ASPINALL INTO THE FINAL! 🐍 Nathan Aspinall is through to his first World Matchplay final! The Stockport star closes out a hard-fought 17-9 victory over Joe Cullen to move one game away from lifting the Phil Taylor Trophy! 📺 bit.ly/WM23Live | #WMDarts SF
Nathan Aspinall is through to his first World Matchplay final and will face either Jonny Clayton or Luke Humphries for the Phil Taylor Trophy on Sunday in Blackpool.
Aspinall saw off Joe Cullen 17-9 with 11 180's en route and the darling of Blackpool who has received vociferous fan support over the past week has one more match to add to his major tally.
Aspinall was commanding throughout going 3-1 up with the first break before returning after the interval to hit 70 for 4-2.
Cullen showed some glimmer of light with a 148 checkout to break back for 4-3 but Aspinall continued to add to his advantage going 7-4 up with a 116 checkout.
The four leg buffer was opened with a 70 checkout for 9-5 and at the next interval, he was 10-5 up and seemingly heading for the final.
Costly missed darts at double in back to back legs saw Cullen 12-6 down with the prior leg seeing 10 darts at double and Aspinall helped himself.
Cullen stopped the rot at 13-7 and made it a game of sorts with breaks of throw including a 124 on the bull for 15-9 but Aspinall went one away with a 96 checkout and sealed the deal from there to stave off any potential threat.
Where can I watch the World Matchplay on TV?
The tournament will be broadcast in full on Sky Sports going between Action and Main Event.
From Saturday, July 15 through Wednesday, July 20, broadcasts will begin around 7 p.m. ET. In addition, on Sunday, July 16, there will be an afternoon session starting at 1 p.m. After the second round, the starting time of the evening sessions moves up one hour.
On Sunday afternoon, July 24, the second edition of the Women's World Matchplay is scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm. Here, eight ladies will compete for the title at the most important women's tournament in the PDC.
How much prize money can be earned at the World Matchplay
After the World Darts Championship, the World Matchplay is the ranking tournament with the largest prize pool at the PDC. A total of 800,000 pounds of prize money is up for grabs at this event.
All 32 participants are guaranteed £10,000 in prize money. This could eventually add up to a check of as much as £200,000 for the darter who gets to lift the Phil Taylor Trophy on Sunday, July 23.
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