PDC World Matchplay 2024

Where & When is the World Matchplay Darts 2024 Held? 

The World Matchplay Darts 2024 will take place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, from the 13th-21st July 2024.  

Dan Dawson spoke about the rich history of the Winter Gardens venue in which the tournament will be held in a recent Chatting Bull Darts Blog.

What is the World Matchplay Darts 2024 Format?

The World Matchplay Darts has a slightly different format to most Darts tournaments, all games have to be won by two clear legs, no matter what round the game is being played in. 

If no one is winning by two clear legs, then the game will be extended by a maximum of six extra legs before a sudden death leg is required to decide the game.

For example, in a first round match which is first to 10 legs, a player has to win 10-8 to win outright. Sudden death is introduced if neither player has a 2 leg advantage by the time the score reaches 12-12.

Format for the rest of the tournament:  

With each subsequent round the legs needed to win increase.

• First Round - First to 10 Legs 

• Second Round - First to 11 Legs 

• Quarter-Finals - First to 16 Legs 

• Semi-Finals - First to 17 Legs  

• Final First - to 18 Legs 

How does someone qualify for the PDC World Matchplay Darts 2024?

The top 16 players from the PDC Order of Merit will be seeded for the event and will be joined by 16 qualifiers from the one-year ProTour Order of Merit. 

The cut-off for qualification for the PDC World Matchplay Darts 2024 was the 7th of July.   

2024 Betfred World Matchplay Schedule and Results:

First Round:

Saturday July 13 (1930 BST)

- (W) Gerwyn Price 10  v 4 Daryl Gurney

- (W) Jonny Clayton 10 v 7 Raymond van Barneveld

- (W) Luke Humphries 10 v 4 Ricardo Pietreczko

- (W) Nathan Aspinall 10 v 8 Luke Woodhouse

Sunday July 14

Afternoon Session (1300 BST)

- (W) Ross Smith 10 v 4 Josh Rock

- Danny Noppert 5 v 10 James Wade (W)

- (W) Dimitri Van den Bergh 10 v 6 Martin Schindler

- (W) Stephen Bunting 12 v 10 Ryan Joyce

Evening Session (16:30 BST)

- (W) Rob Cross 13 v 12 Gian van Veen

- (W) Joe Cullen 10 v 4 Brendan Dolan

- Peter Wright 5 v 10 Andrew Gilding (W)

- Dave Chisnall 2 v 10 Krzysztof Ratajski (W)

Monday July 15 (1900 BST)

- Damon Heta 4 v 10 Ryan Searle (W)

- (W) Michael Smith 10 v 5 Gary Anderson

- (W) Michael van Gerwen 10 v  6 Luke Littler

- (W) Chris Dobey 10 v 7  Ritchie Edhouse

Second Round:

Tuesday, July 16th (19:15 BST)

- Gerwyn Price 9 v 11 Ross Smith (W)

- Nathan Aspinall 8 v 11 James Wade (W)

- (W) Luke Humphries 11 v 7 Stephen Bunting

- Jonny Clayton 5 v 11 Dimitri Van den Bergh (W)

Wednesday, July 17th (19:15 BST)

- (W) Rob Cross 11 v 6 Ryan Searle

- Ratajski Krzysztof 5 v 11 Andrew Gilding (W)

- (W) Michael Smith 11 v 8 Chris Dobey

- (W) Michael van Gerwen 11 v 9 Josh Cullen 

Quarter Finals:

Thursday 18th July (20:00BST)

- Ross Smith 10 v 16 James Wade (W)

- (W) Luke Humphries 16 v 10 Dimitri Van den Bergh

Friday 19th July (20:00 BST)

- (W) Michael van Gerwen 16  v 10 Andrew Gilding

- (W) Michael Smith 16 v 7 Rob Cross

Semi-Finals

Saturday 20th July (20:00 BST)

- James Wade 10 v 17 Luke Humphries (W)

- (W) Michael van Gerwen 17 v 13 Michael Smith

Final:

Sunday 21st July (19:30 BST)

- Michael van Gerwen 13 v 17 Luke Humphries (W)

Who are the previous winners of the World Matchplay?

With the 2024 World Matchplay being the 31st edition of this tournament there is a long list of previous winners.  

Here are the previous 10 winners of the tournament  

• 2023: Nathan Aspinall  

• 2022: Michael van Gerwen  

• 2021: Peter Wright 

• 2020: Dimitri Van den Bergh 

• 2019: Rob Cross 

• 2018: Gary Anderson 

• 2017: Phil Taylor 

• 2016: Michael van Gerwen 

• 2015: Michael van Gerwen 

• 2014: Phil Taylor 

How can I watch the World Matchplay Darts 2024? 

Sky Sports will be showing the whole event and for international customers, you can watch it on PDC TV or DAZN. 

What is the Prize Money for the World Matchplay Darts 2024? 

What happened in World Matchplay 2023?

Last year's tournament was exciting and full of early round suprises. Ultimately Nathan Aspinall walked away with the trophy and cash prize in emphatic fashion.

For the full details read all about what happened in the World Matchplay 2023.