The 2025 Betfred World Matchplay semi-finals will take place on a blockbuster Saturday night at Blackpool's Winter Gardens, with James Wade the solitary former champion left in the field. The 2007 champion will take on 2023 runner-up Jonny Clayton in the evening’s opener, before World Champion Luke Littler and World Cup winner Josh Rock take centre stage at the Empress Ballroom.
Coverage starts at 7:30pm UK time on Sky Sports +.
>Tonight’s matches (8:00pm start, best of 33 legs [first to 17])
(9) James Wade v (5) Jonny Clayton
(2) Luke Littler v Josh Rock
All matches must be won by 2 clear legs, with up to 5 extra legs played to decide a winner. If the match is tied after 5 extra legs, a final sudden death leg will be played.
>Day 7 roundup
https://www.pdc.tv/news/2025/07/25/littler-rock-set-fascinating-betfred-world-matchplay-semi-final
arrers
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>>149966634 (OP)Alri, missed all of the action so far. But at least here we are now, all the lads.
>LittlerWinsLOL
Josh Fat is going to put him away
>History repeats itself!
>This year's Betfred World Matchplay semi-finalists were also the final four in March's UK Open!
>That's the first time in PDC history that this has happened in successive Premier ranking events!
Quite astonishing it's never happened until now
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Whoever wins the frist match needs to win the title.
>>149967654>Quite astonishing it's never happened until nowAnd that in times where nothing is guaranteed, and Gilding, de Decker and Edhouse became major winners.
>>149967271Hi Austriabro!
Evening lads, what are we drinking?
>>149966634 (OP)State of this picture btw
>>149968178For me, it's beer. Simple as.
>>149968023Alri, based Germanbro. Good to see you.
Wait where the fuck is bumphries
Need both these rusty old farts to kick the bucket quick so we can get on to the based zoomer match
>>149968246Delivering Red Dragon Darts in adverts they must wish they hadn't spunked so much cash on to be in every bumper
>>149968190YJK he's getting a celebrity girlfriend and a makeover and losing his edge
>>149968190>Boohoo Manmorelike jacamo
>>149968351Red Dragon Darts?
How the fuck is Clayton 8 years older than Wade
>>149968351Fair enough didnt he win the matchplay last year anyways
>>149968397More like Red Dragon Farts lmao
>>149968404Swarthy welsh genes and eating raw sheep testicles vs English alcoholism mixed with takeaways
>>149968246Lost in R1 to van Chud
Wade has the 'aura' to win this, as the kids would put it
I'm all for Wade getting to the final, but you know he's just going to turn up for the check if he's facing Littler. He's a good company man.
>>149968617Wade is anything but that
Irrelevant match in terms of the outcome of the final but you know, it's nice to see the old folks still giving it a go
>>149968617In the end everyone bows down to Shittler.
Great, Huw just called with my Dragon order
>>149968787Kek.
Ferret getting mangled, Wade looking unstoppable.
>>149968891Ferretfans, I don't feel so good
Wade repeats this performance tomorrow doesn't matter who he plays, he's winning it
clayton is kind of like gary anderson-lite
they have the same walk up to the oche and reactions to bad visits. And they're both fat
is the pot belly for balance? N8G8A
>going out of the board with an exbo finish
>>149969220Funny that you think Wade is winning this let alone winning tomorrow
>>149969514The red dragon cabal shall turn things around.
You're in Claytown now wadey
Where the fuck did this come from
I always tune in exactly when the comeback shenanigans happen.
Today it was at like 11-16. Now its 16 all.
Someone screencap the blonde
Loving the mirrored darting
The ferret wriggles through
They should throw for bull again before sudden death
Past 17 legs each, 15 maximums altogether.
Meanwhile Littler got 18 in his 16-15 win yesterday. Boomer bros...
>sky scorebug displayed "sudden death" at 18-18
DEI hires amateurs
>>149970010Don't think Keith Deller on his seventh can of Madri this evening counts as DEI
Wading all the way to the final... to get clobbered by the Rock
corr, is polly into anal or would she be pegging someone
>>149970055kekked out loud
anyway wade better not job to shittler in the final
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Great stuff from both.
>>149970099Imagine Wade romping through until the final, only to lose 18-5 to Littler with a 92 average.
>that match
Incredible stuff from both
To putt my Scott Mackenzie hat on, very strange that it ended Wade 20-18 Clayton with Clayton missing 20 (D10) to stay in and Wade hitting 18 (D9) to win.
>>149970155Have a feeling he'll get blitzed 8-2 in 25 minutes by either of them and start throwing completely shit darts. If chud wasn't mentally weak he would've folded him.
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20-18, now that was a year
Laura woods looks like an HR lady
Emma and Laura should swap outfits
>>149970316>WoodsDid you mean Turner? Woods hasn't done darts for years.
>>149970219Realistic scenario, unfortunately.
>>149970333Turner yeah
I like Woods
>>149970155>>149970188>trying to hype up washed jobbers this hard17 maximums combined in 38 legs
18 maximums from Littler in 30 legs... get ready to bend over
>>149970316She sounds so middle-class, it's off-putting
>>149970316From a long lineage of HR managers
I apologise on behalf of all zoomer walk ons with shite music
Is rock's walk on song chvd coded? He signed a red hand of ulster flag as well
>>149970480Insofar as prods are all chuddy by default, yeah
>>149970475The walk on feels like they are missing personalities and just feel like 'randommusic.mp3'
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Eerily similar chouce of colors.
Rock has gotten so fuckin fat since he csme up...
Some slap head Dutchie at Old Trafford today
>>149970531Yeh not all pop music but majority
Fucking fat cunts fallen off
Well atleast if Rock bottles it he will be called Rockimena from there on.
>>149970712Sky fucked up the score, Littler was on 65. Would have been laffs if he'd actually tried 25 D10.
>>149970712Was on 65, they fucked up the scoreboard again
>>149970537The NEW littler??? :0
>>149970561Unlocking the darting formula for success (unless youre a certain red dragon delivery man)
>>149970768>>149970773Thanks lads, just came back from the kitchen and thought Littler was already throwing rage darts at 0-4.
6-1 down and hits a 9 darter bruh
THE NINE THE NINE THE NINE THE NINE THE NINE THE NINE THE NINE THE NINE THE NINE THE NINE THE NINE THE NINE THE NINE THE NINE
>180
>180
>180
>180
>141 checkout
Was that the first ever perfect leg? Zero misses from either
>stream buffered in the exact leg he's hit a 9
why couldn't it have happened during wright wattimena
I wonder is that the first ever perfect leg for both opponents??(
>>149970912Nah, Blubber and Autism had the same I think.
>>149970997How new are you? Smiff vs MVG
This is one of those matches that is impossible to understand what you're exactly seeing
Wait, that leg was Autism first, he blew it, and Blubber made the 9. So it could still be first time.
>>149971024MVG missed D12 in that leg. They were 17/18, Rock/Hitler went 15/15
>>149970912>>149970997Incredibly not: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCT-V3CSvgY
That's the first in a major tournament, but Niko Springer & Manfred Bilderl did it in the 2023 German Super League. Even more astonishing is Springer dropped dart 9 before hitting it.
>>149971006>>149971024Autism missed dart 9.
>>149970983guess kebabs, tiktok lives and fifa with angryginge isn't the winning recipe anymore
>>149970997Probably for a major semi final
>>149971058>Manfred BilderlI didn't expect to hear that name on /180/ on the night of a major semi.
Littler can now take his place among WES NEWTON in the pantheon of Matchplay nine-darters
>>14997098339 yr old nonce cabal stay mad
>>149971063>kebabs, tiktok lives and fifa with angrygingeGIWTWM
>21 and 30 percent on the doubles
Bobby George is rolling in his grave
You've got to appreciate a guy like Josh Rock who is willing to kill himself for his craft. The change in appearance over the last 5 years is very admirable. 10 pints a day, every day.
Gradually losing all sympathy for Littler, bottling every chance to get back in the match since the 9
>>149971131Proper Brexit dartist was Wes Newton. None of this 100+ average nonsense. See also, Terry Jenkins.
The Rock bottlejob has arrived
Phwoarrrr it’s been proper arrers tonight.
This tournaments been the most I’ve enjoyed watching darts in a long while desu, feels good
>>149971339I think a lot of the upsets at the start helped. Cleared out some of the top 20 cloggers.
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>>149971131>WEZZZZ mentioned
>>149971131>>149971396>The WarriorCRAZY CRAZY CRAZY CRAZY NIGHTS
>>149971339Humphries not being here definitely helps
>>149971448>>149971396>>149971279Can't imagine any top 64 player in the world nowadays writing to their local newspaper to complain about a water park not giving him a discount.
>>149971339I think practically every match i've seen has been a fairly good watch and surprisingly competitive, which i didn't expect considering the crowd, at some times.
>>149971497Scott Williams
>>149971458lmfao you've got a point there
Littler has locked in, as the kids say.
>Mr Porter, a second whitewash session has hit the Winter Gardens
Rock looked fucked in that session
oh right the women play as well
>Goes behind early on
>Rockets past opponent halfway through
>Falls asleep at the end and just about wins it
Truly a littlel performance
Mar-dell saying "dart ja vu" is giving me misophonia
Hopefully Rock and Littler have agreed behind closed doors to take it to sudden death so we get 40+ one-eightys by the time it's over
>>149971759Would rather watch the women’s footy than the women’s darts.
Will be watching neither though
YOU CANNOT HOLD PROTESTANTS DOWN
Corr they've shown one of the most top quality slags I've ever seen after that 170
Total attacking darts.
Proper darts.
Sudden death leg + 9 darter + S tier slags
This fat little cunt is gonna be the actual GOAT. Fucks sake.
Incredible game.
2 dart finish to fend off a formidable Rocky. Sublime performance.
As long as Josh Rock becomes world #2...
Second highest combined avg by 0.06 lol
>>149972382The new generation of the "i cant spake" derby
Do we need Wadey on or off his meds tomorrow?
>>149972493Fully on after the first break
Well that was a great three hours. 29 180s in the latter match, a new Matchplay record.
Tomorrow:
>Afternoon: Women's World Matchplay
>Evening: James Wade v Luke Littler
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