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| 2024 World Seniors Darts Matchplay | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 4–5 October 2024 | ||
| Venue | York Barbican | ||
| Location | York | ||
| Country |  England | ||
| Organisation(s) | WSDT | ||
| Format | Legs Final – best of 17 legs | ||
| Prize fund | £31,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £10,000 | ||
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The 2024 World Seniors Darts Matchplay will be the third World Seniors Darts Matchplay organised by the World Seniors Darts Tour and will be held at the York Barbican in York, England, between 4–5 October 2023.
Leonard Gates is the defending champion after defeating Jim McEwan 9–6 in the 2023 final.[1]
Format
As with the World Matchplay tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation, the Matchplay used the leg format, and the winner needing to be two legs clear at the winning post, 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 8 legs first round match, if the score reaches 10–10 then the 21st leg will be the decider.
The first round and the quarter-finals were the best of 15 legs (or first to 8 legs), and the semi-finals and final were the best of 17 legs (or first to 9).
Prize money
The prize fund is expected to remain at £31,000, with the winner earning £10,000.[2]
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £31,000) | |
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| Winner | (1) | £10,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £5,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £2,500 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £1,250 |
| First round | (8) | £750 |
Qualifiers
The full field was of 16 players was confirmed on 30 July.
On 30 September, it was announced that Phil Taylor had withdrawn due to injury, with Tony O'Shea taking his place in the draw.
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Seeds |
Invited Players
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WSDT Order of Merit Qualifier Qualifiers Alternate
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Draw
The draw took place on 5 August.[3]
| First round (best of 15 legs) 4 October | Quarter-finals (best of 15 legs) 5 October | Semi-finals (best of 17 legs) 5 October | Final (best of 17 legs) 5 October | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Richie Howson
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| Trina Gulliver
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| 8 |  Neil Duff
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| Chris Mason
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| 4 |  John Henderson
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| Alt | Tony O'Shea
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| 5 | Kevin Painter
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| Q |  David Cameron
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| 2 | Robert Thornton
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| John Part
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| 7 | Martin Adams
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| Q | Matt Clark
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| 3 |  Leonard Gates
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| Q | James Richardson
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| 6 | Paul Hogan
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| Lisa Ashton
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References
- ^ "GATES CROWNED WORLD SENIORS DARTS MATCHPLAY CHAMPION TO TAKE THIRD STRAIGHT SENIORS TITLE". DartsNews. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ Deacon, Henry. "2022 World Seniors Darts Matchplay Event Details" (PDF). World Seniors Darts Tour. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ Wood, Kieran. "DRAW REVEALED FOR 2024 WORLD SENIORS MATCHPLAY AS PHIL TAYLOR BEGINS PENULTIMATE TOURNAMENT VERSUS WSDT WORLD CHAMPION JOHN HENDERSON". DartsNews. Retrieved 5 August 2024.