From July 19-27, the 32nd edition of the Betfred World Matchplay will be held in the swirling Empress Ballroom of the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. The tournament is played by 32 players, the world’s top 16 is supplemented by the 16 best players of the past year.
The PDC EuroTour starts in 2012, it is played as a series of tournaments on the European continent. With the start of the EuroTour, the Players Championship tournaments on mainland Europe disappear from the calendar. From that moment on the tournaments will be played on big stages with a large audience. However, the Players Championships made a comeback in Europe in 2019.