World Matchplay

Luke Littler's semi-final win looked routine on the scoreboard, but a separate figure attached to it changes how the rest of his year should be read. This article explains what that number means, what Littler…

Gerwyn Price says he has the game to end Luke Littler's World Matchplay title defence, but his results against the world No 1 this year raise an obvious question. This article weighs Price's confidence against…

A world number two just lost his opening match at the World Matchplay, and the man who beat him is famous for wearing every emotion on his face. Read on to find out how Cameron Menzies turned a match that…

Defending a world title starts with the first leg, not the trophy lift. Luke Littler treated Saturday's opener at the Winter Gardens like a formality once he found his range, while Stephen Bunting discovered…

Twelve months ago Luke Littler was 5-0 down in a World Matchplay final and looked, briefly, mortal. He won 18-13. Now he returns to Blackpool with the Phil Taylor Trophy in his luggage, a £1m prize fund on the…

After nearly 400 main tour tournaments across more than a decade, Luke Woodhouse finally broke his title duck earlier in May. What followed was even more extraordinary. This piece examines how Woodhouse turned…