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World Matchplay

Explore opportunities with World Matchplay

Activate your brand at World Matchplay through tailored darts sponsorship formats designed for broadcast visibility and fan engagement.

Advertising Impacts you can expect

800

thousand GBP

Total Prize Fund

World Matchplay 2025

200

thousand GBP

Winner Prize

Champion payout

32

players

Main Draw Field

Elite invited competitors

9

days

Tournament Window

July event schedule

1994

since

Hosted in Blackpool

Winter Gardens tradition

Advertise at World Matchplay — one of darts' most prestigious annual majors. Hosted in Blackpool, it offers exceptional atmosphere, strong viewership, and premium sponsorship visibility.

Explore stage branding, player shirt sponsorships, and broadcast integrations tailored for high-frequency brand impact.

Advertising Opportunities

World Matchplay Arena LED Boards advertising opportunity

Arena LED Boards

Keep your brand visible through premium stage assets, set branding, and broadcast overlays that appear throughout World Matchplay sessions.

$50K - $240K per event

World Matchplay Shirt & Player Sponsorship advertising opportunity

Shirt & Player Sponsorship

Build tournament-long awareness through player-led sponsorships that connect your brand with standout personalities and high-energy moments.

$35K - $180K per player package

About World Matchplay

World Matchplay is one of the most recognizable major events in darts, combining elite competition with highly engaged live and broadcast audiences.

For brands seeking concentrated visibility in a premium darts environment, it offers strong commercial impact and repeat exposure.

WSA helps brands activate the right event assets, player partnerships, and media integrations to deliver measurable outcomes.

World Matchplay FAQs

News & Case Studies

Informational

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08 January 2026, 4 min read

The Darts World Championship delivers a lively arena, long TV sessions and repeat brand exposure. Its set format, player stories and fan energy create strong sponsorship value across broadcast, digital and on-site activations.

Darts World Championship Turns Precision Sport into a Big Stage for Brands

Other

Your Guide to Darts Advertising Opportunities

21 November 2025, 3 min read

From live tournaments to pub promotions, darts advertising offers brands unique ways to reach engaged audiences, highlighted by the opportunity to sponsor Nathan Aspinall at the 2025 World Darts Championships.

Your Guide to Darts Advertising Opportunities

Innovation

How Live Streaming Is Transforming Sports Advertising

28 July 2026, 4 min read

Live streaming is opening new opportunities for sports advertisers. Let's look at how audience targeting, interactive experiences and real-time campaign activation are helping brands connect with fans like never before

How Live Streaming Is Transforming Sports Advertising

Brands Look to LA28 With a New Sports Marketing Game Plan

27 July 2026, 5 min read

LA28 is already influencing global marketing strategies. Brands are investing in sports sponsorship, athlete partnerships and digital activation to establish an early presence ahead of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

Brands Look to LA28 With a New Sports Marketing Game Plan