2025 World Matchplay

The 2025 World Matchplay (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2025 Betfred World Matchplay) was a professional darts tournament that was held at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, England, from 19 to 27 July 2025, and won by Luke Littler. It was the 32nd staging of the World Matchplay by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). The total prize fund was £800,000, with the winner receiving £200,000. The fourth edition of the Women's World Matchplay also took place on 27 July and was won by Lisa Ashton.

The tournament, sponsored by Betfred, featured 32 players: the top 16 players on the two-year PDC Order of Merit and the top 16 players from the one-year PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit who had not yet qualified. Cameron Menzies and Wessel Nijman made their debuts at the event. Michael Smith missed out on qualification for the first time since the 2013 edition, while James Wade qualified for the 20th consecutive time. Luke Humphries was the defending champion, having defeated Michael van Gerwen 18–15 in the 2024 final; however, he lost 10–8 to Gian van Veen in the first round.

Luke Littler hit a nine-dart finish in the eighth leg of his semi-final match against Josh Rock – the 10th nine-darter in the event's history. After Littler and Rock both landed back-to-back maximums (180s) to start the leg, Littler completed the nine-darter with a 141 checkout, denying Rock the chance to attempt the same feat. The pair also broke the record for the most combined maximums hit in a World Matchplay match with a total of 29; Littler later broke the record for most maximums hit by an individual player in a World Matchplay campaign with 64 in total.

Littler went on to win his first World Matchplay title, beating James Wade 18–13 in the final. At the age of 18, Littler became the youngest player to win the tournament, as well as the fifth player in history to complete the so-called PDC Triple Crown by winning the World Matchplay, the World Championship and the Premier League.