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2024 World Matchplay

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2024 Betfred World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates13–21 July 2024
VenueWinter Gardens
LocationBlackpool
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£800,000
Winner's share£200,000
«2023 2025»

The 2024 Betfred World Matchplay will be the 31st annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament will take place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, from 13 to 21 July 2024.

Nathan Aspinall is the defending champion, after defeating Jonny Clayton 18–6 in the 2023 final.[1]

The 2024 Women's World Matchplay will also take place during the event, being held on the afternoon of 21 July.

Prize money[edit]

The prize fund is expected to remain at £800,000, with £200,000 going to the winner.[2]

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £800,000)
Winner (1) £200,000
Runner-up (1) £100,000
Semi-finalists (2) £50,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £30,000
Second round (8) £15,000
First round (16) £10,000

Format[edit]

All games have to be won by two clear legs, with a game being extended if necessary for a maximum of six extra legs before a tie-break leg is required. For example, in a first to 10 legs first round match, if the score reaches 12–12 then the 25th leg will be the decider.

The first round is played first to 10 legs, second round first to 11 legs, quarter-finals first to 16 legs, semi-finals first to 17 legs and final first to 18 legs.

Qualification[edit]

The top 16 players on the PDC Order of Merit at the cut-off point on 7 July will be seeded for the tournament. The top 16 players on the ProTour Order of Merit, not to have already qualified on the cut-off date will be unseeded.

Gian van Veen, Luke Littler, Ricardo Pietreczko, Ritchie Edhouse and Luke Woodhouse will make their World Matchplay debuts.[3]

The following players qualified for the tournament:

Draw[edit]

First round (best of 19 legs)
13–15 July
Second round (best of 21 legs)
16–17 July
Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs)
18–19 July
Semi-finals (best of 33 legs)
20 July
Final (best of 35 legs)
21 July
               
1  Luke Humphries
 Ricardo Pietreczko
 
England 
16  Stephen Bunting
 Ryan Joyce
 
 
8  Jonny Clayton
 Raymond van Barneveld
 
 
9  Dimitri Van den Bergh
 Martin Schindler
 
 
4  Gerwyn Price
 Daryl Gurney
 
 
13  Ross Smith
 Josh Rock
 
 
5  Nathan Aspinall
 Luke Woodhouse
England 
 
12  Danny Noppert
 James Wade
 
 
2  Michael van Gerwen
 Luke Littler
 
 
15  Joe Cullen
 Brendan Dolan
 
 
7  Dave Chisnall
 Krzysztof Ratajski
 
 
10  Peter Wright
 Andrew Gilding
 
 
3  Michael Smith
 Gary Anderson
 
England 
14  Chris Dobey
 Ritchie Edhouse
 
 
6  Rob Cross
 Gian van Veen
 
 
11  Damon Heta
 Ryan Searle

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Awesome Aspinall storms to Betfred World Matchplay title". PDC.tv. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Increased prize funds confirmed for PDC televised events". PDC. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Littler earns Betfred World Matchplay debut as Wade seals Blackpool return". PDC.tv. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.