2024 World Matchplay

The 2024 Betfred World Matchplay is the 31st annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation.The tournament is taking place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, from 13 to 21 July 2024.

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

The 2024 Women's World Matchplay will also take place during the event, being held on the afternoon of 21 July.

The prize fund is expected to remain at £800,000, with £200,000 going to the winner.^[2]

All 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.^[3]

The 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.

Gian van Veen, Luke Littler, Ricardo Pietreczko, Ritchie Edhouse and Luke Woodhouse will make their World Matchplay debuts.^[4]

The following players qualified for the tournament:

Saturday, 13 July^[5][6]

Match #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Break 1	Break 2
01	1	Gerwyn Price 99.43	10 – 4	Daryl Gurney 94.88	4 – 1	6 – 4
02		Jonny Clayton 100.77	10 – 7	Raymond van Barneveld 96.17	3 – 2	7 – 3
03		Luke Humphries 108.76	10 – 4	Ricardo Pietreczko 100.74	4 – 1	7 – 3
04		Nathan Aspinall 92.24	10 – 8	Luke Woodhouse 92.28	2 – 3	6 – 4

Sunday, 14 July^[5]

Match #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Break 1	Break 2
05	1	Ross Smith 99.15	10 – 4	Josh Rock 98.91	3 – 2	7 – 3
06		Danny Noppert 91.96	5 – 10	James Wade 95.91	1 – 4	3 – 7
07		Dimitri Van den Bergh 98.91	10 – 6	Martin Schindler 94.81	3 – 2	6 – 4
08		Stephen Bunting 97.42	12 – 10	Ryan Joyce 95.57	3 – 2	6 – 4
09		Rob Cross 100.42	13 – 12	Gian van Veen 100.81	2 – 3	6 – 4
10		Joe Cullen 100.19	10 – 4	Brendan Dolan 89.99	3 – 2	6 – 4
11		Peter Wright 95.26	5 – 10	Andrew Gilding 94.35	1 – 4	4 – 6
12		Dave Chisnall 85.76	2 – 10	Krzysztof Ratajski 95.11	0 – 5	2 – 8

Monday, 15 July^[5][7]

Match #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Break 1	Break 2
13	1	Damon Heta 100.93	4 – 10	Ryan Searle 101.01	2 – 3	3 – 7
14		Michael Smith 102.08	10 – 5	Gary Anderson 98.97	2 – 3	7 – 3
15		Michael van Gerwen 101.93	10 – 6	Luke Littler 100.83	3 – 2	6 – 4
16		Chris Dobey 93.94	10 – 7	Ritchie Edhouse 87.63	3 – 2	5 – 5

Tuesday, 16 July

Match #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Break 1	Break 2
17	2	Gerwyn Price 93.57	9 – 11	Ross Smith 98.70	2 – 3	5 – 5
18		Nathan Aspinall 87.14	8 – 11	James Wade 93.41	1 – 4	5 – 5
19		Luke Humphries 102.34	11 – 7	Stephen Bunting 94.51	3 – 2	5 – 5
20		Jonny Clayton 96.72	5 – 11	Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.85	2 – 3	4 – 6

Wednesday, 17 July

Match #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Break 1	Break 2
21	2	Krzysztof Ratajski 95.19	5 – 11	Andrew Gilding 98.30	2 – 3	3 – 7
22		Rob Cross 106.99	11 – 6	Ryan Searle 96.72	2 – 3	6 – 4
23		Michael van Gerwen 95.49	11 – 8	Joe Cullen 91.88	4 – 1	6 – 4
24		Michael Smith 93.91	11 – 9	Chris Dobey 94.80	4 – 1	6 – 4

Thursday, 18 July

Match #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Break 1	Break 2	Break 3	Break 4
25	QF	Ross Smith 99.87	10 – 16	James Wade 100.30	3 – 2	4 – 6	6 – 9	8 – 12
26		Luke Humphries 101.21	16 – 10	Dimitri Van den Bergh 95.64	3 – 2	5 – 5	8 – 7	11 – 9

Friday, 19 July

Match #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Break 1	Break 2	Break 3	Break 4
27	QF	Michael van Gerwen 96.99	16 – 10	Andrew Gilding 89.98	3 – 2	4 – 6	7 – 8	12 – 8
28		Michael Smith 96.35	16 – 7	Rob Cross 94.19	4 – 1	8 – 2	11 – 4	14 – 6

Saturday, 20 July

Match #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Break 1	Break 2	Break 3	Break 4
29	SF	Luke Humphries		James Wade
30		Michael van Gerwen		Michael Smith

Sunday, 21 July

Match #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Break 1	Break 2	Break 3	Break 4
31	F

	First 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 108.76	10
		Ricardo Pietreczko 100.74	4
						1	Luke Humphries 102.34	11
						16	Stephen Bunting 94.51	7
	16	Stephen Bunting 97.42	12
		Ryan Joyce 95.57	10
											1	Luke Humphries 101.21	16
											9	Dimitri Van den Bergh 95.64	10
	8	Jonny Clayton 100.77	10
		Raymond van Barneveld 96.17	7
						8	Jonny Clayton 96.72	5
						9	Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.85	11
	9	Dimitri Van den Bergh 98.91	10
		Martin Schindler 94.81	6
																1	Luke Humphries
																	James Wade
	4	Gerwyn Price 99.43	10
		Daryl Gurney 94.88	4
						4	Gerwyn Price 93.57	9
						13	Ross Smith 98.70	11
	13	Ross Smith 99.15	10
		Josh Rock 98.91	4
											13	Ross Smith 99.87	10
												James Wade 100.30	16
	5	Nathan Aspinall 92.24	10
		Luke Woodhouse 92.28	8
						5	Nathan Aspinall 87.14	8
							James Wade 93.41	11
	12	Danny Noppert 91.96	5
		James Wade 95.91	10
																					Michael
	2	Michael van Gerwen 101.93	10
		Luke Littler 100.83	6
						2	Michael van Gerwen 95.49	11
						15	Joe Cullen 91.88	8
	15	Joe Cullen 100.14	10
		Brendan Dolan 89.99	4
											2	Michael van Gerwen 96.99	16
												Andrew Gilding 89.98	10
	7	Dave Chisnall 85.76	2
		Krzysztof Ratajski 95.11	10
							Krzysztof Ratajski 95.19	5
							Andrew Gilding 98.30	11
	10	Peter Wright 95.26	5
		Andrew Gilding 94.35	10
																2	Michael van Gerwen
																3	Michael Smith
	3	Michael Smith 102.08	10
		Gary Anderson 98.97	5
						3	Michael Smith 93.91	11
						14	Chris Dobey 94.80	9
	14	Chris Dobey 93.94	10
		Ritchie Edhouse 87.63	7
											3	Michael Smith 96.35	16
											6	Rob Cross 94.19	7
	6	Rob Cross 100.42	13
		Gian van Veen 100.81	12
						6	Rob Cross 106.99	11
							Ryan Searle 96.72	6
	11	Damon Heta 100.93	4
		Ryan Searle 101.01	10

The table lists all players who achieved an average of at least 100 in a match.^[5] In the case one player has multiple records, this is indicated by the number in brackets.

#	Player	Round	Average	Result
1	Luke Humphries	1st Round	108.76	Won
2	Rob Cross	2nd Round	106.99	Won
3	Luke Humphries (2)	2nd Round	102.34	Won
4	Michael Smith	1st Round	102.08	Won
5	Michael van Gerwen	1st Round	101.93	Won
6	Luke Humphries (3)	Quarter-final	101.21	Won
7	Ryan Searle	1st Round	101.01	Won
8	Damon Heta	1st Round	100.93	Lost
9	Luke Littler	1st Round	100.83	Lost
10	Gian van Veen	1st Round	100.81	Lost
11	Jonny Clayton	1st Round	100.77	Won
12	Ricardo Pietreczko	1st Round	100.74	Lost
13	Rob Cross (2)	1st Round	100.42	Won
14	James Wade	Quarter-final	100.30	Won
15	Joe Cullen	1st Round	100.19	Won