World Match Play Darts in Blackpool

Live on Sky Sports, 2025 Betfred World Matchplay - Reigning champion Luke Humphries starts his bid to regain the Phil Taylor Trophy against Gian van Veen.
Michael van Gerwen took on Luke 'The Nuke' Littler in the first round of last years Tournament.

Betfred World Matchplay

Schedule (Blackpool Winter Gardens) - Order of Play

Saturday 19th July (7PM BST)
First Round x4
James Wade v Joe Cullen
Danny Noppert v Cameron Menzies
Luke Humphries v Gian van Veen
Nathan Aspinall v Wessel Nijman

Sunday 20th July
Afternoon Session (1PM BST)
First Round x4
Damon Heta v Andrew Gilding
Rob Cross v Dirk van Duijvenbode
Peter Wright v Jermaine Wattimena
Dave Chisnall v Mike De Decker

Evening Session (7PM BST)
First Round x4
Gary Anderson v Luke Woodhouse
Jonny Clayton v Martin Schindler
Luke Littler v Ryan Searle
Stephen Bunting v Ryan Joyce

Monday 21st July (7PM BST)
First Round x4
Chris Dobey v Ricardo Pietreczko
Gerwyn Price v Daryl Gurney
Michael van Gerwen v Raymond van Barneveld
Ross Smith v Josh Rock

Tuesday 22nd July (7PM BST)
Second Round x4
Humphries/Van Veen v Noppert/Menzies
Aspinall/Nijman v Wade/Cullen
Bunting/Joyce v Anderson/Woodhouse
Clayton/Schindler v Chisnall/De Decker

Wednesday 23rd July (7PM BST)
Second Round x4
Littler/Searle v Wright/Wattimena
Heta/Gilding v Cross/Van Duijvenbode
Van Gerwen/Van Barneveld v Smith/Rock
Dobey/Pietreczko v Price/Gurney

Thursday 24th July (8PM BST)
Quarter-Finals x2

Friday 25th July (8PM BST)
Quarter-Finals x2

Saturday 26th July (8PM BST)
Semi-Finals

Sunday 27th July
Afternoon Session (1PM BST)
Betfred Women's World Matchplay
Quarter-Finals
Beau Greaves v Kirsi Viinikainen
Lisa Ashton v Robyn Byrne
Noa-Lynn van Leuven v Lorraine Winstanley
Fallon Sherrock v Gemma Hayter

Semi-Finals
Greaves/Viinikainen v Ashton/Byrne
Van Leuven/Winstanley v Sherrock/Hayter

Final
Player v Player TBC

Evening Session (8PM BST)
Betfred World Matchplay Final
Player v Player TBC

Format
First Round - Best of 19 legs
Second Round - Best of 21 legs
Quarter-Finals - Best of 31 legs
Semi-Finals - Best of 33 legs
Final - Best of 35 legs

* Each game must be won by two clear legs, with up to a maximum of five additional legs being played before the sixth "extra" leg is sudden-death. There will be no re-throw for the bull in this instance.
For example, should a First Round game (best of 19 legs) reach 12-12, then the 25th leg would be the final and deciding leg

Prize Fund
Winner £225,000
Runner-Up £125,000
Semi-Finalists £65,000
Quarter-Finalists £35,000
Second Round Losers £22,500
First Round Losers £12,500
Total £1,000,000
* In addition, should any player achieve a nine-dart finish, they would receive a £5,000 bonus. In the event of more than one player hitting a nine-dart finish, the bonus would be shared on a pro-rata basis.