Nathan Aspinall was the defending champion, having defeated Jonny Clayton 18–6 in the 2023 final,[1][2] but he was eliminated in the second round, losing 11–8 to James Wade.

Luke Humphries won his first World Matchplay title, beating Michael van Gerwen 18–15 in the final.

[3] He became the fourth player to win the World Darts Championship and the World Matchplay in the same year after Phil Taylor, Michael van Gerwen and Peter Wright and only the second player after Phil Taylor to average more than 100 in all five matches on the way to the title.

[4] Dimitri Van den Bergh hit a nine-darter during his first round win against Martin Schindler.

[7] The top 16 players on the PDC Order of Merit at the cut-off point on 7 July will be seeded for the tournament.