2024 World Seniors Darts Matchplay

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 2024.

2024 World Seniors Darts Matchplay
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
High checkout	160  Trina Gulliver
Champion(s)
John Henderson
«2023 2025»

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)
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On 30 September, it was announced that Phil Taylor had withdrawn due to injury, with Tony O'Shea taking his place in the draw.

Seeds  Richie Howson (semi-finals)  Robert Thornton (semi-finals)  Leonard Gates (runner-up)  John Henderson (champion)  Kevin Painter (first round)  Paul Hogan (first round)  Martin Adams (quarter-finals)  Neil Duff (quarter-finals)

Invited Players  Phil Taylor (Withdrew)  Lisa Ashton (quarter-finals)  Trina Gulliver (first round)  Chris Mason (first round)  John Part (first round)

WSDT Order of Merit Qualifier  Matt Clark (first round) Qualifiers  James Richardson (first round)  David Cameron (quarter-finals) Alternate  Tony O'Shea (first round)

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 87.63	8
		Trina Gulliver 81.69	4
						1	Richie Howson 90.75	8
						8	Neil Duff 88.09	4
	8	Neil Duff 96.10	8
		Chris Mason 88.22	4
											1	Richie Howson 88.27	6
											4	John Henderson 87.50	9
	4	John Henderson 80.47	8
	Alt	Tony O'Shea 77.28	5
						4	John Henderson 93.53	8
						Q	David Cameron 87.28	6
	5	Kevin Painter 76.02	3
	Q	David Cameron 83.68	8
																4	John Henderson 85.43	9
																3	Leonard Gates 87.44	6
	2	Robert Thornton 81.35	10
		John Part 77.71	8
						2	Robert Thornton 79.33	8
						7	Martin Adams 72.79	4
	7	Martin Adams 80.02	8
	Q	Matt Clark 75.96	6
											2	Robert Thornton 81.70	4
											3	Leonard Gates 85.60	9
	3	Leonard Gates 89.80	8
	Q	James Richardson 83.71	5
						3	Leonard Gates 83.98	8
							Lisa Ashton 80.00	1
	6	Paul Hogan 91.04	3
		Lisa Ashton 87.31	8