One of the biggest events on the darts calendar will get underway in Blackpool next month, with a huge prize pot on the line.
The World Matchplay, which serves as one-third of the PDC’s Triple Crown, will pit 32 of the best players on the planet at Winter Gardens.
Luke Humphries won the Phil Taylor Trophy for the first time last year, beating Michael van Gerwen 18–15 in the final.
Fittingly, ‘Cool Hand’ became the second player after ‘the Power’ to average more than 100 in all five matches en route to the title.
Now, Humphries and namesake Luke Littler will look to produce a strong showing in Blackpool after their dismal World Cup campaign.
The England pair, the current No.1 and No.2 ranked stars, were major favourites to go all the way in Germany but lost in the first round.
World Matchplay 2025: Dates and start times
The 2025 PDC World Matchplay will begin on Saturday, July 19.
It will run over eight days and comes to a close on Sunday, July 27.
The entire tournament will once again be held at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.
The first round will be held over four sessions in the first three days of the tournament, with the semi-finals on the second weekend.
Both last-four matches will take place on Saturday, July 26, before the final day will see both the women’s and men’s finals staged.
Afternoon sessions during the first two sessions will get underway at 1pm, with the evening line-up six hours later.
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World Matchplay 2025: Prize money
Total: £1,000,000
- Winner: £225,000
- Runner-Up: £125,000
- Semi-Finalists: £65,000
- Quarter-Finalists: £35,000
- Last 16 losers: £22,500
- Last 32 losers: £12,500
World Matchplay 2025: How to follow
Sky Sports will have live coverage of the entire tournament.
You can sign up for Sky Sports and find out how to stream with NOW TV here.
talkSPORT will also provide live coverage of the event in Germany.
To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
Meanwhile, talkSPORT.com will keep you up to date with all the latest.
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World Matchplay 2025: Format
The top 16 players on the PDC Order of Merit will be seeded for the tournament, with the rest having to qualify.
The first round will be played first to 10 legs, with just one more extended for the second.
Quarter-final matches will then be the first to 16 legs, semi-finals first to 17 legs, while Sunday’s final will be first to 18 legs.
All games have to be won by two clear legs.
If the score is level, a tie-break leg will be extended for a maximum of six extra legs.
