World Matchplay Darts 2024 Odds: Who Will be the Champion
The World Matchplay Darts 2024 starts on July 13. This is one of the biggest tournaments in darts. With 32 participants and the knockout round system, this event is one of the hardest to win. 16 best Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) players and 16 best PDC Pro Tour leaders will run for the title.
Who will win the World Matchplay Darts 2024?
Below, you will find our information about the participants and favourites of the tournament, betting odds and predictions for the World Matchplay Darts 2024.
Odds for World Matchplay Darts
The main favourite to win the tournament is Luke Humphries. You can bet on him at
3/1
. Luke Littler folows him at the odds of
4/1
. Below, you can find the main contenders to win the tournaments with the odds offered by the UK betting sites. Gerwyn Price is the third favourite of the UK bookmakers with the odd on him to win being at
15/2
.
World Matchplay Winner Odds
|
Player |
Betfred |
Unibet |
CopyBet |
| Luke Humphries |
3/1
|
3/1
|
3/1
|
| Luke Littler |
4/1
|
4/1
|
4/1
|
| Gerwyn Price |
15/2
|
7/1
|
15/2
|
| Michael van Gerwen |
9/1
|
10/1
|
9/1
|
| Rob Cross |
14/1
|
14/1
|
12/1
|
Odds to reach the World Matchplay 2024 final
The very same players mentioned above are the favourites to reach the final. A year ago, Luke Humphries was eliiminated in the semi-finals. However, currently he's the main contender to take the trophy. The tables have obviously turned compared to the previous edition of the tournament as there are many new players among the main contenders to win the title.
Luke Humphries odds to reach the final —
13/10
Luke Littler odds to reach the final —
7/4
Gerwyn Price odds to reach the final —
33/10
Michael van Gerwen odds to reach the final —
9/2
Rob Cross odds to reach the final —
13/2
World Matchplay Darts 2024 schedule
Saturday July 13 (19:00 BST)
First Round (best of 19 legs)
TV Channel: Sky Sports (all matches)
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Gerwyn Price v Daryl Gurney
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Jonny Clayton v Raymond van Barneveld
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Luke Humphries v Ricardo Pietreczko
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Nathan Aspinall v Luke Woodhouse
Sunday July 14
Morning Session (12:00 BST)
First Round (best of 19 legs)
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Ross Smith v Josh Rock
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Danny Noppert v James Wade
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Dimitri Van den Bergh v Martin Schindler
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Stephen Bunting v Ryan Joyce
Evening Session (1630 BST)
First Round (best of 19 legs)
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Rob Cross v Gian van Veen
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Joe Cullen v Brendan Dolan
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Peter Wright v Andrew Gilding
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Dave Chisnall v Krzysztof Ratajski
Monday July 15 (19:00 BST)
First Round (best of 19 legs)
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Damon Heta v Ryan Searle
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Michael Smith v Gary Anderson
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Michael van Gerwen v Luke Littler
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Chris Dobey v Ritchie Edhouse
Tuesday July 16 (19:00 BST)
Second Round (best of 21 legs)
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Four Matches
Wednesday July 17 (19:00 BST)
Second Round (best of 21 legs)
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Four Matches
Thursday July 18 (19:00 BST)
Quarter-Finals (Best of 31 legs)
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Two Matches
Friday July 19 (19:00 BST)
Quarter-Finals (Best of 31 legs)
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Two Matches
Saturday July 20 (19:00 BST)
Semi-Finals (best of 33 legs)
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Two Matches
Sunday July 21 (20:30 BST)
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Final (best of 35 legs)
PDC World Championship Favourites
Luke Humphries
He is the key favourite, being at the perfect form. Less than in a year, he has won 5 big tournaments, including PDC World Championship, World Grand Prix and Grand Slam of Darts. He's turned from a promising player into the #1 PDC rating in a short time. He's approaching this tournament with great statistics of 98 points in the last 200 legs.
Luke Littler
The second favourite is Luke Littler. He's 17-years old and he can beat Humphries. Littler is the most popular dartsman in the world now. Despite his age, he performs great, setting new records. He's already reached the PDC World Championship final, won the Premier League, winning one of the legs in 9 darts.Littler's considered as a legacy of Phil Taylor, but he can beat his records.
Gerwyn Price
Some years ago, the Welsh player was a real danger, winning the PDC World Championship. However, currently he's not that strong. He's amongst the favourites only due to his past success. Besides, Gerwyn is 39 and has a back injury and some other health problems. He's not a real favourite after all.
Michael van Gerwen
He was the greatest player of the world, winning the PDC World Championship on three ocassions. Yet currently it's not the best times of him. The last time he won a bifg tournament was in September 2023 — the World Series of Darts Finals. He's been trying to get back to his best form, but he can hardly succeed. He's to face Luke Littler in the Round 1 of the tournament, in the game already called the greatest in the World Matchplay Darts.
Rob Cross
The ex-world champion is currently unstable. He hasn't won a big tournament since 2021. He can change it though. He performed perfectly in the European tour stages. It's worth it to take him into account.
Frequently Asked Questions
The tournament starts on July 13. It will be hosted by the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, England. The final is scheduled for July 21.
The champion will get 150 000 pounds and the runner'up will have 70 000 pounds. The semi'finalist will get 50 000 pounds each, with the quarer-finalists having 25 000 pounds each. Those who will be eliminated in the second round will get 15 000 each, with the eliminated in the first round getting 10 000 pounds each. Total prize is 700 000 pounds.
Nathan Aspinall is the current champion. He beat Jonny Clayton in the 2023 World Matchplay Darts final 18:6. They will both participate in thsi tournament but neither of them is considered as a favourite.
Phil Taylor won the World Matchplay on 16 occasions. He won the title in 1995, 1997, 2000-2004, 2006, 2008-2014 and 2017. In 2016, Taylor lost his only final game. The PDC named the trophy of the World Matchplay after Phil Taylor in 2018.
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