2006 World Matchplay

The 2006 Stan James World Matchplay was the 13th staging of the World Matchplay darts tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was held at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool between 23–29 July 2006.

Phil Taylor won the title for the eighth time, by defeating James Wade 18–11 in the final.

Prize money
The prize fund increased by £30,000 on the previous year, with the winner now receiving £30,000.

Seeds
The World Matchplay featured sixteen seeds.

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Phil Taylor

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Colin Lloyd

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ronnie Baxter

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Peter Manley

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wayne Mardle

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Andy Jenkins

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kevin Painter

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dennis Priestley

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Mark Dudbridge

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Denis Ovens

• # Roland Scholten

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Terry Jenkins

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Adrian Lewis

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Mark Walsh

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Chris Mason

• #🇨🇦 John Part

Draw
Players in bold denote match winners.