Betfred World Matchplay 2026: Littler faces Springer as draw confirmed
Luke Littler will take on Niko Springer as he looks to defend his World Matchplay title, live on Sky Sports from July 18-26, at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.
Round-by-round results from the Betfred World Matchplay, where defending champion Luke Littler beat former world No 1 Gerwyn Price 18-9 to successfully defend his title at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool; Price finished runner-up for a second time in four years
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Final results from the 2026 Betfred World Matchplay, held at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.
Defending champion Luke Littler became the first player since Michael van Gerwen to retain the title in Blackpool, producing a tournament-record average as he sealed an emphatic 18-9 victory over Gerwyn Price.
Littler previously came past Niko Springer in his tournament opener ahead of beating Nathan Aspinall in a second-round thriller, before thrashing Josh Rock and Dirk van Duijvenbode to breeze through to the final.
2022 runner-up Price edged past Martin Schindler in his tournament opener and then improved to beat Rob Cross in the next round, before defeating Ross Smith to continue his record of reaching every TV major semi-final this season.
Price saw off Gian van Veen 16-13 to reach his first major TV final since 2023, with the victory lifting him to world No 4 and seeing him leapfrog Jonny Clayton as the highest-ranked Welshman.
The event featured the top 16 players from the PDC Werner Rankings Ladder as well as the best 16 players from the one-year ProTour rankings.
Prize purses for the 2026 event have been boosted to £1m, with the winner set to pocket £225,000. Littler reaching the final guarantees him becoming the first player in history to break £3m in prize money.
Session One Saturday July 18 Round One x4 Josh Rock 10-4 Luke Woodhouse Stephen Bunting 13-12 Niels Zonneveld Luke Littler 10-6 Niko Springer Nathan Aspinall 10-5 Joe Cullen
Session Two Sunday July 19 Round One x4 Chris Dobey 11-13 Dirk van Duijvenbode Gary Anderson 10-2 Ryan Joyce Michael van Gerwen 10-6 Andrew Gilding Jonny Clayton 10-7 Damon Heta
Session Three Sunday July 19 Round One x4 Ryan Searle 10-6 William O'Connor James Wade 10-7 Jermaine Wattimena Gian van Veen 10-6 Krzysztof Ratajski Wessel Nijman 10-5 Dave Chisnall
Monday July 20 Round One x4 Luke Humphries 7-10 Cameron Menzies Gerwyn Price 11-9 Martin Schindler Rob Cross 10-3 Danny Noppert Ross Smith 10-6 Kevin Doets
Tuesday July 21 Round Two x4 - match order TBC Jonny Clayton 7-11 Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen 12-14 Dirk van Duijvenbode Luke Littler 11-8 Nathan Aspinall Josh Rock 11-6 Stephen Bunting
Wednesday July 22 Round Two x4 Cameron Menzies withdraws vs Ross Smith Gian Van Veen 14-12 Wessel Nijman Gerwyn Price 1-5 Rob Cross James Wade 11-8 Ryan Searle
Thursday July 23 Luke Littler 16-7Josh Rock Gary Anderson 13-16 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Friday July 24 Gian van Veen 16-13 James Wade Gerwyn Price 16-12 Ross Smith
Saturday July 25 Gerwyn Price 17-10 Gian van Veen Luke Littler 17-5 Dirk van Duijvenbode
1. Luke Littler 2. Luke Humphries 3. Gian van Veen 4. Michael van Gerwen 5. Jonny Clayton 6. James Wade 7. Gerwyn Price 8. Josh Rock 9. Stephen Bunting 10. Danny Noppert 11. Ryan Searle 12. Gary Anderson 13. Chris Dobey 14. Wessel Nijman 15. Ross Smith 16. Nathan Aspinall
Luke Woodhouse, Jermaine Wattimena, Kevin Doets, Andrew Gilding, Rob Cross, Krzysztof Ratajski, William O'Connor, Niko Springer, Niels Zonneveld, Martin Schindler, Ryan Joyce, Dirk van Duijvenbode, Cameron Menzies, Joe Cullen, Damon Heta, Dave Chisnall
