Betfred World Matchplay race latest ahead of Super Series 5

Madars Razma

The race to qualify for the 2021 Betfred World Matchplay will reach its climax from Monday to Thursday in Coventry.

Super Series Five will take place at the recently renamed Coventry Building Society Arena, comprising Players Championships 17-20 - each offering a top prize of £10,000.

The top 16 players from the PDC Order of Merit will be seeded for the Blackpool event, and will be joined by 16 qualifiers from the one-year ProTour Order of Merit.

Madars Razma currently occupies the final ProTour qualification place, with the likes of Stephen Bunting, Simon Whitlock and Raymond van Barneveld among the chasing pack.

Eight players are provisionally in line for debuts in the prestigious tournament, which will be held from July 17-25 at The Winter Gardens: Devon Petersen, Damon Heta, Dirk van Duijvenbode, Luke Humphries, Ross Smith, Callan Rydz, Ryan Searle and Madars Razma.

The tables below show the latest standings in the race to the Betfred World Matchplay, displaying each player's minimum prize money by the qualification cut-off date (Thursday July 8).

N.B. Players competing in PDC Super Series 5 but not listed on the ProTour Order or Merit below can still qualify via the ProTour Order of Merit.

The Betfred World Matchplay will see players compete across nine days for the Phil Taylor Trophy and £700,000 in prize money.

The 32-player field will be confirmed on Thursday July 8 following the conclusion of Players Championship 20.

The first round draw will be broadcast on Friday July 9 - stay tuned to the PDC's social media channels for further information.

Click here for all Betfred World Matchplay ticket information.

The tournament will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK, on PDCTV for Rest of the World Subscribers and through the PDC's worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and RTL7.

World Matchplay race latest