Betfred World Matchplay JUL 15 - JUL 23 2023 On Sky Sports

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The 2023 Betfred World Matchplay will take place from July 15-23 at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool.

The biggest ranking event outside the World Championship will see 32 of the world's top stars battling it out across nine days of action for the Phil Taylor Trophy.

The tournament will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK
2023 Betfred World Matchplay
Schedule of Play
Saturday July 15 (1900 BST)
4x First Round
Sunday July 16
Afternoon Session (1300 BST)
4x First Round
Evening Session (1930 BST)
4x First Round
Monday July 17 (1900 BST)
4x First Round
Tuesday July 18 (1900 BST)
4x Second Round
Wednesday July 19 (1900 BST)
4x Second Round
Thursday July 20 (2000 BST)
2x Quarter-Finals
Friday July 21 (2000 BST)
2x Quarter-Finals
Saturday July 22 (2000 BST)
2x Semi-Finals
Sunday July 23
Afternoon Session (1300 BST)
Women's World Matchplay
Evening Session (2000 BST)
Final

 

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Josh Rock and Mike De Decker will make their Betfred World Matchplay debuts this month, while confirmation of the field for the summer spectacular has seen two legends secure their Blackpool return.

This year's World Matchplay will see a stellar 32-player field competing at the Winter Gardens from July 15-23 in the 30th edition of the tournament.

A huge £800,000 prize fund is on offer as the players do battle for the Phil Taylor Trophy across nine days in Blackpool, with the PDC's top 16 joined by 16 qualifiers from the one-year ProTour Order of Merit.

World Champion Michael Smith will be the top seed at this year's event following his rise to the summit of the PDC Order of Merit.

Reigning champion Michael van Gerwen is seeded third as he bids to claim a fourth World Matchplay success, with former winners Rob Cross (fifth), Dimitri Van den Bergh (tenth) and James Wade (16) also amongst the seeded stars.

Last year's runner-up Gerwyn Price, who also landed a Winter Gardens nine-darter, is the fourth seed, while his World Cup-winning team-mate Jonny Clayton is the seventh seed.

2023 Masters champion Chris Dobey and UK Open winner Andrew Gilding are amongst the 16 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, ahead of Germany's Martin Schindler, reigning European Champion Ross Smith and Poland's Krzysztof Ratajski.

De Decker's qualification for a World Matchplay debut means that Belgium will be represented by three players for the first time in the event's rich history, as he joins Van den Bergh and Kim Huybrechts 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 remarkable 22nd appearance in the World Matchplay, having made his debut in 1998.

Gary Anderson's 15th World Matchplay appearance will see the 2018 champion on the ProTour side of the draw - meaning that he could see himself up against the likes of Smith, Van Gerwen or Scottish World Cup team-mate Wright in round one!

The draw for the Betfred World Matchplay will be made on Tuesday July 4, and available to watch through the Betfred social media channels, with the schedule of play to follow later in the week.

The Betfred World Matchplay will be held from July 15-23, while the final day of action in Blackpool also features the Betfred Women's World Matchplay in Sunday's afternoon session as eight players compete in the second staging of that event.

2023 Betfred World Matchplay
PDC Order of Merit Top 16
(Seeded for first round draw)
1 Michael Smith
2 Peter Wright
3 Michael van Gerwen
4 Gerwyn Price
5 Rob Cross
6 Luke Humphries
7 Jonny Clayton
8 Danny Noppert
9 Nathan Aspinall
10 Dimitri Van den Bergh
11 Dirk van Duijvenbode
12 Dave Chisnall
13 Joe Cullen
14 Damon Heta
15 Ryan Searle
16 James Wade

ProTour Order of Merit Qualifiers
Josh Rock
Martin Schindler
Ross Smith
Krzysztof Ratajski
Jose de Sousa
Andrew Gilding
Gary Anderson
Stephen Bunting
Gabriel Clemens
Chris Dobey
Raymond van Barneveld
Daryl Gurney
Mike De Decker
Steve Beaton
Brendan Dolan
Kim Huybrechts

 

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2023 Betfred World Matchplay
Draw Bracket
(1) Michael Smith v Steve Beaton
(16) James Wade v Chris Dobey
(8) Danny Noppert v Martin Schindler
(9) Nathan Aspinall v Krzysztof Ratajski
(4) Gerwyn Price v Stephen Bunting
(13) Joe Cullen v Mike De Decker
(5) Rob Cross v Daryl Gurney
(12) Dave Chisnall v Gary Anderson
(2) Peter Wright v Andrew Gilding
(15) Ryan Searle v Raymond van Barneveld
(7) Jonny Clayton v Gabriel Clemens
(10) Dimitri Van den Bergh v Ross Smith
(3) Michael van Gerwen v Brendan Dolan
(14) Damon Heta v Josh Rock
(6) Luke Humphries v Jose de Sousa
(11) Dirk van Duijvenbode v Kim Huybrechts

 

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2023 Betfred World Matchplay
Schedule of Play
Saturday July 15 (1900 BST)
4x First Round
Joe Cullen v Mike De Decker
Rob Cross v Daryl Gurney
Gerwyn Price v Stephen Bunting
Dave Chisnall v Gary Anderson

Sunday July 16
Afternoon Session (1300 BST)
4x First Round
Danny Noppert v Martin Schindler
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Kim Huybrechts
Damon Heta v Josh Rock
James Wade v Chris Dobey

Evening Session (1930 BST)
4x First Round
Nathan Aspinall v Krzysztof Ratajski
Luke Humphries v Jose de Sousa
Michael van Gerwen v Brendan Dolan
Michael Smith v Steve Beaton

Monday July 17 (1900 BST)
4x First Round
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Ross Smith
Ryan Searle v Raymond van Barneveld
Peter Wright v Andrew Gilding
Jonny Clayton v Gabriel Clemens

Tuesday July 18 (1900 BST)
4x Second Round - Order of Matches TBC
M Smith/Beaton v Wade/Dobey
Noppert/Schindler v Aspinall/Ratajski
Price/Bunting v Cullen/De Decker
Cross/Gurney v Chisnall/Anderson

Wednesday July 19 (1900 BST)
4x Second Round - Order of Matches TBC
Wright/Gilding v Searle/Van Barneveld
Clayton/Clemens v Van den Bergh/R Smith
Van Gerwen/Dolan v Heta/Rock
Humphries/De Sousa v Van Duijvenbode/Huybrechts

Thursday July 20 (2000 BST)
2x Quarter-Finals

Friday July 21 (2000 BST)
2x Quarter-Finals

Saturday July 22 (2000 BST)
Semi-Finals

Sunday July 23
Afternoon Session (1300 BST)
Betfred Women's World Matchplay
Quarter-Finals
Beau Greaves v Noa-Lynn van Leuven
Robyn Byrne v Rhian O'Sullivan
Mikuru Suzuki v Aileen de Graaf
Fallon Sherrock v Lisa Ashton

Semi-Finals
Greaves/Van Leuven v Byrne/O'Sullivan
Suzuki/De Graaf v Sherrock/Ashton

Final
v

Evening Session (2000 BST)
Betfred World Matchplay
Final

 

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PDC Stats Analyst Christopher Kempf runs the rule over this year's Betfred World Matchplay field - based on their last 200 legs played - ahead of this year's summer showpiece at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool...

#1 Averages - Gerwyn Price
#1 OChE - Gerwyn Price
#1 Doubles - Ricardo Pietreczko
#1 171-180 - Chris Dobey, Luke Humphries
#1 99, 101+ Checkout - Jonny Clayton, Jermaine Wattimena, Josh Rock

 

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2023 Betfred World Matchplay
Schedule of Play
Saturday July 15 (1900 BST)
4x First Round
Joe Cullen v Mike De Decker
Rob Cross v Daryl Gurney
Gerwyn Price v Stephen Bunting
Dave Chisnall v Gary Anderson

UK Sky Sports Action
New Zealand Sky Sports 4
Austria Fox Sports 507
International PDC TV
USA DAZN

 

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2023 Betfred World Matchplay
Saturday July 15
4x First Round
Joe Cullen 10-7 Mike De Decker
Daryl Gurney 12-10 Rob Cross
Gerwyn Price 10-3 Stephen Bunting
Gary Anderson 10-6 Dave Chisnall

Sunday July 16
Afternoon Session (1300 BST)
4x First Round
Danny Noppert v Martin Schindler
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Kim Huybrechts
Damon Heta v Josh Rock
James Wade v Chris Dobey

UK Sky Sports Action
Austria Fox Sports 505
International PDC TV
USA DAZN

Evening Session (1930 BST)
4x First Round
Nathan Aspinall v Krzysztof Ratajski
Luke Humphries v Jose de Sousa
Michael van Gerwen v Brendan Dolan
Michael Smith v Steve Beaton

UK Sky Sports Action
New Zealand Sky Sports 1
Austria Fox Sports 507
International PDC TV
USA DAZN

 

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2023 Betfred World Matchplay
Sunday July 16
Afternoon Session
4x First Round
Danny Noppert 10-8 Martin Schindler
Dirk van Duijvenbode 12-10 Kim Huybrechts
Damon Heta 10-5 Josh Rock
Chris Dobey 10-8 James Wade

Evening Session
4x First Round
Nathan Aspinall 10-7 Krzysztof Ratajski
Luke Humphries 10-2 Jose de Sousa
Brendan Dolan 10-7 Michael van Gerwen
Michael Smith 10-2 Steve Beaton

Monday July 17 (1900 BST)
4x First Round
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Ross Smith
Ryan Searle v Raymond van Barneveld
Peter Wright v Andrew Gilding
Jonny Clayton v Gabriel Clemen

UK Sky Sports Action
New Zealand Sky Sports 1
Austria Fox Sports 503
International PDC TV
USA DAZN

 

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2023 Betfred World Matchplay
Monday July 17
4x First Round
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 (1900 BST)
4x Second Round
Daryl Gurney v Gary Anderson
Danny Noppert v Nathan Aspinall
Gerwyn Price v Joe Cullen
Michael Smith v Chris Dobey

UK Sky Sports Action
New Zealand Sky Sports 9
Austria Fox Sports 503
International PDC TV
USA DAZN

Wednesday July 19 (1900 BST)
4x Second Round
Brendan Dolan v Damon Heta
Jonny Clayton v Dimitri Van den Bergh
Peter Wright v Ryan Searle
Luke Humphries v Dirk van Duijvenbode

 

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2023 Betfred World Matchplay
Tuesday July 18
4x Second Round
Daryl Gurney 11-4 Gary Anderson
Nathan Aspinall 11-9 Danny Noppert
Joe Cullen 13-11 Gerwyn Price
Chris Dobey 11-7 Michael Smith

Wednesday July 19 (1900 BST)
4x Second Round
Brendan Dolan v Damon Heta
Jonny Clayton v Dimitri Van den Bergh
Peter Wright v Ryan Searle
Luke Humphries v Dirk van Duijvenbode

UK Sky Sports Action
New Zealand Sky Sports 9
Austria Fox Sports 503
International PDC TV
USA DAZN

Thursday July 20 (2000 BST)
2x Quarter-Finals
Joe Cullen v Daryl Gurney
Chris Dobey v Nathan Aspinall

Top 3 seeds all eliminated from world match play darts.... Michael Smith OUT, Gerwyn Price OUT, MVG OUT...

 

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2023 Betfred World Matchplay
Wednesday July 19
4x Second Round
Damon Heta 11-1 Brendan Dolan
Jonny Clayton 11-6 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Ryan Searle 11-8 Peter Wright
Luke Humphries 14-12 Dirk van Duijvenbode

Thursday July 20 (2000 BST)
2x Quarter-Finals
Joe Cullen v Daryl Gurney
Chris Dobey v Nathan Aspinall

UK Sky Sports Action
New Zealand Sky Sports 9
Austria Fox Sports 503
International PDC TV
USA DAZN

Friday July 21 (2000 BST)
2x Quarter-Finals
Ryan Searle v Jonny Clayton
Damon Heta v Luke Humphries

 

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2023 Betfred World Matchplay
Thursday July 20
2x Quarter-Finals
Joe Cullen 16-11 Daryl Gurney
Nathan Aspinall 16-12 Chris Dobey

Friday July 21 (2000 BST)
2x Quarter-Finals
Ryan Searle v Jonny Clayton
Damon Heta v Luke Humphries

UK Sky Sports Action
New Zealand Sky Sports 9
Austria Fox Sports 503
International PDC TV
USA DAZN

 

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2023 Betfred World Matchplay
Friday July 21
2x Quarter-Finals
Jonny Clayton 16-12 Ryan Searle
Luke Humphries 16-13 Damon Heta

Saturday July 22 (2000 BST)
Semi-Finals
Nathan Aspinall v Joe Cullen
Jonny Clayton v Luke Humphries

UK Sky Sports Action
New Zealand Sky Sports 9
Austria Fox Sports 503
International PDC TV
USA DAZN

 

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2023 Betfred Women's World Matchplay
Sunday July 23
Draw Bracket
(1) Beau Greaves v (8) Noa-Lynn van Leuven
(4) Robyn Byrne v (5) Rhian O'Sullivan
(2) Mikuru Suzuki v (7) Aileen de Graaf
(3) Fallon Sherrock v (6) Lisa Ashton

Schedule of Play
Sunday July 23 (1300 BST)
Quarter-Finals
Beau Greaves v Noa-Lynn van Leuven
Robyn Byrne v Rhian O'Sullivan
Mikuru Suzuki v Aileen de Graaf
Fallon Sherrock v Lisa Ashton
Best of 7 legs

Semi-Finals
Greaves/Van Leuven v Byrne/O'Sullivan
Suzuki/De Graaf v Sherrock/Ashton
Best of 9 legs

Final
v

UK Sky Sports Action
Austria Fox Sports 503
International PDC TV
USA DAZN

2023 Betfred World Matchplay
Saturday July 22
Semi-Finals
Nathan Aspinall 17-9 Joe Cullen
Jonny Clayton 17-15 Luke Humphries

Sunday July 23 (2000 BST)
Final
Nathan Aspinall v Jonny Clayton

UK Sky Sports Action
New Zealand Sky Sports 9
Austria Fox Sports 503
International PDC TV
USA DAZN