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Michael van Gerwen, Phil Taylor and Gary Anderson headline the stellar cast for the World Matchplay which starts on Saturday, live on Sky Sports. Cheap Adidas Florida Panthers Jerseys . Christmas is all about the World Championship but summer is about the seaside and Blackpools legendary Winter Gardens, which hosts one of darts most prestigious events.Alongside the Worlds and the Premier League, the Matchplay makes up the darts triple crown and all of the big names have their reasons for targeting the trophy. MVG is the bookies favourite as he looks to defend the title he won for the first time last year, beating James Wade 18-12 in the showpiece final.The Dutchman has reached the final in each of the last two years and has won 11 titles already this year, including the Premier League in May. World Matchplay - Draw Top Half Michael van Gerwen (1) v Jamie Caven Vincent van der Voort (16) v Kyle Anderson Robert Thornton (8) v Josh Payne Dave Chisnall (9) v Benito van de Pas Peter Wright (5) v Joe Cullen Ian White (12) v Daryl Gurney Adrian Lewis (4) v Mark Webster Kim Huybrechts (13) v Gerwyn Price Bottom Half Gary Anderson (2) v Alan Norris Terry Jenkins (15) v Justin Pipe Michael Smith (7) v Simon Whitlock Jelle Klaasen (10) v Steve Beaton James Wade (6) v Mervyn King Raymond van Barneveld (11) v Brendan Dolan Phil Taylor (3) v Robbie Green Stephen Bunting (14) v Mensur Suljovic With a favourable draw that sees him start against Jamie Caven before a possible second round meeting with Vincent van der Voort or Kyle Anderson, Mighty Mike will take all the beating once again.Meanwhile Taylor heads to Blackpool looking for a 16th Matchplay title and it is arguably his best chance of another major crown, with the shorter format over legs likely to give him a better chance of adding to his haul.The Power has only won the World Championship more than the Matchplay and amazingly he has won all 15 finals he has reached at the Winter Gardens, from his first title in 1995 to his last in 2014 when he beat Van Gerwen. Need something to cheer you up this summer? Catch the 2016 World Matchplay Darts runs from July 16-24 live on Sky Sports And Sky Sports expert Wayne Mardle envisages very different routes for the two men.Ive got to say, Michael drawing Jamie Caven is a nice opener for him. Dave Chisnall, being the 8th seed - is the one hes got to stop, Mardle told Sky Sports.If he can, that puts him in the semi-finals, so Van Gerwen will be happy with his draw, I feel absolutely sure about that.The likelihood is that Phil would have to beat Gary Anderson in the semis to reach the final. Thats probably the toughest hes ever had, because hes always been one and two seed and now hes No 3.The only other former champion in the event is James Wade, the Machine claimed his first major title in 2007 when he beat Terry Jenkins in the final and he has reached the final of five other occasions, losing four to Taylor. Why not Wade? Rod Studd casts his Matchplay verdict Sky Sports expert Rod Studd says theres no reason he cant go close again, despite being written off by some: He loves the format, he loves the stage, and for James Wade to be dismissed in this tournament, I find absolutely astonishing.Wades record of six finals in ten years underlines his love of the event but he has a tough draw which starts with Mervyn King and is likely to include Raymond van Barneveld, Taylor and Anderson before a likely final with MVG.King told Sky Sports Digital that the nature of the event makes it such a tough tournament to win: Its a more difficult format.If you win three out of five legs, youre only two legs ahead. But if you do that when youre playing sets, youre a set ahead. It doesnt change the way I play - I try and come out of the blocks very quickly no matter what match Im playing. Relive the moment Michael van Gerwen hit a nine-darter against Steve Beaton in the 2012 World Matchplay World champion Anderson heads to the Lancashire coast having never reached the final in Blackpool and making the semi-finals just once, but he is in fantastic form having claimed World Darts Series titles in Tokyo and Auckland over the last month.The Flying Scotsman beat Adrian Lewis, another player with a surprisingly poor Blackpool record, in January to claim his second world title but he has a tough opening draw with big-scoring Alan Norris, who reached the World Championship quarter-finals, providing the opposition.It will be interesting to see how the top eight players react to the travel demands over the last six weeks in an event that pits all of the worlds top 32 players in shoot-out action over a best-of format.That could open the door for some of the next generation to make their mark. Benito van de Pas, Daryl Gurney, Josh Payne, Gerwyn Price and Joe Cullen have all impressed this season and while unseeded are dangerous floaters in the draw.You can follow all the action across our digital platforms and on Sky Sports with the action getting underway on Saturday from 7pm and every night through to the final on Sunday July 24 #LoveTheDarts World Matchplay - Schedule Saturday July 16 Vincent van der Voort v Kyle Anderson Robert Thornton v Josh Payne Michael van Gerwen v Jamie Caven Dave Chisnall v Benito van de Pas Sunday July 17 Afternoon Stephen Bunting v Mensur Suljovic Kim Huybrechts v Gerwyn Price Terry Jenkins v Justin Pipe Ian White v Daryl Gurney Evening James Wade v Mervyn King Adrian Lewis v Mark Webster Gary Anderson v Alan Norris Peter Wrigh v Joe Cullen Monday July 18 Jelle Klaasen v Steve Beaton Raymond van Barneveld v Brendan Dolan Phil Taylor v Robbie Green Michael Smith v Simon Whitlock Tuesday July 19 Second Round Thornton/Payne v Chisnall/van de Pas Wright/Cullen v White/Gurney Van Gerwen/Caven v Van der Voort/K Anderson Lewis/Webster v Huybrechts/Price Wednesday July 20 Wade/King v Van Barneveld/Dolan Smith/Whitlock v Klaasen/Beaton Taylor/Green v Bunting/Suljovic G Anderson/Norris v Jenkins/Pipe Thursday July 21 Quarter-Finals Wright/Cullen/White/Gurney v Lewis/Webster/Huybrechts/Price van Gerwen/Caven/van der Voort/K Anderson v Thornton/Payne/Chisnall/van de Pas Friday July 22 Wade/King/van Barneveld/Dolan v Taylor/Green/Bunting/Suljovic G Anderson/Norris/Jenkins/Pipe v Smith/Whitlock/Klaasen/Beaton Saturday July 23 Semi-Finals Order tbc Sunday July 24 Final Also See: WATCH: Freddie calls MVGs nine-darter Studd: Why not Wade? 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