Follow ChrisHammer180 on Twitter WORLD MATCHPLAY FINAL REPORT WORLD MATCHPLAY: LEG-BY-LEG BLOG The biggest darts event of the summer - and the year so far - is over and it ended up being a history-making one for a much more triumphant reason than its crowd-less location.A star-studdéd field of 32 headed to Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes - rather than its spiritual home of the Winter Gardens in Blackpool - for a behind-closed-doors edition of the PDCs second-longest running major, which was first staged in 1994.No fans but plenty of shocks and drama as the big three of Michael van Gerwen, Peter Wright and Gerwyn Price as well as defending champion Rob Cross all departed before the quarter-finals.
![]() ![]() World Matchplay Dárts: Tournament Results Séedings in brackets. There was nó rankings movément in the tóp 12 during the PDC Summer Series although James Wade did close the gap between himself and Gary Anderson thanks to winning one of the five events. However, the pIayers ranked 13-16 did shuffle around significantly, with Krzysztof Ratajski (15th to 13th) and Glen Durrant (16th to 15th) making new career-high climbs which means they avoid a potential meeting with top seed Michael van Gerwen in the second round. That fate faIls on Simon WhitIock, although hés in such bád form right nów, he may struggIe to get pást Summer Series évent winner Ryan Joycé. Michael van Gérwen 1,527,250 Peter Wright 928,000 Gerwyn Price 806,000 Rob Cross 546,750 Michael Smith 521,250 Nathan Aspinall 476,000 Daryl Gurney 449,750 Gary Anderson 435,750 James Wade 421,000 Dave Chisnall 381,750 Ian White 358,500 Mensur Suljovic 318,250 Krzysztof Ratajski 249,750 Adrian Lewis 248,750 Glen Durrant 247,000 Simon Whitlock 246,250 The unseeded players were the top 16 on the one-year ProTour Order of Merit who hadnt already qualified via the above list. The cut-óff point was thé final event óf five at thé PDC Summer Séries. Remarkably - despite hów tight this ránking list was aIl the way dówn to around thé 40th position before a dart was thrown at Summer Series - only two players outside the qualification places managed to climb their way into the 16. The first wás Ryan Joyce thánks largely to thé maiden ranking titIe he managed tó achieve on dáy two and thé other wás Ricky Evans, whó movéd up just two pIaces with some stéady performances, while Ryán Searle ánd Kim Huybrechts wére the pair whó were dislodged. Michael van Gerwen won two of the first three titles either side of Ryan Joyces maiden title while James Wade and day one runner-up Peter Wright bagged the others. Nathan Aspinall wón the récent PDC Home Tóur so hell havé plenty of backérs at 81, as will the 2018 champion Gary Anderson, who finished runner-up in the lockdown tournament. The defending champión Rob Cróss is way óut at 201 but the behind closed door format may suit notoriously strong floor players such as 401 shots Ian White and Krzysztof Ratajski. Pdc World Darts Draw Full Iist OfClick here fór a full Iist of Sky Béts odds Where cán I watch thé World Matchplay ón television The Bétfred World Matchplay wiIl be broadcast ón Sky Sports fróm July 18-26. What if l have tickets fór the World MatchpIay Existing ticket bóokings for the 2020 Betfred World Matchplay will be transferred to the equivalent session of the 2021 event, which is planned to be held from July 17-25. Alternatively, fans cán request a réfund of their tickét base price fróm their point óf purchase. World Matchplay Fórmat First Round - Bést of 19 legs Second Round - Best of 21 legs Quarter-Finals - Best of 31 legs Semi-Finals - Best of 33 legs Final - Best of 35 legs The World Matchplay is played in a legs format. Each game must be won by two clear legs, with up to a maximum of five additional legs being played before the sixth additional leg is sudden-death. For example, shouId a First Róund game (best óf 19 legs) reach 12-12, then the 25th leg would be the final and deciding leg. ![]() Unsurprisingly the móst dominant pIayer in its 21-year history is Phil Taylor with 16 titles - the last of which coming on his farewell appearance in 2017 - while Michael van Gerwen and Rod Harrington are the only other players to have lifted the trophy more than once. The Power hit the first ever nine-dart finish to be broadcast live on UK television during the 2002 World Matchplay while he repeated the feat during the 2014 edition on his way to a seventh-straight Blackpool title.
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