Some of the world’s best darts players will be gathering in Blackpool this weekend for the 2025 World Matchplay.
Thirty-two competitors from across the globe will be stepping up to the oche in the hope of claiming the £200,000 top prize on offer.
England’s Luke Humphries will be there to defend his title, joined by world champion Luke Littler and Dutchman Michael van Gerwen, who is ranked world number three.
This is the 32nd year of the World Matchplay, sponsored by gambling firm Betfred, and will be followed by the Women’s World Matchplay at the end of July.
Michael Van Gerwen of Netherlands was the runner-up in last year’s tournament (Photo: Ben Roberts/ Getty)When is the 2025 World Matchplay Darts and what is the format?
The 2025 World Matchplay will take place from Saturday, 19 July to Sunday, 27 July at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.
Matches have to be won by two clear legs, and as the tournament progresses, the number of legs increases.
If scores are tied after all legs are played and six extra legs, then the match will be decided by a sudden-death leg.
The format for the event is as follows:
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 legsWho’s playing in the tournament and what is the first-round draw?
There are 32 players taking part in the 2025 World Matchplay, 16 of the world’s top-seeded players against the top 16 qualifiers from the one-year ProTour Rankings.
The PDC Order of Merit players are:
Luke Humphries Luke Littler Michael van Gerwen Stephen Bunting Jonny Clayton Chris Dobey Damon Heta Nathan Aspinall James Wade Rob Cross Gerwyn Price Dave Chisnall Gary Anderson Ross Smith Peter Wright Danny NoppertThe Pro Tour Order of Merit players are:
Martin Schindler Josh Rock Cameron Menzies Gian van Veen Wessel Nijman Ryan Searle Mike De Decker Dirk van Duijvenbode Jermaine Wattimena Andrew Gilding Daryl Gurney Joe Cullen Ricardo Pietreczko Luke Woodhouse Raymond van Barneveld Ryan Joyce The tournament is held at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool (Photo: George Wood/Getty)The draw has already been made for the first round, which looks like this:
Luke Humphries v Gian van Veen Danny Noppert v Cameron Menzies Nathan Aspinall v Wessel Nijman James Wade v Joe Cullen Stephen Bunting v Ryan Joyce Gary Anderson v Luke Woodhouse Jonny Clayton v Martin Schindler Dave Chisnall v Mike De Decker Luke Littler v Ryan Searle Peter Wright v Jermaine Wattimena Damon Heta v Andrew Gilding Rob Cross v Dirk van Duijvenbode Michael van Gerwen v Raymond van Barneveld Ross Smith v Josh Rock Chris Dobey v Ricardo Pietreczko Gerwyn Price v Daryl Gurney The winner receives the Phil Taylor Trophy and a £200,000 cash prize (Photo: Ben Roberts/Getty)Live coverage of the World Matchplay will be provided by Sky Ports.
Fans will need to tune into Sky Sports+ , Sports Main Event or Sky Sports Action to keep up to date with match developments.
To watch Sky Sports, viewers will need a subscription to the service which starts from £22 a month.
How much prize money is on offer?
Players will be gunning for the top prize of £200,000 and the Phil Taylor Trophy in this tournament.
The runner-up can expect to pocket £100,000 from the total prize fund of £800,000.
Semi-finalists get £50,000 each and quarter-finalists £30,000. Meanwhile, those who drop out after the second round receive £15,000 and first rounders £10,000.
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