Schedule released for Betfred World Matchplay
The schedule for the Betfred World Matchplay has been confirmed.
As expected, defending champion Dimitri van den Bergh headlines the opening night. The Dream Maker will play Devon Petersen on Saturday 17 July.
World number one and world champion Gerwyn Price gets his campaign underway the same evening. He will take on Jermaine Wattimena, who replaces Mensur Suljovic after the Austrian pulled out of the tournament on medical grounds.
Peter Wright plays Danny Noppert on Sunday evening, while Michael van Gerwen takes on Damon Heta 24 hours later , in one of the ties of the first round.

2021 Betfred World Matchplay schedule
All session start times are BST.
Saturday 17 July (19.00 BST)
First round x4
Dave Chisnall 10-8 Vincent Van der Voort
Jonny Clayton 10-7 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Gerwyn Price 10-4 Jermaine Wattimena
Dimitri van den Bergh 10-5 Devon Petersen
Sunday 18 July (13.00 BST)
First round x4
Krzysztof Ratajski 10-4 Brendan Dolan
Callan Rydz 10-6 Glen Durrant
Rob Cross 10-8 Ross Smith
Luke Humphries 10-3 James Wade
Sunday 18 July (19.30 BST)
First round x4
Joe Cullen 10-8 Chris Dobey
Michael Smith 10-7 Ryan Searle
Peter Wright 10-2 Danny Noppert
Jose de Sousa 10-2 Gabriel Clemens
Monday 19 July (19.00 BST)
First round x4
Ian White 10-7 Daryl Gurney
Nathan Aspinall 10-6 Mervyn King
Michael van Gerwen 10-7 Damon Heta
Gary Anderson 10-5 Stephen Bunting
Tuesday 20 July (19.00 BST)
Second round x4
Callan Rydz 11-8 Rob Cross
Krzysztof Ratajski 11-5 Luke Humphries
Gerwyn Price 11-3 Jonny Clayton
Dimitri van den Bergh 11-8 Dave Chisnall
Wednesday 21 July (19.00 BST)
Second round x4
Michael Smith v Jose De Sousa
Gary Anderson v Nathan Aspinall
Michael van Gerwen v Ian White
Peter Wright v Joe Cullen
Thursday 22 July (19.00 BST)
Quarter finals x2
Krzysztof Ratajski 16-8 Callan Rydz
Dimitri Van den Bergh 16-9 Gerwyn Price
Friday 23 July (19.00 BST)
Quarter finals x2
Peter Wright 16-7 Michael Smith
Michael van Gerwen 16-9 Nathan Aspinall
Saturday 24 July (19.00 BST)
Semi finals x2
Dimitri Van den Bergh 17-9 Krzysztof Ratajski
Peter Wright 17-10 Michael van Gerwen
Sunday 25 July (20.30 BST)
Final
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Peter Wright
Can I still get tickets?
Yes. There are still limited tickets available for the 2021 Betfred World Matchplay.