World Matchplay Darts Betting 2011

The 2011 World Matchplay of Darts, sponsored by Skybet Mobile, is the 18^th annual staging of the World Matchplay, an event played under the PDC jurisdiction. The tournament begins on Saturday 16 July and concludes on Sunday 24 July 2011. Phil Taylor is the defending champion having defeated Raymond van Barneveld in the final of the 2010 World Matchplay.

The World Matchpay is widely considered the second most prestigious event – after the PDC World Championships – on the PDC calendar. Due to Taylor’s recent slump in form the World Matchplay Darts Betting 2011 is one of the most open World Matchplay Darts Betting in recent history.

World Matchplay Winner Betting 2011

Phil Taylor assumes his customary position at the head of the World Matchplay Darts Betting 2011 markets but he no longer commands the short odds-on price that was once standard practice. The Power has not won a major televised tournament since the European Championships event that followed last year’s World Matchplay triumph.

In that time Gary Anderson has emerged as Taylor’s most consistent challenger and he is second favourite in the World Matchplay Darts Betting 2011. World Champion Adrian Lewis and recently crowned UK Open champion James Wade also feature towards the forefront of the bookmakers’ reckoning.

UK Open finalist Wes Newton is available at double-figure odds along with Paul Nicholson who defeated both Taylor and Anderson at the Reebok Stadium in June.

World Matchplay Betting Markets

The World Matchplay betting markets for the 2011 tournament are as vast and varied as we have come to expect for a major Darts Betting tournament. The outright winner market provides betting options on the reason that all the players are gathered at the Winter Gardens, to win.

There are also World Matchplay Darts Betting 2011 markets for who will reach the final, who will win each quarter, whether there will be a nine darter in the tournament and the progress of top players such as Phil Taylor, Adrian Lewis and Gary Anderson.

Individual matches will all also be covered with the usual range of betting markets from the match winner and number of 180s to be hit to the highest checkout, handicap betting and even the colour of the first double to be hit in the match.