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The World Matchplay, also known as the Betfred World Matchplay for sponsorship purposes, is a professional darts tournament and one of three legs of the Triple Crown. It is played in a legs format, and is run by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Luke Littler is the current champion after winning the 2025 edition.
| Year | Champion (average in final) | Score | Runner-up (average in final) | Prize money | Sponsor | Venue | ||
| Total | Champion | Runner-up | ||||||
| 1994 | Larry Butler (92.70) | 16–12 | Dennis Priestley (91.59) | £42,400 | £10,000 | £6,000 | Proton Cars | Winter Gardens, Blackpool |
| 1995 | Phil Taylor (90.72) | 16–11 | Dennis Priestley (87.63) | Webster's | ||||
| 1996 | Peter Evison (100.51) | 16–14 | Dennis Priestley (96.67) | £46,000 | £12,000 | £7,000 | ||
| 1997 | Phil Taylor (106.32) | 16–11 | Alan Warriner (98.42) | £6,000 | ||||
| 1998 | Rod Harrington (95.03) | 19–17 | Ronnie Baxter (94.07) | £58,000 | £14,000 | £7,000 | PDC | |
| 1999 | Rod Harrington (85.95) | 19–17 | Peter Manley (86.91) | |||||
| 2000 | Phil Taylor (100.32) | 18–12 | Alan Warriner (97.14) | Stan James | ||||
| 2001 | Phil Taylor (99.57) | 18–10 | Richie Burnett (90.99) | £65,000 | ||||
| 2002 | Phil Taylor (98.76) | 18–16 | John Part (94.14) | £75,500 | £15,000 | £7,500 | ||
| 2003 | Phil Taylor (94.38) | 18–12 | Wayne Mardle (97.44) | £80,000 | £8,000 | |||
| 2004 | Phil Taylor (100.20) | 18–8 | Mark Dudbridge (89.24) | £100,000 | £20,000 | £10,000 | ||
| 2005 | Colin Lloyd (97.89) | 18–12 | John Part (94.53) | £120,000 | £25,000 | £12,500 | ||
| 2006 | Phil Taylor (100.08) | 18–11 | James Wade (90.01) | £150,000 | £30,000 | £15,000 | ||
| 2007 | James Wade (96.83) | 18–7 | Terry Jenkins (91.62) | £200,000 | £50,000 | £20,000 | ||
| 2008 | Phil Taylor (109.47) | 18–9 | James Wade (102.58) | £300,000 | £60,000 | £30,000 | ||
| 2009 | Phil Taylor (106.05) | 18–4 | Terry Jenkins (92.32) | £400,000 | £100,000 | £50,000 | ||
| 2010 | Phil Taylor (105.16) | 18–12 | Raymond van Barneveld (100.11) | |||||
| 2011 | Phil Taylor (103.84) | 18–8 | James Wade (98.84) | Sky Bet | ||||
| 2012 | Phil Taylor (98.97) | 18–15 | James Wade (95.92) | Betfair | ||||
| 2013 | Phil Taylor (111.23) | 18–13 | Adrian Lewis (105.92) | BetVictor | ||||
| 2014 | Phil Taylor (107.19) | 18–9 | Michael van Gerwen (101.49) | £450,000 | ||||
| 2015 | Michael van Gerwen (99.91) | 18–12 | James Wade (90.37) | |||||
| 2016 | Michael van Gerwen (103.93) | 18–10 | Phil Taylor (101.13) | |||||
| 2017 | Phil Taylor (104.24) | 18–8 | Peter Wright (99.74) | £500,000 | £115,000 | £55,000 | ||
| 2018 | Gary Anderson (101.12) | 21–19 | Mensur Suljović (104.43) | |||||
| 2019 | Rob Cross (95.16) | 18–13 | Michael Smith (95.91) | £700,000 | £150,000 | £70,000 | Betfred | |
| 2020 | Dimitri Van den Bergh (98.31) | 18–10 | Gary Anderson (92.81) | Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes | ||||
| 2021 | Peter Wright (105.90) | 18–9 | Dimitri Van den Bergh (100.88) | Winter Gardens, Blackpool | ||||
| 2022 | Michael van Gerwen (101.19) | 18–14 | Gerwyn Price (96.92) | £800,000 | £200,000 | £100,000 | ||
| 2023 | Nathan Aspinall (96.21) | 18–6 | Jonny Clayton (93.56) | |||||
| 2024 | Luke Humphries (100.94) | 18–15 | Michael van Gerwen (98.74) | |||||
| 2025 | Luke Littler (107.24) | 18–13 | James Wade (101.54) | |||||
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Won | Runner-up | Finals | Appearances |
| 1 | Phil Taylor | England | 16 | 1 | 17 | 24 |
| 2 | Michael van Gerwen | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Rod Harrington | England | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | James Wade | England | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Gary Anderson | Scotland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Peter Wright | Scotland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 8 | Larry Butler | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Peter Evison | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| Colin Lloyd | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | |
| Rob Cross | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Nathan Aspinall | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Luke Humphries | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Luke Littler | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 | Dennis Priestley | England | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 15 | Alan Warriner | England | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| John Part | Canada | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
| Terry Jenkins | England | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 18 | Ronnie Baxter | England | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Peter Manley | England | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| Richie Burnett | Wales | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wayne Mardle | England | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Mark Dudbridge | England | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Raymond van Barneveld | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| Adrian Lewis | England | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |
| Mensur Suljović | Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Michael Smith | England | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| Gerwyn Price | Wales | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Jonny Clayton | Wales | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Country | Players | Total | First title | Last title |
| England | 9 | 25 | 1995 | 2025 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 3 | 2015 | 2022 |
| USA | 1 | 1 | 1994 | 1994 |
| Scotland | 2 | 2 | 2018 | 2021 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 |
| Player | Year (+ Round) | Method | Opponent | Result |
| Phil Taylor | 2002, Quarter-Finals | 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 | Chris Mason | Won |
| Raymond van Barneveld | 2010, 1st Round | 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 | Denis Ovens | Won |
| John Part | 2011, 1st Round | 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 | Mark Webster | Lost |
| Michael van Gerwen | 2012, 2nd Round | 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 | Steve Beaton | Won |
| Wes Newton | 2012, 2nd Round | 3 x T20; 2 x T20, T19; 2 x T20, D12 | Justin Pipe | Lost |
| Phil Taylor | 2014, 2nd Round | 3 x T20; 2 x T20, T19; 2 x T20, D12 | Michael Smith | Won |
| Gary Anderson | 2018, Quarter-Finals | 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 | Joe Cullen | Won |
| Gerwyn Price | 2022, Semi-Finals | 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T19, T20, D12 | Danny Noppert | Won |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh | 2024, 1st Round | 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T19, T20, D12 | Martin Schindler | Won |
| Luke Littler | 2025, Semi-Finals | 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T17, D15 | Josh Rock | Won |
| Ten highest PDC World Matchplay one-match averages | ||||
| Average | Player | Year (+ Round) | Opponent | Result |
| 114.99 | Phil Taylor | 2010, Last 32 | Barrie Bates | 10–6 |
| 113.43 | Phil Taylor | 1997, Last 32 | Gary Mawson | 8–0 |
| 112.17 | Phil Taylor | 2002, Quarter-Final | Chris Mason | 16–7 |
| 111.23 | Phil Taylor | 2013, Final | Adrian Lewis | 18–13 |
| 110.93 | Michael van Gerwen | 2015, Last 16 | Jamie Lewis | 13–2 |
| 110.51 | Adrian Lewis | 2014, Last 32 | Andrew Gilding | 10–0 |
| 110.37 | Peter Wright | 2021, Semi-Final | Michael van Gerwen | 17–10 |
| 109.71 | Phil Taylor | 2008, Last 16 | Colin Osborne | 13–5 |
| 109.47 | Phil Taylor | 2008, Final | James Wade | 18–9 |
| 109.47 | Phil Taylor | 2009, Last 16 | Kevin Painter | 13–3 |
| Five highest losing averages | ||||
| Average | Player | Year (+ Round) | Opponent | Result |
| 105.92 | Adrian Lewis | 2013, Final | Phil Taylor | 13–18 |
| 105.68 | Gary Anderson | 2014, Semi-Final | Phil Taylor | 15–17 |
| 105.17 | Gary Anderson | 2017, Last 16 | Daryl Gurney | 9–11 |
| 104.57 | Peter Wright | 2019, Quarter-Final | Daryl Gurney | 13–16 |
| 104.43 | Mensur Suljović | 2018, Final | Gary Anderson | 19–21 |
| Different players with a 100+ match average (Updated 26/07/25) | |||
| Player | Total | Highest Av. | Year (+ Round) |
| Phil Taylor | 62 | 114.99 | 2010, Last 32 |
| Michael van Gerwen | 20 | 110.93 | 2015, Last 16 |
| Peter Wright | 15 | 110.37 | 2021, Semi-Final |
| Gary Anderson | 11 | 106.06 | 2018, Semi-Final |
| James Wade | 11 | 104.44 | 2025, Last 32 |
| Adrian Lewis | 9 | 110.51 | 2014, Last 32 |
| Luke Humphries | 7 | 108.76 | 2024, Last 32 |
| Gerwyn Price | 7 | 108.73 | 2025, Last 16 |
| Rob Cross | 7 | 106.99 | 2024, Last 16 |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh | 6 | 103.68 | 2021, Last 16 |
| Luke Littler | 4 | 108.92 | 2025, Last 32 |
| Michael Smith | 4 | 102.08 | 2024, Last 32 |
| Ryan Searle | 3 | 105.19 | 2023, Last 32 |
| Daryl Gurney | 3 | 104.43 | 2023, Last 16 |
| mw- Josh Rock | 3 | 104.32 | 2025, Last 32 |
| Raymond van Barneveld | 3 | 103.86 | 2010, Last 16 |
| Jonny Clayton | 3 | 101.90 | 2023, Last 16 |
| Mervyn King | 3 | 101.06 | 2014, Last 32 |
| Krzysztof Ratajski | 2 | 107.53 | 2020, Last 32 |
| Glen Durrant | 2 | 106.93 | 2020, Last 32 |
| Mensur Suljović | 2 | 104.43 | 2018, Final |
| Peter Evison | 2 | 103.77 | 1996, Last 16 |
| Ian White | 2 | 103.51 | 2015, Last 32 |
| Dave Chisnall | 2 | 103.02 | 2018, Last 16 |
| Stephen Bunting | 2 | 102.48 | 2016, Last 32 |
| Danny Noppert | 2 | 102.36 | 2022, Last 16 |
| Andrew Gilding | 2 | 101.82 | 2025, Last 32 |
| Steve Beaton | 2 | 100.98 | 2011, Last 32 |
| Damon Heta | 2 | 100.93 | 2024, Last 32 |
| Joe Cullen | 2 | 100.67 | 2023, Last 32 |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode | 1 | 103.61 | 2022, Last 32 |
| Martin Schindler | 1 | 103.45 | 2025, Last 32 |
| José de Sousa | 1 | 103.26 | 2022, Last 16 |
| Jeffrey de Zwaan | 1 | 103.22 | 2018, Quarter-Final |
| Nathan Aspinall | 1 | 102.96 | 2019, Last 32 |
| Colin Lloyd | 1 | 102.57 | 2005, Last 16 |
| Shayne Burgess | 1 | 102.03 | 1999, Last 16 |
| Andy Hamilton | 1 | 101.88 | 2006, Semi-Final |
| Wessel Nijman | 1 | 101.72 | 2025, Last 32 |
| Alan Warriner-Little | 1 | 101.55 | 1997, Quarter-Final |
| John Henderson | 1 | 101.33 | 2019, Last 32 |
| Cristo Reyes | 1 | 101.29 | 2017, Last 32 |
| Rod Harrington | 1 | 101.22 | 1997, Last 32 |
| Jamie Hughes | 1 | 101.13 | 2020, Last 32 |
| Kevin Painter | 1 | 101.01 | 2009, Last 32 |
| Gian van Veen | 1 | 100.81 | 2024, Last 32 |
| Ricardo Pietreczko | 1 | 100.74 | 2024, Last 32 |
| Mark Walsh | 1 | 100.41 | 2008, Last 32 |
| Five highest tournament averages | ||||
| Average | Player | Year | ||
| 106.31 | Phil Taylor | 2010 | ||
| 105.81 | Phil Taylor | 2013 | ||
| 105.73 | Phil Taylor | 2009 | ||
| 105.50 | Phil Taylor | 2011 | ||
| 105.12 | Luke Littler | 2025 | ||
| Year | Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarters | Semis | Final | Notes |
| 1994 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 16 | Must win by 2 clear legs |
| 1995–1996 | 13 | |||||
| 1997 | Preliminary round: First to 6 legsAll rounds: Must win by 2 clear legs | |||||
| 1998 | 13 | 18 | Must win by 2 clear legs | |||
| 1999–2012 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | ||
| 2013–2015 | Must win by 2 clear legsSudden death after 6 extra legs | |||||
| 2016–present | 11 |
| Year | Champion (average in final) | Score | Runner-up (average in final) | Prize money | Sponsor | Venue | ||
| Total | Champion | Runner-up | ||||||
| 2022 | Fallon Sherrock (82.41) | 6–3 | Aileen de Graaf (76.30) | £25,000 | £10,000 | £5,000 | Betfred | Winter Gardens, Blackpool |
| 2023 | Beau Greaves (79.85) | 6–1 | Mikuru Suzuki (72.12) | |||||
| 2024 | Beau Greaves (98.75) | 6–3 | Fallon Sherrock (87.60) | |||||
| 2025 | Lisa Ashton (85.49) | 6–5 | Fallon Sherrock (89.61) | |||||