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The 2024 Betfred World Matchplay will be the 31st annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament will take place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, from 13 to 21 July 2024.
2024 Betfred World Matchplay | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 13–21 July 2024 | ||
Venue | Winter Gardens | ||
Location | Blackpool | ||
Country | England | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £800,000 | ||
Winner's share | £200,000 | ||
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Nathan Aspinall is the defending champion, after defeating Jonny Clayton 18–6 in the 2023 final.[1]
The 2024 Women's World Matchplay will also take place during the event, being held on 21 July, hours before the main final.
Prize money
editThe prize fund is expected to remain at £800,000, with £200,000 going to the winner.[2]
Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £800,000) | |
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Winner | (1) | £200,000 |
Runner-up | (1) | £100,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £50,000 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £30,000 |
Second round | (8) | £15,000 |
First round | (16) | £10,000 |
Format
editAll games have 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 will be the decider.
The first round is 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.
Qualification
editThe top 16 players on the PDC Order of Merit at the cut-off point on 7 July will be seeded for the tournament. The top 16 players on the ProTour Order of Merit, not to have already qualified on the cut-off date will be unseeded.
As of 12 June, the following players will qualify for the tournament:
PDC Order of Meritedit |
PDC ProTour Qualifiersedit
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Draw
editFirst round (best of 19 legs) 13–15 July | Second round (best of 21 legs) 16–17 July | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 18–19 July | Semi-finals (best of 33 legs) 20 July | Final (best of 35 legs) 21 July | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Luke Humphries | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 | Michael van Gerwen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 | Michael Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 | Rob Cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "Awesome Aspinall storms to Betfred World Matchplay title". PDC.tv. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Increased prize funds confirmed for PDC televised events". PDC. Retrieved 3 July 2022.