| 2002 Stan James World Matchplay | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 28 July–3 August 2002 | ||
| Venue | Winter Gardens | ||
| Location | Blackpool | ||
| Country | England | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £75,500 | ||
| Winner's share | £15,000 | ||
| Nine-dart finish |  Phil Taylor (ENG) | ||
| High checkout | 170 Keith Deller (ENG) | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Phil Taylor (ENG) | |||
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The 2002 Stan James World Matchplay was a professional darts tournament held from 28 July to 3 August 2002 at the Empress Ballroom in the Winter Gardens of Blackpool. It was the ninth staging of the competition since the 1994 edition and the 18th of 35 Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments in the 2002 season. The tournament was broadcast on Sky Sports and was sponsored by the betting company Stan James.
The tournament's defending champion Phil Taylor defeated John Part by 18 legs to 16 in the final, winning his third consecutive World Matchplay title and his fifth overall since his first in the 1995 event. He defeated qualifier Shayne Burgess in round one, Kevin Painter in round two Chris Mason in the quarter-finals and John Lowe in the semi-finals en route to the final. Taylor made a nine-dart finish in the fifth leg of his quarter-final match against Mason, the first time the achievement had been broadcast live in the United Kingdom. Keith Deller achieved the competition's highest checkout, a 170, in his second-round match against Alan Warriner.