2023 World Seniors Darts Matchplay
The 2023 World Seniors Darts Matchplay was the first World Seniors Darts Matchplay organised by the World Seniors Darts Tour and was held at the York Barbican in York between 2–3 September 2023.
Robert Thornton was the defending champion after defeating Phil Taylor 12–10 in the 2022 final, but was defeated 8–5 in the first round by Neil Duff.
Leonard Gates won his third consecutive World Seniors event, by defeating Jim McEwan 9–6 in the final.
Format
As with the World Matchplay tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation, the Matchplay used the leg format, and the winner needing to be two legs clear at the winning post, with a game being extended if necessary for a maximum of six extra legs before a tie-break leg is required. For example, in a first to 8 legs first round match, if the score reaches 10–10 then the 21st leg will be the decider.The first round, as well as the quarter-finals are the best of 15 legs, and the semi-finals and final are the best of 17 legs.
Prize money
The prize fund remained at £31,000.Qualifiers
The first 11 players where announced on 20 June 2023, which included John Henderson who made his World Seniors debut as he had recently turned 50. On 29 August, it was announced that Martin Adams had withdrawn from the event for personal reasons and was replaced by Deta Hedman. The field was decreased from 20 to 16 and the event was held over 2 days down from 3.Seeds
- Robert Thornton 'Leonard Gates
- Phil Taylor '
- Deta Hedman '
- Glen Durrant '
- Scott Mitchell '
- John Henderson '
- Richie Howson '
WSDT Order of Merit Leader'
Qualifiers
- Jim McEwan '