2021 World Matchplay

2021 Betfred World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates17–25 July 2021
VenueWinter Gardens
LocationBlackpool, England
Organisation(s)Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
FormatLegs
Prize fund£700,000
Winner's share£150,000
High checkout170  Callan Rydz
(second round)
Champion(s)
 Peter Wright
«2020 2022»

The 2021 Betfred World Matchplay was the 28th annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament returned to the Winter Gardens, from 17 to 25 July 2021, with the 2020 staging of the event having been moved to the Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dimitri Van den Bergh was the defending champion, after beating Gary Anderson 18–10 in the 2020 final.[1] However he was defeated by Peter Wright 18–9 in the final. Wright won his first World Matchplay, and became the fifth player to win both the PDC World Championship and the World Matchplay.[2]

Prize money

The prize fund remained at £700,000, with the winner's earnings being £150,000.[3]

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £700,000)
Winner (1) £150,000
Runner-up (1) £70,000
Semi-finalists (2) £50,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £25,000
Second round (8) £15,000
First round (16) £10,000

Format

All games have to be won by two clear legs, with a game being extended if necessary for a maximum of six extra legs before a tie-break leg is required. For example, in a first to 10 legs first round match, if the score reaches 12–12 then the 25th leg will be the decider.

The first round is played first to 10 legs, second round first to 11 legs, quarter-finals first to 16 legs, semi-finals first to 17 legs and final first to 18 legs.

Qualification

The top 16 players on the PDC Order of Merit at the cut-off point on 10 July were seeded for the tournament. The top 16 players on the ProTour Order of Merit, not to have already qualified on the cut-off date were unseeded. The ProTour Order of Merit took all events from the 2020 Players Championship 14 on 11 September 2020 up until 2021 Players Championship 20 on 9 July 2021.[4]

Mensur Suljović originally qualified through the ProTour Order of Merit, but withdrew for medical reasons. Jermaine Wattimena replaced him.[5]

The following players qualified for the tournament:

Schedule

Saturday, 17 July
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Break 1 Break 2
01 1  Dave Chisnall 10 – 8 Vincent van der Voort  3 – 2 6 – 4
02 1  Jonny Clayton 10 – 7 Dirk van Duijvenbode  3 – 2 5 – 5
03 1  Gerwyn Price 10 – 4 Jermaine Wattimena  3 – 2 6 – 4
04 1  Dimitri Van den Bergh 10 – 5 Devon Petersen  3 – 2 7 – 3
Sunday, 18 July
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Break 1 Break 2
05 1  Krzysztof Ratajski 10 – 4 Brendan Dolan  3 – 2 7 – 3
06 1  Glen Durrant 6 – 10 Callan Rydz  0 – 5 3 – 7
07 1  Rob Cross 10 – 8 Ross Smith  2 – 3 7 – 3
08 1  James Wade 3 – 10 Luke Humphries  1 – 4 2 – 8
09 1  Joe Cullen 10 – 8 Chris Dobey  3 – 2 5 – 5
10 1  Michael Smith 10 – 7 Ryan Searle  3 – 2 7 – 3
11 1  Peter Wright 10 – 2 Danny Noppert  4 – 1 8 – 2
12 1  José de Sousa 10 – 2 Gabriel Clemens  5 – 0 9 – 1
Monday, 19 July
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Break 1 Break 2
13 1  Daryl Gurney 7 – 10 Ian White  2 – 3 3 – 7
14 1  Nathan Aspinall 10 – 6 Mervyn King  4 – 1 6 – 4
15 1  Michael van Gerwen 10 – 7 Damon Heta  3 – 2 4 – 6
16 1  Gary Anderson 10 – 5 Stephen Bunting  3 – 2 7 – 3
Tuesday, 20 July
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Break 1 Break 2
17 2  Rob Cross 8 – 11 Callan Rydz  3 – 2 5 – 5
18 2  Luke Humphries 5 – 11 Krzysztof Ratajski  1 – 4 4 – 6
19 2  Gerwyn Price 11 – 3 Jonny Clayton  3 – 2 7 – 3
20 2  Dimitri Van den Bergh 11 – 8 Dave Chisnall  3 – 2 6 – 4
Wednesday, 21 July
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Break 1 Break 2 Break 3
21 2  Michael Smith 13 – 11 José de Sousa  3 – 2 5 – 5 10 – 10
22 2  Gary Anderson 9 – 11 Nathan Aspinall  2 – 3 4 – 6 —
23 2  Michael van Gerwen 11 – 8 Ian White  2 – 3 5 – 5 —
24 2  Peter Wright 11 – 5 Joe Cullen  3 – 2 7 – 3 —
Thursday, 22 July
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Break 1 Break 2 Break 3 Break 4
25 QF  Krzysztof Ratajski 16 – 8 Callan Rydz  3 – 2 7 – 3 10 – 5 13 – 7
26 QF  Gerwyn Price 9 – 16 Dimitri Van den Bergh  2 – 3 4 – 6 7 – 8 8 – 12
Friday, 23 July
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Break 1 Break 2 Break 3 Break 4
27 QF  Peter Wright 16 – 7 Michael Smith  3 – 2 6 – 4 11 – 4 13 – 7
28 QF  Michael van Gerwen 16 – 9 Nathan Aspinall  3 – 2 6 – 4 10 – 5 13 – 7
Saturday, 24 July
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Break 1 Break 2 Break 3 Break 4
29 SF  Dimitri Van den Bergh 17 – 9 Krzysztof Ratajski  1 – 4 4 – 6 9 – 6 11 – 9
30 SF  Peter Wright 17 – 10 Michael van Gerwen  4 – 1 6 – 4 10 – 5 11 – 9
Sunday, 25 July
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Break 1 Break 2 Break 3 Break 4 Break 5
31 F  Dimitri Van den Bergh 9 – 18 Peter Wright  1 – 4 2 – 8 5 – 10 8 – 12 8 – 17

Draw

First round (best of 19 legs)
17–19 July
[6] 		Second round (best of 21 legs)
20–21 July 		Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs)
22–23 July 		Semi-finals (best of 33 legs)
24 July 		Final (best of 35 legs)
25 July
               
1  Gerwyn Price 96.57 10
 Jermaine Wattimena 84.90 4
1  Gerwyn Price 101.11 11
16  Jonny Clayton 96.91 3
16  Jonny Clayton 96.00 10
 Dirk van Duijvenbode 92.72 7
1  Gerwyn Price 98.19 9
8  Dimitri Van den Bergh 102.27 16
8  Dimitri Van den Bergh 94.60 10
 Devon Petersen 84.05 5
8  Dimitri Van den Bergh 103.68 11
9  Dave Chisnall 95.88 8
9  Dave Chisnall 97.72 10
 Vincent van der Voort 94.37 8
8  Dimitri Van den Bergh 98.51 17
13  Krzysztof Ratajski 96.56 9
4  James Wade 93.48 3
 Luke Humphries 101.08 10
   Luke Humphries 98.23 5
13  Krzysztof Ratajski 99.94 11
13  Krzysztof Ratajski 101.57 10
 Brendan Dolan 96.08 4
13  Krzysztof Ratajski 97.34 16
 Callan Rydz 88.11 8
5  Rob Cross 100.22 10
 Ross Smith 91.48 8
5  Rob Cross 94.73 8
 Callan Rydz 92.42 11
12  Glen Durrant 84.03 6
 Callan Rydz 82.04 10
8  Dimitri Van den Bergh 100.88 9
2  Peter Wright 105.90 18
2  Peter Wright 99.75 10
 Danny Noppert 92.14 2
2  Peter Wright 105.46 11
15  Joe Cullen 90.12 5
15  Joe Cullen 98.07 10
 Chris Dobey 97.06 8
2  Peter Wright 100.37 16
7  Michael Smith 99.23 7
7  Michael Smith 92.46 10
 Ryan Searle 92.00 7
7  Michael Smith 99.73 13
10  José de Sousa 97.72 11
10  José de Sousa 97.45 10
 Gabriel Clemens 92.08 2
2  Peter Wright 110.37 17
3  Michael van Gerwen 101.34 10
3  Michael van Gerwen 95.69 10
 Damon Heta 90.22 7
3  Michael van Gerwen 100.68 11
 Ian White 93.83 8
14  Daryl Gurney 94.34 7
 Ian White 94.06 10
3  Michael van Gerwen 94.72 16
11  Nathan Aspinall 90.21 9
6  Gary Anderson 94.42 10
 Stephen Bunting 84.42 5
6  Gary Anderson 97.38 9
11  Nathan Aspinall 98.98 11
11  Nathan Aspinall 94.59 10
 Mervyn King 92.38 6

Statistics

General

Player Eliminated Played Legs Won Legs Lost 100+ 140+ 180s High checkout Checkout Av.% Average
 Peter Wright Winner 5 72 33 145 90 41 149 48.00 104.37
 Dimitri Van den Bergh Runner-up 5 63 49 120 80 49 128 35.59 99.99
 Krzysztof Ratajski Semi-final 4 46 34 102 54 22 140 36.80 98.85
 Michael van Gerwen Semi-final 4 47 41 95 64 18 127 41.23 98.11
 Michael Smith Quarter-finals 3 30 34 86 51 12 136 43.48 97.14
 Nathan Aspinall Quarter-finals 3 30 31 80 41 17 130 25.00 94.59
 Gerwyn Price Quarter-finals 3 30 23 86 30 13 132 38.96 98.62
 Callan Rydz Quarter-finals 3 29 30 63 24 9 170 45.31 87.52
 Luke Humphries Second round 2 15 14 24 27 14 121 30.61 99.66
 José de Sousa Second round 2 21 15 43 25 12 116 40.38 97.63
 Rob Cross Second round 2 18 19 55 26 6 132 33.33 97.48
 Dave Chisnall Second round 2 18 19 37 14 9 161 64.29 96.79
 Jonny Clayton Second round 2 18 19 51 30 4 161 35.14 96.39
 Gary Anderson Second round 2 19 16 48 27 6 149 37.25 96.07
 Joe Cullen Second round 2 15 19 38 19 8 92 51.72 94.43
 Ian White Second round 2 18 18 54 25 5 117 37.25 93.94
 Chris Dobey First round 1 8 10 38 14 8 78 40.00 97.06
 Brendan Dolan First round 1 4 10 31 12 1 121 33.33 96.08
 Vincent van der Voort First round 1 8 10 35 17 6 129 34.78 94.37
 Daryl Gurney First round 1 7 10 45 17 4 130 36.84 94.34
 James Wade First round 1 3 10 27 14 2 148 21.43 93.48
 Dirk van Duijvenbode First round 1 7 10 31 13 7 164 33.33 92.72
 Mervyn King First round 1 6 10 32 17 5 62 28.57 92.38
 Danny Noppert First round 1 2 10 24 10 2 40 15.38 92.14
 Gabriel Clemens First round 1 2 10 28 9 2 52 20.00 92.08
 Ryan Searle First round 1 7 10 32 15 3 98 38.89 92.00
 Ross Smith First round 1 8 10 33 15 7 81 47.06 91.48
 Damon Heta First round 1 7 10 39 10 2 84 43.75 90.22
 Jermaine Wattimena First round 1 4 10 20 9 1 116 33.33 84.90
 Stephen Bunting First round 1 5 10 26 10 2 60 41.67 84.42
 Devon Petersen First round 1 5 10 30 12 0 72 35.71 84.05
 Glen Durrant First round 1 6 10 32 12 2 90 17.14 84.03

Source: Match reports from the draw.

Top averages

This table shows the highest averages achieved by players throughout the tournament.

# Player Round Average Result
1  Peter Wright SF 110.37 Won
2  Peter Wright F 105.90 Won
3  Peter Wright 2 105.46 Won
4  Dimitri Van den Bergh 2 103.29 Won
5  Dimitri Van den Bergh QF 102.27 Won
6  Krzysztof Ratajski 1 101.57 Won
7  Michael van Gerwen SF 101.34 Lost
8  Gerwyn Price 2 101.11 Won
9  Luke Humphries 1 101.08 Won
10  Dimitri Van den Bergh F 100.88 Lost

Representation

This table shows the number of players by country in the 2021 World Matchplay. A total of 11 nationalities are represented.

Scotland
SCO 		Belgium
BEL 		Netherlands
NED 		Poland
POL 		England
ENG 		Wales
WAL 		Portugal
POR 		Northern Ireland
NIR 		Australia
AUS 		Germany
GER 		South Africa
RSA 		Total
Final 1 1 — 2
Semi-final 1 1 1 1 — 4
Quarter-final 1 1 1 1 3 1 — 8
Round 2 2 1 1 1 8 2 1 — 16
Round 1 2 1 5 1 15 2 1 2 1 1 1 32
Total 2 1 5 1 15 2 1 2 1 1 1 32

References

  1. ^ "Dimitri van den Bergh wins 2020 Betfred World Matchplay". PDC.tv. 26 July 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Wright outplays Van den Bergh to claim first World Matchplay title". PDC.tv. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ^ "PDC Order of Merit Rules". PDC. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Further eight Players Championships confirmed for June & July". PDC.tv. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Suljovic replaced by Wattimena for Betfred World Matchplay". PDC.tv. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Wright begins title defence with opening night win over West".