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INFORMATION and results from the 2010 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.

The £1 million tournament took place from December 18-January 3 at Alexandra Palace in London.

Results and links to match reports are below.

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Schedule of Play
First Round (Preliminary Round games denoted by (P))
Friday December 18
Wayne Mardle 0-3 Jyhan Artut
Per Laursen 3-4 Christian Perez (P)
Dennis Priestley 2-3 Kevin McDine
Phil Taylor 3-0 Colin Monk
Robert Thornton 3-1 Christian Perez
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Saturday December 19
Jarkko Komula 4-3 Roman Konchikov (P)
Roland Scholten 2-3 Steve Hine
Co Stompe 3-1 Steve Maish
Kirk Shepherd 3-0 Scott Burnett
Wes Newton 3-0 Jarkko Komula
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Mervyn King 3-0 Matt Clark
Aodhagan O'Neill 4-2 Les Francis (P)
Jelle Klaasen 1-3 Barrie Bates
Adrian Lewis 3-0 Aodhagan O'Neill
Peter Manley 3-2 Andy Jenkins
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Sunday December 20
Ken MacNeil 4-2 Norman Madhoo (P)
Tony Eccles 1-3 Brendan Dolan
Mark Dudbridge 3-0 Andree Welge
Mark Walsh 2-3 Mark Webster
Alan Tabern 3-2 Ken MacNeil
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Kevin Painter 3-1 Mensur Suljovic
Phillip Hazel 2-4 Osmann Kijamet (P)
Jamie Caven 2-3 Gary Anderson
Raymond van Barneveld 3-0 Warren Parry
Andy Hamilton 3-0 Osmann Kijamet
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Monday December 21
Vincent van der Voort 3-0 Dylan Duo
Haruki Muramatsu 4-1 Krzysztof Kciuk (P)
Terry Jenkins 3-2 Paul Nicholson
Ronnie Baxter 3-0 Haruki Muramatsu
John Part 3-0 Toon Greebe
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Tuesday December 22
Andy Smith 2-3 Darin Young
Tomas Seyler 1-4 Jan van der Rassel (P)
Steve Beaton 3-0 Carlos Rodriguez
Colin Osborne 1-3 Simon Whitlock
Denis Ovens 3-1 Jan van der Rassel
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Wednesday December 23
Wayne Jones 3-1 Alex Roy
Magnus Caris 4-0 Francisco Ruiz (P)
Michael van Gerwen 3-1 Peter Wright
James Wade 3-1 Steve Brown
Colin Lloyd 3-1 Magnus Caris
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Second Round
Sunday December 27

Co Stompe 4-2 Mervyn King
Kevin McDine 4-0 Barrie Bates
Adrian Lewis 4-2 Wes Newton
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Mark Dudbridge 4-3 Alan Tabern
Phil Taylor 4-0 Steve Hine
Robert Thornton 4-1 Jyhan Artut
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Monday December 28
Colin Lloyd 4-3 Denis Ovens
Kirk Shepherd 4-1 John Part
Kevin Painter 4-3 Vincent van der Voort
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Mark Webster 4-2 Peter Manley
Raymond van Barneveld 4-0 Brendan Dolan
Ronnie Baxter 4-0 Gary Anderson
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Tuesday December 29
Andy Hamilton 4-1 Steve Beaton
Terry Jenkins 4-0 Darin Young
Simon Whitlock 4-0 Wayne Jones
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James Wade 4-2 Michael van Gerwen
Third Round
Phil Taylor 4-1 Robert Thornton
Adrian Lewis 4-0 Kevin McDine
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Wednesday December 30
Mark Webster 4-1 Kirk Shepherd
Simon Whitlock 4-2 Terry Jenkins
Co Stompe 4-2 Mark Dudbridge
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Ronnie Baxter 4-1 Colin Lloyd
James Wade 4-3 Andy Hamilton
Raymond van Barneveld 4-1 Kevin Painter
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Friday January 1
Quarter-Finals

Co Stompe 3-5 Mark Webster
Simon Whitlock 5-3 James Wade
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Raymond van Barneveld 5-0 Ronnie Baxter
Phil Taylor 5-0 Adrian Lewis
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Saturday January 2
Semi-Finals

Simon Whitlock 6-5 Raymond van Barneveld
Phil Taylor 6-0 Mark Webster
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Sunday January 3
Third-Fourth Place Play-Off

Mark Webster 10-8 Raymond van Barneveld
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Final
Phil Taylor 7-3 Simon Whitlock
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Format
Preliminary Round Best of seven legs
First Round Best of five sets
Second Round Best of seven sets
Third Round Best of seven sets
Quarter-Finals Best of nine sets
Semi-Finals Best of 11 sets
3/4th Place Play-Off Best of 19 legs (no tie-break)
Final Best of 13 sets

All sets are the best of five legs.
Any match using the sets format will have a tie-break situation in the deciding set only.
The final set of any such match must be won by two clear legs until the score in that final set reaches five legs each.
Should that situation occur then a sudden death leg will be played in which the players shall throw for the bull to determine who will throw first in the leg.

Prize Fund
Preliminary Round Losers £3,500
First Round Losers £6,000
Second Round Losers £10,000
Third Round Losers £15,000
Quarter-Final Losers £25,000
Fourth Place £40,000
Third Place £60,000
Runner-Up £100,000
Winner £200,000
Total £1,000,000

In addition, should any player hit a nine-dart finish during the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship, he would receive a £25,000 bonus. If more than one nine-dart finish is hit, the £25,000 is shared on a pro-rata basis.

Draw Bracket
Below is the draw bracket for the second round onwards.
Second Round Third Round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Phil Taylor (1)
v Phil Taylor (1)
Steve Hine
v Phil Taylor (1)
Robert Thornton (16)
v Robert Thornton (16)
Jyhan Artut
v Phil Taylor (1)
Adrian Lewis (8)
v Adrian Lewis (8)
Wes Newton (25)
v Adrian Lewis (8)
Kevin McDine
v Kevin McDine
Barrie Bates
v Phil Taylor (1)
Mervyn King (5)
v Co Stompe (28)
Co Stompe (28)
v Co Stompe (28)
Alan Tabern (12)
v Mark Dudbridge (21)
Mark Dudbridge (21)
v Mark Webster
John Part (4)
v Kirk Shepherd (29)
Kirk Shepherd (29)
v Mark Webster
Mark Webster
v Mark Webster
Peter Manley (20)
v
Raymond van Barneveld (2)
v Raymond van Barneveld (2)
Brendan Dolan
v Raymond van Barneveld (2)
Kevin Painter (15)
v Kevin Painter (15)
Vincent van der Voort (18)
v Raymond van Barneveld (2)
Ronnie Baxter (7)
v Ronnie Baxter (7)
Gary Anderson
v Ronnie Baxter (7)
Colin Lloyd (10)
v Colin Lloyd (10)
Denis Ovens (23)
v Simon Whitlock
Terry Jenkins (6)
v Terry Jenkins (6)
Darin Young
v Simon Whitlock
Simon Whitlock
v Simon Whitlock
Wayne Jones (22)
v Simon Whitlock
James Wade (3)
v James Wade (3)
Michael van Gerwen (30)
v James Wade (3)
Andy Hamilton (14)
v Andy Hamilton (14)
Steve Beaton (19)