2006 PDC World Darts Championship

Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates	19 December 2005 – 2 January 2006
Venue	Circus Tavern
Location	Purfleet, Essex
Country	England, United Kingdom
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Sets Final – best of 13
Prize fund	£500,000
Winners share	£100,000
High checkout	170 Jimmy Mann 170 Phil Taylor
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

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 in 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 has 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 was the uncomfortable 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.

Order of Merit

Prize money

• Winner: £100,000
• Runner-up: £50,000
• Semi-finalists: £20,000
• Quarter-finalists: £12,500
• 3rd Round losers: £8,500
• 2nd Round losers: £5,000
• 1st Round losers: £3,500

Results

	First Round (best of 5 sets) 19–22 December					Second round (best of 7) 26–28 December					Third round (best of 7) 28–29 December					Quarter-finals (best of 9) 30 December					Semi-finals (best of 11) 1 January					Final (best of 13) 2 January
	1	Colin Lloyd 95.70	2
		Gary Welding 90.25	3
							Gary Welding 85.56	4
						Q	Erwin Extercatte 80.22	1
	32	Darren Webster 86.47	2
	Q	Erwin Extercatte 83.19	3
												Gary Welding 83.31	4
											Q	John Kuczynski 84.09	2
	16	Lionel Sams 72.47	0
	Q	John Kuczynski 81.98	3
						Q	John Kuczynski 87.42	4
						Q	Jan van der Rassel 84.18	3
	17	Steve Beaton 82.72	0
	Q	Jan van der Rassel 85.68	3
																	Gary Welding 75.48	0
																	Wayne Jones 86.67	5
	8	Andy Jenkins 91.78	3
	Q	Patrick Bulen 85.61	1
						8	Andy Jenkins 86.19	3
							Wayne Jones 88.62	4
	25	James Wade 83.41	2
		Wayne Jones 85.11	3
												Wayne Jones 91.26	4
												Steve Alker 92.37	1
	9	Denis Ovens 82.65	3
		Geoff Wylie 78.63	1
						9	Denis Ovens 86.91	1
							Steve Alker 93.81	4
	24	Alan Caves 83.58	1
		Steve Alker 86.73	3
																						Wayne Jones 91.29	0
																					5	Peter Manley 98.43	6
	5	Peter Manley 83.52	3
		Kevin Spiolek 70.44	0
						5	Peter Manley 84.24	4
							Jason Clark 85.11	3
	28	Steve Maish 87.77	2
		Jason Clark 88.36	3
											5	Peter Manley 88.74	4
											21	Dennis Smith 86.67	3
	12	Mark Walsh 89.68	3
	Q	Warren Parry 82.06	0
						12	Mark Walsh 77.61	0
						21	Dennis Smith 87.99	4
	21	Dennis Smith 87.29	3
		Mark Salmon 83.45	2
																5	Peter Manley 91.92	5
																20	Adrian Lewis 90.90	3
	4	Roland Scholten 84.97	3
		Dave Whitcombe 76.92	1
						4	Roland Scholten 87.57	4
						Q	Tomas Seyler 84.87	2
	29	Jamie Harvey 80.96	0
	Q	Tomas Seyler 87.79	3
											4	Roland Scholten 92.28	3
											20	Adrian Lewis 95.13	4
	13	Dennis Priestley 95.69	3
	Q	John MaGowan 86.78	1
						13	Dennis Priestley 87.57	2
						20	Adrian Lewis 92.79	4
	20	Adrian Lewis 90.50	3
		Dave Honey 83.20	0
																										5	Peter Manley 91.72	0
																										2	Phil Taylor 106.74	7
	2	Phil Taylor 96.82	3
		David Platt 84.82	0
						2	Phil Taylor 102.39	4
						31	Matt Clark 85.62	1
	31	Matt Clark 86.04	3
	Q	Ken Woods 83.27	0
											2	Phil Taylor 108.30	4
												Andy Hamilton 97.05	0
	15	Terry Jenkins 99.34	3
		Jimmy Mann 94.13	2
						15	Terry Jenkins 93.03	1
							Andy Hamilton 96.09	4
	18	Bob Anderson 87.74	2
		Andy Hamilton 88.48	3
																2	Phil Taylor 105.57	5
																7	Kevin Painter 89.13	1
	7	Kevin Painter 86.46	3
		Dale Newton 76.59	1
						7	Kevin Painter 86.67	4
						26	Wes Newton 86.37	3
	26	Wes Newton 81.98	3
	Q	Yasuhiko Matsunaga 74.55	0
											7	Kevin Painter 95.73	4
											10	Mark Dudbridge 91.98	1
	10	Mark Dudbridge 84.09	3
	Q	Darin Young 78.58	0
						10	Mark Dudbridge 94.62	4
							Alan Tabern 84.60	0
	23	Alex Roy 90.35	2
		Alan Tabern 87.97	3
																					2	Phil Taylor 97.14	6
																					6	Wayne Mardle 95.46	5
	6	Wayne Mardle 85.93	3
	Q	Brian Roach 74.00	1
						6	Wayne Mardle 88.62	4
						27	Erik Clarys 77.79	1
	27	Erik Clarys 80.28	3
	Q	Winston Cadogan 60.00	0
											6	Wayne Mardle 92.19	4
											11	John Part 93.39	2
	11	John Part 93.38	3
	Q	Liu Cheng'An 80.41	0
						11	John Part 95.46	4
						22	Chris Mason 95.49	3
	22	Chris Mason 91.32	3
		Steve Hine 85.74	1
																6	Wayne Mardle 94.80	5
																14	Alan Warriner-Little 83.37	0
	3	Ronnie Baxter 89.91	2
	Q	Ray Carver 87.71	3
							Ray Carver 87.78	3
							Andy Smith 89.22	4
	30	Colin Monk 80.36	0
		Andy Smith 87.77	3
												Andy Smith 85.44	2
											14	Alan Warriner-Little 86.34	4
	14	Alan Warriner-Little 78.18	3
	Q	Andree Welge 74.16	0
						14	Alan Warriner-Little 87.63	4
						Q	Gerry Convery 78.96	0
	19	Dave Askew 82.33	0
	Q	Gerry Convery 83.37	3

Highest three-dart checkout: 170 Andy Hamilton, Phil Taylor.

Tournament 180s scored: 424 in 1222 legs

Most 180s scored, individual: 49 Phil Taylor, 35 Wayne Mardle, 22 Adrian Lewis, 19 Peter Manley