2024 World Matchplay

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

2024 Betfred World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates	13–21 July 2024
Venue	Winter Gardens
Location	Blackpool, England
Organisation(s)	Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£800,000
Winner's share	£200,000
Nine-dart finish	Dimitri Van den Bergh
High checkout	170 Gian van Veen Chris Dobey
Champion(s)
Luke Humphries
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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 Darts 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]

Prize money

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:

PDC Order of Merit  Luke Humphries (champion)  Michael van Gerwen (runner-up)  Michael Smith (semi-finals)  Gerwyn Price (second round)  Nathan Aspinall (second round)  Rob Cross (quarter-finals)  Dave Chisnall (first round)  Jonny Clayton (second round)  Dimitri Van den Bergh (quarter-finals)  Peter Wright (first round)  Damon Heta (first round)  Danny Noppert (first round)  Ross Smith (quarter-finals)  Chris Dobey (second round)  Joe Cullen (second round)  Stephen Bunting (second round)

PDC ProTour Qualifiers  Gary Anderson (first round)  Josh Rock (first round)  Ryan Searle (second round)  Martin Schindler (first round)  Gian van Veen (first round)  Luke Littler (first round)  Ricardo Pietreczko (first round)  Daryl Gurney (first round)  Ryan Joyce (first round)  Raymond van Barneveld (first round)  Brendan Dolan (first round)  Ritchie Edhouse (first round)  Krzysztof Ratajski (second round)  Luke Woodhouse (first round)  Andrew Gilding (quarter-finals)  James Wade (semi-finals)

Schedule

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

Saturday, 13 July^[9][10]

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

Sunday, 14 July^[9]

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

Monday, 15 July^[9][11]

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

Tuesday, 16 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

Wednesday, 17 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

Thursday, 18 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

Friday, 19 July

Match #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Break 1	Break 2	Break 3	Break 4
29	SF	Luke Humphries 100.64	17 – 10	James Wade 102.38	3 – 2	5 – 5	8 – 7	12 – 8
30		Michael van Gerwen 98.43	17 – 13	Michael Smith 96.93	4 – 1	5 – 5	9 – 6	11 – 9

Saturday, 20 July

Match #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Break 1	Break 2	Break 3	Break 4	Break 5
31	F	Luke Humphries 100.94	18 – 15	Michael van Gerwen 98.74	2 – 3	6 – 4	9 – 6	11 – 9	13 – 12

Sunday, 21 July

Draw

	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 100.64	12
																	Joe Cullen 98.38	17
	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
																						Joe Cullen 100.94	18
																					13	Josh Rock 99.10	15
	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
																	Luke Littler 102.71	17
																3	Josh Rock 101.56	19
	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

Top averages

The table lists all players who achieved an average of at least 100 in a match.^[9] 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	James Wade	Semi-final	102.38	Lost
4	Luke Humphries (2)	2nd Round	102.34	Won
5	Michael Smith	1st Round	102.08	Won
6	Michael van Gerwen	1st Round	101.93	Won
7	Luke Humphries (3)	Quarter-final	101.21	Won
8	Ryan Searle	1st Round	101.01	Won
9	Luke Humphries (4)	Final	100.94	Won
10	Damon Heta	1st Round	100.93	Lost
11	Luke Littler	1st Round	100.83	Lost
12	Gian van Veen	1st Round	100.81	Lost
13	Jonny Clayton	1st Round	100.77	Won
14	Ricardo Pietreczko	1st Round	100.74	Lost
15	Luke Humphries (5)	Semi-final	100.64	Won
16	Rob Cross (2)	1st Round	100.42	Won
17	James Wade (2)	Quarter-final	100.30	Won
18	Joe Cullen	1st Round	100.19	Won