THE BetVictor World Matchplay takes place from Julu 18-26 at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.
The prestigious £450,000 tournament - first held in 1994 - features 32 stars competing across nine days in a knockout format.
The BetVictor World Matchplay will be shown live on Sky Sports in the UK & Ireland and worldwide through the PDC's series of broadcast partners, as well as through www.LIVEPDC.TV for International Pass Subscribers.
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BetVictor World Matchplay
Saturday July 18 (7pm-11pm)
First Round
Simon Whitlock 10-4 Jelle Klaasen
Peter Wright 10-5 Kim Huybrechts
Michael van Gerwen 10-4 Benito van de Pas
Adrian Lewis 10-7 Joe Murnan
Click here for Night One Round-Up
Sunday July 19
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
First Round
Mervyn King 8-10 Andrew Gilding
Ian White 10-6 Stephen Bunting
Justin Pipe 7-10 Jamie Lewis
Michael Smith 4-10 Gerwyn Price
Click here for Day Two Round-Up
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
First Round
Brendan Dolan 10-6 Vincent van der Voort
Terry Jenkins 9-11 Mensur Suljovic
Gary Anderson 10-4 Steve Beaton
James Wade 10-7 Kyle Anderson
Click here for Day Two Round-Up
Monday July 20 (7pm-11pm)
First Round
Robert Thornton 7-10 Keegan Brown
Dave Chisnall 13-11 Jamie Caven
Phil Taylor 10-2 John Henderson
Raymond van Barneveld 7-10 Andy Hamilton
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Tuesday July 21 (7pm-11.30pm)
Second Round
Peter Wright 13-7 Andrew Gilding
Simon Whitlock 9-13 Ian White
Michael van Gerwen 13-2 Jamie Lewis
Adrian Lewis 10-13 Gerwyn Price
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Wednesday July 22 (7pm-11.30pm)
Second Round
Dave Chisnall 13-11 Keegan Brown
James Wade 13-8 Brendan Dolan
Phil Taylor 13-6 Andy Hamilton
Gary Anderson 9-13 Mensur Suljovic
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Thursday July 23 (7pm-10pm)
Quarter-Finals
Peter Wright 16-7 Gerwyn Price
Michael van Gerwen 16-13 Ian White
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Friday July 24 (7pm-10pm)
Quarter-Finals
James Wade 16-11 Mensur Suljovic
Phil Taylor 16-8 Dave Chisnall
Click here for Day Seven Round-Up
Saturday July 25 (7pm-10pm)
Semi-Finals
Phil Taylor 14-17 James Wade
Michael van Gerwen 17-12 Peter Wright
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Sunday July 26 (7pm-9pm)
Final
Michael van Gerwen 18-12 James Wade
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Format
First Round - Best of 19 legs
Second Round - Best of 25 legs
Quarter-Finals - Best of 31 legs
Semi-Finals - Best of 33 legs
Final - Best of 35 legs
* Each game must be won by two clear legs, with up to a maximum of five additional legs being played before the sixth "extra" leg is sudden-death. There will be no re-throw for the bull in this instance. For example, should a First Round game (best of 19 legs) reach 12-12, then the 25th leg would be the final and deciding leg.
Tournament Draw Bracket
First Round
Michael van Gerwen (1) v Benito van de Pas
Justin Pipe (16) v Jamie Lewis
Simon Whitlock (8) v Jelle Klaasen
Ian White (9) v Stephen Bunting
Peter Wright (5) v Kim Huybrechts
Mervyn King (12) v Andrew Gilding
Adrian Lewis (4) v Joe Murnan
Michael Smith (13) v Gerwyn Price
Phil Taylor (2) v John Henderson
Raymond van Barneveld (15) v Andy Hamilton
Dave Chisnall (7) v Jamie Caven
Robert Thornton (10) v Keegan Brown
James Wade (6) v Kyle Anderson
Brendan Dolan (11) v Vincent van der Voort
Gary Anderson (3) v Steve Beaton
Terry Jenkins (14) v Mensur Suljovic
Second Round
Michael van Gerwen v Jamie Lewis
Simon Whitlock v Ian White
Peter Wright v Andrew Gilding
Adrian Lewis v Gerwyn Price
Phil Taylor v Andy Hamilton
Dave Chisnall v Keegan Brown
James Wade v Brendan Dolan
Gary Anderson v Mensur Suljovic
Quarter-Finals
Michael van Gerwen v Ian White
Peter Wright v Gerwyn Price
Phil Taylor v Dave Chisnall
James Wade v Mensur Suljovic
Semi-Finals
Michael van Gerwen v Peter Wright
Phil Taylor v James Wade
Final
Michael van Gerwen v James Wade
Prize Fund
Winner - £100,000
Runner-Up - £50,000
Semi-Finalists - £27,000
Quarter-Finalists - £17,500
Second Round Losers - £10,000
First Round Losers - £6,000
Total - £450,000
* In addition, should a player achieve a nine-dart finish during this event, a bonus of £15,000 will be paid. Should more than one player achieve a nine-dart finish, this would be shared on a pro-rata basis.
The prestigious £450,000 tournament - first held in 1994 - features 32 stars competing across nine days in a knockout format.
The BetVictor World Matchplay will be shown live on Sky Sports in the UK & Ireland and worldwide through the PDC's series of broadcast partners, as well as through www.LIVEPDC.TV for International Pass Subscribers.
Get Involved On Social Media
Twitter - @OfficialPDC and @BetVictor using #WorldMatchplay
Facebook - visit Facebook.com/OfficialPDC
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YouTube - Watch exclusive videos at the OfficialPDC channel, including daily On The Wire show
Snapchat - Add OfficialPDC
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Google+ Add OfficialPDC to your Circles
Watch Live!
Sky Sports - UK & Ireland
RTL7 - Netherlands
Sport1 - Germany
Fox Sports - Australia
Sky New Zealand
OSN - Middle East & North Africa
PPTV - China
Viasat - Scandinavia
Nova - Czech Republic & Slovakia
www.LIVEPDC.TV for International Pass Subscribers (outside of the UK, Ireland & Netherlands)
BetVictor World Matchplay
Saturday July 18 (7pm-11pm)
First Round
Simon Whitlock 10-4 Jelle Klaasen
Peter Wright 10-5 Kim Huybrechts
Michael van Gerwen 10-4 Benito van de Pas
Adrian Lewis 10-7 Joe Murnan
Click here for Night One Round-Up
Sunday July 19
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
First Round
Mervyn King 8-10 Andrew Gilding
Ian White 10-6 Stephen Bunting
Justin Pipe 7-10 Jamie Lewis
Michael Smith 4-10 Gerwyn Price
Click here for Day Two Round-Up
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
First Round
Brendan Dolan 10-6 Vincent van der Voort
Terry Jenkins 9-11 Mensur Suljovic
Gary Anderson 10-4 Steve Beaton
James Wade 10-7 Kyle Anderson
Click here for Day Two Round-Up
Monday July 20 (7pm-11pm)
First Round
Robert Thornton 7-10 Keegan Brown
Dave Chisnall 13-11 Jamie Caven
Phil Taylor 10-2 John Henderson
Raymond van Barneveld 7-10 Andy Hamilton
Click here for Day Three Round-Up
Tuesday July 21 (7pm-11.30pm)
Second Round
Peter Wright 13-7 Andrew Gilding
Simon Whitlock 9-13 Ian White
Michael van Gerwen 13-2 Jamie Lewis
Adrian Lewis 10-13 Gerwyn Price
Click here for Day Four Round-Up
Wednesday July 22 (7pm-11.30pm)
Second Round
Dave Chisnall 13-11 Keegan Brown
James Wade 13-8 Brendan Dolan
Phil Taylor 13-6 Andy Hamilton
Gary Anderson 9-13 Mensur Suljovic
Click here for Day Five Round-Up
Thursday July 23 (7pm-10pm)
Quarter-Finals
Peter Wright 16-7 Gerwyn Price
Michael van Gerwen 16-13 Ian White
Click here for Day Six Round-Up
Friday July 24 (7pm-10pm)
Quarter-Finals
James Wade 16-11 Mensur Suljovic
Phil Taylor 16-8 Dave Chisnall
Click here for Day Seven Round-Up
Saturday July 25 (7pm-10pm)
Semi-Finals
Phil Taylor 14-17 James Wade
Michael van Gerwen 17-12 Peter Wright
Click here for Semi-Finals Round-Up
Sunday July 26 (7pm-9pm)
Final
Michael van Gerwen 18-12 James Wade
Click here for Match Report
Format
First Round - Best of 19 legs
Second Round - Best of 25 legs
Quarter-Finals - Best of 31 legs
Semi-Finals - Best of 33 legs
Final - Best of 35 legs
* Each game must be won by two clear legs, with up to a maximum of five additional legs being played before the sixth "extra" leg is sudden-death. There will be no re-throw for the bull in this instance. For example, should a First Round game (best of 19 legs) reach 12-12, then the 25th leg would be the final and deciding leg.
Tournament Draw Bracket
First Round
Michael van Gerwen (1) v Benito van de Pas
Justin Pipe (16) v Jamie Lewis
Simon Whitlock (8) v Jelle Klaasen
Ian White (9) v Stephen Bunting
Peter Wright (5) v Kim Huybrechts
Mervyn King (12) v Andrew Gilding
Adrian Lewis (4) v Joe Murnan
Michael Smith (13) v Gerwyn Price
Phil Taylor (2) v John Henderson
Raymond van Barneveld (15) v Andy Hamilton
Dave Chisnall (7) v Jamie Caven
Robert Thornton (10) v Keegan Brown
James Wade (6) v Kyle Anderson
Brendan Dolan (11) v Vincent van der Voort
Gary Anderson (3) v Steve Beaton
Terry Jenkins (14) v Mensur Suljovic
Second Round
Michael van Gerwen v Jamie Lewis
Simon Whitlock v Ian White
Peter Wright v Andrew Gilding
Adrian Lewis v Gerwyn Price
Phil Taylor v Andy Hamilton
Dave Chisnall v Keegan Brown
James Wade v Brendan Dolan
Gary Anderson v Mensur Suljovic
Quarter-Finals
Michael van Gerwen v Ian White
Peter Wright v Gerwyn Price
Phil Taylor v Dave Chisnall
James Wade v Mensur Suljovic
Semi-Finals
Michael van Gerwen v Peter Wright
Phil Taylor v James Wade
Final
Michael van Gerwen v James Wade
Prize Fund
Winner - £100,000
Runner-Up - £50,000
Semi-Finalists - £27,000
Quarter-Finalists - £17,500
Second Round Losers - £10,000
First Round Losers - £6,000
Total - £450,000
* In addition, should a player achieve a nine-dart finish during this event, a bonus of £15,000 will be paid. Should more than one player achieve a nine-dart finish, this would be shared on a pro-rata basis.