The World Matchplay Darts match schedule has been confirmed, with Nathan Aspinall the defending champion and the tournament returning to Blackpool’s Winter Gardens in 2024. Watch World Matchplay Darts live from 13th to 21st July Sky Sports
Thursday 11 July 2024 12:47, UK
Reigning champion Nathan Aspinall and world champion Luke Humphries will headline the opening night of the 2024 World Match Play on Saturday, July 13, confirming the playing schedule for the showcase event.
Aspinall begins his title defence against a newcomer Luke Woodhouse The Stockport star is aiming to follow Rod Harrington, Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen into back-to-back World Matchplay titles as the £800,000 prize money tournament gets underway.
World champion Humphries (1st seed) is from Germany. Ricardo Pietreczko Former finalists at the star-studded opening night at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens Gerwyn Price, Johnny Clayton and Raymond van Barneveld It also has functions.
Watch Luke Littler’s nine-dart shot from every angle as ‘The Nook’ hits it perfectly on the night of the 2024 Premier League final.
2023 runner-up Clayton will face five-time world champion van Barneveld for a place in the last 16, while 2022 finalist Price will face a two-time semi-finalist. Daryl Gurney in the opening match of the tournament.
Sunday’s two sessions have been brought forward to 12pm and 4:30pm. Each is to ensure that the day’s matches are completed before England kick off the Euro 2024 final against Spain at 8pm.
The first round concluded with an evening session on Monday, July 15th, with three-time winners Michael van Gerwen Go head-to-head with newcomers Luke Littler One of the most anticipated first round matches in World Matchplay history.
World No. 3 Michael Smith 2018 Champion Gary Anderson Australia’s Number One Damon Heta theater Ryan Searle A battle between two teams that reached the quarterfinals last year.
Chris Dobby He also reached the quarter-finals 12 months ago and will close out his first-round match. Richie EdhouseHe is one of five first-timers among this year’s 32 players.
Luke Littler won the tournament on his Premier League debut, defeating world number one Luke Humphreys 11-7 in the final.
The second round will take place on Tuesday 16th July and Wednesday 17th July, while the quarter-finals will be held on Thursday 18th July and Friday 19th July.
The semi-finals will take place on Saturday 20th July with the final taking place on Sunday 21st July, with the two remaining players competing for the £200,000 first place prize and the coveted Phil Taylor Trophy.
This year the Winter Gardens will once again host the Betfred Women’s World Matchplay, with eight players due to compete in the third tournament on the afternoon of Sunday 21 July.
World Matchplay Schedule:
Saturday, July 13 (7:30 p.m.)
Round 1
Gerwyn Price vs Daryl Gurney
Jonny Clayton vs Raymond van Barneveld
Luke Humphries vs Ricardo Pietreczko
Nathan Aspinall vs Luke Woodhouse
Sunday, July 14
Afternoon Session (12:00)
Round 1:
Ross Smith vs Josh Rock
Danny Noppert vs James Wade
Dimitri van den Bergh vs Martin Schindler
Stephen Bunting vs Ryan Joyce
Evening Session (4:30pm)
Round 1:
Rob Cross vs Jan van Veen
Joe Cullen vs Brendan Dolan
Peter Wright vs Andrew Gilding
Dave Chisnall vs Krzysztof Ratajski
Monday, July 15th (7pm)
Round 1:
Damon Heta vs Ryan Searle
Michael Smith vs Gary Anderson
Michael van Gerwen vs Luke Littler
Chris Doby vs Richie Edhouse
Tuesday, July 16th (7pm)
Round 2 x4
Wednesday, July 17th (7pm)
Round 2 x4
Thursday, July 18 (8:00 p.m.)
Quarterfinals x 2
Friday, July 19th (8pm)
Quarterfinals x 2
Saturday, July 20 (8:00 p.m.)
Semi-finals
Sunday, July 21
Afternoon Session (1pm)
Women’s World Matchplay:
Quarter finals:
Beau Greaves vs Katie Sheldon
Miku Suzuki vs Noah Lin van Leuven
Fallon Sherlock vs. Anastasia Dobromyslova
Lisa Ashton vs Leanne O’Sullivan
Semi-finals:
Greaves/Sheldon v Suzuki/Van Leuven
Sherlock/Dobromyslova vs Ashton/O’Sullivan
Last
Evening Session (8pm)
World Matchplay Final
Michael van Gerwen and Luke Littler played a game to forget in the Premier League semi-final on night 15 in Leeds.
When and where is the World Matchplay held?
The World Matchplay gets underway on Saturday 13 July and runs until Sunday 21 July, with all darts broadcast live. Sky Sports.
The tournament will take place in Blackpool’s iconic Winter Gardens, which will mark the matchplay’s 31st running in 2024. The ballroom will showcase some of darts’ most iconic moments.
With the darts calendar now in full swing, the World Match Play is the second major tournament of the season after the UK Open, where Dimitri van den Bergh won 11-10 against world champion Luke Humphries.
Featuring the world’s top 32 competitors, this prestigious event is not to be missed!
Luke Humphreys fired in a brilliant 142 to take a three-leg lead against Michael van Gerwen in the semi-final of the 16th night of Premier League Darts.
What is the format?
World Matchplay is a leg-based tournament, with the number of legs needed to win increasing as the round progresses.
Each match must be won in two legs unless the score is tied after six legs.
- Round 1: First to 10 legs (12-12 sudden death)
- Round 2: First to 11 legs (13-13 sudden death)
- Quarterfinals: First to 16 legs (sudden death at 18-18)
- Semi-final: First to 17 legs (sudden death at 19-19)
- Final: First to 18 legs (sudden death at 20-20)
Michael Smith all but qualified for the Premier League Darts Play-offs with this extraordinary 132 checkout against Nathan Aspinall.
Who have been the winners so far?
The World Match Play has a long list of illustrious winners and Aspinall goes into the 2024 tournament as the defending champion.
The first winner was Larry Butler in 1994, followed by Phil Taylor in 1995 for his 16th victory (yes, 16th).
Taylor also won the Match Play in 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2017.
Taylor threw the first ever televised nine-dart when he won in 2002 and was so dominant that the trophy was renamed after him in 2018.
Other winners include Michael van Gerwen (2015, 2016 and 2022), Gary Anderson (2018), Rob Cross (2019), Dimitri van den Bergh (2020) and Peter Wright (2021).
Watch World Matchplay Darts live from 13th to 21st July Sky Sports.