World Match Play Darts in Blackpool

Live on Sky Sports, 2023 Betfred World Matchplay - Reigning champion Michael van Gerwen starts his bid to regain the Phil Taylor Trophy against Brendan Dolan.

Betfred World Matchplay

Schedule - Order of Play

Saturday July 15 (7PM BST)
4x First Round
Joe Cullen v Mike De Decker
Rob Cross v Daryl Gurney
Gerwyn Price v Stephen Bunting
Dave Chisnall v Gary Anderson

Sunday July 16
Afternoon Session (1PM BST)
4x First Round
Danny Noppert v Martin Schindler
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Kim Huybrechts
Damon Heta v Josh Rock
James Wade v Chris Dobey

Evening Session (7:30PM BST)
4x First Round
Nathan Aspinall v Krzysztof Ratajski
Luke Humphries v Jose de Sousa
Michael van Gerwen v Brendan Dolan
Michael Smith v Steve Beaton

Monday July 17 (7PM BST)
4x First Round
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Ross Smith
Ryan Searle v Raymond van Barneveld
Peter Wright v Andrew Gilding
Jonny Clayton v Gabriel Clemens

Tuesday July 18 (7PM BST)
4x Second Round
M Smith/Beaton v Wade/Dobey
Noppert/Schindler v Aspinall/Ratajski
Price/Bunting v Cullen/De Decker
Cross/Gurney v Chisnall/Anderson

Wednesday July 19 (7PM BST)
4x Second Round
Wright/Gilding v Searle/Van Barneveld
Clayton/Clemens v Van den Bergh/R Smith
Van Gerwen/Dolan v Heta/Rock
Humphries/De Sousa v Van Duijvenbode/Huybrechts

Thursday July 20 (8PM BST)
2x Quarter-Finals
TBC

Friday July 21 (8PM BST)
2x Quarter-Finals
TBC

Saturday July 22 (8PM BST)
Semi-Finals
TBC

Sunday July 23
Afternoon Session (1PM BST)
Women's World Matchplay – Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals & Final

Evening Session (9PM BST)
Final
Player vs 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 £150,000
Runner-Up £70,000
Semi-Finalists £50,000
Quarter-Finalists £25,000
Second Round Losers £15,000
First Round Losers £10,000
Total £700,000
* 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.