World Matchplay

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.

Luke Humphries is the defending champion, he defeated Michael van Gerwen 18-15 in the final last year.

For today’s program, head to the Matchcenter. All the tournament results and the program for the upcoming days can be accessed by clicking Results, and if you want to know who will face who in the next round, click Bracket. For an overview of the entire history of the World Matchplay, head over to the World Matchplay Page.

Of course, you can also participate in our Bracket prediction game and win some nice prizes courtesy of our friends at Darts Warehouse. For that please head over to the Bracket page on Challonge.

Schedule
Saturday evening 19 July | First round
Sunday afternoon 20 July | First round
Sunday evening 20 July | First round
Monday evening 21 July | First round
Tuesday evening 22 July | Second round
Wednesday evening 23 July | Second round
Thursday evening 24 July | Quarter-finals
Friday evening 25 July | Quarter-finals
Saturday evening 26 July | Semi-finals
Sunday afternoon 26 July | Women's World Match Play
Sunday evening 27 July | Final 

Format
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 legs

*All matches must be won by two legs. Each match has a maximum of five extra legs. After that, a sudden-death leg will be played to determine the winner.

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