2017 World Matchplay (darts)
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| Dates | 22–30 July | ||
| Venue | Winter Gardens | ||
| Location | Blackpool | ||
| Country | England | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £500,000 | ||
| Winners share | £115,000 | ||
| High checkout |
170  Benito van de Pas Gerwyn Price
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| Champion(s) | |||
 Phil Taylor
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The 2017 World Matchplay was the 24th annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, from 22–30 July 2017.
Michael van Gerwen was the two-times defending champion but lost to Phil Taylor 16–6 in the quarter-finals, who then went on to beat Peter Wright 18–8 in the final to claim his 16th World Matchplay Championship, in what is believed to be his final appearance in this tournament.
The prize fund increased from £450,000 to £500,000, with the winner's earnings increasing from £100,000 to £115,000.
In previous stagings of the event all games had to be won by two clear legs with no sudden-death legs. However, in 2013 after consulting the host broadcaster Sky Sports, the PDC decided that games will now only proceed for a maximum of six extra legs before a tie-break leg is required. For example, in a best of 19 legs first round match, if the score reaches 12–12 then the 25th leg will be the decider.
The top 16 players on the PDC Order of Merit as of July 10, 2017 were seeded for the tournament. The top 16 players on the ProTour Order of Merit not to have already qualified will be unseeded.
The following players qualified for the tournament:
Scores after player's names are three dart averages (total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)
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