World Matchplay Darts Betting
The World Matchplay is the summer showpiece of the darts calendar, played at Blackpool's Winter Gardens every July. Its straight-legs format gives it a different feel to the Worlds — and changes how you bet it.
Blackpool, July and the legs format
Staged each July at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, the World Matchplay brings together the leading players in a seeded knockout. The defining feature is its legs format — there are no sets, so matches are won by reaching a target number of legs, growing longer through the rounds. It is one of the three majors that make up the Triple Crown, alongside the World Championship and the Premier League. Like the other big events it runs in UK prime time, so the action plays out through the SAST evening.
Betting the legs format
Because there are no sets, correct score and totals here are all about legs — the exact leg result, or an over/under on total legs in a match. The outright winner and each match winner anchor the card, with leg handicaps to level a mismatch and props like most 180s. The leg and set betting page shows exactly how leg markets settle, the Darts betting guide covers the rest, and the darts guide sets out the wider calendar.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the World Matchplay held?
At the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, every July. It is the summer major of the darts season and one of the three Triple Crown events.
How is the Matchplay format different from the Worlds?
The World Matchplay is played in a straight-legs format with no sets, while the World Championship uses set play. That means correct-score and totals markets at the Matchplay are based on legs rather than sets.