Title sponsors Betfred have Michael Smith as the 4-1 favourite to lift the World Matchplay title on the Winter gardens stage later this month.
The St Helens star bids to win his first World Matchplay title, to add to the World Championship and Grand Slam of Darts that he currently holds, with Michael Van Gerwen and Gerwyn Price locked at 9/2 to claim the Phil Taylor Trophy.
Humphries is 14/1 to claim his maiden TV ranking title in Blackpool, with Wright 16/1 to repeat his 2021 success and Rock joined by Clayton at 20/1 to take Winter Gardens glory.
Click here for Betfred World Matchplay ticket information.
The tournament will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK, through the PDC’s worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and Viaplay, and on PDCTV (excluding UK, Germany, Austria & Switzerland based subscribers).
Betfred Odds
Tournament Winner:
- 4/1 Michael Smith
- 9/2 Gerwyn Price, Michael van Gerwen
- 14/1 Luke Humphries
- 16/1 Peter Wright
- 20/1 Josh Rock, Jonny Clayton
- 25/1 Dirk van Duijvenbode, Nathan Aspinall, Dave Chisnall, Gary Anderson, Rob Cross
- 28/1 Dimitri van den Bergh
- 40/1 Danny Noppert
- 50/1 Damon Heta, Joe Cullen, James Wade, Ross Smith, Chris Dobey
- 66/1 Ryan Searle, Krzysztof Ratajski
- 80/1 Martin Schindler
- 100/1 Raymond van Barneveld, Gabriel Clemens
- 125/1 Daryl Gurney, Stephen Bunting, Andrew Gilding, Mike de Decker
- 150/1 Jose de Sousa
- 250/1 Brendan Dolan, Kim Huybrechts, Steve Beaton
First Round Match Odds:
- 1/6 Michael Smith v 4/1 Steve Beaton
- 10/11 James Wade v 10/11 Chris Dobey
- 4/6 Danny Noppert v 6/5 Martin Schindler
- 8/15 Nathan Aspinall v 6/4 Krzysztof Ratajski
- 1/4 Gerwyn Price v 3/1 Stephen Bunting
- 1/2 Joe Cullen v Mike De Decker 13/8
- 1/2 Rob Cross v 13/8 Daryl Gurney
- 4/5 Dave Chisnall v Evens Gary Anderson
- 4/11 Peter Wright v 11/5 Andrew Gilding
- 4/5 Ryan Searle v Evens Raymond van Barneveld
- 2/5 Jonny Clayton v 2/1 Gabriel Clemens
- 8/11 Dimitri Van den Bergh v 11/10 Ross Smith
- 1/7 Michael van Gerwen v 9/2 Brendan Dolan
- 13/10 Damon Heta v 8/13 Josh Rock
- 2/5 Luke Humphries v 2/1 Jose de Sousa
- 2/5 Dirk van Duijvenbode v 2/1 Kim Huybrechts
Odds correct at time of writing and courtesy Betfred.com. Subject to fluctuation.
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