Phil Taylor was the defending champion,[1] and retained his title for the fifth successive time and thirteenth in total with an 18–15 win over James Wade in the final.[2]
Two nine-dart finishes were made during the tournament. Michael van Gerwen recorded the first during his second round victory over Steve Beaton. Wes Newton repeated the feat a day later, during his second round loss against Justin Pipe. This was the third consecutive year that at least one nine-dart finish was thrown in the Matchplay.
Prize money
For the fourth consecutive World Matchplay, the prize fund was £400,000.
The top 16 in the PDC Order of Merit qualified as seeded players. The other 16 places went to the top 16 non-qualified players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit who are unseeded players.[3]