2024 World Matchplay

2024 Betfred World Matchplay
2024 Betfred World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates	13–21 July 2024
Venue	Winter Gardens
Location	Blackpool
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£800,000
Winner's share	£200,000
High checkout	130 Gerwyn Price (first round)
«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

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

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

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:

PDC Order of Merit

PDC ProTour Qualifiers

Draw

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 108.76	10

	Ricardo Pietreczko 100.74	4
			1	Luke Humphries


16	Stephen Bunting

	Ryan Joyce



8	Jonny Clayton 100.77	10

	Raymond van Barneveld 96.17	7
			8	Jonny Clayton


9	Dimitri Van den Bergh

	Martin Schindler



4	Gerwyn Price 99.43	10

	Daryl Gurney 94.88	4
			4	Gerwyn Price


13	Ross Smith

	Josh Rock



5	Nathan Aspinall 92.24	10

	Luke Woodhouse 92.28	8
			5	Nathan Aspinall


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



14	Chris Dobey

	Ritchie Edhouse



6	Rob Cross

	Gian van Veen



11	Damon Heta

	Ryan Searle

Schedule

Saturday, 13 July^[4]

Match #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Break 1	Break 2
01	1	Gerwyn Price 99.43	10 – 4	Daryl Gurney 94.88	4 – 1	6 – 4
02		Jonny Clayton 100.77	10 – 7	Raymond van Barneveld 96.17	3 – 2	7 – 3
03		Luke Humphries 108.76	10 – 4	Ricardo Pietreczko 100.74	4 – 1	7 – 3
04		Nathan Aspinall 92.24	10 – 8	Luke Woodhouse 92.28	2 – 3	6 – 4

Sunday, 14 July^[5]

Match #	Round	Player 1	Player 2
05	1	Ross Smith	Josh Rock
06		Danny Noppert	James Wade
07		Dimitri Van den Bergh	Martin Schindler
08		Stephen Bunting	Ryan Joyce
09		Rob Cross	Gian van Veen
10		Joe Cullen	Brendan Dolan
11		Peter Wright	Andrew Gilding
12		Dave Chisnall	Krzysztof Ratajski

Monday, 15 July^[6]

Match #	Round	Player 1	Player 2
13	1	Damon Heta	Ryan Searle
14		Michael Smith	Gary Anderson
15		Michael van Gerwen	Luke Littler
16		Chris Dobey	Ritchie Edhouse

Tuesday, 16 July

Match #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Break 1	Break 2
17	2
18
19
20

Wednesday, 17 July

Match #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Break 1	Break 2
21	2
22
23
24

Thursday, 18 July

Match #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Break 1	Break 2	Break 3	Break 4
25	QF
26	QF

Friday, 19 July

Match #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Break 1	Break 2	Break 3	Break 4
27	QF
28	QF

Saturday, 20 July

Match #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Break 1	Break 2	Break 3	Break 4
29	SF
30	SF

Sunday, 21 July

Match #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Break 1	Break 2	Break 3	Break 4
31	F

Top averages

The table lists all players who achieved an average of at least 100 in a match.^[7] In the case one player has multiple records, this is indicated by the number in brackets.

#	Player	Round	Average	Result
1	Luke Humphries	1st Round	108.76	Won
2	Jonny Clayton	1st Round	100.77	Won
3	Ricardo Pietreczko	1st Round	100.74	Lost

References

^ "Awesome Aspinall storms to Betfred World Matchplay title". PDC.tv. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
^ "Increased prize funds confirmed for PDC televised events". PDC. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
^ "Littler earns Betfred World Matchplay debut as Wade seals Blackpool return". PDC.tv. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
^ "2024-07-13 Matchcenter". Mastercaller. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
^ "2024-07-14 Matchcenter". Mastercaller. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
^ "2024-07-15 Matchcenter". Mastercaller. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
^ "Results of World Matchplay 2024 - Mastercaller". mastercaller.com. Retrieved 2024-07-13.

[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.

[4] "2024-07-13 Matchcenter". Mastercaller. Retrieved 2024-07-12.

[5] "2024-07-14 Matchcenter". Mastercaller. Retrieved 2024-07-12.

[6] "2024-07-15 Matchcenter". Mastercaller. Retrieved 2024-07-12.

[7] "Results of World Matchplay 2024 - Mastercaller". mastercaller.com. Retrieved 2024-07-13.

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