Coverage of day eight of the tournament, which takes place at Winter Gardens in Blackpool, and features the semi-finals. The match between James Wade and Jonny Clayton at this stage last year went to a tie-breaker, with Wade eventually prevailing 20-18. More drama was to follow when Luke Littler surprisingly went 5-0 down against Josh Rock, but fought back to claim a 17-14 victory.
26Jul
World Matchplay: Mens Final (Darts)
26 July 2026
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Coverage of the final of the tournament, which takes place at Winter Gardens in Blackpool. Luke Littler won yet another title here last year when he overcame 2007 champion James Wade 18-13, despite going 5-0 down for the second successive match.
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