The 2026 Betfred World Matchplay continues with a bumper night of semi-final action in Blackpool on Saturday. Day Eight of the £1m event will see two blockbuster semi-final ties take place at the Winter Gardens, as reigning champion Luke Littler continues his defence of the Phil Taylor Trophy against Dutch star Dirk van Duijvenbode. The […]
The 2026 Betfred World Matchplay continues with a bumper night of semi-final action in Blackpool on Saturday.
Day Eight of the £1m event will see two blockbuster semi-final ties take place at the Winter Gardens, as reigning champion Luke Littler continues his defence of the Phil Taylor Trophy against Dutch star Dirk van Duijvenbode.
The evening’s opening semi-final will see 2022 runner-up Gerwyn Price take on European Champion Gian van Veen, who can become the new world number two with victory over Price.
The Betfred World Matchplay is being broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK & Ireland, through the PDC’s worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN, CANAL+ and Viaplay, and on PDCTV (excluding UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria & Switzerland based subscribers).
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2026 Betfred World Matchplay
Saturday July 25 (2000 BST *)
Semi-Finals
Gerwyn Price v Gian van Veen
Luke Littler v Dirk van Duijvenbode
Best of 33 legs
* For the evenings session on July 23-26, Sky Sports will be on air from 1930 BST, with play commencing from approximately 2005 BST.