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  The legendary Winter Gardens in Blackpool, England, will become the venue for one of the most prestigious darts tournaments of the year from July 19-27. Betfred World Matchplay 2025 will offer a stellar showcase of the world's 32 best darts players competing for a record prize fund of £800,000. Main Tournament Favorites The 32nd edition of the tournament will feature the absolute elite of the darts world with several key storylines. Luke Humphries arrives as defending champion and current world number one. In 2024, he became only the second player in history after Phil Taylor to average over 100 points in all matches. "In Blackpool last year you saw the best version of me," says the confident "Cool Hand Luke." In the first round, he faces talented junior world champion Gian van Veen. Luke Littler enters the tournament as world champion and second seed. The main favorite with bookmakers at odds of 2/1, he lost to van Gerwen on his debut last year. ...

  Frankfurt prepares for the fifteenth edition of the BetVictor World Cup of Darts, a unique team tournament bringing the world's best darts players to the German metropolis. Forty national pairs will battle for the prestigious trophy and total prize pool of £450,000 during June 12-15, 2025. Defending champions from England arrive with their strongest possible lineup. Luke Humphries, the reigning PDC World Champion, forms a duo with phenomenal teenager Luke Littler, the 2024 World Championship finalist. Their combination represents the future of English darts - an experienced champion and young talent with unlimited potential. The tournament format focuses exclusively on team cooperation. All matches take place in doubles mode, where national pairs play against each other in pure team spirit. The group stage brings quick battles of best-of-seven legs, while the knockout phase escalates to a final of best-of-nineteen legs. The biggest challenge for English champions comes from t...