Betfred World Matchplay 2023 | Draw, Live Scores and Schedule of Play
The stars of PDC Darts do battle in Blackpool at the 2023 World Matchplay, and you can follow the latest results and schedule of play here.
The 30th edition of the tournament will see 32 players battle it out for an £800,000 prize fund at the Winter Gardens from July 15-23.
The top 16 players in the main Order of Merit are joined in the field by 16 qualifiers from the one-year ProTour Order of Merit.
Reigning World Champion Michael Smith is the number one seed, while defending champion Michael van Gerwen is seeded third as he bids to claim a fourth World Matchplay crown.
Former winners Rob Cross, Dimitri Van den Bergh and James Wade are also among the seeded stars.
Last year’s runner-up Gerwyn Price, who also landed a nine-darter, is the fourth seed, while his World Cup-winning team-mate Jonny Clayton is the seventh seed.
Masters champion Chris Dobey and UK Open winner Andrew Gilding are among the ProTour Order of Merit qualifiers, based on prize money won in European Tour events and Players Championships in the last year.
World Youth Champion Rock will look to continue his remarkable rise after being the leading ProTour Order of Merit qualifier and is joined by fellow debutant De Decker – who joins Van den Bergh and Kim Huybrechts as the third Belgian in the field.
Raymond van Barneveld makes his 13th World Matchplay appearance, with the 2010 runner-up having last competed in Blackpool five years ago.
Steve Beaton makes his return following a two-year absence from the event to make a 22nd appearance in the World Matchplay, having made his debut back in 1998.
Gary Anderson’s 15th World Matchplay appearance will see the 2018 champion unseeded in the draw for the first time since 2010.
First Round matches are to be contested over the best of 19 legs, with Second Round best of 21, Quarter-Finals best of 31, Semi-Finals best of 33 and the final best of 35.
All matches must be won by two clear legs, with a match being extended if necessary for a maximum of six extra legs before a sudden death leg is required. For example, in a first to ten First Round match, if the score reaches 12-12 then the 25th leg will be the sudden death decider.
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World Matchplay 2023 Schedule of Play
Saturday July 15
First Round
7pm-11pm
Joe Cullen 10-7 Mike De Decker
Rob Cross 10-12 Daryl Gurney
Gerwyn Price 10-3 Stephen Bunting
Dave Chisnall 6-10 Gary Anderson
Sunday July 16
First Round
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
Danny Noppert 10-8 Martin Schindler
Dirk van Duijvenbode 12-10 Kim Huybrechts
Damon Heta 10-5 Josh Rock
James Wade 8-10 Chris Dobey
Evening Session (7.30pm-11.30pm)
Nathan Aspinall 10-7 Krzysztof Ratajski
Luke Humphries 10-2 Jose de Sousa
Michael van Gerwen 7-10 Brendan Dolan
Michael Smith 10-2 Steve Beaton
Monday July 17
First Round
7pm-11pm
Dimitri Van den Bergh 10-8 Ross Smith
Ryan Searle 10-4 Raymond van Barneveld
Peter Wright 10-4 Andrew Gilding
Jonny Clayton 10-8 Gabriel Clemens
Tuesday July 18
Second Round
7pm-11pm
Daryl Gurney 11-4 Gary Anderson
Danny Noppert 9-11 Nathan Aspinall
Gerwyn Price 11-13 Joe Cullen
Michael Smith 7-11 Chris Dobey
Wednesday July 19
Second Round
7pm-11pm
Damon Heta 11-1 Brendan Dolan
Jonny Clayton 11-6 Dimitri van den Bergh
Peter Wright 8-11 Ryan Searle
Luke Humphries 14-12 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Thursday July 20
Quarter-Finals
8pm-11pm
Joe Cullen 16-11 Daryl Gurney
Nathan Aspinall 16-12 Chris Dobey
Friday July 21
Quarter-Finals
8pm-11pm
Jonny Clayton 16-12 Ryan Searle
Luke Humphries 16-13 Damon Heta
Saturday July 22
Semi-Finals
8pm-11pm
Nathan Aspinall 17-9 Joe Cullen
Jonny Clayton 17-15 Luke Humphries
Sunday July 23
Final
8pm
Nathan Aspinall 18-6 Jonny Clayton
Prize Fund
Winner: £200,000
Runner-up: £100,000
Semi-Final losers: £50,000
Quarter-Final losers: £30,000
Second Round losers: £15,000
First Round losers: £10,000
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