2024 World Matchplay

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Dates13–21 July 2024
VenueWinter Gardens
LocationBlackpool, England
Organisation(s)Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
2024 Betfred World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates13–21 July 2024
VenueWinter Gardens
LocationBlackpool, England
Organisation(s)Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
FormatLegs
Prize fund£800,000
Winner's share£200,000
Nine-dart finishDimitri Van den Bergh
High checkout
Champion(s)
 Luke Humphries (ENG)
«2023 2025»

The 2024 World Matchplay (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2024 Betfred World Matchplay) was a professional darts tournament that was held at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, England, from 13 to 21 July 2024. It was the 31st staging of the World Matchplay by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). The total prize fund was £800,000, with the winner receiving £200,000. The third edition of the Women's World Matchplay also took place on 21 July and was won by Beau Greaves.

The tournament, sponsored by Betfred, featured 32 players: the top 16 players on the two-year PDC Order of Merit and the top 16 players from the one-year PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit who had not yet qualified.

Nathan Aspinall was the defending champion, having defeated Jonny Clayton 18–6 in the 2023 final,[1][2] but he was eliminated in the second round, losing 11–8 to James Wade.

Luke Humphries won his first World Matchplay title, beating Michael van Gerwen 18–15 in the final.[3] He became the fourth player to win the World Championship and the World Matchplay in the same year after Phil Taylor, Michael van Gerwen and Peter Wright and only the second player after Phil Taylor to average more than 100 in all five matches on the way to the title.[4]

Dimitri Van den Bergh hit a nine-darter during his first round win against Martin Schindler.[5]

The prize fund remained at £800,000, with £200,000 going to the winner.[6]

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
Last 16 (second round) losers (8) £15,000
Last 32 (first round) losers (16) £10,000

Format

All games had 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 is the decider.

The first round was 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.[7]

Qualification

The top 16 players on the PDC Order of Merit at the cut-off point on 7 July were seeded for the tournament. The top 16 players on the ProTour Order of Merit, not to have already qualified on the cut-off date were unseeded.

Gian van Veen, Luke Littler, Ricardo Pietreczko, Ritchie Edhouse and Luke Woodhouse made their World Matchplay debuts.[8]

The following players qualified for the tournament:

Schedule

Saturday, 13 July[9][10]
Match # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Break 1 Break 2
011 Gerwyn Price 99.4310 – 4 Daryl Gurney 94.884 – 16 – 4
02 Jonny Clayton 100.7710 – 7 Raymond van Barneveld 96.173 – 27 – 3
03 Luke Humphries 108.7610 – 4 Ricardo Pietreczko 100.744 – 17 – 3
04 Nathan Aspinall 92.2410 – 8 Luke Woodhouse 92.282 – 36 – 4
Sunday, 14 July[9]
Match # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Break 1 Break 2
051 Ross Smith 99.1510 – 4 Josh Rock 98.913 – 27 – 3
06 Danny Noppert 91.965 – 10 James Wade 95.911 – 43 – 7
07 Dimitri Van den Bergh 98.9110 – 6 Martin Schindler 94.813 – 26 – 4
08 Stephen Bunting 97.4212 – 10 Ryan Joyce 95.573 – 26 – 4
09 Rob Cross 100.4213 – 12 Gian van Veen 100.812 – 36 – 4
10 Joe Cullen 100.1910 – 4 Brendan Dolan 89.993 – 26 – 4
11 Peter Wright 95.265 – 10 Andrew Gilding 94.351 – 44 – 6
12 Dave Chisnall 85.762 – 10 Krzysztof Ratajski 95.110 – 52 – 8
Monday, 15 July[9][11]
Match # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Break 1 Break 2
131 Damon Heta 100.934 – 10 Ryan Searle 101.012 – 33 – 7
14 Michael Smith 102.0810 – 5 Gary Anderson 98.972 – 37 – 3
15 Michael van Gerwen 101.9310 – 6 Luke Littler 100.833 – 26 – 4
16 Chris Dobey 93.9410 – 7 Ritchie Edhouse 87.633 – 25 – 5
Tuesday, 16 July
Match # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Break 1 Break 2
172 Gerwyn Price 93.579 – 11 Ross Smith 98.702 – 35 – 5
18 Nathan Aspinall 87.148 – 11 James Wade 93.411 – 45 – 5
19 Luke Humphries 102.3411 – 7 Stephen Bunting 94.513 – 25 – 5
20 Jonny Clayton 96.725 – 11 Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.852 – 34 – 6
Wednesday, 17 July
Match # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Break 1 Break 2
212 Krzysztof Ratajski 95.195 – 11 Andrew Gilding 98.302 – 33 – 7
22 Rob Cross 106.9911 – 6 Ryan Searle 96.722 – 36 – 4
23 Michael van Gerwen 95.4911 – 8 Joe Cullen 91.884 – 16 – 4
24 Michael Smith 93.9111 – 9 Chris Dobey 94.804 – 16 – 4
Thursday, 18 July
Match # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Break 1 Break 2 Break 3 Break 4
25QF Ross Smith 99.8710 – 16 James Wade 100.303 – 24 – 66 – 98 – 12
26 Luke Humphries 101.2116 – 10 Dimitri Van den Bergh 95.643 – 25 – 58 – 711 – 9
Friday, 19 July
Match # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Break 1 Break 2 Break 3 Break 4
27QF Michael van Gerwen 96.9916 – 10 Andrew Gilding 89.983 – 24 – 67 – 812 – 8
28 Michael Smith 96.3516 – 7 Rob Cross 94.194 – 18 – 211 – 414 – 6
Saturday, 20 July
Match # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Break 1 Break 2 Break 3 Break 4
29SF Luke Humphries 100.6417 – 10 James Wade 102.383 – 25 – 58 – 712 – 8
30 Michael van Gerwen 98.4317 – 13 Michael Smith 96.934 – 15 – 59 – 611 – 9
Sunday, 21 July
Match # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Break 1 Break 2 Break 3 Break 4 Break 5
31F Luke Humphries 100.9418 – 15 Michael van Gerwen 98.742 – 36 – 49 – 611 – 913 – 12

Draw

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