We take a look through the previous winners of World Matchplay since Larry Butler captured the competition's first title back in 1994.
Larry Butler was the winner of the inaugural World Matchplay campaign in 1994, defeating Dennis Priestley 16-12 in the final.
Phil Taylor is the most successful player in the competition, winning his first title in 1995 and claiming his last honour in 2017. 'The Power' won the World Matchplay a remarkable 16 times, 13 times more than the next most successful in Michael van Gerwen with three titles.
Luke Humphries was the winner of the latest World Matchplay in 2024, defeating Michael van Gerwen 18-15 in the final to deny the Dutchman of a fourth honour.
Year: | Winner: | Runner-up: |
1994 | Larry Butler | Dennis Priestley |
1995 | Phil Taylor | Dennis Priestley |
1996 | Peter Evison | Dennis Priestley |
1997 | Phil Taylor | Alan Warriner |
1998 | Rod Harrington | Ronnie Baxter |
1999 | Rod Harrington | Peter Manley |
2000 | Phil Taylor | Alan Warriner |
2001 | Phil Taylor | Richie Burnett |
2002 | Phil Taylor | John Part |
2003 | Phil Taylor | Wayne Mardle |
2004 | Phil Taylor | Mark Dudbridge |
2005 | Colin Lloyd | John Part |
2006 | Phil Taylor | James Wade |
2007 | James Wade | Terry Jenkins |
2008 | Phil Taylor | James Wade |
2009 | Phil Taylor | Terry Jenkins |
2010 | Phil Taylor | Raymond van Barneveld |
2011 | Phil Taylor | James Wade |
2012 | Phil Taylor | James Wade |
2013 | Phil Taylor | Adrian Lewis |
2014 | Phil Taylor | Michael van Gerwen |
2015 | Michael van Gerwen | James Wade |
2016 | Michael van Gerwen | Phil Taylor |
2017 | Phil Taylor | Peter Wright |
2018 | Gary Anderson | Mensur Suljovic |
2019 | Rob Cross | Michael Smith |
2020 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | Gary Anderson |
2021 | Peter Wright | Dimitri Van den Bergh |
2022 | Michael van Gerwen | Gerwyn Price |
2023 | Nathan Aspinall | Jonny Clayton |
2024 | Luke Humphries | Michael van Gerwen |