PDC Betfred World Matchplay Darts 2022 kicked-off on 16th July with a series of exciting matches, we take a look at the tournament format, latest results, Day 3 schedule, tickets, draw, fixtures, prize money
As 2018 champion Gary Anderson lost on Day Two in Blackpool, Michael van Gerwen made his big-stage comeback with a victory over Adrian Lewis in his Betfred World Matchplay first round match on Sunday night.
Betfred World Matchplay Tournament Format
The best of 19 legs format will be used in all of the opening round matches. The second round of matches will all be best of 21 legs. Following that, all quarterfinal matches will be best-of-31-leg games. While the final will use a Best of 35 Leg format, the semi-final will similarly use a Best of 33 Legs style.
Betfred World Matchplay Darts 2022 Results Today, Day 3 Schedule, Date, Time, Draw, Tickets, Players List, Odds, Fixtures And Live Stream TV Coverage
2022 Betfred World Matchplay Latest Results, Day 3 Schedule, Venue, And Draw
Day 2 Evening Session Match Events and Winners
In just his second game since having surgery on his throwing arm last month, Van Gerwen overcame a lackluster performance to defeat 2013 runner-up Lewis at the Winter Gardens 10-7. Meanwhile, Cullen defeated World Cup winner Damon Heta 10-2 to advance through to the second round. Midway through the match, Cullen reeled off nine consecutive legs to destroy the struggling Australian.
In the final 16, Nathan Aspinall will face 2007 winner James Wade after claiming a stunning 10-5 victory over the highly anticipated Luke Humphries. Elsewhere, Wade started his quest for a second World Matchplay title with a tenacious 10-4 victory over Martin Lukeman, a rookie, in a match characterized by missed doubles.
Day 2 Afternoon Session Match Events and Winners
After falling behind 8-4 in the first tie-break of this year’s World Matchplay, Michael Smith mounted an incredible comeback to defeat Andrew Gilding in the afternoon session of Day 2. He won seven of the final eight legs to keep his title aspirations alive. In another exciting match, two-time TV champion Daryl Gurney defeated sixth seed Anderson 10-7 to send him packing earlier than he had in the past ten years.
In the opening match of Day 2, Ryan Searle, the runner-up from the Players Championship Finals, was defeated by Van Duijvenbode after falling behind 6-3. Danny Noppert, a fellow countryman of van Duijvenbode, also rallied to beat Brendan Dolan in a hard-fought match and advance to the second round.
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2022 Betfred World Matchplay Latest Results & Upcoming Schedule
16th July (19:00 BST)
Krzysztof Ratajski 10-6 Stephen Bunting
Dimitri Van den Bergh 10-2 Callan Rydz
Peter Wright 10-4 Madars Razma
Rowby-John Rodriguez 10-7 Jonny Clayton
17th July (13:00 BST)
Dirk van Duijvenbode 10-8 Ryan Searle
Danny Noppert 10-6 Brendan Dolan
Daryl Gurney 10-7 Gary Anderson
Michael Smith 11-9 Andrew Gilding
17th July (19:30 BST)
Joe Cullen 10-2 Damon Heta
James Wade 10-4 Martin Lukeman
Michael van Gerwen 10-7 Adrian Lewis
Nathan Aspinall 10-5 Luke Humphries
18th July (19:00 BST)
Rob Cross v Chris Dobey
Jose de Sousa v Gabriel Clemens
Gerwyn Price v Martin Schindler
Dave Chisnall v Kim Huybrechts
Betting Odds and Favorite to Win
The three favorites to win the 2022 World Matchplay are the current champion Peter Wright, in-form Michael van Gerwen, and Gerwyn Price. However, with his decisive victory in the first-round match and Michael van Gerwen’s underwhelming victory, Peter Wright is currently in the lead.
Michael van Gerwen: 11/2
Peter Wright: 7/1
Gerwyn Price: 7/1
Prize Money Pool Distribution Of Betfred World Matchplay 2022
The Betfred World Matchplay 2022 has a net prize pool of £800,000. The winner will get £200,000, which is double the amount that the runner-up, who will be eligible to collect a total prize of £100,000.
| Position | Prize Money (Total: £800,000) |
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|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £200,000 |
| Runner-Up | (1) | £100,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £50,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £30,000 |
| Second round | (8) | £15,000 |
| First round | (16) | £10,000 |
When And Where to Watch: Live Stream And TV Telecast Coverage
The competition will be aired live on Sky Sports in the UK, via the PDC’s global broadcast partners such DAZN and Viaplay, and on PDCTV for all areas excluding the UK, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
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