Darts in the North West of England by the sea in the summer live from one of the greatest darting venues of all time, Blackpools World Famous Winter Gardens ( Empress Ballroom ).
The Match Schedule is confirmed with the defending Champion in action on the Opening Weekend.
Players will compete for the for The Phil Taylor Trophy.
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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.