One of the biggest events on the darts calendar is underway in Blackpool, with a huge prize pot on the line.
The World Matchplay, which serves as one-third of the PDC’s Triple Crown, pits 32 of the best players on the planet against eachother.
Luke Humphries won the Phil Taylor Trophy for the first time last year, beating Michael van Gerwen 18–15 in the final.
But ‘Cool Hand’ suffered a shock defeat in the opening round this year, losing 10-8 to world youth champion Gian van Veen at the Winter Gardens
Luke Littler is still in the tournament and now has a great chance of claiming glory.
World Matchplay 2025: Dates and start times
The 2025 PDC World Matchplay began on Saturday, July 19 and will run over eight days before the final on Sunday, July 27.
The entire tournament will once again be held at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.
The quarter-finals will be held on Thursday and Friday this week with both sessions starting at 8pm.
The semi-finals will follow on Saturday before the showpiece final on Sunday evening.
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.
World Matchplay 2025: Format
The top 16 players on the PDC Order of Merit are 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.
World Matchplay 2025: Full schedule
Saturday July 19 – 8pm
- James Wade 10-3 Joe Cullen
- Danny Noppert 10-2 Cameron Menzies
- Luke Humphries 8-10 Gian van Veen
- Nathan Aspinall 6-10 Wessel Nijman
Sunday July 20
Afternoon Session – 1pm
- Damon Heta 10-12 Andrew Gilding
- Rob Cross 8-10 Dirk van Duijvenbode
- Peter Wright 8-10 Jermaine Wattimena
- Dave Chisnall 7-10 Mike De Decker
Evening Session – 7pm
- Gary Anderson 10-5 Luke Woodhouse
- Jonny Clayton 10-7 Martin Schindler
- Luke Littler 10-2 Ryan Searle
- Stephen Bunting 10-8 Ryan Joyce
Monday July 21 – 7pm
- Chris Dobey 10-5 Ricardo Pietreczko
- Gerwyn Price 10-7 Daryl Gurney
- Michael van Gerwen 10-6 Raymond van Barneveld
- Ross Smith 5-10 Josh Rock
Tuesday July 22 – 7pm
- Gian van Veen vs Danny Noppert
- Wessel Nijman vs James Wade
- Stephen Bunting vs Gary Anderson
- Jonny Clayton vs Mike De Decker
Wednesday July 23 – 7pm
- Luke Littler vs Jermaine Wattimena
- Andrew Gilding vs Dirk van Duijvenbode
- Michael Van Gerwen vs Josh Rock
- Chris Dobey vs Gerwyn Price
Thursday July 24 – 8pm
- Quarter-Finals x2
Friday July 25 – 8pm
- Quarter-Finals x2
Saturday July 26 – 8pm
- Semi-Finals
Sunday July 27
Evening Session – 8pm
- World Matchplay Final