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The World Matchplay, also known as the BetVictor World Matchplay for sponsorship purposes,〔 is a professional . It is played in a legs format, and is run by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).Michael van Gerwen is the reigning champion.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.pdc.tv/world-matchplay/article/5vyds4sz8jht17tt70hpyuu8o/title/brilliant-taylor-takes-13th-title )〕 The World Matchplay has been played annually since 1994 in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool. The first ever winner was Larry Butler, who beat Dennis Priestley 16-12, and the current holder is Michael van Gerwen. It is regarded as the second biggest PDC Tournament, status shown by the fact the whole tournament was sold out within three days of the tickets being on sale. The 1995 World Matchplay turned out to be Jocky Wilson's last appearance in a major televised event. Wilson had reached the quarter-finals of the inaugural tournament in 1994 and he beat Rod Harrington in the 1st round in 1995, but a 2nd round defeat against Nigel Justice was effectively the end of his career. From 1994 to 2012, matches at the World Matchplay had to won by two clear legs. For example, the first round was usually played over the first to 10 legs, but if the score reached 9-9, play continued until either player gained a two leg lead. Starting with the 2013 World Matchplay, if a two leg lead hadn't been established after six extra legs, then a sudden death leg is played, so sudden death would come into play in a first round match at 12-12.〔http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/bgb4ol0qkjjl1v2he76at5dpc/title/betvictor-world-matchplay-rule-change〕 ==Sponsors== There have been six different sponsors for the World Matchplay: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「World Matchplay (darts)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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