Schedule World Matchplay: Luke Littler, Nathan Aspinall, Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson's start remains unchanged as England fail to reach World Cup final

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Wednesday, 15 July 2026 at 18:16
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The World Matchplay is due to take place between 18-26 July in Blackpool, and while Luke Littler is set to headline the opening day, it could have all changed if England reached the World Cup Final.
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If England reached the World Cup final, the first three sessions of the World Matchplay will be moved forward, including the scheduled games and all tickets.
This means that Saturday's opening session would have been held from 13:00 BST on July 18. The previously planned Sunday afternoon session is moving to Saturday night from 19:00 BST.
The planned Sunday evening session would then have taken place on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. BST. All tickets booked for the original sessions would then be moved to the new time. But they lost on Wednesday night to Argentina so it is as normal.

What happens now England are not in the final?

Full details will be confirmed though, later in the week on Thursday, July 16, following England's semi-final game against Argentina. Should a fan not be able to attend, they will be able to get a refund or resell their tickets. The same goes for packages.
Luke Littler will be still pencilled in for 19:00 BST. He is joined by Josh Rock v Luke Woodhouse, Stephen Bunting v Niels Zonneveld, and Nathan Aspinall v Joe Cullen in that session.
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Same for the Sunday session, which would have gone to Saturday night, headlined by Gary Anderson and Michael van Gerwen; Sunday night would have moved to 13:00 with James Wade, Gian van Veen and Wessel Nijman pencilled in. But now still sits on Sunday night.
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Monday will be as usual, with Gerwyn Price and Luke Humphries headlining before the second round from Tuesday onwards.

Standard Schedule (England does not reach the final)

Session One – Saturday, July 18 (19:00 BST)

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Player 1vPlayer 2
Josh RockvLuke Woodhouse
Stephen BuntingvNiels Zonneveld
Luke LittlervNiko Springer
Nathan AspinallvJoe Cullen

Session Two – Sunday, July 19 (13:00 BST)

Player 1vPlayer 2
Chris DobeyvDirk van Duijvenbode
Gary AndersonvRyan Joyce
Michael van GerwenvAndrew Gilding
Jonny ClaytonvDamon Heta

Session Three – Sunday, July 19 (19:00 BST)

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Player 1vPlayer 2
Ryan SearlevWilliam O'Connor
James WadevJermaine Wattimena
Gian van VeenvKrzysztof Ratajski
Wessel NijmanvDave Chisnall
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