The 2024

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World Matchplay was the 31st 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 13 to 21 July 2024.

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was the defending champion, having defeated

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18–6 in the 2023 final, but he was eliminated in the second round, losing 11–8 to

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won his first World Matchplay title, beating

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18–15 in the final. He became the fourth player to win the

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and the World Matchplay in the same year after Phil Taylor,

and Peter Wright and only the second player after Phil Taylor to average more than 100 in all five matches on the way to the title.

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hit a nine-darter during his first round win against

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Prize money

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

Format

All games had to be won by two clear legs, with a game 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 reaches 12–12 then the 25th leg is the decider. The first round was played first to 10 legs, second round first to 11 legs, quarter-finals first to 16 legs, semi-finals first to 17 legs and final first to 18 legs.

Qualification

The top 16 players on the

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at the cut-off point on 7 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.

Gian van Veen Gian van Veen (born 23 April 2002) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number twenty-three. Nicknamed "the Giant", Van Veen made his first major se ...

Luke Littler Luke Littler (born 21 January 2007) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked PDC Order of Merit, world number two. Nicknamed "the Nuke", Littler is the rei ...

, Ricardo Pietreczko,

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and Luke Woodhouse made their World Matchplay debuts. The following players qualified for the tournament:

PDC Order of Merit

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PDC Pro Tour Qualifiers

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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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