cliff Lazarenko (born 16 March 1952) is an English former professional darts player. Nicknamed "Big Cliff" due to his height (193 cm / 6'4") and weight (over 127 kg at his peak), he is known for being a colourful character on and off the stage ...
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Kevin Spiolek
Kevin Spiolek (born 5 May 1962 in Cambridge) is a retired English professional darts player who played during the 1980s and 1990s. He made a brief return to form in 2006, when qualifying to play in the PDC World Darts Championship.
Career
His ...
Results
Third place playoff ''(best of 21 legs)''
(5)
Rod Harrington
Rodney Harrington (born 30 December 1957) is an English former professional darts player and former commentator. He used the nickname "The Prince of Style" for his matches, often wearing a suit and waistcoat for his games. Harrington enjoyed so ...
11–9
Shayne Burgess
Shayne Burgess (born 1 June 1964) is an English former professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments. He is known for his unorthodox throwing action, where he draws the point of the dart up close t ...
References
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World Matchplay (darts)
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