BetVictor World Matchplay Update

FOUR tournaments remain for players to win places in July's BetVictor World Matchplay in Blackpool.

The 20th staging of the World Matchplay will take place from July 20-28 at the Winter Gardens, when 32 players compete across nine days for the prestigious title.

The top 16 players from the PDC Order of Merit following the PartyPoker.net European Championship on July 7 will qualify automatically and be seeded for the first round draw.

The remaining 16 qualifiers will come from the ProTour Order of Merit, with two Players Championship events - to be held in Crawley on June 22 & 23 - and the Gibraltar Darts Trophy European Tour event still to count towards placings in these rankings.

The draw for the BetVictor World Matchplay is likely to take place on July 9, with the schedule of play to follow.

The current provisional qualifiers are:
PDC Order of Merit Top 16

(based on prize money to be defended before July 7 being deducted. Prize money won in PC5&6, Gibraltar Darts Trophy and European Championship to be added)

Pos Name Prize Money
1 Phil Taylor £727,000
2 Michael van Gerwen £414,700
3 Adrian Lewis £337,050
4 James Wade £295,900
5 Simon Whitlock £268,500
6 Andy Hamilton £264,300
7 Wes Newton £215,600
8 Raymond van Barneveld £194,700
9 Justin Pipe £181,500
10 Dave Chisnall £175,650
11 Robert Thornton £159,500
12 Kevin Painter £158,600
13 Mervyn King £150,950
14 Brendan Dolan £140,250
15 Kim Huybrechts £135,700
16 Terry Jenkins £133,850
     
17 Gary Anderson £131,850
18 Ronnie Baxter £131,300
19 Paul Nicholson £124,600
20 Mark Webster £123,350


Current Provisional ProTour Order of Merit Qualifiers
(Prize Money won in PC5&6 and Gibraltar Darts Trophy to be added)

Pos Name Prize Money
1 Jamie Caven £32,850
2 John Part £31,700
3 Peter Wright £21,400
4 Stuart Kellett £21,300
5 Paul Nicholson £20,600
6 Gary Anderson £17,550
7 Ronnie Baxter £16,400
8 Colin Lloyd £12,700
9 Jelle Klaasen £11,450
10 Steve Beaton £11,400
11 Andy Smith £11,100
12 Ronny Huybrechts £9,700
13 Ian White £9,500
14 Mark Webster £9,250
15 Michael Smith £8,850
16 Mensur Suljovic £8,600
  Not Qualified  
  Mark Walsh £7,800
  Dennis Smith £7,450
  Arron Monk £7,400
  Colin Osborne £6,350
  Joe Cullen £6,300
  Ross Smith £6,200
  Richie Burnett £6,150
  Alex Roy £6,000


Tickets for the BetVictor World Matchplay are still available via the following methods:
In person at the Winter Gardens Box Office
Telephone via 0844 856 1111
Online via www.blackpoollive.com.
Online via SeeTickets.com

Travel Packages are available through Thomas Cook Sport
Tickets can also be purchased via the PDC's Official Ticket Exchange Partner, viagogo

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