The 2023 World Matchplay (known as the 2023

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World Matchplay), was the 30th annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the

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. The tournament took place at the Winter Gardens,

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, from 15 to 23 July 2023.

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was the defending champion, after winning his third World Matchplay title in

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, defeating

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18–14, but was eliminated in the first round, losing 7–10 to

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won his first World Matchplay title and second Premier title overall, defeating

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18–6 in the final. The 2023 Women's World Matchplay also took place during the event, as

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won her first televised championship by defeating

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6–1 in the final.

Prize money

The prize fund remained at £800,000, with £200,000 going to the winner.

Format

All matches had to be won by two clear legs, with a match being extended if necessary for a maximum of six extra legs before a tie-break leg is required. For example, in a first to 10 legs first round match, if the score had reached 12–12 then the 25th leg would have been the decider.

Qualification

The top 16 players on the

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at the cut-off point on 11 July were seeded for the tournament. The top 16 players on the ProTour Order of Merit, not to have already qualified on the cut-off date were unseeded. The following players qualified for the tournament:

PDC Order of Merit

# (second round) # (second round) # (first round) # (second round) # (first round) # (semi-finals) # (runner-up) # (second round) # (champion) # (second round) # (second round) # (first round) # (semi-finals) # (quarter-finals) # (quarter-finals) # (first round)

PDC ProTour Qualifiers

# (first round) # (first round) # (first round) # (first round) # (first round) # (first round) # (second round) # (first round) # (first round) # (quarter-finals) # (first round) # (quarter-finals) # (first round) # (first round) # (second round) # (first round)

Schedule

Draw

Top averages

The table lists all players who achieved an

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of at least 100 in a match. In the case one player has multiple records, this is indicated by the number in brackets.

References

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