Schedule Thursday night at World Matchplay: can Cullen and Dobey follow up shock wins?

After the exodus of top players in the last 16, the World Matchplay is wide open. Thursday we continue with the quarterfinals. Joe Cullen starts at 20:00 against Daryl Gurney, then Chris Dobey takes on Nathan Aspinall.

Joe Cullen knocked Gerwyn Price out of the tournament on Tuesday night after a thrilling match. The 81 finish on the bull, with which Cullen made 10-10, proved to be the catalyst in a thrilling tiebreak and victory.

Cullen's opponent is Daryl Gurney. His place in the quarterfinals is a surprising one after a handsome win over Cross and an exhibition win against Anderson. He is deadly on his doubles. Four years ago Gurney was close to the final, now the road is open for him to succeed.

In the second match of the evening, Chris Dobey takes on Nathan Aspinall. Dobey cleverly eliminated Wade and Smith. He is throwing very consistently this tournament and is deadly on his finishes.

Dobey meets a player in the energetic Nathan Aspinall who had stiff, subdued opponents against Ratajski and Noppert. He struggled to get his matches over the line, but was scoring well and finishing well when he had to.

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.

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.

Joe Cullen v Daryl Gurney

Chris Dobey v Nathan Aspinall