2023 World Matchplay Explained

Tournament Name:2023 Betfred World Matchplay
Dates:15–23 July 2023
Venue:Winter Gardens
Location:Blackpool, England
Organisation:Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
Format:Legs
Prize Fund:£800,000
Winners Share:£200,000
Prev:2022
Next:2024

The 2023 World Matchplay (known as the 2023 Betfred World Matchplay), was the 30th annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, from 15 to 23 July 2023.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, after winning his third World Matchplay title in 2022, defeating Gerwyn Price 18–14,[1] [2] but was eliminated in the first round, losing 7–10 to Brendan Dolan.

Nathan Aspinall won his first World Matchplay title and second Premier title overall, defeating Jonny Clayton 18–6 in the final.[3]

The 2023 Women's World Matchplay also took place during the event, as Beau Greaves won her first televised championship by defeating Mikuru Suzuki 6–1 in the final.

Prize money

The prize fund remained at £800,000, with £200,000 going to the winner.[4]

Position (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: £800,000)
Winneralign=center (1)align=center £200,000
Runner-upalign=center (1)align=center £100,000
Semi-finalistsalign=center (2)align=center £50,000
Quarter-finalistsalign=center (4)align=center £30,000
Second roundalign=center (8)align=center £15,000
First roundalign=center (16)align=center £10,000

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.

RoundFirst to (legs)
First10
Second11
Quarter-finals16
Semi-finals17
Final18

Qualification

The top 16 players on the PDC Order of Merit 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

  1. (second round)
  2. (second round)
  3. (first round)
  4. (second round)
  5. (first round)
  6. (semi-finals)
  7. (runner-up)
  8. (second round)
  9. (champion)
  10. (second round)
  11. (second round)
  12. (first round)
  13. (semi-finals)
  14. (quarter-finals)
  15. (quarter-finals)
  16. (first round)

PDC ProTour Qualifiers

  1. (first round)
  2. (first round)
  3. (first round)
  4. (first round)
  5. (first round)
  6. (first round)
  7. (second round)
  8. (first round)
  9. (first round)
  10. (quarter-finals)
  11. (first round)
  12. (quarter-finals)
  13. (first round)
  14. (first round)
  15. (second round)
  16. (first round)

Schedule

Match #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2
01 1 4 – 1 7 – 3
02 1 – 4 4 – 6
03 3 – 2 7 – 3
04 6 – 10 3 – 2 3 – 7
Match #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2
05 1 3 – 2 7 – 3
06 3 – 2 5 – 5
07 3 – 2 7 – 3
08 8 – 10 1 – 4 4 – 6
09 10 – 7 3 – 2 6 – 4
10 10 – 2 4 – 1 8 – 2
11 7 – 10 1 – 4 5 – 5
12 10 – 2 4 – 1 8 – 2
Match #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2
13 1 2 – 3 5 – 5
14 3 – 2 7 – 2
15 10 – 4 3 – 2 7 – 2
16 10 – 8 4 – 1 7 – 3
Match #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2
17 2 5 – 0 8 – 2
18 2 – 3 4 – 6
19 1 – 4 4 – 6
20 7 – 11 3 – 2 5 – 5
Match #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2
21 2 0 – 5 1 – 9
22 3 – 2 6 – 4
23 8 – 11 2 – 3 4 – 6
24 2 – 3 5 – 5
Match #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2
25 QF 5 – 0 7 – 3 9 – 6
26 3 – 2 6 – 4 7 – 8
Match #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2
27 QF 3 – 2 5 – 5 8 – 7
28 2 – 3 5 – 5 6 – 9
Match #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2
29 SF 3 – 2 6 – 4
30 2 – 3 4 – 6 7 – 8

Top averages

The table lists all players who achieved an average of at least 100 in a match.[5] In the case one player has multiple records, this is indicated by the number in brackets.

PlayerRoundAverageResult
1 105.19 Won
2 104.43 Won
3 2nd Round 102.47 Lost
4 2nd Round 101.90 Won
5 1st Round 101.50 Won
6 1st Round 101.24 Won
7 1st Round 100.67 Won
8 2nd Round 100.31 Lost

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vintage Van Gerwen stuns Price to claim World Matchplay hat-trick. 25 July 2022 . PDC . 25 July 2022.
  2. Web site: World Matchplay Final: Michael van Gerwen beats Gerwyn Price at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. 24 July 2022. Sky Sports. 27 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Awesome Aspinall storms to Betfred World Matchplay title. 23 July 2023 . PDC . 24 July 2023.
  4. Web site: Increased prize funds confirmed for PDC televised events . 3 July 2022 . PDC.
  5. Web site: Results of World Matchplay 2023 - Mastercaller . 2023-12-17 . mastercaller.com.

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