2024 World Matchplay

2024 Betfred World Matchplay
2024 Betfred World Matchplay
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
« 2023	2025»

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.

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 the afternoon of 21 July.

Prize money

The 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)
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

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.

Qualification

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.^[3]

The following players qualified for the tournament: