1994 World Matchplay
The 1994 Proton Cars World Matchplay was the inaugural staging of the World Matchplay darts tournament, and was held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool between 1–8 August 1994.
This was the first World Matchplay tournament to be held at Winter Gardens, and was sponsored by Malaysian automaker Proton. The tournament was won by Larry Butler, who became the first, and so far only American to win a PDC title.Prize money
The prize fund was £42,800.Seeds
- Dennis Priestley
- Peter Evison
- Bob Anderson
- Steve Brown
- Rod Harrington
- Sean Downs
- Cliff Lazarenko
- Kevin Spiolek
Results
Third place playoff '
Rod Harrington''' 11–9 Shayne Burgess